Chapter 610 Discussion Inside the Car
Returning to where the convoy had been, we saw that only one car remained.
Only three people remained.
I looked at them and asked, "Why are there only a few of you left?"
One of the middle-aged men said to me, "Liu Tian insisted on leaving, and we couldn't stop him. We had no choice but to let some people leave with them first. As for the three of us, we'll stay and wait for you."
I nodded and said, "Thank you. In that case, let's go back too."
I sat in the back seat, watching the scenery rushing past outside, without saying a word.
The atmosphere inside the car was a bit somber; no one seemed to know what to say.
After a short while, Lao Guang said, "I'd like to say something, but I don't know if you'd like to hear it?"
"Old Guang, when did you become so conflicted? You used to be so straightforward." The driver was named Qi Yuan.
Old Guang said, "What I'm about to say might be unpleasant to hear, and it could cause some big trouble. Do you still want to hear it?"
Qi Yuan was taken aback. "Old Guang, just say what you want to say. If you want us to keep it a secret, we definitely will. We won't tell anyone. After all, we've lived together for so long, we have that kind of understanding. Just say it, it's just a few words, what big trouble could it cause?"
The middle-aged man Yao Fei sitting next to me also said, "Yes, Lao Guang, just say what you want to say."
I didn't say anything, and I didn't know what Lao Guang was going to say, but it seemed to be something outrageous.
Old Guang thought for a moment and said, "What I want to say is related to Liu Tian."
"Liu Tian..." Qi Yuan was taken aback, unsure how to respond.
Lao Guang said, "I've decided not to follow Liu Tian anymore."
"Not following Liu Tian? What do you mean?" Qi Yuan asked.
Old Guang continued, "It means I'm not following Liu Tian anymore. I want to work with Lu Xiaonan from now on. I think you all saw what Liu Tian did today. Because of him, Xiao Li died and Xiao Wu died. If it weren't for his stubborn actions, they wouldn't have died. I think you also saw it before. At the supermarket, he didn't know anything. He only knew to tell us to collect resources, but he didn't even notice the zombies outside."
“If Lu Xiaonan hadn’t stood up for us back then, we’d probably still be trapped in the supermarket, and maybe even dead by now,” Lao Guang said. “So I plan to go back and tell everyone about this, and ask the higher-ups to dismiss Liu Tian and kick him out of the office building. If someone like him continues to exist, he’s a threat to us!”
Upon hearing this, everyone in the car fell into an eerie silence, and no one uttered a word of support.
At this moment, the middle-aged man Yao Fei said, "Old Guang, I advise you to think this over carefully. Don't have such impulsive thoughts. We're just a bunch of small fry in the office building, we can't compare to them at all. If you really tell the management about this, it might not be Liu Tian who suffers, but you, Old Guang."
I glanced at Yao Fei and agreed with his opinion.
He immediately advised, "Old Guang, I urge you to think carefully about Liu Tian's matter. It's not like if you report him, the higher-ups will take action against him. Yao Fei is right, we're just small fry in the office building. Compared to us, I think the managers believe Liu Tian more. After all, Liu Tian must have some ability to get to this position. If he didn't have ability, the higher-ups wouldn't have let him stay in this position for so long."
“But I don’t want to see him harming people anymore,” Lao Guang said.
I said, "Whether he harms people or not is none of our business. We should just keep this to ourselves. We shouldn't care what others think. Bringing Liu Tian down won't be easy unless you can convince the management that you are a better leader than Liu Tian. Only then might the management consider your opinion."
Lao Guang turned to me and stared at me. "Then go and talk to the manager! We all know your abilities. If you go, you'll definitely succeed."
I gave a wry smile. "Do you want me to go and die?"
Old Guang didn't understand and asked, "What do you mean?"
Yao Fei sighed and explained, "Old Guang, Lu Xiaonan does have the ability to lead us to survival, but you have to understand one thing: if he really goes to the management and complains about Liu Tian, what will the management think? They'll only think that Lu Xiaonan incited his subordinates to cause trouble. In the end, it won't be Liu Tian who suffers, but Lu Xiaonan. And think about it, Lu Xiaonan has only been here for a few days, and he's already made us believe him. Once the management finds out about this, what will they think?"
Yao Fei continued, "So Lao Guang, don't oversimplify things. Nobody likes troublemakers. To be honest, I also dislike Liu Tian, but now is not the time to take him down, you understand?"
I glanced at Yao Fei and realized that he was no ordinary person. He could think things through so clearly; he seemed to be a person who kept a low profile.
Old Guang understood what we were saying and immediately asked, "If now is not the time, then when will it be?"
I said, "It'll be fine when he gets into trouble himself."
Yao Fei said, "Or, we can design something and let him go looking for trouble. That way, we won't need to say anything; he'll definitely suffer the consequences himself."
I gave a wry smile, not knowing what to say. Yao Fei was indeed clever.
Lao Guang nodded, understanding.
"Should we discuss how to make him cause trouble?"
I said, "You'd better not think about this, because if you do, you could very well lose your life."
Old Guang was startled by my question. "Is it that serious?"
Yao Fei said, "It is indeed that serious. I told you not to think of things as too simple. Although Liu Tian is stubborn, he is not stupid. If you dig a pit for him to fall into, it's not that simple."
I said, "So Lao Guang, don't get involved in this matter, okay?"
Lao Guang nodded without saying a word.
We soon returned to the underground parking garage of the office building. After carrying the resources we found upstairs, we went up to the second floor to rest.
I discovered that Hu Fei had already returned.
He came over and asked, "How's it going on your end? How much have you found?"
I shook my head and said, "Not many, and two of them died."
"Huh? Someone died on such a simple task?" Hu Fei exclaimed in surprise.
"I..." Just as I was about to speak, Liu Tian suddenly appeared in front of me.
He stared at me and said, "Lu Xiaonan, come with me."
(End of this chapter)
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