Yue Zhong showed Chen Yao and Ji Qingwu the sofa, and he sat facing opposite of them. He drank a nutritional drink and unhurriedly asked: “Chen Yao, what have you come for this time?”
Chen Yao arranged her thoughts and said: “Yue Zhong. I have come today to convince you to bring people into Long Hai City survivor base. The government will no longer investigate the things you did in the past so long as you willingly bring your people into Long Hai City survivor base. Furthermore they will also establish a fourth special police squadron. They will let you be the fourth squadron’s captain, a high ranking administrator.”
“Frankly you want to incorporate our military equipment.” Yue Zhong heard what was said and slightly shook his head. He lightly laughed and said straight-forward: “I am Stone Horse Village’s absolute ruler. There are over a thousand citizens under my banner and hundreds of elite soldiers. On what basis would I incorporate into Long Hai City survivor base and live a life beneath another’s face?”
Chen Yao used Long Hai City survivor base’s orthodox nature to continue persuading Yue Zhong: “But you are acting against the law! Yue Zhong, rescuing survivors is worthy of praises and honor. But if you gather troops, it disobeys the government. That nature needs to change. Indeed your military power doesn’t look weak. But if in the future the government defeats the zombies and recaptures the country, they could casually sent a unit to steamroll over your army. You need to throw in with the government now. You can succeed in the future relying on your ability and bring honor to your family.”
Yue Zhong looked at Chen Yao an coldly said: “Let me throw in with Long Hai City Survivor base. Don’t joke around. You must have already seen the situation inside the base? It is lifeless. Future and hope cannot be seen. The government cannot bear the swelling number of riffraff. This place, you want me to throw in with them? Are you sure you’re thinking straight?”
Yue Zhong would have chosen to bring the Always Bright Village survivors into Long Hai City Survivor base if he saw an extremely orderly government like the one before Z-Age. He would have taken his subordinates and friends and departed. But he only saw chaos and was framed. He already completely lost trust in Long Hai City survivor base, and he gave up the idea of relying on them.
Chen Yao waited on Yue Zhong and spoke: “That is because there are people in the government obsessed with obtaining power and profit. The military’s outward devotion and inward opposition towards the government creates this type of situation. Yue Zhong, you could certainly build a good survivor base if you joined up and allied with my uncle Chen Jianfeng.”
Yue Zhong refused without any doubt: “I refuse!”
Chen Yao’s eyes flash a profound loss of hope. She spoke once again after striving hard to organize her thoughts: “Since you don’t wish to join the base, that is fine. I have come here for another mission as well. It is for you to bring men and ally with us to recapture the granary on the outskirts of Shanglin County. We will split the reward after capturing it. We receive seventy percent, you receive thirty.”
Chen Jianfeng wasn’t as naive as Chen Yao. He calculated earlier that Yue Zhong wouldn’t join in with him. This is why he prepared two strategies for Chen Yao.
Yue Zhong thought a moment and finally said: “Fifty fifty!”
Chen Yao gritted her teeth and surrendered a little: “Sixty forty!”
Yue Zhong insisted this distribution: “Fifty fifty!”
The granary on the outskirts of Shanglin County is a large scale state-owned storehouse. If they could capture the half of the goods, they could feed thousands of people for years without a problem.
Chen Yao agreed: “Fine! Fifty fifty!”