Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 66 Childhood Friends Gathering
"Mr. Liu, we've arrived."

The vehicle slowly came to a stop, and as the driver opened the door, Liu Yuqiang got out of the car.

He found himself in an underground parking garage, surrounded by many similar cars.

"Please follow me."

The driver led the way, and Liu Yuqiang followed to the elevator. After entering, he pressed the button for the 3rd floor, and then the driver stepped out before the elevator doors closed.

Liu Yuqiang took the elevator up alone. When the elevator doors opened, he found himself in a place that looked like a conference room.

"Old Liu!"

"Yuqiang is here."

Several people had already arrived in the room and were sitting on comfortable leather sofas. Upon seeing Liu Yuqiang arrive, they all waved to him.

Looking over, Liu Yuqiang saw that these were all members of the Green Plum Association, including some of his acquaintances.

He walked over and sat down on an empty sofa, asking, "Has my older sister arrived?"

"I haven't seen it yet. I guess it won't arrive until we're all here," said an older man with a shiny bald head and round-framed glasses.

After the bald man finished speaking, his eyes were filled with barely suppressed anticipation: "I hope you can show us the way."

"..."

Liu Yuqiang glanced at the bald man, whose name was Yu Feiwei, the chairman of Firebird Financial.

Liu Yuqiang didn't have much interaction with him, but he clearly remembered that when the first apocalyptic rule was released, after Zhao Jiping announced the hidden rule in the group, this Yu Feiwei quickly got 30 sobering mints, which greatly shocked him at the time.

Looking at Yu Feiwei, whose eyes were filled with expectation but whose face also showed some anxiety, he thought to himself, "If President Yu had relied entirely on eating candy to get through the test back then, his mental strength limit would probably be very low... Is that why he's in such a hurry?"

Before long, members of the Green Plum Club arrived one after another. After everyone was seated, the eldest sister finally appeared.

The main door to the conference room opened from the outside, and two young women with short hair, dressed in smart suits, entered first. The two women then stood on either side, welcoming the person in charge into the room.

An elderly woman with a full head of white hair, dressed in handmade cloth, walked in.

Although the old lady was not young, she was well-maintained and had a rosy complexion. She walked quickly and with a straight back, unlike many elderly people who are hunched over and listless.

When the members saw the old lady enter, they all stood up immediately.

The old lady stood in front of the large screen at the very front of the room and said with a smile, "Please sit down."

The group looked at each other, sat back down on the sofa, and all had a look of shock in their eyes.

Most of them had never seen the eldest sister's face and originally thought that "elder sister" was just a respectful title and that she was not actually that old.

But to everyone's surprise, seeing her in person today, even with her good looks, it was clear that she was at least over seventy years old.

"Today is the first time that all members of the Green Plum Club have gathered together, and many members are meeting me for the first time. You may be surprised, and I understand."

Although the eldest sister was old, her voice was very loud and clear, and everyone present could hear her clearly without a megaphone.

"The purpose of inviting everyone here today is only one: to explain to you the future direction of our Green Plum Society."

The older woman glanced at the young girl next to her, who immediately understood and used the remote to turn on the large screen, which displayed a lot of data.

Everyone was shocked when they saw this. This data was related to the population that died from the rules, and it included some confidential information that had not been disclosed before, such as the age and occupational percentages of the deceased.

The eldest sister said, "This is data compiled by the Countermeasures Research Office. You don't need to ask me how I got it, just look at it."

While marveling at the eldest sister's extraordinary abilities, everyone carefully examined the data. As business leaders, they were no strangers to financial reports and other data, and they quickly grasped the terrifying nature of the figures on the screen.

One of them caught their eye the most.

"The mortality rate for people over 50 years old is as high as 93%?!" Most of the people present were over 50 years old, and seeing this "sense of interest" statistic, they felt a chill run down their spines.

“That’s right,” the older sister said. “After entering the post-apocalyptic era, young adults have the highest survival rate. But for people of our age, it’s down to one in ten.”

"..."

"You have all managed to survive until now thanks to the means and resources you have used. But I want to ask you, can this last? I'm afraid the limits of your mental strength are not very optimistic."

"Big sister!" Yu Feiwei stood up at this moment. "My mental power limit is already in the single digits. If it decreases again, it will definitely be zero. You are all-powerful, please think of a way!"

"Please calm down." The eldest sister gestured for Yu Feiwei to sit down.

She then looked around and said in a deep voice, "As the saying goes, the business world is like a battlefield. You are all veterans. Do you want to die so inexplicably? We must use every means to save ourselves and create our own glory."

After that, a video was played on the big screen, showing some disturbing images.

The scene resembled a prison, with a large number of people being held there. But it was definitely not an official prison, as could be seen from the green uniforms worn by the guards.

"As you may have heard recently, there have been many kidnapping cases targeting individuals with high spiritual power across the country," the elder sister said frankly. "To be honest, I was in charge of this, and several members were also involved."

Many members were stunned. They had heard about the kidnapping, but they never expected that the mastermind behind it was the eldest sister.

"Why do I do this? It's simple, it's because I don't want to accept my fate." Although the eldest sister's tone was calm, everyone could feel a chilling killing intent in her voice.

"Why should we, at our age, be the ones to die? If the Fire Thieves won't give us justice, then we'll have to find it ourselves. I can tell you all that from today onwards, the Green Plum Association will be completely transformed from a commercial mutual aid alliance into a survival mutual aid alliance, and will focus on plundering items related to mental power to strengthen ourselves."

As everyone was shocked, Yu Feiwei stood up again and shouted, "I support Big Sister! This is exactly what should be done. Who told the authorities to ignore us?!"

He then looked at the other members and said, "Tell me, after the official announcement of a lot of free services, did they take a portion of the business from each of our companies? Old Sun, was your logistics business directly confiscated to transport survival supplies? And Yu Qiang, was your company's online game business also required to meet player demands and give away all the paid items, right?"

"The authorities took away a lot of our core businesses with a wave of their hand, claiming it was to protect the people's livelihood. But what did they give us in return? A mere amount of gold! If they really wanted to give us compensation, they should have guaranteed our survival!"

That makes sense.

"Yes, we don't lack gold to buy anything, what we lack most is a guarantee of survival."

Yu Feiwei's words resonated with many, but Liu Yuqiang then stood up and asked, "Sister, what will happen if the authorities find out you've kidnapped so many people?"

The older woman smiled slightly: "Have you ever heard of someone investigating themselves?"

Liu Yuqiang was taken aback, and the other members were also shocked: Could it be that the eldest sister's identity is...?

"I'll say it again. Survival is the first priority for living beings, and anything we do for it is justified. To ensure our survival, we need to spare no expense or means."

"And this is also an opportunity for our rise," the eldest sister said slowly.

"Before the rules of the apocalypse, no matter how hard you tried, you were just ordinary merchants. But in this era, with proper planning, you may be able to put on a great show of your own."

"I've said all I have to say. What follows is only for those who share my views. If you have any objections now, you may get up and take the elevator away. I won't stop you."

After the eldest sister finished speaking, most of the members looked excited and enthusiastic, and showed no intention of moving.

Liu Yuqiang hesitated. He thought his older sister's idea was too crazy, and he also wanted to leave. But he wondered if his older sister would really let people go after saying all that.
At this point, two members couldn't help but stand up. One of them said, "Ma'am, although we respect you very much, what you're doing is far too dangerous! We don't want to go against the authorities, so we're sorry..."

"It's alright," the elder sister said. "We have different paths, so please leave."

The two nodded and took the elevator down.

The elevator arrived at the parking lot and opened the doors, where they were greeted by a driver, but this driver was armed.

Boom!

After two muffled thuds, the dissidents disappeared.

(End of this chapter)