Cave Refuge-Chapter 216 - 215 ’Innocence’ _1
"Big bro Lei, Li Minghao has been dead for ages, why is the incident not over yet?"
Upon hearing Dong Tianyu say this, Robinson William replied with irritation: "Over? How can it be over? The one who died was the eldest son of Family Li. Although the old Mr. Li has stepped down, the network of Family Li’s relations still exists. If it were still the pre-apocalyptic times, there might be situations where people are neglected after they are gone. But now, everyone isn’t stupid; they all know the importance of sticking together.
Before the apocalypse, our local faction was gradually taken away by the Airdrop Faction under various names. All we could do was submit and gawk, we couldn’t and didn’t dare to resist.
But when the apocalypse came and everyone realized the importance of unity, we started to unite and marginalize the members of the Airdrop Faction.
Before the apocalypse, our local faction was almost disbanded by the Airdrop Faction. This would not have happened in the past when Old Li was the decision-maker.
It was only after the apocalypse came that, taking advantage of the period when the communication between Pengcheng and the government was cut off, our local faction began to regroup. However, because it had already been disbanded earlier, even when we regrouped this time, we did not select a speaker to administer the situation like before.
Ye Liuyun usually doesn’t deal with the family affairs, and you, Tianyu, were also not in this circle before, so you two are unaware of these old and stale issues.
To put it bluntly, we have now replaced the most basic leaders in all departments with our people. Can you guess where the people who were replaced went?"
Hearing Robinson William’s sudden remark, Ye Liuyun shivered, either shocked by the cold drink or by his words.
Although Robinson William only mentioned this casually, the West City District might only account for a quarter of Pengcheng, but the people involved in managing the basic departments are not few.
If it really happened like Robinson William said and all people were replaced, or even if only a small portion was replaced, it would be significant.
In addition, during the period of recurring natural disasters, it is straightforward to kill someone quietly.
Seeing the slight fear in his little brother’s eyes, Robinson William sighed helplessly, "We are not executioners who have killed many people, most people are very obedient.
After we explained the situation to them, they willingly stepped down. We didn’t trouble those who were wise. After all, all of us need to make a living. They understood the situation, so we changed them to an easier job and tried our best not to reduce their original standard of living.
Only those who were stubborn and refused to listen were naturally sent to where they should be. After all, as the old saying goes: ’When the king of hell has issued the edict of death, who can prevent it?’
When Robinson William said this, Ye Liuyun felt somewhat relieved. To be honest, Ye Liuyun could not have grown his business so big by being soft-hearted.
Life before the apocalypse was too easy. Although I have added a few names to the death records, such cases were very few. Most of the issues that could be solved with money, he would give the money to his subordinates. As for whether his subordinates solved the problem or the person who raised the problem, he didn’t care. He just wanted a problem-free solution.
The three people present were none of them soft-hearted, maybe only ordinary people would have a good heart. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
As for Robinson William, he is the captain of the special combat team, he had long since lost his softer sentiments some past missions ago.
Let’s not mention Ye Liuyun, the most accurate portrayal of his mind-boggling boyhood, although he has grown up and matured somewhat, but the nature deep in his bones can never be changed.
The first time Dong Tianyu did business with Ye Liuyun, if he had not managed to subdue Ye Liuyun, we can guess that one of the two would have met the King of Hell prematurely after that successful transaction.
Dong Tianyu, who was given a second chance, had a change of attitude. Perhaps the past him was very kind, including after his rebirth, he didn’t want to cause trouble. But as time went on, Dong Tianyu’s character gradually changed.
Although this change is not visible on the surface, subtly, it has become completely different from his previous character.
At least the previous Dong Tianyu wouldn’t be so decisive. He wouldn’t start shooting people indiscriminately, nor would he go to the Peach Blossom Paradise to buy a Canary just to deal with his parents’ marriage pressure.
Being honest and reasonable is all well and good, but whether it’s now or pre-apocalypse, at best, it would only yield a life of decent poverty.
To reach a life higher than that, one needs to keep struggling. As the saying goes, if you do well, you’ll end up massaging in the club, but if you mess up, you’ll end up laboring at sea.
"So now....."
"If we can’t find the killer, we can only drag it out. Old Li is relatively enlightened, he wants the truth, so now we can only strive to find clues. After all, there’s not much to do on the surface now, so we can only slowly investigate."
Upon hearing Robinson William’s glib response, Ye Liuyun understood his brother’s meaning. Although it’s not a case of being neglected after one is gone, with the death of Li Minghao, Family Li’s influence has indeed declined significantly.
After all, Li Minghao represented the current Family Li. Being assassinated in his office without anyone knowing was not just a slap in the face for the West City District Headquarters, but also a few kicks on Family Li’s body.
After Li Minghao, it was almost impossible for Family Li to place someone else in his position. To cultivate another member of Family Li who can hold the fort, no one knows how many resources would need to be consumed.
This time is not like pre-apocalypse, now all resources are consumables. Once used, it’s hard to replenish them from other sources.
After finishing talking about Family Li, the three of them continued to drink and eat. Although two of them were drinking chilled beverages, the atmosphere wasn’t diminished in the slightest.
After having enough food and drink, Ye Liuyun began to reveal why he was watching Dong Tianyu: "Brother, my situation should have been explained by my brother. To be honest, I don’t think I’ll have a chance to turn things around before this round of the apocalypse is over.
The only chance to turn the tide would be the peaceful days between the end of this apocalypse and the arrival of the next one."
Upon hearing Ye Liuyun say this, Dong Tianyu interrupted with surprise: "You know a new apocalypse will come?"
At this moment, although Dong Tianyu’s surprised expression was very normal on the surface, he was muttering inside his heart. Could it be possible that Ye Liuyun also reincarnated? Or possesses a system? Or is he a transmigrator?
Although Dong Tianyu thought of many possibilities in his heart, he rejected them all.
After all, if it were really as Dong Tianyu suspected, Ye Liuyun shouldn’t have returned so sullenly and been scared off by the martial artists.
Even though Robinson William punished those martial artists who wanted to take over Ye Liuyun’s Refuge Center, the fact that Ye Liuyun fled back in disgrace still remains.
