Chapter 661 Grand Ambitions
I haven't mentioned the issue of returning to Jiajiang to Wu Shuang yet. For the next two days, Hu Fei and I basically stayed in the mansion in Longhu. The living environment here is quite comfortable, and apart from the lack of electricity, there are no other problems.
Wu Shuang has been very busy these past two days. I even had to make an appointment to see her. There's nothing I can do about it. There have been so many big things happening at Longhu these past few days, and it's not easy to resolve them perfectly. It's normal for Wu Shuang to be busy.
But now that's happened, I'm a bit bored because I don't know what to do next. I came to Hangzhou to find Wu Shuang, and now that I've found her, I still can't go back to Jiajiang, which is a bit of a headache.
This morning, I wandered around the entire Longhu Lake area, completely unsure of what to do. I no longer want to go back to Zhu Zhenhao's place. Since Wu Shuang has already been found, it doesn't matter whether I go back to his place or not.
However, this morning did remind me of something.
Before noon, I went to find Wu Shuang. When I arrived at her room, I saw her busy at work.
She said to me, "Xiaonan, let me come and keep you company after I've settled things here, okay?"
I said, "I came to see you because I have something important to discuss."
Wu Shuang looked at me in surprise.
I gave a wry smile and said, "What kind of look is that? Do you think I only came to see you because I was bored?"
Wu Shuang smiled and shook his head, asking, "Is there anything important you want to discuss with me?"
I said, "There are some people I'd like to arrange for you to have them here."
"Who are you?" Wu Shuang asked curiously. "Do you have other friends here?"
I said, "I guess so. I promised them that after I found you, I would take them away from Hangzhou and live in Jiajiang. But I thought about it and realized that although Jiajiang is not far, it is not suitable to take so many people on a long journey in the current situation. I was afraid that something might happen. So I thought, why don't we just settle them in Longhu? That way, they will have a stable place to live."
Wu Shuang's expression turned thoughtful as he asked, "How many people are there in total?"
I said, "About a hundred people."
I included Gao Jianlin and his group from the Linshan Scenic Area, as well as Jiang Xiaoxiao and the others, but I'm not sure if Gao Jianlin and the others are willing to live in Longhu.
Wu Shuang exclaimed in surprise, "So many people!"
I said, "Indeed, there are quite a lot of people, almost half the number of people here."
Wu Shuang became troubled. "I haven't even sorted out my own affairs yet, and you've brought in over 150 people. This is putting me in a difficult position. If we don't handle it well, it could lead to conflict between the two sides, which would be a real problem."
I said, "I've thought about this too, so there's no need to rush. Take it slow. Also, you could actually let me help you manage this place, if you'd like."
Wu Shuang looked at me, her eyes deep in thought for a long time, I couldn't tell what she was thinking. Finally, she smiled and said, "Okay!"
Although I don't know why she agreed, it's at least a good thing that she did. Besides, after walking around Longhu Lake earlier, I had a very unrealistic idea in my mind. Although the idea is naive, I think it's entirely worth a try. After all, with Longhu Lake's current strength, it's entirely possible to do it.
After Wu Shuang confirmed that she wanted my help, I learned a lot about the situation and understood why she had been so troubled these past two days.
“After Chu Fei died, besides the people we arrested before, there are actually many of Chu Fei’s direct followers lurking in the crowd. I don’t know who they are, but I’m sure they will cause me trouble in the future. So I’ve been secretly looking for them, but I can’t find them no matter how hard I try. They are very well hidden.”
I asked, "How do you know that Chu Fei's direct followers are still willing to listen to him? Now that Chu Fei is dead, the remaining people can't cause any trouble. Besides, I think the reason you can't find them is because they don't want to die, so they've been hiding and don't want anyone to know."
Wu Shuang looked at me and said, "You mean, they've reformed?"
I shook my head and said, "That's not what I meant. It's just that everyone is trying to survive. In the current situation, it doesn't really matter who's in charge, as long as you can survive, it doesn't matter who you follow. As long as you can feed them, basically no one will betray you. Instead of racking your brains to find them, it's better to give them more trust and let them know that following you won't be a loss, but rather they'll live better lives. I think that's why they followed Chu Fei in the first place."
Wu Shuang seemed to be deep in thought.
If material conditions were not lacking, there might still be many people unwilling to turn back after Chu Fei's death. However, given the current state of extreme material scarcity, expecting these people to remain loyal after Chu Fei's death would be foolish.
These people aren't fools; they naturally understand the reasoning behind it.
Besides, what good is there in being a traitor? Absolutely none!
After thinking for a long time, Wu Shuang said, "But I'm still very worried about them."
I sighed and said, "Since that's the case, let's find a way to do it. You haven't killed Chu Fei's people yet, have you?"
Wu Shuang shook his head and said, "Not yet. I thought they might still be useful, so I didn't kill them."
I nodded and said, "Well, it's good that they weren't killed. Since they are Chu Fei's confidants, they may know about the spies Chu Fei planted among the crowd. You can ask them."
Wu Shuang said, "It's very difficult, and they are all unwilling to talk. I can't do anything about it, so this is the only way."
I raised an eyebrow. "You interrogated them?"
Wu Shuang nodded and said, "I tried it, but it didn't work."
I said, "How about I give it a try?"
Wu Shuang looked at me in surprise, "Is that okay?"
I laughed and said, "Why not? Since I said I would help you solve this problem, I will help you to the end. Leave this to me. I guarantee I can make them spit out those names."
Wu Shuang smiled and said, "Then you'd better not disappoint me."
I smiled and said, "Yes, you definitely won't be disappointed."
In the afternoon, I went to the cell where those people were being held. There were fifteen people in total, five people per cell, and three cells in total.
When I came here to see them, I suddenly felt that if we just killed a few people to intimidate them, wouldn't that be enough to make them tell the truth?
Why didn't Wu Shuang do that?
(End of this chapter)
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