Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 588 - 577: Sudden Escalation (8)

Old Xu weighed the options and decisively said, "Okay! I'll contact them right away."

Having said that, Xu Renjie took out the hand-held radio, tuned to the frequency agreed upon by both parties, and immediately pressed the talk button, static noises followed.

"Hello! Is this Manager Liu? I am Xu Renjie and have important news! Over!"

Moments later, a familiar voice came through the microphone.

"Manager Liu is resting, I'm Huang Yong, what's the matter? Over!"

"It's Huang Yong! What should we do?"

This was clearly inconsistent with what everyone thought, Old Xu subconsciously glanced at Tang Xiaoquan, giving him a look asking for his opinion.

Tang Xiaoquan thought briefly; Huang Yong was Liu Fugui's trusted aide. If the "Villa Threat" was really orchestrated by Liu Fugui, then the latter would certainly instruct Huang Yong to handle this, so contacting Huang Yong was not a problem.

Moreover, when it comes to cunning, Huang Yong was somewhat easier to deal with than Liu Fugui, so considering all factors, Tang Xiaoquan immediately replied, "It's okay, Old Xu, just talk to him."

"Alright!" Nodding in agreement, Xu Renjie pressed the talk switch again, and with a calm smile said, "Haha, it's Manager Huang, hello, I have an urgent matter to report to you."

Intentionally adding the word "urgent," Old Xu wanted to create an atmosphere of urgency. Then, he vividly recounted today's afternoon villa encounter to Huang Yong.

As expected, Huang Yong showed a shocked attitude upon hearing it: "What!? You said someone threatened you?"

Huang Yong's words were quite serious, not because he was worried about the villa's situation, but because the appearance of robbers invisibly disrupted the trading route he had painstakingly established, which was somewhat intolerable to Huang Yong.

"Yes! Someone threatened us, demanding half a month's worth of materials for safety. So I considered that since these guys managed to find us, it's possible they might cause trouble for Manager Liu, so I quickly contacted you to notify necessary precautions to avoid attacks. Over!"

"Hmph, you guys worry about yourselves, those scum!? Hmph, if they dare come to me, I'll make sure they won't leave! Over!"

"Oh, that's good, Manager Huang, I have nothing else, over!"

"Hmm, remember to report immediately if there's any urgent situation later, okay? Over!"

"Received, over!"

The contact ended like this, under Huang Yong's "education." As Old Xu put down the hand-held radio, Wang Qiang immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Damn, what the hell is this Huang Yong punk, we're reminding him out of good intentions, yet he acts all high and mighty with us!"

"No, Qiang!" I think his fearlessness further indicates he's hiding something, and it's quite possible today's threat incident was orchestrated by him." Wen Quanxin stroked his chin, looking as if he saw through the mystery.

At this, Old Zhao raised his hand to quiet their banter and turned to Tang Xiaoquan: "What do you think, Xiao Tang, did you notice anything?"

Shaking his head helplessly, honestly, the conversation between Old Xu and Huang Yong was too brief, without much substance, so his answer was, "I'm not sure either, but from Huang Yong's tone, he seemingly doesn't know about this incident."

"Hmm, I have the same feeling, but the fear is they might be pretending. After all, Liu Fugui's scheming mind might have anticipated that we'd contact them, so they prepared arrangements in advance." Hu Xiaodong's words were ambiguous but expressed the thoughts of most present.

"Forget it! Since we can't conclusively rule out Liu Fugui's suspicion, let's treat him as an enemy for precaution."

Lin Junfu, who had been silent felt that continuing to discuss the mastermind was meaningless, so he changed the topic: "Now regardless of who we will face, the priority is to prepare thoroughly so that no matter what happens next, we won't be caught off guard."

"Hmm, Old Lin makes sense, let's be practical and discuss specific countermeasures." Old Zhao also felt dwelling on it was pointless, and first expressed his view:

"Let me express my view, I suggest we withdraw from here."

"Oh no, are you kidding, Old Zhao!" Wang Qiang immediately objected as soon as Zhao Yunhai started, raising his eyebrows: "Are you joking? Withdraw? Why!"

"Haha, Qiang, don't be hasty, hear me out!" Zhao Yunhai didn't seem surprised, possibly anticipating the opposition:

"You've all heard Old Xu's description before, you should have some understanding of the opponent's strength. This morning, they came with a total of 6 people, 3 carrying 92-type pistols, and from analyzing their leader's words, their numbers seem far more, so the weapons? Probably even more, so I think we should avoid direct conflict as much as possible and withdrawing from the villa is a better choice."

"No! Old Zhao, I'm not denying your viewpoint, but I must emphasize that we're not exactly pushovers right now." In the past, Hu Xiaodong might have agreed with Zhao Yunhai's assessment, but now he believed the Archery Team he trained could fight against the opposition if used well.

"Exactly, exactly, they have guns, we have bows! All deadly weapons, scared of what?" Wen Quanxin was resentful about not having killed the other yesterday, now hearing Zhao Yunhai say the opponent was strong, calling everyone to leave the villa, he couldn't accept it.

Similarly, many survivors felt this way, especially those from the initial stage with Wang, Hu, Wu, Wen, and others.

They had come a long way, experienced too many life and death separations, always dodging and hiding, never having a place for stable living.

And now, they finally found a suitable foothold and built it well, ready to enjoy a stable life.

But now, a group of extortionists showed up, asking them to give up their hard-earned base.

Wang Qiang and others couldn't accept this, no matter what.

The atmosphere became tense, and Wang Qiang and others' emotions were slightly unstable.

In response, Old Xu remained very calm, not stopping everyone's heated debate, but added fuel to the fire:

"Alright, does anyone else have suggestions, speak up!"

The aim was to gather wisdom, as Old Xu saw it, conflict wasn't scary, but a lack of communication was.

Only by having opposing arguments can we derive good coping strategies, this result is what Old Xu wanted. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users visit m.qidian.com for reading.)