Chapter 169 Human Leaders Are Blind to the Truth (22)
Chapter 169 Human Leaders Are Blind to the Truth (22)
"I think it's a good idea." Zhang Lie agreed without thinking for a moment, then paused for a moment as if he had thought of something else and turned to ask his boss for his opinion.
"Boss, what do you think?"
Si Yan stared at him silently for a moment, making Zhang Lie feel a little uneasy, before nodding as if to show mercy: "Then let's go together."
"Wait a moment, my team members went to get the car... By the way, we've been through thick and thin together, so I still don't know your names!" He Chi said.
Since he had already brought it up, the team members from both sides naturally introduced themselves. By the time his team members drove the car back, the people from both sides had gotten to know each other quite well.
“We know the way well, so let our car lead the way. And... this.” He Chiyan rested one hand on the half-open driver’s side door and tossed something to Si Yan with the other.
Si Yan subconsciously reached out and caught the black box-like object. Before he could examine it closely, he heard He Chi say, "Walkie-talkie. Use this to contact us if anything happens." After saying that, he retreated into the car.
Once seated in the passenger seat, she consciously took the things from Si Yan's hands, since these things shouldn't be held by the driver; driving safety is very important.
Seeing that Shi Qi naturally took the walkie-talkie from his hand, Si Yan didn't say anything, but simply started the engine and followed He Chiyan and the others in front.
The road ahead was surprisingly peaceful. Apart from some unknown small zombies, they didn't even encounter a level 5 zombie. In this way, the two teams arrived safely in S City.
Actually, there is only one purpose for coming to S City now. Although Si Yan and the others did not take the initiative to speak, He Chiyan still took them to the human base in S City.
He Chiyan parked the car in front of the base's unusually tall and sturdy gate: "Your destination should be here too, right?"
No one answered, and He Chiyan took it as a tacit agreement: "There are still some requirements to successfully join our base, but with your strength, it's definitely not a problem."
After saying this, He Chiyan made another communication call, and then the tall door in front of him opened. He Chiyan got back into the car, said to them through the walkie-talkie, "Follow me," and drove into the base.
Clearly, He Chiyan still holds considerable authority in this base. Because such large human bases typically have very high security, yet Shi Qi and his group were so easily allowed in simply because of a single communication from He Chiyan.
As soon as they arrived at the parking area of the base, He Chiyan and his team were called away by people who had been waiting for them there.
Si Yan and his group were left sitting in the car, feeling somewhat lost. After a while, a man who looked gentle and refined came over and knocked on their car window: "Hello, my surname is Li, and I am the base commander's secretary. Please follow me. The base commander invites you."
They couldn't stay in the car forever, and besides, it was the base commander's invitation, so there was no reason for them not to go.
"Boss, what do you think the base commander wants with us? We just got here, don't we? Does he know us?" Zhang Lie leaned closer to Si Yan and whispered.
However, despite all these questions, Si Yan only gave a three-word answer: "I don't know."
Zhang Lie: "..." Well, this question was indeed a bit difficult. He naturally forgave his boss's heartless act of only answering him with three words.
Although it was called a base, in terms of size it was no different from most of a city. Afterwards, we took a car arranged by Secretary Li, and after quite a while, we finally arrived at the base commander's residence...
Secretary Li opened the door for them: "The base commander is inside, please come in."
Once the team members had all entered the room, Secretary Li closed the door from the outside, separating himself from the room.
Upon entering the room, Shi Qi saw a group of people standing in front of the desk, none other than He Chiyan and the others who had been called away earlier.
The people inside turned their gazes towards them as soon as the door opened. The elegant middle-aged man sitting at his desk stood up and beckoned them to come closer.
"I am Zhong Yihuan, the base commander here. What is this superhuman's name?" The base commander's voice matched his appearance, being equally gentle.
He kept his eyes fixed on Si Yan as he said this, clearly only asking him for his name.
"My name is Si Yan, the 'Yan' of three fires." Although he didn't know Zhong Yihuan's purpose in asking him alone, Si Yan still obediently answered since he was on Zhong Yihuan's turf.
For some reason, upon hearing this name, Si Yan felt that Zhong Yihuan seemed a little excited, but he quickly suppressed that emotion.
Zhong Yihuan: "The reason I specifically invited you here is because there's something important I need to tell you."
"You should know He Chiyan. We have a superhuman with the ability to predict the future in our base."
Caught off guard, He Chiyan paused for a moment, then nodded subconsciously: "Yes, I know."
Seemingly just to get an argument from He Chiyan, Zhong Yihuan brought the topic back after asking him: "Just a month ago, she made a prophecy—hope is coming, the leader of mankind will be born in the flames, and he will lead mankind to a future without the smoke of gunpowder."
As soon as the word "flame" was uttered, everyone present turned to look at Si Yan, whose name contained three fire radicals.
Si Yan didn't react much, still looking at Zhong Yihuan, waiting for him to continue.
"Moreover, she asserted that the leader would arrive at the base this week; so considering the content of the prophecy and the date, I guess... you are the human leader in the prophecy."
He Chiyan skillfully added to Zhong Yihuan's words: "As far as this week is concerned, you are the first team to arrive at the base."
And today is Saturday... no wonder Zhong Yihuan was so sure.
However, Si Yan, who was suddenly given the important task of saving humanity, did not show any enthusiasm after being entrusted with such a task.
Si Yan lowered his eyes, as if pondering how he had suddenly been given the identity of humanity's leader. After a long while, he looked again at Zhong Yihuan, who was patiently waiting for his thoughts, and said calmly, "I don't believe that humanity can be saved by the power of one person alone, nor do I think I have anything special about me..."
These words revealed that he was not very happy, and just when everyone thought he was about to say "this has nothing to do with me," Si Yan changed the subject:
"But if humanity needs such an existence, I can be it."
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