Chapter 2779: Little Scheme Exposed! An Awkward Moment!

Even those who had once been invisible members of Archaeology Team One were now looking at him with strange gazes, and even some who had once been timid were now bold enough to step forward and question him directly.

As for all this, Fatty still didn't care. The outcome was right there in front of him, and Fatty believed that a straight man casts no crooked shadow. He just had to take this matter to such an extreme, and then he was sure that when Zhang Lin stepped in to wrap things up, he would give extra consideration to Archaeology Team One's side.

So Fatty was holding exactly this kind of thought in mind. In other words, Fatty didn't actually think there was anything fishy going on, or that Wu Ya's message had sent Archaeology Team One to their deaths. At the root of it, the other party was still Zhang Lin's assistant, and Wu Ya wouldn't dare impersonate such an identity even on a bet.

So Fatty had secretly seen through everything. However, because Zhang Lin's command of the archaeology team the previous night had been rather ambiguous, based on this point, Fatty decided he had to sacrifice himself a little, and then fight for certain vested interests for Archaeology Team One.

This might be exactly the choice a key figure of Archaeology Team One should make, rather than going with the flow every day and following the team forward together. In normal times, Fatty might be exactly that kind of person, but at critical moments, he would always undergo a qualitative transformation, just like now.

But Wu Tiangen always felt this change was really untimely. At some past point in time, he had hoped Fatty would use his brain to properly think about how to face what came next, and then the three of them could discuss and arrive at a desired outcome. But what had Fatty done at that time?

He didn't refuse a hundred times over, just scratched his head and gave an extremely infuriating answer — the kind of answer that, if you thought about it for even one second, could never have come out of his mouth.

This showed that Fatty didn't like using his brain. Wu Tianzhen had originally believed that letting Fatty participate was a good thing from every angle, but now he realized he was wrong, and terribly wrong at that.

What he saw before him now was an established fact — Fatty had indeed joined in, but the final result seemed unacceptable to everyone. Either don't participate, or the moment you do, you start throwing sand in people's eyes — no one could stand that.

Even the little invisibles of Archaeology Team One began to question Fatty, and even went so far as to challenge him. Even though they knew very well what kind of explosive temper Fatty had, they didn't hesitate at this moment — which was enough to prove how extreme things had gotten.

Wu Tianzhen sighed inwardly. Of course he realized Fatty might be acting clever, and that using such a method was also an indirect way of pressuring Zhang Lin. But in the end, if Zhang Lin compromised, at most he'd just swallow the loss in silence.

There was nothing else to it, but Fatty just wouldn't think about Archaeology Team One's future anymore.

Inside Cloud Top Tiangong, perhaps Zhang Lin's report would focus entirely on their side, but what about Archaeology Team Two? What would Yang Lu Si choose? This was making trouble for Zhang Lin, not helping him.

Fatty had no confidence in Cloud Top Tiangong, and even less confidence in Zhang Lin's previous statements. Under this premise, Fatty would make such an extreme choice.

And he kept telling himself forcefully in his heart that all of this was for the team as a whole, not for himself personally. As long as everything was satisfied on that point, it was already enough for him.

Now everyone was looking at Fatty with bitter, strange, and even hateful gazes.

Only a few people could understand his approach — among them Wu Tianzhen. Wu Ya had only felt anger at first, but afterward he also caught on. Once he saw through everything, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Fatty, I know what you're thinking. It's nothing more than feeling unsure and hoping Mr. Zhang gives you a clear answer. But doing this won't get you an answer — it'll only bring Mr. Zhang's endless wrath down on you. You shouldn't need me to explain this to you. Can't you figure it out yourself?"

Fatty was stunned when he heard Wu Ya say this. It wasn't strange that Wu Tianzhen could see through his thoughts, because Fatty's mind was always so wildly imaginative. But why could Wu Ya see through him too? This greatly puzzled Fatty.

But in the end, Fatty shook his head. He decided not to think about this anymore. No matter how Wu Ya had figured it out, it didn't matter to him. The die was already cast — he had no way back.

This matter had to be carried through to the end. Then Fatty snorted coldly and said: "How do you know what my purpose is? As Mr. Zhang's assistant, coming to Archaeology Team One, you actually have no substantive authority. But all of us respect your thoughts. This time, however, is absolutely different. I want to fight for a future for the archaeology team, especially regarding Cloud Top Tiangong."

Actually, Fatty saying this was already an indirect admission that he needed to use this matter to get Zhang Lin to give a clear statement, rather than remaining in that ambiguous state. Fatty's heart had completely panicked. In contrast, Zhang Lin, who was watching the livestream, casually crossed his legs, but the look in his eyes grew slightly sharp.

But the next moment, Zhang Lin smiled and said to himself: "This Fatty is quite interesting. So far, he's the first member of the archaeology team to try to negotiate terms with me."

This was Zhang Lin's understanding and assessment of the matter. And Zhang Lin really wasn't wrong — Fatty was using this method to see if he could negotiate certain terms with him.

There were still many more things to do afterward. If he could get the terms negotiated this time, then afterward he could truly rest easy.

But Fatty had always forgotten one fact — the person standing across from him was Zhang Lin, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry. If Zhang Lin were so easily swayed by certain people's threats, or if he could be made to resonate through this so-called goodwill approach and thus be morally kidnapped by Fatty, then he wouldn't be Zhang Lin.

Therefore, Zhang Lin never cared about any of this. Especially regarding Archaeology Team One, what he truly cared about was the situation with the Wan Nu King. If Archaeology Team One didn't go down into Cloud Top Tiangong now, Zhang Lin had other options.

In other words, someone could replace them at any time to go down into that tomb — it didn't have to be them who did it. Zhang Lin had already arranged all of this long ago; Fatty just wasn't aware of it yet.

This was why Zhang Lin had told Mr. Wang that there was no need for that group to appear first — everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

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