Chapter 171: Learning from past mistakes (2/2)
Liu Gan heard Xu ChangHui’s encouraging shouts of disturbance and got angrier. With his hands already holding up the fire axe, he brandished it at Xu ChangHui’s neck, cleanly separating the head from the neck. As the head rolled off the body, a streak of blood shot upward a meter high for a second before diminishing. A truly horrific scene.
“Xu ChangHui instigated Zhou MingLiang in an attempt to steal our yacht. They would’ve caused all of us to die! Afterwards, he killed Zhou MingLiang. These set of actions are forbidden from occurring! If I let him live, he will find ways to exact revenge on us. To get rid of this thorn, I have to kill him! For those you who might have a similar idea, if you dare follow in his step and go against my rules, then let Xu ChangHui be a good example.“
With the corpse tide, the bridge, and the tornado events, Liu Gan thought this group was very united. No one would’ve foreseen that Xu ChangHui would try to betray them, so Liu Gan was very disappointed and angry at the same time. At the dock, he was prepared to kill Xu ChangHui on the spot. The reason why he kept him alive was to do it in front of everyone so his death would serve as an example to others. That way, the others would obey discipline among the ranks. In addition, how could Liu Gan tolerate Xu ChangHui spreading such misleading rumors?
Everyone was still drowsy from sleeping, but the news of Zhou MingLiang’s sudden death due to Xu ChangHui, and witnessing the public execution of Xu ChangHui with the blood shooting out from his stump of a neck, shocked everyone present. They were all deathly pale in the face and trembled with fear, unable to speak another word.
“That Variant Zombie, I have plans on killing it already! As long as you obey me honestly, I will do my best to protect you all! If you don’t want to follow this team, when I arrive at the next location, we can go our separate ways. I definitely won’t stop you! However, if you scheme behind my back or spread rumors, it violates my bottom line. When I kill people, I am not remorseful about it!” Liu Gan said angrily as he walked toward the lobby door.
“Xu ChangHui was planning to steal the yacht. If he did that, then we would all be stranded here! He definitely deserved to die!” Zhang ShengLi finally understood the situation and immediately stated his stance on the situation.
“Yes! If he actually succeeded to steal the yacht, then we would be stranded on this island without any other methods of escaping it. What he did is unforgivable!”
“You really don’t know what the person is thinking, especially when he looks so honest. Who would’ve thought that he was capable of something so evil.”
“Elder Liu treats us very well! How could Xu ChangHui do such a thing? What an ungrateful person!”
“Yes, he is an ungrateful person!”
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The others started chiming in with their viewpoints and fervently stated their loyalty toward Liu Gan and the group. Whether or not what they had said had come from the heart, at least none of them would be as daring as Xu ChangHui and have designs on stealing the yacht.
“Elder Liu, Xu ChangHui lied to me about going to the bathroom and acted as though he had to go urgently. I watched him head toward the bathroom, and while I was worried about him, I didn’t follow. I didn’t know that they would do such a thing! It’s all my fault. Please punish me, Elder Liu!” Wang DeCheng pleaded for punishment as he was embarrassed about it having happened under his watch.
“In the end, this was a team gathered impromptu, so if there were instances of trouble makers getting into the mix, it is not a surprise. Wang DeCheng, you don’t have to blame yourself. Just work together with Zhang ShengLi on watching these people. Before I return, don’t let any of these people leave your line of sight.” Liu Gan’s tone mellowed when he spoke to Wang DeCheng.
Liu Gan wasn’t brutal to everyone, only toward those who didn’t oblige to his commands. Naturally, those who disobeyed would have to be punished severely. Only with someone like Wang DeCheng, who was loyal to him, would he skimp on the punishment and pardon the mistake.
“Thank you, Elder Liu!” Wang DeCheng was glad that Liu Gan didn’t blame him for his responsibility. Quickly, Wang DeCheng ran to Zhang ShengLi and transmitted the message given by Liu Gan - to watch everyone in the room and not let them leave their line of sight.