"What are they talking about?" He Hongfei asked Xu Shiman as he saw the soldiers talking loudly.
"They are arguing about whether or not to continue moving forward, as they can’t establish contact with the rear."
Although Ji Yang understood, he pretended not to and said, "There’s no signal here, probably can’t even make a phone call. That is indeed a serious issue. They’ve lost half their people, and with just a few of them, whether they can safely escort us to the destination is really a problem."
"Yes, that’s what the argument is about. The most critical issue is that their captain was in the overturned vehicle."
Ji Yang stopped talking and watched with interest, hoping to see which direction things would take.
For Ji Yang, it didn’t matter whether they moved forward or retreated. Having destroyed that vehicle and even caused the death of a few people, he surprisingly felt no discomfort.
Could it be that he was naturally inclined to kill?
At that moment, the soldiers approached Ji Yang and the others.
Xu Shiman went up to talk to them for a while before reporting, "They explained the situation. Their captain is dead, and although they have enough strength to escort us to the destination, they can’t guarantee our safety. They’re asking for our opinion."
Everyone’s gaze then turned to Ji Yang, who was openly their leader and the one heading the team.
Facing everyone’s gaze, Ji Yang could tell they did not want to continue.
Looking at He Hongfei, this young man had always shown signs of wanting to seize power, probably because he was familiar with a few others, and they often stuck together.
Ji Yang asked He Hongfei, "Little He, what do you think?"
"We’ll follow Chief Ji’s lead."
What a crafty move! If he suggested retreating now, they would accuse him of being cowardly and fearful. This would blemish his reputation, impeding any future promotions.
If he advocated moving forward now, then any issues that occurred would be attributed to his poor decision-making. Official source is novel_fіre.net
It seemed no decision he could make would be acceptable at this point.
"What does everyone think? Speak your minds."
Ji Yang asked the group.
He noticed a couple of people looking toward He Hongfei, who signaled them with his eyes not to express their opinions.
"We’ll follow the chief’s decision—whatever you decide, we’ll carry out."
At that moment, Sun Xionglin also sided with He Hongfei.
"Let’s report our situation to the rear before deciding," Ji Yang said, smiling as he pulled out a satellite phone.
He had known there would be many issues before coming here and had brought a satellite phone, which now really came in handy.
He Hongfei thought this time Ji Yang would be put in a tough spot, but unexpectedly, Ji Yang had brought a satellite phone. With this device, contacting the rear wasn’t an issue at all.
Facing He Hongfei’s gaze, filled with complex emotions, Ji Yang smiled and dialed the deputy governor’s number who was leading the team.
In any case, Ji Yang would absolutely not make any decision on his own and decided to pass the issue back to the leaders at the rear, letting them know the situation here.
Ji Yang also secretly observed the armed personnel, knowing that among them were two infiltrators who just hadn’t acted yet.
Indeed, he saw a flash of shock on their faces as they realized he was making a call.
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