As expected, Ye Zhou was located on an isolated island, which was just at the top of the column on the next floor. The collapsed ground separated him and the others more than ten meters away, and the other party could not quickly approach him in any effective way.

The guards threatened him as soon as they discovered this situation, but Ye Zhou's conditions were also very simple:

He is alive, and food can be provided to the alive fish that are about to come out of the next layer of ruins. But if he dies, the pile of food will fall into the collapsed ruin behind him that no one can quickly reach, and the various chemical liquids accumulated in the ruins will poison the food.

No one dared to act rashly, especially after Ye Zhou threw down a small portion of the food as a demonstration.

Half of the food cart was hanging in the air, and Ye Zhou sat upright in front of the cart. If he was shot, the impact would also push the food into the abyss.

Relying on this arrangement, Ye Zhou easily survived until the next day and saw the big fish in suits and ties.

The other party's face was a little bad. They couldn't figure out how Ye Zhou could predict in advance that the air strike that they had not even received any warnings, nor could they figure out when this madman who should have completely lost his mind under the destruction of drugs would return to normal.

However, none of this matters anymore.

The communicator's response was cut off at noon the next day. The air raiders had already attacked the ground building complex and were about to start a breakthrough downward, but the collapse caused by the air raid blocked all passages. Even if you want to surrender now, you have to first consider how to survive in the next time.

This is a tacit game of mutual destiny.

The air raiders do not want to encounter resistance in the next operation, so they will slow down as much as possible, while the big fish trapped inside do not want to be caught themselves, so they are also delaying time as much as possible, hoping to drive the air raiders away through other forces.

In this way, survival in this closed, food-scarce underground space becomes a luxury.

The first battle over food began the day after the air strike.

In addition to Ye Zhou's hands, there is actually a small amount of food still exists on the base's treatment center. These foods are scattered in various wards and become those who have accumulated the last hope of survival.

But this hope was quickly broken because the guards expected this situation.

They carried weapons to check the ward one by one and took away all the food they could find. Although they were talking about the words of "unified management", everyone knew that the collected food could not be returned to their hands.

A total of 27 people died in this search, and the collected food was actually only enough for the big fish to last for 6 days.

On the third day of the air strike, the second battle began.

The cause of this fight was very simple, because of hunger.

The surviving ordinary people realized their fate. In despair, they began to gather to attack the big fish's stronghold. Because the number of people was superior, they even forced the big fish back and grabbed some food.

However, the consequences of lack of organization quickly emerged. After achieving the results of the first phase, they not only did not rely on their advantages to continue moving forward, but instead stayed in place and began to share the food impatiently.

In this process, internal strife inevitably occurred.

It didn't even need the big fish to intervene, and their own struggles would directly collapse the already loose alliance.

The counterattack of Dayu was coming soon, and the civilian team, which originally had two hundred people left, was sharply reduced to less than one hundred and fifty after this conflict.

And no one of these 150 people received food.

Ye Zhou looked at all this silently. He is now the object of hatred by everyone in the entire treatment center, but he is unmoved at all.

There is only one goal, that is, you have to live.

Therefore, he had to wait for the opportunity to wait until the big fish's food was consumed to the danger line and let them take the initiative to initiate negotiations with him.

This day is coming soon.

On the fifth day after the air strike, the representative of the Big Fish reached an agreement with Ye Zhou, and Ye Zhou would provide enough food for them to survive every day, on the condition that they must ensure their safety.

The two sides quickly reached an agreement. After Ye Zhou provided food as promised, the other party even took the initiative to send two guards to protect Ye Zhou's isolated island from attacks by other civilians.

However, their concerns were obviously unnecessary, because civilians who had been hungry for five days could no longer have the strength to pick up the stone.

It was on this day that the first civilian who died of hunger appeared.

Even though Ye Zhou had seen this scene 6 times, the impact this had on him was still huge.

A living person died quietly on the ground. The passing people numbly groped on him, as if holding the last trace of luck, trying to find some food from him.

But such a lucky chance is also ridiculous. If he had food, how could he starve to death?

Ye Zhou closed his eyes, he didn't want to continue watching.

In the next few days, more and more people will die due to hunger and weakness. Before those horrifying things happen, these civilians will organize their last resistance, and this resistance will still fail due to lack of organization. A small part of the survivor will survive until the upward passage is opened after overcoming the final bottom line.

He couldn't blame these people because they were like himself, just to survive.

----Living.

A dissonant thought suddenly flashed through Ye Zhou's mind. At this moment, the decision-maker's talent suddenly took effect.

He was keenly aware that it seemed that if he lived this way, the final outcome would be impossible.

Because the fish are still alive.

As long as the fish is still alive, there must be a transaction, and as long as there is a transaction, it is impossible for him to survive as a witness.

Ye Zhou's heart suddenly sank, and he realized that although the path he chose could make him last until the end, it could not make him really last until the end!

No wonder he was killed at the last moment for various reasons before. He always felt that it was because he was not cautious enough, but the real reason was that as long as the fish was alive, this was inevitable!

His eyes scanned the people moving on the remaining ground in the hall, who had eaten all the landscape plants and even the soil was overturned.

If you catch a mouse occasionally, it means that someone will likely die in the battle for the mouse.

Is there a possibility that you can organize these people yourself?

Is there a possibility that the only 130 remaining people can actually defeat those big fish?

He has the most important resources in this small world in his hands. In theory, which side he supports will have an increase in chances of winning.

And what he wants to do is bet.

Now, his choice is actually very clear.

......

During the day, Ye Zhou still used food to threaten. After the guard left, he had a conversation with the invisible leader among the civilians.

The other party stood on a platform more than ten meters away, with a haggard face, but his eyes revealed a unique firmness of the bear clan in the 1970s.

“………So, you want to work with us? Why?”

"Because the big fish must die, otherwise we all will not survive."

"So why didn't you choose us from the beginning?"

"Because you have not experienced enough pain, I cannot organize a team that is not on the edge of the abyss of despair -- only by pushing you to a desperate situation can you truly and firmly walk this path to the end."

After saying this, Ye Zhou paused for a moment, then spoke frankly:

"Of course, this is also a coincidence--because I didn't figure out this logic until yesterday."

The man nodded and replied:

"It doesn't matter, we just need to be alive, and we don't care about the rest."

"That's the best. Do you know what I need you to do?"

"I know very well, but I don't believe that my enemies will not stop you."

"They will, but before they stop me, we still have a window period. The time of this window period starts with me starting with you, and my support for you threatens their survival as the end."

"During this window period, I need you to accumulate enough strength. What we have to do must be successful in one go and stick to the end."

"Even if it's just a little retreat in the middle, it will cause everything we do to fail. Do you understand?"

"I see."

The man nodded.

"So, do you understand how to organize these people?"

Ye Zhou stared at the man with his eyes tightly, and the latter was silent for a moment and said:

“I will distribute the food evenly, even if there is only one bite per person.”

"No, you're completely wrong."

Ye Zhou shook his head and continued:

"You want to organize a patient meeting, you want to start the election and select people from the patients who can serve as leaders."

"You have to disperse these people into teams one by one, and let them take responsibility for the team."

"You have to manage food uniformly, and assign food to each team according to the information collected by the team leader, according to the most real needs."

"You have to choose the most determined and noblest person to serve as a picket, and hang the possible captain of the squad who uses his power to seek personal gain on the ruins there."

"You have to put your own interests at the end, and you have to be the hungry one of all."

"You will die before them, but after you die, they will succeed."

"Can you do it?"

The man looked at Ye Zhou, and Ye Zhou also looked at him without a moment.

At this moment, they seemed to understand each other.

"I'll die before everyone."

The man's tone was low, but he was extremely firm.

Ye Zhou sighed deeply and said:
To be continued...