Chapter 424

Lin Qianhuan nodded, “Now is the height of the extreme cold, and the number of zombies in eastern China is several times higher than in the west. If troops are transferred from the Kyoto or Beiling bases, it could easily leave the base defenses empty. Moreover, the Starfall Base is closest to the Rose Base. Once the extreme cold passes, you will inevitably be the first to be impacted by the Salvation Society. Therefore, joining forces to eliminate the Salvation Society members within the Rose Base is the best choice for both of us.”

Yan Nange closed her eyes wearily, and after a long silence, she finally spoke, “I understand what you mean. But the Starfall Base has more than just fighting the Salvation Society as an option. We can also migrate eastward, away from the Salvation Society’s control. Since Miss Lin came to the Starfall Base for help, she should know how difficult it is to chew on the Salvation Society, right? Winning or losing aside, as long as the Starfall Base sends troops, there will inevitably be casualties. I don’t want to gamble with the lives of the base residents, Miss Lin should understand, right?”

Lin Qianhuan quietly looked at Yan Nange, feeling that she was like a plum blossom blooming proudly in the snow amidst the cold wind. She seemed particularly fragile and easily broken, yet she possessed a strange vitality and strength. “I can understand, but I also have a few questions I’d like to ask Miss Yan.”

“I’m all ears.”

Lin Qianhuan picked a roasted sweet potato from the fire. The skin was covered in dust, but the aroma was particularly tempting. She lowered her head and used her mental power to peel the skin off the sweet potato. “Miss Yan wants to migrate eastward. Have you considered how many supplies you’ll need along the way, and how many people will die? Even if you do successfully migrate, and there are no casualties along the way, do you think you can escape the Salvation Society’s encirclement and interception? After all, their ultimate goal is the entire Huaxia. No matter where you flee, no matter where you are, they won’t let you go.”

Lin Qianhuan’s long eyelashes trembled slightly. “The Starfall Base probably lost contact with the Kyoto Base in the early stages of the extreme cold, right? You may not be clear about the news outside, but even if you want to migrate, you will eventually have to settle around the Kyoto Base. There is no other choice.”

Song Yan also got angry when he heard this. “You dare mention these things in front of us? Your Kyoto Base just sent a message to the Starfall Base, saying that the extreme cold is coming and that you would provide us with the most basic living supplies, asking us to report the specific number of people. And then? After we finished compiling the data and wanted to contact you, we couldn’t even find a signal. It’s ridiculous. If you don’t want to help, why make such promises? We said at the time that we wouldn’t take things for free, we would pay. But the Kyoto Base insisted on not taking crystal cores, and then cut off contact with us without saying a word.”

Lin Qianhuan frowned slightly upon hearing this, feeling that there must be something fishy going on. Kong Menghuai is a very qualified base leader, with great love in his heart, thinking of all the survivors in Huaxia, and willing to sacrifice everything for them. Such a person would never go back on his word, let alone abandon so many survivors.

Lin Qianhuan pondered for a long time, then looked up at Song Yan. “Wait a moment, I’ll call the Kyoto Base leader, there must be a misunderstanding. He’s a good official who cares about the people, and he will never abandon any survivor in Huaxia.”

Song Yan snorted coldly, clearly not believing her, but Lin Qianhuan didn’t care. She lowered her head and used the communicator on her wrist to call Lin Yixuan. The call connected quickly, and there was a lot of noise around him. “Hello? What’s wrong, Huanhuan? Is everything going well on your end?”

Lin Qianhuan nodded. “Everything is going well, Brother. I want to talk to Base Leader Kong, is he next to you?”

Lin Yixuan hesitated a little. “We’re in a meeting, isn’t it bad to interrupt the meeting now?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qianhuan immediately heard a familiar voice. “Ah Xuan, what’s wrong? Is that your sister calling?”

Lin Yixuan nodded. “Yes, Base Leader. She said she wanted to talk to you. We can wait until the meeting is over…”

Kong Menghuai waved his hand. “No need to wait for the meeting to end. If she’s looking for me, it must be something important. She can say it now.”

Lin Yixuan hesitated for a moment, but finally took off the communicator on his wrist and handed it to Kong Menghuai.

Looking at the increasingly aged face on the virtual screen, Lin Qianhuan frowned slightly, but didn’t waste any time on pleasantries. “Base Leader, I want to ask you a question.”

Kong Menghuai smiled and nodded. “Ask away, what is it?”

“Do you remember the Starfall Base located in the central and western part of Huaxia? Before the extreme cold, did we promise to send them a batch of supplies?”

Kong Menghuai thought for a moment, then nodded. “Yes, the supplies were sent over before the extreme cold. What’s wrong?”

Lin Qianhuan couldn’t help but frown when she heard this. “Sent over?”

“Yes, now that you mention it, I do remember. This Starfall Base is quite strange. Other private bases have asked us to send the supplies directly to their base. But the Starfall Base said that it was too far away and asked us to put the supplies in a large warehouse located in the middle of the two bases, saying that they would go and get them themselves.”

As soon as he said this, not only did Lin Qianhuan find it strange, but even Song Yan and Yan Nange looked at the virtual screen in confusion.

“But the Starfall Base said that they didn’t receive that batch of supplies, and that they couldn’t contact the Kyoto Base through the communication base station at all. The signal was completely cut off.”

Lin Qianhuan frowned and looked at the screen. “That batch of supplies is so precious, it must have been transferred away by someone with ulterior motives. Base Leader, is there any way to find out who took the supplies?”

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