Liu Guorong also passed away.

Moreover, it happened so fast that no one had time to react.

Even Liu Guorong himself didn't realize what was happening.

The moment he uttered the words, "I remember..." his head flew off.

silence.

"I just said that you must obey my orders."

"He dares to question me!"

"Isn't this just bullying honest people?"

Zhang Lin held a Miao sword, his emotions running high, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

The chilling blade swayed in the air, without a trace of blood.

But in everyone's eyes, it was filled with murderous intent.

No one dared to speak.

"Ding Jian, Liu Guohua is dead. The task of cremating his body and sending his ashes is entrusted to you."

Zhang Lin then looked at another person.

Ding Jian.

He is the nephew of Ding Peng, the leader of another faction. He joined the vanguard army on Ding Peng's behalf. He was also very good at flattering Peng Yong before, but his skills were not as good as Liu Guohua's, so he was overshadowed by Liu Guohua. He is Peng Yong's number two lackey.

Kim Sina told him all this information.

Therefore, Zhang Lin can now call out names one by one.

"I……"

Ding Jian was on the verge of tears.

What should I do?

If I agree, Peng Bing might kill me.

I won't agree...

He would be killed by Zhang Lin now.

But in that brief moment of hesitation, Zhang Lin had already raised the knife and asked in a wronged tone, "What, are you going to bully an honest person too?"

"I agree!"

Ding Jian trembled all over, and dared not say anything else. He immediately agreed.

Whether Peng Bing will kill me or not is a matter for the future.

But if he disobeys now, Zhang Lin can kill him immediately.

"Go burn the corpses."

Zhang Lin glanced at him and said calmly, "Remember to pack all the ashes properly, don't mix in any soil or anything, or Boss Peng will definitely be unhappy..."

"..." Ding Jian.

He was overthinking things, wondering if Zhang Lin was hinting that he should mix some soil into Peng Yong's ashes...

But Zhang Lin had already stopped caring about him.

He has his own things to do next.

He wants to reform the vanguard.

The current Vanguard is actually a joint-stock company.

Zhang Lin was just a shareholder representative.

The city lord is the major shareholder, and he is the chairman promoted by the city lord. Although he has some power, he is subject to the control of the major shareholders.

Peng Yong and the representatives of these forces were the board members appointed by the major shareholders behind the scenes.

And what Zhang Lin needs to do now.

He wanted to kick out all the major shareholders and take control of the company himself.

Killing Peng Yong was only the first step.

What he needs to do next is tell the company's employees that from now on, only he will have the final say in this company.

"Peng Yong's direct subordinates, step forward!"

Zhang Lin looked at a small group of people in the crowd.

Instantly, a large group of people stood up.

More than a hundred people were very uneasy.

They've stopped worrying about whether Peng Bing will kill people when they get back; the real issue is that Zhang Lin really is capable of killing.

But to their surprise, Zhang Lin was very kind at this time.

I'm giving you two choices!

"First, now that you're separated from the team, whether you run away or go find Peng Bing, I don't care."

"Secondly, join my ranks. If Peng Bing retaliates against you in the future, I'll take the fall for you!"

After Zhang Lin finished speaking, he stopped talking and let them think for themselves.

In reality, although he seemed to be giving two choices, these people had no choice at all.

They followed Peng Yong out, but Peng Yong died. It's strange that Peng Bing was able to get away with them.

If you leave the group and go back to find Peng Bing, you'll be lucky to escape with your life.

As for running away...

The beast tide is coming, and all the major forces are rushing to Hope City. If they leave Hope City, aren't they just courting death?

By joining Zhang Lin's ranks, they would have Zhang Lin take the blame for them, and they wouldn't have to worry about Peng Bing's retaliation anymore...

How to choose?

Do we have a choice?

"Boss, from now on you're my boss!"

As the first person pledged allegiance to Zhang Lin, the remaining hundred-plus people followed suit.

No one missed Peng Yong.

Peng Yong is unpopular. If it weren't for his father's influence, who would want to work for him?

In a short while, Zhang Lin had more than a hundred men under his command.

Although he would have to deal with Peng Bing's retaliation later, Zhang Lin felt it wasn't a bad deal to take the blame for them.

Since I've already offended Peng Bing, I don't care about offending a few more.

Once these people pledged allegiance to him, it meant they had completely broken ties with Peng Bing. From then on, they had no choice but to follow Zhang Lin down this dark path.

Zhang Lin gained a group of subordinates he didn't have to worry about betraying, which was a huge gain for him.

Thus, Peng Yong's men were peacefully taken over.

He wanted to kill Zhang Lin and seize Zhang Lin's power and position, but now he has been killed by Zhang Lin, and his subordinates have also been taken away by Zhang Lin.

It's all about "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"—it's all about fairness!

Next up are the shareholder representatives.

They brought their own people with them when they invested, and Zhang Lin didn't originally intend to kick them out directly, but what could he do when they chose the wrong side...

Zhang Lin's decision not to kill them was already a consideration for stability.

However, Zhang Lin was not at ease leaving these opportunists under his command.

The main reason is that, given their opportunistic nature, Zhang Lin is afraid that if he encounters trouble again in the future, they might suddenly stab him in the back.

Therefore, it needs to be addressed.

At the very least, they should not be allowed to have much autonomy within the vanguard.

Since they brought their own people with them as shareholders, Zhang Lin could allow them to stay in the Vanguard Army and give them some minor rights.

However, the prerequisite is that they are obedient and do not have the ability to threaten Zhang Lin.

"I want to reorganize the Vanguard Army!"

"I think the previous model of the city lord directly appointing captains was a bit unreasonable."

“Since we’re calling ourselves ‘the army,’ let’s learn from the military’s system. With a thousand or so people, we can form an ordinary regiment.”

“From now on, we will follow the standards of ‘regiment’: regiment, battalion, company, platoon, squad, one level at a time. I will then select officers at each level. You representatives of the forces… can participate in the selection, and I will treat you fairly.”

Zhang Lin's words were mainly addressed to the representatives of these forces.

The meaning is also very clear: if they want power in the future, they should participate in the selection process. Those who are capable and honest can become officers, while those who are not capable or honest will just be ordinary soldiers.

The representatives of the various factions looked at each other in bewilderment.

We're here to be treated like royalty. If we don't pass the selection process, we'll just end up as lowly soldiers.

However, Peng Yong's body was still burning nearby.

Liu Guohua's body lay there quietly.

Who dares to say "no"?

"We'll all listen to the boss!"