bookrandom Chapter 150 The End of the World (66)
Chapter 150 The End of the World (66)
The base commander and the deputy base commander's faces turned pale. The deputy base commander, who was usually flattered, couldn't stand it anymore and just stood up and left. He wasn't as generous as the base commander to exchange 90% of his own supplies with the Zhang family, and the other party was still not satisfied. He felt that the head of the Zhang family would torture his son for a few days at most and would definitely not dare to kill Zhuang Zitao. Once the other party was venting his anger and his son came back, the matter would be over. Even if his son would resent him in the future, when he inherited his position in the future, he would understand that there were some things that he absolutely could not compromise on.
The base commander saw the deputy base commander leave, but he did not leave with him. He still wanted to have a good talk with the other party. After all, he only had this daughter, and his wife was strong. If he did not take his daughter back, his wife would definitely make a fuss, and he could not stand it.
Yes, on the surface, the base commander did have only this one daughter, but secretly he had an illegitimate child who was not much different in age from Pei Shu. It was not that the base commander did not want to have another son with his wife, but his wife had injured her body in her early years in order to give birth to Pei Shu, and it was difficult for her to get pregnant again in the later years. They tried hard but to no avail, so his wife and himself only had this one daughter.
However, the base commander, who was more traditional in his thinking, had secretly fathered an illegitimate child with another woman. However, his wife was strong, so he did not dare to bring the child back. Even if he became the base commander, he would have to rely on the support of his wife's family. Therefore, he did not dare to do the stupid thing of not bringing his daughter back and letting his illegitimate child marry into the family.
But the head of the Zhang family refused to give up an inch of the benefits he asked for. He had already thought it through. The direct lineage was now without bloodline and could not be relied upon at all. Even if he was unwilling in his heart, he could only give the family business built by the direct lineage to the side branch he favored, so that the Zhang family could continue to multiply. It could not be cut off with him, Zhang Nian, otherwise he would be beaten and scolded by his ancestors in the future. He, Zhang Nian, was not the kind of person who would push the Zhang family to death for personal emotions. Therefore, he thought about asking for more benefits from his enemy, which would be beneficial to the future development of the Zhang family's side branch, and could also delay time to torture Pei Shu and Zhuang Zitao. This revenge could be considered as revenge.
The base commander thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll go back and discuss it with your sister-in-law. If she agrees, I have no objection."
"Alright." Patriarch Zhang waved his hand. "You'd better hurry up. I can't say your daughter is safe here. If she stays here for too long, she's bound to suffer. After all, you've seen the cells here, Base Commander."
Such provocative words made the base commander angry, but he had no way to retort. He could only hurry back home to tell his wife about this matter. When his wife heard that the head of the Zhang family proposed to redeem their daughter with 90% of the resources obtained by the entire Pei family in the past ten years, she immediately agreed, "Go find Zhang Nian now and tell him that we agree! Bring our daughter back immediately!"
The base commander took a deep breath. He knew that if this didn't happen on his wife's family, his wife would naturally agree. He immediately said, "We agree, but the Pei family can't just make decisions based on our words. If we make this proposal public, apart from some of the people in the Pei family who rely on us for support, they will reluctantly nod. Those who don't need our support will definitely not agree!"
The wife was stunned for a moment and cried, "Then what do you say we should do?"
"Let me think about it."
Time passed quickly, almost to the point that Li Zeliang was tortured to the point of madness. Pei Shu and Zhuang Zitao in the next room had also suffered mental breakdowns and cried loudly. There was no movement from the base commander and the deputy base commander.
When the head of the Zhang family saw this situation, he was not anxious. He knew that there were many people who were more anxious than him.
News arrived this morning that things were already raging at the base commander's place. He and his wife were constantly arguing, and the Pei family was also in turmoil after learning of the Zhang family's conditions. Naturally, the unrest stemmed from a sense of injustice. Pei Shu had clearly been responsible for the disaster, so why should they, the unrelated Pei family members, be left to clean up her mess? So, wasn't that the reason for the chaos? And the more these rumors spread, the more they gained traction. Even some of the Pei family members who sided with the base commander gradually began to believe this was the truth, but they kept quiet.
As for the deputy base commander, he and his wife had also argued, but the deputy base commander was even more assertive, saying that if his wife didn't listen to him, he could divorce her and leave. Unlike the base commander, he didn't rely on his wife's family's support to reach his position, so he wasn't afraid of his wife causing trouble. But he wasn't particularly assertive either. Patriarch Zhang would periodically have someone record Zhuang Zitao's cries and plead for mercy, then play the tapes to the deputy base commander. The deputy base commander could tell his son was in dire straits and was panicked and afraid, but he was determined to hold on. Patriarch Zhang knew he was about to collapse.
Therefore, the head of the Zhang family was not in a hurry at all.
At this time, the Dawn Base sent a message to the Sunshine Base, requesting to take away two members of the superpower team and their families. When the base commander saw that the names of the two superpower members were Zhang Yu and Zhou Wei, he wanted to hold them back at first. After all, if these two people had not informed the head of the Zhang family, his daughter and himself would not have to face such a situation. How could he be so kind as to let them go?
But later, through the reminder of his subordinates, he found out that the person who sent the message was actually a superior of the Dawn Base. That superior had considerable power, including the right to control the diversion of supplies. In other words, if he did not listen to the other party and the other party was unhappy and blocked his supplies, it would be no small matter.
Even if the other party still sends the supplies in the end, if they insist on making things difficult for you and tell you that there is a problem with this batch of supplies and that it will take a long time to deliver them, that will directly affect the future and development of his Sunshine Base. So after thinking about it, the base commander, who was full of anger, finally had to agree to release the people, and also responded to the superiors there that he would treat the psychics who came to pick them up well.
The deputy base commander and the head of the Zhang family also received the news quickly. They both had different reactions. The deputy base commander's reaction was the same as the base commander's. He felt that they could not let go so easily of Zhang Yu, Zhou Wei and their families who had caused them to fall into this situation. They must be arrested. However, after learning the details from the base commander, he also became a dumb weapon, and like the base commander, he was so frustrated that he couldn't speak.
The Zhang family head was extremely surprised, puzzled as to why Zhang Yu and Zhou Wei knew such a powerful figure at the Dawn Base. In the eyes of the Zhang family head, the superior who controlled the supplies and, in turn, the life and death of their base, was certainly a powerful figure. Thinking of Zhang Yu and Zhou Wei knowing such a powerful figure, the Zhang family head could not help but feel fortunate that he had not let his anger and hatred overwhelm him and caused him to do anything to these two people and their families. He had even treated them and their families with respect. Therefore, on the day they left, he had given them many benefits, hoping that they would remember this kindness and provide more support for the Zhang family in the future.