"Without Zhang Lin, this meeting can't proceed. You should go back first." The city lord waved his hand, preoccupied with his own thoughts, signaling Xia Xiaonuan and Lu Dazhao to return home.
He then sat alone in the meeting room, lost in thought.
His purpose in establishing Hope City was to cultivate new human powerhouses; he didn't actually value power.
but!
Although he didn't care about power, Hope City was something he had built with his own hands, and he couldn't accept it suddenly becoming someone else's.
Zhang Lin occupies two of the five brigades.
"The fourth captain absolutely cannot be Zhang Lin's man. I need to find someone who can keep him in check!" The city lord thought to himself, feeling frustrated.
First team leader Xia Xiaonuan and Zhang Lin definitely know each other, but he doesn't know what their relationship is.
In the past, although Xia Xiaonuan was determined to revive her boyfriend, she never told anyone his name.
Zhang Xiaonian only found out about it recently.
If the city lord hadn't known that Xia Xiaonuan's boyfriend died in every lifetime, he would have even guessed that Zhang Lin was Xia Xiaonuan's boyfriend.
Although they are not in a romantic relationship, there must be some connection between them.
Now even the city lord doesn't dare to fully trust Xia Xiaonuan.
There was also Lu Dazhao, who wasn't very bright.
Even the city lord couldn't guarantee whose side he would take if he and Zhang Lin really fell out.
Although the city lord himself is also very powerful.
But if Zhang Lin controls all five squads, then he can't do anything about Zhang Lin. After all, he can't kill all the members of the five squads, can he?
Let's not even talk about whether they have the ability.
His goal was to cultivate strong individuals, but if he kills them all, humanity will only be driven to extinction faster. What's the point?
The city lord hadn't thought about this issue before.
No matter how many times he reincarnated, no one could ever threaten his position as city lord.
But this life is different.
Zhang Lin had unknowingly grown to a point where even the city lord could not ignore him.
"Why……"
He sighed softly.
"The fourth captain must be chosen as soon as possible."
...
Within the 16th.
Zhang Lin looked at the messages on his old-fashioned mobile phone and smiled.
Although the outside world has been completely frozen, there is a local area network inside the city, allowing people inside to communicate freely.
Unfortunately, the quality of the customized senior-friendly phone for the city lord was even better than that of Nokia, but it was not a smartphone and only had a few simple functions.
Internal forum.
Private messaging function.
Transaction contribution points.
Zhang Lin has been checking the forum occasionally these past few days. Most of the posts on the forum are from people asking to exchange supplies.
There is only one spatial ring.
When others collect supplies, their choices are limited, and they can only bring back a limited amount.
Nowadays, if there is a shortage of a certain resource, the only way to find it is to share it with others on the forum.
But the forum is mostly filled with requests for supplies and accommodations. Hope City only has a hundred houses in total, how many people can live there?
Most people can only set up their own tents, pile up blankets, wear more clothes, and rely on luck to get through this month of extreme cold.
After browsing the forum for a few days and finding it full of posts like this, Zhang Lin got tired of reading them. He took out his old-fashioned mobile phone and started looking at the city lord's private messages.
"When do you have time to come to the City Lord's Mansion? I need to convene a meeting of the Five Brigades."
Zhang Lin laughed.
Of the five teams, I was assigned to the second one, the first and fifth were my girlfriends, the third was a problem child, and the fourth was vacant...
At this rate, Hope City won't be long before it changes its name and ownership!
"The fourth captain must be one of my men!"
Zhang Lin stroked his chin, deep in thought.
If the fourth captain is also one of his men, and he then wins over Lu Dazhao, even if the city lord is very powerful, Hope City will have to change its master.
The city lord seemed to have realized this as well, and now he wanted Zhang Lin to set the time for his meetings.
"Tomorrow afternoon, please."
Zhang Lin typed a few words and sent them over, then pondered in his mind who should be appointed as the fourth team leader.
The city lord will definitely propose a candidate at tomorrow's meeting.
I must bring someone with me.
When the time comes, who will rise to power will depend on the power struggle between themselves and the city lord.
"husband……"
Beside her, Bai Jiajia turned over in her sleep and nestled against Zhang Lin's chest. She smiled faintly, looking beautiful and charming, as if she were dreaming about something.
Zhang Lin pinched her delicate cheek.
In the future, her family will grow larger and larger, not only with more women, but also with other women becoming pregnant one after another, as An Qingge is already pregnant.
Villa number 16 is definitely not enough to accommodate everyone.
Even if we add Villa No. 5 and Villa No. 77, it might not be enough.
At that time, it might take an entire Hope City to accommodate his family.
...
The following afternoon.
Zhang Lin brought An Qingge and Ji Yuetong to the City Lord's Mansion.
Although it was already minus thirty or forty degrees outside, as long as they took proper precautions, the short journey to the city lord's mansion was no problem for the five squads.
As expected, the city lord appointed a fourth captain.
A thin man in his early thirties.
Ji Yuetong quietly told Zhang Lin that this man's name was Tang Lian, and he was quite strong. Although he was not one of the five major teams, his strength was no less than that of the previous three captains.
Within Hope City, there are quite a few people with some strength who prefer to work alone. Not everyone is willing to serve the city lord. Although becoming a captain brings power, it also brings responsibility.
Tang Lian is such a person.
He had received favors from the city lord, and although he didn't like being a captain, he was still willing to serve the city lord if he asked.
The positions of the five captains were already filled, so the city lord naturally didn't need him to do anything for him.
But now the city lord is short of men, so he had no choice but to call over Tang Lian, who is quite capable and loyal.
"First of all, regarding those who infiltrated Hope City yesterday, I already know their identities and purposes. They were a group of unregistered residents of Hope City who were dissatisfied with me and wanted to launch a surprise attack to seize the city. They were killed by Xia and Zhang Lin. I will give you two credit for this, and the reward will be paid out after the New Era."
Li Shuo, Wei Qiliang, and the others underestimated the city lord. They thought that they could sneak in without any problems in this extreme weather, but in fact, the city lord knew about their arrival as soon as they entered Hope City.
He immediately sent Xia Xiaonuan to deal with the situation, but unexpectedly, those people went to Zhang Lin's place and were mostly killed by Zhang Lin. Xia Xiaonuan only killed one person.
But regardless, the credit goes to Zhang Lin, and he has to admit it.
"You still owe me the reward for killing the Corpse King," Zhang Lin muttered to himself, but didn't say it aloud. After all, he had already set his sights on Hope City, so it wouldn't make sense to be greedy for this little reward.
"Secondly..." the city lord continued, "I called you to a meeting to discuss the establishment of a city guard."
His gaze fell on An Qingge.
He knew all too well what Zhang Lin meant.
"snort!"
The city lord couldn't help but snort coldly, "But now there is a vacancy among the five captains, so I will appoint a captain first. Tang Lian, you all get to know him, he will be the fourth captain from now on."
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