Chapter 622 A Terrible Headquarters

I'm really annoyed right now. I don't understand why Zhu Zhenhao suddenly trusts me so much? And why he wants me to figure out how to reorganize the headquarters? I'm just a newbie who's only been here for a week. Even if I've shown some ability before, logically speaking, Zhu Zhenhao shouldn't trust me this much.

Could there be something fishy going on here?

Or perhaps this whole thing was Zhu Zhenhao testing me?

Anything is possible, so I'd better be careful to avoid losing my life without even knowing it.

As for why Zhu Zhenhao did this, I'm too lazy to think about it. As long as everything can get through this safely, that's enough. I'll wait another month, and Jiang Xiaoxiao and the others will help me search for Wu Shuang for a month. If we still can't find him by then, I'll take Jiang Xiaoxiao and the others back to Jiajiang.

I wandered around the school, intending to see what life was like there.

Although there are fewer than a hundred people here, the pressure of living is still quite high. After all, there is only so much food. If each person eats two meals a day, it would require enough food for a hundred people, which is quite a large amount.

I took a look at the cafeteria. The people cooking there were quite diligent, and there was basically no shortage of staff. Moreover, the people working there seemed to be quite happy, since they could definitely get a full meal there.

No need to worry about the canteen, I then went to the patrol team.

The situation is worse for the patrol team. Of the eight people in the patrol team, only two are currently patrolling outside. As for the remaining six, they are playing cards in groups of three.

As soon as I entered their room, I heard them shouting things like "rob the landlord."

When they saw me, they didn't recognize me and immediately kicked me out. I didn't say anything and let them leave. I already knew the general situation of the patrol team; it was just two high school students patrolling, while the adults were playing inside.

Then I found a resource gathering team. This team had a lot of people, about twenty or so, divided into two groups. But now both groups are basically staying in the base camp and not going out to look for resources. This is annoying. Staying in the base camp and not going out is a pure waste of resources.

After that, I went to check out the resource management and gun control departments. These were basically quiet, low-level positions; you just had to keep an eye on things and didn't have to do anything else. Apart from the managers, the rest of the staff were mostly women and children. They were mainly handling administrative tasks, and the children were just allowed to play. As long as they weren't in any danger, nothing else mattered.

I walked around the school and basically figured out everyone's situation, as well as the problems within the school.

Immediately, I found Zhu Zhenhao and explained the situation to him.

Zhu Zhenhao nodded: "So, right now, basically everyone in the entire headquarters is either idle and has nothing to do, or they're just being lazy and don't want to do anything?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, the situation is most serious over there by the patrol team. There are only two high school students patrolling there, while the other six adults are playing cards and Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game)."

Zhu Zhenhao nodded. "In that case, I'll give you the authority. You can do whatever you want from now on, as long as you don't kill anyone. You can handle the rest yourself. You don't need to ask me anymore."

I gave a helpless, wry smile. "Alright, I'll give it a try."

To be honest, I have no idea what to do. What does it have to do with me that these people are lazy? I came here to find someone, not to help Zhu Zhenhao manage his territory!

Sigh, there's nothing I can do. I'll just give him a perfunctory response and tidy up the place a bit. As for what happens next, I'll ignore it. Human laziness is the hardest thing to overcome; trying to eliminate it is practically impossible.

After careful consideration, I realized it was necessary to convene a meeting with the management team first.

Whether they like it or not, I have to talk to them about this so they'll be aware of it.

If even the management team is demoralized, then this headquarters is basically beyond saving.

At Zhu Zhenhao's call, seven or eight members of the management team reappeared in the room. They all looked at Zhu Zhenhao with confusion, wondering why he had called a meeting again.

After they were seated, Zhu Zhenhao said with a stern face, "You should know why I called you here."

They looked at each other, seemingly puzzled.

Zhu Zhenhao continued, "I won't go into the details of the ambush here the day before yesterday, but I want to explain why we were ambushed. Ultimately, it's your fault."

I stared at the expressions on their faces and found it quite amusing. After hearing Zhu Zhenhao's accusations, they all seemed puzzled, wondering when this had become their responsibility.

Zhu Zhenhao sneered and said, "I think you haven't gone to see the people you've taken in, have you? Wu Fangzhou, I remember you're the patrol team leader, right?"

The man named Wu Fangzhou stood up from the stool, nodded, and said, "Yes, I am the patrol team leader."

Zhu Zhenhao said, "Do you know what your patrol team is doing right now?"

Wu Fangzhou said, "Patrol!"

Zhu Zhenhao retorted angrily, "Bullshit! You think I didn't go and check? Your patrol team has eight people, but only two high school students are patrolling over there. The rest are all playing cards inside the house. Do you really think I'm stupid?!"

Wu Fangzhou's face immediately turned ashen.

Zhu Zhenhao then stared at another man and asked, "Li Xun, where is your search team? I remember I said before that no matter what, you must go out to search for resources every day, but what about now? What are your patrols doing? Don't tell me they've already gone out today, I don't believe it!"

Li Xun did not stand up to answer; his expression was somewhat unpleasant.

Zhu Zhenhao snorted coldly: "Do you know how hurtful your actions are to me? If you feel that this base camp no longer needs to exist, then fine, we'll leave today and let you fend for yourselves."

Everyone present was terrified when they heard this.

After all, the entire base was established thanks to Zhu Zhenhao. If Zhu Zhenhao were to leave, none of them would be able to manage the base.

Zhu Zhenhao frowned and said, "Why aren't you saying anything? If you don't want to work here anymore, give me a straight answer, and I'll disband this headquarters. Then you can go wherever you want. I don't care about you, and I can't control you."

I found it hilarious watching from the sidelines.

Zhu Zhenhao's words were clearly meant to scare them, but quite a few of them actually believed him.

(End of this chapter)