MTLNOVEL Chapter 361: Killed or Not?
Li Yu walked out of the cell and was met by Dapao.
Li Yu frowned slightly and asked, "How did it go with Mr. Wang's interrogation?"
Dapao then shared the results of the recent interrogation, which were essentially consistent with the information extracted from Hua Chuanxiong earlier.
After finishing his report, Dapao showed an embarrassed expression.
Seeing this, Li Yu directly asked, "Did something happen?"
Dapao replied, "This Mr. Wang, he was indeed resilient, so I had to resort to tougher measures. I did not expect him to die so quickly."
Li Yu waved his hand, indicating it was not an issue.
Even a strongman has his downfall, let alone Old Wang.
He then instructed, "Dapao, go help Haoran and the others, interrogate each person individually to see if their stories align.
Yeah, after you're done with the questioning, tie them up, hands and feet separately, using those chains we had before."
Dapao nodded and immediately headed towards the direction of the cells.
Li Yu watched him leave then slowly retracted his gaze, his eyes reflecting deep thought.
Now that he roughly understood their situation, the biggest issue before him was how to handle it.
After all, the people from the east were numerous, but not particularly strong as a whole.
The weather had just stabilized slightly, but it was unpredictable, and there was no telling if it might rain in the coming days.
The temperature had risen back above zero degrees Celsius.
The snow had also slowly melted.
By the time Li Tie and the others had finished interrogating the people from Safe City, it had already turned dark.
From the interrogation of different people, their responses were mostly consistent.
Li Yu then called for a meeting in the living room.
The focus of the meeting was on the next steps and strategies.
Li Yu sat in the center and slowly spoke, "I've just briefed everyone on the basic situation, now you all have a general idea. The question now is, what should we do? Any thoughts?"
Dapao was the first to speak, "Brother Yu, this isn't the first time we've dealt with people harboring ill intentions. Now that we know their location, we might as well just go there and take them out."
Li Hang also added, "Yeah, brother, didn't they say that their group doesn't have enough bullets? Even though they are many, they are not strong. To avoid prolonged trouble, we should eliminate them sooner."
Li Yu initially thought the same upon learning about their situation, wanting to nip the trouble in the bud.
However, upon reflection, he considered the distance quite far and with the recent weather changes, there were uncertainties about future conditions.
If they encountered a storm during the trip, the risk would indeed be high.
After all, it's a long distance.
Third Uncle suddenly mentioned, "When I went there last time, there were many zombies not far from their Safe City. I did not pursue further back then because of these zombies.
If we decide to go there, I think we could use these zombies to our advantage."
Li Yu nodded and asked, "Apart from going there directly, does anyone think we shouldn't make the first move?"
Second Uncle looked around, and seeing no one else speaking, he said, "I think, under the current circumstances, we could wait a bit. If those who arrived earlier don't return, they will definitely send more people over, and we can deal with them then.
Moreover, we've established cooperation with He Chao, and they could serve as our informants, helping us keep an eye on the surroundings.
Should their people come, we would be well-prepared.
And if they send many people, it would likely attract the attention of zombies, and the zombies might deal with them before they even reach us.
But if only a few come, we could easily take care of them."
Li Yu felt a stir in his heart at Second Uncle's words.
What Second Uncle suggested was not unreasonable.
Li Yu then said, "Any other thoughts? Feel free to share."
Song Min suddenly mentioned, "I noticed that these people are not united, but are divided into four factions, forcibly combined. I'm wondering if we can exploit this fact."
Li Yu nodded, "Indeed, the people we interrogated indicated that there were internal conflicts among them."
Uncle stood up from his chair, poured some water into his thermos which also contained some goji berries.
As one reaches middle age, one inevitably ends up soaking goji berries in a thermos.
Uncle slowly said, "This Old Wu is from the military. If we eliminate them, could there be repercussions?"
Li Yu pondered and responded, "That's indeed something to consider. However, according to what they've told us, Old Wu isn't exactly a good person either.
Old Sun even mentioned how Old Wu and his men forced civilians to scavenge for supplies."
Uncle did not speak further; he merely raised the question, leaving everyone to weigh the considerations and think together.
Second Uncle's gaze shifted, noticing that Li Yu had not expressed his decision, probably indicating that Li Yu hadn't made up his mind on what to do.
He then said, "Let's talk about how to deal with the remaining people they've sent.
Now that they've all spoken, their value isn't that great anymore. If we do go to Safe City, perhaps they could guide us.
But with eight or nine of them left, what should we do with them?
Kill them, or keep them?"
This question was indeed the most pressing issue to consider, with eight or nine outsiders held at the base, albeit bound.
There were inherent risks in how to handle this.
Everyone was momentarily unsure what to say, as during the interrogation, they had all been told that if they spoke honestly, they would be allowed to live.
But now, they had all spoken.
What to do?
Releasing them would be like releasing the tiger back into the mountains.
Not to mention whether they would return to Safe City, these people could potentially pose future threats to Big Camphor Tree Base.
But if they were kept, wouldn't maintaining them just be a waste of resources?
Yet killing them seemed somewhat untrustworthy.
Having promised them their lives in exchange for their cooperation, now rendering them useless and then killing them would be a breach of promise.
Everyone understood that the best course of action would probably be to kill them, keeping only one or two to guide them if they decided to go to Safe City later.
But if opting for execution, it certainly couldn't be Li Yu who proposed it. As a leader, he had to keep his promises; it had to be someone else who would suggest and enact it.
If not opting for execution, they had to consider what to do if they didn't kill these people and where they would go.
All this hinged on what Li Yu thought.
Everyone needed to understand his thoughts, to get some indication from him.