So Lu Yuan followed the others to another room.
Inside, a man in a sharp suit was on the phone. Seeing everyone waiting outside, he gestured for them to wait, quickly said something into the phone, and then a look of helplessness flashed across his face.
Then the other person put down the phone, straightened his suit, and walked out of his office chair toward the group.
"Everyone! Is there anything I can help you with?"
At this moment, the gray-haired man thought for a moment and said, "Manager Chen, it's not that we're rushing you, but the situation is extremely urgent! Have you really told the higher-ups about what's going on here? Everyone is very worried!"
Chen Chong frowned immediately: "Director Wu, what do you mean by that? Are you saying I deliberately concealed what happened here?"
The other party quickly waved their hands, "No, no, no, Manager Chen, you misunderstood! That's not what we meant. We just wanted to ask if we could speed things up! We don't have enough food and water right now. Although this place seems very safe, there's no guarantee that other people won't come looking for us! If they bring over super mutants, we'll all be in trouble!"
"Yes! Supervisor Chen, you should call again and urge them! We're really suffering! We can't go home now! As the regional leader, you can't just ignore this kind of situation!"
"That's right, Manager Chen, you have to think of a solution! We can't just stay here forever! Besides, with so many people, there's not even a place to live! We can't just wait for these super mutants to leave! What if they don't leave? Are we just going to have to live in this factory of less than 20,000 square meters?"
"There are more and more people here! This can't go on! If you're not willing to speak up, give us your phone number and we'll contact them ourselves. I don't believe their superiors will just ignore us! We're supplying them with all sorts of materials! If they cut off the supply without us, can you take responsibility for that?"
"..."
The atmosphere among the crowd grew increasingly tense, and Chen Chong's face grew darker and darker.
"Enough! What do you all mean?! Are you trying to blame me for this? Did I create this super mutant?! Seriously! Get out of here! Security! Security!"
After saying that, Chen Chong began to prepare to chase them away. He had kindly helped them deal with the matter, but these people were blaming him one by one. Chen Chong was so angry that his face turned red.
Upon realizing something was amiss, Factory Director Wu, with his graying hair, quickly interjected, "No, no, Director Chen, everyone's anxious too. Please keep quiet! Supervisor Chen is, after all, the main person in charge here! There's been no movement in the city center; they must have their reasons! Everyone, please refrain from speaking out of turn!"
Seeing that Director Wu, who was leading the way, came out to mediate, everyone suppressed their anxiety.
Chen Chong's expression softened slightly. He sighed and looked at the group who were unwilling to leave, saying, "It's not a solution for you to stay here! How about this, I'll try to contact my old superiors and some of my old connections to see if we can get them to send troops or arrange for people to evacuate as soon as possible! Don't rush!"
Only then did everyone let the other person go, and they all returned to their respective places dejectedly.
Watching everyone leave, Chen Chong lay back in his chair without saying a word. After a long period of contemplation, he picked up the phone again.
It took quite a while before the call connected.
Chen Chong quickly adopted a humble demeanor and said, "Haha! Old leader! I'm so sorry to bother you again!"
"Oh dear, you really have a bad memory! I'm Xiao Chen! Chen Chong! Yes, yes, that's me!"
"Yes! I had no choice! I've always wanted to show my respect to you! But as you know, ever since I took over this mess in the industrial zone, I haven't had a moment's rest. I've come here specifically to apologize to you!"
As Chen Chong spoke, he stood up and paced back and forth. This was a habit of his; whenever he encountered a tricky situation, he always liked to stand up and walk around to get his mind working as quickly as possible.
After all, his current status is still quite sensitive. Although he is the manager of the industrial zone, his family members are all in the middle management of the urban area. He only works here now. He really has no sense of belonging to the industrial zone, but he has no choice but to integrate into it for the sake of making a living.
Now that so many people have found him, he has no other choice but to try to contact some of his old connections to see if he can leave as soon as possible. After all, he is now trapped in the industrial zone and is terrified of these super mutants who kill anyone they see.
If this isn't dealt with quickly, the people inside will definitely start to panic. The situation just now was beyond his expectations. If he hadn't forced himself to remain calm, these people might have even taken him hostage.
Meanwhile, in a luxurious mid-level manor, a silver-haired man stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a wine glass and smiling as he looked at his grandson, who had just learned to walk, while answering a phone call.
"Well, Xiao Chen, as you know, I've basically stepped away from management now! I don't really get involved in what's happening outside anymore! I probably can't be of any help anymore! Why don't you go and see someone else?" the silver-haired man politely declined.
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