Zhang Ge was in the habit of not answering questions immediately, so he just looked at her quietly for a while.
After a short while, he replied:
"Who are you?"
Hearing this question, a few delicate laughs flowed from her mouth, and she moved back slightly before continuing:
"What a straightforward pickup line, but if it's you... perhaps it can be called boldness? I am the master here. Welcome to my place as a guest."
These words seemed to say nothing, but in fact, they were asking Zhang Ge what basis he was on for coming here.
If he came in a personal capacity, then relative to the controller here, he was naturally a guest, but if he was standing on the Imperium's position, facing this declaration of sovereignty, Zhang Ge, as an officer, would have to show his boldness to deny it. After all, the theoretical sole controller of these lands could only be the Imperium.
On the surface, it seemed like he had avoided the question, but in reality, the meaning it expressed was: Whether Zhang Ge showed this "boldness" would determine the answer she gave in the question of "who you are," and it was also a show of weakness and goodwill.
However, although Zhang Ge could understand it, he had no intention of continuing to beat around the bush with her and said bluntly:
"Tell me your name."
"Crude, but I like it too. My name is Alphie."
She introduced a long string of titles and names, but Zhang Ge automatically filtered out those useless parts, only extracting her name.
"Alphie, you now have a chance to continue living."
"Hmm? In these times, everyone is going to die. Or, are you going to protect me?"
Listening to Zhang Ge's words, her eyes twinkled, and the distance that had been widened was closed again. Following these words, she had almost pressed herself into Zhang Ge's arms.
It seemed that she was also aware of the invasion that this planet was currently facing. Perhaps this was also expressing that she had her own Intelligence Network?
Zhang Ge thought, looking at the other party so close.
There was no panic on that face, only the confidence buried beneath the feigned weakness.
It was no wonder. The word "setback" might not have existed in her life at all. Some people started to put on airs with only a few dozen or hundreds of people under their command, let alone the absolute power to control millions of people?
It wasn't surprising that this gang, which had existed for who knew how long, could cultivate such a sense of superiority in its successive rulers.
It seemed that he had to use some special means to make her listen to him properly.
Zhang Ge, who was used to efficient communication, couldn't help but feel a little tired after being dragged into this kind of conversation that hadn't made any progress after a few words.
So, he put one arm around her waist and made a simple gesture with the other.
The agreed-upon signal was sent, and the sounds of Hellguns and Boltguns rang out.
Bullets flew out from ten places, and the sound of Full-auto Precision Fire was short and muffled, beating for about two seconds.
No shots landed in empty space. The sounds of heads being evaporated and shattered played a short musical piece along with the gunshots for these two seconds.
Hundreds of corpses lay quietly in various places on the street at this time. Without even having time to fight back, the only living people still on the street were Zhang Ge and Alphie.
In this distance, No Misses, No Wasted Shots against stationary targets was only the basic skill of these elites. The other side's loose and disorganized so-called defense was like a ridiculous child's scribble.
However, even the most fierce Elite Bodyguards were only barely enough for Astra Militarum recruits. It didn't really make much of a difference whether they were loose and disorganized or not. Even with full preparation, it was basically nonsense to expect these people to stop these veterans with their numbers.
Of course, while this was a matter of course for Zhang Ge, it was a horror film coming to life for Alphie in his arms.
Full-auto Precision Fire, slaughtering hundreds of people, no empty shots.
Each of these three points could be done by someone in the gang when taken out separately, but when combined, the originally familiar words became extraordinarily strange.
Moreover, before those people opened fire, she hadn't received any information about their existence. It had to be known that there were ten living people, not ten birds or ten flies.
Before getting out of the car, the gang's Sniper had confidently assured her: There were no other enemies besides the man standing on the street.
But now... She subconsciously looked in the direction where the Snipers were positioned.
Sure enough, she saw only an erected Sniper Rifle, its muzzle stuck with the Sniper's head.
After realizing that the other party's words before were not a threat but only a concise description of the facts, the smile on Alphie's face froze.
Seeing this, Zhang Ge also understood that the other party had probably accepted his method of communication and then continued:
"The Astra Militarum is going to attack you, so you are responsible for gathering the other gang leaders. I will kill them. As for you, you are very lucky to have met me first. Post-war construction needs someone familiar with the environment. You have been chosen."
"What, how is that possible? What guarantees our safety is..."
Zhang Ge impatiently interrupted her before she could finish speaking:
"The nobles above your heads are too busy to take care of themselves. Their guarantees can't even protect themselves. If you don't believe me, I can choose someone else."
Actually, to be accurate, it was Calgar who was going to attack them, but for these gangs, there wasn't much difference between facing the Astra Militarum and facing the Space Marines.
After saying these words, Zhang Ge let go and made a gesture to draw his sword.
This action clearly reminded the other party of one fact: If she agreed, even if Zhang Ge was lying to her, she could still live for a while longer. But if she didn't agree, then she would become one of the hundred corpses in front of her right now.
"I agree, I agree!"
"How long will it take?"
"Ah? How long will what take?"
The great change that had taken place in a few minutes had obviously made Alphie's mind a little dazed.
"To gather the leaders of the other gangs in this area."
"If it's me, maybe... three or four hours? Because I have to spread various messages and increase credibility, so..."
"Okay, then that's what we'll do. I'll personally follow you. As for my identity, you can handle it yourself as you see fit, as long as it can be used to enter the venue."
Interrupting the explanation she wanted to give, Zhang Ge asked her to take a breather and call people to clean up the mess here.
It wasn't that he was arrogant. It was mainly that even if this person could mobilize tens of thousands of gang members in total, their organizational ability was there. The number of troops that could be mobilized in a short period of time was limited.
Even if she wanted to do something small, with the others having already set up Concealed Positions, the one most likely to be sacrificed would be Zhang Ge alone. The others could retreat to the landing point calmly.
However, to Zhang Ge's disappointment, time ticked by, and until a new driver came and the two of them sat in the back seat together, Alphie had no intention of doing such a small thing at all. It seemed that she had probably been moved by his communication just now.
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