Before dusk arrived, the war was over.
The soldiers that broke into the council building found Cao Jinsong's body in the conference hall.
Blood flowed from his temple, and a pistol lay beside his hand. When the defeat was inevitable, the old man chose to commit suicide.
Seeing that their boss was dead, the stubborn soldiers all dropped the weapons in their hands and chose to surrender.
The Crimson Chamber of Commerce's flag was torn down by the soldiers that climbed up the building and thrown into the fire.
"Dead? That's too easy for him. "Zhao Chenwu cursed as he limped beside Jiang Chen. He was shot in the leg. Although it was taken care of, it was still inconvenient for him to move around.
Right now, the two of them walked side by side in the hallway of the council building.
There were only five people left in the council of ten. An emergency meeting was about to begin.
There were too many things to discuss.
"Thank you so much. If it wasn't for you, Cao Jinsong would've succeeded. I'll do my best to fight for benefits for you in the council. "Zhao Chenwu smiled.
"You're welcome. As to benefits … I think we can fight for it ourselves like before? "
Zhao Chenwu stopped, the smile froze on his face.
Jiang Chen smiled, pushed open the door of the conference hall, and walked in.
…
Because the round table was destroyed, Jiang Chen ordered the soldiers to drag a long table from somewhere else.
The five council members sat on the left and right sides, and Jiang Chen sat at the head of the table.
Seeing Jiang Chen's action, Zhao Chenwu seemed to have predicted something as he sighed and didn't say anything. But the other four council members weren't as generous. If it weren't for the two soldiers armed with rifles and wearing kinetic skeletons guarding the door, they would've jumped up to express their dissatisfaction.
"I am deeply sorry that such a grievous tragedy has occurred."
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, the council members all cursed in their minds.
There was no sign of regret on his face.
"But life has to continue. I'm sure everyone here is a busy person, so let's get started." Jiang Chen shrugged and smiled.
"I agree. The radiation cleanup and reconstruction of the Inner Circle must begin as soon as possible." A tall and skinny council member nodded. His name was Kong Zhe, and he was the boss of the Double-headed Bull Merchant Guild. Although he just received a message from the front line that his "trump card" – the Chocobo mecha was destroyed by the Crimson Chamber of Commerce's Wanderer tank, there were still 30 soldiers who survived and were now retreating to the Sixth Street.
"I agree."
"Seconded."
Zhao Chenwu didn't say anything, but he still looked a little lonely.
In this civil war, his loss could be said to be the greatest among all the councilors. Two spider tanks, twenty power armors, Disaster-32 cruise missiles, and excellent soldiers. Now the remaining combat power of the Zhao Corporation was only the five power armors and fifty infantrymen sent to build a line of defense outside the city.
"First, let's hear the good news." Jiang Chen took out a graphene card from his pocket and placed it on the table. "This was found on the old fox. The content recorded was roughly the time of the declaration of war three years ago, and due to internal reasons, their plan to invade the east eventually failed."
All the councilors in the room breathed a sigh of relief.
After such a devastating civil war, if the Northern Alliance Area attacked now, without two to three years of rest, they would have no chance of winning.
"This is indeed good news. If this is the case, then the defense line can be delayed." A council member with a beer belly wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in relief. His name was Fan Cheng, the owner of the largest construction company on the Sixth Street, the metal shell chamber of commerce.
Since their combat strength was already very weak, in this civil war, the casualties of his private army could be said to be the smallest. However, the economic losses were the greatest among all of them.
The West Inner Circle was almost destroyed by the nuclear bomb. As the largest real estate developer on the Sixth Street, his direct economic loss was as high as two million crystals.
However, he didn't look too depressed, because it was good to be able to survive.
"That's right, bringing back the soldiers from the front line will also help stabilize the situation on the Sixth Street. Because of the commotion in the Inner Circle, the mercenaries and bandits around the Sixth Street began to become restless. We must restore the authority of the Group of Ten council as soon as possible and control the situation, "Kong Zhe said in an undertone.
"Don't worry about that. My people have already controlled the situation in the Outer Circle. After we shot a 10kg bomb at a small mercenary group that was trying to take advantage of us, everyone became much more obedient. "Jiang Chen shrugged.
The conference room instantly became quiet, so quiet that if a needle dropped on the ground, it would be clearly heard.
"Speaking of which, can your plane fly away …" The silence lasted for a moment before Kong Zhe said with difficulty.
"To stabilize the situation, my helicopter will regularly patrol the sky. Trust me, this is for your own good. "Jiang Chen smiled.
"Our soldiers will be back soon. As long as the council is restarted, the situation will quickly be under control … You're right, let's first discuss your compensation. The Sixth Street's national treasury will provide fifty thousand crystals as compensation for your assistance. "Fan Cheng's face was not looking good, but he still squeezed out a smile and proposed in a quiet voice.
"Fifty thousand? Are you trying to get rid of a beggar? "Jiang Chen laughed.
"What does Mr. Jiang mean?" Kong Zhe's face turned cold.
"Nothing, I'm just taking what I deserve." Jiang Chen's expression was relaxed as he leaned back in his chair and crossed his fingers. "For example, this council building. Since I took it back from Cao Jinsong, then it should belong to me, right?"
"You're crazy, you can't do this!" A council member stood up and stared at Jiang Chen angrily.
"No one will listen to your orders."
"Just two hundred people, don't you think your appetite is too big?"
Jiang Chen quietly waited for the indignant council members to vent their dissatisfaction before he gently coughed.
Seeing that everyone was looking in his direction, Jiang Chen slowly said.
"But you don't have a choice, right?"
Everyone was speechless.
"My people are outside, there are even two at the door." Jiang Chen raised his chin at the two people at the door. The two soldiers with rifles immediately saluted him and continued to stand guard.
"And we don't even know how many of your people are still alive."
"The Sixth Street's Air Defense Command has already been taken over by our people. My helicopter can easily silence any opposition."
"I'm not discussing with you, I'm just announcing this fact to you."
"From now on, this is my territory."
"I will use my own method to bring stability here."
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