#359 - Chapter 359 Pingxi City is captured

Wu Zhan, utilizing the force provided by Que Xin in conjunction with his superb acting skills, completely conquered the South Gully Settlement.

Of course, this conquest was superficial; force alone couldn't gain the complete approval of others. Therefore, a victory was needed to demonstrate his abilities and enhance his influence in South Gully.

Attacking the North Gully Settlement was undoubtedly the best choice.

Few people knew the real reason why North Gully attacked South Gully. On the surface, North Gully appeared to be in the wrong, so Wu Zhan's attack on them would be justified.

Que Xin had already devised a plan for attacking North Gully, and Wu Zhan only needed to act accordingly.

Around two o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Zhan had already led his men to the outskirts of the North Gully Settlement.

However, he didn't attack the city. Instead, he concealed himself a kilometer away. He sent someone to notify Zhang Wen, the leader of the North Gully Settlement, saying that Lun Jianian was dead and requesting him to come to South Gully immediately.

Zhang Wen was very loyal to Lun Jianian, so he would definitely go upon hearing this news.

As expected, after receiving the news, he didn't take precautions and rushed towards South Gully with a few men.

But he was intercepted by Wu Zhan not far outside the city.

"Wu Zhan, why are you here?" Zhang Wen asked.

"Leader Zhang, aren't you clear about why I'm here?" Wu Zhan's words were filled with hostility.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Wen asked, frowning, not understanding.

"What do I mean? Your men attacked South Gully, killed Mayor Lun, and you still have the nerve to ask me what I mean!" Wu Zhan said.

"What? Mayor Lun is dead?" Zhang Wen was stunned.

"It was clearly you who told me to feign an attack on South Gully, but now…"

"No! Impossible! My men would never kill Mayor Lun. It's you, it must be you! You killed Mayor Lun!" Zhang Wen seemed to understand everything and pointed at Wu Zhan angrily.

He believed that all of this must be Wu Zhan's conspiracy.

"Leader Zhang, I told you to feign an attack, but I didn't tell you to really attack. Your men not only attacked South Gully but also shot Mayor Lun to death. This is a fact, and you can't deny it!" Wu Zhan replied.

"You villain! I'll fight you!" Zhang Wen shouted and was about to attack.

"Bang!"

"Bang, bang!"

A burst of gunfire turned Zhang Wen and his men into sieves.

"Leader Zhang, since you're so loyal to Lun Jianian, go down and keep him company!" Wu Zhan said calmly, walking to Zhang Wen's corpse.

After speaking, he led his men to the city walls of North Gully.

The other security team members of the settlement didn't know what was happening and directly let Wu Zhan into the city.

Wu Zhan arrived at the command center and called an emergency meeting.

"What? I don't believe it! Leader Zhang has always respected Mayor Lun, how could he do such a thing?" one of the staff members retorted.

"That's right, I don't believe it either!"

Many people stood up one after another, and the meeting room became chaotic.

Wu Zhan wasn't in a hurry and sat in the main seat, watching quietly.

"You don't believe it, do you think I believe it? Can anyone tell me why Zhang Wen sent people to attack South Gully?" Wu Zhan asked calmly.

None of the management personnel at the command center knew the inside story and had nothing to say at this time.

"Like you, I also don't believe that Zhang Wen would be detrimental to Mayor Lun. But he succeeded in entering South Gully precisely because of this. Otherwise, with those few broken guns of his, could he easily rush into the command center?" Wu Zhan said, following their train of thought.

"Until the moment the gunshots rang out, I couldn't believe that all of this was real." He closed his eyes, pretending to be sad.

"Now that the result has already happened, discussing these things is useless. Now that Zhang Wen is dead, someone has to be responsible for North Gully. Let's discuss it." Wu Zhan threw out a bait to shift the conflict.

Hearing Wu Zhan's words, everyone perked up.

The position of the settlement leader was something they couldn't even dream of. Now that they had the opportunity, they were all eager to try.

"How about this, let's have a vote!" Wu Zhan said his idea.

Everyone thought that Wu Zhan would definitely choose someone from his own faction, or even send someone over from South Gully. But now, he was actually choosing from among them, which made everyone feel favorably disposed towards Wu Zhan.

An hour later, the voting ended.

After dealing with the affairs of North Gully, Pingxi was completely calmed down.

Wu Zhan became the actual controller, successfully taking over Lun Jianian's position.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, Que Xin gathered his men and continued on their way.

Their next destination was Fengtian.

"Mayor Que, are you really going to Fengtian?" Wu Zhan asked in surprise.

"That's right, that's my main goal for this trip," Que Xin replied.

"But there's no one left in Fengtian City, what are you going to do there?" Wu Zhan asked.

"No need to ask more questions, you'll know in the future," Que Xin didn't plan to discuss it with him in detail.

"Alright then! But it's almost dark now, and there might still be many zombies in the city. Should we leave early tomorrow morning?" Wu Zhan suggested.

"No need, others are afraid of zombies, but I'm not afraid," Que Xin refused decisively.

Wu Zhan didn't understand Que Xin's answer, but he didn't say anything more.

Pingxi and Fengtian were very close, only less than 30 kilometers apart. As the sun was about to set, their train successfully arrived at Zhao Jiatun Station in Fengtian City.