I failed again

Chapter 263 7 days

Yun An's matter was spread, and the entire base was discussing it, and even the incident in the planting area last time was dug up.

The combination of these two things made public opinion almost one-sided, and the people in the base demanded the execution of Yun An.

Some people even took the lead and gathered downstairs of the administrative building, demanding that Feng Linxi execute Yun An, otherwise they would not leave.

Some radical elements even claimed that Feng Linxi could not distinguish right from wrong, used his power for personal gain and shielded Yun An, and that he was not worthy of being the commander.

The Tang family was also constantly putting pressure on Feng Linxi. The older generation who had long retired also made an appointment with Feng Linxi for a talk, but they were all blocked by Feng Linxi, who refused to give in at all regarding how to deal with Yun An.

These days, Feng Linxi not only has to deal with the public opinion in the base and the pressure from above, but also has to deal with Chu Yunze and prevent Chu Yunze from noticing something is wrong. He also has to guard against Qin Luoyu and Xiao Ran causing trouble in the base. He is so busy that he wishes he could have a clone so he can handle so many things at the same time!

To make matters worse, other bases got the news from somewhere and started sending messages to inquire. Feng Linxi could only keep them calm for the time being and prevent them from causing trouble.

But Feng Linxi also knew that under the current circumstances, he could not protect Yun An for long, and if he could not find conclusive evidence to prove Yun An's innocence, he would be forced to order Yun An's execution just like in his previous life.

However, Chu Yunze did this perfectly, and Bai Ci couldn't find any clues at all.

Now the only remaining way to solve these problems is to announce Chu Yunze's identity as the Zombie King.

However, given the current level of humanity, falling out with Chu Yunze would do more harm than good.

Neither this nor that works. Feng Linxi has been so worried that he can't sleep these days.

"Commander, there are new rumors in the base recently." Chu Yunze looked at Feng Linxi sympathetically and said.

"What rumor?" Feng Linxi asked.

"They said that you also defected to the zombies, so they tried their best to protect Yun'an, because you are accomplices." Chu Yunze said.

"Which bastard spread this rumor?" Feng Linxi gritted his teeth and looked at the bastard in front of him, "Go check and find out who it is. I suspect that the person who spread this rumor must have something to do with the zombies!"

"Yes, Commander." Chu Yunze agreed and was about to go out to investigate when he saw the office door being pushed open.

An imposing old man wearing a Tang suit walked in, followed by Tang Yuxuan and Bai Ci.

When Feng Linxi saw the old man, he quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Hello, Commander Zhao!"

Chief Zhao was Feng Linxi's direct superior before the apocalypse, and the first commander of the Nanjing Base after the apocalypse. In the past two years, after Feng Linxi completely took over all the affairs of the Nanjing Base and became the second commander of the Nanjing Base, he retreated behind the scenes and has not been out and about.

The last time he was interviewed by other old people in the base, Chief Zhao was not there. He knew at that time that Chief Zhao would call him over sooner or later.

But he didn't expect it to happen so soon, and Chief Zhao would come to his office in person.

Chief Zhao sat down on the chair, looked at Feng Linxi in front of him, and said in a calm voice, "I came here today just for Yun An's matter. I won't beat around the bush. I just want to ask you one question: when do you plan to execute Yun An?"

"Chief, I'm not dragging my feet on purpose, but there are still many doubts about Yun'an's case. A hasty handling may lead to bigger problems." Feng Linxi explained.

"Anything else that's suspicious?" Chief Zhao looked at Feng Linxi and said, "I've carefully understood the whole story of Yun An. Yun An's behavior has already posed a huge threat to the base, and he has probably already surrendered to the zombies. At this time, you don't want to quickly resolve this hidden danger, but instead keep delaying it. What's your intention?"

Chief Zhao stared at Feng Linxi with sharp eyes, not missing the slightest change in his expression, "Or are you really like what people say outside, you have also surrendered to the zombies, and all your actions now are to protect your accomplices?"

"That's not true." Feng Linxi directly refuted, "I will always be loyal to humans and will never betray humans and join the zombies!"

Commander Zhao stared at Feng Linxi intently. The man in front of him was a soldier he had trained. He knew his character very well and naturally knew that Feng Linxi would not surrender to the zombies.

However, Feng Linxi's abnormal behavior regarding Yun An also made him doubt whether he had made a mistake.

"Then why haven't you executed Yun An yet?" Chief Zhao asked. What Yun An had done was enough to make him deserve death a thousand times, but Feng Linxi still wanted to protect him. Everyone in the base had a lot of opinions about this.

"We are currently investigating the suspicious points surrounding Yun An, so Yun An cannot die yet." Feng Linxi said.

"I heard from Yuxuan that you are using this as an excuse to buy time so that Yun An can fabricate evidence to get away with it." Chief Zhao said, "Detaining Yun An is just a delaying tactic. In the end, Yun An will definitely be cleared of all suspicion and released without charge?"

Feng Linxi looked at Tang Yuxuan who was standing behind Chief Zhao with complicated eyes. Yuxuan still didn't believe himself and insisted that he was shielding the person who killed Tang Yuyan.

Tang Yuxuan met Feng Linxi's gaze without fear. What a joke! How could Feng Linxi, a man who had done something wrong, dare to be so self-righteous? Then why should he feel guilty?

"Commander Zhao, this is not the case at all." Feng Linxi said, "If Yun An is really guilty, I will personally send him to death and will never protect him!"

But the reality is that Yun An was innocent of any crime, yet he was framed, his reputation was ruined, and he endured endless abuse.

Even if he revealed the truth later, the pain Yun An had endured could not be compensated, and the lost reputation could not be restored.

“But before that, I still need to investigate and confirm whether Yun An really did such a thing. I will never execute him rashly.” Feng Linxi said, “That would be irresponsible to me, Yun An, and the entire base!”

Feng Linxi didn't want to see the regretful expressions on everyone's faces after Yun An was executed and knowing the truth.

Therefore, no matter how great the pressure from above or how strong the public opinion below is, he will never agree to execute Yun An.

"Commander Zhao, please believe me. Give me a few more days and I will give everyone a satisfactory answer." Feng Linxi promised.

Chief Zhao stared at Feng Linxi for a long time, and finally decided to trust Feng Linxi, "Okay, then I'll give you three days. After three days, I want to see the results of your handling."

"Commander Zhao, three days is not enough..." Feng Linxi said.

"Feng Linxi, Commander Zhao has already made concessions and given you three days. Are you still not satisfied?" Tang Yuxuan, who had been standing quietly, said angrily.

He was already very angry when he heard that it would take three days to execute Yun An, but this was Chief Zhao's decision, so he had to accept it no matter how dissatisfied he was.

Unexpectedly, Feng Linxi actually said that there was not enough time?

"You said that time is not enough, so how much time is enough?" Tang Yuxuan asked sarcastically, "Is three years enough, Commander?"

Feng Linxi didn't say anything, just looked at Chief Zhao, waiting for Chief Zhao to speak.

"Yuxuan, don't be so aggressive when you speak. Be more gentle." After Chief Zhao advised Tang Yuxuan, he looked at Feng Linxi again, thought for a while and said, "Then I will give you seven days, no more."

"...Okay, thank you, Chief Zhao." Feng Linxi said, "Don't worry, I will definitely give you and everyone in the base a satisfactory answer."

Seven days...

Chief Zhao looked at Feng Linxi's agreement, then he stood up with satisfaction and prepared to leave. At Feng Linxi's signal, Chu Yunze saw Chief Zhao and the others off, leaving Feng Linxi and Bai Ci in the office.

Feng Linxi looked at Bai Ci and said with a sad face, "Seven days is the longest time we can get."

If he continued talking, Chief Zhao would probably go over and kill Yun An right now.

"It's okay. It's enough for us to prepare for the substitution of a cat for a prince." Bai Ci said.

"Well. What a pity. I am not strong enough now, and there is no movement from the research institute. I cannot fall out with Chu Yunze. Otherwise, this matter would be much easier to resolve." Feng Linxi said dejectedly.