Chapter 361

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Chapter 361: The Surface Condition
After some bargaining and a thorough review of Team 4’s current situation.
Eventually, the ransom for Chen Ling was set at 45 million.
Of this amount, Chen Ling paid 25 million upfront.
Another 10 million was used to offset a batch of weapons and equipment, which could outfit a well-equipped team of thirty people. Chen Ling promised to deliver it to Silver Bay Base within a week.
He temporarily couldn’t afford the remaining 10 million. If this amount was taken out as well, Team 4 would really be left with nothing but their underwear.
Chen Ling hoped that Luo Yan would allow him to owe this amount so he could use the 10 million in the meantime. He promised to repay it in installments within a year.
Of course, this would include interest.
Faced with this situation, Luo Yan consulted Yu Qiushui, who suggested conducting an internal organization process. Chen Ling’s money would be gradually transferred to Luo Yan’s pocket through the organization’s internal accounts.
Even though some fees were deducted, the benefit was that Chen Ling was not able to act out of line, otherwise the organization would intervene.
So Luo Yan carried out internal justice, resolving the dispute with Team 4.
This situation completely matched his expectations, after all, killing Chen Ling might not necessarily bring more benefits.
Now he has received the money, without putting too much pressure on the other branch teams.
It can be considered quite a perfect solution.
In the following days, Luo Yan was very busy. He had to meet different people every day and deal with many tasks.
After a few days, Liu Xiao’s influence in the Silver Bay Base was finally taken over.
Liu Xiao’s influence in the Silver Bay Base included a business street, which had various stores offering everything from food to supplies.
The shops here annually hand over a portion of their profits to Liu Xiao, thus contributing to Team 3’s income in the base.
Luo Yan casually strolled down the street, passing by bosses of all sizes, just going through the motions.
The important meetings were with the Law Enforcement Department of the base, as well as leaders of other major factions in the base.
Among them was the ‘Master Rong’ from the bar that day.
Later, Luo Yan sold the goods he snatched under the name of Liu Xiao at a discounted price to the base and other factions, making around forty million.
So after the battle, Luo Yan had earned at least sixty million on the books.
However, he couldn’t pocket all sixty million.
After all, Team 3 had previously paid fifty million for the goods, not all of which belonged to Liu Xiao.
Thirty million of that was Team 3’s liquid assets in the base, so Luo Yan used half of his earnings to settle this debt in order to keep his influence running smoothly in the base.
In the past few days’ activities, Yu Bai played a crucial role, but it also made him hated by the former members of Team 3.
Of course, Yu Bai himself doesn’t care.
That day.
Luo Yan planned to return to Guangling City, so he called the bald man over.
As soon as Yu Bai entered the door, he saw Luo Yan tap a box on the table.
“Captain, what is this?”
Luo Yan pushed the box forward, “Nano bomb, with positioning, remote detonation and other functions.”
“In addition, my biological characteristics have been input.”
“Once I die, it will also detonate.”
This is one of several items in ‘Heiwu’ that can control subordinates. Two days ago, when Team 1 took away ‘Green Snake’, they also brought it to Luo Yan.
Luo Yan couldn’t stay at Silver Bay Base forever. Even though there was a reorganization of personnel, splitting up some members from Team 3 and Team 7, Luo Yan couldn’t just trust Yu Bai completely to handle the affairs at the base.
Necessary control can solve this problem.
Luo Yan didn’t plan to hide or deceive, he would leave the decision to Yu Bai.
Yu Bai paused for a moment, then silently opened the box, took out the syringe, and injected the nanobomb into his body.
He rubbed the wound, grinned and said, “Captain Red Ghost is more straightforward than that Liu person, Liu Xiao would probably start with some sweet talk if he did this.”
Luo Yan calmly said through the wooden mask, “If both of us are still alive in three years, I will deactivate the bomb, it will naturally pass out of the body.”
“Okay.”
Yu Bai added, “But captain, you probably can’t leave now.”
“Silver Bay Base is just one of the influences of the original Team 3, but Liu Xiao’s true territory is in Changping City, that’s where the heart of Team 3 lies.”
“Almost all industries, businesses, and connections are in Changping City.”
“If you don’t go and take them now, these things might be taken by others.”
Luo Yan calmly said, “In my opinion, a team, or an organization.”
“The real lifeline is never industries or businesses, but the armed forces in one’s own hands.”
“As long as the fist is strong, even if industries or businesses are temporarily taken by others, in the end, they will have to give them back to me with interest.”
After listening, Yu Bai nodded silently.
That afternoon.
Luo Yan then left Silver Bay Base.
He set off alone.
This way is faster.
He has been away from Guangling City for some time now. If he doesn’t go back soon, others might get suspicious.
After all, only Di Zheng in Guangling City knows about this matter involving the ‘Heiwu’ organization.
Several days later.
Luo Yan passed through a surface city, ran out of water, and decided to enter the city.
Once inside the city, he noticed signs of human activity, indicating that there were survivors living there.
He skillfully opened a manhole cover, climbed down a vertical shaft, turned on his flashlight, and saw graffiti on a nearby wall, with the words ‘Rat People’ painted on it.
Perhaps that was survivors’ self-mockery of their situation; too afraid to live on the surface, they could only huddle in underground facilities or sewer networks, indeed giving off a bit of a ‘rat people’ vibe.
Such a life was not unfamiliar to Luo Yan.
He took off his mask and carefully put it away.
He pulled up his hood again, making himself look like one of the survivors.
Walking along the sewer network for a while, Luo Yan gradually encountered some survivors.
They were scattered around, sitting or lying down, with numb and hollow eyes on their faces, resembling the walking dead.
This is the current situation on the surface. Only a few people can live in the base or underground cities.
Most people are like the ones Luo Yan is seeing now.
They have lost faith in the future, unable to see hope, just getting by day by day, letting despair slowly consume their bodies and minds.
Luo Yan knows that surface survivors are also divided into different classes.
This is due to the social nature and class distinctions of human beings.
The ones living in the sewer network are usually the weakest survivors.
Just like him in the past, he got blood poisoning and was weak, so he could only live in the sewer network.
The stronger survivors, with some power, usually occupy places like subways, underground malls, and underground parking lots.
They gather people and form small territories, making their own rules, like little emperors.
Usually, only these people or groups can get clean drinking water.