Those who received the grain left one by one, filled with excitement.
Those who did not receive food looked at the crowd with disappointment and left reluctantly.
Then, when Lu Yuan got downstairs, he found that the security team had been waiting for him for who knows how long.
They quietly disposed of the body downstairs, leaving some blood on the ground.
As for collecting evidence, Lu Yuan didn't know if the other party had done so.
Lu Yuan quickly went over and greeted them.
"Captain Xu, what brings you here in person! Haha! I'm so sorry to have troubled you!"
As Lu Yuan spoke, he took out cigarettes from his pocket and distributed them to the group.
Under normal circumstances, they definitely wouldn't accept it. After all, someone has died; why would anyone accept your cigarette?
But now, the other group of people are acting as if nothing happened, accepting the cigarettes and lighting them for each other.
In an instant, the smell of cigarettes filled the entire room.
Xu Changbing showed a satisfied look on his face, then tightened his tattered coat and said, "We just checked the scene here and investigated some people. It's nothing. This big guy has a lot of murder cases on his hands before, and we still have records of him. I didn't expect him to be caught by you!"
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "I couldn't stop myself for a moment. By the way, is there anything I can do? I promise to cooperate with everything!"
Xu Changbing waved his hand, then waved to the others: "You guys clean up this scene! I'm going to talk to Boss Lu!"
The others immediately produced brooms and other implements from somewhere and began cleaning the ground.
For a moment, Lu Yuan almost forgot what the other party had come for. Wasn't this a murder investigation? Why were they here to help him dispose of the body and clean up?
Xu Changbing pointed to a room in the distance: "Come on, let's go inside and talk!"
Lu Yuan couldn't quite figure out what the other person was going to do, but he still followed them into the room.
Xu Changbing closed the door behind him, then rummaged in his pocket and finally pulled out half a pack of crumpled cigarettes. He took one out and tossed it to Lu Yuan, then lit it for himself.
The pungent smell of smoke stung Lu Yuan's eyes.
Lu Yuan did not smoke this kind of cigarette because he knew about the tobacco used in it. This tobacco was made from a plant that could only grow in places with extremely high salinity.
The only place with such high salinity seemed to be the toilet, so the cigarettes had a faint urine smell. Lu Yuan didn't know this before, but after hearing about it, he never smoked anyone else's cigarettes again.
Xu Changbing took a deep drag on his cigarette, frowned slightly, looked at the burning tobacco, and said to Lu Yuan.
"Actually, I asked you to come here today because I wanted to discuss some collaboration with you!"
Lu Yuan was slightly taken aback after hearing this.
"Hmm? Cooperation? Captain Xu, just say what you want to say, don't be so polite!"
Xu Changbing took another drag of his cigarette before stubbing it out and stomping it on the ground.
"Sigh! I'll show you this and you'll understand!"
Lu Yuan didn't know why the other person looked sad, but he had a vague feeling that the other person must have encountered some difficulties, otherwise they wouldn't have taken the initiative to contact him.
Xu Changbing pulled a crumpled piece of paper out of his pocket.
Lu Yuan took the paper, opened it, and then stared blankly at the contents.
"Captain Xu, is everything written here true?"
Xu Changbing sighed helplessly, "Yes! It's all true! We were forced into this situation, which is why we contacted you!"
"The security force is going to have its staff reduced? Does that mean you'll have to find jobs in the future?"
"Who says otherwise! You should know how tight the food supply is right now! Our communications are all cut off, we don't have any food at all, we can't even afford those small protein cubes!"
"If we lay off a large number of employees, what will happen to the security of the entire area?"
Xu Changbing shook his head: "I don't know! Let the higher-ups worry about these things! We just need to follow orders, there's nothing anyone can do about it!"
Then, after a moment of silence, Lu Yuan asked, "Captain Xu, you're the captain, you're not going to be laid off, are you?"
Xu Changbing continued to shake his head: "I don't know. Although I'm the captain, the higher-ups didn't say that captains wouldn't be dismissed! Otherwise, if everyone became a captain, who would be the soldiers?"
"Okay! So what are your plans?"
Xu Changbing glanced at the cigarette in his hand, then put it down.
"Actually... we're here to see if you have any jobs! But you said before that you wouldn't recruit employees for the company, only contract workers. I'm responsible for the food, drink, and daily needs of all these hundred-plus guys under me. If we wait until they lay us off, we might as well find some work for ourselves first!"
After saying that, Xu Changbing stared intently at Lu Yuan and said, "We're all a bunch of rough men. We may not be good at much, but we can shoot a gun, guard your company, and do manual labor. Besides, the cannibals are quite ferocious these days. You won't lose out by recruiting us! We don't need much, just fifty catties of food per person per month! We won't ask for more. If we die, it's just bad luck!"
Hearing Xu Changbing's words, Lu Yuan sensed the other party's boundless helplessness.
Indeed, at this time of year, if you don't work for a day, you'll go hungry for a day. Therefore, Xu Changbing doesn't want to see his men starve to death because of this.
Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and decided to help them out. Actually, it wasn't entirely out of consideration for them that he agreed.
Because once Lu Yuan sets up his business, it will be a bit troublesome to find manpower first.
Therefore, retaining a portion of the permanent residents is actually a good thing.
After all, it's quite good at handling everyday tasks.
Lu Yuan then nodded: "Okay, I agree to this! But don't quit your jobs for now. Just keep working as long as you can. If I run into any problems, you can help me out!"
Xu Changbing clearly didn't expect Lu Yuan to agree so readily.
"Really? That's great! Haha! Just hearing that is enough! Don't worry! We guarantee your money was well spent! I promise you! I'll explain to the brothers right now!"
Xu Changbing rushed out of the room excitedly.
A moment later, excited shouts came from the next room.
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