Chapter 785 Cooperation
Pu Weichao drove the car back and rode in the same car with me. Around 2 p.m., we returned to the place the team had mentioned. Now, more than a hundred people from the dam had arrived at their destination. Our location was only one kilometer away from Yao Chengjie's community, which was quite close.
Pu Weichao looked at the more than one hundred people in front of him and said, "From now on, follow my command."
I trust Pu Weichao, so I entrusted the team to him to command, but whether things will turn out as we expect remains to be seen.
I asked, "What do you plan to do?"
Pu Weichao said, "Let's be direct and push them. These hundred-plus people are obviously all skilled, and their weapons are good enough. Dealing with Yao Chengjie and his group shouldn't be a problem."
Are you sure it's okay? Yao Chengjie's side has a lot of people too. If we just go straight there, won't we get ambushed?
Pu Weichao said, "Right now, Pu Weichao's energy is all focused on preparations. He has basically recalled everyone for the upcoming battle. Su Mu and the other two want to fight, mainly because none of them are willing to submit to the others. But if we go and cooperate with him, what do you think he will think?"
I was taken aback. "But, will he really cooperate with us?"
Pu Weichao sneered, "He had no choice."
I don't quite understand what this means. How can there be no choice?
Amidst his doubts, Pu Weichao began to give orders, and everyone set off together for Yaojia Community, one kilometer away.
When we arrived nearby, some people in Yaojia Community spotted us. They set up their weapons and shouted through a loudspeaker, "People in front, please stop, or we will open fire."
Pu Weichao stopped, then picked up a megaphone and shouted, "I am Pu Weichao. Tell Yao Chengjie to come out and see me."
When the other party heard that it was Pu Weichao speaking, their attitude immediately changed.
It was only then that I remembered that before Pu Weichao returned to the resort, he had been staying with Yao Chengjie, so his status and prestige here were much greater than I had imagined.
Shortly after, Yao Chengjie appeared above the wall, and then we heard him shout, "Pu Weichao? What do you want?"
Pu Weichao said, "It's not appropriate to shout like this through a megaphone. I came here to talk to you about something, so come down."
"Okay, then come here."
Pu Weichao sneered, "Yao Chengjie, don't treat me like a fool. If you send me over there, do you think I'll ever come out? I'm here to discuss cooperation with you, so if you want to win this war, get down here."
Yao Chengjie, who was on the other side, thought for a long time and did not refuse Pu Weichao's suggestion. He came out, but he was not alone. He was accompanied by many people, and a large group of people followed behind him.
In this way, the two sides were evenly matched.
I followed Pu Weichao forward. When Yao Chengjie saw me, he said in surprise, "I didn't expect you to be able to get out of the dam. What a surprise."
I looked at him without saying a word.
Pu Weichao said, "Alright, let's stop with the nonsense. I think you understand the current situation. If you don't want all your men to die in the next battle, I think we need to cooperate."
Yao Chengjie looked at the two of us and asked, "Why should we cooperate? What makes us think we should?"
"Do you think you have the strength to defeat Central Town and Jiangbei? Don't forget, among the three communities, you are the weakest. Back then, with me around, you could still manage to hold your own against them, but now, do you think it's possible to confront them face to face?" Pu Weichao spoke very directly.
Back when I was still in Central Town, Pu Weichao orchestrated an attack. At that time, Central Town was extremely powerful, so to a large extent, the development of Yaojia Community was due to Pu Weichao.
Yao Chengjie said, "You left back then, and now you want to cooperate with me? What does that mean? Are you planning to use me as a springboard to unify the entire Delta region?"
Pu Weichao said, "Unification is not something that can be achieved by mere words. I didn't care about the three of you arguing back and forth in the meeting before because I was too lazy to care. At the same time, I hope you recognize your own situation. If you really fight, in the end, you will be the ones who suffer, and others will be the ones who benefit."
"Are you referring to yourself when you say 'someone else'?" Yao Chengjie sneered.
I felt a bit helpless. I had a feeling that Yao Chengjie harbored some resentment towards Pu Weichao. I didn't know what had happened between them, but I guess it was because Pu Weichao left before that Yao Chengjie was very unhappy.
Pu Weichao said, "No, the 'others' I'm referring to are other forces, such as the group in Mingzhu City. I don't want to say much more about these things since they're not relevant to the present. I'm just asking you, are you willing to cooperate? If you're not willing to cooperate, I'll turn around and leave right now, and I won't care if the three of you fight to the death."
Yao Chengjie hesitated. He knew very well that he was the weakest of the three parties. If they really went head-to-head, he would have no chance of winning. But if others cooperated with him, the situation would be different.
"I don't understand, why do you want to cooperate with me?" Yao Chengjie asked, puzzled.
Pu Weichao said, "Because I know what you want. You're not actually interested in the Delta region. You're afraid of unification, afraid that others will encroach on your interests, so you decided to resist. But Central Town and Jiangbei are different. Their goal is unification for the sake of unification. If they really occupy the Delta region, no one will get a good result. What I want to do is just prevent them from bringing bad results."
"Are you sure you can bring about good results?" Yao Chengjie asked, his face full of disbelief.
Pu Weichao said, "At least I don't belong to any of the three parties right now, and I'm not interested in the position of leader. If the Delta is really unified, there can't be a leader; there can only be a committee system. But neither Jiangbei nor Central Town will agree to the establishment of a committee system. Only if we win can we do that."
Yao Chengjie was starting to believe it, and his expression softened as he asked, "Are you really that confident you can win?"
Pu Weichao said, "Yes! I was able to help you revive this place back then, so I'm confident I can win. No matter how powerful Jiangbei and Central Town are, as long as you're willing to cooperate, I'm confident."
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