Chapter 2780: Five-Minute Countdown! The Final Limit of Patience!

And if Wuya still can't convince Fatty now, then Zhang Lin will definitely contact Mr. Wang the first chance he gets, lay out clearly what was just said, and then everything will undergo a qualitative change—so there'll be no need to care what Archaeology Team One thinks.

At that point Archaeology Team One won't even dream of negotiating terms; they'll just eagerly tag along behind the Wang family people as they descend into the tomb.

The breach is already open now, and the Wang family is fully capable of carrying out the exploration on their own. Actually, Zhang Lin doesn't want that either—the key issue is that he can't see what's happening down there in real time while the broadcast is live.

Letting the Wang family people lead the way at the front is absolutely a very risky thing, but even if others see this point, there's nothing they can say about it.

After all, this isn't Zhang Lin's original intention—it's just that Archaeology Team One has been holding things up too much. He can only report by phone offline, then sync the information and issue corresponding instructions.

At that point Zhang Lin would have achieved his goal by another means, rather than being dragged into negotiating terms like now—that's the outcome he least wants to see.

In other words, Fatty's chances are getting fewer and fewer now. If he still tries to use some method to refuse talking with Zhang Lin, then Zhang Lin will issue his very first order on the spot.

Not further compromise—this is Zhang Lin's principle: whether teammates, friends, people under his command, or enemies, no one can endlessly negotiate terms with him.

Those who take a mile when given an inch aren't friends but scoundrels. Zhang Lin wants to break them of this dependency, which is why he made those choices. Under this premise, there are many, many things Zhang Lin can do—including abandoning Archaeology Team One at any time; he's even thought of that.

Of course, if Mr. Wang hadn't shown up with his interlude to defect, and Zhang Lin had no way to control the Wang family squad, then Zhang Lin might have done the opposite and made some other choices.

But in the final analysis, that's not how things stand now. To put it bluntly, Zhang Lin could choose to rest easy, even let this matter drag on. But considering Archaeology Team One had done a decent job before, and among the three-person group only Fatty has now gone off track.

So Zhang Lin can give them another chance to think it over. If after thinking they still approach the problem in this utterly stupid way, then Zhang Lin can't be blamed for cutting the Gordian knot.

Wrapping this all up quickly—that's the thought Zhang Lin has always held. Right now Zhang Lin has already taken out the satellite phone and set a countdown for Fatty.

Five minutes. If Fatty and Wu Ya's argument remains endless, then clearly Zhang Lin will act according to the plan he just thought of.

Looking back at Archaeology Team One now, Fatty is still self-righteous, while Wu Ya is desperately winking at Wu Tianzhen. At this point whatever Wu Ya says has no effect at all.

Are they really going to draw blades on each other?

After all, they are members of the same team. Since Wu Ya arrived here, she has never put on airs or acted like she's above others just because she's Zhang Lin's assistant—she has done none of those things.

So within Archaeology Team One, she isn't the annoying one. Relatively speaking, she just makes herself very transparent, doesn't take part in anything, and only answers when someone asks her something.

If the answer to a question needs to be kept confidential, she stays silent. It must be said Wu Ya has done quite well—at least Zhang Lin is very satisfied with her performance.

On this premise, Wu Ya has actually secured some vested interests for herself and for Archaeology Team One. By all reason, Archaeology Team One should be satisfied with these.

But human nature is like that—they never seem to know what contentment is. So every time it comes to this, they want to fight for more, want everything. Take Fatty right now, for instance.

After Wu Tianzhen saw that look from Wu Ya, he sighed inwardly, thinking that if he could have stepped in, he would have long ago—even at any cost.

But everyone's seen how stubborn Fatty is. From the angle of brotherhood, he's already talked to Fatty about it, but reality has given him very few chances within this window. Reasoning with Fatty now is completely useless.