Chapter 425

Lin Qianhuan lightly tapped the virtual screen, ending the call and turning to look at Yan Nange.
“If I’m not mistaken, Miss Yan, you’re the one in charge of the entire Xingluo Base, right?
Song Yan is just the nominal base leader, but in reality, you’ve always been the one making the big decisions for the base. Am I right?”
Song Yan was impatient and easily controlled by his emotions, clearly not suited to sit in the position of base leader.
In contrast, Yan Nange, although not in good health, was measured in her actions, exceptionally intelligent, and possessed the overall perspective that a high-ranking leader should have.
One was strong but impulsive and easily angered.
The other was physically weak but resourceful.
They were like two complementary puzzle pieces, jointly supporting the precarious Xingluo Base.
Lin Qianhuan couldn’t help but admire them.
Yan Nange coughed lightly, her face paling even further, “So what if I am? What does Miss Lin want to say?”
Lin Qianhuan took a bite of the sweet and soft baked sweet potato, a faint smile still on her face.
“I just want to remind Miss Yan, I’m new here and haven’t had much contact with you two, but I can already see who the real person in charge of Xingluo Base is.
What about the residents of Xingluo Base?
They interact with you two every day, so they must know even sooner and more comprehensively than I do, right?”
Song Yan frowned, carefully patting Yan Nange’s back to help her breathe.
“What if they know? In the apocalypse, the strong are respected. With me here, who would dare to question any of Nange’s decisions?”
Jiang Xing chuckled, squatting by the fire and carefully peeling the sweet potato skin.
“Of course, they wouldn’t dare to object openly, but you wouldn’t notice the small tricks they play behind your backs.
For example, this time the supplies disappeared. If it weren’t for me and Qianhuan, you probably wouldn’t know who had embezzled them, right?”
Yan Nange clenched the tissue in her hand irritably, closing her eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
Lin Qianhuan finished one baked sweet potato and took two sips from her thermos from her space.
“Miss Yan, you are very smart, but others are not fools.
They are dissatisfied with you, a sickly person, secretly being the base leader, but they are afraid of Song Yan’s strength and dare not confront you head-on.
So, this group of people is secretly making small moves behind your backs.
The reason they dare to risk embezzling so many supplies is because you are physically weak.
They know that your energy is limited and you have no time to take care of all the big and small things in the base, and even if something happens, you won’t investigate it deeply.
And Song Yan is just a reckless man with courage but no strategy, even less to be feared.”
Song Yan suddenly raised his head, “If you have something to say, just say it, why are you scolding me?”
Lin Qianhuan paused and sighed helplessly.
“Anyway, if you two continue to manage Xingluo Base in the original way, your positions will be taken sooner or later.
Even without the Salvation Society’s attacks and interference, Xingluo Base won’t last long.
After all, you also said that the person who embezzled the supplies is a veteran of Xingluo Base. This proves that he has watched Xingluo Base gradually grow to what it is now, right?
Such a person would embezzle supplies and watch the residents of the base die one after another in the extreme cold and blizzard. If he takes over Xingluo Base, what will be the result?
Even if I don’t say it, Miss Yan should be able to imagine it, right?”
Yan Nange nodded heavily, without arguing.
Lin Qianhuan took the peeled sweet potato that Jiang Xing handed over and took a bite with satisfaction.
“In that case, how can Miss Yan guarantee the supply of materials to the residents on the way of migration?
The people under your command disobey you secretly, but they do it very beautifully on the surface, so that people can’t find any faults.
They are not wrong, so who is to blame?
Of course, it’s you two.
If you let this momentum continue to develop, you and Song Yan will definitely be forced to step down with a bad reputation, and be spurned by everyone.”
Jiang Xing nodded in agreement, “The survivors of Xingluo Base are ostensibly scolding the Kyoto Base for going back on their word, but in reality, they are scolding you two for being incompetent and inactive.
Alas, to be a base leader to this point is really pitiful enough.”
Yan Nange helplessly raised her hand and pinched her philtrum, feeling that this couple in front of her was a perfect match!
One was more poisonous than the other! What they said was more heartbreaking than the other!
Lin Qianhuan pulled a baked sweet potato out of the fire and used her mental tentacles to tie it up and hand it to Yan Nange.
“Here, it’s very sweet, do you want to try it?”
Yan Nange was suddenly stunned, smelling the sweet scent lingering around her nose, she swallowed with some difficulty.
She turned her head away and buried her face in Song Yan’s arms.
“I don’t deserve it without doing anything, Miss Lin should keep it for yourself.”
Lin Qianhuan curled her lips and sighed with feigned helplessness, “Alright, if you don’t eat it, I won’t force you.
But seeing that your body is so weak, I guess your diet isn’t very good on weekdays, right?
I don’t have any advantages, but I have a lot of delicious food.
If you two are willing to cooperate with me, I can provide enough.
I can also help you protect Xingluo Base and eliminate traitors.
Not only that, after conquering the Rose Base, I will also lead all the survivors of Xingluo Base to migrate eastward, ensuring that everyone can go to the Kyoto safe zone alive.
How about it?”
It must be said that the conditions offered by Lin Qianhuan were very attractive.
Yan Nange was still hesitating, but Song Yan nodded heavily in agreement, without asking her opinion for the first time.
“I am willing to cooperate with you, but I have one more additional condition.”
Lin Qianhuan raised her eyes to look at him, “Base Leader Song, I don’t think you understand your position.
Now you and Yan Nange are under attack from both sides. Although I lack manpower, you are not indispensable to me.
The more conditions you propose, the less substantive benefits you will get, not to mention the right to speak during cooperation.
Are you sure you still want to negotiate with me?”
Yan Nange tugged at Song Yan’s sleeve, gently shaking her head to signal him not to say any more.
But Song Yan didn’t look at her, only squeezing her palm reassuringly.
“I have never had any idea of saving the world, and I don’t care about the life or death of these residents in the base.
From beginning to end, everything I do is for Nange.
She wants to protect this pure land and allow the residents to live and work in peace, so I am willing to help her achieve this wish.
But ultimately, what I care most about is her safety.”
Lin Qianhuan looked at Yan Nange in Song Yan’s arms, she was pale and fragile, like a fragile porcelain doll.
Although not as seriously ill as Yi Hao, her situation was not good.
Given her current physical condition, I’m afraid a cold could directly take her life.
Therefore, Lin Qianhuan was not surprised that Song Yan made this request.
She cleared her throat and shifted her gaze to Song Yan, “You want me to heal Yan Nange?
I’m not a healing Superpower user, I can’t take this job.”
Song Yan just looked at her quietly, “You can do it.”

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