Besieged / Wait, Didn't He Tell You?

Oute is actually not very good at this kind of activity; once he's off-target, he can analyze very little.

The man continued, "I thought I could use the time I had left to do something meaningful, something that would help them in the afterlife... Never mind."

Oute thought to himself, "Provence, lend me your eyes."

Bitterness and disappointment filled the man's eyes. He took a deep breath and continued, "I hope you won't misunderstand the ideals of the Reunion Movement because of those thugs."

Other elderly people receiving integrated care do not all have an educational background like this person. In fact, some of them show a sense of bewilderment and resistance due to the intense written dialogue taking place before them.

No, it's you who are misunderstanding now.

Using another pair of Eyes of Terra, Oute changed the subject and asked, "I remember a woman who was very close to you before."

The man formally explained, "Mr. Jiu and I just have some things in common."

"Sir" is a respectful title used by both men and women in the context of Chinese and Japanese languages. However, for various reasons, women rarely receive it.

This person's concealment actually pushed Jiu towards the direction where he was still inclined to Reunion Movement. Of course, Jiu could simply be feeling ashamed and not wanting anyone other than Ch'en to see his current sorry state.

Aside from resorting to violent interrogation and letting slip information, this person could absolutely not have leaked any information related to Nine.

Oute made this judgment.

"Although the equipment is still not perfect, this problem can be temporarily mitigated by increasing manpower." Oute pointed to the former thugs he had brought. "They have been disarmed, but have not yet undergone a formal trial, so we will temporarily assign them some simple manual labor."

It refers to moving bricks and laying mortar.

Amiya hesitated, then said, "Doc Otter, the trial? At Dr. Kal'tsit's place...?"

As Oute's little darling, she instantly realized what her Doc Otter wanted to do: set up a private court and, in effect, seize the power of adjudication.

This is something Kal'tsit opposes.

It used to be.

But she has now basically given up on reality, and instead has various concerns about the Interstice.

Oute gently pinched her smooth cheeks and said in a pleased tone, "Amiya is so smart! But the cat won't object!"

Amiya's eyes widened: Cat, cat!?

Chapter 131 Siege

Cat?

Hearing this, even Meteorite couldn't hold back anymore.

"Cough cough."

She Xing then gave a fake cough.

Meteorite didn't want to be skinned, sliced, and fried into something else just because she overheard Oute and Kal'tsit's private conversations.

Oute said, "Besides handing over these prisoners, I have another matter to discuss with you."

After his repeated attempts to force the old Reunion Movement among the new recruits to defect failed, he immediately changed his plans.

Who said I wanted to pull them out?

Such people, loyal to their beliefs and friends, are truly rare!

"I need to remove some of you from your positions and send them back to the office."

Provence choked on her words: "Doctor! Is the office in danger right now!? Eyjafjalla, she..."

Oute shook his head.

"No, the office was just besieged."

The same thought echoed in the minds of most people present: Isn't that incredibly dangerous!?

As if reading their minds, Oute replied predictively, "The enemy only has a few core members who can be considered proper soldiers."

"The other frontline infantry are nothing more than rogue infected attracted by the white masks. They're not a problem for the current office."

Wearing a mask and indulging in unrestrained behavior is indeed the best thing for scumbags.

"What they crave isn't even 'divine revenge,' but merely to take advantage of the chaos to burn, kill, and loot." Oute looked at Amiya and said, "They are a beastly army—but a bunch of beasts that just happened to come together."

But why are you looking at Amiya?

Oute continued, "And speaking of beasts..."

And we must mention the Sarkaz, who are now driving refugees to their deaths outside the city.

After some time of thought, Oute had some guesses about the situation outside the city.

Fortunately, at the site selection for the Reeducation Center, Oute solved two problems at once, and now he can finally find some time to inform W.

Previously, W had entrusted the Sarkaz mercenaries to Hedley and Ines to coordinate the contact between Oute and FrostNova. This is why Oute didn't possess W immediately upon the start of the battle.

She's probably one of the people most confused about the current situation.

Lungmen Guard Department)

"Commander Wei!" Ch'en stood ramrod straight, hands behind his back, and said very seriously, "The Lungmen Guard Department requests to participate in the war!"

Wei Yenwu's face was full of impatience that anyone could see at a glance.

The regular army has already begun to dominate the battle, and you're sending police forces to the front lines?

Even if we take a step back and actually put you on the field, what if something happens in the city?

However, Wei Yenwu also knew that Ch'en's desire to join the war at this moment stemmed from...

"Ch'en! Don't be so soft-hearted!"

As soon as he said that, Wei Yenwu realized he had made a foolish mistake: Ch'en was, after all, a woman. If he hadn't used that word, it would have been fine, but by using it, Ch'en would have had to choose between "benevolence" and "unbenevolence."

For the future governor of Lungmen, "unrighteousness" is a far more serious accusation than "womanly compassion."

But Ch'en completely ignored whether he had misspoke or misused words.

She repeated loudly, "The Lungmen Guard Department requests to join the war!"

Wei Yenwu glared angrily. "Those Ursus refugees outside the city are human, but my Lungmen citizens aren't?!"

Without giving any reason, Ch'en, still with her hands behind her back, insisted, "The Lungmen Guard Department requests to participate in the war!"

Where could she possibly come up with a suitable reason?

It was simply out of my own conscience.

Wei Yenwu's face was now masked with pain as he exclaimed, "We're defending the city! Defending the city!"

"I'm also very reluctant, but this is a necessary sacrifice!"

Der.

If it were Yan driven to their death by the Sarkaz, Wei Yenwu might have felt even a tiny bit of reluctance.

But now the demons have suddenly lost their minds and are chasing after the infected refugees from Ursus.

Aside from the performance aspect, Wei Yenwu, who was born into the Yan royal family, had absolutely no pity for them.

Not to mention... that temporary "supervisor" who was forcefully observing from the city wall, she really was just observing. Before Wei Yenwu led his troops to march inland, Miss Lin Qingyan, the Vice Minister of the Dali Temple, would not interfere with Wei Yenwu's military strategy in any way.

In other words...

The bombardment of the city was Wei Yenwu's decision.

If we ignore the fact that those refugees may, perhaps, probably, or even appear to be non-human, this decision is actually not problematic and can be considered quite conventional.

In a proper siege, holding out is the most foolish thing to do. However, the few refugees driven by the Sarkaz are at best moths to a flame, and can hardly be considered a "proper siege".

Faced with this offensive, any tactic is correct as long as it's employed. The only wrong decision is to let things happen without intervening.

"Ch'en!" Wei Yenwu roared, "Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"

Ch'en remained standing ramrod straight, her eyes fixed straight ahead... completely ignoring everything.

Seeing her like this, Wei Yenwu immediately deflated like a punctured balloon and slumped into his seat.

He waved his hand and said, "Never mind, never mind."

After the court granted permission to use the army, these Sarkaz and refugees were considered "insignificant" problems.

Wei Yenwu's use of artillery fire was simply because... deep down, he didn't really consider the infected to be anything of value.

He was even reluctant to expend his prestige to drive his soldiers to fight these mobile dirty bombs.

Despite his determination and resolve, he had made up his mind to transform Lungmen, which was almost inevitably ravaged by war, into an "old camp" that would inspire his soldiers, thus avoiding the fate of becoming a key military town on the northern front.

However, his decision was merely a rational one made out of desperation—and had little to do with his personal likes or dislikes.

Wei Yenwu pondered for a long time, then sighed and said, "Let's go out into the open and kill those Sarkaz mercenaries."

"Refugees..." A sly glint flashed in his dragon eyes. "Hand them over to Rhodes Island; it's part of the contract."

Good grief, so you're just playing word games, aren't you?

Wei Yenwu's plan was to use Rhodes Island's technology to resettle wounded and sick veterans (mainly those Originium Infection). However, he had no interest in those civilian infected individuals.

"..." Ch'en breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately replied loudly, "Understood!"

Even though she was Wei Yenwu's niece, she still believed that... it would be better to leave these civilian infected individuals to Rhodes Island to manage.

Moreover, after learning about Wei Yenwu's plan to "merge" Rhodes Island, Ch'en's attitude towards them was roughly that of "future colleagues." Therefore, she did not have much resistance to this decision.

Just as the soldiers, weary from their journey, left the Mobile City and marched toward the Sarkaz in the wilderness, the office also mobilized a force.

Chapter 132 Wait, didn't he already tell you?

If the Tundra Guerrillas is one of the "original shareholders" of the current Reunion Movement, then the "Chernobog Gang," represented by Alex Skullshatterer Ludmila the Crownslayer, are ordinary shareholders who acquired a large number of shares after the Reunion Movement went public.

Their fathers were both scientists who had served Chernobog since Chernobog rebirth as Mobile City.

Seriously speaking, there was a certain degree of animosity between Sergei, the father of the Skullshatterer, and Ilya, the father of the Crownslayer —it was Sergei who leaked information, which led to the massacre of scholars represented by Ilya.