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

Chapter 189 Change the Chips

At this point, did Peng Yue have any other choice?

He could tear his face off with the company and start a big fight right here, but the outcome was hard to predict.

Or, he could only obediently go inside to meet the person.

"Let's go, Peng Liu, get out of the car."

Without undue hesitation, he directly beckoned to Peng Liu beside him to hop off the car, while the others inside did not get out.

Big Beard looked at the motionless drivers in the cars and didn't say anything.

It was clear to him what these people were staying behind for.

First, to show that Peng Yue had a clear conscience, demonstrating his sincerity in attending the banquet alone, and secondly, of course, it was to keep a backup plan, in case the company really intended to lay hands on him, they would have some reservations.

The two who got out of the car were as tense as they had been when they met Zhang Ye at the base.

Even though this place was still ostensibly their territory.

Even before stepping through the door, Peng Liu still harbored illusions, hoping to see a few familiar faces, but in the end, he saw nothing.

It seemed all the survivors from the entire motorcade were locked up in those hovels.

Only a few pairs of curious eyes lingered in the cracks of the doors.

But there was no sound.

The deadly silence made both of them feel inexplicably uneasy as if the figures standing on both sides were all corpses.

Peng Yue had felt something similar when he followed Big Beard to the safe zone in the base before.

It was not long before Peng Yue found the crux of the issue.

The fully armed guards all had helmets on their heads, and from the holes in the helmets, there seemed to be a flickering of faint red light.

When he got close to one of the guards, he even smelled a faint stench of decay.

It was the most common scent in the post-apocalyptic world.@@@@

A coincidence?

He immediately pretended to stumble by accident, and as he fell towards another guard, his nose picked up that stench again.

Even when he touched the guard's body, he felt an unnatural hardness.

That was definitely not any protective gear, but rigid muscles.

As hard as a corpse.

And its reaction was even stranger.

Far from showing any irritation at being bumped into, it remained calm as still water without any ripple.

After repeatedly apologizing, Peng Yue returned to the group. Under his seemingly calm face was an indescribable shock and fear, which made his face pale.

If his guess was true, then there was an answer to why the company could establish itself in the city center.

As he was thinking, Big Beard had already stopped.

The office had arrived.

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The not-so-spacious room was unexpectedly crowded with five or six people.

Apart from Zhang Ye, who was sitting on the small sofa, the rest had each found stools to sit on, making the tense atmosphere suddenly feel a bit comical.

"Captain Peng."

Zhang Ye didn't pay attention to the questioning glances of his subordinates but looked towards Peng Yue again.

The other party must know what he wanted.

Indeed.

After a brief moment of astonishment, Peng Yue suddenly smiled broadly.

"Director Zhang, why not listen to what I want to buy first?"

"What?"

Zhang Ye asked somewhat disinterestedly.

In his view, it would surely be just some guns and bullets.

Or perhaps a few boxes of freshly manufactured canned meat?

"Peng Jiadong."

Peng Yue stared intently at Zhang Ye, slowly uttering two words.

"Who?"

Zhang Ye asked subconsciously.

Big Beard immediately leaned in and whispered in reminder,

"The Peng Family's third son."

"He was captured by the people at the Ecological Park and has been detained all along."

This wasn't considered a major issue, so Big Beard hadn't reported it.

But today, hearing these two words from Peng Yue's mouth, he instantly understood what he'd overlooked during this time.

He had previously promised to help bring the person back, but for some reason, Peng Yue had stopped mentioning it, and he had forgotten.

Now it seemed likely that the other side was waiting for the company to take the initiative and resolve the matter.

Later, seeing that there was no movement from Big Beard's side, he simply suppressed the idea and focused all his energy on improving his strength.

Having understood all this, Big Beard felt unbearable shame.

But Peng Yue was no longer concerned with him.

With Zhang Ye right here, was there any need for an intermediary to relay messages?

"As long as you can rescue the third brother, I'll give you this courtyard," said Peng Yue.

"It just so happens my brothers and I don't want to stay in this city anymore."

"How about it?"

By this point in the conversation, Peng Yue's face no longer showed the fear from before, but instead it bore a hint of desperate madness.

He hadn't spent all this time just aimlessly wandering outside.

He had already figured out the relationship between the Ecological Park and the company.

At first, he was shocked and angry, wondering why the company would help Chen Xiaoyong, but later he gradually came to terms with it.

There were no invulnerable allies in this world to begin with.

All the more so since the Hunter Squad had only had dealings with the company.

Since it was a matter of trade, if Chen Xiaoyong could do it, why couldn't Peng Yue?

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