"Aunt Ban, would you rather trust an outsider than believe in ?"
Zhao Wenshan was truly crying this ti. She had painstakingly built up goodwill with Ban Huafang, seeing that she could advance further, but at the last mont, Chu Jiangyue unexpectedly erged as a variable.
"Miss Zhao, I think it’s better if we let the facts speak for themselves."
Chu Jiangyue finished speaking and waved her hand above her head, instantly bringing up a giant virtual screen.
On the virtual screen was the surveillance footage at the entrance of Chu Jiangyue’s three-story flat-roofed house.
The footage was crystal clear, with both video and audio exceptionally sharp.
"I can run the Jianglin Hotel here without anyone daring to cause trouble. If Miss Zhao thinks I have a good temper, she’s gravely mistaken.
Let’s take a good look at what kind of white lotus our Miss Zhao really is."
Ban Huafang also looked up and watched so of it, her expression becoming more unpleasant as she watched.
She initially thought Zhao Wenshan might have inadvertently offended Chu Jiangyue in so aspects, but didn’t expect the truth was Zhao herself seeking out provocation and ended up getting burned for it.
"Zhao Wenshan! Is this how you’re securing the construction of the safety corridor for T City?
If Boss Chu hadn’t released the video, I wouldn’t have known you had such intentions!
Boss Chu only t you for the first ti yesterday. What grudge do you hold that you must tarnish Boss Chu’s na?"
Ban Huafang was still secretly relieved that her intent to cultivate Zhao Wenshan as an heir hadn’t been shared with anyone.
Otherwise... if she wanted to change the person she was ntoring later, it wouldn’t be as easy.
If she chose two people, there’s a risk they might end up at each other’s throats, a situation Ban Huafang did not want to see.
"Aunt Ban, are you really going to wrong over a video that may not even be true?
During this ti, whenever you’ve felt unwell, it was taking care of you!
When you need , you call dear Wenshan, but when you don’t, you say you’re disappointed in .
You’re so hypocritical!"
Facing the potential loss of Ban Huafang’s favor, Zhao Wenshan finally showed her true colors.
Ban Huafang looked at the drastically different Zhao Wenshan, almost doubting her own judgnt of character.
From the start of the apocalyptic world until now, she hadn’t detected a thing!
It proved that Zhao Wenshan’s display of kindness and resilience during this period was all deceitful.
"Wenshan, I’m truly disappointed in you! You don’t need to co to anymore in the future."
After speaking, Ban Huafang’s eyes were damp as well.
After all, Zhao Wenshan was the child she had watched survive through hardships from the early days of the apocalypse. To suddenly send Zhao Wenshan away was heart-wrenching for Ban Huafang.
But for the sake of the survivors in T City, she could not afford to leave a negative impression on Chu Jiangyue, or else... T City’s survivors would truly have no chance to turn the situation around.
"I thought you were different from others, I thought you understood , but in the end, when soone more useful ca along, I was discarded like trash!
Ban Huafang, you’re going to regret this!"
With that, Zhao Wenshan shot a vicious look at Chu Jiangyue and Ban Huafang, then turned and stord out of the office hall.
"Boss Chu, I’m sorry you had to see that. I... perhaps I never truly understood her."
Ban Huafang was sincere towards Zhao Wenshan, but no one expected it to end up like this in the end.
In the future, when encountering Zhao Wenshan, Ban Huafang would have to be cautious.
"No worries. Who hasn’t encountered a couple of scumbags in their youth? Miss Zhao has quite the acting skills; it’s understandable why Base Commander Ban didn’t see through her."
Chu Jiangyue didn’t see it as a joke. Being able to see through Zhao Wenshan’s true nature while it could still be salvaged was a good thing for Ban Huafang.
Unlike her, who was foolish enough to be dragged along by Jiang Zhenzhen for three years, only to end up dead by Jiang Zhenzhen’s hand.
The apocalypse had been going on for so long, and Jiang Zhenzhen had lived long enough; Chu Jiangyue now wanted to end this ga.
"Let’s not talk about her anymore and move on to the main topic."
Yesterday, Zhao Wenshan had already inford her of so content, but now that she saw Zhao Wenshan’s true colors, Ban Huafang was very doubtful about whether she had been told the truth.
The fear was that Zhao Wenshan might have been skimming off the top, and if so, Ban Huafang would be a real sucker.
"I ntioned yesterday that the material is in units of 1 ter by 1 ter, costing 1 Gold Coin per ter. You have to calculate how many ters are needed to construct the safety corridor to determine the total cost.
You can refer to the width of B City’s safety corridor for the road width of your safety corridor."
However, the situation at the B City Base was quite different from T City’s situation, and Chu Jiangyue didn’t know if Ban Huafang could co up with that many Gold Coins.
"I’d appreciate it if Boss Chu could help with plotting the route; knowing the total cost is essential for to plan my funding."
Ban Huafang certainly knew that constructing the safety corridor was expensive, but no matter how costly it was, she had to gather the money together.
The survivors of T City were still counting on the safety corridor for their salvation.
"That’s doable; plotting a route is simple. Please wait a mont."
Relying on Little Fox for a route map wasn’t realistic, so Chu Jiangyue directly opened the navigation system.
Finally, according to the route map provided by the navigation, Chu Jiangyue had Little Fox print it out, storing it in Chu Jiangyue’s system backpack.
With a flip of her hand, Chu Jiangyue took the route map from her backpack.
"Base Commander Ban, have a look. The entire route is 132 kiloters, which ans a one-way trip requires only 132,000 Gold Coins, but surely you won’t construct just a one-way road, so you should at least double the Gold Coins."
Ban Huafang took the route map from Chu Jiangyue and imdiately noticed the route map with the annotated distance beside it.
The entire route from City B to T City spanned 132 kiloters, translating to 132,000 ters based on the conversion of 1 kiloter = 1,000 ters.
132,000 Gold Coins was no small amount, and it could potentially be more than 132,000 Gold Coins.
"That amount is indeed quite substantial."
Seeing the 132-kiloter distance marked on the map initially made Ban Huafang feel weak at the knees, but for the survival of T City’s people, she had to spare no cost!
"Boss Chu, I’ll definitely raise the Gold Coins as quickly as I can. But if I may ask a bold question, if I first construct a 1-ter-wide safety corridor and later raise funds to widen the road, is that possible?"
Ban Huafang indeed didn’t have that many Gold Coins, but she would find a way to raise them.
Chu Jiangyue raised an eyebrow; that might be a compromise after all.
"That’s doable, but a road only 1 ter wide can’t accommodate vehicles.
Are you sure the people from T City can walk such a long distance to Jianglin Hotel?
Or are they able to find usable motorcycles or electric scooters?"
Chu Jiangyue wasn’t trying to rain on her parade, but walking those 132 kiloters would be utterly exhausting.
Chu Jiangyue’s words reminded Ban Huafang that a 1-ter safety corridor wouldn’t allow for cars; traveling back and forth would require riding or walking.
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