22. The power of hope
After hearing Shu Han's words, Shi Ping had a trace of injury in his eyes, obviously, Shu Han's words really hurt Shi Ping, but he still said: "Do you know why Wang Ji came this time?" ”
"We want our lives." Shu Han said very decisively.
"No, it's your life." Shi Ping shook his head and said.
Shu Han couldn't help but be stunned, want my life? What do I have to calculate Wang Ji for himself?
Zhang Song said at this time: "In Wang Ji's opinion, you are the only dormitory director in the entire 33 engineering team who has been promoted by the chief supervisor, and everyone else is recommended by him to serve as the dormitory director, in addition, there is only Uncle Li You in the No. 13 dormitory, but he is quite old, for Wang Ji, there is no threat, and you, the dormitory leader, are the only threat to him as the captain." ”
"This, just because of this, he is going to kill himself?" Shu Han couldn't understand that although he had come to this hateful era for a long time, he still couldn't believe that a person would kill a person, and even other innocent people around him, for the sake of a position, and a slave position.
"Yes, Headmaster, your presence threatens him, and of course he will kill you." Shi Ping said very reasonably, and this reason, others are also very quick to accept, not to mention for a position, it is for a piece of steamed buns, slaves will block their lives, here, the most worthless, is their lives.
Shu Han was a little unacceptable for a while, and after waiting for a long time, he asked again, "Then why did you agree to this matter?" Isn't this what Wang Ji wanted? ”
"Because that's the only way we're going to survive." Shi Ping said, looking at Shu Han's puzzled eyes, Shi Ping said: "This is Yang Mou, we promised to come down, and it is still possible to find a chance to crack him, even if we can't crack it, then we will say that we can't do it, Wang Ji himself is at a loss, even if we can't complete the goal, if we are someone else, maybe Wang Ji will directly give an order and let us accept the punishment."
But if it's you, he will definitely take care of the overseer behind you, so that he can't punish too harshly, we still have hope of living, and if you rejected Wang Ji just now, then he can find all kinds of ways to deal with us behind his back, he is the captain, we are just his subordinates, he wants to find a way to deal with us, it's too easy.
We don't even have the ability to resist. Shi Ping's explanation made everyone suddenly realize, and Shu Han finally understood why Shi Ping and Zhang Song chose to agree, which also made Shu Han realize for the first time that these slaves did not seem to be as they thought, just a group of walking corpses, and on their numb faces, what was hidden was constant thinking and calculation in their hearts.
At this point, he was really too far behind them, and at this time Zhu Ze said: "That is to say, we still have to agree to this matter?" ”
"Yes, if we agree, we still have the possibility of living, if we don't agree, Wang Ji will have more reason to target us." Zhang Song opened his mouth and said, at this time, another person in the dormitory, a man named Iron Hammer, said: "Then if we can't finish it, won't Wang Ji punish us?" He doesn't have to kill us directly, he can make us not eat at night, and we will die at that time. ”
"You're right, but this is already the best choice under the current situation, at least we may survive, and in the conspiracy set by Wang Ji, he is still willing to give us some mercy, if he doesn't agree, it will be a hard match." Shi Ping's words are rational, with the cruelty of reality, which is very inconsistent with his muscular appearance.
Before today, perhaps Shu Han would never have thought that Shi Ping, who has always been taciturn, would be so calculating, weighing the pros and cons, at this point, he is not at the same level as him, facing Wang Ji, his first thought is how to escape, how to protect his roommates.
But in the end, he almost entered Wang Ji's trap unconsciously, but Shi Ping was able to find the most suitable choice for his own interests in Wang Ji's words, which not only met the needs of reality, but also could think calmly, Shu Han looked at Shi Ping, and couldn't help but think in his heart, if such a person is in modern times, I am afraid it will not take ten years to get out of the company.
"Shi Ping is right, there is a way to live if he promises, at least Wang Ji will not blatantly kill us, even if he dares, the people in the other dormitories will not agree, after all, this job was originally undertaken by all the dormitories, and now it falls on us, which is equivalent to us doing them a great favor, no matter how we have to accept our feelings.
If Wang Ji does it too obviously, his team will not be easy to bring in the future, and the captain will naturally not be able to be the longest, if he doesn't agree, it will be a dead word, but sooner or later, can everyone understand us now? ”
"Understand, Brother Zhang Song, Brother Shi Ping, I really didn't expect that the two of you would be so smart, I was so angry at the time, I didn't think about it at all." Zhu Ze opened his mouth to speak, and the others also complimented him, but everyone's atmosphere was obviously not high, no matter what, Wang Ji was unavoidable about them.
For the overseers, Wang Ji is a bedbug that can step on death at any time, but for those of them who are in the No. 33 engineering team, he Wang Ji is the number one person in this team, and he is the god who controls their life and death.
There are even some people who look at Shu Han with wrong eyes, what they are thinking in their hearts, it is obvious that they blame Wang Ji for their affairs, and blame Shu Han's head, thinking that it is he who serves as the head of dormitory No. 12, which makes them ordinary people lie down in vain, and they are naturally dissatisfied with Shu Han in their hearts.
It's just that Shu Han has been really good to them in the past few days, coupled with the tone of Shi Ping and Zhang Song's speech just now, he is obviously on Shu Han's side, since the two authorities in the entire dormitory have recognized Shu Han, no matter how dissatisfied they are, they will naturally not say it, but this kind of atmosphere, Shu Han can feel it.
Shu Han opened his mouth and said: "In any case, I am sorry for you, because of me, it is a drag on you. "Shu Han is a person who particularly hates to bring trouble to others, and he doesn't like others to bring trouble to himself, now, according to Shi Ping and others' thinking, it is indeed his own reason, so that these people are targeted in vain, Shu Han's heart is very sad.
Zhu Ze immediately spoke: "How can you say this, Brother Shu Han, you have been in our 12th dormitory for such a long time, what you have done, everyone has seen it, you are not sorry for us, this matter is completely his Wang Ji's small belly, I can't see anyone better than him, and he is more liked by the overseers, and this can also be counted on yourself?" ”
After Zhu Ze's words were finished, Shi Ping saw that no one else spoke, and the atmosphere was slightly stiff, so he walked up, patted Shu Han's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Xiao Ze is right, this matter, in the final analysis, is caused by Wang Ji's own jealousy, it has nothing to do with you, everyone has gotten along very well during this time, Shu Han, you don't need to feel sorry for such a trivial matter, remember, people should not apologize to others for their own excellence." ”
At this time, Zhang Song, who was sitting on the bed next to him, also spoke: "Besides, although you have brought us a lot of trouble, you have also brought us a lot of opportunities, if we can escape this crisis this time, presumably the overseer behind you will also notice us, right?"
When is it time to be an ordinary slave in this mine? I said, guys, do you like to be dogs for other people, digging and digging in the ground all day long, and then sending them to mass graves outside before you are thirty years old? Guys, don't you want to play as a dormitory leader? ”
Zhang Song's words immediately brought a different kind of brilliance to the faces of everyone present, although the head of the house is also a slave, but he is always in charge of a person, big and small, he is also a leader, who doesn't want to be? Hammer immediately said, "Is this thing true? “
His eyes looked at Shu Han, Shu Han immediately became nervous, he glanced at Zhang Song, and saw Zhang Song nodding at him, he vaguely sensed Zhang Song's intentions, so he said, "Yes, I do know a chief supervisor." “
After saying this, Shu Han looked at Zhang Song, and when he nodded, he knew that what he said met Zhang Song's expectations, and at this time, other people, including Iron Hammer, were excited by Shu Han's words with a strong sense of ambiguity, and almost danced on the ground.
These slaves don't look strange at all on weekdays, but at this moment, when their lives are in danger and they have a chance to climb up, the wisdom shown by Shi Ping and Zhang Song makes Shu Han admire, maybe he really looks away, and in his heart, the contempt for slaves can't help but be reduced a little.
They are not people without dignity, nor are they numb walking corpses, the reason why they are numb is only because there is no hope ahead, the reason why there is no dignity, because it is so difficult to live, and how many bowls of rice is dignity worth?
And when hope appeared in front of them, they were more enthusiastic than anyone else, they were just looking for an opportunity, like a group of hungry wolves, as long as the opportunity appeared in front of them, they would not hesitate to pounce, Shi Ping and Zhang Song, obviously the two hungry wolves in their dormitory.
After everyone is excited, they naturally still have to sleep, after all, tomorrow's work, is not a joke, although Shi Ping and Zhang Song said very good, but two shifts are connected, this hard work is definitely not a few words can be described, a bad is a death, so everyone has to lie back on the bed, ready to sleep.
But at this time, who can sleep, the people in the No. 12 dormitory, on the one hand, are afraid that they will die tomorrow, and on the other hand, they are looking forward to a better future, this complex emotion, they can't sleep at ease, but Shu Han, lying on the bed, although his heart is also anxious, and at the same time there are all kinds of complex emotions, but a sleepiness hit, he fell into a deep sleep.