Chapter 2782: Make the Call! Do You Know What Will Become of You?

And having come this far, they had already cut off every possible path by any standard, so what they needed to do now in the encirclement at Three Saints Mountain was to hurry down and scout the way.

To see what exactly was down below — that was the most correct choice; if they kept arguing over this, things would only get worse, and their range of options would keep shrinking.

By that point the road would only grow harder to walk, and at that juncture trying to make a choice would be as difficult as ascending to heaven — this, Wu Tianzhen understood better than anyone.

Since that was clear, Wu Ya was now their only hope. But after saying all this, even Wu Ya couldn't convince Fatty, which shocked everyone; in fact they could all tell that Wu Ya's approach from the very start had been extremely blunt and simple.

She had simply invoked Mr. Zhang, then told Fatty this and that, and under that pressure Fatty still hadn't budged — which meant the other's mind had long since been made up to see this thing through to the end.

This was the hardest thing for everyone to accept, but that person was still Fatty after all; he bore no ill will, he only wanted to fight for the vested interests of Archaeology Team One.

Those who saw this clearly couldn't blame Fatty, and those who didn't see it clearly didn't dare say much — which was why this awkward situation had come about.

Faced with this awkwardness, Wu Tianzhen tried one last struggle; after Zhang Tianshi fell silent, he shook his head again and sighed, knowing this matter could no longer be handled the way he had imagined.

Seeing this, Wu Ya knew she could only use the very last method. She admitted that this time she had not carried out the task Zhang Lin had entrusted to her well, which was why things had turned out like this.

And now, apart from Zhang Lin, there was no one else who could resolve everything, so the choice she had to make now was to contact Zhang Lin immediately and let him give Fatty a definite answer.

At that point Fatty would calm his mindset and keep going down. But just as she pulled out the satellite phone, Wu Ya still wanted to make one last struggle.

She said, "Fatty, think this through — once I make this call, everything you just did will definitely come at a price."

Fatty, hearing this, was not at all alarmed; instead he nodded readily.

He said, "Of course I know that. Don't worry — since I did it, I have to bear the cost, and I've already thought it all through very clearly."

Hearing Fatty say this, Wu Ya drew in a breath; she understood she no longer needed to verify anything from the side. Fatty had thought this way from the very start — the so-called price was simple enough.

To put it plainly, anyone with half a brain should know that Zhang Lin, who was watching the livestream, had absolutely flared up in anger over this. It wasn't that Zhang Lin was petty — it was just that what the other had done was truly disgusting.

On that premise, Zhang Lin would get angry. But Fatty still said those words, which proved he was using this opening and the overall rhythm of the situation to negotiate terms with Zhang Lin.

Even if smart people had already guessed this earlier, now that Fatty had admitted it himself, the price he would have to pay would be even greater.

It's possible Zhang Lin would order him to chop off a hand, or even to die — Fatty must have thought of that. And when he had just laughed freely and said he could accept it all, it showed he had already thought everything through beforehand.

So not only Wu Ya but even Wu Tianzhen drew in a cold breath, and then he hurried forward and snatched the satellite phone from Wu Ya's hand. Actually, given Wu Tianzhen's skills, snatching the satellite phone from Wu Ya would have been very difficult — it was only because Wu Ya deliberately left an opening.

She hoped Wu Tianzhen would take the phone, because she felt this call was getting hotter and hotter to handle. Once it was made, heaven knew how Zhang Lin would deal with this matter, and how he would treat Fatty.

This was no joking matter now — Fatty would have to pay a price for his actions, and not a small one. Given that, Wu Tianzhen naturally didn't want such a thing to happen.

They were brothers after all, carrying that same tacit understanding forward, and until they reached the end, that tacit understanding couldn't disappear, and that linked-up signal had to be maintained — that was what Wu Tianzhen was thinking.

And if Fatty remained obstinate, the lightest consequence might be being crippled, the heaviest would be losing his life there, and no one would say anything, because Fatty had driven himself to this point himself.

This was also a situation no one wanted to face. After all, among the trio of Archaeology Team One, Fatty was undeniably the strongest tool-man; if something happened to him, the team's subsequent actions would certainly lose a powerful support. Of course, Wu Tianzhen wasn't thinking that way — whether they acted or not was secondary; the key was he might lose a brother.

And when Zhang Lin saw this scene, he suddenly laughed. He subconsciously nodded, thinking Wu Ya's final move had been used well. In fact, anyone who had lived with Zhang Lin for a while, like Wu Ya, should know that everything has a limit — perhaps this was one of his bottom lines.

So no matter how far Fatty pushed things, as long as his mindset hadn't changed and his starting point wasn't that selfish, Zhang Lin wouldn't use any extreme measures to deal with Fatty's current shift — which was enough to prove Zhang Lin was a magnanimous person.

And being able to handle things to this extent also indirectly proved Zhang Lin's tolerance was still very strong. What made him angry was: since Fatty could come up with such a scheme to pressure him, why couldn't he see the situation clearly? But if this call really came through, Zhang Lin could still mete out punishment to Fatty.

But this kind of punishment had nothing to do with self-harm or taking his life — there were many kinds of punishment, and many scheming ways. At the very least, Zhang Lin had already thought of some. However, at this moment Zhang Lin had never intended to let Wu Ya make that call, and Archaeology Team One was still tangled up in indecision.

Seeing Wu Tianzhen snatch the phone, Fatty immediately panicked. "Tianzhen, what are you doing? All the effort I put in was to see if this could still work — you don't want the whole plan to fall apart, do you?"

Wu Tianzhen finally couldn't hold back this time; he roared furiously, "Are you fucking trying to get yourself killed? And Mr. Zhang — you think you can threaten him?"

Fatty shook his head desperately, then hurriedly explained, "I wasn't threatening Mr. Zhang, I just wanted an answer."

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