Chapter 3099: Just Unconquered! No One Gets to Win!

In truth, every member of the Second Archaeology Team felt fortunate—at least Zhang Lin was still at the Crescent Moon Restaurant and could give them a very clear answer—and the knot of anxiety they had carried in their hearts throughout the earlier process.

It was also because they had relied too heavily on Zhang Lin's analysis before, and now that Zhang Lin had suddenly let go, they were at a loss; but the more so, the more Zhang Lin felt that what he had done was entirely necessary.

If Zhang Lin had not hardened his heart at that critical moment, the situation the Second Archaeology Team now faced would be far more dangerous.

Because if Wang Canghai truly adopted that extreme approach afterward, and there had been no such advance preparation, not a single person on the Second Archaeology Team could have coped with it; or rather, once they learned Wang Canghai's identity, the terror would absolutely be impossible to conceal.

Even if Yang Lu led a handful of people to confront the crisis Wang Canghai brought head-on and fought him fiercely, the final outcome would certainly be unoptimistic.

On this point Zhang Lin's understanding was clearer than anyone's: whatever the Second Archaeology Team's independent choices afterward might be, once the other side accumulated relevant experience, they could resolve the crises that followed.

Once such an understanding is established, it will not be easily broken—this is one of Zhang Lin's purposes in acting this way; whether others can appreciate such painstaking effort is unimportant.

The key is that Yang Lu can understand it, and for him that is enough; moreover, Zhang Lin has not deliberately concealed any of this.

It's just that most people have not seen through their own thoughts so clearly, but for Zhang Lin, whether they see through it or not is also unimportant—as long as they continue following his orders, that will do.

Looking now at Wang Canghai, his mind kept calculating what he should do afterward: if he made such a choice, what price would he have to pay?

These were all things he had to consider. At the same time, if he did not put this kind of plan on the agenda, and waited until everything was upon the Second Archaeology Team before responding, by then the daylilies would already be cold.

On this point, Wang Canghai had long since thought it through completely; on this premise, although he would not continue to evade these things, now beyond the joy of seeing the flaw, an irrepressible fear unexpectedly rose in Wang Canghai's heart.

The reason was that the pits Zhang Lin had dug for him before were simply too many; he did not know whether the flaw he had found this time was one deliberately left behind by Zhang Lin.

But this thought only flashed for an instant before he shook his head of his own accord—not because he was certain his conjecture was correct.

Rather, he felt that thinking about this now seemed to have no meaning at all; regardless of whether it was a trap, he still had to make that choice, with no alternative, and so Wang Canghai felt he need not hesitate any longer.

The next moment he slowly closed his eyes, as if preparing to meet his fate; in Wang Canghai's heart there was certainly an unwillingness to accept it.