Chu Huai's reason for choosing to give up was simple.
Although there seemed to be one more Exit-the-City Quota available, the price was sacrificing more people.
If Chu Huai left first, the most likely outcome would be...
Those left behind would be trapped in Sin City for the rest of their lives, perhaps killed one day, or driven to end their lives by the unbearable mental oppression.
So...
That was why Chu Huai had said those words to them...
Do you trust me?
Perhaps, in the days to come, they would never get another Exit-the-City Quota, or more of them would die in the Exit-the-City Battle.
But at least...
They would have companionship.
"Now..."
"I'm starting to believe you aren't a hypocrite."
Yu Mo watched Chu Huai's retreating figure and murmured to himself, a faint smile on his lips. "But... someone so good at winning people over... what a shame it would be if I couldn't talk you into joining me."
"Why the rush to leave?"
"Let's chat a little longer!"
Yu Mo called after Chu Huai again.
Chu Huai stopped.
"I think you should ask what they think, too."
"Being too autocratic isn't a good thing."
"Perhaps they want you to leave?"
Yu Mo pointed at the people behind Chu Huai.
Chu Huai froze for a moment. Without looking back, he merely gazed calmly at Yu Mo. "On something like this, I think being a little autocratic is fine."
"Some things are destined to lead nowhere."
Chu Huai replied indifferently.
Yu Mo nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly grinned. "Do you think I'm a good person?"
Chu Huai did not answer immediately. Instead, he glanced at the woman already standing outside the city gates, Xiao Liu, and paused. "I hope... you're a good person."
"Unfortunately, I'm not."
"Do you know how