The other person seemed to be thinking about how to explain things to the families of the deceased, his brows furrowed and he remained silent. Lu Yuan, on the other hand, felt suppressed, wanting to ask a question but unable to bring himself to ask it.
After a long while, Lu Yuan finally asked the question that had been on his mind.
Why isn't anyone crying?
Chen Bin was pondering his question when Lu Yuan's question interrupted his thoughts. He immediately looked up, mouth agape, at Lu Yuan in astonishment.
"I...I don't know!"
Lu Yuan frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Is it because you're afraid of people dying that you want me to stop work?"
A slightly unnatural expression appeared on Chen Bin's face. After thinking for a while, he finally said, "I guess... I think so!"
"What do you mean 'should'! Why should they keep quiet when someone in their family dies! Tell them! If they want to mourn, they should! What kind of talk is this, keeping it to themselves! What kind of person do they take me for!"
Lu Yuan was immediately angered by Chen Bin's answer. If the road construction made these people reluctant to hold a funeral, then his sins would be enormous.
So Chen Bin quickly stubbed out his cigarette and went outside.
Sure enough, after a while, a shrill scream finally came from outside, followed by several cries. In an instant, all the cries blended into one.
Hearing the crying, Lu Yuan wanted to slap himself twice. Why did he have to make trouble for himself? What did it matter to him whether they cried or not? He really asked for trouble!
However, having vented all his emotions, including sadness and tears, Lu Yuan ordered the corpses to be collected and burned to prevent them from rotting and causing a plague in the base.
After finishing these tasks, Lu Yuan immediately thought of Tan Qing.
So he arrived at Tan Qing's base. When Tan Qing's guards saw Lu Yuan arrive, they did not stop him, as if they knew he was coming. Their expressions were quite natural, as if they had already been given permission not to obstruct Lu Yuan.
He gently pushed open the villa door, and a strong smell of alcohol hit him. Lu Yuan quickly covered his mouth and nose.
"Ahem! You're here! Have a couple of drinks!" Tan Qing swayed as he stood up from the sofa, holding a wine glass in his hand, his cheeks flushed, and his breath reeking of alcohol.
Lu Yuan frowned, but didn't react much. He raised his hand to block the wine glass in the other person's hand and glanced at the facilities in the room.
"Just one question: why didn't you kick us when we were down this time, but instead came to our rescue? What were your conditions?"
Tan Qing gave a wry smile, then hiccuped and said with a grin, "What? Did you save the wrong person? But the person has already been saved, why ask these questions?"
"It's nothing, I just want to know why! If you don't want to tell me, I won't force you!"
Tan Qing shook his head, patted the sofa next to him, and said, "Sit down for a while! I happen to have some good wine here! It's all the wine I brought from the base before! There's only a little left! Have a drink with me!"
Lu Yuan sighed, sat down on the sofa, and accepted the wine glass from the other person.
"Alright! Tell me!"
Tan Qing took a sip of wine, thought for a while, and said, "Tan Lin is dead. I've thought about it for a long time, and I've finally figured it out. In my current state, I can't even manage these people! So many people are dying every day! They're all going to die sooner or later if they follow me!"
After saying that, Tan Qing pointed outside and continued, "Do you know what it feels like to have dozens of corpses collected outside every day?! Now there are cannibalism happening here! They don't listen to me anymore!"
"I should have understood then and there that I should have cooperated with you properly. But Tan Lin was my only family member. He died, and I wanted to avenge him! I never expected you to be so powerful. Now I know why I couldn't beat you even with so many men under my command. It's because my men were never satisfied, so losing to you was inevitable!"
"So... I plan to hand over my people to you to manage. You are the savior! I'm not suitable! I can't save them! I don't have the ability! So I'm sending them to help you once, hoping you'll give them a chance! If you're not willing, then forget it!"
At this point, Tan Qing downed the wine in his glass in one gulp. Although he reeked of alcohol, he was unusually clear-headed.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan gave a wry smile and said, "What savior! I'm not a savior at all! I'm lucky to be alive! Don't flatter me! If you're willing to properly guide your men, then cooperate with me from now on!"
"But let me make this clear first: if you cooperate with me, the rules will remain the same as before. If I find out, I'll deal with you the same way I dealt with Tan Lin! Can you do that?"
A light suddenly shone in Tan Qing's eyes, and a glimmer of hope rekindled in his heart.
He stood there stunned for a long time before finally speaking, "You...you're telling the truth?"
Lu Yuan took a sip of his wine and said, "In this apocalypse, there are no permanent enemies, unless it's a blood feud! But obviously, there isn't one between us. I've caught the person who killed your brother, but it was your brother's fault to begin with! So, I've already taught him a lesson for you. Now he's working as a miner in my coal mine, which can be considered as atonement for your brother's sins!"
"Since you want to cooperate properly, then come find me tomorrow! Thank you so much for today!"
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