Chapter 206

"Guizi, tell me the truth. Are you the one planning the village affairs? Is there any of your intent in the various decisions?"

Zhang Su asked solemnly.

"This, that..."

Wang Xingui's heart skipped a beat. He exchanged glances with Wang Longzhong and smiled sheepishly: "Big Brother Zhang, there are a lot of things in the village. How could I take care of everything? Some omissions were left to my uncle to help manage. Hehe."

"Is it that you can take care of everything, or that you can't take care of anything at all?"

Zhang Su pressed tightly, his gaze piercing the other party.

"Just say that Brother Zhang can definitely see it. There was no chance to meet before, no time to understand. Now, just asking two questions reveals the truth, right?"

Wang Longzhong glanced at his nephew, feeling very helpless.

Wang Xingui lowered his head and touched his head without speaking, looking at Zhang Su and his uncle with a dejected expression.

"Looks like I guessed right?"

"To resist the Green Dragon Legion, our two families should..."

Since both are destined to be underlings, why not choose one who is more familiar and has a gentler attitude?

Zhang Su naturally saw Wang Longzhong's attitude. This was the result he wanted, and it was worth the previous series of arrangements.

At first, being the boss had some freshness, but after that excitement passed, Wang Xingui didn't want to be the boss at all—it was too tiring...

The walkie-talkie suddenly rang, and Zhang Ya's voice carried a hint of suppressed laughter.

In the apocalypse, the leader of a survivor organization is not a position for someone who just wants to eat and wait for death. Any slight negligence could lead to the danger of annihilation!

"No ambition at all, you better get motivated!"

After lecturing his nephew, Wang Longzhong solemnly pledged his loyalty to Zhang Su, his attitude sincere and his expression genuine.

"Eh, eh, damn it, I'll beat him to death!"

Zhang Su nodded and said: "No wonder you always stood on the side every time I met him. Fine, it's clear now. Haha, don't be discouraged, just learn more from your uncle, won't you? Let me ask you, Old Wang, if I announce that you are taking over the management of the village, will you be able to convince the masses?"

Wang Longzhong pointed outside the door.

"Brother Su, Brother Su, that kid who came with Village Chief Wang was gored by a pig!"

Wang Longzhong hurriedly explained, worried that Zhang Su would blame him. After all, it was the other party who had named Wang Xingui to be in charge, and it wouldn't be good if he was blamed for overstepping his authority.

Wang Longzhong slapped Wang Xingui in frustration. In this world where people eat people and the weak are the prey of the strong, his nephew only wanted a warm bed with his wife and children. Even as the village leader, he only knew how to use his position to get cozy with those young women—he was simply clueless!

"Brother Zhang, I will definitely listen to your orders and exert my greatest ability to govern United Village!"

"Fine, then you will lead United Village from now on. Guizi, do you have any problems?" Zhang Su acted like the boss behind the scenes of United Village; whoever took over was just a matter of his word.

Wang Xingui shook his head vigorously, his face full of joy: "Big Brother Zhang, this leadership burden is really heavy. I can't carry it. Leave it to my uncle; he can definitely do it!"

The Wang uncle and nephew looked at each other, both with sinking expressions.

Zhang Su looked at the uncle and nephew playfully.

"No problem, no problem, absolutely no problem!"

Wang Longzhong thought for a moment and said very seriously: "At least it won't be worse than it is now, and it might be a little better. It mainly depends on the intensity. Those few troublemakers are also bullies who fear the strong. When that guy was in charge before, they didn't dare to cause trouble."

His consistent attitude was to unite with Tianmayu. Even if they weren't qualified to unite, becoming a vassal wouldn't be bad. Who wouldn't want a powerful backer?

United Village's advantage lies in breeding and planting, but its combat capability is weak. It's fine for resisting occasional zombies, but if the Green Dragon Legion really attacked, they would probably only have the option of bowing their heads and submitting.

"Xin Gui and I discuss things separately. I'll call you Brother Zhang. To tell you the truth, Xin Gui had many ideas when he first took over the village, but they didn't quite fit the actual situation, so most were shelved. He also lacked experience in management. I used to be a small cadre in the village, so I've been helping him manage things from the side. He is still the leader on the surface."

"Go and manage that simple-minded fool, it's all the trouble you caused!"

Wang Xingui didn't even have time to wonder where Tianmayu got a pig, and ran out blindly.

Zhang Su shook his head and smiled, then continued: "Continuing our previous topic, to resist the Green Dragon Legion, our two families should unite completely. Why don't you merge United Village into our Tianmayu? We have guns, you have grain—a strong alliance!"

Wang Longzhong nodded without hesitation and said: "Brother Zhang, I fully agree with your proposal, but there is one problem. The premise that we have grain is because we have fields. If we come to live in Tianmayu, the many greenhouses near the village will be abandoned!"

"That's not hard to handle. Let's solve the threat of the Green Dragon Legion first and then consider these things. I'll give you five days. The day before the Green Dragon Legion comes to collect the debt, you must all migrate over. I will find a safe place for you nearby. As for those troublemakers you mentioned, I'll let two people go and see what's going on!"

After speaking, Zhang Su picked up the walkie-talkie: "Bo-zai, Old Tan, come to the Wangshan restaurant."

In a short while, the two arrived at the restaurant.

"Tell you something. The person in charge of United Village is no longer Wang Xingui; his uncle Wang Longzhong will take over all matters. And starting today, United Village has merged into Tianmayu. From now on, we are all one family!"

When speaking, Zhang Su had his back to Wang Longzhong, and when he said "one family," he specifically winked. The meaning was that this "one family" was not entirely one family.

This news was too sudden for the two, but they also felt it was a natural progression, as they had indeed been working in this direction before.

"Congratulations, Village Chief Wang."

"Congratulations, congratulations."

After coming to their senses, the two smiled and congratulated Wang Longzhong.

"Just helping Brother Zhang do things, you're too polite."

Wang Longzhong hurriedly exchanged pleasantries. Compared to the aggressive Green Dragon Legion, he felt that Zhang Su's group was particularly amiable and respectable.

"There are three troublemakers in United Village. In a moment, you two go to United Village with Wang Longzhong and solve those troublemakers. Whether it's a melee or marksmanship, make them convinced. You decide. If you can't handle it, you know what to do!"

The meaning of "can't handle it" had two layers: Lu Yubo and Tan Huajun couldn't suppress those troublemakers, or those troublemakers refused to admit defeat...

"Understood, understood, Brother Su, this is a small problem, don't worry!"

Lu Yubo grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Tan Huajun had an introverted personality and just nodded gently to show she knew.

"Fine, Old Wang... Haha, I just realized, you are also Old Wang. We had a companion who was also surnamed Wang before. Old Tan, remember?"

Zhang Su winked at Tan Huajun.

Tan Huajun couldn't help but show a look of reminiscence when thinking of that warm-hearted big brother, and smiled at the corner of her mouth: "Big Brother Wang should have joined some survival organization with his son."

This was her beautiful vision.

"Didn't expect there to be such a story." Wang Longzhong smiled and nodded to Tan Huajun. He felt from the casual attitude of Zhang Su and Tan Huajun that this woman's status and ability were not ordinary.

"Old Wang, when you go back later, write a detailed list of your village's population and material reserves and give it to Old Tan. If there is any special content, add it as well."

Zhang Su instructed.

"Okay, no problem." Wang Longzhong agreed readily.

"Mr. Zhang, what was the result of the negotiation with United Village?"

After the Tiguan and the van went down the mountain, everyone naturally gathered around Zhang Su to understand the situation. The Green Dragon Legion matter was like a sharp sword hanging over their heads!

Zhang Su looked at the gradually improving walls and mountain gate and said: "Two things. First, I have incorporated United Village. Second, if there are no surprises, we have to fight the people from the Green Dragon Legion who come to collect grain!"

There was no way to bluff through it; only a battle remained. Peace comes from struggle.

Everyone had strange expressions when they heard the first piece of news, and the second piece of news made everyone's heart sink slightly. But that was all; no one had any thoughts of retreating. They had encountered too many difficulties along the way, and they had all overcome them one by one.

"They didn't even dare to enter our camp; the guys from the Green Dragon Legion don't seem like anything special!"

"That's right, so timid, cowards."

"They can't compare to us at all, kill them!"

Zhang Su smiled when he heard everyone's words and said: "No need to say these things to encourage yourselves. I know you are nervous inside. After all, they have an infantry brigade barracks as their backer. But don't forget how we came all this way. As long as everyone is united, there is no obstacle we cannot overcome. Even if they drive a tank over, I'll steal it for them, I said it!"

The last three words were sonorous and powerful. Everyone felt an inexplicable force injected into their bodies and nodded heavily.

The weight of the three words far exceeded the previous useless self-encouragement. This is the role of a leader.

"Mr. Zhang, I want to ask, you mentioned incorporating United Village earlier. How should we arrange the various matters between the two sides? Do we need to discuss it at length?"

Yu Wen was very concerned about this matter because the growth of the population would inevitably bring a series of problems, and if not handled well, it would be easy to trigger conflicts.

"Old Yu, I know your worries. United Village's population is more than twice ours, but everyone doesn't need to worry at all. For the time being, my plan is to treat United Village as a granary; they are just changing places to live."

Zhang Su lit a cigarette and continued: "Of course, dangerous tasks also require them to contribute. But you have all seen the rabble of United Village. When the time comes, I will pick a few promising talents to focus on cultivating. After their abilities pass, I will hand them over to Old Yu for psychological review. Only when there are no problems can they truly join us."

Everyone approved of this process and nodded one after another.

"I've also thought about where they will live. Before it gets too cold, I'll take the people from United Village to clear out Madian Village to the southeast in a few days. The people from United Village will be settled there. Driving from the fields takes only three to five minutes, and it is very convenient for both sides to support and assist each other!"

Everyone had no objections to this kind of thing; they just understood it as a piece of information, knowing that such a thing existed.

(End of chapter)