56: Chapter 56 Mayor Gong's Excitement

Mayor Gong, money is worthless now. It's pointless for me to sell these goods. After all, the common people don't have anything that interests me,” Boss Niu said, getting to the core of the issue.

“Then what do you mean?” Mayor Gong was waiting for this.

“I want Mayor Gong to grant our Chamber of Commerce a special permit,” Niu Xingwang said.

“What permit?”

“A gun permit,” Niu Xingwang said.

“What?!” Mayor Gong bristled.

Is this Boss Niu trying to rebel? He wants a gun permit? Asking for people or land is fine, but guns?

“Mayor Gong, don't worry, let me finish. We're in a special period, so we need to handle things specially. Think about it, if the common people don't have weapons, how can they possibly defeat the zombies? If this continues, the Settlement will collapse sooner or later. Rules are dead, but people are alive, aren't they?” Niu Xingwang whispered.

“This idea of yours is too bold. I can't make the decision. How about this, I'll go back and write a report, and relay it to the higher-ups. Once there's a result, we can discuss it again, how does that sound?” Mayor Gong asked.

“Alright! Then I'll wait for Mayor Gong's news. But you need to be quick, these vegetables won't be fresh if left for too long,” Niu Xingwang reminded him.

“Absolutely, absolutely,” Mayor Gong said, then hurried away.

...

Yusu Province, Mozhou City, Suiyang Anbu.

Late at night.

“Lord Envoy! I have failed you, Lord Envoy! Naner... he's dead!” Mei Wenhua knelt on the ground, crying.

Standing before him was a person in a dark red cloak, wearing a snow-white mask.

“Mei Shanfeng, I already know about this matter. You are to blame for such a major oversight,” the person called the Envoy said.

“Lord Envoy, I know I was wrong! Please punish me, Lord Envoy!” Mei Wenhua prostrated himself, his nose touching the floor.

“Rise! After all, you also lost your son, so this time, it will be noted for now. If you make another mistake next time, both crimes will be punished together,” the Envoy said.

“Thank you, Lord Envoy!” Mei Wenhua kowtowed again, then stood up.

“This is this month's Holy Blessing, take it!” The Envoy handed over a pill.

“Thank you, Lord Holy Envoy! Thank you, Lord Envoy!” Mei Wenhua excitedly took the pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

“I heard a new Settlement has been established in Meilin Town, is that true?” the Envoy asked.

“Yes, Lord Envoy,” Mei Wenhua replied.

“Have you arranged for a messenger to go there?”

“Lord Envoy, not yet. The people from Meilin Town just moved from Binjiang these past day or two; they are not locals of Mos,” Mei Wenhua replied.

“Develop messengers as soon as possible. I hope that the next time I come, you can give me a satisfactory answer,” the Envoy said, then disappeared into the darkness.

“Farewell, Lord Envoy!” Mei Wenhua bowed his head respectfully.

...

Yusu Province, Mozhou City, Meilin Settlement.

“Secretary Liu, why are you here?” Niu Xingwang saw Secretary Liu arrive and quickly went to greet him.

“Is everything tidied up?” Secretary Liu looked around.

“There's not much to tidy up, just a general arrangement will do. Is there something you need, Secretary Liu?” Niu Xingwang asked.

“Mayor Gong wants you to go see him. The phones aren't working now, so I had to come tell you in person,” Secretary Liu said.

“Now?”

“Yes, now.”

“Alright then, let's go!”

Soon, the two arrived at Mayor Gong's office.

“Mayor Gong, you were looking for me?” Niu Xingwang entered the office and asked.

“Xiao Liu, go outside and close the door,” Mayor Gong said.

Secretary Liu nodded and went out, closing the door.

“Boss Niu, I relayed what you mentioned earlier to the higher-ups. Their general meaning is that while they encourage civilian organizations to spontaneously form defensive forces, distributing firearms is not a good precedent to set,” Mayor Gong said.

“Mayor Gong might have misunderstood. My intention is just to allow gun ownership; I will solve the issue of the firearms myself,” Niu Xingwang explained.

“You can even get guns? In that case, it would be relatively easier to handle. However, for such a big matter, just these ten thousand catties of food and vegetables are probably not enough; it's hard to make a case with that!” Mayor Gong said.

Ah, so he's starting to negotiate. That means there's room for discussion.

“Of course, this amount of food hardly needs firearms to protect it. To be frank with Mayor Gong, what truly needs protection is this thing,” Niu Xingwang took out an antigen from his pocket.

“This is?” Mayor Gong asked.

“This is an antigen. It's the spdv-1 Antigen Serum injection, or Antigen Serum for short,” Boss Niu said, clearly enunciating each word.

“What?!” Mayor Gong stood up, as expected.

Anyone hearing about the Antigen Serum for the first time would react this way.

Boss Niu didn't say anything, just quietly enjoyed Mayor Gong's expression. This feeling was exhilarating!

“Boss Niu, you're not joking with me, are you?” Mayor Gong asked again.

“If... it's... fake... I'll... replace... it!” Niu Xingwang continued to act cool.

“Wait, wait, let me compose myself!” Mayor Gong paced back and forth in the office, his face flushed.

He even suspected he was dreaming.

Niu Xingwang felt so good. You can't show off anymore, can you! This is exactly the effect I wanted!