Chapter 188 I will kill them allZheng Zheng has been waiting in the school for a long time. As the sky gradually darkened, the fire and candles became the light sources in the room where Zheng Zheng lived. "Come and see what information you have?" Anti said as he walked into the room. Zheng Zheng put down the homework he was correcting and turned to face An Ti. "Before discussing this matter, I would like to ask Father Anti, if you knew the whole story behind the Snow Sealed Village, how would you prefer to deal with it?" "Solve the problem in the quickest and simplest way." Anti quickly gave his answer. "What if you find out that the entire village is being held hostage by the person behind the scene?" Zheng Zheng's voice was a little heavy, and his face looked a little gloomy, perhaps because of the shadows cast by the fire. "It has nothing to do with me." Anti said without hesitation. "So, your identity is a person who simply cleans up everything in this village. Am I right in understanding it this way?" Zheng Zheng asked. "I don't want to give myself any special mission. If you want to understand it that way, it's up to you."
Hearing this, Zheng Zheng nodded slightly, understanding a lot more. He turned his gaze to the small window of his room. The wind and snow were still strong tonight. "Not long after I came to this village to teach, I discovered that there might be some problems behind this village. I tried to investigate, but I am just a volunteer teacher and it is difficult for me to fight against the existence lurking in the shadows of the village. Although I have a miracle, I can only barely protect myself at best. Considering the price they would pay for killing me, after several attempts, they did not insist on attacking me. Only then can I stay here with them in peace." "Have you ever considered seeking help from the outside world?" "When I realized that there was an ominous force behind this village, the first thing I thought of was to ask for help, but they soon noticed it and warned me directly before I went down the mountain once." Zheng Zheng said softly. "As long as I go down the mountain, they will monitor me. If I make any unusual movements, they will have enough time to evacuate and completely clean up the snow-covered village before outside help arrives." After listening to Zheng Zheng's words, An Ti thought for a while: "If they have been entrenched in this village for a long enough time, then it is impossible for them to abandon this place casually." Zheng Zheng nodded, then shook his head: "Maybe so, but I can't joke with the children here." As An Ti expected, Zheng Zheng was not a fool. He knew there was a problem but still surrendered, most likely because he was constrained. What Zheng Zheng cares about most in this village are the children. "And..." Zheng Zheng said, hesitantly, but after a pause he said directly, "They also saw through me, and they put forward very tempting conditions to me - "As long as I turn a blind eye to the situation in the village, they will set me free before they succeed. I can do whatever I want at that time, and... I can take anyone I want away from the village." After Zheng Zheng finished speaking, he fell silent. He had a blank expression on his face, but Anti could sense the depression and irritability in his mood. A very tempting condition. The biggest reason why Zheng Zheng didn't confront them directly was that he wanted to protect the children in the village. The hidden gang in the village threatened Zheng Zheng with these children, but then proposed that he could protect anyone he wanted after the success. Although the so-called initiative was in the hands of the other party and it was impossible to be sure whether the other party would really keep their word, Zheng Zheng did not have much choice. Even if he succeeded in spreading the news, he could not be sure how much weight his report would carry, and whether it would be ignored because of its minor influence. Even if the outside world was determined to provide assistance, would it make a misjudgment due to insufficient intelligence, leading to more casualties? If they act rashly and get discovered, he doesn't care how those gangs escape unscathed, but he does care that the Snow-covered Village will most likely be cleaned out by them to prevent future troubles. If we do nothing and turn a blind eye to their actions, there is at least a certain chance of ensuring the children's safety.
For most people, this is not a multiple-choice question. "So you tell us all this now?" An asked. "Because this is a village, they won't waste manpower to monitor me here. Also, they have probably made a judgment about you. How many times have you been tempted since entering the village?" "Twice." "That's about it. After I have a rough estimate of your strength, I will probably talk to you after a while, and then decide your fate based on the results of the conversation." “Have you seen this process many times?” "In the past two years, there have been three groups of outsiders who have mistakenly entered the village, excluding you, with a total of seven people. I tried to dissuade them all in time, but that only aroused their curiosity. They then insisted on exploring, angered the people behind the scenes, and were killed." Hearing this, Anti realized something: "You showed up there this afternoon to dissuade him." "Although those four don't look like the kind of people who would listen to advice, I still plan to give it a try." Zheng Zheng did not deny it. "Then have you ever considered gathering the strength of the people you meet, plus your own strength, to fight the one behind the scenes?" An asked. Zheng Zheng was silent for a moment, then sighed: "I dare not." Having been threatened for two years, Zheng Zheng's mind may have been worn out a lot. For him, it would be safer to risk his life and seek help from the outside world than to challenge the village directly. The room fell into a long silence, and An Ti and Zheng Zheng looked at each other. "It seems that my initial answer may not be very satisfactory to you." Anti said, breaking the silence. Anti wouldn't care so much. No matter how real this place is, no matter how smooth the dream logic is, it's just a dream after all. Zhang Ning and the three anchors might even put the village massacre plan at the bottom because this place is too real. In Anti, massacring a village has always been an optimal solution that is worth considering. The only constraint at the moment is that if he fails to break the dream logic quickly after he acts recklessly, then once the "Snow Flower Demon in the Dream" appears, even without external intervention, the opponent will be able to show its full strength in this dream from twenty years ago. This is why he hasn't taken any direct action until now. So, if Anti insists on doing it, will Zheng Zheng stand against him? "No." Zheng Zheng answered, "I am looking forward to the emergence of someone like you who is powerful and can make such a decisive judgment." Anti was a little surprised. Zheng Zheng continued, "If you are like me, then after I tell you this, it will just be one more person to be threatened, and it won't change the status quo." "But you won't care so much. Only by doing everything you can have a chance to break through here." Even though Zheng Zheng's emotional side twenty years ago restricted his actions, his rationality still gave him an answer when facing Anti at this time. "You have a plan," Anti said. "I have made many attempts in the past two years. Fortunately, the surveillance behind the scenes is not foolproof. I still found opportunities to send the news out bit by bit." At this point, Zheng Zheng suddenly changed the subject. "So you have actually asked for help?" Anti raised his chin slightly. In the end, Zheng Zheng was still not someone who would be suppressed all the time, and he had no intention of completely giving up resistance. "Yes, but because I can't provide detailed intelligence about the village, I am still worried that the outside world will make a misjudgment. And the mountain has been blocked by heavy snow in recent days, and I have no idea when the aid will arrive. But it will probably be in the next few days. During this period, I need more insurance." Zheng Zheng said lightly, then looked directly at An Ti.
Obviously, Anti, who suddenly arrived at this time, was the insurance he wanted. An Ti looked at Zheng Zheng and suddenly remembered part of the description of the Snow-covered Village incident twenty years ago. Because the news of the criminal gang was exposed, the Qixi City responded in time and was able to concentrate its forces to eliminate it before the Xuehua Demon erupted and spread its influence to the city. So, in this remote mountain village of Xuefeng Village, the reason why the behind-the-scenes news was exposed was actually because of Zheng Zheng’s manipulation back then? After a brief thought, Anti replied: "Well, if anything unexpected happens, I will kill them all." (End of this chapter)