359: Chapter 359 Pingxi City is captured

Wu Zhan, leveraging Que Xin's military cooperation and his superb acting skills, completely conquered the Nangou Settlement.

Of course, this conquest was superficial; military force alone cannot gain complete recognition from others. Therefore, a victory was needed to showcase his ability and thus enhance his influence in Nangou.

Attacking the Beigou Settlement was undoubtedly the best choice.

Few people knew the real reason behind Beigou's attack on Nangou. On the surface, Beigou was in the wrong, so Wu Zhan had a legitimate reason to attack it.

Que Xin had already planned how to attack Beigou, and Wu Zhan only needed to follow the plan.

Around two in the afternoon, Wu Zhan had already led his men to the outskirts of the Beigou Settlement.

However, he did not attack the city. Instead, he concealed his forces about a kilometer away. He sent someone to inform Team leader Zhang Wen of the Beigou Settlement that Lun Jianian was dead and asked him to come to Nangou immediately.

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

As expected, after receiving the news, he did not take precautions and rushed to Nangou with a few men.

But he was stopped by Wu Zhan not long after leaving the city.

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

"Team leader Zhang Wen, don't you know why I'm here?" Wu Zhan's words were filled with hostility.

"What do you mean?" Team leader Zhang Wen frowned, confused.

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

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

"You clearly told me to feign an attack on Nangou, and now..."

"No! Impossible! My men couldn't possibly kill Mayor Lun. It's you, it must be you! You killed Mayor Lun!" Team leader Zhang Wen seemed to understand everything, pointing at Wu Zhan in anger.

He believed that this was all Wu Zhan's conspiracy.

"Team leader Zhang Wen, I told you to feign an attack, but I didn't tell you to truly attack. Your men not only took Nangou but also shot and killed Mayor Lun. This is a fact, and you can't deny it!" Wu Zhan replied.

"You scoundrel! I'll fight you!" Team leader Zhang Wen finished speaking and moved to attack.

"Bang ~"

"Bang bang ~"

A burst of gunfire, and Team leader Zhang Wen and his few men were riddled with bullets.

"Team leader Zhang Wen, since you are so loyal to Lun Jianian, go down and keep him company!" Wu Zhan walked to Team leader Zhang Wen's corpse and said calmly.

After speaking, he led his men to the base of Beigou's walls.

The other Security Guards of the Settlement had no idea what was happening and directly let Wu Zhan into the city.

Wu Zhan arrived at the Command HQ and held an emergency meeting.

"What? I don't believe it! Team leader Zhang Wen has always respected Mayor Lun; how could he do such a thing?" A staff member retorted.

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

Many people successively stood up, and the conference room became chaotic.

Wu Zhan was not in a hurry; he sat in the main seat, watching quietly.

"You don't believe it, so why should I? Can anyone tell me why Team leader Zhang Wen sent people to attack Nangou?" Wu Zhan asked calmly.

The administrators of the Command HQ knew nothing of the inside story and had nothing to say at this moment.

"Like you, I also believed that Team leader Zhang Wen would not harm Mayor Lun. But he used precisely this point to successfully enter Nangou. Otherwise, with his few broken guns, could he easily rush into the Command HQ?" Wu Zhan said, following their line of thought.

"Until the moment the gunshots rang out, I couldn't believe any of this was real." He pretended to close his eyes in sadness.

"Now that the outcome has happened, discussing these things is useless. Now that Team leader Zhang Wen is dead, someone must be responsible for Beigou. Let's discuss it." Wu Zhan was throwing out a tempting bait to divert the conflict.

Hearing Wu Zhan's words, everyone became excited.

The position of Settlement head was something they could only dream of, and now that there was an opportunity, they all eagerly prepared.

"How about this, let's vote for the election!" Wu Zhan stated his idea.

Everyone thought Wu Zhan would definitely choose one of his own men, or even send someone from Nangou, which would be acceptable. But now, he was choosing from among them, which made everyone feel good about Wu Zhan.

An hour later, the voting ended.

After the matters in Beigou were handled, Pingxi was completely pacified.

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

Around five in the afternoon, Que Xin gathered his men and continued their journey.

Their next destination was Fengtian City.

"Mayor Que, are you really going to Fengtian City?" Wu Zhan was a little surprised.

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

"But there's no one left in Fengtian City. What are you going there for?" Wu Zhan asked.

"Don't ask too many questions; you'll know later," Que Xin did not intend to discuss it in detail with him.

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

"No need. Others are afraid of zombies, but I am not," Que Xin decisively refused.

Wu Zhan was somewhat confused by Que Xin's answer but said no more.

The distance between Pingxi and Fengtian City was very short, less than 30 kilometers. As the sun was about to set, their train successfully arrived at Zhaojiatun Station in Fengtian City.