"Wang Qiao, you, you all!"
Wu Lide stared in shock at the crowd on the rooftop, then yelled at the others, "What are you all standing there for! I'm the boss of Plum Blossom City, stop her now!"
The latter remained unmoved.
Yan Zhengkang said coldly, "Lide, things have come to this point. You must have the spirit of sacrifice. If you sacrifice yourself, we can all live!"
Wu Lide's eyes were sinister as he gritted his teeth and said, "You were all involved in the corpse incident, and I'll drag you down with me even if I die!"
As he spoke, he went straight for the microphone next to Wang Qiao.
"Yifan, save me!" Wang Qiao shouted, and Hou Yifan immediately ran towards Wu Lide.
The man's eyes were resolute, making Wu Lide want to back down. But before Wu Lide could resist, Hou Yifan grabbed him and ran towards the edge of the rooftop.
Wu Lide panicked completely, shouting and trying to appear weak.
"Hou Yifan, you're mine, have you forgotten that?!"
"Hou Yifan, let me go! I'll give you anything you want!"
But Hou Yifan seemed determined to perish together with the man, clinging tightly to him and refusing to let go.
When the two had reached the very edge of the rooftop, and Hou Yifan was about to take him down with him, Wu Lide suddenly became fierce and, with a forceful movement, threw Hou off.
Hou Yifan's body fell from the sky, causing gasps from the crowd on the ground.
But Wu Lide himself fell to the edge of the rooftop, his body hanging in the air, his face flushed red, unable to exert any strength.
His survival instinct made him grip the edge of the rooftop tightly, oblivious to the blood flowing from his fingers.
But the edges became slippery from the rain, and the man found it increasingly difficult to exert his strength.
"Do you think... if I die... they... will let you go?"
The man struggled to speak, hoping that Wang Qiao would lend him a hand.
Wang Qiao crouched down, her ghostly voice lingering in Wu Lide's ears, "You're dead, and Hou Yifan, who has the worst reputation, is dead too. The rest of us are just victims who were used, deceived, and threatened by you."
Before Wu Lide could respond, she suddenly stood up, picked up the microphone again, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have always been deeply disgusted by Wu Lide's behavior, but we dare not speak out because of his threats."
He also tried to coerce and entice us by using the WD Investigation Bureau and connections with outsiders, but we later discovered that it was all a lie.
As she spoke, she looked at the crowd on the rooftop. Sun Fan and Yan Zhengkang were taken aback for a moment, but quickly accepted Wang Qiao's explanation and nodded in agreement.
Some people below didn't believe it and shouted, "What proof do you have?"
Wang Qiao noticed the suspicions of most people. She glanced at Wu Lide, who was about to collapse, and said, "Sicheng has long arranged for undercover agents to contact us. We are in the open, while the undercover agents are in the dark. They have been collecting evidence of Wu Lide's wrongdoings all this time."
Undercover agent?
People on the ground and on the rooftop looked at each other in bewilderment.
Just as everyone was wondering, the "subordinate" who had been standing on the edge of the rooftop without making any move came up.
She slowly walked into the public eye, took off her black raincoat, and revealed her true face beneath the oversized raincoat.
She was a young woman, and the rain soaked her dark hair the moment she took off her raincoat. Her slender figure stood out on the high platform.
Who is that?
"Why haven't I seen you before?"
"Why does she look so familiar?"
"Is she from the City of Cubes...?"
"The City of Blocks, where the 'Block 3' villas flow through the streets!"
"What '3 of Diamonds'? She's a high-ranking member! It's the 'Jack of Diamonds'!"
A murmur of discussion arose among the crowd, all shocked by the girl's sudden appearance on the rooftop.
The moment Wu Lide saw the flow of people, his hands went limp, and he fell heavily to the ground.
Amidst the uproar, Chuanliu picked up the microphone and said, "Gentlemen, I can testify that Plum Blossom City has cooperated fully with my work from beginning to end. I have provided the various transaction evidences concerning Wu Lide to the senior management of each flower and the Wuwang District."
Then, Chuanliu continued, "Now that Wu Lide has been brought to justice, the residents of Meihua Main City will no longer be coerced by Wu Lide."
She handed the microphone to Wang Qiao, who continued, "That's right, I will succeed as 'Ace of Clubs.' I hereby announce the lifting of the lockdown on the main city of Clubs. Residents of the main city of Clubs, please join me in eliminating the remaining zombies!"
They no longer have to face such a powerful enemy!
They don't have to die!
After days of tension, the residents of Meihua's main city finally cheered at this moment.
Everyone threw down their weapons, raised their heads, and welcomed the last few drops of sweet rain.
Their eyes were filled with hope, a hope they hadn't had in a long time, the hope of surviving a catastrophe.
The leaders of the four cities couldn't help but smile with relief, a sense of ease welling up within them.
They won!
This time, they won!
The sky broke free from the shackles of gloom, as if the gentlest brushstrokes had lightly swept across the canvas of Paradise Island, dispelling the clouds one by one.
The long-awaited, warm and bright sunlight pierced through the clouds, cascading down like a golden waterfall and sprinkling every inch of the island of bliss.
The great battle has come to an end.
It ended with the death of Wu Lide, the leader of Plum Blossom City and the mastermind behind the whole affair.
The main city of Plum Blossom reopened, and the leaders of the other four cities returned home with their respective people.
But this does not mean the end of vigilance.
Ordinary zombies, and even new types of zombies, still occasionally appear, threatening the tranquility of the city's outskirts.
Thus, the Spades, Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, and the Boundless Zone formed a team with their main armed forces to specifically eliminate the remaining remnants of the Corpse Killers.
Various cities have begun repairs and renovations, but it will take some time for Paradise Island to regain its pre-war prosperity.
These past few days, Wang Qiao, who has officially become "Ace of Clubs", has been very busy, frequently traveling between different places.
She showed unprecedented cooperation, trying her best to make up for the losses in other cities, and took the initiative to send people to participate in the operation to eliminate the zombies.
On the 14th floor of Meihua Main City, there is less of the somber and oppressive atmosphere of Wu Lide's time in power, and more sunshine and color.
Unnoticed by anyone, Chuanliu quietly passed through the corridor and arrived at the office on the 14th floor.
After Wu Lide's death, the WD faction did not contact Chuanliu. This is probably because Wu Lide's death involved too many of their interests, and the faction was too busy dealing with the aftermath to care about her.
However, this gave Chuanliu ample time to wait for its opportunity.
The door closed quietly, and the stream rushed straight to the landline on the desk.
The girl picked up the phone and dialed a number outside the island.
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