Yang Meili became hysterical.
"They bullied and humiliated me, turning me into this inhuman, ghost-like slut. I will make them die without a burial place!"
"I'm just an ordinary woman who struggled with my husband to buy a villa. Why are you being so cruel to me? Why? Jiang Zhi, I don't understand. How did things suddenly change like this?" Yang Meili finally broke down in tears.
If it weren't for the apocalypse, both she and her husband's careers would be on the rise, and perhaps they would have had two more children and lived a happy and harmonious life as a family.
Jiang Zhi lowered her eyes slightly. As for why, she also wanted to know why.
If she had a choice, she would rather not have any superpowers or special abilities, and just live peacefully in a normal world, drinking tea, admiring flowers, going clubbing, and keeping a gigolo every day.
She receives monthly dividends from the group, so she's not short of money; where can't she go?
Alone and carefree, living a life of leisure.
Instead of fighting death every day, as we do now.
Sometimes she wondered if she was having a dream, after all, she had actually died before. Now it seemed that none of it was a dream, and dreams couldn't be this real.
“Jiang Zhi, I know you must have come to the Bright Base for revenge. Although I don’t know you completely, I’ve at least dealt with you before. You will never let Zong Han off easily. So I’ve come to you today only to seek cooperation. After it’s done, all the resources in Jiang Wen’s space will be yours. You can do whatever you want with them, even with the Bright Base… I think with your personality, you won’t take the lead. The Bright Base will eventually be submerged.”
"Looks like you have quite an appetite," Jiang Zhi said casually, rubbing her little finger.
She was right; Yang Meili harbored resentment towards the Guangming Base.
In just one year, Yang Meili has undergone such a dramatic change. She has managed to get to where she is today with just her body and her brain.
Indeed, the apocalypse is a butcher's knife; once the white blade goes in, the red blade comes out. Once stained with filth and blood, it can never be washed clean again.
The knife has been imbued with a menacing aura ever since, and it can never be completely removed unless it is melted away.
"Jiang Zhi, if you cooperate with me, I can tell you the secrets of the other side of the base. You'll definitely be very interested," Yang Meili said, extending another olive branch.
Jiang Zhi loosened her little finger, smiled, and said, "Is it about those ordinary people?"
"You know all that?" Yang Meili was very surprised.
"Otherwise, why do you think I kept Han Xiaoying here?"
“I understand. There’s a meeting going on right now. I wonder if you’d be interested in participating?” Yang Meili laid out her plan in detail.
As for the cooperation, it's just an unspoken understanding.
Shortly after secretly sending Yang Meili away, Han Xiaoying woke up from her deep sleep. She rubbed her throbbing head, feeling as if she had been hit, and it hurt a little.
When she turned her neck, she suddenly felt a tightness in her back, and the hairs on her back stood on end.
Han Xiaoying turned around abruptly, bumping right into a dark shadow.
"Aaaaaah! A ghost!" Han Xiaoying screamed, clutching her head.
"Shut up!" Jiang Zhi snapped.
Is that Mr. Jiang?
Han Xiaoying rubbed her legs, which were trembling with fear. After standing up, she wondered if she had done something wrong that had angered Boss Jiang, and she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?" Jiang Zhi crossed her arms and looked down at Han Xiaoying.
Han Xiaoying's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Jiang Zhi had discovered her frequent secret sneaking out and was now going to settle scores with her?
No, Boss Jiang isn't the type to cause trouble; you can tell from her tolerant attitude towards me from the beginning.
"Hmm?" Jiang Zhi emphasized.
Han Xiaoying suddenly remembered her sister's words.
She had a mission to complete.
The key question is, how did Mr. Jiang know this?
Jiang Zhi wasn't stupid; she had seen all of Han Xiaoying's little tricks, but she just couldn't be bothered to do anything about it.
Tonight, Yang Meili gave her a signal that made her completely believe that the time was right.
"I...I...I do have something to tell you, but before I do, could you promise me one thing?" Han Xiaoying said weakly.
Jiang Zhi let go of Han Xiaoying's hand, turned around and walked out of Han Xiaoying's place.
"Speak."
Han Xiaoying's face lit up with joy, and she immediately followed him out.
She dared not speak too loudly: "Whatever I say later, if the boss disagrees, could you give me an answer and keep it a secret? This concerns the lives of many people. I'm only saying this because I trust the boss. If the boss is in cahoots with them, then let Sakura die immediately, so that my sister will know what to do."
Jiang Zhi stopped in her tracks, surprised that Han Xiaoying possessed such courage.
Han Xiaoying looked at Jiang Zhi expectantly.
"Okay, I won't tell anyone about tonight's conversation."
Relieved by Jiang Zhi's promise, Han Xiaoying breathed a sigh of relief: "Boss, actually, we ordinary people also really want to live. Our world wasn't originally like this. Everyone has the right to live and shouldn't be subject to the arbitrary life and death of others... I know, boss, you are an ability user, and maybe you're on their side too, but I beg you today, please don't take my words to heart."
"Go on."
"Please, Mr. Jiang, save us!" Han Xiaoying suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Jiang Zhi.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Zhi turned around and asked, puzzled.
“I learned from my sister that only the Bright Base exploits ordinary people, while the Shuofang Base does not. We also want to live, at least to live with a shred of dignity. Slavery—that’s the dregs of thousands of years ago. I don’t understand why, in only the second year of the apocalypse, the previous order has completely collapsed. Where has our peace gone? We are just being controlled by people with ulterior motives. I don’t know how to break free from this shackle.”
Han Xiaoying's tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, as if she wanted to cry out all her grievances at once.
“Ants live a life of mere survival. We are ants in front of superhumans… Boss Jiang, no matter what, ants are still alive! We were once the same.”
“Yes, we were all the same…” Jiang Zhi murmured, gazing at the dark sky in the distance.
Han Xiaoying reached out and wiped away her tears, looking at Jiang Zhi with confusion.
"Get up. I understand what you mean. Someone will contact you. Don't send people over secretly, or you'll expose yourselves, which would be a loss."
Han Xiaoying's eyes widened.
Boss Jiang... she agreed. She really is on their side.
She is truly different from those people.
Sakura's judgment was correct.
It was another scorching day. The earth was cracked after being burned, and the heat waves in the air were visible to the naked eye; they could kill.
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