Chapter 1057: Endgame

Endgame. For the residents of Zhuolan, this month has been absolutely magical.

They first experienced the rapid collapse of the Die Ge regime.

Actually, saying it was rapid might not be correct; at least he persisted for more than a year, which could be considered a... success.

Being able to persist for so long under multiple influences and attacks, from another perspective, Die Ge and his government, as well as his army, were not a bunch of straw bags.

People witnessed the man who was once not even qualified to look up to him die on the execution platform after drinking a glass of iced fruit juice.

For the locals, this was the end of an era, an era ruled by the Lavila family in Lapa, which came to a full stop at this moment.

Then, just as they began to have a little expectation for the establishment of a new government, those ministers and tribal chiefs announced that the new government being formed was an illegal regime, and they were going to annihilate these anti-government armed forces and restore glorious rule.

Perhaps the slight yearning for a new era, freedom, human rights, democracy, and other beautiful things that had just risen in people's hearts was extinguished at this moment.

In just five days, gunfire sounded again outside the city.

People who had gone through a cleansing of routed soldiers began to properly hide their property, including themselves.

The entrance to the concession was once again crowded with people longing to enter the concession—those beautiful girls and handsome young men who displayed themselves as goods around the entrance and exit of the concession.

Hoping that there would be residents within the concession who would take them in.

Pedro had not rested well since the day he knew those people were going to move against him.

During this period, his mental state might have been a bit problematic. When he was alone, whenever he looked in the mirror, he would sometimes see Die Ge.

Sometimes it was a normal Die Ge, sometimes it was Die Ge holding his own head. He smiled at Pedro, a smile that was very eerie and very scary, often startling him.

He didn't know if this was Die Ge's curse. He still remembered Die Ge's curse on him and them at the end; he would be waiting for them.

Perhaps, the curse had come true.

Pedro actually knew he shouldn't think this way, but he just would. It's like knowing that masturbation is wrong, but when a certain switch is activated, you close the door, pull out the chair, and sit down.

In fact, people know what is right and what is wrong, but knowing, doing, and not doing are two different things.

Pedro was somewhat collapsed. He had to walk the path Die Ge had walked again, but it didn't include the long rule before he was besieged; he just walked the last part of Die Ge's path.

He was unwilling, yet helpless. He had already called Lan Si, wanting to talk more earnestly, but Lan Si wouldn't answer his calls at all.

This also made him realize that his countdown stopwatch had already started.

The sound of hurried footsteps outside the door and the sound of the door being pushed open forcefully made him look up at the person walking in from outside. It was Luo Si.

He was wearing a military uniform, and there were traces of oil stains mixed with dust on his face.

"We can't hold on anymore. No supplies, no ammunition, the whole line is about to collapse soon. We have to think about a way out."

Pedro looked at Luo Si. Before this, he actually hadn't thought much of Luo Si; he had always felt that Luo Si was just a guy with ambition but no ability.

Until this moment.

Looking at the expression on his face, which, although tired, was still more resolute, Pedro suddenly realized that there were actually aspects where he was inferior to Luo Si.

At least in terms of psychological quality, he might be a bit worse.

Whether Luo Si was in a favorable or unfavorable situation, he could maintain his high fighting spirit, while he himself couldn't.

Once in a major unfavorable situation, he would have problems.

He wanted to cheer up, but he couldn't do it at all, "Do we have any way out?"

Perhaps because his brain was better than Luo Si's, he couldn't see any way out, nor any hope or possibility, so he was so decadent. For the past two days, he had been like a piece of trash, not even wanting to think.

Luo Si looked at him with some resentment, "Look at what you look like now?"

"We haven't lost yet!"

"We might not have no chance to start over. Doesn't the Republic of Jiede hope that we can take power?"

"Let's run out first, then find a way to contact them, let them fund our weapons and equipment, and we will continue to fight them!"

"I believe that one day, we can return here."

Pedro looked at the excited Luo Si and shook his head slightly, "Not to mention whether the Republic of Jiede will support us with these things, let's talk about how we run out first?"

"The sea has been blockaded, and the surrounding areas have also been surrounded. Now we are like crabs in a water tank; no matter how we run, we can't run out."

Luo Si slapped the table and stood up, "Then fight them!"

Pedro leaned back in his chair and lit a cigarette, "We are almost out of ammunition, how to fight?"

"With long swords or bayonets?"

"Or bows and arrows?"

Luo Si glared at Pedro, "Do you want to give up?"

Pedro shook his head, "It's not that I want to give up, but... from the beginning, everything was arranged this way."

"Have you watched movies?"

"Before the movie was filmed, the ending of the movie had already come out. Everyone, every actor, was just performing according to the script."

"According to the structure of the story, the cause, the process, the result, performing so rigidly."

"Even if the actor's ability is outstanding, they add some of their own understanding of the movie and the script during the performance and make some small changes, but for the ending, they are equally helpless."

"Unless, a higher-level force appears, such as bigger capital."

"It's a pity that in this movie of Lapa, we are just small characters. No one will invest too much in us, no matter who it is."

At this time, Pedro seemed to have many feelings. He looked up at the sky outside the window, which was not bad, "You should actually change your way of thinking, Luo Si."

"Even someone like Die Ge couldn't run out and could only wait here for our arrival and then kill him in front of everyone. What do you think we can do?"

He turned back, "Everything we possess comes from the support of these Federal people like Lan Si. When they don't support us..."

As he spoke, he suddenly couldn't help but laugh twice. He had read a book before, which said that when a person sees only despair after working hard, he will laugh.

At that time, he didn't understand. A person worked so hard, but didn't get any results, why would he still laugh?

And how could he laugh?

Now he knew.

He was like this, inexplicably wanting to laugh out loud.

"The dream is awake."

"Luo Si."

"The dream Lan Si wove for us is about to wake up."

Luo Si looked at the somewhat hysterical Pedro and shook his head, "I didn't expect you to be such a timid person. You were afraid before it was even over. I always regarded you as my biggest opponent. It seems I overestimated you."

Pedro seemed to have broken the jar and let it fall. This is also the biggest shortcoming of smart people, that is, they consider things too thoroughly and are too inspirational.

This is like... a smart person standing outside a dead-end alley, seeing the wall at the end at a glance. A smart person won't enter this alley.

But fools will. Their idea is, maybe there is some fork in the road that can't be seen from the outside, maybe there is some way to climb over that wall.

Regardless of whether they can climb over or pass through this alley, they will go in and see.

Pedro is undoubtedly a smart person. In this situation where the ending can be seen at a glance, he can no longer produce any thoughts of struggle.

On the contrary, Luo Si, who is a bit stupid in his eyes, still maintains his fighting spirit.

Looking at Pedro's look of resignation, Luo Si stomped his feet, "If you don't go, I'll go."

He said as he turned and walked away with big strides. He wanted to take his people to break through to the south and see. There were fewer people surrounding that side, maybe there was a chance to rush out.

As long as they can rush out, the future might not be impossible! Those routed soldiers could rush out, there is no reason they can't! Watching Luo Si walk away with big strides, Pedro kept shaking his head at his back. Could Lan Si not think of what they could think of?

Don't forget, all the ideals, pursuits, and even dreams they have today were woven by Lan Si himself!

He leaned lazily against the back of the chair, waiting for the finale to arrive.

Luo Si withdrew his people from the front battlefield and then advanced rapidly toward the south. At the same time, this action caused the already precarious defense line to collapse completely.

Pedro and Luo Si were considered the top forces among the entire anti-government armed forces. They both started to run away, so how could others resist the coalition of native states? There is no such thing as "the army being defeated like a mountain" here, but what happened was the same.

A large number of soldiers who withdrew from the front line began to plunder all the resources they could plunder, and then followed Luo Si's main force to run south.

There were also some people who got some boats and tried to go to sea, trying to leave by sea, but as soon as their boats left the port, they would be attacked by warships.

The entire Zhuolan was like a burning water tank. The water in the tank had started to boil, and the "ingredients" were gradually maturing in the rolling water, and should soon be able to be served on the table.

It only took one afternoon for the Native State Coalition to enter the urban area, and the city was full of gunfire.

The air was also filled with a tragic smell of blood.

Pedro stood in front of the window of the presidential office, holding binoculars, watching everything happening in the city.

Even if their soldiers knelt on the ground and raised their hands to surrender, they would eventually be shot to death.

Every intersection was an execution ground. Batches of people were gathered together, then shot to death, and then the next batch.

The ground was stained red with blood. Pedro also understood Lan Si's intention at this time. They were consuming these young people who still had a cavity of hot blood in their bodies.

They were the sparks of resisting the Federal rule and resisting a series of subsequent unreasonable rules!

Only by extinguishing these sparks first could the Federation better rule this country!

He felt very heartbroken because he also played an inglorious role. If it weren't for him being bewitched, perhaps Lapa could have retained these seeds of resistance, and in the future, they could complete a change in the true sense! Instead of being caught like this, kneeling on the ground, being shot through the body by bullets, and dying on the side of the road.

He put down the binoculars and slowly closed his eyes. Tears were squeezed out from the slits of his eyes.

He was an accomplice, an executioner, and could even be said to be a traitor!

If it weren't for him, if it weren't for them, everything might not be like this!

At this time, he suddenly realized that although Die Ge was a bastard, at least under his rule, the Federal people didn't dare to intervene here at will.

The one who caused the Federal people's power and rule here to expand constantly was not Die Ge, nor anyone else, but precisely these insurgent troops of theirs who thought about change and wanted to change Lapa! They were the sinners of this country, and that Die Ge, whom he had sentenced to be guilty, was actually the hero!

The gunfire lasted until noon the next day before it gradually subsided. When they found Pedro, Pedro was sitting on the steps outside the presidential palace.

He felt ashamed of his past behavior. He had wanted to sit in Die Ge's chair at the last moment, but he gave up.

After realizing that he was a sinner, he realized that he had no qualification to sit in that chair at all.

He watched large groups of native state soldiers surrounding him from all directions, with no other expression on his face, because he knew that this was the ending of this "movie."

At this time, several cars came quickly. They dragged a person out of the car and threw him under the steps.

Pedro looked toward that person, and his expression changed slightly. It was Luo Si.

Luo Si lay under the steps, looking at the sky. There were two bullet holes in his forehead, the back of his head was almost completely broken, and he didn't know where his brains had gone.

He actually already had a guess. Luo Si was very likely unable to escape. With Lan Si's ability, he would not allow any threats to exist.

It was even possible that those routed soldiers fleeing south were also deliberately shown to them.

Then more insurgent leaders were brought over, some were corpses, some were in a mess.

They looked at Pedro sitting on the steps, and their expressions were different.

Those corpses were those who wouldn't surrender even in death. Since they weren't willing to surrender, then kill them.

Lan Si never had a requirement to leave them alive. A group of rebels, kill them if you want. Their parts had already been performed, and they had no value.

And those who were alive were those who knelt on the ground and begged to live at the last moment, so they were captured alive.

Several officers walked toward the steps. One of them walked to Pedro and looked down at him, "You are Pedro?"

He seemed a bit unbelievable that a middle school teacher who didn't look like he had any threat or attack power would become one of the most important actors in the climax of this movie.

Pedro pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, "There shouldn't be a second person named Pedro here, so the one you are looking for should be me."

The officer nodded, seeming very satisfied with Pedro's cooperation. After all, the credit for capturing such a "big boss" alive was definitely greater than a corpse.

He waved his hand, "Catch him..."

Several soldiers rushed over fiercely, and Pedro was tied up with a rope without resisting.

Then the officer took the soldiers and cleared the entire presidential palace.

Then large groups of native state representatives or native state leaders, those former Lapa government ministers, also appeared in the presidential palace.

And that man.

After large groups of Federal people wearing trench coats took over important areas in the presidential palace, a motorcade mainly consisting of armored vehicles arrived under the steps of the presidential palace. Pedro stood beside the gate of the presidential palace, watching Lan Si constantly walking up.

Behind him were those ministers, those native state leaders, chiefs, and their representatives.

At this moment, a feeling of a monstrous wave rushing toward him arose spontaneously!

Pedro felt the concretization of "power" for the first time. The things Lan Si exuded were not at the same level as what he had once shown.

Just looking at it, there was a feeling of suffocation.

Lan Si's pace was not fast, but not slow either. Soon he arrived outside the gate of the presidential palace. He glanced at Pedro, and some signature smiles appeared on his face.

Very calm, peaceful, and even a bit unlike he was smiling, but a kind of expression of emotion.

He didn't speak, just nodded slightly, then walked past him and into the presidential palace.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the Lapa Central Radio broadcast to the whole country and even the entire Xiang Yalan region that the government army composed of the Native State Coalition had fully recaptured Zhuolan and surrounding areas today.

The bandit leader Luo Si was shot dead while fleeing, and another leader, Pedro, was captured alive outside the presidential palace.

Except for the few native states that were eliminated, twenty-one native states would form a provisional government and would re-establish a new government after dealing with these matters.

Once the news came out, the entire Xiang Yalan was in an uproar. Ordinary people might just feel that their speed of suppressing bandits was too fast.

Only those politicians knew that the Federation had finally taken the first step of invasion in Xiang Yalan! Countless officials and politicians began to make frequent calls. This might be the busiest time for the Xiang Yalan telephone network since its birth! Many people would find that the telephone lines in most cities were paralyzed at this time because the limited telephone resources were all occupied by the high-level officials of various countries.

In addition to explaining these things, the Lapa Central Radio also mentioned that they would conduct a public trial of these rebels, their main cadres, and leaders.

Interestingly, the place where they were publicly tried was the same place where Die Ge was publicly tried, and even the time was the same.

Hiram walked into the presidential office with big strides, came behind the desk where the president worked, leaned over beside Lan Si, and whispered, "Pedro wants to see you."

Lan Si looked up at him, thought for a while, "Bring him over."

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