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Chapter 649 Both Sides
The bar door was kicked open.

The commotion was so great that it startled Ijon inside.

The man instinctively picked up the pistol beside him, and then tried to call his bodyguard in—

However, upon seeing the intruder, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Zhou, what's the rush? You almost scared me to death."

The visitor was Zhou You.

But after entering, he suddenly stopped.

Looking around, his brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

The lounge was still the same lounge, but the thick smell of blood had almost solidified into a tangible substance. The wine table in the center had vanished, replaced by a cold dissection table.

—A human body was placed on top, its abdominal cavity cut open, and nearly half of its internal organs removed. However, for some reason, it was still not dead, and was even twitching.

It is obvious that this substandard 'surgery' was performed without anesthesia.

Zhou You walked up, looked him over, and immediately recognized him as Dr. Xu, who had performed surgery on him before.

He glanced at Ijon, and the pervert immediately started gesturing wildly as if he were taking credit.

"Brother, what do you think of my skills? Even though I never studied medicine, I'm still pretty good at performing surgeries."

Zhou You ignored his rambling and instead looked at Doctor Xu's pained face, which resembled that of a fish out of water, and spoke slowly.

"what happened?"

Ijon wiped his face with his blood-covered hands, then answered with a smile.

"Brother, you must have heard about it the other day, right? This guy wanted to betray me and run away. I'm a magnanimous person, but I can't tolerate this kind of thing, so I taught him a little lesson."

"But I heard that he was transferred by the Medical Science Association."

Ijon Un waved his hand dismissively.

"Hey, they're all running, what's the difference?"

Let's pause for a moment while traveling.

"Aren't you afraid of those guys retaliating?"

"They know it's revenge, but they don't know what they're retaliating against. If you ask me, the world is so chaotic these days, who knows what kind of ditch Doctor Xu might have died after leaving the city?"

Zhou You didn't say anything more, but looked at Doctor Xu's face, which was contorted in pain and struggling.

Honestly, he wasn't familiar with this guy; they'd only met twice, and the guy's attitude towards him wasn't exactly friendly.
This person had helped him before and reminded him once.

so.

With a single palm strike, he cleanly and decisively smashed the other person's skull.

Red and white splattered out instantly, and flames flashed around Zhou You, burning everything to ashes before it even got close. However, Yi Zheng'en couldn't dodge in time and was splattered all over his face.

The guy immediately shouted in a fit of rage.

"What are you doing!"

"It's nothing, I'm just annoyed."

Zhou You ignored the pervert and took a few steps, sat down on the sofa, crossed his legs, and just stared at him.

Yi Jong Un was caught in a dilemma: he couldn't get angry, nor could he remain calm. In the end, he could only grab a clean towel from the side, wipe his face, and then sit down opposite him.

"Didn't you say you were going to talk to my brother about the price? What, you failed to reach an agreement, so you're taking your anger out on me?"

Although this guy is a freak, at least he can distinguish between serious matters—however, Zhou You's reply was only six words.

Do you know what a low tide is?

Ijon was taken aback, then put on a very impatient face.

"Didn't you ask me that last time? Forget knowing, I don't even know what it is."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou You continued.

"But I know you know."

These were rather nonsensical words, yet it was as if the pause button had been pressed, bringing everything to a standstill.

After a while, Ijon's expression gradually turned cold.

It wasn't disgust, anger, or the embarrassment of having a lie exposed, but rather an emptiness, a clean and cold emptiness.

He asked so calmly.

"How did you figure that out?"

Zhou You, still with his legs crossed, spoke.

"I ran into an old acquaintance in the wasteland and learned some inside information from him. So, I came to settle accounts with you."

Ijon remained silent, but before he could say anything, a group of people rushed in from outside.

"Boss, the guy you hired broke into the gang and took down several brothers. Holy crap, he's already inside?"

Zhou You ignored him completely, staring intently at Ijon—however, some of his men couldn't hold back any longer, and one of them immediately drew his weapon.

Of course, this guy probably didn't intend to fight, he just wanted to show off his power—but Zhou You had already reached out and pressed down on the man's head with lightning speed, and then slammed it down!
‘Bang’ sound.

The man fainted instantly.

Before the others could react, a dagger appeared out of thin air as the man fell, heading straight for Zhou You's center!
Upon seeing this, someone finally glanced at it—but didn't take it too seriously, merely drawing out Wanren and flicking it through the air.

A few flashes in mid-air, and then a shapely figure was 'pulled' out. The other person tried to struggle, but Zhou You had already changed his fist into a claw, locked the other person's throat, and pressed them into his arms.

It was none other than the female inheritor she had met before.

Seemingly to facilitate concealment, the woman was completely naked at this moment, without a single thread. Even though she had been captured, she continued to struggle—her soft body constantly rubbed against Zhou You. Someone with weaker willpower would probably have already been consumed by lust.

However, someone simply leaned closer and whispered something.

"Don't move, or I'll snap your neck without hesitation."

The other party stopped immediately.

Although Zhou You's words were not harsh, and could even be described as quite gentle, the woman was absolutely certain.

Someone is serious.

The scene fell silent instantly.

It took a full ten seconds before Ijon finally raised his eyes.

"Did I let you in? Get out."

"But boss, we..."

"Get out, do you understand?"

Those people exchanged glances, and finally all left gracefully—not forgetting to close the door behind them before they went.

Zhou You then tossed the woman in his arms to the ground and asked a question.

"Hey, Chief Yi, explain to me why you lied to me."

Yi Zheng-en stared at the woman for a while before speaking.

"First of all, I admit I lied to you, but there was nothing I could do. After all, low tides are unavoidable, and besides, you..."

Zhou You banged heavily on the table.

"I don't want to know those things, I just want to know why."

Silence fell once more. After a long while, Ijonun spoke again.

"I said, do you know what our plan is?"

"Your brother contacted the amusement park to prepare to abscond, while you're preparing to contact a third party to prepare to abscond?"

"That's really harsh, but it's pretty close."

"Then why bring this up? Is there some difference between you two?"

"Naturally, there are differences."

Ijonun let out a long breath.

"The difference is that my brother plans to keep to himself and only take himself and a few close confidants with him, while I can at least save half of the city."

"The population transfer you mentioned before?"

"That's right, under the ravages of the drought, this city is utterly beyond saving, but at least these people still have some value. The party I'm dealing with is from Liuhuang City, and they've agreed to accept the people I send out, and..."

Zhou interrupted him again halfway through his sentence.

"Based on my understanding of you, you wouldn't be so kind."

A few seconds later, Ijon pursed his lips.

"Indeed, my brother and I are different. We don't have the channels to the Paradise. We can only add these people to our trade. Once they get there, they will be used as slaves until they pay off their debts. But in any case, at least they will survive, right?"

Zhou You didn't speak, but looked at the other person with a strange smile.

Ijonun was somewhat uneasy.

The situation is now somewhat out of his control.

He never imagined that in less than a month, Zhou You would have reached this level—from being able to easily subdue him to now being able to threaten his life.
Of course, he still had some trump cards up his sleeve, enough to at least fight Zhou You to a standstill, but those were all prepared for his dear older brother, and he really didn't want to use them in this kind of situation.

After a while, Zhou You suddenly revealed a bright smile.

"So, what are you planning to do after that, Chief Yi?"

Without lifting a finger, even the hostility vanished without a trace, and Ijon finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“When it’s time to make the deal, you give me that stone, and I’ll take care of the rest—but there’s a condition for all of this.”

"What premise?"

"The entire city is now under lockdown. Apart from Dr. Xu who has some special connections, no one else can get out. So, whether it's me or my brother, there's only one condition for survival."

That is it.

"—Connect one of these three nodes: the police station, the hospital, or the city hall."

Sitting in the garden, Yi Zhengyan stubbed out his cigarette and said earnestly.

After leaving Yi Zheng'en's place, Zhou You went straight to Yi Zheng'en's place.

The two brothers reacted similarly: initially they were taken aback, then they began to explain, and finally, they had no choice but to reveal everything.

The only difference is that Yi Zhengyan is at least a civilized person here, so he didn't make things too tense. When he realized he couldn't hide it any longer, he openly admitted to his deception.

"That's why I kept it a secret. After all, this matter is too big. If it gets out, it will only cause unnecessary panic."

Yi Zhengyan shook his head and sighed.

"And I can also answer your question—I really can't take too many people out, but I am, after all, the mayor of this city. As long as one of these three nodes is secured, I can immediately organize the evacuation—once they leave the dry tide zone, these people can go to whichever settlement they want to seek refuge in, without having to become someone else's slaves."

The conversation ended there, and Yi Zhengyan sat opposite him, waiting quietly.

Zhou You didn't rush to speak.

—It's clear now that the script has given him two choices.

Helping Yi Jong Un can guarantee the safe departure of the vast majority of people, but the benefits one receives will be significantly less, and these people will simply be jumping from one hell to another—or even worse.

By helping Yi Zhengyan, the fate of the people in the city remains unknown, but he will receive greater rewards and might even be able to make contact with Paradise earlier—this force is clearly crucial to the ending of the script, and the earlier he makes contact, the more advantageous it will be for him.

So what should we do?
He didn't speak, and Yi Zhengyan didn't urge him either. The refined-looking middle-aged man sat in the rocking chair, tapping the armrests casually.

After a long while, Zhou You finally made up his mind.

"Okay, I'll choose to help Mayor Yi this time."

Upon hearing this, even someone as shrewd as Yi Zhengyan couldn't help but smile with delight.

However, Zhou You immediately followed up.

"But I have a condition."

"What conditions?"

“I can only give you the goods before the transaction—I need to see those people from the amusement park in person, and I also need to receive some advance payment.”

Yi Zhengyan's smile immediately became somewhat stiff.

"What if you run off with the money halfway through?"

Zhou You scoffed.

"Do you think I'm that kind of person? Besides, I don't ask for much, just something that Mayor Yi always carries with him."

Yi Zhengyan then relaxed a little.

Although all these things he had were quite valuable, given his status, he wouldn't feel bad giving them all away, let alone just one of them. However, he was still quite curious about what Zhou You had taken a liking to.

But one person's answer was unusually straightforward.

"The half of your hand that's hanging from your wrist."

"The remains of a saint? I have indeed heard that this thing has the ability to isolate pollution, but it only takes years of wearing to be effective. I didn't expect you to actually want this. Fine, take it."

He removed the dried half of his hand, and Zhou You casually put it into his bag after receiving it, showing no sign that he valued it.

Then, Yi Zhengyan said something else.

"However, I have a condition. I will mobilize everyone to attack the next node, but these are different from other places, and my forces may not be enough. I need your help. What do you think?"

Zhou You agreed without hesitation.

"Sure, just let me know when the time comes."

When he returned to his neighborhood, Luo Liangde was already waiting for him.

Upon seeing Zhou You, this person immediately went to greet him.

"Brother Zhou, what's wrong with you? You didn't even go home, you just rushed off like that, leaving me here waiting for you."

Zhou You's face showed no emotion; he simply comforted Luo Liangde and then spoke.

"Brother Luo, I need your help with something."

Luo Liangde immediately wanted to decline.

—Just kidding. He's already seen what this guy is capable of. Getting involved with him is bound to be a bad thing. He finally got the tickets to Zhang Leyuan and really doesn't want to get involved in any more danger.

"Uh, what's up? Bro, I'll definitely help if I can, but let me make it clear first, I'm basically useless in combat, so don't count on me for things like venturing into the wilderness."

"It's not about venturing into the wilderness, and you don't even need to fight anyone. I just want Brother Luo to help me find out something."

Zhou You whispered a few words in Luo Liangde's ear—and Luo Liangde's expression became increasingly interesting. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said.

"Brother Zhou, you're really too kind. You've saved me three times already, so I'll take the risk and help you out."

(End of this chapter)