"No, Liu Zhenghua was very cooperative. It seemed that he was happy to help us, but … he also asked me where the main force was. I just told him that the main force was clearing the zombies at the shore of the lake. At that time, the resources from other places could be accumulated at the gathering place. After the reclamation, we would collect a lot of resources.
Liu Zhenghua was very envious of us. He even asked us if we needed more people. Obviously, he wanted a share of the loot. I fooled him and said that it would depend on the cooperation this time. "
Zhang Huai'an was very satisfied with the result of Huang Tingwei's negotiation. He was sincerely happy for Liu Zhenghua's tactfulness. Unknowingly, they had solved their biggest problem through Liu Zhenghua. Zhang Huai'an was already considering whether to wait until the next search by the lake to give Liu Zhenghua some benefits. Anyway, they did not need so many resources.
"Oh right … your people have been watching outside for the whole morning. Did they find anything?
Did they find out who is behind this? "
Zhang Huai An held a grudge against the Big Bird faction that forged the food stamps and had always wanted to lock onto them. Unfortunately, they weren't easy to deal with either. They actually did it flawlessly, leaving no evidence to be used against them. In the morning, when those people were exchanging for food, they sent out Huang Tingwei's intelligence team to find the mastermind.
"Not yet. Almost all the forces in the gathering place have taken action. Except for Liu Zhenghua and the female troop, everyone else has appeared. Maybe the peak time for them to exchange is in the afternoon. As long as Zhang Xiaoqiang's fleet does not appear, they will continue to exchange in waves. I am afraid that we will not have enough food in the camp."
Hearing Huang Tingwei's analysis, Zhang Huai'an's face sank. He was most afraid of this situation. Now it was not a problem of fake food stamps, but the credibility of the whole camp in the gathering place. If this situation really happened, he was afraid that all the previous efforts would be in vain.
As for the food, Zhang Huai'an was not worried about it. There was a lot of food on the island. Thousands of tons of food could feed tens of thousands of people for a few years. However, Zhang Huai'an needed manpower to transport the food. How could he count on the women in the camp?
That was not realistic. Without enough strong labor, the women could only transport their own food. Moreover, the carrying capacity of the ships was not enough. Most of the ships had been taken away by Zhang Xiaoqiang. Now they could only rely on the fishing boats to connect the two places.
"Things are troublesome. I thought this matter was too simple. I suspect that this is not just a matter of fake food stamps. Someone is plotting against us. They want to take advantage of the absence of the main force to take over our island. I suspect that Zhang Xiaoqiang's plan has been leaked …"
Zhang Huai'an was a shrewd man. During this period of time, he had been appointed as the acting captain. Although he could not make the decision, he was used to thinking from the big picture. Combining Huang Tingwei's analysis and the abnormal movements of the various forces, Zhang Huai'an discovered the crisis behind them. This matter happened not too early or too late. It happened right when the main force had left and their survival was uncertain. Obviously, someone was plotting against them.
"It's possible. Although most of the people in this operation did not know our destination, the preparations before we appeared must have fallen into the eyes of those with ulterior motives. I suspect that some of the crew members are spies from other forces. Through the ammunition and supplies carried by the ships, they can roughly calculate the time of our return.
If I'm not wrong, Zhang Xiaoqiang only brought 15 days' worth of supplies. Today is a turning point. If everything goes well, they have already begun to return. If not, I believe they will return when the food runs out. These few days are the time for them to make their move.
If I'm the mastermind behind this, I will definitely create chaos before the main force returns.
They will use the strength of the entire colony to annihilate us. Then, they will seize the island in the middle of the lake and block off the main force forever. If it doesn't work, they will blow up the only bridge. Although there is no way out, they will have a safe island in the middle of the lake. At that time, anyone can live the rest of their lives in peace. "
Huang Tingwei had always considered things from a comprehensive perspective. He was also a supporter of conspiracy theories. In his understanding, the mastermind behind the scenes of the colony would definitely not make such a big move just for a few dozen or a hundred tons of food. The food ticket crisis was just a facade, or rather, a signal.
Previously, someone had used a small amount of food tickets to steal a few tons of food. They were just testing the waters because they did not know how much strength the camp had hidden. Once the camp swiftly and decisively suppressed the counterfeiters, they would be able to use the clues as a basis to make their next move.
If it was just for food, as long as they spread a rumor and mixed into the crowd, it would be much safer to use the first fake food tickets when the camp was in a panic. However, if that was the case, their chances of success would only be half. No one knew what the camp had up their sleeves. Now was the time when they thought they had figured out the real situation of the camp.
First, they would use the fake food tickets to open up a path to alert the camp and trigger a frenzy of exchange, which would impact the credibility of the camp. Once the camp could not cope with it, they could incite those who were kept in the dark to attack the camp. In the end, they would suddenly send troops to the island in the middle of the lake and occupy it before anyone could react.
When that time came, it would be too late. They would have several backup plans. The foundation that Zhang Xiaoqiang and hundreds of people had risked their lives to build might really be taken advantage of by others.
When Zhang Huai'an heard Huang Tingwei's analysis, he sucked in a breath of cold air. This method was completely feasible. The ninety-kilometer port was not the Yangtze River. If a few bridges were blown up and a few ships were sunk, the ninety-kilometer port would be blocked. The expeditionary fleet would never be able to enter the big lake.
"Don't think so complicatedly … It's not that serious. Liu Zhenghua and the others will not sit idly by. Didn't Liu Zhenghua agree just now?
As long as there is no problem with our food exchange, nothing will be a problem. If there is a problem, my paratroopers are not to be trifled with. No matter how many come, I will kill them all … "
Lu Xiaobu put down his bowl and chopsticks and took a sip of the iced mung bean soup. He scoffed at Huang Tingwei's conspiracy theory and did not think it was a big deal. The main force was gone. Were the armored platoons to be trifled with?
"Don't talk nonsense. With those two broken cars of yours?
They just need to get a few Molotov cocktails, and your iron tortoises will become roasted tortoises. The key is to find the mastermind and get rid of them first. Only then can we be worry-free. Just relying on Liu Zhenghua is not very reliable. "
Zhang Huai'an refuted Lu Xiaobu. This was a matter of life and death for tens of thousands of people. They could not be too careless. Of course, he did not think that Huang Tingwei's analysis was necessarily correct. After all, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Not everyone dared to touch the illustrious reputation that the camp had earned in the past. The more advanced the forces in the colony, the more they knew about the confidence of the camp.
"Erm … Can I say something …"
Zhang Xiaotian, who had been silent for a long time, could not help but speak up. When he said this, he was still a little nervous. Everyone present was a squad leader or above, and Zhang Huai'an was the camp leader in name. This made him, a Level One Sergeant, feel very nervous.