As the old man recounted, Third Uncle and the others slowly came to understand the various events that had occurred at this plantation site, originally colonized by the Motorcycle Gang, since the Doomsday.

They also realized why development had never truly happened here:

The internal strength was too weak, external threats from zombies and other survivors, compounded by the impacts of natural disasters.

Faced with such a place, it felt like a chicken rib: tasteless when eaten, yet too precious to discard.

Third Uncle was not too conflicted; after understanding the situation here, he contacted Li Yu via walkie-talkie to relay the situation.

Li Yu also conveyed the situation of the Motorcycle Gang's lair to Third Uncle.

Thus, Third Uncle and the others drove towards the Motorcycle Gang's lair.

As for this plantation site, there was no food within it, and even the crops still growing were half-dead; perhaps they would all die before they ripened.

Soon.

They arrived at the Motorcycle Gang's lair, and upon arrival, they saw dozens of vehicles parked outside a wall. Li Yu was communicating with Zhong Chuchu and Ju Tianrui nearby.

Bam!

Third Uncle got out of the car and walked toward Li Yu. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Zhong Chuchu, you're aware of our rules here; now that the goods have been moved, you should explain the rules to them. Moreover, they'll naturally receive compensation for their efforts, and we'll give them some food later.

Ju Tianrui, you'll arrange the distribution of food later, two meals' worth per person. After distributing the food, load everyone onto the vehicles."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Chuchu nodded and said, "I thank Director Li on their behalf."

Li Yu waved his hand, then asked her to go ahead and explain the rules to those from the Original Oil City.

After she left, Ju Tianrui approached and whispered to Li Yu, "Director Li, we observed earlier that during their transport, there were no incidents of theft."

Li Yu responded with a slight smile, "Not bad."

Ju Tianrui gazed at the group of people, standing around dozens of meters away, neither daring to approach nor to leave.

And asked, "Director Li, how should we handle them?"

He was inquiring about the silent majority.

Their numbers were significant, reaching several hundred individuals.

Li Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "No need to deal with them for now; first, focus on completing the tasks I've given you."

"Understood." Ju Tianrui nodded, noticing that Third Uncle was approaching to discuss something with Li Yu, he then excused himself.

"Xiao Yu, who are these people?" Third Uncle pointed to the dozens of people resting on the ground on the right, then at the group dozens of meters away.

Li Yu explained, "Those people originally belonged to the Original Oil City, the same as Zhong Chuchu, scattered when the Motorcycle Gang defeated them. As for those, they were captured from surrounding forces by the Motorcycle Gang and used as slaves."

"Understood, how do you plan to deal with them?" Third Uncle asked, furrowing his brow.

"Those original members of the Original Oil City should follow Zhong Chuchu back to the Oil City for now, and later we'll decide whether they should stay at the Oil City or head back to the Big Camphor Tree Base.

We're planning to establish a branch at the Oil City, we'll definitely need manpower, and these people can be useful.

As for the others, we'll leave them be for now. Currently, there's no need for collaboration, taking them along would just be a burden. Later, if the Oil City needs them, we can consider collaboration."

Third Uncle nodded in agreement.

His immediate concern was getting to the military district as soon as possible to obtain the military radio equipment.

Thus, he mentioned this to Li Yu.

Li Yu emphasized the importance of this matter and said, "Let's go tomorrow; today's activities are done. Third Uncle, as for the plantation site, just as we discussed on the walkie-talkie, we won't worry about it for now.

We won't bother with the Motorcycle Gang's lair either, we only have so many people, tomorrow we'll need manpower to find radio gear at the military district, and to guard the Oil City.

For now, let's focus on the Oil City."

Third Uncle agreed with this proposal.

After discussing, they boarded the vehicles with everyone, and returned to the Oil City.

The Motorcycle Gang was passionate about vehicles, so within their ranks, they discovered many undamaged and decent-quality cars.

Thus, Li Yu made a grand gesture, selecting and taking most of these vehicles, leaving only a few behind.

These vehicles, combined with the ones they drove over, totaled nearly two hundred.

But faced with a problem: even if Ju Tianrui and his team each took one car, there were still dozens that couldn't be taken.

Therefore, they had Zhong Chuchu and Old Huang head out with the vehicles.

With the roar rising amidst swirling dust, Li Yu and the others departed grandly from the Motorcycle Gang's lair.

The Motorcycle Gang's lair, having endured the fire fight within the city, zombie tide invasion, and now devoid of any Motorcycle Gang members, seemed desolate and deteriorated.

After Li Yu and the others left.

That group, who stood there neither daring to leave nor approach, watched the departing backs of Li Yu and his team.

"Did they... leave? Does this mean... we're free?"

"Seems so, but what do we do next?"

"They don't seem interested in taking us in, is that a good or a bad thing?"