Chapter 569 Relinquishing Power
What Xu Le said surprised me a bit. I didn't know who this guy was, but judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to be afraid of Zhou Liang.
I said, "Don't underestimate Zhou Liang; his strength is beyond your imagination."
Xu Le smiled slightly: "Really?"
When I saw the smile on his face, my heart skipped a beat. Facing his eyes, I suddenly felt a sense of fear, and I didn't know why.
Xu Le sat on the sofa and said, "The reason I came here this time is not only to provide development for Jiajiang, but also because I need your help to solve the problem of the central town."
I looked at Xu Le, frowned and asked, "Why don't you solve this yourselves? Since you can provide Central Town with guns and ammunition, it means that your strength is much greater than that of Central Town. If you don't want Central Town to exist, you can just send some people over. Why do you have to use it as a tool?"
Xu Le looked at me, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Your name is Lu Xiaonan, right?"
"That's right."
Xu Le stood up from the sofa, came to me and said, "Don't use your narrow-minded thinking to measure things you haven't seen. That's not good; it will only make you ignorant."
My lips twitched.
Xu Le turned and continued, "The consequences of Central Town falling out of our control actually have nothing to do with me. Think about it carefully. If Central Town really escapes my control and starts developing recklessly, who will ultimately suffer? Although I have stopped supplying them with weapons, their own stockpiles of firearms and ammunition are enough to wipe this place out."
"So, the consequence of Central Town's rampant expansion is that you yourselves will suffer, not me. No matter how arrogant Central Town becomes, they can't threaten me. On the contrary, you are in great danger."
I stared at him. "So that's why you came to Jiajiang, with the goal of developing another central town and then taking down the one that's now out of your control, is that right?"
"Yes, is that not acceptable? I'm providing you with guns and ammunition so you can defend yourself. Is that wrong?"
Xu Le's purpose was very clear: he wanted to use someone else to eliminate the existence of Central Town.
"But why didn't you go to someone else? Why did you have to come here?"
Xu Le said, "Is there any need to say that? Because Jiajiang's development is the most complete I've ever seen, and only here does it have the power to destroy the central town."
“No, Jiangbei doesn’t have that power. I’m very clear about the situation here, and I’m also very clear about the personnel situation in the central town. Jiangbei doesn’t have the strength to compete with the central town.”
Xu Le smiled slightly: "You underestimate this place too much."
“I’m not underestimating this place, but because of Zhou Liang, as long as he’s in Central Town, it’s impossible for us to destroy it,” I said.
Xu Le said, "Nothing is impossible; it's just that you haven't thought of a solution yet."
"What do you mean?"
Xu Le smirked. "It's very simple. If I can deal with Zhou Liang, can you take care of Central Town?"
My expression changed, and I asked incredulously, "You can take care of Zhou Liang?"
Xu Le didn't answer my question, but stared at me, waiting for my answer.
I didn't know how to answer him for a moment. Su Mu and Du Xu, who were standing to the side, also remained silent, seemingly leaving the decision to me.
I thought for a moment and said, "What do you mean by taking care of Central Town?"
"What else could it mean? Of course it means..." Xu Le squinted at me as he said this, chuckled twice, and said, "I didn't realize you were so ambitious. What, do you want to replace Zhou Liang and take control of this central town?"
I said, "Yes, that's exactly what I mean."
"But do you think you can manage the central town well?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't need to manage anything. I just need Zhou Liang to die, and then someone will naturally take care of the central town. As for the rest, I don't need to worry about it."
"So what exactly do you mean?" Xu Le asked.
I said, "It's very simple. As you just said, Central Town lost control because of Zhou Liang. So what if Zhou Liang dies? If Central Town returns to the original people's hands, won't it be under your control again? There's really no need to destroy Central Town, don't you think?"
Xu Le clicked his tongue twice. "I know what you're trying to do, but you need to understand that if you really do this, many things will change. We won't supply guns to this central town anymore. Do you understand the consequences?"
I said, "I know the consequences, and I understand why you're doing this. I just don't want to see too many people die. If Jiangbei really clashes with Zhongxin Town, many people will die in both places, and I don't want to see that happen."
Xu Le fell into deep thought, seemingly weighing the pros and cons of the matter.
After a long pause, he finally spoke, "I'd like to talk to you alone."
“Okay, let’s go to the rooftop,” I said.
It's the rooftop again. I'm a little helpless.
Su Mu and Du Xu had no objection to this matter.
I and this guy named Xu Le went up to the rooftop, stood on the edge of the roof, and looked at the situation in Jiangbei.
He said, "If you want to control Central Town, I can agree to that condition and help you get rid of Zhou Liang, but you also have to agree to one condition of mine."
"What are the conditions?" I asked.
He said, "The central town will henceforth obey my orders unconditionally."
I said, “You shouldn’t have told me that I won’t directly manage Central Town after Zhou Liang dies. I’m not interested in this kind of thing. When you kill Zhou Liang, you can talk to the leader of Central Town about this matter.”
"You don't want to be the leader? Then what do you want to do?"
I said, "I just want to find a place to live a peaceful life with my people. I have no other ambitions."
"Are you really going to do this?"
I nodded and said, "I don't want to be an emperor, and I have no ambition. As long as Zhou Liang is dead, this region should be able to settle down. As long as there is no large-scale conflict, I basically don't want to get involved in anything."
Xu Le chuckled. "I have to say, you're really stupid. In this world, no one can remain unaffected. Giving up rights that are within your grasp is equivalent to giving up a better way of life. Are you sure you want to do that?"
I said, "I'm sure, I just don't want to see more people die. If you want Central Town to listen to you again, just kill Zhou Liang, and the others will naturally listen to you."
(End of this chapter)
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