The Walking Dead TWD

Chapter 67 Negotiation

Zhou Nan was on the rooftop, leaning on the edge of the fence and looking down. Suddenly, a person appeared behind him, stretched out a hand and grabbed Zhou Nan's arm.

This scared Zhou Nan, and he quickly turned his head to see that it was Hannah who followed him.

Zhou Nan broke free from Hannah's hand and patted his chest: "Hannah, why are you walking so quietly? It really scared me."

"I thought I was being attacked by a zombie!"

Hannah smiled and said, "I'm a little worried because I saw you going up to the top floor alone."

Zhou Nan rolled his eyes: "Are you afraid that I will commit suicide?"

Hannah smiled and nodded: "But looking at your expression, I think you don't seem to be in any serious trouble. I must have misunderstood."

"Hannah, you don't have to worry about that at all. I'm the most afraid of death."

"It's better to live a miserable life than to die!"

Hannah covered her mouth and smiled after hearing this: "Another Dragon Country slang? But what were you talking about just now?"

"What's the matter with giving up power? Are you worried about this?"

Zhou Nan nodded hesitantly: "Hannah, I don't want to hide it from you. We were the first to know each other in the apocalypse."

"Don't tell anyone else what I'm going to say next. I'm afraid someone might take advantage of this. I'm telling you this because I trust you!"

Hannah became excited when she heard this, and her face was full of gossip, which made Zhou Nan regret agreeing to tell Hannah.

"Zhou Nan, don't you trust me? I've always been very tight-lipped and I'm the best at keeping secrets!"

"Just trust me with the secret. I promise that no one else will know about this except me!"

Hannah hadn't realized how important Zhou Nan's next words were, and she still didn't take them seriously.

Zhou Nan spoke slowly: "I'm considering whether to set up a committee. That way, everyone can vote on everything..."

As Zhou Nan explained, Hannah's expression gradually became serious. She realized that this was definitely a big event.

"No, I strongly oppose it!" Hannah immediately expressed her opinion.

"Zhou Nan, I trust you. I've watched every decision you make, big or small. You've almost never made a mistake."

"If I let others make the arrangements for my mother and me, even if it's a vote, I don't trust them. What if most of the voters hold the wrong views?"

"Now I only trust you, Zhou Nan!"

Zhou Nan nodded. What Hannah was worried about was exactly what he was worried about.

As more and more members joined, Zhou Nan's pressure gradually increased. Some things could no longer be decided in a hurry as before. Now Zhou Nan needed to consider more.

Zhou Nan could only put the issue of establishing a committee on hold for the time being. It was obviously not the best time to implement the committee. Perhaps it would be best to wait until all of them had successfully changed their mindsets before the committee could be established.

Hannah looked at Zhou Nan who was thinking. She had a thoughtful expression. Obviously, at this moment, she was thinking, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Zhou Nan was thinking that now that Rick had woken up early, there was no need for him to stay here any longer and it was time to leave.

"Okay Hannah, let's go down. We have other arrangements later."

Hannah was relieved to see that Zhou Nan seemed to have followed her advice, and she obediently followed Zhou Nan downstairs.

She was familiar with human psychology and naturally knew how dangerous Zhou Nan's actions just now were. If everyone made a decision together, there would be a 10,000% chance that everyone would vote at the same time to take a self-destructive action.

To give the simplest example, if there are more saints and fewer rational people in the team, then when someone is in distress, they will most likely choose to rescue them.

When these brainless people make up the majority, the group will be more likely to make wrong decisions.

In this case, it would be better to directly elect someone who almost never makes mistakes to lead everyone.

Rick was still recovering from the operation, but when he saw Zhou Nan coming down, he hurried to greet him, his expression showing obvious hesitation.

"Zhou Nan, my wife and son are wandering outside. I think I have to leave here and go find them!"

Zhou Nan patted Rick's shoulder: "I know you are anxious, but don't worry!"

"As for the search for Loli and Carl, we will all go out and help you find them. This will also be one of my next major actions!"

Rick looked a little surprised: "Zhou Nan, I'm very grateful to you, but isn't this a little unrealistic?"

"Look at these people in the hospital. They are all safe now. They have enough food and drink, so they definitely won't want to leave. So I think it's best for you not to persuade them to help me."

Zhou Nan shook his head: "Rick, don't worry, I can convince them."

It would be beneficial for Rick to have some helpers to work with him.

Rick's eyes lit up when he heard Zhou Nan was so confident: "Really? If it's true, that would be great!"

Zhou Nan ignored Rick and said to Hannah, "Hannah, go call everyone over. It's time for us to have a small meeting."

Zhou Nan ordered Hannah to gather everyone together, and everyone put down what they were doing and responded to Zhou Nan's call.

They walked towards Zhou Nan, and soon all the survivors in Harrison Memorial Hospital arrived!

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhou Nan didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

"It's time for us to get out of here!"

What surprised Zhou Nan was that everyone had an expression as if they had expected this, which made Zhou Nan a little confused.

In the end, it was Paul who gave Zhou Nan an explanation: "Everyone saw you checking the fuel tank and the food so early in the morning, and everyone guessed what you were going to do next."

After hearing the explanation, Zhou Nan also suddenly understood, and then Zhou Nan asked: "What do you think?"

Everyone expressed similar opinions, and generally they were more inclined to leave.

Although everyone agreed to leave the hospital, Zhou Nan still had to make things clear first to prevent sowing seeds of dissatisfaction in these people's hearts.

"Although everyone agreed, more people chose to follow my decision for my sake."

"This is irresponsible. Well, there are some things I still need to explain, so I'll explain them briefly to you here."

Everyone also showed an attitude of listening attentively.

"First, we've experienced two waves of attacks here recently. As you all know, although we won both times, they let more than a dozen gun-wielding thugs escape from us."

"And those who died were all scapegoats, or insignificant little people."

"And Max bit the other leader's penis. No man could possibly swallow that. I doubt they'll come back again. That's one reason."

"Secondly, our food reserves may seem sufficient, but in reality, if everyone sets aside the essentials for survival and then eats them without any other emergency situations, the food won't last long."

"After we finish eating, we can go find food elsewhere, but what if we run out of food in the city? We will eventually have to leave here and settle down in fertile land. Only self-sufficiency is the long-term solution."

"Third, this place looks like it has a wall, but in fact, the wall is not strong. What we need is a stronger and more reliable wall!"

"Also, we need a large enough area for crop production, zombie energy, solar panels, and so on. It would be best if there was a river nearby, so that everyone here can't even drink toilet water!"

"Fourth, we need to absorb more survivors. People are the most important resource, and we need more people to build our home together!"

"Without manpower, we will one day encounter an enemy we cannot defeat, and become complete slaves, their appendages, and even be pushed out as bait to attract zombies!"

"So, we have reasons to leave here. Now, tell me what you think. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. It's okay."

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