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

"The company is very large."

"There's naturally more than just the two of us assigned to Jiangbei."

"There are over thirty staff members in the entire Market Intelligence Department alone. How would we know what other people recognize or what they have done?"

This statement, honestly, was utter nonsense.

Not only did the listeners feel that way, but even the speaker himself thought the same.

Yet Big Beard still tried his best to display an expression of righteousness and innocence, even though he had already received the news from the Ecological Park.

And the biggest reason he dared to say this depended on his certainty that Peng Yue wouldn't dare harm the two of them.

This person had been to the safety zone.

He knew very well how powerful the company was.

It was only a two-kilometer drive over the Jiangbei bridge to the northeast part of the safety zone.

If they really killed them, who could guarantee that the guy with the surname Zhang wouldn't simply send a few vans full of people to wipe out their motorcade headquarters?

More importantly, without the company's help, Peng Yue would definitely not be able to avenge his brother.

Without weapons and armor, and having lost so many men.

How would they compete with the Ecological Park in the future?

And today's conflict wasn't just about a few men dying, as simple as that.

In front of so many people, the motorcade had embarrassingly fled back to their lair; anyone with eyes could see that the orchard would definitely not be ruled by the Peng Family anymore.

Without the orchard, it meant that from now on, the people here would lose a major food source.

When the time came and bellies couldn't be filled, who would willingly sell their lives for the Peng family brothers?

So Peng Yue had to buy food from outside.

He couldn't just leave the company; he would be even more reliant on the company's material trade otherwise he could only watch as the power he'd painstakingly built up would collapse and his followers would scatter.

But in the end, these were theoretical guesses and projections.

Everything was built on the premise that Peng Yue and his brothers were still rational at this point.

If they really intended to shove the responsibility for the second brother's death onto the company, then Big Beard and Hou Shubin might indeed die here today.

Peng Si was becoming impatient.

To him, these two were completely without credibility.

Their words were no different from farting.

Just as he was about to simply shoot Big Beard in front of him, Peng Yue ultimately did not have the determination to wreak havoc at all costs.

"Little Four."

"Put down the gun."

"Huh?"

Peng Si was momentarily stunned, then immediately retorted:

"Brother, have you lost your mind?"

"They're clearly talking bullshit!"

"We all work in the same place, how could we not know—"

But before he could finish his sentence, Peng Yue had already slammed his hand on the table and roared at him, "Enough!"

"Do you still want Third Brother to come back alive?"

Upon hearing this, the other brothers who were also somewhat dissatisfied fell silent.

They instantly understood the boss's intention.

Since Chen Xiaoyong had connections with the company, getting Third Brother back obviously had to go through the company.

Of course, before that, they had to find out if Third Brother was still alive.

If he was already dead, then—

But whether it was to seek information or to ask for his return, given their current relationship with the other side, they certainly couldn't do it; it had to be done through the company.

Therefore, they naturally could not touch these two people in front of them.

Not only could they not touch them, they had to suppress their anger and treat them with good grace.

After all, even Chen Xiaoyong was able to obtain guns and armor from the company, why couldn't they?

Once they had figured out the relationship, taking back the orchard and avenging their second brother was naturally not impossible.

Soon the two were invited to sit on the sofa in the middle of the living room.

Peng Yue's face was no longer as dark as before, looking once again as amiable as usual.

Only the smile that he forced out seemed slightly awkward to behold.

"Director He."
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Big Beard's real name is He Tian.

He's now the head of the special operations department that the company has established here.

Therefore, the Peng family brothers addressed him as Director He.

Peng Yue thought for a moment and decided to state his intentions directly.

"The incident just now was Si's fault."

As he spoke, he glanced at Peng Si, who was still somewhat indignant beside him.

"I'm sorry, Director He."

"As long as it can save Third Brother, you can hit or scold me however you want."

Peng Si, after all, was someone who understood the situation. He knew this wasn't the time to act on impulse. Despite his dissatisfaction, he still apologized under his elder brother's indication.

Seeing his demeanor, Hou Shubin immediately felt a bit smug.

But he didn't dare to show any contempt on his face.

The soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of the ruthless, the ruthless are afraid of those who don't value their lives.

Peng Si was clearly a hot-headed type, and it was truly unnecessary to provoke him.

Now that the mistake had been admitted and the necessary face-saving had been provided, it was time to get down to business.

"Director He."

"Given the circumstances, I hope you can also understand our brothers' predicament."

"Chen took over our orchard with your equipment and killed Second Brother. The fate of Third Brother is still unknown."

"So I was thinking..."

Peng Yue's face grew more ingratiating as he spoke.

"Could you go back and inquire about the situation on their side? If Third Brother is still alive..."

Big Beard didn't wait for him to finish before nodding in agreement:

"Leave this matter to me."

"However, if by any chance he's dead, then the company—"

Peng Yue's expression froze for a moment, but he still understood what he meant.

"Don't worry, if Third Brother really is dead, it will naturally be blamed on Chen."

"But if he's still alive, then it will be up to you to help bring him back."

"Consider it compensation for me."

"What do you say?"

As soon as the word "compensation" was mentioned, the faces of several people in the living room turned strange.

The brothers' gazes all focused intently on Big Beard, obviously waiting for his response.

"Agreed."

Big Beard didn't hesitate, his answer was very decisive.

This matter had actually been agreed upon before coming here; if the Peng family brothers were to die or suffer heavy losses, the company would inevitably have to lend a hand.

Otherwise, if Chen Xiaoyong managed to devour the wolf in one bite, wouldn't he truly become a tiger?

It wouldn't be beneficial for the company's people to develop and infiltrate this area then.

There must be chaos.

You hit me, I hit you.

The more conflicts, the larger the consumption, the company's products could then be dumped opportunistically.

Over time, the survivors of the settlement will become more dependent on the company.

When it's time to seize power, it will be as easy as turning one's hand over.

Even saving them the step of accepting the coupons.

After all, the currency used by the company will naturally become the main means of trade, as it will flow into everyone's hands along with those supplies.

Peng Yue had suffered heavy losses at this moment; it was indeed the best opportunity to infiltrate and control this place.

With Big Beard's affirmative response, not just Peng Yue, but also the faces of the other brothers looked much better; they no longer regarded the two as enemies.

But what Peng Yue wanted was clearly more than that.

There was something else.

"Director He."

"There's one more thing I'd like to ask you to tell me."

"What exactly did Chen promise you that made you so willing to sell equipment to him?"