When the residents heard that Chen Yu had bypassed them and sent his men to find Li Jiandong, they were outraged and severely condemned Chen Yu.
However, under the threat of force from the "militia fighters," they only talked about it verbally, and no one dared to go and stop them.
In contrast, Zhang Wei appeared quite calm. He crossed his arms over his chest, gently stroking one hand, and looked down at the residents below, seemingly lost in thought.
After a long while, a group of "militia soldiers" hurriedly ran over.
"Mr. Chen, Li Jiandong has gone missing!"
"What?" Chen Yu frowned. "What exactly happened?"
"Based on intelligence, we located the food storage warehouse in this community. We called for a long time, but no one answered the door, so we had to force it open. To our surprise, there was no one inside. Later, we found the guards on duty at the warehouse. According to them, Li Jiandong left the community with his family before dawn today, carrying large bags and small packages, and hasn't returned since," the soldier explained.
Chen Yu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Ran away?"
"It should be," the soldier said with a wry smile.
The people from Tianyu Base had already communicated with the person in charge of the "Happy Sunshine" community before coming to promote their work. Li Jiandong must have had something to hide and was afraid that his evil deeds would be exposed, so he ran away before Chen Yu and the others arrived.
The conversation between Chen Yu and the "militia fighters" was clearly heard by the residents of the community at the scene. They panicked and ran towards the warehouse. In the blink of an eye, the community was deserted.
Seeing this, Chen Yu did not stop it.
It is highly likely that Li Jiandong has fled, and this outcome should allow the residents of this community to see Li Jiandong's true colors completely.
Chen Yu felt a pang of regret. Then, he looked up at Zhang Wei, whose face was grim on the balcony, and said with a mocking expression, "Zhang Wei, your partners have all run away. What do you have to say now?"
Zhang forced a smile and said, "I'm just an ordinary resident of this community. I have no special relationship with Director Li. What does it matter to me whether he runs away or not?"
At this point, Zhang Wei suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He sighed and said with a heavy expression, "Alas~ I never expected that Li Jiandong would be such a person. Even I was almost deceived by him. Fortunately, our Tianyu Base has a far-reaching reputation, which caused Li Jiandong to slip up and allowed me to see his true colors."
“Mr. Chen, you saved our community. I am willing to join Tianyu Base and serve you!” Zhang Wei said sincerely, and then added, “I can persuade the residents of this community to support you.”
Chen Yu sneered upon hearing this: "No need, our Tianyu Base doesn't need a fence-sitter or a mouthpiece like you!"
“You…” Zhang Wei’s face turned ashen instantly, but he quickly regained his composure and did not let anger cloud his judgment.
He knew that the reason Li Jiandong could make the residents of the "Happy Sunshine" community so obedient was because of his daily brainwashing. He and Li Jiandong were already in cahoots.
Now that Li Jiandong has fled to avoid punishment, the residents will inevitably vent their anger on him. If he does not find a new backer, he will be doomed.
“Mr. Chen, with this extreme cold disaster upon us, everyone is having a hard time. Why be so aggressive?” Zhang’s tone carried a barely perceptible plea. He tried to persuade with reason, while also trying to secure a glimmer of hope for himself.
"I admit that I may have had some interaction with Li Jiandong in the past for certain reasons, but that doesn't mean I condone all his actions. In this chaotic era, everyone is struggling to survive, and I'm no exception. But there's no conflict between me and your Tianyu Base, so why don't we cooperate?"
"Heh, no need, and you're not worthy." Chen Yu said indifferently.
Zhang Wei looked bitter upon hearing this. Just as he was about to continue advocating for himself, he saw the residents of the community rushing back aggressively.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Wei was terrified and fell to the ground with a thud. He then scrambled back into his room.
Seeing the residents' aggressive demeanor, Chen Yu's lips curled into a smile. Based on their experience of being scammed, Chen Yu already knew that they were not the kind of people Tianyu Base needed to win over.
But in any case, it's a good thing that these residents were able to see the truth.
Chen Yu pondered to himself how to better guide these residents so that they could protect themselves in the future and no longer be easily deceived by others.
"You beasts! I knew you wouldn't come to our neighborhood for anything good! You're just keeping us here so you can send people to steal our food!"
"Hand over our food!"
"Hey Chen, I know you're the leader of these people. I'm warning you, release our Factory Director Li and return the food that's rightfully ours, or you won't be leaving this place today!"
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The residents waved their makeshift weapons, their emotions running high.
However, contrary to Chen Yu's expectations, they were not targeting Zhang Wei, but rather Chen Yu's side.
Faced with this scene, Chen Yu was dumbfounded. What was going on? What kind of thought process did these people have?
Zhang Wei, who was hiding in his house trembling, also heard the commotion downstairs. He was astonished to learn that the residents of the community were not coming for him, but for Chen Yu and his group.
However, a sly smile quickly appeared on Zhang Wei's lips. He had another trump card to turn the tables.
Thinking of this, he quickly got up from the ground, tidied his clothes and appearance, and although he was still a little flustered inside, he tried his best to remain calm on the surface.
He knew that this was a crucial moment for him to regain control of the situation and even potentially reverse his fate.
Then, Zhang Wei gently pushed open the balcony window, stood tall and proud, and returned to the balcony, looking at the chaotic scene below.
Zhang Wei took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice, "Stop!"
Upon hearing this, the residents below stopped their attacks and looked up at Zhang Wei on the balcony.
"Professor Zhang, this is all a conspiracy by these people. They kidnapped Director Li, stole our food, and are trying to control us with lies and violence!" someone cried out in anguish.
“I am aware of this matter.” Zhang Wei nodded solemnly. “However, I wonder if there might be some misunderstanding?”
Although the residents of the community still trusted him, he knew that the people from Tianyu Base below were not to be trifled with. If they were really provoked, everyone in the community would die.
Therefore, he decided to use persuading the residents of the community as leverage to secure sufficient benefits for himself.
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