Chapter 789: Iron Lion Quells the Riot

Shun'an District was in an uproar.

Just a few days ago, this residential community had been practically a wasteland. Now it was packed with people.

Another convoy had moved in last night.

This morning was even more dramatic. Two convoys arrived, bringing more than a hundred and fifty people.

It probably wouldn’t be long before Shun'an Residential Community was full, too.

The more people there were, the more confident everyone felt.

They wanted to see what that group could possibly do to them.

On the one hand, they were trying to bargain with Xi City’s current authorities. On the other, they wanted to probe the other side’s limits.

After the other residents explained the situation in a friendly manner, the three newly arrived convoys realized this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

They all wanted a piece of the pie.

No one was a fool.

All the bustle in the world was for profit; all the hurrying and scurrying was for gain.

Even in a crisis threatening all of humanity, these petty schemes still existed.

That was human nature!!!

So each convoy sent its own Superhumans to join in.

As a result, there were roughly seven or eight Superhumans among the protesters.

The Living Dead Convoy was the most enthusiastic of them all.

All three of their Superhumans were deeply involved.

“Why should we have to pay taxes? This place didn’t belong to them before!”

“Exactly! They’re not the government, so what gives them the right?”

“All this food was won with my life on the line. Why the hell should I pay taxes on it?”

“I’m not paying. What are they gonna do about it?”

“...”

The crowd grew indignant.

They formed a procession and planned to go to Happy Garden to demand justice.

...

“Do you think they’ll pull it off this time?”

Several people stood watching from the rooftop of a nearby building.

They were an odd bunch. Some were still young, yet their hair was already completely white.

Some were wrapped in black robes, as if they were afraid of the sunlight.

And some... didn’t even look human.

Some of them came from Happy Garden, some from Sunshine Garden, and others from Shun'an Residential Community.

“If you ask me, they don’t stand a chance... With the Chief Seat stationed here, they won’t be able to stir up much trouble!”

“The world isn’t what it used to be!”

“Superhumans stand above ordinary people, and the strongest Superhumans stand above all the rest!”

“I’m not so sure. The Chief Seat is strong, but he doesn’t seem inclined to step in this time, and besides...”

The speaker trailed off.

“You mean... the Chief Seat seems to be injured, and badly, right?”

A grinning man beside him chimed in, his eyes full of curiosity and ill intent.

“Heh, we may not know, but you do. Tell us exactly what’s going on!”

A low, sinister voice came from the man hidden beneath a black cloak.

“I advise you not to target the Chief Seat. You’ll regret it...”

“Heh heh heh...”

“Ehehehe...”

“Enough. Someone’s coming!”

“Whoa... What a hulking man. He must be from the Titan Sequence!”

“Probably. I heard he’s the newly appointed Deputy Captain of Guard Team One!”

“Is he strong?”

“Don’t know. Probably. Guard Team One has two Deputy Captains now. One is that Huang Jue, who’s always acting mysterious. Who knows what he’s up to?”

“And the other is this one... the one who was just appointed!”

“A Deputy Captain of Guard Team One? Then he must be pretty strong. I’d love to test him out!”

“Heh heh... You’ll get to see for yourself soon!”

“Be careful. This man... is strong...”

...

Boss Qian waddled his massive body along, shouting slogans excitedly as he led the crowd forward.

It was a small procession of nearly a hundred people.

Most of them were survivors who had been riled up or lured in with promises of benefits.

With humanity’s population dwindling by the day, a procession of a hundred people was enough to draw their attention.

The woman in the windproof jacket and the sharp-featured, pointy-mouthed man were both in the crowd.

The group slowly made its way toward the entrance to Shun'an Residential Community. Once they passed through the gate, they would only have to cross one more street to reach Happy Garden.

Once they got there, people from Sunshine Garden and Happy Garden would come out to support them.

And once those people showed their support, more ordinary people who didn’t know the whole story would get swept up in it.

Then their numbers would grow, and they would pose an even greater threat to those people.

With so many people, surely the other side would have to compromise.

Either they gave us a share in the distribution of the benefits,

or we all went our separate ways...

We didn’t take Xi City.

But... we can make Xi City descend into chaos.

But just then,

three people appeared at the entrance to Shun'an Residential Community.

The impossibly muscular man stood there like a mountain.

As for the other two, well... they were nothing special.

The procession fell silent and came to a stop.

Iron Lion stood there without moving.

Boss Qian and Crafty Second Brother exchanged glances. Both saw the gravity in the other’s eyes.

If they couldn’t get past this hurdle, there was no point discussing anything else.

They hadn’t expected the other side to react so quickly.

Boss Qian struggled to haul his fat body forward a couple of steps. “Who are you? Why are you blocking our way?”

Iron Lion chuckled and scratched the back of his skull. In an instant, he unknowingly dispelled the oppressive feeling he had created completely.

Everyone looking at Iron Lion relaxed a little.

“Iron Lion, Deputy Captain of Guard Team One!”

“Huahua!”

Huahua announced her name as well, but no one paid her any attention.

As for Squinty Eyes, he still hadn’t caught on...

Deputy Captain?

When had Guard Team One gotten another Deputy Captain?

Boss Qian looked at Crafty Second Brother. Both saw the confusion in the other’s eyes.

Boss Qian raised his voice again. “Deputy Captain Iron Lion, why are you stopping us?”

Iron Lion rumbled, “You lot, behave yourselves!”

Iron Lion wasn’t much of a talker. That was all he could manage.

Hearing this, Boss Qian was so angry he almost laughed. Behave ourselves?

Did he think he was talking to a bunch of children?

Suppressing his anger, Boss Qian continued, “Deputy Captain Iron Lion, with so few people left in the world, shouldn’t we be helping and supporting one another?”

“We barely made it here, and we’ve already lost so many people along the way!”

“We came here because we received a letter from Elder Hou. We trusted him!”

“We’re only looking for a way to survive. Why won’t you let us?”

Iron Lion froze. As simple-minded as he was, he couldn’t think of a reply.

Crafty Second Brother, wearing a windproof jacket, had been watching Iron Lion’s expression the whole time.

She was as cunning as her name suggested, and especially good at picking up on changes in people’s emotions.

Before long, she had figured out what kind of person he was.

And the Titan Sequence was famous for making people stupid...

Crafty Second Brother shot Boss Qian a look, and he immediately understood.

Half the tension drained away from Boss Qian. A Titan Sequence Superhuman, that was all. He’d be easy enough to handle, and this one in particular seemed even simpler.

“Deputy Captain Iron Lion, as soon as we arrived, someone told us we had to pay taxes.”

“We respect everyone who fought to take Xi City.”

“We’re willing to follow your rules!”

“But what supplies do we have to pay taxes with?”

“We don’t even have enough to feed ourselves. How are we supposed to pay?”

“On the road here, we searched everywhere for supplies so we wouldn’t starve. We’ve chewed tree bark and boiled belts. We were this close to eating dirt...”

“And now you’re asking us to pay taxes. Tell me... can we afford that?”

“You might as well just kill us!”

Iron Lion opened his mouth, but for a moment, he couldn’t get a single word out.

Behind him, Huahua curled her lip, fished a pair of earphones out of her pocket, and handed them to Deputy Captain Iron Lion.

“Captain Tie, did you forget what the Chief Seat told you before you came out?”