"Can't we think of another way? We can't even grow rice now..."
"..."
Various sounds arose, filling the venue, then slowly faded into silence, as no response was received.
Once it had completely quieted down, the person at the head of the table spoke again: "There are only two options: one is to ransom the person, and the other is to give up on ransoming and wait for rescue."
Li Ke instructed Qiu Feng to compile a list of the most important people, all eight thousand of whom needed to be redeemed. Li Ke couldn't bring herself to say such a thing, as both the Kong and Song families looked distressed and overwhelmed, so she naturally couldn't be high-profile.
Qiu Feng took out the list of missing persons that he always carried with him and began to copy it down. There was nothing difficult about making a selection; given the limited resources, he naturally had to make a choice.
Other bases also started writing, while a few bases sat silently with solemn expressions, making no move.
Following Li Ke's signal, Song Xian asked, "Are the people on our list guaranteed to be saved? What if they're already dead?"
The woman at the head of the table replied, "Not necessarily. If they are alive, they might be able to be rescued. If they are dead, they will replace them with others. Originally, there was no option to choose hostages. It was only because we knew that everyone was in a difficult situation that we made several attempts to do so. However, we cannot guarantee whether they will keep their promise."
"Then why are we even talking to these people? Let's just fight them out. Whether they live or die, let's settle this once and for all. I hate these fickle, treacherous people the most!" a representative who seemed to have a fiery temper said angrily.
The female leader glanced at him before saying, "It is said that they have nuclear bombs, two of them. If you don't care about the lives of more than 80,000 people, or even more than 80,000, then we can wait. If it really doesn't work, we can let them detonate the nuclear bombs."
The meeting room was completely silent. Among so many compatriots, who dared to say they weren't worried?
The two leaders stood up and walked outside. Their spokesperson said, "Everyone, please consider and discuss this further. We should draft the list of people to be ransomed tonight and hand it over to us tomorrow morning. Those who are unable to ransom people should not be discouraged. Our people are constantly trying to find ways to rescue the hostages and will never give up on the rescue operation."
After the person who chaired the meeting left, the remaining people started making noise again. Many of the people sitting in the front stood up and walked towards the back, seemingly wanting to seek help from the boss's base behind them.
Some people got up and left with heavy steps. Li Ke and the other two also got up and prepared to leave. Mo Cheng walked towards them.
"Brother Li, if you need any help, please let us know, and we will try our best to help you," Mo Cheng said sincerely.
Li Ke thanked him and told him to go about his business first, and that she would come to him if she needed anything.
"When we hand in the list tomorrow, tell them our request: we need a few people to accompany them, escorting the ransom and picking them up. Try to leak this request tonight; the more people who make it, the better," Li Ke said to Song Xian as soon as the three returned to their room.
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