Chapter 4 Quid pro quo
Xu Yunzhi, Zhang Jingyi, and Tang Liqing came to the duty room and saw that Xiang Zidan was still there. She looked tired and apparently hadn't slept all night. She kept talking to Sister Zhen and never received a reply, apparently, Sister Zhen turned off the communicator.
"Go sleep for a while, Zidan!" Xu Yunzhi said: "Here I came. ”
"I'm fine," Xiang Zidan said. She regretted it very much, because of her personal relationship, she didn't tell others in time that Sister Zhen had moved, which resulted in such a passive situation.
She was even more worried that if something happened to Sister Zhen and them, which caused a conflict between the earthlings and the Jones, it would really be impossible to clean up. The endangered earthlings, and the equally endangered Joneses, have started a new round of conflict, which is equivalent to working together to accelerate the pace of extinction, so what's the matter?
"Don't be sad, Zidan," Zhang Jingyi also persuaded: "It won't benefit anyone if the two families go to war, if the Jones don't care, we can only accompany them to the end." In the end, if both sides lose, it can only be said that it is fate! ”
"I'm afraid we're even worse," Ms. Tang said. In the Hundred Years War, the earthlings suffered countless losses, and the Jones people only died seven people, which is unforgettable for this Tang Liqing.
"Not necessarily!" Zhang Jingyi said: "As long as we hold the dungeon and go out recklessly, the outcome is unpredictable." ”
"It's better not to go to war," Xu Yunzhi said, "otherwise the efforts of General Yi Qianya, Professor Huang Lang, and Colonel Shu will all be in vain." ”
"Yes, it's better not to go to war," Ms. Zhang said, "but how much is it possible?" ”
The others stopped talking, and there was still a little possibility, and no one could answer. The situation is delicate, and no one can tell what surprises will happen next.
"I don't think I can wait so stupidly," Xiang Zidan said, "I'll take two people out to scout!" ”
"Then I'll go!" Tang Liqing said. Tang Liqing has survived in the wild for a long time, and there is no one here who is more familiar with how to move in the wild. However, Xu Yunzhi spoke.
"Don't go!" Xu Yunzhi said: "Just wait! As for Sister Zhen and the five of them, we can only treat them as dead! ”
Xiang Zidan and Tang Liqing no longer insisted. If you think about it, maybe you can only wait. What seems to be a ruthless approach may sometimes be the most appropriate and effective approach. If Sister Zhen and the others don't make any moves, it is equivalent to wandering outside for a few days, and they will naturally come back. If they do attack the Jones, the only possibility is that they will be more than lucky, and when they are already dead, they will have no choice.
They no longer waited for the five who went out, nor did they continue to contact them. They just urged the soldiers to be on high alert in case the Jones came to attack the dungeon. They were undoubtedly right to do so, and in the end, Samantha felt strange and took the initiative to turn on Sister Zhen's communicator.
On the third day after Sister Zhen and the others went out, Xu Yunzhi's communicator rang. She opened it and saw that it was Sister Zhen's communicator number, so she didn't answer it, but immediately notified Zhang Jingyi, Tang Liqing, Xiang Zidan and others.
"Sister Zhen's communicator sent a signal, but I didn't answer it!" In the conference room, after everyone arrived, Xu Yunzhi said: "I estimate that the person holding this communicator must not be Sister Zhen!" …… Now I'm plugging it in! ”
Xu Yunzhi said, pressed the switch, and asked, "Are you Sister Zhen?" ”
"Huh! I'm not Sister Zhen, I'm Samantha! ”
The voice from the communicator could not be regarded as unexpected, but Xu Yunzhi still felt his heart sinking.
"Governor Samantha? How could it be you? Xu Yunzhi pretended to be surprised and asked, "What about Sister Zhen?" ”
"Where ......"
"She's there with you? Is she okay? What about the other four? Are they all okay? ”
"Hehe, Professor Xu, I can't interject in your series of questions!" Samantha said, "It's okay, it's just that there are only four of them now!" ”
"How so?" Xu Yunzhi continued to ask: "You killed one?" ……”
"Huh! It was killed one, but not us! Samantha laughed and said, "You have to ask Sister Zhen!" ”
"I don't understand what you mean, Governor Samantha!" Xu Yunzhi said: "I don't understand your words, our people fell into your hands, and one of them died and you didn't kill them, did you commit suicide?" ”
"I said, what's the matter, you can ask Sister Zhen in the future!" Samantha said, "What I'm going to say now is that your housekeeper, Sister Zhen, led someone to kidnap our people and kill one of them, what do you say?" ”
"Governor Samantha," Xu Yunzhi thought to himself, "first of all, I have to figure out what's going on, right?" I have to figure it out before I can answer what you should do...... Can you please let me talk to Sister Zhen? ”
"Can't!" Samantha refused: "You should know that we don't lie, what I say is the truth." Sister Zhen led people to attack us and killed one of us, what do you say? ”
"Then may I ask Governor Samantha," Tang Liqing couldn't listen anymore, and interjected, "What do you want to do?" ”
"Murder pays for life, debts are repaid, this is what you earthlings often say," Samantha said, "The murderer should be punished accordingly!" ”
"It's your decision, you can't change it, right?" Xu Yunzhi smiled bitterly: "Since it can't be changed, it's enough to kill them to avenge your people, why do you bother to tell us!" ”
"It's not that it can't be changed, but you need to make certain concessions," Samantha said, "We have repeatedly offered to let us take refuge in the dungeon, and you always prevaricate. Now I put forward my conditions, let our people enter the dungeon, and we will write off the actions of Sister Zhen! Agreed? ”
"I can't decide this matter alone, I have to discuss it with others before I can reply to you," Xu Yunzhi replied euphemistically without refusing or agreeing.
"Okay, I'll wait, but please hurry, it's too hot outside!"
Samantha finished and turned off the communicator. Xu Yunzhi looked at his companion, and didn't know what to say for a while. For Sister Zhen, many people, including Xu Yunzhi, can be said to love and hate. They love her for acting neatly and hatefully, but they also hate her for being too flamboyant and always causing trouble.
But no matter what, Sister Zhen is the oldest friend. As the saying goes, the new clothes are good, the old friends are good, and the old friends can give up casually, so being a man is too boring.
And Emily, she's also an old friend. Give up on her, Xiang Zidan will not be able to stand it in the first place. The others are also, although they are from the fortress of lovers, they have been together for a long time, and they have long had feelings for each other. If you give up, you will give up, as if you really can't bear it.
But what if you don't give up? The condition offered by the Jones people is to let the Jones people enter the dungeon, can they easily accept it? The Jones people are now outnumbered and have technological advantages, once they are let in, the noise will soon appear, what will happen then?
"Tell me, what should I do?" Xu Yunzhi was helpless, so he could only ask everyone.
Seemingly simple questions, none of the present could answer.
"Samantha said that there were only four people left, so who died and who killed her?" Unable to answer Xu Yunzhi's question, Tang Liqing suddenly thought of this: "What happened?" ”
"I didn't bother to ask," Xu Yunzhi said: "But Samantha said that in the future, let Sister Zhen say it herself, which shows that Samantha doesn't seem to want to kill Sister Zhen......"
"That should be the premise that we open the dungeon, so they will let Sister Zhen and them go, right?" Xiang Zidan thought for a while and said, "If we don't accept their conditions, I'm afraid it won't be necessarily!" ”
"That's right, if we refuse their conditions, Sister Zhen and their lives may be lost!" Xu Yunzhi thought for a while and said: "This is a prerequisite for them to blackmail us, it's not that they really don't want to kill Sister Zhen to avenge their people." ”
Xu Yunzhi is right, the current earthlings already know that Jones people are rational and only talk about the effect in everything. Considering the trade-offs, feelings will always give way to practical needs. Therefore, as long as they can use this to enter the dungeon, they will feel that it is worth it for them to die. Therefore, Sister Zhen's actions, in a sense, they will even think that they have done them a great favor.
"I have a feeling," Zhang Jingyi thought for a long time and said, "They don't seem to want to turn their faces either?" ”
"Yes, I feel that way too," Tang Liqing said...... "Are we taking a risk?" ”
"How?"
"We answer Samantha, refusing to accept their terms!" Tang Liqing hesitated for a moment, but still said it.
Everyone was silent. To be honest, it's really a bit unbearable to give up Sister Zhen and them. But if you don't, you'll have to let the Jones into the dungeon. The lesser of two evils, and in the absence of a better solution, you really have to gamble.
"But if you do that, Sister Zhen and a few of them will ......" Xu Yunzhi asked Zhang Jingyi and Xiang Zidan: "What do you say?" ”
"You're the Governor, you decide!" Zhang Jingyi and Xiang Zidan didn't know what to do, so they could only shirk.
"Let's vote by show of hands!" Tang Liqing suggested: "Professor Xu can't be left alone to bear this responsibility!" ”
When the population was on the verge of extinction, the people who decided to give up on themselves were too big for Xu Yun to carry on their backs, which was indeed too heavy. Only when everyone shares a little, the psychological pressure will be reduced to a certain extent.
Since they were about to vote, they simply called Elizabeth, Ouyang Xiaoyue, and Shao Youping. They explained the situation to Elizabeth and the others, and then began to vote. The result of the vote was unexpected, and all seven people raised their hands to agree to reject Samantha's conditions!
"Alright," Xu Yunzhi's tone was heavy. Putting one's own life at risk, such a result is sad, but it has to be done, and no one can feel relaxed: "Since everyone agreed, we did it!" ”
Everyone looked gloomy, but they all nodded in agreement.