Chapter 2715: Talk Alone? That's the Rhythm of a One-on-One Showdown!

If this matter were really that simple, Zhang Lin probably wouldn't have issued reminders afterward, nor would he have deliberately kept the two archaeological teams moving at the same pace—Zhang Lin could just have commanded one openly and one in the shadows.

For instance, at the New Moon Restaurant, going alone to direct one of the archaeological teams to wrap things up afterward.

And once outside the New Moon Restaurant, giving the other archaeological team a reminder would absolutely have been twice as effective with half the effort, yet Zhang Lin deliberately did not do this.

Many people might think Zhang Lin was deliberately trying to create buzz, which is why he made this choice, but in Wu Tianzhen's view, that possibility is extremely slim.

The reason is simple—Zhang Lin Has Already no longer needs to drum up popularity by manufacturing buzz; his popularity is high enough as it is.

What's more, it's still climbing steadily, having already reached a saturation point beyond which it cannot go. Given that, Zhang Lin doesn't care about this little bit more or less of popularity.

There will always be people listening to his livestream, waiting for Zhang Lin to tell them what comes next, so he doesn't need to put the cart before the horse. Yet here he still made this choice, which shows that Zhang Lin deliberately exposed himself because there is a more dangerous presence watching all of this from the shadows.

If Zhang Lin knew what Wu Tianzhen was thinking right now, he would surely praise him, because he hasn't revealed this line of thinking to anyone else—perhaps only someone like Yang Lu or Wu Tianzhen could pick out what was hidden within it.

Based on this, Zhang Lin still has a lot to do, and what he is truly guarding against is the Wan Nu King; right now Zhang Lin isn't even sure whether the Wan Nu King is really watching all of this.

Still, there's one thing Zhang Lin feels he hasn't misjudged—even if the Wan Nu King didn't see what just happened, the moment he comes out he will absolutely intervene at once, even though Zhang Lin still doesn't know what the Wan Nu King's ultimate goal is.

But that is precisely the most dangerous point—once you know the other party's goal, you can prepare in advance, but when the goal is shrouded in mystery, there's no way to anticipate it ahead of time.

Wu Tianzhen, seeing Fatty's stubborn nature, knew that unless he spelled things out clearly, Fatty would never give up his own idea—that's just Fatty—so after thinking for a long time.

The next moment Wu Tianzhen said slowly, "Fatty, what do you think your odds of success are if you go down?"

Fatty waved his hand—he of course knew what Wu Tianzhen was getting at, but even though he conceded the point, he had his own thoughts in mind.

Then he heard Fatty explain, "I know what you're trying to say—nothing more than wanting Zhang Tianshi to go down and scout the way. That's the safest plan!"

Hearing this, Wu Tianzhen couldn't help but be stunned, then he spread his hands and said nothing, thinking to himself, since you already know that, why bring up an opposing opinion so abruptly? The matter is already out in the open; there's no need to argue about it at all.

That was what Wu Tianzhen was thinking at that moment—in that case, just follow his arrangement, so why stir up more trouble?

Did he want the pace of Archaeological Team One to stay stalled? Though a large part of it earlier was because they themselves hadn't adjusted their condition, Archaeological Team One's dependence on Zhang Lin is simply too high, which makes things increasingly difficult to handle.

But afterward Wu Tianzhen also realized he absolutely couldn't let things go on like this—otherwise not only would he fail to help Archaeological Team One keep moving forward smoothly, he would very likely also incur Zhang Lin's displeasure.

The key issue lies right here, so Wu Tianzhen is very clear on what he should do next. During this period, Fatty kept clashing with him—on a few points Fatty really did stand with Wu Tianzhen, but afterward their opinions would always diverge.

But the two of them are brothers after all; even when their views differ, some things can still get heated. Yet now, just when they're at the final step, Fatty suddenly steps forward.

This left Wu Tianzhen very puzzled—if Fatty didn't understand the logic behind it, that would be one thing, but Fatty himself had already laid out the logic perfectly clearly, so why insist on this?

One must remember the three of them have always been inseparable—solidarity is their byword. Only by maintaining that solidarity can they better walk the road ahead, yet everything Fatty just did was not very conducive to solidarity. Based on this, Wu Tianzhen really couldn't stand for it.

The closer the brothers, the more so—since the other party is being so unreasonable, Wu Tianzhen might as well go a little further. The next moment, seeing Fatty still craning his neck with a look of utter defiance, Wu Tianzhen didn't hesitate and grabbed him by the collar.

He said sternly, "Come on, come over here so we can talk alone!"

Anyone with half a brain knows what's about to happen the moment this scene plays out—the two of them will definitely come to blows, and whoever wins, his word goes.

Archaeological Team One never used to resolve issues in such a high-handed way, but now there's really no choice. At this moment, Zhang Lin, watching the livestream, showed a helpless smile, and the bullet comments were the same—none of them understood what Fatty was actually thinking right now.

【What's with this Fatty? Does he really think he's stronger than Zhang Tianshi at a time like this?】

【I don't think so—Fatty probably wants to lead from the front.】

【Bullshit! Leading from the front depends on what you're made of—someone like him is just throwing his life away, isn't he?】

【Can't really put it that way—at least his heart is in the right place.】

【That doesn't help at all. If he wanted to trade his own sacrifice for some real value, that would be understandable.】

【Agreed, but here's the second half—if that sacrifice not only fails to bring value but also causes trouble for the archaeological team, then he should just pack it in.】

That line hit the nail on the head and served as a good summary of the whole matter. That's right, reality is exactly this—Fatty's approach not only fails to help the archaeological team, it will also bring them serious consequences. That's reality.

And under these realistic circumstances, if Fatty keeps insisting without being able to explain where his idea actually comes from, then Wu Tianzhen's current handling of things is not wrong in the slightest.

If it were a non-trio-style archaeological team led by a commander, like Archaeological Team Two, and someone like Wang Wang Kaixuan raised an objection and clung to it with that same stubborn attitude, then Yang Lu's way of solving the problem would be even more heavy-handed than this.

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