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If Wang He hadn't reacted quickly and heard the coded message in Cheng Yuqiu's words, prompting his companion to raise his hand, the nanobots inside his body might have already been activated by now.
"Of course I can't produce it!" Cheng Yuqiu straightened up and glanced at the two people who had just voted against it.
Although he didn't understand why these two would suddenly jump out to help him, he still followed Nie Qingyun's instructions and spoke word for word:
"The food I promised... I can't produce it..."
"But he'll pay for it!"
As she spoke, Cheng Yuqiu suddenly raised her hand and pointed at Liu Zhenyu.
Liu Zhenyu was taken aback for a moment, then let out a series of cold laughs:
Why should I pay for it for you?
"Do you think I'm a fool?!"
However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a boy next to him.
"Um... I'm going to vote against it..."
"What?!" Liu Zhengyu looked at the boy who spoke, thinking he had misheard.
But then, those who hadn't raised their hands started to speak one after another.
"We also plan to vote against it..."
"I'm not really supportive of this operation either..."
The situation took a sudden turn for the worse, and Liu Zhenyu was stunned for a moment.
How could this be?
Why did these people suddenly change their minds?
In his confusion, he suddenly remembered what Cheng Yuqiu had just said, "He will pay for it for me." In an instant, Liu Zhenyu seemed to understand something, and his face turned extremely ugly.
On the other side, most of the student council members standing near the podium were also confused and looked at Qin Hehuan with puzzlement.
"Interesting." A rare smile appeared on Qin Hehuan's unusually beautiful and aloof face.
An interesting feeling suddenly arose in my heart.
From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever dared to defy her will.
But now, she could clearly sense that someone was plotting something behind Cheng Yuqiu's back.
From being forced to act last night to putting the student council's credibility on the gallows during today's first vote...
The current situation is all due to this person's deliberate actions.
Ultimately, the blame was directed at the student council and at her herself.
There is resistance...
Qin Hehuan's smile deepened, as if she had found a playmate she hadn't seen in a long time.
Those around them were stunned. Qin Hehuan's smile was so pleasing to the eye that it was the first time they had ever seen the Snow Goddess laugh.
After a moment of silence, Qin Hehuan's smile faded, she leaned back in her chair, and slowly began to speak:
"Liu Zhenyu lost."
He was tricked.
Chapter 48: A Tsundere Girl Should Learn Self-Strategy
"He was tricked..."
The student council members still looked puzzled when they heard this.
They were among the first to follow Qin Hehuan. Unlike the others, they knew how formidable the woman before them was, and therefore, they held her in a deep and awe-inspiring respect.
Therefore, Qin Hehuan never hesitated to teach them how to think at the right time.
"In your opinion, why do those people keep saying they want to vote against it, but haven't raised their hands to vote yet?" Qin Hehuan asked a female student council member behind her, looking at the group of students in front of her.
The girl followed Qin Hehuan's gaze and looked ahead, then hesitated before speaking:
"Have you not made up your mind yet?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Hehuan gently shook her head, her voice cold and clear:
"They're waiting for a higher price."
"A higher price?" the girl couldn't help but ask.
"Liu Zhenyu lost because he was too aggressive in this operation," Qin Hehuan said to the people behind her, looking at Liu Zhenyu with slight disdain.
"His words, his momentum, and his campaigning all told everyone present that he was determined to win this exploration mission."
“Cheng Yuqiu saw this point, which is why he issued an ‘empty promise’.”
"But..." the girl began, puzzled.
"But since everyone knows that Cheng Yuqiu is making an empty promise, why would they still stand up and support her?"
"If this operation is successfully canceled, according to our regulations, Cheng Yuqiu will be exiled if he cannot produce food."
“Those who voted against it got nothing, so… no matter how you look at it, it should be more advantageous to support Liu Zhenyu.”
"So, this is what you're lacking," Qin Hehuan said calmly, glancing at the girls behind her and the other student council members.
"You only think from your own perspective."
"Don't you understand yet?"
“Those guys aren’t supporting Cheng Yuqiu at all; they’re using the conditions Cheng Yuqiu proposed to band together and demand an even higher price from Liu Zhenyu.”
"Liu Zhenyu has now been driven to a dead end."
"For those who still have the right to vote, they don't need to care whether Cheng Yuqiu can provide four times the amount of food. They only need to collectively express their willingness to support Cheng Yuqiu to force Liu Zhenyu to raise the price."
"Liu Zhenyu now has to offer the same terms as Cheng Yuqiu in order to win over those people's votes."
"Otherwise, it would mean that his previous claim of 'ample food sources' was false."
"Because everyone could see that he was determined to carry out this exploration mission."
"No... no wonder she's the president!" Several student council officers immediately looked at Qin Hehuan with admiration after hearing this.
Qin Hehuan, however, turned her head away with little interest.
Because someone had already seen through everything that was happening before her.
In fact, that person had already planned everything before the vote even took place.
On the other side, Liu Zhenyu's fists were clenched so tightly they made a cracking sound.
At this moment, he realized that he had been tricked by Cheng Yuqiu.
He glared angrily at those around him who hadn't yet voted, his voice practically choked out:
"You guys..."
"Okay! I'll pay four times the food for your tickets!"
With Qin Hehuan and the student council present, Liu Zhenyu would face exile if he broke his promise, so after getting the answer they wanted, everyone cast their votes in support without any further concerns.
The vote count instantly changed to 16:9.
Although Liu Zhenyu won, after the operation ended, in addition to handing over the food to the student council, he also had to bring back 16 portions of food, which was four times the student council's daily ration.
This is no small amount.
Even if there were that much food left there for people to take, it would be a very difficult load for eight ordinary people to carry.
Having had several plans against Cheng Yuqiu thwarted in a row, Liu Zhenyu felt as if a stone was lodged in his chest, making it difficult for him to even breathe.
If Qin Hehuan hadn't been there, he would have wanted to throw everyone out to feed the zombies.
His whole body was trembling slightly from the anger that had nowhere to go.
A few seconds later.
He kicked the bag of food at his feet hard, knocking it to the ground, which immediately attracted a crowd to rush forward and grab it.
Qin Hehuan, however, seemed oblivious to this. She continued to prop her cheek up with one hand, raising her eyes and coldly saying:
"Now that we have the results, let's start selecting the people you need."
Liu Zhenyu's facial muscles twitched, and in an instant, he raised his hand and pointed at Cheng Yuqiu:
"I want her!"
The girl turned pale with fright at the aura, but then she remembered that she was not alone and that she had Nie Qingyun, her super-powerful bodyguard, which calmed her down a little.
Recalling what had just happened.
She never expected that Nie Qingyun could still find a way to break the deadlock under such disadvantageous circumstances.
Faced with an enormous workload, Liu Zhenyu cannot afford to harm himself; otherwise, if the team encounters an accident or suffers casualties, they simply won't be able to retrieve that much food.
In an instant, I felt a surge of admiration for my new nurse, and I couldn't help but excitedly shout into the communicator:
"You are so awesome!"
"Only now do you remember to praise the guard?" Nie Qingyun continued in a deliberately teasing tone:
"I wonder who it was that almost got dragged into the dark room after losing the keepsake, and I had to help them figure out a way to get out of trouble."
"Thank you, thank you for helping me!" The girl's voice trembled.
"They specifically granted you permission to be their bodyguard, so you should be grateful and thank them."
"Being a guard requires payment..." Nie Qingyun's tone was somewhat listless.
The mere mention of "reward" brought to mind the time Nie Qingyun lifted her skirt and touched her legs in the dark room, causing Cheng Yuqiu to blush and her heart to race as she scolded him:
"Absolutely not!"
"Is it not allowed..." Nie Qingyun looked at the girl's adorable appearance through the drone and subconsciously rubbed his hair:
"Then... dance for me later..."
"It's the song you danced in your light blue stage outfit at the Linjiangtai Academy Festival last time."
"Last time, there were hundreds of thousands of waving glow sticks in front of me, and even the cheers for you were drowned out by the crowd..."
"You...you bad person!" Cheng Yuqiu suddenly felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and her eyes reddened slightly.
A young girl's heart is always exceptionally soft and delicate. When she heard Nie Qingyun say such things, she subconsciously regarded him as a fan who secretly liked her.
This inevitably brings to mind the day Nie Qingyun was exiled.
Even though he was so badly injured, he was still thinking about his future.
They had the opportunity to do something far more outrageous, but only made a superficial attempt.
Even if it means facing death, one should leave hope for oneself.
You clearly like her... but you're being hypocritical.
Suddenly, Cheng Yuqiu realized that all of Nie Qingyun's previous actions stemmed from some special emotion.
After a moment, the girl suddenly blushed, pinched the hem of her clothes, and said weakly:
"Alright... I might be willing to dance with you..."
Upon hearing this, Nie Qingyun's eyes lit up, but what came to mind was the super short skirt, stockings, long legs, and the crop top that was stretched taut by the bunny dolls on her stage outfit...
Chapter 49: The Prelude to the Princess's Rebellion at the End of Her Road (2.6k)
With the voting over and Qin Hehuan's personal confirmation of the action, the rest became much simpler.
Since the initial rule was that Liu Zhenyu would personally select the people to perform the tasks, the subsequent voting process was skipped.
All the survivors left the lecture hall and went to the next room.
The only rope ladder leading to the next floor hangs in the window of this classroom.
The zombies on both sides of the corridor have not yet been cleared.
This is the only exit to the outside now.
Nie Qingyun controlled the drone to circle around to the other side of the corridor, reminding the girl to deliberately slow down and stay at the back of the group.
Perhaps in Cheng Yuqiu's view, this crisis has temporarily passed, and at least Liu Zhenyu will not do anything too outrageous in this operation.