"That fatty is indeed not a good person, but he is merely a scumbag. I don't believe the entire Haicheng officialdom is comprised of people like him, nor do I believe they will trust his one-sided account."
"I don't believe his words either. But it's a fact that Haicheng has an army of 300,000, isn't it? We are yielding the underground city to the Haicheng Governor's Mansion, not to him personally!"
"How can you oppose the entire Haicheng officialdom because of one man's actions? That's utterly irrational!"
Facing accusations, those who were already dissatisfied with the voting results retorted with conviction.
"Ultimately, aren't you just afraid of Haicheng's 300,000-strong army, fearing you'll be sent to build the underground city?"
"Our own underground city, why should Haicheng officials just take it with a word? Even if they don't compensate us who have already moved into the underground city, they should at least compensate Boss Li who built it!"
"You are alive now because of the supplies from the 'Apocalypse Mall,' otherwise you would have died long ago!"
"If you're not going to show gratitude, then at least don't acknowledge his slander of Boss Li when you know that fatty is falsely accusing the 'Apocalypse Mall' as a criminal gang!"
"Your so-called rationality is just cowardice and ingratitude, isn't it?"
Upon hearing these rebuttals, those whose hearts burned with rage no longer cared about exposing others' flaws, directly revealing the most hidden thoughts of those who agreed to yield the underground city.
And with these words, those who had just spoken with conviction instantly became flustered and angry:
"What do you mean by cowardice? After so long in the apocalypse, isn't everyone just trying to survive?"
"Furthermore, I obtained supplies from the 'Apocalypse Mall' by spending points! My points were earned by picking up scrap items and through my labor! Not through anyone's charity!"
"Of course, Boss Li has been kind to me, I admit that. And I truly want to repay him."
"But like you, standing against the officials, dying with the 'Apocalypse Mall,' is that repayment?"
...
Such debates were happening in various settlements on the upper three levels of the G City underground city.
Of course, there were also places where no arguments erupted.
Besides a few settlements where no one voted to yield the underground city, these were the settlements of medical and scientific personnel.
Upon seeing that the Haicheng Governor's Mansion might be controlled by members of the Chinese branch of the Holy Light Organization, everyone in Song Pinxuan's research lab unequivocally chose to oppose yielding the underground city.
This was because they were the ones driven out of Jiangcheng by the mob instigated by the Chinese branch of the Holy Light Organization.
However, among the medical personnel, there were dozens who chose to agree to yield the underground city.
Moreover, after failing to vote "agree," they did not choose "disagree." Instead, they chose "abstain," or repeatedly selected "agree" until the voting time passed and they were considered to have abstained.
Although their "agree" votes did not go through, they could no longer remain in the G City underground city.
After the voting concluded, the wireless brain-controlled robots that arrived at each settlement began calling out names one by one, identifying them all.
Tang Li would arrange special vehicles to send them back to Jiangcheng.
Upon hearing this news, these medical personnel instantly understood that this so-called voting was merely a screening process, not genuine voting.
Bang! Bang!
Dada-da...
At this moment, sounds of gunfire erupted from the television.
Fan Pangzi, who was still arguing loudly with Tang Li, was already subdued on the ground.
The 10 armed personnel he brought into the underground city, after a brief resistance, were also instantly subdued by the wireless brain-controlled robots.
"You... what do you want? Are you trying to rebel?"
Fan Pangzi did not expect the people of the G City underground city to turn on him so suddenly, nor did he expect them to dare treat him like this when he was representing the Haicheng Governor's Mansion.
Hearing this, Tang Li let out a cold snort and said, "Rebel? Aren't you the ones truly rebelling?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Fan Pangzi suddenly asked tremblingly, his confidence wavering.
But Tang Li no longer paid him any mind.
To Tang Li, this fatty had already served his purpose and was now useless.
Thus, she had someone take him away to extract memories from his brain and search for clues regarding the Chinese branch of the Holy Light Organization.
However, since the Chinese branch dared to send him as a human shield, it indicated he was not an important person, and no clues were found in his mind.
Meanwhile, in the various settlements within the underground city, everyone watching this scene on television stopped their arguments.
At this point, Tang Guo, who was on stage, also announced into the camera:
"In this vote, the 2,283 individuals who chose to 'agree to yield the underground city' have forfeited their right to reside in the G City underground city due to their voluntary relinquishment."
Upon these words, those watching on television erupted in an uproar once more.