Lu Yuan nodded, and had to admire Hei Zi's excellent connections. It was truly remarkable that someone who was a member of the guard team could get along with a thief.

As everyone chatted and joked, the tent flap was suddenly flung open, revealing Chen Yan, soaking wet, walking in. Seeing the group laughing and joking, she was immediately enraged. Pointing her finger at Lu Yuan, she shouted angrily, "So, we're setting up the pipes, and you guys are laughing and joking? Don't you have any conscience? No water tonight!"

Upon hearing what the other person said, Lu Yuan quickly stood up and looked at them with a surprised expression.

"What? The water's already on? Really? Didn't you say it would probably be tomorrow?"

"Hmph, if you all had helped, we would have finished long ago. All you do is rest and eat here. I've decided not to bring water tonight."

Chen Kaiming quickly stepped forward and grabbed Chen Yan's arm: "Yanzi, don't be silly. This concerns the lives of everyone in our base. How can we joke about this? I'll take some people over now. You and the others should rest first. Everyone is exhausted after working so hard these past few days."

"But……"

Chen Yan wanted to say something, but Chen Kaiming quickly stopped Lu Yuan from getting up: "Alright, you can't steal my job this time. Otherwise, I'll really lose face. You guys rest first, Yanzi, you should rest here for a while too. I'll take some people over and get things sorted out."

Unable to refuse, Chen Yan could only sit in the camp and chat with these people.

Soon, everyone was tired and sleepy after playing for a while. They checked the time; it was already 1 a.m. The group had been busy for several days and were exhausted. Just as they were about to go back to sleep, someone pulled out a megaphone and shouted something.

"The water's here! We have water in our camp now."

Upon hearing this, the exhausted crowd perked up again, and many people took out all their water containers from their respective barracks and lined up to collect water.

At that moment, Chen Kaiming walked in with a smile on his face and a wrench in his hand.

"Haha, I ran into a little problem, but it's been resolved. Are you all getting impatient? Come on, let's stop chatting and have some water."

As he spoke, Chen Kaiming pulled out a bottle of mineral water from behind him and placed it on the table. Everyone present stared intently at the water bottle, their eyes gleaming like wolves.

Water conservation measures have been fully implemented during this period, and everyone's daily water supply is limited, making everyone feel as if they have returned to the first and second years of the apocalypse.

After chatting for a while, I felt my throat was on fire. I didn't expect Chen Kaiming to understand us so well, and even brought water. How could these two people not be happy?

So the group of people grabbed their water glasses and drank one glass after another, ignoring the coldness of the water, feeling an indescribable sense of comfort throughout their bodies.

After everyone had drunk their fill of water, they returned to their respective quarters to rest. After all, they had been busy all day, and the laborers would be working the next day. So the entire barracks was quiet, except for a few security personnel who were still guarding everyone's safety day and night.

The next morning, the long-lost sound of electric drills finally echoed across the construction site. The "putt-putt-putt" sound of the drills was quite pleasant to hear. Although Lu Yuan was woken up by the noise, he was still somewhat satisfied to see the machines running normally.

However, some personnel changes occurred in the second team that day. Yuan Cheng, who had just been stripped of his captaincy, disappeared from the camp and his whereabouts were unknown.

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Top floor of the Inner City Club building.

Liu Tianhu, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, looked at the report in his hand, a hint of joy on his face.

"Not bad, I didn't expect Zhao Tinghai to be so capable, he actually increased production by so much."

The secretary next to him quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "It's all thanks to Brother Tiger's intervention. Otherwise, Zhao Tinghai would have been so inconsistent in his efforts that he wouldn't have been able to produce so many things."

"Hehe, as long as Zhao Tinghai works for me honestly, how could I, Liu Tianhu, treat him unfairly? Hmph, this little bastard still wants to work for me. By the way, how are those people from his future company doing these days?"

Upon hearing Liu Tianhu's inquiry about this matter, the secretary beside him quickly replied, "Hehe, Brother Hu, we sent someone to talk to Yuan Cheng a few days ago, and he agreed to help us. It is said that it has already begun to show results, and many people have resigned from Lu Yuan. It seems that their team is really going to fall apart."

"Hmm, I don't believe these people can really follow him forever. It's laughable that they've gone against me, Liu Tianhu. I'll make them pay the price. Keep an eye on them and make sure no supplies fall into their hands, you hear me?"

"Don't worry, Tiger, I've been keeping an eye on this."

Liu Tianhu nodded in satisfaction, a cigarette dangling from his lips, as he continued to lie back in his chair, fantasizing about the scene where Chen Kaiming, Lu Yuan, and the others, on the verge of death, would finally kneel before him and beg for a way out.

Just as he was thinking, a commotion suddenly came from outside.

There was a few light knocks on the door, and the secretary quickly went to open it gently. Standing outside was Yuan Cheng. The secretary looked at him with a hint of disgust and said impatiently.

"Why are you here? Didn't we agree not to see each other for a while? If you're here to blackmail us, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place."

Upon hearing Secretary Cao's words, Yuan Cheng felt a cold smile creep onto his face, but his expression betrayed a hint of fear as he quickly said, "Secretary Cao, I've come to report an emergency."

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