Chapter 2: Checks and Balances
The few tenants that Qin Ziyuan had taken in were all of the more capable types. And among them, there were also those who had a relatively low number of bloodletters. They also realized that they had little hope of survival, but it was an imposing thing to follow Qin Ziyuan and flaunt their weapons. They borrowed Qin Ziyuan's name behind their backs and would also do some dog-fighting things, but of course they didn't dare to go too far.
These people, as long as they didn't go too far, Qin Ziyuan would definitely turn a blind eye. It seems to be double standard, but in fact the standard is never for the benefit of the service, human beings from the ancient times from the sacrifice of the benefit to unify the standard of the possibility, that is the cart before the horse. Qin Ziyuan executed the drug addicts, the hell believe that he was for the safety of the apartment residents, all he did was just to maintain the stability of the apartment, a crazy drug addict will cause a lot of instability. But those who are loyal to him won't do anything against him. If Qin Ziyuan wanted them to obey him, there would definitely be a certain degree of protection, or else he wasn't the hero of a web article, and he didn't have a kingly aura, so why should he follow him?
Dong Xie had once accidentally seen a female resident enter Han Lei's room alone in the middle of the night, and at that time he naturally understood what was going on. Actually, Han Lei was fairly disciplined in his behavior, but a few other people around him were constantly staring at Ning with salivating eyes. However, when they hadn't actually done anything yet, Dong Xie couldn't snap at them. These few people knew that they would probably die in the Bloodletter sooner or later, and would definitely do things recklessly.
At this moment, although Dong Xie was chewing on the meat inside his mouth, he didn't have the slightest intention of eating. Recently, he and Ning were definitely inseparable when they went out, but those few residents would still come up to accost them from time to time. Of course it's not too much right now, but the problem is that …… soon, Mo Yuan and Qin Ziyuan will have to go and execute the word of blood. If Mo Yuan died and Qin Ziyuan dominated the apartment alone, he might do things a bit more overbearingly; and once Qin Ziyuan died, it would instead be even more terrifying, and that would mean that the group of people under him would tear off all their disguises and directly turn into wild beasts.
There were only a thousand days to be a thief, not a thousand days to prevent a thief. Dong Xie considered whether or not to show his defection to Qin Ziyuan and express his willingness to work for him, but with his level of zero victories in fights, Qin Ziyuan obviously couldn't see himself either. In terms of intelligence …… he felt that he and A Ning combined, Qin Ziyuan would not take it seriously. Then, fall to Mo Yuan's side? Mo Yuan and Qin Ziyuan's relationship was more subtle, but to be honest Mo Yuan didn't really have an absolute direct line, although there were residents who had a relationship with him, but unlike Qin Ziyuan's side who had carried out a full-scale arming, he didn't know how many controlled knives they had collected. Killing two restrained people and having to use a Nepalese dog leg knife to slit their throats, it was obvious that this was showing off muscles.
"Ah Ning."
"Hmm?"
"In the worst case scenario, once Mo Yuan and Qin Ziyuan both die in the next Bloodletter mission, you know the consequences, right?"
Dong Ning's gaze stagnated. Of course she knew.
One must know that if occupants like Mo Yuan and Qin Ziyuan both failed to survive the fifth Blood Word, they would naturally become more and more desperate about their future hopes of survival. Once despair set in, the residents would likely go completely out of control, and the existing order would completely collapse. And this apartment, at most, can only be left for 48 hours before having to return. What would happen if the residents lost order and turned into beasts? Dong Ning could well imagine.
Once there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor and class conflicts in society, it will fall into chaos. This apartment, on the other hand, was a lawless zone where the number of times a blood character survived was equivalent to class. Qin Ziyuan's approach was actually not wrong; he relied on the community of interest to build up his own armament, thus maintaining order in the apartment. The most fundamental reason why everyone obeyed his orders was that he would grant the Blood Characters all sorts of constructive advice on their tasks to ensure that their survival rate increased, in complete contrast to Mo Yuan's willingness to be selfless to the entirety of the residents.
"Qin Ziyuan he obviously doesn't see us." Dong Xie could see this in the previous meeting, "He ridiculed us for having so much money but not knowing how to use it to get the landlord's son to reveal more information in the first place. This is indeed a huge oversight on our part. It's not quite the same as Mo Yuan, who only recruits tenants with a high number of blood words or a strong force to use for him. He definitely can't look at the likes of us. Right now it's because Mo Yuan still looks at us that he's tightening up. If either Mo Yuan or Qin Ziyuan dies, or both, the situation will deteriorate.The apartment 8 years ago actually encountered a similar situation, the difference being that there was a resident named Shangguan Mian at that time, who seemed to be an international assassin, and whose powerful strength was what ensured order in the apartment."
For a while, the atmosphere at the table became incredibly stiff. They all recognized a grim reality early on: the occupants, who were also human, were somehow more terrifying than the evil spirits.
"I must make two preparations." Dong Xie's hand struck the table, "The first thing is …… to arm ourselves first as much as possible. Our current point is money, find a way to acquire some powerful weapons as much as possible. Guns are obviously impossible, but some controlled knives should be possible to get. Luckily, Qin Ziyuan won't frisk anyone entering or leaving the apartment."
"I'm afraid it won't be that simple." Dong Ning wasn't too optimistic about this, "For example, that Han Lei, he's an expert in Muay Thai, which is why Qin Ziyuan relies on him in particular. Of course, the fact that Han Lei is so strong and still has to follow Qin Ziyuan's orders is because he knows that he can't force Qin Ziyuan, or else he'd be able to let him die in the word of blood by intentionally giving him a wrong way to live."
"It's a pity that only the animals carried by the residents during the time period when they enter the apartment can enter the apartment, other animals can't enter the apartment at all if they're brought together. Otherwise find a way to buy a Scottish Shepherd, or a Tibetan Mastiff or something like that ……"
"Brother, the problem is, if you can really bring an animal in, Qin Ziyuan can do this just as well."
"Of course I said that this is a two handed preparation, a worst case scenario. This time, Bloodletter …… they'll be in full contact with the apartment residents, and we'll have to come up with a plan together to do everything we can to make sure that both of them survive. As long as they both don't die, on the one hand, the apartment order can continue to be maintained, and on the other hand, the residents will also see hope."
Dong Ning knew that this was indeed the best way to go.
Dong Xie was also thinking in his heart at this time that as long as his Bloodletter Survival Counts went up, he would find a way to build up his own armed and direct system. The reason why he couldn't win in fights in the past, and the fact that the other party resorted to group fights from time to time, was also an important factor.
Before this, Mo Yuan and Qin Ziyuan can not die, these two people check and balance each other, it is the best for him.
So …… time flew by and 2020 arrived.
Mo Yuan and Qin Ziyuan's fifth Blood Word mission was about to kick off!