Ling Feng puffed on the cigarette in his hand, exhaling the smoke slowly, and continued speaking:

"Now, all of Xinyang is basically under the control of the Motorcycle Gang. They've even got the slaves building new walls, though I'm not clear on how they're being constructed.

Then he fully seized control of Oil City, deploying heavy troops there for defense..."

Li Yu listened quietly, and after hearing this, gained a more comprehensive understanding of the Motorcycle Gang.

The leader of the Motorcycle Gang, known as Old Ghost, seems to be quite a character.

Suddenly, a message from Ju Tianrui came through his walkie-talkie: "Director Li, there's a group of zombies outside the wall, not too many, just about a hundred."

Upon hearing this, Li Yu stood up, picked up the walkie-talkie and replied: "Alright, you handle it. Later, have Luo arrange the duty shifts with your side."

"Got it," Ju Tianrui responded crisply.

Standing up, Li Yu turned his head to glance at Ling Feng, then looked at the people originally following Ling Feng, who were now standing with Zhong Chuchu and others.

He walked forward a few steps and said to Zhong Chuchu: "Zhong Chuchu, since these people were originally following you, why don't you take them with you.

However, on our way there, our goal is to annihilate the Motorcycle Gang, and once war breaks out, we won't have the resources to protect them.

So ask them to make a choice. You can briefly introduce the situation at Big Camphor Tree Base to them, and if they want to become cooperative personnel, let them head south to Big Camphor Tree Base once the rain stops.

Otherwise, they can come with us to Xinyang."

Zhong Chuchu's face lit up slightly.

She was most worried that Ling Feng and the others wouldn't even have the chance to become cooperative personnel, but Li Yu unexpectedly gave them the choice.

Having visited Big Camphor Tree Base, she naturally knew it was completely different from the Motorcycle Gang. The base doesn't force them to do anything, and as cooperative personnel, they have a lot of freedom.

Though food isn't assured, they can obtain it by completing tasks, which provides a hope for survival. Moreover, during certain special times, Big Camphor Tree Base can offer protection, and that's enough.

Li Yu actually saw this as a surefire, no-loss business deal; with the base expansion, the supply of food is not currently an issue.

Having more people would greatly enhance the strength of Big Camphor Tree Base.

Just as Li Yu finished speaking, Zhong Chuchu quickly said: "Thank you, City Lord, I'll talk to them and give you an answer later."

Li Yu nodded, then walked out of the hall.

Standing under the eaves, he watched the rain pouring down outside, the water splashing on the ground slowly pooling into a small hollow.

The drainage channel was full of rainwater, flowing out with a rush.

Boom!

A clap of thunder sounded.

Li Yu's expression remained unchanged as he looked at the tall trees by the distant wall, swaying in the storm.

A car was parked at the edge of the wall.

Luo had moved everything into the bungalows next to the small building, eight or nine in total, each room only about ten square meters, enough to accommodate forty people.

Some people remained in the car without coming out.

Li Yu said to Li Tie beside him: "Leave a few people to watch the car, have everyone else come to the small building, allocate the space."

Speaking of which, he turned his head to Zhong Chuchu and said: "Well, since they're with you, I won't be polite, I'll let them come in."

Before Zhong Chuchu could respond, Ling Feng hurriedly said: "No problem, no problem."

Zhong Chuchu also nodded.

Seeing this, Li Tie put on a raincoat and headed into the rain.

Yang Tianlong and Old Bi, along with a few others, were now on the top floor, where the view was wider, enabling them to see further and observe the surroundings.

Li Yu found Luo and asked him to cooperate with Ju Tianrui and Xiao Jun, to keep watch and fend off zombies, and maintain communication through the walkie-talkie in case of any situation.

Since this place is quite far from the city, even if there's a zombie tide, it would only be a small one.

Unless the rain continues for many days, then a larger zombie tide might erupt.

But for now, there's no need to worry too much.

Li Yu took a camping chair from the car, brewed a cup of tea, and headed to the rooftop of the small building.

Under the eaves, Li Yu placed the chair on the ground, leaned against it, and quietly watched the storm outside.

With the eaves providing shelter, only a minimal amount of rain sprayed over.

The initially hot weather was made pleasantly refreshing by the rain on his face.

He unscrewed the thermos, took a sip of the hot tea inside, and watched the occasional lightning in the sky, feeling calm.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Li Yu's eyes turned slightly, seeing Zhong Chuchu and Ling Feng. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Li Yu slowly turned to look at them.

Ling Feng held a package in his hand, puzzling Li Yu somewhat.

"Uh, you guys gave us this biscuit earlier, now returning it to you," Ling Feng said to Li Yu.

Li Yu was a bit confused as he came in later, and Third Uncle hadn't mentioned anything to him.

Therefore, he looked questioningly at Third Uncle, who was also sitting under the roof eaves on the rooftop.