Chapter 49
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Chapter 49: Zhao Pan’s Decision
“At the Black Rock Tribe, there was a bit of an accident…”
Hearing this, Zhao Pan immediately raised his hand, making a ‘stop’ gesture.
“This is not the place to talk.”
“Come with me.”
After speaking, Zhao Pan motioned for Luo Yong to stay there and continue protecting Luo Ji, while he himself took Luo Jin back to his tent.
“Alright, speak.”
“What happened at the Black Rock Tribe?”
Looking at the serious and cautious Zhao Pan, Luo Jin nodded inwardly.
He had intentionally used a little trick just now.
In the current situation, all unexpected incidents were clearly not suitable to be discussed in public before clear decisions were made and handled.
If Zhao Pan had not stopped him in time, it would have meant that the other party was not careful enough in handling matters, and Luo Jin would have had to reconsider his decision-making authority.
However, looking at Zhao Pan’s performance now, he had clearly gained his approval.
“The temperature dropped suddenly in the middle of the night.”
“The Black Rock Tribe is also backed by a mine mountain, and a large amount of accumulated snow on the mountain wall was blown down by the wind, collapsing several tents near the mountain wall within the tribe.”
“Now, four members of the mining team have been confirmed to be sick, and two others have frostbite…”
Luo Jin quickly relayed the situation he understood.
His eyes looked directly at Zhao Pan.
He wanted to see how Zhao Pan would handle it.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Pan’s heart clearly sank, but this emotion was not directly shown on his face.
His inherent personality allowed him to hold back this breath.
“It must be contained.”
With this thought, after a moment of deliberation, Zhao Pan slowly spoke.
“Currently, the importance of the mining team to the tribe goes without saying. First, let the four sick people and the two with frostbite return to prevent the illness from spreading within the mining team…”
“There are more people here at the tribe. It is not a good thing for sick people to return.”
Luo Jin reminded without changing his expression.
“But if we ignore it, the situation will only get worse.”
Zhao Pan looked at Luo Jin calmly.
“Once the illness spreads within the mining team, the number of sick people will further increase, and the tribe’s subsequent coal supply is likely to be cut off.”
“But bringing them back could cause the illness to spread here in the Mirror Tribe.”
Luo Jin again emphasized the threat posed by the four sick individuals to their Mirror Tribe.
“Before, in order to establish the military camp, the logging team cleared an open space outside the tribe.”
“There is a distance between that open space and the camp.”
“I will have people set up a few tents in that open space later and temporarily settle all the sick people there.”
“The resources here in the tribe are relatively sufficient, and their possibility of recovery will be higher.”
“At the same time, it can somewhat control the spread of the illness.”
“Our tribe has always been short on manpower, but the current situation prevents us from accepting more new people.”
“However, we must at least preserve the existing population.”
At this moment, Zhao Pan had clearly sorted out his thoughts and was very clear about what he needed to do.
“But what if the illness cannot be controlled?”
This was not Luo Jin deliberately making things difficult for Zhao Pan. It was the reality that in this era, the lack of relevant knowledge and the backwardness of medical development meant that illnesses simply could not be effectively controlled.
At this moment, both Zhao Pan and Luo Jin were merely thinking about these issues from the perspective of Luo Ji and the tribe’s interests, and raising their questions and methods.
“Then we can only expel them!”
Hearing this answer, Luo Jin’s heart twitched slightly.
Expelling the severely ill from the tribe was equivalent to sentencing that person to death, but it was also the most effective way to prevent the illness from spreading within the tribe.
The moment Zhao Pan said this, Luo Jin felt a bit of admiration for the other party.
At least he could not have said that with such determination, even though he had also thought of it.
“Doing this will make everyone else in the tribe uneasy.”
Once severely ill, they would be expelled from the tribe to await death.
In this environment, what could be more terrifying than this?
“Then what else can we do?”
Zhao Pan retorted.
“We can’t all die together, can we?”
Luo Jin could not refute because that was the reality.
Looking at this issue from a rational perspective, Zhao Pan’s approach was correct.
But why would this correct approach lead to dissatisfaction and panic among everyone?
Because everyone was afraid that this kind of thing would one day happen to them.
“I will bear all consequences!”
“Now, do as I say!”
At this moment, the courage Zhao Pan displayed surprised Luo Jin.
In his impression, the usually quiet Zhao Pan had always had a low sense of presence.
When Zhao Pan was chosen by the chief as a tribal warrior, he had been surprised for a long time.
And at this moment, he finally clearly felt the strength of this person in front of him.
Zhao Pan’s ‘strength’ was different from Luo Yong’s, but he could not deny that the man in front of him was very strong!
Under Zhao Pan’s decision, the tribe’s operation did not encounter problems.
After noon, everyone, according to Luo Ji’s previous instructions, simply cooked several pots of hot soup with white radishes.
After distributing and drinking it, they continued to throw themselves into their respective work.
Watching Luo Yong, who was still guarding beside the fire, Zhao Pan walked over two steps.
“Is the Chief not awake yet?”
“No.”
Luo Yong shook his head, the expression on his face uncontrollably revealing a bit of solemnity.
“Your expression is too troubled.”
“Everyone will feel uneasy.”
Zhao Pan himself was not a person with a rich range of expressions, so no one in the tribe would find it strange to see him with a stern face.
But Luo Yong was different.
Hearing Zhao Pan’s words, Luo Yong forcefully rubbed his facial muscles, but he did not speak.
He just sat there, not knowing what he was thinking.
“I’ll go in and check on the Chief’s condition.”
Perhaps hearing the movement, half-asleep and half-awake, Luo Ji frowned.
His heavy eyelids barely opened a thin slit.
“Zhao Pan?”
Seeing Luo Ji wake up, the expression on Zhao Pan’s face lit up with joy, and he quickly shouted outside.
“Luo Yong, quickly scoop a bowl of hot soup and bring it in!”
Luo Yong, who had been guarding outside, naturally heard the movement in the tent.
Without needing Zhao Pan to say more, he had already come in with a full bowl of hot soup.
Luo Ji supported his body with some difficulty and sat up.
After drinking two sips of hot soup, he felt much better.
Then he looked at Zhao Pan and Luo Yong, who were guarding beside him with worried faces.
He smiled.
“Don’t worry, I am fine. I am just too tired. What time is it now?”
“Just past noon.”
Luo Ji’s words clearly made the two of them slightly relieved.
However, Luo Ji’s own mood, who had said those words, was incredibly heavy, because he had lied…
