#396 - Chapter 396 You Think About the Consequences
“This… I don’t know much either,” Ling Luo replied.
“Tell me what you know!” Dongfang Chen’s tone was a bit stern.
“From the moment we are born, we are members of the Mani Sect. The Master is our superior…”
Ling Luo recounted everything he knew, which was not much different from what Ling Tian and Ling Su had said back then.
Overall, there wasn't much substantial information.
“Alright, I have no interest in wasting time with you. Now, I'll give you two choices: join the Red Lotus Sect or die. Choose one,” Dongfang Chen said, seeing that he couldn't get any useful information, and prepared to finish up and go back.
“I… choose… to join the Red Lotus Sect!”
Ling Luo originally wanted to resist, thinking that at such close range, he might be able to deliver a fatal blow.
But after hesitating for a long time, he finally decided to give up.
His Master, as a Tier 3 expert, hadn't gained any advantage, and with his own mediocre skills, the chances of success were extremely low.
“Alright, swallow this.” Seeing that he knew what was good for him, Dongfang Chen directly handed over a pill.
“What is this?” Ling Luo asked.
“It's just a listening device. As long as you do your job properly, it won't affect you at all. But if you try to play double games, you can imagine the consequences yourself,” Dongfang Chen said without any pretense.
Ling Luo had no other choice but to swallow it.
“Leave that box here, and take this.” Dongfang Chen handed over a small box.
“This is…?” Ling Luo asked.
“It will help you build an underground base. You don't have to worry about anything else, just focus on your work,” Dongfang Chen said.
“Yes!” Ling Luo obeyed.
…
Meanwhile, Puyada Xiaoyezi, who was deeply involved in the Northeast region, urgently returned to the country after learning about the ecological crisis.
Because their main goal was to occupy cities, they had not caused too much of a stir so far.
However, their every move was under the surveillance of Suo Tonghua and the Red Lotus Sect's Dharma protectors, Qu Zhengping and others.
Since the Red Lotus Sect's clothes were very similar to the Red Cloth Sect's clothes, Suo Tonghua didn't know how to distinguish between the two sects. So, he mistakenly attributed all of Que Xin's actions to the Red Cloth Sect's conspiracy.
Currently, the cities that Que Xin had already occupied were: Andong City, Pingxi City, Fengtian City, Liaodong City, Andong City, and Coal Metropolis. These were all important industrial cities in Liaoshen Province.
Now, basically the entire upstream and downstream industrial chain of the steel industry was under his control.
Suo Tonghua felt that this matter was becoming more and more serious, so he reported the situation to the council.
The council replied with eight words: Strengthen defense, in case of changes.
November 29, 2055 AD.
The fully automatic fishing aircraft dispatched from the Qipanshan resettlement site in Fengtian City was attacked on its way to the Hun River for fishing.
The attackers were the civilian armed forces stationed nearby.
They used machine guns to frantically strafe the aircraft, trying to force it to land.
The personnel inside dared not land, so they had to fight back with the self-contained laser weapons.
However, the laser weapons on the aircraft were used to kill mutated animals, and humans couldn't withstand them. With one shot, a civilian soldier was directly shattered, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.
This action completely angered them.
As a result, more and more people joined the battle.
The personnel on the aircraft were panicked when they saw that one shot had killed a person.
So they quickly turned around and flew back.
The people who had seen blood had gone crazy and rushed towards the resettlement site in droves.
Originally, Que Xin had deliberately avoided Qipanshan.
Because the resettlement site there was not easy to deal with, and not far to the north was a military sub-district of the Northeast Military Region, which could be described as a hornet's nest.
But now that the emotions of the people had erupted, if he couldn't follow the will of the people, the entire army would probably lose control.
So he was helplessly coerced to Qipanshan.
“Que Xin, you bastard, why don't you stay in Andong and behave yourself? What are you doing in Fengtian? And you brought people to attack us, you have a lot of nerve!” Song Haiquan, the mayor of Fengtian City, stood on the city tower and shouted loudly.
“Mayor Song, it was your people who shot and killed several of our people. You can see that the people are very angry, and I can't control them either!” Que Xin replied. This was a disclaimer, but also the truth.
“Bullshit! How? Did my people run to your Andong to kill people?” Song Haiquan cursed.
What he meant was, regardless of whether the killing was real or fake, this was Fengtian City's territory, and your appearance here was wrong.
“Mayor Song, a life for a life has always been the case. I advise you to hand over the murderer quickly to avoid escalating the situation,” Que Xin didn't take his bait.
“Are you kidding me? Come if you dare! I'm telling you, anyone who approaches within 10 meters of the city wall will be killed without mercy. You better think clearly, don't blame me for not warning you!” Song Haiquan couldn't possibly hand over the person.
What about his face? What about the explanation to the people?
If he handed over the person, how would he lead everyone in the future?
