Chapter 709: Seek Help from the Leader

Gong Yong also wore a complicated expression.

Chen Ye glanced at Xu Wan beside him, a smirk curling at the corner of his mouth as a sly, sinister aura crept onto his face.

"Didn't I just say it? This is Xu Lina's younger sister. The two sisters look so alike, didn't you see that, Squad Leader Chu?"

Chu Che's face darkened even further at the remark.

This was Xu Lina's younger sister?

Only someone with a screw loose would believe that.

He'd never once heard of Xu Lina having a twin sister.

And even if she did, there was no way they'd run into her in Xi City.

Just as Chu Che was about to press further, he caught the look in Chen Ye's eyes and pivoted his tone: "This little girl's got a sharp tongue!"

The words dripped with more grievance than a wronged wife.

The three of them returned to the tent.

Sun Xixi followed Xu Wan around the entire base, wandering everywhere.

She had boundless curiosity for everything she encountered.

If you didn't know Xu Wan's true nature, no one would ever believe she was an Anomaly.

"Can you tell me now? What's this person's real deal?"

Chu Che asked in a low voice.

Chen Ye said nothing. Instead, he had someone bring a bowl of water and poured a tiny bit onto the table.

He dipped his finger in the water and wrote a single character on the table: "Anomaly."

Chu Che's face twisted in shock as he stared wide-eyed at Chen Ye.

That woman just now was actually an Anomaly?

How was that possible?

Sure, her tongue was a bit sharp, but every smile, every frown she made was practically indistinguishable from a real person.

She even seemed more human than an actual human.

How could she possibly be an Anomaly?

And the deeper implication hung in the air like an accusation: "You actually brought an Anomaly back to the base? Are you out of your mind?"

Chen Ye ignored Chu Che's shock and continued writing on the table: "Kill!"

Then Chen Ye glanced toward the outside.

Chu Che understood instantly, his face darkening until it looked like the bottom of a burnt pot.

Having been teammates with Chen Ye for so long.

Chu Che naturally understood what Chen Ye meant.

Chen Ye and the others must have had no choice but to bring this thing back.

And now, Chen Ye clearly wanted to use the combined strength of the entire base to slay this Anomaly.

Chen Ye nodded at Chu Che.

Chu Che's face was black as a pot's bottom as he stared intently at Chen Ye.

The reason Chen Ye wasn't speaking and was only using water to write his meaning.

Was clearly out of fear that the thing might overhear them.

Who knew whether this creature had auditory abilities?

When it came to Anomalies, you could never be too careful.

Chu Che shot Chen Ye one last fierce glare before turning and leaving the main tent.

Chen Ye's intent was naturally to call in outside reinforcements.

Relying on just the handful of cats and dogs in their own convoy wouldn't be enough to take down whatever they'd brought back.

Otherwise, Chen Ye and the others wouldn't have brought this thing here in the first place.

Chu Che arrived at the Silent Council's shop.

"Mr. Chu, is there anything I can help you with?"

The black-stockinged young woman spotted Chu Che from a distance and hurried out to greet him.

"Is Elder Hou available?"

"Elder Hou just returned!"

Before long, Chu Che came face to face with Hou Junji.

"Squad Leader Chu, didn't we just finish our meeting? Why are you back again?"

Lately, Elder Hou Junji had been busier than a cat chasing its own tail, with endless matters piling up every single day.

So the moment he saw Chu Che, Hou Junji knew this couldn't possibly be good news.

Chu Che copied Chen Ye's method, dipping his finger in water and writing on the table.

When Hou Junji learned that Chen Ye and his group had brought an Anomaly back with them.

Hou Junji's whole body stiffened like a startled cat.

"You... you people... are insane..."

"Elder Hou, keep your voice down! That thing is wandering all over the base right now!"

"You lunatics! Don't you know what it means to bring that thing here..."

"Elder Hou, if you want to curse, save it for later. The thing is in the base right now, so are you going to handle it or not?"

Chu Che put on a shameless act, completely unbothered by whether Hou Junji would refuse.

It occurred to Chu Che that this might be exactly why Chen Ye dared to bring the thing back.

He had no fear whatsoever that the Silent Council would wash their hands of it.

Hou Junji stared at Chu Che's ugly mug, grinding his teeth...

"You... you... fine, just fine!"

Earlier, Hou Junji had thought that by dividing up territories, giving every convoy its own industry.

And by handing out loans so everyone could boost their strength.

That way, everyone would surely rally tightly around the Silent Council.

But now it seemed...

That tactic worked beautifully on the other convoys, even extremely effectively.

But when it came to the Fair Convoy, it seemed to fall short.

He could have every convoy in the base wrapped around his finger, yet when it came to the Fair Convoy, it was the other way around.

How many times was this now?

The people in this convoy, led by Chen Ye and Chu Che, these two had single-handedly dragged the entire convoy's moral bottom line through the mud.

"Elder Hou, I didn't want this either! If we hadn't run into this thing, you would have!"

"If we could handle it ourselves, why would we come to you?"

Chu Che put on his most pitiful face.

The parrot on Hou Junji's shoulder gnashed its beak: "Fine, fine, fine. First time was at Haosheng Hotel, and this is the second. Chu Che, how can you people be so shameless?"

When in trouble, go to the leadership. That was Chu Che's workplace philosophy.

After all, Hou Junji had no way to fire Chu Che.

Ten minutes later.

"Is Mr. Xu and Mr. Ye available?"

Another ten minutes later.

"Is Miss Jiang available?"

Ten more minutes after that.

"Is Auntie Zhao available?"

In just a single hour.

Chu Che had rounded up some of the top experts across the entire base.

Fortunately, most of those experts had returned by then.

Upon hearing that the Fair Convoy had actually brought an Anomaly back.

Their first reaction was fury.

Chu Che couldn't have cared less, only tossing out one line: "Are you going to deal with it or not?"

"If you don't, and that Anomaly goes berserk, your convoys won't get off easy either!"

"Besides, Xi City is about to fall. It's not like you can just leave this place!"

"This thing is extremely dangerous, it's not something we can handle alone!"

"The fault isn't ours. Even if we hadn't run into it, you would have eventually!"

"Xi City belongs to everyone now!"

"With an Anomaly this strong, there's no way one convoy can deal with it alone."

"Worst case, we just pack up and leave. You all can figure it out yourselves!"

Every convoy Chu Che visited, after explaining his reasoning, would glare at him with murderous eyes.

But in the end, they all had no choice but to agree to his demands.

Of course, Chu Che invited these experts in the form of a hired commission.

This was something Chen Ye had instructed Chu Che before he left.

To that end, Chen Ye pulled out the remaining two thousand Silent Gold Coins left from his previous loan with the Silent Council.

Whenever those people were about to blow up at Chu Che, he'd whip out the Silent Gold Coins as leverage.

If Chu Che had led with the coins from the start, these people would never have agreed.

But now...

It had to be said, Captain Chu Che certainly knew how to negotiate.

Except for Jiang Rou of the Shepherd Convoy, who agreed without a moment's hesitation.

That woman was a battle maniac. The moment she heard there was a powerful Anomaly to fight, she agreed without a second thought.

Everyone else only agreed after a round of back-and-forth haggling.

The reason Chen Ye had instructed Chu Che to do it this way was also to prepare for what came next.

He wanted to make Xu Wan a sacrifice for the Hundred-Ghost Eater.

The others definitely wouldn't agree, but now with this employment relationship established.

When he finally took Xu Wan away, these people would have no grounds to object.

And even if they still disagreed in the end, there was room to wrangle.

And when it came to wrangling, Captain Chu Che was the most skilled of them all.