Chapter 566 Returning to Jiajiang
That evening, I found Xu Sanshui and had a good discussion about the matter with him.
Xu Sanshui said helplessly, "If I retreat now, do you think Zhou Liang will agree? Even if he agrees on the surface, he will definitely kill me in secret and take over my troops."
I said, “Then let him take over. You take your men, and I’ll take mine. Let’s leave Central Town. During those few days in Central Town, I had almost no contact with Zhou Liang. I think he has definitely given up on me by now. I have no use to him anymore. So if we want to survive, we can only leave Central Town, leave this godforsaken place, and stop getting involved in their affairs.”
Xu Sanshui fell into deep thought, still hesitant.
To be honest, I'm also quite upset right now, but what reassures me is that it's just Wang Xintong and me in the resort right now. As for everyone else, they've all left and gone to the safe house.
Since I can't stay here any longer, I have no choice but to leave with Wang Xintong.
Although I am very unwilling to have failed to kill Zhou Liang and Ye Cheng, what other choice do I have now? In order to survive, I can only leave.
We can go to Jiajiang first, settle down there, and then see what the central town does. If the central town is destroyed by the power above it, then we won't have to worry about anything anymore.
However, none of this has happened yet, and nobody knows what will happen next.
Xu Sanshui seemed a little hesitant and said, "Can we really leave?"
I said, "While Zhou Liang hasn't reacted yet, perhaps we can leave."
Xu Sanshui's eyes were full of struggle, and he finally shook his head and said, "No, no, it still won't work."
Why not?
Xu Sanshui looked at me and said, "There's nothing I can do about it. If I leave, what will happen to my people? They've followed me through thick and thin. If I just abandon them like this, I won't be able to live with myself."
I said, "Xu Sanshui, you're overthinking it. These people won't do anything after you leave. Zhou Liang might even be happy to hear that you're gone, since he'll definitely accept your men once you're gone."
Xu Sanshui said, "No, I can't leave. Even for the sake of my men, I can't just leave like this. If you want to leave, remember to take my daughter with you. I don't want her here, and I especially don't want anything to happen to her, understand?"
I looked at Xu Sanshui, and I didn't expect him to be so stubborn.
We can no longer stop Zhou Liang from doing what he wants. If he succeeds, Central Town will complete the programming for his system, and his expansion plan will begin simultaneously. At that point, who in the entire Delta region can stop him? Besides, Jiajiang will probably not be safe either.
I don't know what to do. I really want to rush up to Zhou Liang right now and shoot him dead, but that's obviously not realistic.
Now that Zhou Liang has gained momentum, I can't stop him at all.
Xu Sanshui said to me, "You should leave today. I will arrange everything for you. Remember, take my daughter with you. Do not let her get hurt in any way, or I will not let you go even if I become a zombie!"
I looked at Xu Sanshui, feeling helpless. I nodded solemnly, turned and left the office to look for Xu Xin.
I knew I couldn't change Xu Sanshui's decision, so I could only leave with Xu Xin.
I found Xu Xin in the snow outside the villa, and without saying anything to her, I simply took her hand and left.
Xu Xin was very confused. On the way to the garage, she kept asking me what I was going to do. In the end, she even shook off my hand and asked, "Lu Xiaonan, what are you going to do!"
I looked at Xu Xin and said, "I don't have time to explain to you. We have to leave the resort immediately, the sooner the better."
Xu Xin frowned and said, "Tell me what happened first, and why you took me away?"
Feeling helpless, I could only say, "The central town is out of control now. If we don't leave, we're likely to be affected. Your dad is trying to get the others to leave, and he told me to take you away first, understand?"
Xu Xin was puzzled and didn't quite believe me. She said, "I don't believe you. I'm going to ask my dad for clarification."
Just as Xu Xin turned to leave, someone suddenly appeared behind her and delivered a karate chop to her neck. Xu Xin rolled her eyes and fainted in my arms.
I was a little stunned when I saw Chu Yu appear behind Xu Xin.
Chu Yu said, "Why waste so much time talking to her? Just knock her out and take her away."
Hearing Chu Yu's words, I felt a little helpless, but it was indeed a good idea; at least Xu Xin stopped making a fuss.
"Get on the bus, let's go."
I put Xu Xin in the back seat, then got into the driver's seat and drove to Jiajiang.
I didn't go to the safe house because I was afraid someone would follow me, so I thought it would be better to go directly to Jiajiang.
Anyway, Zhou Liang is basically in charge of the central town now, and he knows about my situation. I reckon he'll definitely tell Ye Qian about it eventually.
To be honest, I was really unwilling to leave the central town so suddenly.
The original plan was perfect: after dealing with Zhou Liang, they would also take care of Ye Qian and Ye Cheng. However, with Zhou Liang's return, the situation was completely reversed, and all the plans were ruined.
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On the way, looking at the sunset in the distance, Chu Yu asked me a question: "What do you think is the purpose of living?"
I glanced at her and said, "I don't know."
Chu Yu said, "In the past, people lived for their goals, ideals, or simply for a living and money. But now all of that is gone. What is the purpose of people's lives?"
I didn't know what she was talking about, so I asked her in return, "Why don't you ask yourself what you're living for?"
Chu Yu said, "I asked, but like you, I don't know the answer. I always feel that living now is no different from being a zombie."
I said, "There's still some difference, isn't there? We're alive, they're dead."
Chu Yu said, "Not necessarily. Maybe these zombies think we're dead and they're still alive."
I shook my head, not wanting to pay attention to her. I didn't want to think about the strange ideas in her head either; the more I thought about it, the easier it was to fall into a trap.
Instead of pondering why we live, we should think about what to eat for our next meal; these practical questions are the key.
(End of this chapter)
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