A game of politics

He paid no attention to the shots behind him, nor to the screams and cries of the survivors in this place before he was cruelly killed by the shots of the beaver community soldiers.

Reginald looked back at Jack and said slowly, "Now, Jack, can you tell me what you're really doing in this place?"

The corner of his mouth twisted, and Jack really didn't know what to do or say for a while.

Originally, according to the relevant regulations and protocols of the community, squads encountering unknown communities to the base would normally establish a friendly relationship, but these people are not entirely normal. It requires strict review to make an absolute decision. After all, many things are unpredictable and a lot of data is needed before revealing much information to these types of people, so they have to think carefully about everything they will say next.

But, just like Reginald, without saying anything, he approached and asked Jack what was going on with him and his community, and he was openly questioning him with more and more doubts. This kind of behavior is already giving them an idea of who these people were and what they were willing to do.

Regarding this point, Jack is also very aware, although he does not know why, he also understands that the other party can be both a good and bad person. So, no matter what, he would not give any answer that would question his credibility, so he could only respond: "We are looking for resources and survivors, that's the main thing our group does."

"Yes..."

There was a brief silence and Reginald appeared indifferent, but he did not want to delay too much on this topic, so he said, "Since you are looking for resources and survivors, your situation must be good given your equipment and physical conditions."

As he spoke, he raised his hand to salute the soldiers beside him and continued, "If you are willing, I am more than happy to invite you to our community and establish cooperative relationships where we could help each other in the future."

"If that's the case, my team and I are willing to accompany you."

"But no weapons are allowed, you must understand that, right?"

When Reginald said this, Jack took a few seconds to respond, "Of course, we are happy to hand over our firearms, but we would appreciate it if we could keep our knives in case we have to face any infected."

"Since you have shown trust, I will too."

The few soldiers among them responded, walked towards Jack and the others, and took away all their offensive weapons.

During the period, several soldiers were alert to Jack's group, but soon found that they were all very cooperative and did not dare to show any resistance, so they could only be kind.

Jack is not nervous, in fact, he made the best decision anyone could make in his position. After all, if he faces these crazy people, they could initiate an attack that his group would not survive. But instead, if he cooperates, the drone in the sky will see their situation and, in the worst case scenario, they could be helped with aerial support and get in touch with the group that is on the way.

Reginald's words of disarmament at this time put Jack's group with their backs against the wall.

Jack looked at Reginald and said, "Sir, since we have been cordially invited to your shelter, half of our men will stay here as it would be too much trouble to go together. They can take care of our weapons themselves."

"I agree."

As if he had not seen the cunning expressions of Jack and the others, Reginald had to openly accept and said, "But it would be a shame if they don't come with us. This place has been very dangerous lately."

"They are soldiers, sir."

After handing over their weapons, several soldiers from the second floor came down fully armed and with masks covering their faces. When everyone saw their combat gear, they felt a chill and all handed over their weapons.

"Tell the base that we have established communication with a group of survivors. It could be important that we get to know each other."

"Yes, sir."

After leaving those words, Jack, Emma, and another soldier accompanied the group of strangers to their base.

When Reginald got into the car, he saw the house and all those soldiers fully equipped as if they were going to war, and a soldier next to him said, "They all have military collars, they are definitely soldiers."

Looking at the disaster on the road, Reginald looked away and said lightly, "Hmph, I must take care of my own and those people could be both allies and enemies..."

"Do you think it's wise to eliminate anyone who wants to join the Fireflies group?"

Upon hearing this, the soldier showed a surprised expression and said, "Whatever happens, it's better that we're not careless and be careful that they can't influence our decisions."

"We still don't know what's really going on..."

Regarding the opponent's viewpoint, Reginald did not refute and said, "The people with the Fireflies are a group full of idiots. They don't understand the concept of tools and only use them to cause harm and then die after that purpose..."

"Do you think the country has somehow established itself in the CRM organization or those people in gray combat suits from the SCT?"

"Of course they have..."

Reginald nodded and said, "But this is possibly all we know. There is no clear information to extract from and possibly both the CRM, Fireflies, and S.C.T. are separate groups. The power of these organizations is comparable to the government before the walkers, and possibly we already have more infiltrators than we know in our community..."

"Well, then I won't ask anymore."

Seeing that confidentiality has been involved, although the soldier thinks he has a good relationship with one of the remaining leaders, he also knows that it is enough. He looked at the escort team as they walked away and said, "Is it really okay for us to do this? They already know that we don't trust them..."

"Some things cannot be done without some special means. They also know that we have no choice and are just protecting ourselves from those who want to harm us..."

Reginald's eyes flickered and he said, "Listen carefully, they are the only ones who can get us out of the mix we are standing in. They may be the only ones..."

"Sir, but your uniform is the same as the ones on the reports..."

The soldier murmured a name, with a nostalgic look on his face, but still said, "But the report didn't make it clear. We can only speculate, but they should be the same ones who attacked us..."

"Besides, it seems that Julio knows. We must stop any conflict if you want to establish a relationship with them."

"Wise words..."

Reginald shook his head, sighed softly, and said, "But I have a vague feeling that no matter what happens, we won't come out of this unscathed and we will have to succumb to one side. The board has been set in Carolina, and the most mysterious group of people are those."

"So, what are you going to do with what we know?"

"Nothing, I'll first talk to the leaders and tell them what we know..."

Reginald thought about it for a moment and then came to a conclusion. After all, with regards to the current situation of the division in their group, no matter how big the disturbance is, as long as the drop explodes, a tsunami will drown them.

But after thinking about it, Reginald still said, "But just in case, we have to act as fast as possible."

"Okay, once we arrive, I'll guide you to the meeting room."

"Okay..."

...

Beaver community.

"Unexpectedly, we are in this situation..."

Escorted by some soldiers in the rear, Jack and the others slowly thought about walking forward. The people and soldiers who passed by all looked at them and naturally saw that their uniforms were different.

Some were also shocked by the gunshots they had heard, and didn't know what was going on. Of course, they were very curious when they saw this situation.

Being looked at like a monkey, Jack, of course, said, "We must stay calm..."

"Keep moving!"

As Jack spoke, the soldier behind him pushed him hard and made him stagger forward.

"Please show some respect."

Seeing his captain being treated that way, Emma frowned and said coldly, "They don't know which tiger's tail they're stepping on."

But the soldier turned a deaf ear to her words, only looked at him coldly and said in a cold tone, "Keep walking..."

"Son of a bitch!"

Seeing that the soldier's attitude was so bad, Jack, who was pushed, remained calm and said, "It's okay, they're nervous because they don't know who to trust..."

"We just need to be calm and assess the situation. Our people know what's happening in this place..."

"Yes, sir..."