Chapter 706 The Situation of the Three
When I got back to the car, the people lying in ambush around us had already returned.
I asked who had seen this place before, and a short guy stepped forward. "It was me, it was me. I was the one who discovered this place before."
I asked, "Did you make sure you saw exactly how many people were inside? You told me there were fifteen, are you sure?"
The other person nodded and said, "It's true. I remember it was almost evening. There were candles lit inside, and I saw them moving around in the room. I counted roughly, and there were about fifteen people. There were no others."
"Okay, I understand, thank you."
There were fifteen people, but why did this kindergarten feel so strange to me? I really couldn't figure it out.
That concluded the first day of our interaction. I didn't want to linger there any longer, so I drove away and returned to Linshan.
Let's take it slow. Nothing can be rushed. What's meant to happen will happen. According to Pu Weichao's plan, Linshan should have been unified by half a month ago. So we still have half a month to contact them. Once we're familiar with them, we can probably get them to join Linshan naturally.
When they returned to Linshan, it was still early.
Because the kindergarten I went to was the closest survivor team to Linshan, Yu Sheng and Pu Weichao hadn't returned when I came back. Yu Sheng went to the furthest one and should have just arrived by now. As for Pu Weichao, if nothing unexpected happens, he should be in negotiations right now.
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Two hours later, around noon, Pu Weichao returned.
He had a smile on his face, and it seemed like things were going quite well. When he came back, he asked me right away, "How's it going on your end?"
I said, "That's it. They wouldn't let me in. They refused me after I told them. But the person wasn't too forceful. I guess if I keep trying for a few more days, there shouldn't be any problems."
Pu Weichao smiled and said, "That's good."
Seeing his expression, I smiled and asked, "You seem quite happy. Does that mean your progress is going smoothly?"
Pu Weichao nodded, "Yes, it went very smoothly. There were about twelve people there, and they didn't have as many guns as I had imagined. Also, since they were out of ammunition, they were basically just for show. After I explained my purpose to them, they let me in right away. They were mostly a bunch of grown men, and they were straightforward and easygoing. After I spoke to them, they said they would give them a day to consider it, and once they had made up their minds, they would come over tomorrow."
I looked at Pu Weichao in disbelief, "So decisive!"
Pu Weichao said, "Yes, that's how decisive it is. I didn't expect things to go so smoothly. This has saved me a lot of time. Once I've resolved things here, I'll come and help you out, and we'll work together to deal with those people at the kindergarten."
I said, "Okay, no problem."
I didn't expect things to go so smoothly on Pu Weichao's side, but it's a good thing for us too. At least we're close to achieving one of our goals. As long as this method works, we can definitely handle the other survivor teams as well. As long as they're willing to join us, this will be easy.
We continued to wait here. Yu Sheng's team went the furthest away, so it was normal for them to come back late. Moreover, that team seemed to have more than twenty people, which made things a bit difficult.
Around 4 p.m., Yu Sheng returned safely.
According to Pu Weichao's estimate, Yu Sheng would return around 2 PM, but when we found out he hadn't returned by then, we were a little worried about his safety. Fortunately, he did return, though he was two hours late.
Yu Sheng explained, "The car broke down on the road, and we walked all the way back. I was exhausted."
"You've worked hard." Pu Weichao handed over a cup of hot water and asked, "How's it going on your end?"
Yu Sheng drank a cup of hot water, shook his head, and said, "The situation isn't good. When I arrived, they let me in without making things difficult for me, but they were very wary. I also discovered that they had weapons, though not many, but enough for self-defense. After I explained my purpose, they didn't outright refuse me, but they asked me a lot of questions. I'm a bit slow-witted, and I probably didn't answer some of them well. Anyway, in the end, they directly refused, saying they didn't want to enter Linshan because they thought it was too troublesome."
"Then I had no choice but to come back."
Pu Weichao nodded. "It seems your situation is the most troublesome. How about this, I'll get a reply tomorrow anyway, so you don't need to go yet. After I resolve my situation, I'll go with you to meet them. I think there should be someone in charge among them, otherwise they wouldn't have asked you to do this."
Yu Sheng said, "Yes, I think their leader is quite capable. I reckon only you can handle him."
“Hmm.” Pu Weichao nodded. “We’ll talk about it later. But things are going much more smoothly than I expected. At least they didn’t arrest and kill us directly. There’s still room for negotiation. Xiaonan, I might have to go over there a little later. Let’s deal with another big problem first.”
I laughed and said, "It's okay, I can handle things on my end. Anyway, the other party's attitude is pretty good. I'll go there every day, and I guess he'll get annoyed and agree."
Things have indeed progressed much more smoothly than we expected. If we can get these three teams to submit to Linshan through negotiations alone, then the subsequent developments will be much easier.
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The next morning, I prepared to head to the kindergarten to continue discussing joining Linshan with that guy.
However, just as the three of us came down the mountain and before we even set off, a group of people appeared at the foot of the mountain.
Upon seeing them, Pu Weichao smiled and said, "Have you figured it out?"
A dozen or so grown men appeared before them. The leader chuckled and said, "Yes, they're here. We discussed it last night and decided it was better to agree to your request, since your place here is better than ours."
Pu Weichao said, "Since you're here, come on up. I'll arrange your accommodations first."
"good."
Seeing Pu Weichao's enthusiastic greeting, I also learned the name of the leader, Fang Hao, who did seem quite nice.
I didn't stay there any longer and drove straight to the kindergarten.
(End of this chapter)
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