Chapter 3342

And having come this far, they had already cut off every 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 was actually down below — that was the most correct choice. If they kept wrangling over this, it would only make things worse, and afterward their range of options would shrink even further.

By that point the road would only grow harder to walk, and at that juncture trying to make a choice would likely 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 persuade Fatty, which shocked everyone. They could even tell that Wu Ya's approach from the start had been very simple and blunt.

She had simply invoked Mr. Zhang and told Fatty this and that, but Fatty hadn't budged under that pressure, which showed his mind had long been set on seeing this thing through to the end.

This was the hardest thing for everyone to accept, but the man was still Fatty — he meant no harm, he just wanted to secure the vested interests for Archaeology Team One.

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

Facing 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 last resort. She admitted she hadn't completed the task Zhang Lin had assigned, which was why things had turned out like this.

And now the only one who could resolve everything was Zhang Lin, so her choice now was to contact Zhang Lin immediately and get him to give Fatty a clear answer.

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

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

Fatty, hearing this, was not the least bit alarmed — instead he nodded readily.

He said, "Of course I know that. Don't worry. Since I'm the one who 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 knew she didn't need to verify it from the side anymore — Fatty had thought this from the very start, and 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 over this. It wasn't that Zhang Lin was petty — it was just that what the other party had done was truly disgusting.

On that premise, Zhang Lin would get angry. But Fatty had still said those words, which proved he was using this gap 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 had to pay would be even greater.

Zhang Lin might 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 thought everything through long before.

So not only Wu Ya but even Wu Tianzhen drew in a cold breath. Then he hurried forward and snatched the satellite phone from Wu Ya. Actually, given Wu Tianzhen's skills, it would have been very hard for him to take the satellite phone from Wu Ya's hands — at that moment 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, God knew how Zhang Lin would deal with the situation and how he would treat Fatty.

This was no joke anymore — Fatty would have to pay for what he had done, and the price wouldn't be small. Given that, Wu Tianzhen naturally didn't want to let that 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 kept being stubborn, the lightest outcome might be being crippled, the heaviest would be losing his life right here, and no one would say anything, because Fatty had driven himself to this point himself.

This was the situation no one wanted to face. After all, among the three-person Archaeology Team One, Fatty was undeniably the strongest tool-man. If something happened to him, the team's later actions would surely lose a powerful support. Of course, Wu Tianzhen wasn't thinking that way — whether they moved on or not was secondary; the key was he might lose a brother.

And Zhang Lin, seeing this scene, suddenly laughed. He nodded instinctively, thinking Wu Ya's last move had been well played. 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 it, 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. This was enough to prove Zhang Lin was a man of sufficient magnanimity.

And being able to handle things to this extent also proved, in a way, that 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? Still, 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 them. However, at this moment Zhang Lin hadn't actually intended to let Wu Ya make that call, and Archaeology Team One was still tangled up in indecision.

Seeing Wu Tianzhen grab the phone, Fatty panicked on the spot. "Tianzhen, what are you doing? All the effort I've put in was just 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 is someone you can threaten?"

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

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