Chapter 2723: No Other Way! Seeking Fatty's Support!

Afterwards, they let Zhang Lin make the corresponding arrangements, and all they had to do was cooperate.

In contrast, Wang Cen, hearing all this from Wu Tianzhen, took a long time to digest it, then silently shook his head and said, "Captain Wu, we both understand this is a transaction in disguise. I only hope Su Nan can be safer."

Hearing this, Wu Tianzhen did not hesitate for a moment and immediately said, "I understand what you mean, but I'll say it again—don't make this kind of deal with me. Mr. Zhang will see everything afterward and give a corresponding explanation. You can make your choice then; there's no need to charge ahead now. That would only bring us trouble."

Wu Tianzhen had already put it so plainly; he believed that, compared to Wang Cen's intelligence, he didn't need to spell it out any more bluntly. Wang Cen should be able to understand his thinking, and should also be clear about what predicament he had now fallen into.

He wanted to quickly bring up conditions, yet he didn't have the qualifications to do so—such was the helplessness of having one's fate arranged by others. But in the end, all of this came from Wang Cen's own choice; no one had forced him. Therefore, he had to silently bear everything, rather than desperately trying to break out of this vicious circle.

Wu Tianzhen's words were already relatively polite. If Fatty had seen through all this and spoken instead, he would certainly have been more blunt, not leaving the other party a single shred of face. In that case, Wang Cen would have been even more embarrassed.

From the shifting light in Wang Cen's eyes, one could tell his emotions had been in a state of flux the whole time. In fact, this was entirely understandable—anyone who went through something like this could not remain indifferent.

One must know that before saying these words, Wang Cen had already made all his choices. He felt he could stake everything and make the sacrifice, so that Archaeological Team One could move forward smoothly.

Although Wang Cen knew he might not necessarily die, the probability was still very high. Given that premise, Wang Cen did not feel this was a punishment for him, or something he had no choice but to bear. Instead, he believed it might be a blessing, because in this world nothing was more agonizing than waiting for death.

And Wang Cen already had something to anchor himself to in his heart. The main reason he had come this far was still because of Su Nan. Since Su Nan could live safely, and Wang Cen could use his own sacrifice to make Zhang Lin keep his promise more faithfully, why not?

If Su Nan knew of Wang Cen's choice right now, she would certainly try to stop him at the first moment. This matter was caused by Su Nan's wilfulness from the very start. If she hadn't wanted to use these methods to advise Wang Cen, perhaps things wouldn't have developed to this point.

At the beginning, Wang Cen had fired two blank shots behind her. His original purpose was to make Su Nan despair, so that Wang Cen could set aside all his concerns and carry everything out according to his own plan.

But in the end, things did not go as Wang Cen had hoped; nothing turned out the way he imagined. Su Nan was far more persistent than he had realized, and the key was that Su Nan subsequently used this persistence to make the entire situation lose its balance.

Wang Canghai had exploited exactly this point, hoping to emotionally manipulate Wang Cen. He had done this kind of thing countless times over the years, and never tired of it.

But he had not expected Zhang Lin's reaction to be much faster than he imagined. Zhang Lin had stepped in to restrain things, causing Wang Cen to completely stand on Archaeological Team One's side.

Sometimes Wang Canghai couldn't help regretting it now. If back then he had loosened the tight shackles just a little, Zhang Lin wouldn't have been able to take advantage of the opening. But now, saying anything was too late—at the very least, Wang Cen would absolutely never turn back.

This was also why Wang Wang Canghai felt this matter was unlucky whenever he thought of it. Of course, all of this was due to his own wrong choices. Wang Wang Canghai could now discern this himself, which was why he harbored such an attitude.

Looking back at Wang Cen at this moment, hearing Wu Tianzhen's such a firm answer, and seeing that Wu Tianzhen had even read his thoughts, his mood became quite complicated in an instant—shame, anger, and the sorrow of not being understood. He thought to himself that if Wu Tianzhen could truly understand his feelings at this moment, he wouldn't be obstructing his choice.

One must know that since things had already reached this point, it meant the space for their subsequent choices was growing narrower and narrower. Why not let him make an attempt?

That would instead make what came after go more smoothly. Yet Wu Tianzhen simply had not made that choice, even though Wang Cen had already made his attitude perfectly clear to him.

It was as if Wu Tianzhen remained unmoved—that was the real source of Wang Cen's melancholy. But the next moment, a flash of inspiration lit Wang Cen's eyes, and he suddenly looked at Fatty. At any moment, Fatty would say the right thing at the wrong time.

For example, right now—if Fatty suddenly chimed in with a line or two, Wang Cen would have no choice but to go down and scout the way. What Wang Cen wanted now was for Fatty to play the role of clinching the deal. And Wu Tianzhen's reaction this time was actually half a beat slow—Fatty had actually wanted to speak before he even caught that look.

After Wu Tianzhen's look came over, it only strengthened Fatty's resolve. In fact, Fatty had been thinking about this from the very start—he hoped to use Wang Cen as cannon fodder, to go down and step into the outcome they all wanted to see. He just hadn't said it out loud.

But the reason Fatty hadn't brought this up privately with Wu Tianzhen afterward was that they were, after all, the archaeological team. If they openly used Wang Cen like that, it would make the team seem far too despicable.

After all, they were not the Wang family. If they did that, what difference would there be between these people and the Wang family? This was also the main reason Fatty carried that kind of Gu Ji.