Chapter 433

"Zhang Su, I wasn't scared by you. Don't be loud and boisterous. We are discussing the meeting place and will give you an answer in a quarter of an hour."

Liao Youzhi squeezed the communicator, a cunning light flashing in his eyes.

"A quarter of an hour? Damn, what kind of things are you? For an important operation, you don't even have someone to make a decision. A bunch of wine-bag-and-rice-sack people. Even the UN meetings aren't as dawdling as you. Hurry up, I don't guarantee I can patiently wait for you for a quarter of an hour!"

After ending the call, Liao Youzhi wished he could smash the communicator in his hand.

"Everyone, listen to the order: immediately control all the Civilization Guardian people. We depart for the north in three minutes!"

With one order, it meant Liao Youzhi had decided to meet Zhang Su at Beidong Town, but he couldn't tell the other party in advance. After all, Beidong Town was thirty kilometers away from him, but only seven or eight kilometers from Zhang Su!

Hearing this news, Li Zongkai only felt a surge of blood, and his internal organs, which had just calmed down, began to ache again. To delay time, he took the opportunity to clutch his stomach and slump to the ground, letting Liao Youzhi's personal guards carry him out while he didn't use any strength at all...

Without any surprises, under the surprise attack of the three factions, the Civilization Guardian people were disarmed while in a daze, and one by one they were tied up and stuffed into cars.

Li Zongkai's delay plan not only didn't work at all, but it also had the opposite effect. When the Civilization Guardian brothers saw their boss being held hostage, they obeyed the arrangements without any resistance.

Liao Youzhi ordered three minutes, but it was finished in less than two and a half minutes—the action was quite rapid! The Civilization Guardian people were confused, but it was a pity that their boss didn't say anything, and the people controlling them were quite polite, so they wondered if some special plan was being carried out?

More than thirty cars sped toward the north, the huge roar echoing through half of Qincheng; it was quite spectacular.

Among these vehicles, the most eye-catching was a modified box truck. The air outside the metal cargo box was slightly distorted, showing its scorching temperature.

As soon as Liao Youzhi left, the temperature in the Le Gou Mall began to drop gradually. Those left behind in the mall felt it getting colder and colder, completely unaware of why.

In the motorcade, there was a very imposing full-size Cadillac Escalade SUV. The modified front and rear beams were quite domineering. The front cone, similar to an icebreaker, let alone zombies, could even shovel away small cars if they were blocking the front.

This was Liao Youzhi's vehicle. At this moment, he was lying flat in the second row. The driver was naturally his confidant, there was no one in the passenger seat, there was a personal guard member beside him, and Li Zongkai sat in the last row. Only four people were sitting in the seven-seater car, and the comfort was maximized.

"Old Li, we've known each other for a while. I feel from the bottom of my heart that you are a good person and your work is very reliable and steady. The Little Eagle Society and the Apocalypse Group simply cannot be compared with your Civilization Guardian. Tell me, why did you get confused this time?"

Liao Youzhi glanced at the time; there were still eleven minutes left until the quarter-hour limit. He took off his mask, lit a cigarette, and tilted his head to talk to Li Zongkai in the back row.

"I was just following my inner thoughts. Still the same sentence: if I had known at the beginning that Pegasus Islet was Zhang Su's territory, I would definitely not have agreed to your northern expansion plan, and I would have tried my best to dissuade this matter."

"You should know that a place isn't better the bigger it is. To hold a large piece of land, you need corresponding strength. Blind expansion will bring unpredictable loss of control. It's better to stop..."

Li Zongkai closed his eyes and spoke slowly. He seemed to be resting, but in fact, he was very uneasy in his heart. To avoid his eyes betraying his soul, he simply closed them and put on a look of waiting to die.

"Heh..." Liao Youzhi smiled: "If you had persuaded me at the beginning, I would have very likely given you face. It's just a pity that we've reached this point today; everything is already too late. Once the bow is drawn, there's no turning back!"

Li Zongkai took a deep breath and said: "Life is fragile in the apocalypse, so life is also precious. As long as you are truly willing to reconcile, I am willing to come forward to mediate. Everything can be talked about calmly!"

Liao Youzhi took a deep puff of his cigarette, turned his head, and exhaled toward the back row, his voice firm: "Qincheng is a scattered mess. Someone must unify all the forces. Unifying northern Qincheng is just the first step. Next is the entire Qincheng. Those guys in Nancheng and the development zone won't be able to escape!"

"As long as the zombies don't continue to get stronger and mutant zombies don't appear in clusters, within a year, I will clean up the entire Qincheng, pull everyone in the three districts and four counties together, and build a copper wall and iron fortress! I advise you and your old friend at Pegasus Islet to be sensible and obediently bring your people to merge into the Survivor Alliance, otherwise everything is off the table!"

Li Zongkai didn't expect Liao Youzhi's ambition to be so great. After hearing his words, he fell silent. He knew he couldn't persuade this crazy guy, so it was better to think more about how to save his own life later.

The conversation in the Escalade revealed ambition, while another car revealed a conspiracy.

"Liao Youzhi definitely won't hand over the people honestly. There will definitely be a battle between the two sides today. How to fight isn't important; we must first seize control of the fire-breathing zombies. Who is confident in this matter?"

The car sped along, and Gong Chengming asked, the rhythm of the conversation even being invisibly accelerated quite a bit.

The other four looked at each other, and a man who looked to be about thirty years old said: "I'll do it!"

Gong Chengming glanced at the man who spoke and nodded: "Fine, Sanhe, you do it!"

"Commander, why don't we notify Zhang Su in advance? If we work together from inside and outside, dealing with Liao Youzhi will be much simpler."

Xiao Xuejian asked with some confusion.

A smile that was hard to describe appeared on the corner of Gong Chengming's mouth, and he said: "Liao Youzhi seeing through Civilization Guardian is a big gift he gave me. Since there is an opportunity to negotiate terms with Pegasus Islet, why abandon the benefits to cooperate?"

"Are you planning to... I understand. Not only can we use this opportunity to eradicate Liao Youzhi, but we can also logically proceed along his plan and directly unify northern Qincheng?"

"My god, is it that exaggerated? Then... congratulations in advance to Commander Gong, no, congratulations to Leader Gong."

Zhang Su naturally couldn't hear the conversation on the speeding motorcade, but when he learned that the other party wanted a quarter of an hour to discuss, he became vigilant in his heart. While putting down the communicator, he beckoned to Qi Xiaoshuai.

"Xiaoshuai, go to Xidaying Village immediately and watch the Haihe Bridge. I suspect the other party is going to pull something!"

Qi Xiaoshuai's eyes narrowed. Without a word, he jumped into the car and stepped on the gas, rushing onto the highway. The broken soil and grass clippings on the wasteland were kicked up by the tires, leaving two ruts behind.

"Big brother, do you think Liao Youzhi and his gang will take this time to rush toward us and catch us off guard?"

Zhao Dezhu asked with a serious expression.

The people around heard this and also became solemn, unable to help but stand straight, tighten their gun straps, and touch their magazines.

Zhang Su stood up and looked toward the south, frowning: "It's possible that I'm overthinking it. In any case, being prepared is never wrong. Come, I'll tell you the process of how the hostage exchange will proceed. First, I need someone to replace me to negotiate with Liao Youzhi. It might be dangerous. Who will do it?"

"What do you mean?"

"Brother Su, do you intend to... Holy crap, you're the one in more danger!"

Chen Hanzhou looked at Zhang Su's attire, which was the same as the Bright Knight Fan Dahai's, and instantly understood many problems. The expression on his face was wonderful.

(End of chapter)