#677 - Chapter 677: Apply to be a "Sub-Landlord"

Having obtained the desired information, Qin Jin returned to his office to carry out his daily work.

With the base's development back on the fast track, it was time to seize the moment and push forward.

They needed to continue searching for and stockpiling resources.

They also needed to find ways to continue absorbing talent.

And they had to continuously strengthen their weapons and defense systems to ensure their safety.

Only in this way could they build a home where he, his family, and his brothers could survive for a long time to come.

At least, they wouldn't be completely destroyed by a single wave one day.

Yangcheng.

This was the capital city of Guangnan Province, and it had always been one of the most important cities in China.

A few months ago, after Green Source took over the New Yangcheng Base, they occupied the area and established the Yangcheng Branch, later sending a number of Green Source personnel to take over.

It was considered one of the largest strongholds outside of headquarters and the oil base.

After the occupation, the deployment of personnel was interrupted for a period due to the drought, and contact was only re-established after the drought ended.

As a result, it was abandoned for a period when New Hope attacked, and recently Green Source sent people again to formally establish a trading branch.

Here, the walls of the former New Yangcheng Base provided protection, saving the effort of rebuilding, and providing good defense capabilities.

Today.

A number of vehicles were seen coming and going around the Yangcheng Branch.

It was Zhong Yu, the captain of the combat unit, who had come here to inspect and deal with some of the deserters who had joined the crusade army.

Many of the forces that had wanted to take advantage of New Hope to bleed Green Source dry had disintegrated after hearing the news of the war, and some of the higher-ups had broken up into smaller groups and fled in an attempt to save their lives.

Green Source naturally wouldn't let them live so comfortably.

Don't pursue desperate enemies?

That was not an option.

It was right to strike while the iron was hot.

"Captain! Our team has eliminated seven enemies!"

Standing on the roof of a tall building, Zhong Yu heard information from his subordinates coming back over the walkie-talkie at his waist.

Individual soldier base stations had not yet become widespread, and they still used walkie-talkies, which were relatively short-range devices, for communication.

Hearing that his subordinates had eliminated the enemies nearby, Zhong Yu quickly made a note in a notebook.

"Got another one!"

He muttered to himself as he wrote.

The task of clearing out the forces that had participated in the crusade was quite troublesome.

Many of the disbanded forces were indeed difficult to find, and they mainly relied on the survivors who exchanged information for food to gradually investigate.

After these days of hard work, they had eliminated most of the participants.

The rest would continue to be slowly identified and dealt with.

This was naturally done to deter other onlookers and let everyone know Green Source's terror and determination.

After making a record, Zhong Yu left the building with a few subordinates and began to rush back to the Yangcheng Branch.

They had been wandering around Yangcheng every day recently, and although most of the zombies hid inside buildings somewhere during the day, danger still existed.

Without a definite target, they would usually return to the Yangcheng Branch to rest and wait for orders.

With convenient transportation such as helicopters, they could return to headquarters in a few hours, so they simply slept at the Yangcheng Branch at night these days.

Time passed imperceptibly until it was afternoon and approaching evening.

Most of the survivors who came to the Yangcheng Branch for material transactions would return to their homes to wait for the night to fall.

No one liked to stay outdoors at this time.

The Yangcheng Branch now housed many "tenants" left over from the previous owner, about two hundred people, and Green Source simply had them assist in the defense of the Yangcheng Branch, as well as various daily tasks.

They were treated as assistants to Green Source personnel in managing the Yangcheng Branch.

Therefore, only twenty or thirty people needed to be arranged as the core to manage such a large stronghold.

Zhong Yu, who had completed his day's mission, had just returned to his temporary residence here to rest when he suddenly heard his subordinate running over to inform him.

"Captain! General Lin is looking for you outside!"

Someone was looking for him at this time?

Zhong Yu was puzzled for a moment, but he still agreed to the meeting and asked his subordinates to bring the person in.

At this time, the Green Source captains all had high status, and as important officials in one area, naturally not just anyone could break into their residence to meet them.

Soon, the gatekeeper brought a man in.

It was General Lin, the head of the group of survivors who cooperated with the Yangcheng Branch.

This General Lin was the leader elected by the survivors living in the Yangcheng Branch, and was specifically responsible for connecting with Green Source.

The man came in and was polite for a while, then went straight to the point to explain his purpose.

"Captain Zhong, I'm here to ask about the three rental residences around the Yangcheng Branch. Can you also let us manage them?"

"We are willing to hand over 70% of the rent! We will only take the remaining 30%!"

Oh?

These people wanted to manage the three small shelters distributed in the Yangcheng Branch?

These shelters were formerly used by the New Yangcheng Base to house surplus personnel, and were built to face the surrounding survivors, allowing them to live there after charging them material fees.

It was said that they had walls of about six meters, and each housed a little over a hundred people, for a total of nearly five hundred people.

And they had a certain degree of defense capabilities, plus the group living had a certain fragile order, and many surrounding survivors really wanted to join.

Zhong Yu thought for a moment.

They didn't plan to allocate too many people, so they didn't have the idea of collecting rent everywhere.

Since these collaborators of the Yangcheng Branch wanted to do it, it was not impossible to let them do it.

It was not too little for Green Source to take 70%.

This General Lin was extremely sensible.

"Okay! You can manage those subsidiary strongholds yourself. We can provide some cold weapons for you to strengthen your defense! But don't use our Green Source name casually, and don't provoke unnecessary trouble!"

Zhong Yu agreed.

This matter was simple, and he would mention it to A Jin next time he returned to headquarters.

As a high-ranking captain, he still had a certain say in such a small matter.

Without talking too much with General Lin, the other party saw that Captain Zhong, who was covered in dust, needed to rest, and tactfully bid farewell after receiving the desired promise.

There was no way, Green Source's fierce reputation was well-known, and they simply did not dare to take the initiative to take over the management of the outer subsidiary shelters.

If they incurred the wrath of these Green Source people, they would not have enough lives to die.

These were all ruthless people among ruthless people!

The news had spread long ago, and they had been chasing down those who had offended them recently.

They couldn't afford to provoke them.

As if casually dealing with a trivial matter, Zhong Yu and the returning combat personnel began to make a fire to cook and rest.

He did not know.

The matter he casually agreed to today would have a great impact on his own future.