Chapter 390: Boiling Frog in Warm Water
"What do you mean?" Zhou Xiaoxiao asked blankly, using his supernatural powers to the fullest extent, trying to detect some key details from Su Ming. He felt that Su Ming had become very strange, but when he used his supernatural powers to observe him, he could feel his calmness and rationality.
"Old Zhou, do you want to live?" Su Ming asked again.
"Isn't this nonsense?" Zhou Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and calmed herself down.
He pulled his already dirty suit with both hands, trying to make himself look like a rational investigator, but no matter how he disguised himself, he was completely different from when he first entered the devil's land.
"After those two incidents, everyone should have realized that as long as someone dies after obtaining food, there will be a surplus of food. After knowing this method, what do you think everyone will do?" Su Ming asked.
"No one will kill anyone now. After all, they haven't reached the point of sanity collapse. But you, what are you going to do next?" Zhou Xiaoxiao asked.
“Let it be.”
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If you were at school and one day, on your way home from school, you were suddenly pulled into a terrifying and unfamiliar world, what would you do?
Do your best to survive?
Do whatever it takes to survive?
Desperately looking for a way out?
Lin Anyu didn’t know what to do. She still felt a sense of unreality, even though she had been here for a long time.
Perhaps, as Fan Qi said, she was born with psychological problems, which is why she is not sensitive to such critical situations.
"Hey! Lin Anyu! What are you squatting here for? Didn't you hear me calling you?" A boy with a small scar on his forehead suddenly jumped out from the pile of firewood next to him, stood in front of Lin Anyu with his hands on his hips, looking very angry.
"Fanqi, is it time to eat?"
“Gugugugu~~~~”
As soon as Lin Anyu asked the question, her stomach started to growl.
"It's still early for dinner. I'm here to discuss with you what we should do next." Fan Qi came and sat cross-legged . He stared at the beautiful girl with fair skin in front of him and felt very depressed.
Every time Fan Qi sees Lin Anyu, he feels bad. It’s not because Lin Anyu makes him angry, but every time he sees Lin Anyu, he will think of the bad things he did in elementary school.
He once bullied Lin Anyu.
He had forgotten why they bullied Lin Anyu at that time. Perhaps it was simply because everyone was bullying her and she never resisted, so he joined the team that bullied Lin Anyu.
At that time, he felt that Lin Anyu was abnormal. A normal person would cry or resist if treated like this.
But Lin Anyu is different. When she is bullied, she will say some things that make people feel like they deserve a beating. For example, she once said to the leader who led the bullying, "Is it because your boyfriend often looks at my thighs during class that you treat me like this? Don't worry, I will wear long pants tomorrow. Although it's a bit hot in the summer, it shouldn't matter, right?"
The annoying things she said could be compiled into a collection of quotations.
"You shouldn't join them. Bullying me won't do you any good. They won't think you're in the same group with them. They'll just treat you as a follower."
"Why would you do that? You have good grades, but doing something like this will really ruin your image. Everyone will think you have mental problems."
"You used less force when you kicked me in the stomach just now, right? Were you afraid of hurting me and causing a big mess? In that case, how about we make peace and stop hitting me. It's not good for either of us."
Every word she said made those who bullied her furious, but Fan Qi joined them for another reason: he was just curious about Lin Anyu.
As a top student and gang leader in the school, Fan Qi never had any reason or habit to bully people. He bullied Lin Anyu because he thought Lin Anyu was just pretending to be strong and pretending to be calm and composed, and then... he was also ridiculed.
Lin Anyu said to him, "I am just this kind of person. To be honest, I really don't understand your actions... If you want to see any changes in my reaction, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."
In the end, it was an accident that made him discover another side of Lin Anyu.
That day, after Fan Qi had ended an unusual fight, he was ambushed in an alley by his enemies from the neighboring school. The enemy did not target students, but several workers on the construction site. They knocked him to the ground with steel pipes, and then... Lin Anyu appeared at that time. She walked into the alley silently and said, "People in society should not beat students. Do they do this just for money?"
Within five minutes, Lin Anyu knocked down four or five muscular men holding steel pipes by herself. Fan Qi still remembers that every punch of Lin Anyu was like a boxing champion's heavy punch. If she could have attacked any student who bullied her in the school in her current state, no one would bully her again.
From that day on, Fan Qi gave up being the leader of a gang and chose to be a top student staying by Lin Anyu's side, so that Lin Anyu could learn how to get along with normal people in a normal way.
The reason why I’m staying in this damn place with Lin Anyu today is because of that impulsive decision I made back then.
"Do you still remember what Xia Ming said a few days ago?" Fan Qi asked.
"Mr. Xia Ming said a lot? Which one are you referring to?" Lin Anyu blinked her big eyes and looked at him in confusion.
"It's just props, trading and stuff! What do you think of those creatures he calls demons?"
"I think what Mr. Xia Ming said is very right. No one should make a deal with the devil. It will lead to destruction."
"So you are just too reasonable. Sometimes people's ideas are unreasonable. If everyone does things according to the best plan, then humans are no longer humans, but ants. Among ants, worker ants can die for the queen ant, but humans can't." Fan Qi paused and continued, "I think sooner or later someone will violate the taboo."
"Then what? What are you going to do? We can't do anything now. Even if such a person really appears, Mr. Xia Ming will deal with it." Lin Anyu said.
"Do you really think Xia Ming will handle it?"
"He's different from the others, he seems like a very selfless person."
"But I recently heard a rumor that Xia Ming's name is not actually Xia Ming. His name is Su Ming."
Lin Anyu turned to look at Fan Qi. For the first time, her expression changed: "I think that rumor is false."
"Since you've heard it, I don't think it matters whether it's true or not. We have to survive anyway!"
"Brother, what are you going to do?" Bai Yufei asked worriedly.
Bai Chifei put his fingers in his mouth and bit his nails, his brows furrowed. He seemed not to hear his sister's questions.
If it was before, he could still explain it, but now he has no idea.
Originally, the Owl Squad could only rely on their own strength, but now this place will give ordinary people supernatural powers. In this way, their power is no longer a unique advantage.
If you want to gain an advantage over others, you have to be like those who are willing to be crazy and choose to be a crazy person with them.
Bai Chifei would never do such a thing. The reason why a person exists as an independent individual is not just because of his appearance. Personality and thoughts are the most important. He will never abandon his thoughts!
But, how are they supposed to survive?
Food and water are necessary. If there is enough food and water, he can take his people away from this place and hide somewhere else, and then it will have nothing to do with him what this place becomes.
Unfortunately, he didn't have such good conditions, and all the food and water were in Su Ming's hands.
"The strange phenomenon of the ghost domain has existed for a long time. I have asked other people about it. Every time a ghost domain occurs, there will be people who survive from here. Although the number of people is small, there are people who get out. So we just need to survive to the end and become the last group of people alive."
"Boss, do you mean to kill everyone else here? Is that difficult?"
"Idiot! Didn't you hear what Su Ming said before? As long as someone is willing to sell his soul, he can get incredible power in return." Bai Chifei said while biting his nails.
Everyone fell silent after hearing this. Everyone in the Owl Squad knew that once their captain started biting his nails, it meant the situation was very difficult and they were helpless.
"Boss, when you asked A Tao to leak the news that Su Ming was a murderer, were you trying to get those people to turn against Su Ming?" Maoqiu asked.
Bai Chifei nodded slightly: "That's right, there is no chance now. Ordinary people eat and drink the same as us. Although our physical fitness is better than those ordinary people, after a long time, our physical strength will not be able to keep up. We have to create opportunities! At least a few more people have to die so that we can work well after having enough food!"
No one in the Owl Squad opposed Bai Chifei's behavior of undermining the interests of the extended family, because they, the bounty hunters, had gone through mountains of swords and seas of blood, and were willing to sacrifice the lives of anyone except their own people at the critical moment.
They have a bottom line, but their bottom line will change at any time due to their position. Just like now, if they can't even survive themselves, then the lives of others can of course be sacrificed.
It is best if a riot occurs in a large family. It does not matter how many people die, as .
According to Bai Chifei's idea, it would be best if these brainless ordinary people all listened to Su Ming, refused to make deals with the devil, and then slowly starved to death.
etc!
What did you think of just now?
Boiling a frog in warm water?
Yes! That’s right! It’s like boiling a frog in warm water!
A flash of inspiration flashed through Bai Chifei's mind, as if a bolt of lightning split the hazy fog and illuminated the truth!
"Damn it! That birdman Su Ming! He actually disguised himself so well!" Bai Chifei cursed angrily.
"Boss, what disguise?"
"Boiling a frog in warm water! Boiling a frog in warm water!"
Bai Chifei stood up from the ground, paced back and forth, and muttered this proverb.
The other people around looked at Bai Chifei like this, and they were all confused and didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.
"The reason why Su Ming created this so-called big family is to make everyone feel safe, so that these people would rather starve to death slowly than sell their souls in exchange for inhuman power!
Moreover, all the food and water were distributed by Su Ming. Who knew if he had left some for himself? Now that several people had died, it would be easier to manipulate the food for the dead!
As long as he continues to win over everyone's hearts like this and portray himself as a spiritual leader, there will be a large number of people who would rather starve than step out of their comfort zone and fight for food!
Once the number of ordinary people drops sharply, it will be easier to deal with the remaining ones even if they become crazy!
A group of people with special powers may not be able to deal with a group of lunatics, but a group of people with special powers can definitely deal with one or two lunatics!
That guy must have thought that instead of scaring everyone, it would be better to give them a little hope and then deal with them in a safer way.
What a great idea! "
Bai Chifei laughed excitedly: "Hahaha! I actually thought he was wrongly accused before, it seems that this guy is a genuine murderer!"
"Then...what should we do now?" Bai Yufei asked softly.
Bai Chifei's expression froze, his excitement cooled down again, and the dopamine in his brain slowly dropped to normal levels.
Yes, seeing through Su Ming’s tricks is nothing. What’s important is what to do next.
The next step is the most important.
…
In the tidy room, on the soft sofa, there was smoke and a familiar figure was hidden behind the smoke.
Su Ming sat on the soft single sofa, feeling dizzy.
He raised his head and looked forward blankly, trying to identify who the familiar figure was.
The moment he identified his target, the smoke slowly dissipated in the air, and the woman sitting on the sofa also put out the cigarette in her hand.
"Master?" Su Ming narrowed his eyes and showed a surprised expression.
"Where were we talking about just now? You were distracted, right?" Liu Lingshan glanced at Su Ming indifferently.
Su Ming tried hard to recall what they had just talked about, but he couldn't remember.
It would have been fine if he couldn't remember, but he couldn't help but say, "I wasn't distracted."
"Forget it, I won't pursue it this time. You should listen carefully to what others say!
I just said that there are many correct principles in this world, but there are very few people who can always abide by them.
You can't have your cake and eat it too, but it is possible to have both, provided that you are strong enough. If you are not strong enough, don't try to have both, understand?"
"Fish and bear's paw?"
“Yes, a choice between fish and bear’s paw… or something else.
Remember that you need to make choices at any time, but some choices are more difficult than others. Remember that a man of great kindness cannot command an army. When a bad result is inevitable, you cannot fantasize that you can create a miracle through hard work... miracles are impossible to happen.
You can put it another way if you want me to, that is, before a miracle happens, you will feel it, and if there is no feeling, there will be no miracle. "
Su Ming was silent, his mind was in a mess. He felt like he had heard these words before.
