Kind but cunning Bai Zemin
Lu Yan had to think very carefully about what he was going to answer next.
Joining a faction meant nothing, since even if the government of China managed to establish some substantial sized order and gradually began to reclaim the lands in the future, the "warlords" would most likely not be punished since in hard times like the ones they were currently in, drastic measures were the only way to survive and in the process help more weak or courageless humans to survive as well.
Even less so considering the fact that Lu Yan was a fairly upright person and even after more than 1 month of apocalypse he had not deviated so much from his character. With his previous status as a police chief, it would be even easier to avoid trouble.
However, helping a person build up a dynasty was different. In case he joined Bai Zemin, Lu Yan knew that regardless of whether the government recovered or not, they would have to face against each other in the future.