Shen Si’s face changed dramatically.
Could it be that the events in the rainforest two days ago were exposed?
Is Brother Chen already being watched by the Song Family?
After all, that incident had almost spread throughout the circle, and in the past few days, the Song Family had mobilized a lot of manpower and resources to investigate it.
"Not at all."
Chen Fan smiled wryly, then sighed softly and said, "I know quite a few people here. If I abandoned them and left alone, it wouldn’t just be me. My family wouldn’t be able to accept it either.
Moreover, there are more than a hundred thousand people in the city. If, as the President said, the Beast Tide arrives in two or three days, then ninety percent of those people won’t survive. So, I want to try and see if I can hold the city and reduce the casualties."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Chang Fei and Shen Si couldn’t help but feel a sense of respect.
So, Brother Chen can’t leave?
Is he trying to protect the people of Anshan City?
"Alas."
Chang Fei sighed and advised, "Brother Chen, your intentions are good, but I’m not trying to discourage you; you can’t change anything. Even if you hold the city, what then? At most, you’ll let those hundred thousand people live for a few more days. Then what?
The Beast Tide is endless. They will attack the city like waves, tirelessly. Your physical strength is limited. Once it’s exhausted, even you will be in danger."
"Yes, Brother Chen, we once felt the same, unable to bear the sight of ordinary people dying. But after going through so much, we’ve realized that human strength is ultimately limited. Sometimes, ensuring our survival is already very difficult, let alone bringing others along."
"Isn’t it not yet the end of the road?"
Chen Fan smiled.
"If that day truly comes, I can still leave with my family in time, can’t I?"
"Brother Chen, it’s not as simple as you think."
Chang Fei said helplessly.
"If you come now, there will be some Fierce Beasts on the way, but they mostly won’t be above Elite Level and their numbers are limited. If we wait until the surrounding cities are breached, the journey from Anshan City to Jiangnan City will be filled with Fierce Beasts, including Commander-level and even Beast King-level ones."
"Yes, Brother Chen, there’s no need to say more. Hurry back, pack your things, and bring your family over. The longer you delay, the more unpredictable it will be!"
Shen Si urged again.
"Chairmen,"
Chen Fan smiled, "Don’t worry. If that day truly comes, I won’t gamble with my own life. Until then, let me try. Even holding out for one more day is something, isn’t it?"
After saying this, without waiting for a reply, he hung up the phone.
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"He... hung up?"
In the conference room, the two looked at each other.
"Does Brother Chen think we’re joking and doesn’t understand the seriousness of this matter?" Chang Fei asked.
"Probably not."
Shen Si blinked. He felt they had been clear enough over the phone.
"Try calling again."
Chang Fei said, and dialed the number once more.
As soon as the call connected, Chen Fan’s voice came through first.
"Chairman Chang, I know the Beast Tide is going to burst, and this time the scale is extraordinary, but I still want to make an effort, even if it only buys a few more days."
"..."
Chang Fei opened his mouth, feeling that everything he wanted to say had been said.
After a moment, he replied, "Brother Chen, it’s best not to do this. Or you could bring your family first and then go back yourself, it wouldn’t be too late."
"Yes, Brother Chen, first bring your family over. If you really can’t hold the city, then you can come and go freely."
Chen Fan was well aware of what they were thinking.
Traveling there would be easy, but coming back might be difficult.
Of course, it’s undeniable that this is the best suggestion.
If his strength was insufficient, he indeed could do just that.
But he had some confidence in himself. If it truly came to the point of being unable to defend, breaking through the Beast Tide with his family would not be hard.
"Alright, Chairmen, I believe you understand that once I make a decision, it won’t change. So there’s no need to persuade me further, and don’t inform the President to call and persuade me. I won’t gamble with my own and my family’s safety, trust me."
He hung up the phone again.
"This..."
The two in the conference room looked at each other again.
"Should we call again?"
"Seems unnecessary."
With those words, both of them smiled wryly.
Indeed, having dealt with Chen Fan so many times, they knew he was as stubborn as a mule.
Moreover, he had made it clear that even if the President himself called, it wouldn’t change his decision.
"Brother Chen has this temperament, and so does the President. Perhaps all geniuses have this trait." Chang Fei suddenly said.
"Most likely."
Shen Si nodded, "If these people didn’t have such determination and weren’t easily influenced by the outside world, they probably wouldn’t have made it this far."
"That’s true."
Chang Fei agreed deeply.
But then he felt a headache coming on.
Informing Brother Chen to evacuate Anshan City was the President’s task for him. It seemed like a simple task as anyone would know what to do in such a situation.
But he had failed to complete this task.
"What now?"
He asked.
"What else can we do?"
Shen Si smiled bitterly, "We can only inform the President and hope he has a way to persuade him."
"That’s the only option."
Chang Fei nodded.
He tried to call Shi Tao, but there was no answer.
Helpless, he could only send a few messages.
After doing all this, he still felt uneasy and said, "I hope the meeting on the President’s end ends soon. Otherwise, if it’s too late, it could be disastrous."
"Yes, hopefully."
Shen Si said, but felt uncertain in his heart.
Based on previous experiences, he could guess the content of the President’s meeting.
In the face of the Beast Tide, the strong in Yan Country cannot wait passively in their large cities and mega cities.
Therefore, they would start decapitation operations.
In terms of consumption, the number of Fierce Beasts is hundreds or thousands of times that of the remaining Human Race in Yan Country. Under the command of those Beast King-level and Commander-level Fierce Beasts, they can exhaust the strong humans.
So, the strong humans would form teams to kill those Beast King-level and Commander-level Fierce Beasts.
Once the latter perish, the remaining Fierce Beasts will be a messy group, even trampling on each other.
Meanwhile, the medium and small cities on the periphery can delay the Beast Tide, buying enough time for them.
A plan like this, let alone an hour, might take a whole day to complete.
"If we can’t manage it, I’ll wait at the City Lord’s Mansion."
Chang Fei also thought of this and said to Shen Si, "Old Shen, while I’m not here, the affairs of the association are in your hands."
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Shen Si nodded.
They walked out of the conference room together, and soon a man ran up, his eyes lighting up when he saw Shen Si.
"Chairman Chang."
He first greeted Chang Fei, then looked at Shen Si, saying, "Chairman Shen, the people from the Song Family are here. They said they wanted to meet you and have some questions. What do you think?"
"The Song Family?"
Chang Fei was stunned.
That Song Family?
Shen Si’s mind buzzed.
For the past few days, he’d intermittently dreamed of being captured by the Song Family, forced to reveal the identity of Song Gang’s killer, and waking up drenched in cold sweat.
Today, has that day finally come?
No, no, he couldn’t lose his composure.
He thought, if the Song Family suspected him of being involved in Song Gang’s death, they wouldn’t be so polite.
Moreover, the day they handled things cleanly, with no witnesses. It couldn’t be discovered.