Chapter 259 - 239: Yu Dong’s Mercy

Chapter 259: Chapter 239: Yu Dong’s Mercy

Qiao Yunliang: "?"

The soldiers: "?"

Everyone else: "?"

"Commander! I’m a representative of the ordinary people on this cruise ship. Right now, I’m just a common worker. My name is Jiang Cheng. I’ve been asked by everyone to say a few words—just a few! Please, allow me to finish."

Behind Jiang Cheng stood a group of ordinary people, all of whom had been surviving on this cruise ship for a long time. They had all contributed to restoring production. Their daily work was mundane, tedious, and without any dramatic twists. In a story, their lives wouldn’t even be worth a mention.

But they were the foundation of the cruise ship. Some helped produce Molotov cocktails, some grew vegetables in the greenhouses, some repaired cars and boats, some cleaned, some cooked and chopped vegetables, and some tended the boilers...

Without these people, the Combat and Logistics Teams wouldn’t have a hot meal to eat when they returned, couldn’t take showers, and wouldn’t have a warm place to stay...

It was just that they were too ordinary, always serving as the backdrop for those dazzling, powerful figures.

But today, they had something to say.

"We don’t know what happened or why the army’s guns are pointed at Yu Dong. But before you make your decision... we want to tell everyone how we, the ordinary people, feel!"

"Yu Dong is a prophet! He foresaw this disaster and saved many people in the early days of the apocalypse. Many of us here were saved by him back then. He saved us... and he never asked us to do anything for him in return. A lot of us still haven’t even had the chance to say ’thank you’ because he’s just too busy... He spends his days killing zombies and his nights in meetings, handling affairs."

"Officer Wang and Dr. Lin are good people, too, but... only Yu Dong is the soul of this cruise ship. He laid the foundation for all of this. He saved people, killed zombies, and restored production. He gave this ship a stable life and hope for the future. Because of him, we believe the future will be a good one!"

"Many of us are weak! We don’t have the skill or the courage to kill zombies. If we were anywhere else... we would have died many times over by now. It was Yu Dong and the Combat Team who cleared away the threats outside and gave us a stable environment. Now, we can even drive to another settlement to see old friends. We can live with such dignity because of their efforts. We are grateful to the Combat Team!"

"We never thought it was wrong for the Combat Team to get a larger share. We don’t have the skills, so we can’t earn it. The skilled people all joined the Combat Team... They are the fighting soul of this cruise ship!"

"I don’t know what Yu Dong and the Combat Team did wrong... but please, Commander, considering how many of us they’ve saved, please show them some leniency... Thank you, Commander. I’m finished."

Jiang Cheng lowered the megaphone. The others all stood on the deck, gazing from afar at the surrounded Yu Dong and his Combat Team.

The vast majority of the people here had been saved by Yu Dong and the Combat Team... They had to speak up for their lifesavers, hoping things would turn out for the best.

After hearing this, Yu Dong and the members of the Combat Team felt their eyes begin to burn.

’That’s right... We are the good guys!’

’We always have been. We’re the bravest people on this ship, and we came from among the crowd, too!’

’So why should good people have guns pointed at them?!’

Qiao Yunliang’s expression soured as he watched this scene. But things had already come to this point; no matter what, he had to see it through.

"Yu Dong, I’ve heard many people pleading for you... We will take that into careful consideration. We will not harm your personal safety. Put down your weapons. Let’s walk inside together. I’ll help you save face."

He extended a hand, hoping Yu Dong would come over and complete a peaceful handover. Then, he would impose a punishment Yu Dong could accept, ultimately eliminating the negative repercussions and getting the cruise ship back on the right track.

Yu Dong wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes and waved a hand to those behind him.

"That’s enough... That’s more than enough. At least the people remember everything we’ve done."

"Qiao, you don’t agree with the path I’m taking, so you want to take me down. I understand that. But... I cannot agree to let you be our judge."

"I won’t hand my people over for you to judge."

"And you don’t have what it takes to judge me."

Qiao Yunliang frowned at Yu Dong. "Yu Dong, are you still stubbornly resisting? I told you I would give you a fair and reasonable outcome, one that takes your past merits into account... Do you not trust me?"

Yu Dong took a step forward, drew a deep breath, and shouted in his loudest voice:

"All soldiers, listen carefully to every single word I’m about to say!"

"In a moment, you will hear a buzzing sound. That is the sound of 52 FPV suicide drones flying in formation. They can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in three seconds. Don’t try to shoot them down. You aren’t capable of it."

BZZZZZZ~~~~

Above the cruise ship, a dense swarm of drones flew over at an incredible speed!

The sound was dense and terrifying!

Qiao Yunliang and his men were shocked. They snapped their heads up to look at the sky, where the swarm of drones was heading straight for them!

His men were packed together tightly. If the drones crashed into them... it would be enough to annihilate the majority of his three-hundred-plus soldiers!

"Don’t move!" Yu Dong threatened.

"Nobody make a single move! Otherwise, the drones above your heads will instantly crash into you. They’re loaded with Professor Zhou’s latest impact-detonated high explosives. They’ll cause a massive explosion on contact or even if they’re dropped. The explosives on a single drone have a kill radius of seven meters—enough to blow you and the comrades next to you to smithereens!"