Airon's eyes fixed on Dale. At this moment, the old man suddenly felt as if he was being watched by a very dangerous creature, and cold sweat ran down his forehead.
"Listen, many don't even know 10% of what we've experienced outside. Rest assured that if I let those who have betrayed us in such a savage way go, they will all come back someday with hundreds or thousands of people to seek their revenge and unleash their fury on the base. When that time comes, if we are not careful, we will be crushed and your lives will be in danger, so I don't care about not giving them an option."
"As for imprisonment, they intended to enslave, rape, and even kill people in front of their faces! Are you willing to let them go?"
"No!"
"Of course not!"
Dale was a unique man, he never bowed his head nor felt the need to repent. Even in the original story, he did not fear confronting Shane for his dangerous behavior.
But seeing the determination of the people, he closed his mouth and did not continue with the persuasion topic, but his eyes still showed what he wanted.
Dale's face was a little pale, as if the insensitivity of the people hurt him, he looked at them with his eyes rolled back and continued to mutter something under his breath.
Before Airon finished speaking, he also noticed Dale's expression, so he said, "I know what you're thinking, it's inhumane to take other people's lives at will, so let me tell you that I will only be kind to my own people, and I am not interested in the sympathy of our enemies."
"You have to understand a truth that now exists in this world, there is no longer a concept of insensitivity, now we are a small country in a lawless, codeless, moral-less, and lawless world, our organization must always serve our citizens to protect our lives. This is not the first time someone has tried to do something like this, in Georgia several people are sentenced to death every month, do you understand?"
"They have betrayed us, they deserve death!"
"They have betrayed us, they deserve death!"
Hearing the excited shouts of the crowd, Dale opened his mouth, but unable to say anything convincing, shook his head.
Glenn next to Dale tried to calm him down.
Jesus also wanted to retreat, but the shout stopped him and he saw Airon walking slowly by his side, and said in a serious tone.
"If you're thinking of releasing these people while we're not paying attention, not only will I kill you, but I'll also send all my soldiers to destroy them, but a leader must be responsible for his people, as captain, all of Hilltop will be involved and eventually transferred to other places. I hope you use your brain to see what is worth defending, a bunch of damn bastards or your people."
Unexpectedly, Jesus's thoughts were guessed, and his expression was obviously a little stunned, and then the expression on his face became helpless, and he could only nod.
"Continue with the meeting. We will finalize the vote list before nightfall. You are a good man, Jesus, Dale, but you must understand where we live."
After leaving the crowd to continue sorting the votes, Airon looked at Daryl, Shane, and Rick as he walked, and they all followed him.
When they returned, an hour had already passed, looking at the bloodstains on Airon's body and some of his followers', everyone knew what had happened, but no one wanted to mention it.
Upon seeing Airon with a bad face, no one took the initiative to talk to him, but there was not fear in his eyes, but respect!
Compared to what they have all suffered, even Dale, who had suggested options that would not turn people into killers, had to admit that Airon had never forced people to commit this type of action. If he suggested it, he always went ahead to solve what had to be done. The leader of this place always took the burden so that everyone could avoid this cruel world.
Finally, the various positions in the base were established, and the government office director was a very capable woman in her fifties. Her name was Sofia Bazaar, the spokesperson who would inspire the people.
Although Airon was not in a good mood, he still took the time to get to know the future main spokesperson of the base. In fact, he knew that that woman's skills were good, but at the beginning of the end of the world, this poor mother lost all her relatives, which made her lose hope for a while. But some time ago, she met a man destined again, and this man was the creator of innovative weapons, Richard.
Bob was also appointed to the central base as a technical advisor and a teacher for military doctors.
Bob has always been very grateful to Airon. During the time they were together, he often openly says that Airon is the best leader, and everyone listened to stories from the outside world.
During the period when Airon went to Washington, he began to show his talents and won the approval of many people.
As for most of the military positions required in the central base, Sergeant Welles, George, Tyler, and many others took charge.
That night, Airon did not appear again, he was alone in the room and no one on the base knew what he was doing. Even when they were all eating, Amy found that Airon didn't show up.
But there was a place where many people were gathered, and that was Dale's room. The room, which was not too big, was full of people, and there were even some people standing at the door, and Dale was sitting on the bed talking non-stop.
"Okay, you don't have to stay with me anymore, I just don't think we have the right to decide the life or death of another person, let alone more than fifty lives."
Glenn followed him all the way, sitting next to him, and more people came to the room, including Rick.
"Are you willing to let those inhumans commit crimes with other people outside the base?"
"You didn't understand me, I'm not stupid, I know they are bad people, but after all, it is a matter of human life. I don't want everyone to lose respect for life in a place that is considered the future of humanity."
In the shadow outside the door, Daryl also stood there silently listening to the conversation of the people in the room. When he heard this, he suddenly felt uncomfortable, so he looked at Dale.
"Old man, you should go out and take a look at the real world. People outside won't talk about the value of life with you. I assure you those people won't spend a single bullet on you!"
...
It was already dark in Airon's room, and he was lying quietly in bed. He was a little sleepy at the moment, but now his eyes were open, and he couldn't sleep, thinking about what happened today.
In fact, he has great confidence in these people. Almost all of these people in the base who lead important positions are highly trustworthy. He thought there might be some traitors, but he never imagined that there were so many.
"Haha..."
To be honest, although these people deserve what was done to them, they have been together with each other for a long time no matter what mistake they made, and it is obviously impossible to say that there is no disturbance in people's feelings, but he does not want to press to others and make them act according to their preferences, to do that he must set an example.
In fact, when Dale pleaded for mercy, he also hesitated for a moment. Maybe they were just delirious for a while, but after thinking about it, he made this decision with cruelty. This kind of thing should not set a precedent.
Lying in bed and looking at the dark floor, thinking about messy things, he fell asleep without realizing it.
"Maybe everything will be okay tomorrow..." Airon murmured before closing his eyes.