"I am also very sorry for the death of Elder Dezong, but it was really an accident and was not designed by me at all!"
"Besides, I don't have the ability to design these things. After all, those outsiders are not something you and I can control at all."
Listening to the white-bearded old village chief, he spoke plausibly and well-founded. The clan elder who criticized him was rendered speechless by him. He had nothing to say. He could only sit in his seat and stare without saying a word. Looking at him.
Seeing that the person who criticized him was pushed back by him, and he was so criticized that he did not dare to reply again. The old man with white beard and village chief felt very happy and relaxed in his heart.
Of course, these were just the feelings in his heart. He still pretended to have a regretful and solemn expression on his face, glanced around again, and then said: "Everyone, I heard what you just said."
"The dead are dead and cannot be resurrected. No matter how much we try to make amends, they will never survive. Because of this, those of us who are alive, even if it is not for ourselves, but just for those who have died, we should do more , live well."
"I know that my performance in the past two days has disappointed everyone very much. Everyone feels that I am no longer suitable to serve as the village chief of this village. I am unable to refute your decision."
"However, before that, I still have one thing that I want to discuss with you. If this matter is not discussed, whether I am the village chief or not is a minor issue. Whether our village can still exist? That’s the big problem!”
Hearing what the white-bearded village chief said, the clan elders frowned and even began to whisper among themselves.
They were thinking whether what this bad old man said was true.
What problem did he discover? In other words, what matter did he discover? It was really related to the life and death of the entire village and everyone.
Or is this just an excuse to divert everyone's attention so that he can continue to be the village chief.
The clan elders turned their heads, looked at each other, and winked at each other. The clan elder who had been quarreling with the white-bearded old village leader, at the signal of the other clan elders, asked: "What do you mean by that?" ?”
"What do you mean, it's a question whether our village can exist? Not even those monsters can make our village extinct, and it's even less possible now!"
"Stop being alarmist here! Don't think that just by bringing up any incident to divert everyone's attention, your fault will be ignored."
"Let me tell you clearly, you, the village chief, will have a hard time today! No matter what excuse you make, you must give up your position as village chief!"
"Those monsters are indeed unable to make our village extinct, but now, there are others who can!" Facing the clan elder's question, the white-bearded old village chief shook his head and said slowly.
"Other people? Who? Wasn't that foreigner who went on a killing spree killed by us? Who else could there be?" The clan elder asked again.
The white-bearded old village chief did not answer directly, but asked in the same way: "I remember, you were with me this morning, right?"
The clan elder nodded.
The white-bearded old village chief continued to ask: "So, do you still remember who killed the young man standing next to me this morning?"
"Him?" The bloodthirsty and ferocious image of Wang Yu appeared in the mind of the clan elder, and he couldn't help but shudder.
But then, he immediately shook his head and said: "I admit that that young man is very strong, and may even be stronger than the guy who went on a killing spree!"
"But, unlike that guy who went on a killing spree, he is rational and willing to communicate with us."
"He killed that young man only because you, a guy, had been confusing people with your lies and slandering him. He was a spy of those monsters, so he fought back!"
"Even later, the guy who went on a killing spree was subdued with his help. Otherwise, we don't know how many people would have died in our village!"
"Such a person may have the ability to kill everyone in our village, but I think he is rational and reasonable. He is a normal person, and he cannot do such inhumane things. !”
The white-bearded old village chief nodded first, then shook his head and said: "He is indeed reasonable, but he is also very unreasonable! If he has no reason, maybe he will not take action against us, but if , does he have a reason?"
The clan elder frowned and asked, "What's the reason? We didn't offend him?"
"Well... no, we did offend him. However, later on, he was willing to send people to help us and subdue the reckless man. Doesn't it mean that he has calmed down?"
"It's not that!" The white-bearded old village leader shook his head, looked around, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "He wants those fragments, and he wants them all!"
As soon as these words came out, all the clan elders didn't realize at first what the "those fragments" the white-bearded old village leader was talking about were.
When they came to their senses, they were all shocked, and some even jumped up at the crime and said:
"No, are you kidding me? Those fragments, are they ordinary fragments? They are the basis for everyone's survival, the lifeblood! No matter how powerful he is, he is just a stranger, and he has only been in the village for a few days. Just wants to control everyone’s lifeblood? Who does he think he is?”
"Do you really think that we are afraid of him, and he holds us in his hands and manipulates us at will? He also asked us all to hand over those fragments to him. Why doesn't he let us all hand over our lives to him?"
"That's right, if there are too many ants, they can kill an elephant. If none of us are willing, can he still come to force us? Can he still kill us all? If he really kills us all, After killing so many people at once, isn't he afraid of being punished by God?"
"I would rather he kill my old bones! Take away those fragments. Without the protection of those fragments, what will everyone do when those monsters come at night?"
"Instead of being disemboweled and eaten alive by those monsters, I would really rather be stabbed to death by someone. That way, it would be a more pleasant death!"
Amidst the scolding and condemnation, the clan elder who had been criticizing the old white-bearded village chief raised his hands and pressed them down, signaling everyone to stop arguing. He had something to say.
When everyone gradually calmed down, he looked at the old white-bearded village chief and asked, "What is that man doing to collect those fragments?"
Before the white-bearded old village chief could answer, someone jumped out and retorted: "What do you mean? What do you care what he does? No matter what he wants to do, we can't hand over those fragments! "
The clan elder glared at the man and said angrily: "Shut up, you, if you don't have a good mind, just stop talking! Since we just said that that guy is reasonable, then, he wants those fragments , there must be a reason.”
"What if we make an arbitrary decision without asking the reasons clearly? If the other party is really angry and wants to massacre the village, what should we do?"
"Do you want to die, or do you want to watch your family being killed by him?"
The man was speechless and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, so he simply closed his mouth and even threw his head to the side.
The white-bearded village chief was very happy when he saw the internal fighting among these clan elders.
When the two of them stopped arguing, he said: "The man said that he needed to collect all the fragments, and then use those fragments to deal with those monsters. He said that he was sure, We can catch all those monsters in one fell swoop!”
"He said that if he succeeds, not only will the monsters disappear, but the fog in the woods will also disappear, and even the road to the village will be able to be walked out, and the village will be restored to its original appearance."
As soon as this statement came out, it caused an uproar again, and the clan elders said at once:
"Are you kidding me? He is a foreigner who has only been in the village for a few days. He actually boasts that he can solve those monsters and solve the village's problems. Isn't this a joke?"
"We have spent so many years, so many people, and tried so many ways, but to no avail. We can only survive. Who does he think he is? He says that he can solve these problems. Do you really think we are fools?"
"That is to say, if he really has the ability to deal with those monsters and all those things, then he can go alone. Why should he bring those fragments with him?"
"Take those fragments with you. If he succeeds, then everyone will be happy, but if he fails, then won't the whole village have to be buried with him? What kind of vicious mentality does this guy have? "
"I don't believe him! It's not like we haven't used those fragments before. They can't do any harm to those monsters at all. Why does he have to take those fragments with him? There must be something wrong here!"
"Everyone, do you think that guy is really the traitor of those monsters? Now, he comes to ask us for those fragments just to defraud those fragments away from us."
"Then, let those monsters kill us all smoothly at night?"
