170: Chapter 170, Issue 037, Sumizo Hayashi

Inner City conference room.

Commander Wei Guangjun sat at the end of the long table.

Zhou Heng's wanted poster lay on the table.

In the photo, Zhou Heng was holding his daughter, his eyes bloodshot.

Captain Zhao spoke first.

"Zhou Heng snatched 037, and the Zombie King is short one count."

He pulled the gold chain from his collar and chuckled.

"If you ask me, we should just arrest him."

"Execute him."

"Detain his mother-in-law, father-in-law, and the families of those in the Resistance as well."

"Whoever doesn't come out, we send their child to the Euthanasia List."

In the conference room, someone bowed their head.

The representative from the Research Institute adjusted their glasses.

"From a risk perspective, Captain Zhao's plan is the most efficient."

The military adjutant also nodded.

"We cannot let Zhou Heng set this precedent."

"If he can snatch his daughter, others will do the same."

Commander Wei Guangjun didn't speak.

He opened the list on the table.

The third batch.

Numbers 031 to 040.

The entry for 037 originally had Zhou Niannian written on it.

It was now crossed out in red ink.

Commander Wei Guangjun picked up a pen.

"Fill it in according to the list order."

Captain Zhao frowned.

"Commander Wei Guangjun, we're still worrying about order at a time like this?"

"The people who aren't supposed to be on the list until next week will cause trouble!"

Commander Wei Guangjun looked up.

The conference room went silent instantly.

"Whoever signed the document goes on the list."

"No unauthorized additions."

"No using the list to stir up trouble."

"No using families to coerce the Resistance."

Captain Zhao's smile faded.

"At a time like this, you still want to be the good guy?"

"Just use the Resistance's..."

Commander Wei Guangjun put down his pen, cutting off Captain Zhao.

"I am not a good person."

"And I don't need you to make excuses for me."

"As long as this Safe Zone still exists, I will follow these rules."

"Whoever dares to alter the list privately, I will kill them first."

"Did you understand?!"

Hum!

A mental Superpower spread out.

Everyone present felt as if their heads had been struck by a hammer!

"Understood."

"Understood."

Only then did Commander Wei Guangjun stand up.

He left, leaving only his back to everyone.

After the door closed, Captain Zhao held his head and sneered.

"What is he pretending for?"

"He wants to be the executioner, but also wants to wipe the blood off the blade."

"He'll be out of office sooner or later."

Middle City shack.

Liu Qing's voice came from the communicator.

"Master, the meeting recording has been synchronized."

Lin Yuan sat at the table.

Wang Ya stood by the window, holding a towel to dry her hair.

Lin Motong had already fallen asleep.

Lin Yuan said, "Commander Wei Guangjun is not the same trash as Captain Zhao."

Wang Ya looked at him.

"Then what is he?"

Lin Yuan turned off the recording.

"A zealot of order."

"He counts himself as part of the price, so he thinks everyone else should shut up."

Wang Ya was silent.

After a few seconds, she asked in a low voice, "Mr. Lin, if..."

She stopped.

Lin Yuan looked at her.

Wang Ya continued anyway.

"What if it could really save one hundred thousand people?"

The room went quiet.

Lin Yuan picked up the city entry passes on the table.

Boss Lin.

Wang Er.

Lin Mo San.

Three fake names.

Very crude.

And very glaring.

"My people."

"Even if you offered the whole world."

"I wouldn't trade them."

The towel in Wang Ya's hand fell gently into the water basin.

The water surface rippled.

She lowered her head to pick up the towel and didn't speak again.

Late at night.

Wang Ya looked at Lin Motong's steady breathing, and after confirming she was fast asleep, she sneaked out of bed.

She tiptoed into Lin Yuan's room.

The door closed.

"Mr. Lin."

Lin Yuan looked at her.

Wang Ya clutched the corner of her clothes.

It wasn't the first time she had stood before Lin Yuan.

But this time was different.

Lin Yuan said, "What do you want to say?"

Wang Ya looked up.

"I want to have a child for you."

After the words left her mouth, she froze herself.

Lin Yuan didn't laugh; he just raised his hand and pulled her into his arms.

"Do you know what you are saying?"

Wang Ya nodded.

"I do."

The lights went out.

[Ding! Target Wang Ya (Beauty 88), Favorability +2%, Current Favorability: 81%.]

In the next room.

Lin Motong in bed opened her eyes.

She stared at the ceiling.

She held her little bear in her arms.

Letting Mom think she was asleep.

That was just a basic skill.

In the villa, there were too many older sisters and aunties competing with Mom for Uncle Lin.

But here, there was only her mom.

Lin Motong blinked.

If there was a little brother.

Would she be able to change how she addressed him to 'Dad'?

She thought for a while.

Then she closed her eyes again.

The next morning.

The registration shed in the Outer City was crowded with people.

A new notice was posted on the wooden board.

[Third Batch of Euthanasia List]

The first nine lines were all children's names.

The last line.

[Number 037: Lin Mo San]

Pockmarked Chen approached with two registration clerks.

His face was full of smiles.

"Mr. Lin, I am really sorry."

"Someone on the Euthanasia List ran away yesterday, and Commander Wei Guangjun wouldn't let us go catch them."

"In the end, the system had a glitch and automatically registered the new arrivals from yesterday."

"This list, once stamped, cannot be withdrawn."

He deliberately lowered his voice.

"Unless a big shot from Middle City vouches for you."

"Like Brother Zhao."

"You understand what I mean, right?"

The color drained from Wang Ya's face.

Inside her sleeve, a wisp of water slid out along her wrist.

She had used quite a bit of water yesterday, and today her fingers were still trembling slightly.

Lin Motong hugged her bear and looked up at Lin Yuan.

She didn't cry.

Nor did she ask why.

She was waiting for an order.

The surrounding refugees scattered instantly.

No one dared to get close.

Someone whispered, "Another child."

"This family is done for."

Wang Ya stepped forward.

Lin Yuan raised his hand and held her back.

"What is the process?"

Pockmarked Chen was stunned.

"Huh?"

The registration clerk also looked up.

"You... you didn't hear clearly?"

"This is the list for the border."

"Once you go, you likely won't come back."

Lin Yuan stroked Lin Motong's head.

"Don't be afraid."

"Uncle Lin will go with you to take a look."

"To see just how rotten this city really is."

Lin Motong hugged her bear tight.

Her voice was very soft.

"I'm not afraid."

"It doesn't dare to eat me."

Wang Ya understood.

Her heart ached even more.

On the second floor of the restaurant in the distance.

Captain Zhao held his teacup, watching the whole scene.

The tea had gone cold.

He didn't drink it.

Captain Zhao stared at Lin Yuan.

"Is this guy brain-dead or what?"

"Can't he understand human language?"

A subordinate asked, "Then should we still collect it?"

"Collect it."

Captain Zhao slammed the table, splashing the tea out.

"This Boss Lin is asking for death!"

"Send him to the border and let him continue acting tough!"

"I don't need a dog that can't be tamed."

A staff member took out an iron tag.

The edges of the iron tag were rusty.

In the middle were three numbers engraved.

037.

He glanced at Lin Yuan.

"After putting it on, gather at ten o'clock tonight."

"Location, Northern Border."

Wang Ya's hand trembled.

Lin Motong reached out her wrist voluntarily.

The iron tag was hung on.

It touched the little bear on her chest.

Ding.

The sound was very light.

But many people around lowered their heads.

Lin Yuan looked at the iron tag.

He didn't take it off.

He didn't smash the table.

He only asked one question.

"Who is escorting?"

The staff member swallowed.

"The Inner City Guard."

"Captain Zhao's men."

"Do you want to ask Captain Zhao again?"

Lin Yuan smiled.

"No need, that's good."

At the same time.

Underground drainage station.

Zhou Heng held Zhou Niannian and stood before an old map.

Behind him, over a dozen members of the Resistance were fully armed.

Someone held a note that had just been delivered.

"Captain Zhou."

"The third batch of the list is being sent to the Northern Border tonight."

"037 has been filled in."

No one spoke in the room.

A young member gritted his teeth.

"Are we saving them or not?"

Another person whispered, "If we make another move, Commander Wei Guangjun will definitely wipe us out."

Zhou Heng looked at the map.

Zhou Niannian was sleeping very soundly in his arms.

He reached out and covered his daughter's ears.

"We save them."

"I cannot save everyone in the world, but as long as I can see them, I must save them!"

"No regrets in this life!"

The people around him looked at him, their eyes shining.

"No regrets in this life!"

"No regrets in this life!"

Some joined in the shout, others did not.

But everyone checked their guns.

In Zhe City, those who say such things usually die the fastest.

But tonight, they were going anyway.