It is hoped that this attack on the base was entirely Wang Shi's doing.
Ever since Hope Base headquarters promoted him to be the head of Hope Base's 23rd branch, he's become arrogant.
To solidify his positive image at headquarters, on his first day in office, he sent all the newly developed high-frequency sonic cannons from the weapons research lab to headquarters, leaving only one defective product.
The live level 3 winged membrane monster that Gu Mingyue sent over was also packed up and sent over.
He claimed that headquarters security was the top priority and branch security was the second priority, but in reality, he was paving the way for his early promotion to the Hope Base headquarters. His ambition was not to be the head of a Hope Base branch, but to rise to the management level of headquarters.
Hopefully, the base headquarters is the safest place, with the most abundant food and weapons, the strongest security measures, and most importantly, it is the center of power.
To ensure these high-frequency sonic cannons could reach the Hope Base headquarters safely, he also dispatched many high-level superhumans to escort them along the way.
She didn't communicate with Jiang Huaisheng once during that time, and even secretly took him out through a hidden door.
When Jiang Huaisheng went to the weapons research and development center to inspect the new weapons, he discovered that all the newly developed high-frequency sonic cannons had disappeared.
He immediately realized something was wrong and rushed back to the lab, only to find that the Level 3 Wing Membrane Monster, which had been locked in the nutrient solution, was also gone.
Jiang Huaisheng immediately realized that Wang Shi was behind all of this, and angrily led all the superhumans who were still on his side to confront Wang Shi.
“Wang Shi, I still hope that the second-in-command of the base will tell me why you handed over the high-frequency sonic cannon to headquarters.”
"What if those monsters invade again? What will we use to fight them? What about the survivors in the base?" Jiang Huai angrily questioned Wang Shi, who was sitting in a high position in the conference center.
Wang Shi had been out partying all night, and his eyes were still bruised from overexertion. He ate a lot this morning, and his round beer belly almost burst his shirt.
"Brother Jiang, why are you so angry so early in the morning?" Wang Shi said with a grin, like a well-fed, fat pig.
"Shouldn't we hand over this great thing to headquarters as soon as it's been developed? Brother Jiang, watch your thoughts, don't be too selfish. Only when headquarters is safe can our branch bases have more sufficient supplies and support."
He took a sip of the freshly brewed coffee on the table, which was made with milk powder that pregnant women in the post-apocalyptic world would find extremely rare, thus neutralizing the coffee's sour and bitter taste.
He spoke with such righteous indignation, as if he were truly thinking of the headquarters and the survivors in the apocalypse. In reality, he had only been in office for a day when he squandered dozens of times more resources than before.
"Wang Shi, you know perfectly well that I had a contract with City Lord Gu, that if the new weapon is successfully developed, I have to give her half of it. Do you want me to break my promise to her?"
"Haha, a wild girl, she broke her promise, so what? Is the safety of headquarters less important than a wild girl? Besides, she's been in the Black Domain for four days already, she might be dead inside by now."
Wang Shi continued to use headquarters as an excuse.
"Don't try to intimidate me with headquarters." Jiang Huai angrily slammed his fist on the table: "If headquarters knew that you were so treacherous, paving the way for your promotion at the expense of all the survivors of the Hope Base branch, they would definitely punish you with the highest penalties in the apocalypse."
Wang Shi didn't care about Jiang Huaisheng's roar at all. He had people protecting him. Jiang Huaisheng would have difficulty contacting the headquarters management now. The emperor was far away, and no one would really come to investigate.
Nowadays, there are no high-speed trains or airplanes that are so convenient, nor are there convenient video communications. To think that you can cross thousands of kilometers for an inspection in just a few days is just a dream!
"Brother Jiang, you must remember this: I'm now in charge of the 23rd branch of Hope Base. Please hand over the key to the private crystal core vault." He tapped the conference room table lightly.
Jiang Huaisheng remained adamant that he would never hand over the keys, leading to a major fight between the two sides. If it weren't for Jiang Shenglin's presence, with the three times more superhumans behind Wang Shi than Jiang Huaisheng, it would have been an easy task to seize Jiang Huaisheng's private vault key.
This is not an era for upholding the law; it's all about who has the most supporters and the strongest fist.
Just then, the alarm sounded outside. Wang Shi didn't care about the lives of ordinary people in the outer city, but Jiang Huaisheng was devoted to the people.
"You want to go out and save those ordinary people outside?"
Wang Shixiao's smile was sinister and cunning. "Hand over the key to the private vault containing the crystal cores, or we'll settle this today—it's either you or me."
The stench of blood from the outer city had spread to the inner city, but Wang Shi didn't care at all, still willing to gamble with the lives of the people in the outer city.
Jiang Huaisheng finally realized that his colleague of many years was truly a complete and utter beast and cancer.
Outside the inner city, smoke and fire filled the air, and the helpless cries of ordinary people could be heard everywhere. They pounded on the inner city gates, not asking to survive themselves, but only hoping that underage children could go in and take refuge.
However, Wang Shi was extremely cold-blooded and cruel, ordering the superhumans around him to guard the inner city gates tightly.
He wouldn't allow any of them to enter, whether they were wounded soldiers on the tower or elderly people crying and holding their children.
"Brother Jiang, haven't you made up your mind yet? Can you really bear to kill these innocent survivors and soldiers who fought for the base?"
Jiang Huaisheng's hands were trembling as he took out the keys.
“I can give you the key, but there are 10,000 level-two crystal cores inside that are the weapon order fees paid by City Lord Gu. Since you have sent those high-frequency sonic cannons to headquarters, I want to take out these 10,000 crystal cores and return them to City Lord Gu.”
Wang Shi waved his hand in agreement. He didn't trust Jiang Huaisheng, so he instructed five late-stage level two ability users and one space ability user to take the key and collect the ten thousand level two crystal cores.
Seeing that the superpowered warriors guarding the inner city gates had opened all the gates, he couldn't wait to arrange for the survivors to enter the inner city, and took the defective first-generation high-frequency sonic cannon to the outer city to try to drive away the monsters.
Even at nearly fifty years old, he still had to personally go to the outer city to direct the mobilization of personnel.
"Manager Wang, should we also go out and fight those monsters? After all, there are more people in the outer city, and with more people supporting you, we'll have a better chance of being promoted to headquarters," someone suggested.
After Jiang Huaisheng left, Wang Shi immediately started drinking his newly brewed grain liquor in the conference room, and soon the entire solemn conference room was filled with the smell of alcohol.
Wang Shi had been addicted to alcohol for many years. Before the apocalypse, he drank it three times a day without fail. After the apocalypse, Jiang Huaisheng strictly prohibited the base from brewing alcohol, but he secretly brewed it. Today, he can finally drink it openly.
He glanced at the person who had suggested he win over the people from the outer city, his expression full of disdain and contempt: "Are you talking about those lowly people from the outer city who can only waste resources and occupy space?"
"I don't need their support! Winning over headquarters is the most important thing; don't waste your efforts."
The man trembled with fear and quickly agreed.
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