NOVPUBThe moment the mayor finished his words, Xun Che let out a chuckle and said, "Mayor, I think you are old and senile."
As soon as he heard this, the smile on the Mayor's face disappeared, and he asked with a frown, "Captain Xun, what do you mean by that?"
Xun Che looked at them for a while before he said, "Outside of this base, the world has changed. The roads are full of zombies, and the number of survivors is so small that the human race is at the brink of extinction."
"It's true that we will need a lot of supplies to support a large number of people. But those survivors are very important for us to build the base and fight against the zombies."
"Not only you didn't think far ahead, you even tried to cut off the only path of survival with your own hands. If you are not old and senile, then what are you?"
After a moment of pause, he asked, "Mayor, you don't think that by keeping these useless people, controlling the soldiers, and hoarding supplies, you can survive the apocalypse, do you?"
Being called useless to their face was never a good experience. So, the leaders and officers stood up and scolded Xun Che one after another.
The more he looked at them, the colder Xun Che's eyes became. After a few minutes, he finally pulled out his gun and aimed it at the Mayor.
"Since you are useless, then there is no use to keep you around."
BANG!
As soon as he finished his words, he pulled the trigger.
Everyone was shocked when they saw the Mayor lean back in the chair with a hole in the center of his forehead. He was killed so suddenly that even after he died, he still looked confused.
The meeting room went silent suddenly.
After a while, one of the officers turned to look at Xun Che. He pointed his trembling finger at him and said with a pale face, "C-Captain Xun, you killed the Mayor!"
Following his words, another officer shouted, "Someone, come in and arrest this criminal!"
They shouted for a long time but no one came in.
Looking at them, Xun Che smiled and said, "You can save your energy. Those soldiers are my men. How do you expect them to arrest me?"
He walked to the main seat and pulled the Mayor's body from the chair. Afterward, he sat down and said, "From now on, this base will follow the military law."
As soon as he said that, the Mayor's right-hand man refuted, "I don't agree! You are just a soldier—what do you know about being a leader?!"
Bang!
The next moment, another person was killed on the spot. This time, everyone was so scared that they didn't dare let out a sound.
Looking at them, Xun Che said, "Who else has objections?"
Ten minutes passed, and no one said a word.
Looking at their cowardice, Xun Che sneered. He stood up and said, "From now on, all of you are removed from your post and will join the team building the wall and reclaiming the area."
Hearing this, the officers and leaders were stunned. It was alright to build the wall, but if they were sent to reclaim the area, they would have to fight the zombies.
They had never once faced the zombies directly—how could they survive if they had to fight those monsters?
"Captain Xun, please spare my life! I will serve as your dog, please don't send me to reclaim the area!" one of the leaders knelt on the ground and begged.
Ignoring his plea, Xun Che glanced at his team members and said, "Take them away and let our brothers out. Call everyone over, and we will have a meeting in an hour."
The soldiers saluted and replied in unison, "Yes, Captain!"
After the soldiers and his team members left, Xun Che exited the meeting room and went to find Jin Xuyan.
Not long after, the news about him taking over the leader's position and removing all the officers and leaders from their positions spread throughout the base.
Everyone saw two bodies being carried out from the base's central control, so the people under the Mayor and those officers went into a panic. While some of them decided to leave the base, others chose to stay, adopting a 'wait and see' attitude.
When the sun set on the western horizon, Xun Che knocked on the door of the Phantom team's residence.
Not long after, the door was opened, and he saw Jiao Lizhi. Wearing a casual T-shirt, she was eating a duck neck.
Seeing him, she stepped aside and said, "Captain Xun, please come in."
Xun Che raised his eyebrows when he saw that she didn't ask anything and simply led him to the living room. When he walked in, he saw Jin Xuyan and his team having dinner.
"Captain Xun, have you eaten?" Zhang Yuan asked.
At first, Xun Che wanted to tell them that he had eaten. But before he could say a word, a rumble came from his stomach.
Hearing this, Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Tonight, Old Qin cooked a lot. He also braised a big pot of duck neck and duck feet. Captain Xun, why don't you have a seat and eat with us?"
When he finished his words, Xiao Qi had already scooped a big bowl of rice for him and said, "Captain Xun, please."
Looking at the steaming hot white rice, Xun Che looked at them and asked, "You guys know how to cook?"
"Well, Old Qin and Jinzhe dislike eating takeout. So, they would cook by themselves when they were not on a mission. Now, the two of them are our cooks," Jin Xuyan replied.
Xun Che pointed at the rice and asked, "This rice—" 𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑝𝘶𝘣.𝑐𝘰𝘮
"We used a rice cooker," Jiao Lizhi replied.
Hearing this, Xun Che was taken aback. He looked around the house and saw several candles placed in the room, offering dim illumination.
The base didn't have any electricity at all, so how could they use a rice cooker?
