#355 - Chapter 355 Wu Zhan joins Quexin
"Okay. What about the grain?"
"How about this? Each month, I'll give you 20% of the grain allocated from above."
"50%." Li Xu was a bit greedy.
"50% is too much. The people will riot. How about 30%? Is that okay with you?"
"40%."
"Alright! 40% it is!" Que Xin seemed to have made a huge decision.
"So, is it a deal?"
"It's a deal!"
"Then tell me, what do you need me to do?" Li Xu asked.
"I want you to take some men over there and take control of the headquarters. I'll take care of the rest," Que Xin said.
"How many men do you need?" Li Xu thought for a moment and asked.
"The more, the better, of course!" Que Xin replied without hesitation.
It was this sentence that made Li Xu trust him completely and agree without hesitation.
The deal was settled at three in the afternoon.
Li Xu led a full thousand men, heading towards the Nangou Resettlement Camp in a mighty force.
He thought that bringing so many people would guarantee success.
But he didn't expect an accident to happen just as they were about to reach Nangou.
The route from Xihu to Nangou inevitably passed through a place called Fire-link Valley. Que Xin had ordered people to set up an ambush there before they set off, and now Li Xu had fallen into the trap.
The difference in weapons was too great. Most of Li Xu's men were quickly injured, and the rest all raised their hands in surrender.
Que Xin didn't intend to kill them all. He had them sit together and arranged for two hundred soldiers to guard them.
"Vice Team Leader Zhao, what are you doing?" Li Xu saw Que Xin walking over and asked.
He himself had been tied up and looked a little embarrassed.
"Team Leader Li, I'm sorry, I'm just carrying out the task assigned by Lun Jianian," Que Xin said.
"You tricked me?" Li Xu could tell from his words that Lun Jianian wasn't dead.
"Team Leader Li, all's fair in war. The winner is king, the loser is an outlaw, wouldn't you agree?" Que Xin said calmly.
"You don't just want to complete Lun Jianian's mission, do you? What exactly is your purpose?" Li Xu could tell that Que Xin and Lun Jianian were not on the same side.
"Take Team Leader Li down to rest," Que Xin ordered.
The soldiers obeyed and took Li Xu away.
"Mayor Que, you probably didn't escape from Andong City, did you?" After seeing the sophistication of Que Xin's equipment, Wu Zhan realized that he might be lying.
"Little Wu, you're right, I didn't escape. Andong City is fine, everyone is living well," Que Xin admitted without concealing anything.
"Then what are you...?" Wu Zhan was a little confused.
"Remember the question I asked you when we came? Have you considered following me?" Que Xin asked.
"This..." Wu Zhan hadn't considered it before, but now that he had seen his strength, he was a little tempted.
"Little Wu, Lun Jianian is dead. Can you guarantee that his son will still use you?"
"This..."
"Without your identity as the mayor's assistant, you might not live so comfortably in the future," Que Xin said truthfully, and Wu Zhan couldn't refute it.
He had thought about this question a long time ago, but there was no good solution, so he could only take things one step at a time.
Now that Que Xin was revealing his cards at this time, it was to make him choose.
If he didn't agree to be recruited, and now knew secrets he shouldn't know, Que Xin probably wouldn't let him leave.
"Little Wu, you've seen the current situation. The Xihu Resettlement Camp is already in our hands, and I believe the Nangou Resettlement Camp will be soon too. As long as you agree to follow me, the position of team leader of the Nangou Resettlement Camp will be yours!" Que Xin said generously.
Anyway, there were so many resettlement camps, and he needed many people to manage them.
Wu Zhan was stunned by this super-sized pie.
This was the closest he had ever been to success since he started working, something he had never even dared to imagine before.
His heart was pounding violently with excitement and nervousness.
"Little Wu, time is tight, you have to tell me your decision now," Que Xin urged.
Wu Zhan calmed himself down.
He knew very well that if he agreed, he would soar to the sky, and if he disagreed, he would die. One thought heaven, one thought hell, there was nothing to hesitate about.
"I agree!" Wu Zhan gave a definite answer after a little thought.
"Good! You've made a wise choice! Next, we'll do this..." Que Xin told Wu Zhan the next plan.
"Mayor Lun's health isn't good, I'm afraid he won't go in person, will he?" Wu Zhan asked after listening.
"It doesn't matter whether he goes or not, his son must go. As long as his son is captured by us, you can take action on your side," Que Xin explained.
"Okay!" Wu Zhan understood.
After settling things with Wu Zhan, Que Xin went to see Li Xu again.
"I've been thinking about it for a long time, you're definitely not from the Nangou Resettlement Camp," Li Xu said proactively when he saw Que Xin walking over.
"You guessed right, I can tell you now, I am Que Xin, the mayor of Andong City," Que Xin replied.
"Oh! Right, right, right! I remember now, you came to Pingxi City for a meeting before, and I saw you once. I was wondering why you looked so familiar, so that's what it was," Li Xu suddenly realized.
