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

Chapter 267 Xu Lin's Attitude

"Will they definitely not come to the urban area?"

"Not necessarily."

Zhang Ye had been silent all along, quietly observing the expressions on everyone's faces, including the possible consequences of the company's actions being discovered by government people, which were being vehemently discussed at the moment.

Everyone present was on his list of human employees.

Their loyalty to the company was naturally not in question.

But that didn't mean they were like the zombies working themselves to death in the workshops, mere puppets controlled by him, the company's chairman.

Observations over the past half-year had shown that the registered humans hadn't actually changed in personality.

In other words, each person had their own thoughts and style of doing things.

This even included the intricacies of private human interactions.

The only difference from the past was that from the moment they were registered on the employee list, they held an incomparable trust in Zhang Ye.

And this was the one commonality among all the company department heads present.

That was their loyalty to Zhang Ye and the company.

But under this premise, when these people faced the same issue, they would come up with different approaches due to their individual characters and thoughts.@@@@

Just like the scene unfolding before them now.

The argument continued.

Leading the conservative faction, including Zhao Dechu, who now controlled the convenience and canned food factories, was of one mind in not seeking out the military survivors.

In their opinion, it was a gamble in itself.

A failure could mean losing everything.

The company already had over a thousand survivors, and this number was growing daily. If this trend continued, reaching five thousand or even ten thousand in the future was not out of the question.

And with the increase in population came a rapid expansion of overall strength.

Only then should they consider making contact with the government.

For now, they needed to lie low.

As the old saying goes, build high walls, stockpile grain, and bide your time before becoming king!

By then, even if the government truly disapproved of them and wanted to act against the company, it's doubtful they could do much against this strong, large-scale settlement.

However, Zhou Hongbing, Du Chao, and others at the forefront of the military-industrial faction didn't see it that way.

In their view, now was the government's weakest moment.

There's a saying: attack while your enemy is sick.

Not taking advantage of this opportunity to acquire cutting-edge technology and equipment to bolster the company's strength would be foolish. Once the government regained its footing and recovered, the company would certainly not be a match for this behemoth.

A skinny camel is still bigger than a horse, let alone the Shen Zhou government that had ruled this land for hundreds of years.

All kinds of guards, security, and sentries belonging to different operational groups were under his command.

To others, this was already somewhat incomprehensible.

The power of the Combat Department director was indeed too great.

So great that it was somewhat frightening.

"I think..."

Xu Lin finally spoke up.

His voice, as always, was steady and slightly husky, always giving people a feeling that he was very trustworthy.

Everyone pricked up their ears to listen carefully to what he was about to say.

"We should still send someone to search the several exits near the highway."

As soon as these words came out, some people immediately showed a look that said, "as expected."

After all, he came from a military background.

There was no surprise.

If it was any other time, few would contradict Xu Lin, at least not so directly that they wouldn't give face to Zhang Ye's number one subordinate.

But today's topic was obviously a bit special, and Zhang Ye was also present.

Someone quickly looked at him with evident skepticism and said:

"Director Xu,"

"You're not suggesting we send more supplies to support them, are you?"

This statement immediately made many people's eyes turn somewhat strange as they subconsciously looked toward Wang Hu, who was staring intently at Xu Lin.

Wang Hu, as the original transport team leader, had now become the general manager of a separate branch company.

He had over two hundred people under him, counting both employees and zombies.

In charge of the entire company's transport business.

And most were armed.

After all, these days were not like the past.

Driving on the road meant one wouldn't just encounter traffic jams, but mutant beasts that could rush out and block the way at any time, or hordes of zombies suddenly gathering at an intersection.

Without some guts and ability, one truly could not drive trucks loaded with soldiers or supplies.

His strength in the company was second only to Xu Lin.

And it was precisely because of this that Wang Hu didn't care about the potential impact his words could have on the relationship between the two parties, but instead plainly expressed his distrust of Xu Lin.

Anyone who wanted to harm Zhang Ye and the company's interests was his enemy.

Even if they were currently colleagues.