Li Cheng sneered, "What? Still not convinced? Then you might as well quit being a squad leader!"

These words shocked everyone. Li Cheng was too ruthless. He had taken the position of company commander from someone else, and now he had even removed him from the position of squad leader. He was going to send Jiang Yong straight into the abyss!

"You...you can't do this. My transfer to the position of squad leader was a decision made by the Human Resources Department. What right do you have to dismiss me?" Jiang Yong panicked.

He couldn't help but panic. After all, although he was the squad leader and had to go on missions, the seven people in the squad were ultimately under his command. He could have some privileges, such as slight adjustments when assigning tasks and some small conveniences in food distribution.

However, once dismissed, he will be reduced to the same status as an ordinary porter, having to perform heavy physical labor every day and facing the risk of food shortages.

Most importantly, he was appointed as the squad leader in place of the previous squad leader. If he were removed from his post, the previous squad leader would inevitably take over. In that case, he would not only face the previous squad leader's exclusion and retaliation, but also lose face in front of everyone. This would be unacceptable to Jiang Yong, who always had a high opinion of himself.

Looking at Jiang Yong's face, contorted with fear and anger, Li Cheng's tone grew even colder: "Jiang Yong, you seem to have failed to grasp reality. In this apocalypse, strength determines everything. Your past position was merely a matter of you being in that spot; it doesn't mean you were exceptional. Now, that position belongs to me, and you must accept that fact."

"Hehe, since the position you mentioned was arranged by the Human Resources Department, you can also go to the leaders of the Human Resources Department to appeal and see if they will change their decision because of your unreasonable behavior." Li Cheng's lips curled into a playful smile.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yong's face turned even uglier. Go to the head of the human resources department to complain? He probably wouldn't even be able to get through the door of the human resources department.

Not to mention that he has now completely fallen to the lowest level of the base, even as the former squadron leader of the transport team, he was not allowed to enter the human resources department's office area without a special audience.

That place was a symbol of the core of the base's power, a place that was unreachable for a nobody like him.

Jiang Yong took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He knew that arguing and confronting him at this moment would be futile and would only put him in a more passive position.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yong steeled his resolve and knelt down on the ground with a "plop."

"Captain Li, I was wrong. I shouldn't have questioned your decision, and I shouldn't have spoken so rudely. Please be magnanimous and give me a chance to make amends." Jiang Yong's voice trembled slightly. He had been in a leadership position at the base for more than half a year, so he naturally knew how miserable the people below were. He knew that once he became the lowest in the base, he would never have a chance to turn things around, and he might not even be able to live for more than a few days.

Although the squad leader was also from the bottom rank, he still had a little bit of privilege. For this little bit of privilege, he could only temporarily lower his noble head.

Looking at Jiang Yong kneeling before him, Li Cheng felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction welling up inside him.

Power is truly a wonderful thing! It can make people bow down and submit, make people grovel and be subservient, and even allow people to eke out a living in the end times, yet still find it sweet.

He had come to like the feeling and was completely captivated by it.

Besides Li Cheng, Liu Long and his group of four also encountered similar situations. After they proposed increasing their workload, some people below them expressed their dissatisfaction to varying degrees.

However, unlike Li Cheng, they did not use their skills to suppress and threaten their subordinates as easily. After expending a lot of effort and saying a lot of empty words, they finally managed to intimidate their subordinates with their sense of righteousness.

As a result, the group felt somewhat exhausted; being a leader is not easy! Especially being a leader who oppresses subordinates.