The others looked at Zhang Yu, whose expression was uncertain, with some interest, clearly hoping that he would agree.
To wipe out millions of zombies in Shanghai! That would require an incredible amount of power!
How many energy crystals could they harvest to make it possible for all of them to reach level four or five?
After a moment's thought, Zhang Yu replied:
"The committee is not my sole authority; we need to discuss it in a meeting before we can give you a reply."
In such a short time, the information he gathered was too limited to make any effective judgments.
"Alright, I'll be returning to Dawn City tomorrow to report back. I hope I'll hear from Mayor Zhang then."
After speaking, Qin Yi and Yu Yinyang, along with the other five, sat down at a table and began to enjoy a lavish dinner.
It's one thing to not care about something, but it's quite another to be able to eat it for free.
If there are wealthy people to fleece, they naturally won't waste their money.
Sun Jianjun remained silent and made no comment while Qin Yi and the other person were talking.
However, Zhang Yu and others suspected that he might have been turned against them.
The banquet was not as lively and bustling as expected; instead, it was rather quiet.
After briefly tasting the dishes, Qin Yi followed Sun Jianjun to the VIP lounge that had been arranged for them.
......
This large official shelter contains only a few rooms that resemble hotel suites.
Inside the room, Yu Yinyang checked the situation to confirm whether there were any cameras or monitoring devices.
It wasn't that Yu Yinyang was particularly professional; it was just that the job wasn't very complicated for him.
All he needs to do is use his special ability to sense for any small metal devices.
As it turned out, he actually found a few anomalies.
Soon after, several button-sized listening devices and thin pinhole cameras floated around Yu Yinyang.
With a flick of his supernatural power, he turned several of them into scrap metal. Yu Yinyang laughed:
"Yi-ge'er, you were really impressive just now!"
"What if they get angry and attack us?"
"Then beat them until they behave, and at worst, let my old commander take over."
"I don't think Zhang Yu is a good person. Should we just go with Plan B?"
Qin Yi shook his head. "We're not bandits. We need to talk to them properly first."
"To persuade people with reason in everything is the way of barbarians."
Yu Yinyang shrugged and casually found a room to lie down.
"If I hadn't visited the living quarters of ordinary survivors beforehand, this shelter would have been quite comfortable."
"There are probably no more than five rooms like this here, so you should be content."
"Get a good night's rest. After dealing with things here tomorrow, we'll head back to Dawn City."
"Ladies first, any room available."
In Yu Yinyang's team, there are two girls: Yu Wanqiu and another level-three water-type ability user.
The suite only had three rooms. Yu Yinyang lay down on the sofa in the living room and didn't want to move anymore.
There were no entertainment facilities inside, so it seemed they would have to make do here for the night.
"Hopefully Mayor Zhang won't make the wrong choice."
......
After the banquet, Zhang Yu summoned all committee members except Sun Jianjun to the conference room.
Everyone present had heard what Qin Yi had said at the banquet, so Zhang Yu didn't repeat it and asked directly:
"What are your opinions? Join Dawn City, or refuse?"
The dozen or so committee members looked at each other, none of them wanting to be the first to express their opinions before they understood Zhang Yu's attitude.
Almost everyone present was someone promoted by Zhang Yu and who followed his instructions.
Although it was called a committee, it was actually a one-man show by the chairman, and the opinions of the others were not really important.
Zhang Yu didn't expect to get an answer from them, and said to himself:
"It is clear that Dawn City's strength is beyond our reach, and it seems we have no other choice."
"Moreover, judging from Qin Yi's words, it seems that our shelter has suffered almost no losses and can still ensure the safety of the surrounding area."
"But don't forget how you got your current status."
"Once those ordinary survivors obtain energy crystals to enhance their strength, will they still be at our mercy?"
"It's impossible for you to live as comfortably as you do now!"
One of the committee members, considering the consequences, asked somewhat anxiously:
"Does the Chairman mean to refuse?"
"There's a high chance we can't refuse this. Do you think they're negotiating with us?"
“If I refuse, he will make Sun Jianjun the controller of the shelter in the next moment.”
"Although we can't refuse, we can obey orders but not proclamations..."
"To do these things, I need your cooperation. First, keep them calm, and then follow my instructions."
Although some were worried that doing so was playing with fire, the committee members could not refuse Zhang Yu's request and readily agreed:
"Of course, Mayor Zhang is the official authority, while Dawn City is nothing more than a bunch of bandits who occupy the mountains."
"Sooner or later, these people will be set right and Shanghai will be brought back under official control."
"Of course, back then you were still in high-ranking management positions, living even better than before the apocalypse!"
“Keep your mouths shut. Don’t think I don’t know what you’ve done. In the past, you would have been executed a hundred times over.”
While offering them a sweet treat, Zhang Yu didn't forget to deliver a blow to their heads.
He was a master of controlling his subordinates.
After everyone dispersed, Zhang Yu walked alone into the control center of the shelter.
This is a restricted area for everyone except him, and he is forbidden from approaching.
After passing through multiple layers of security boxes for identity verification, Zhang Yu entered.
"Master, you're back."
Inside the control center, besides a variety of complex instruments, were several women whose private parts were covered only by a few pieces of cloth.
These are all top-tier beauties that Zhang Yu recruited into his harem from among the survivors he sheltered after the apocalypse, through various means.
Upon seeing Zhang Yu return, the girls looked fearful, but still mustered their courage to step forward and serve him.
In their eyes, Zhang Yu was a devil, not the dignified mayor and shelter leader he appeared to be.
In a bad mood, Zhang Yu had no interest in dealing with the others and strode into the listening room.
Numerous listening devices and cameras were installed throughout the shelter.
Inside the shelter, no secret could be kept from him if he wanted to.
Then, when he entered the listening room, he found that the screen in the listening room where Qin Yi and the others were was just static.
"Damn it! They actually found out and were investigated. It seems they came prepared."
Zhang Yu's face darkened, and he grew increasingly annoyed.
He turned and walked out of the listening room to vent his frustrations on a few people, given his level three superhuman physique.
The girl, who hadn't absorbed any crystal energy, simply couldn't withstand his torment.
However, Zhang Yu completely ignored the girl's pleas for mercy, and soon her cries for mercy weakened and she stopped responding.
Zhang Yu nonchalantly tossed the body aside and called over the second girl.
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