Although Pang Qihui is a pro-Qiao supporter, he will not act rashly.

For example, now everyone is fighting for the right to guard the City Lord's Mansion, and he is obviously alone, so he gives in. He gives up the City Lord's Mansion's guards in exchange for letting his top confidants stay by Qiao Li's side, and, using the knots in the hearts of the other families, he suggests that each party send someone over to jointly supervise...

It can be said that he used the checks and balances that Qiao Li was good at without any error, and used them to protect Qiao Li's personal safety.

After he left, Zhang Chenxi dismissed Qiao Mingxi, and the first thing he said was, "This man is really extraordinary. I think he can be the mayor of Southern City."

Meng Huo curled his lips in mockery, "Impossible."

"why?"

Meng Huo did not answer, but asked, "Aren't you surprised? I have been in the Southern City for several years, but I have never seen this person?"

After being reminded by him, Zhang Chenxi finally reacted, "Yes, I always forget that you used to develop in the Southern City! Logically, you should have met him, right?"

"Yes, although he is the head of a division, I was not an unknown person back then. The hunting team often went on missions with the Southern Army. However, Pang Qihui never participated. His fatal weakness lies in his supernatural powers."

Zhang Chenxi showed a confused expression, "His ability is very weak? It doesn't seem like it. I just felt his aura, it should be at least above the seventh level."

"It's true that he is of the same rank, but unfortunately, his ability... is to petrify the whole body."

Zhang Chenxi was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter. It turns out that he is wearing a tortoise shell. This is really... No wonder he doesn't go out to fight. If he is attacked, will he be able to use this ability or not?"

No, I can't be killed. If I use it, I will turn into a stone man in front of everyone. Yes, it can save my life, but as the head of a division, this is extremely embarrassing!

Zhang Chenxi felt quite happy at first, but as he laughed a little, he couldn't laugh anymore.

Meng Huo chuckled instead, "Have you figured it out?"

Zhang Chenxi touched his nose embarrassedly, nodded, and said in a more serious tone, "This Pang guy is very powerful!" If he was placed in a hunting team with such an insignificant ability, he could only be used as a shield, but he became the commander of a division... Although his strength does not lie in martial arts, it should not be underestimated!

Meng Huo hummed. "He was able to sit in this position not just because of his brains, but also because of his strong financial support. It is said that he never lacks crystal cores. His soldiers, especially his confidants, are all trained by him with crystal cores. In addition, he uses people properly, so his subordinates are naturally very loyal. So, he may not be scary, but it is not easy to deal with him. I think this is one of the reasons why other forces do not want to really break up with him. Of course, he is also sensible and can bend and stretch."

Zhang Chenxi thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, although he is not suitable to be the city lord, he is the best candidate for assistant." Then he said, "Do you think he really wants to rescue Qiao Li?"

"It seems so now. As far as I know, Qiao Li has been very good to him and has given him a lot of tax revenue from the Southern City. However, it's hard to say. People's minds are changeable. We can only wait and see."

"Yeah. It looks like Qiao Li will have to wait for a while, but Huaihai Base may not be able to wait much longer. However, Pang Qihui didn't say a word about it tonight, as if he didn't take it to heart at all. Is he really not afraid of zombies coming to the city?"

Meng Huo rubbed his brows. "He may not be anxious about this matter. But under the current situation, he probably dares not let his people leave the Southern City. Otherwise, if other forces are determined to attack him, he will be in danger."

Zhang Chenxi was stunned for a while, then suddenly slammed the coffee table and said angrily, "Damn it! These people are only concerned with fighting for power. They are about to face the crisis of extinction, and they are still fighting among themselves!"

Meng Huo was silent for a moment, and then said, "Okay, let's rest first. Tomorrow, I will find a way to meet the deputy city lord first."

He knew the deputy city lord Kong Cheng, and they were quite familiar with each other.

At that time, the other party showed great appreciation for him and even tried to recruit him, but he finally decided to return to the Dead City. After a few years, he was no longer sure whether Kong Cheng was still as rigorous and true as he was back then. However, the situation in the Southern City could not remain deadlocked. Someone had to step forward to coordinate, and it had to be someone important enough... I hope Kong Cheng has not been overwhelmed by the current situation. Because Meng Huo was not suitable to appear in public now, it took a lot of effort to contact Kong Cheng's people.

It was not until the afternoon of the next day that the meeting time was confirmed, which was nine o'clock that evening.

The location is in a house privately owned by Kong Cheng.

Although Meng Huo hadn't been there for several years, he was still familiar with the area and arrived on time. This time, he came alone.

When Kong Cheng saw him, his face was full of surprise and joy, but Meng Huo knew very well that his mind must be full of speculations.

He was too lazy to talk too much and just explained the reason directly.

There was no mention of what was happening in the southern city, but the focus was placed on the zombies in the Huaihai base.

"...What exactly are you planning on doing? If we delay any further, the number of zombies will increase, and the Southern City may not be safe!"

Kong Cheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Brother Meng! Your temper hasn't changed much, and you're still so sharp in your words. It's not that I don't want to get involved in this matter, but I simply can't! I'm the deputy city lord, and now I'm still the government's spokesperson, but in fact, you know who I am in charge of!"

Meng Huo said calmly, "Has it come to this?"

"That's right!" Kong Cheng complained. "I've mentioned sending troops several times, but every time they say that we must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression, claiming that they must first find the murderer who injured the city lord and select the person who will replace the city lord before talking about other things. After all the talk, it's because they don't want to send troops, for fear of weakening their own power and letting others take their place!"

Meng Huo tapped his fingers on the armrest of the sofa a few times and said slowly, "I heard that the old man of the Wu family is still alive. Is that true?"

Kong Cheng was stunned at first, then he pondered.

After a long time, he let out a long sigh.

"I understand what you mean, but my relationship with the Wu family has always been bad, so it's not appropriate for me to go."

Meng Huo raised the corner of his lip slightly, "How about I go?"

Kong Cheng hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll try to make an appointment for you, but I can't guarantee whether it will work."

Meng Huo nodded, "I believe you."

Kong Cheng looked embarrassed, but he didn't say anything discouraging.

Meng Huo was very satisfied with this result.

We agreed to meet again in three days, but he left quickly and quietly.

Pang Qihui came again during these three days.

This time, he finally revealed his true thoughts, "I hope you two can enter the City Lord's Mansion and protect the City Lord's safety. You can ask for any conditions, as long as you can protect the City Lord from being disturbed by others, nothing else is a problem!" At the end, he added, "I believe this is also what Miss Qiao hopes for!"

Zhang Chenxi did not agree immediately, saying that he needed time to think about it.

But when everyone left, he said to Meng Huo, "It's just right, we split up, I'll go to the City Lord's Mansion to investigate the situation, and you stay outside to make contact."

"...That's fine."

But then Meng Huo added, "It might be hard to stay in there, be careful."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If something really happens, of course self-protection is the most important thing!"

Meng Huo nodded.

I have known Zhang Chenxi for quite some time and I know that he is a very smart person. As long as he puts his life first, I think nothing serious will happen.

Otherwise, Su Tang will be sad.

Three days passed in a flash, and when Meng Huo went to see Kong Cheng, Zhang Chenxi had already entered the City Lord's Mansion in the name of Pang Qihui's subordinate.

For this, Pang Qihui paid a large sum of crystal cores. Zhang Chenxi accepted it with a clear conscience, thinking that it would be a waste if he didn't accept it.

It made Meng Huo laugh a lot.

As expected, he is a friend who has been working with Su Tang for such a long time. The two of them have similarities in some aspects.

When he thought of this, he felt a little sour in his heart.

In other words, Zhang Chenxi has no other thoughts now, otherwise, he would really be worried about these two people being able to get along day and night in the base!

Meng Huo felt that he must expand the Bloodfall Base more urgently after he returned this time.

Once the base is expanded, there is no need to worry about Zhang Chenxi having nothing to do. The chances of him meeting Su Tang can definitely be reduced to a minimum!

He thought about Su Tang as he walked, until he stood in Kong Cheng's living room, then he collected his thoughts and gathered his spirits to face the situation in front of him.

"Have you made an appointment?"

Kong Cheng nodded with some happiness and some worry, "It's an appointment. I heard that they know you, so they agreed."

"That's good. What time?"

Kong Cheng looked at his watch and said, "It's tonight. We are leaving now."

The old man of the Wu family is a very low-key person, and not many people know of his existence, but at the same time, he is also a rare tenth-level mutant in the southern city. Therefore, just the few people who know him can already decide the direction of the current situation.

But Meng Huo is not only interested in this.

It’s also because of the old man’s personality.

Although it is not very clear, it is said that the other party is quite decent.

If we can really ask this person to mediate, we should be able to send troops to exterminate the zombies.

The reason why he asked Kong Cheng to do this and guessed that he could succeed was because of a secret he knew earlier when he was in Nanbu City, that Kong Cheng was the illegitimate son of someone in the Wu family.

This is also the reason why Kong Cheng and the Wu family are at odds. He cannot forgive a man who deceived his mother to death and abandoned him.

But no matter what, he is also the blood of the Wu family.

The blood relationship is continuous, and Meng Huo is betting that the old man from the Wu family knows about this.

Fortunately, he succeeded.

The car drove to the east of the southern city, but Kong Cheng stopped at the edge of the city's residential area. "Get out of the car. The other party will send someone to pick you up. I won't go."

Sure enough, not long after Meng Huo got off the car and stood there for a while, a car drove over slowly.

Kong Cheng watched the other party drive Meng Huo away and soon disappeared beyond the horizon. He couldn't help but sigh.

He had always wanted to fight the Wu family to the end, but in the end, he had to surrender.

Thinking of the confident smile on the old man's face when he saw him for the only time a few years ago, he felt suffocated!

But... forget it.

I hope Meng Huo's trip goes smoothly.

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