You were supposed to hoard supplies, why the heck did you hoard zombies!

It wasn't just Peng Yue, even Zhang Ye revealed a somewhat disdainful expression, "This kind of question is not for you to consider."

Lu Yong nodded awkwardly, also realizing that what he had just said was indeed somewhat ludicrous.

These days, indeed, nothing could be relied upon.

But there were two exceptions.

Guns and food.

Just like the stick and the carrot that drive a donkey forward, even the most unruly of people find it hard to resist the combined assault of these two weapons.

And from what he understood of the people in front of him at the moment, they just happened to meet this condition.

The uniformed people downstairs each had a gun.

At least a dozen when added up.

Such an armed force, even if placed in Wanhao District, could definitely be considered strong and powerful enough to stand and talk in front of Li Wanhao.

And judging by the utterly confident demeanor Peng Yue had just now, it was likely that their strength was not just limited to those below.

There must be even more in that newly famous Ecological Park.

Otherwise, how could they suppress over a hundred workers?

Lu Yong also thought of the news he had learned before coming today, that the director of the Urban Management Bureau, Zhang Meng, had taken people directly to drive those black dogs from the Security Bureau back for Peng Yue.

Everyone in Wanhao District, even three-year-old children, knew what kind of place the Urban Management Bureau was.

As for Zhang Meng, there was even less need to elaborate.

No one wakes up early without a profit.

The subsequent events also turned out to be much like he had imagined, with the Urban Management Bureau indeed taking away a batch of goods from Peng Yue, said to be freshly produced canned goods.

Canned goods were a treasure, far superior to the watery gruel, practically a Michelin-starred meal in comparison.

Not to mention that these were freshly made canned goods.

What did this imply?

Thinking of this, Lu Yong looked at the two people in front of him with even more reverence, and the ingratiating look on his face became even more apparent without him realizing it.

Not only had they restarted the operation of a certain canned food factory, but they also had an abundance of raw materials.

Plus, a formidable armed force....

"Heh, that was just me overthinking."

"So, Director Zhang, other than this, is there anything else you'd like me to do?"

As he spoke, he had already placed himself in the position of being under Zhang Ye, and this humble and submissive attitude instead made Zhang Ye appreciate him a bit more.

Zhang Ye shook his head, "For now, just doing this is enough, as for how to contact us later..."

His gaze then turned to Peng Yue by his side.

"Peng Yue, from now on, you'll be responsible for recruiting people over here and other matters."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yong immediately responded with an "Aye," and hastily nodded and smiled at Peng Yue, who looked quite surprised, "Then I'll be looking forward to Peng Boss taking good care of me in the future."@@novelbin@@

After he had finished speaking, he saw Zhang Ye wave his hand, and he immediately got the hint, got up, and walked outside.

Just reaching the doorway, he found a man already waiting there.

Seeing Lu Yong come over, the man immediately gestured for him to follow and then led him out, eventually stopping in front of the rear of a truck.

Clack.

A box was dropped on the ground.

Lu Yong quickly went forward, bent down with an ingratiating smile, and peered into the opening of the box, his pupils filling with excitement at the sight.

If he wasn't mistaken, was that an entire box full of cans?

If put on the market, this could easily sell for thousands of New Currency.

Enough for him to eat for two to three months!

He didn't have children, but there was a woman he had met while fleeing, with whom he had been living together for over half a year.

The man who left the box did not leave; he kept looking at him with a half-smiling gaze.

"This is the deposit Director Zhang gave you."

"Count it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yong quickly answered with a smile, "Haha, no need to count, no need to count. I'll take whatever Director Zhang gives."

He added at the end, "We are all our own people, after all."

"Our own people?"

The man in the earthy yellow uniform showed a hint of a smile in his eyes, seemingly very pleased with Lu Yong's attitude. He then nodded and said,

"That's not wrong."

"We all work for the company's food."

"But let me speak plainly, Director Zhang may seem affable, but if you dare to deceive him... hehe."

His last words were obviously a threat to Lu Yong, but when he got to the last part, he just chuckled meaningfully a few times, then closed the carriage door, signaling that Lu Yong could leave.

Lu Yong, seeing this, quickly thanked him several more times, prepared to turn back, but then he heard another sentence from behind,

"Director Zhang said,"

"If you handle this task well,"

"Perhaps Wanhao District could be managed by someone else in the future."

He shook visibly at that, wanting to look back, but he still managed to control the shock and fear in his heart and quickly walked back in the direction of his home.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Zhang Ye was discussing with Peng Yue the expansion issues of the company's Jiangbei Base.

The situation here is completely different from the city center.

The threats to Jiangbei are not just from Wanhao District; there are dozens of large and small gangs, and there are even several villages near Sanjiang City that have banded together to form agricultural farms.

Nowadays, it also happens to be the harvest season, and those fields, easily spanning hundreds of acres, are all full of crops.

So, virtually overnight, those farmers became rich.

They have plenty of food at their disposal.

But no guns.

Therefore, Wanhao District, which occupied several factories, became the best strategic partners for these farmers.

Besides, another group took over the water purification plant.

Water is also a strategic resource.

Extremely important.

Taking advantage of the entire Sanjiang City water system being shut off, they expanded rapidly, and their power was as big, if not bigger, than those who sold weapons. The leader, it is said, was a former employee of the water bureau.

As one of the most populous areas in Jiangbei, Wanhao District naturally had conflicts with the water purification plant.

After all, so many people need to drink water.

And as water is indispensable for survival, Li Wanhao would not stand by and watch his lifeline be controlled by others, hence the two sides have been openly and secretly fighting since the discovery of the water purification plant.

The reason why a large-scale conflict has not erupted is simple.

There's just one street separating the water purification plant from Wanhao District.

Named Minfu Road.

It once was one of the busiest streets in Jiangbei.

But now, the busy crowds have all turned into skeletons in corners and wandering herds of zombies on the streets.

These zombies usually lurk in various corners or buildings.

Any sound can easily trigger a wave of zombies.

Therefore, anyone passing through either chooses to take a detour or tries to bring as few people as possible to avoid causing any noise that might lead to a communal feeding frenzy of zombies.

And if one chooses the detour, they would have to take the northern suburban road.

It would take at least half a day, not to mention any delays en route.

If luck is not on their side and they encounter a pack of mutated dogs or other dangers, it might take even longer.

This is why Li Wanhao has been unable to take down the water purification plant.

It's simply a matter of geographical constraints.

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