Lin Xinyue prepared to return to the base with 902,000 crystal cores, knowing full well that having too much money on her might attract envy.
Lin Xinyue drove to the base early in the morning, and clearly saw three cars following behind her.
As soon as they passed the checkpoint at the settlement, Lin Xinyue disregarded everything and immediately accelerated to 100 kilometers per hour. Driving at such a speed on the damaged roads was extremely dangerous.
But Lin Xinyue couldn't worry about that anymore; each of the three cars behind her had at least four or five people in it.
If we can't escape immediately, we might just be left on the road to become zombie food.
Because of the high speed, some zombies crashed directly into Lin Xinyue's car, shattering the windshield. Moreover, the rearview mirror showed three other cars speeding up to catch up.
Even though part of the windshield was broken and obstructing her view, Lin Xinyue had no choice but to rush back to the base as fast as she could, knowing that she would be safe once she got back.
At this moment, the base
Qin Mutong is convening a meeting with Qin Jiayou, Zeng Guangtian, Du Kun, Lei Long, Zhu Guanjun, and others.
Since Wei Lun has already returned and is not at the base, everything is under Qin Mutong's management. Currently, the production line is urgently manufacturing unmanned fighter jets, laser swords, firefighting robots, medical robots, and other equipment, all of which require supervision.
Amidst the bustling activity, Qin Mutong prepared to assign tasks to each group.
"The factory will assign two groups to be in charge of production. Qin Jiayou and Zeng Guangtian, you two groups will be in charge. You must speed up the process."
Qin Mutong didn't know exactly when Wei Lun would need a large amount of equipment, so she could only try her best to speed up production. Every time Wei Lun came, he would take away a lot of things, so Qin Mutong paid close attention to the production line, making it the top priority of base management.
Upon hearing this, Qin Jiayou and Zeng Guangtian immediately stood at attention without saying a word.
"Yes, mission accomplished!"
Both of them treated Qin Mutong with the same respect they would show to Wei Lun.
At the base, with Wei Lun absent, Qin Mutong became the highest-ranking administrator, a position that no one could oppose. This was because Wei Lun's AI and Qin Mutong's AI were matched, granting them shared permissions and access to the BM chip. Qin Mutong was essentially a sub-administrator.
"Du Kun, you are responsible for maintaining order within the base and guarding the buildings and walls. No disputes are allowed to occur within the base!"
Often, when people are concerned about external situations, internal strife easily arises within the base, which is something Qin Mutong doesn't want to see.
They were all Wei Lun's right-hand men, his sworn brothers. If internal conflicts arose, it would be a loss no matter how it was resolved.
Du Kun also stood at attention perfectly after hearing the order.
"Understood, mission accomplished!"
Du Kun was actually somewhat afraid of Qin Mutong. Unlike the boss, Qin Mutong wasn't someone you could joke around with. If anyone in the base dared to joke with Qin Mutong and the boss found out, wouldn't they lose their heads? The boss's wife—who would dare to touch her?
"Lei Long is in charge of early warning patrols around the base, and Zhu Guanjun is in charge of guarding key routes. Understand?"
Qin Mutong skillfully arranged the work. Before Wei Lun came, everyone usually discussed things together, which often led to difficult-to-resolve conflicts.
Now that Wei Lun has directly handed over the management of the base to Qin Mutong, there is a significant advantage to this.
No matter how the arrangements were made, everyone obeyed orders; no one complained to each other, nor dared to.
As everyone prepared to set off to take on their respective tasks,
"Report! The liaison officer at the settlement is back. It's Lin Xinyue, but..."
A soldier nervously reported the situation, as if something unexpected had happened.
Qin Mutong immediately asked,
"Tell me quickly, what happened?"
At this moment, all the management staff pricked up their ears, their eyes fixed on the guard soldier like daggers.
"Lin Xinyue is back, but his car has been riddled with bullets, and there are three other cars following behind him, with many people getting out."
The guards finally reported the situation: Lin Xinyue had returned, but she was injured, and since there were three cars following her, they must be the culprits.
Just as Zeng Guangtian was about to rush out, Qin Mutong spoke.
"Don't move! Listen to me! Wei Lun isn't here. Obey my orders!"
Three vehicles alone dare to provoke the base? Do they think our hundred or so people are just sitting around doing nothing?
...
Outside the base at this moment,
A dozen burly men got out of the three vehicles, each carrying an automatic rifle, and there appeared to be some heavy machine guns as well.
They saw that there were many people and a strong guard at the base, but they were not afraid at all!
"Brother, what's this kid doing in this godforsaken place?"
"It looks like this place is heavily guarded. What should we do?"
"Let's meet them and see where they came from. How did they get so many cigarettes? Maybe this is a cigarette production base. If we take them all down, wouldn't we be rolling in money when we get back?"
These men who had followed them weren't afraid at all when they saw the heavily guarded entrance to the base; on the contrary, they were eager to try their luck.
Suddenly, a woman walked out of the base.
The woman was followed by twenty or thirty men, each carrying an automatic rifle. Yes, it was Qin Mutong who had brought her troops out directly.
Lin Xinyue, who suffered a gunshot wound, has already had her bleeding stopped and her wound disinfected in the yard.
"Listen up, heroes outside! I don't care where you come from, you've injured our men. If you don't give us an explanation, we won't be polite!"
Qin Mutong, like a valiant female general, shouted intimidatingly, and everyone pointed their guns at the people outside.
When the dozen or so men who had been following them saw this, they realized that twenty or thirty people had easily come out. If a fight really broke out, it would definitely result in mutual destruction!
The leader originally wanted to make some money, but what if he lost his life instead? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?
The leader stepped forward and said, "Hello, we have no intention of disturbing you. If you are willing to hand over two packs of cigarettes, we will leave immediately!"
They started demanding cigarettes, which enraged the base's team leaders. "They injured our men and now they want something in return? How naive!"
Someone ran up to Qin Mutong, whispered a few words in his ear, and then left!
Qin Mutong had no intention of fighting the other side. The reason she came out in person was to see who these people were. She had already ordered her guards to prepare individual rocket launchers, which were now fully aimed at the people who had followed them.
Qin Mutong smiled slightly, a smile that was both captivating and dangerous: "Two packs of cigarettes? Very good! Guards, listen to my command! Fire two rounds in a row!"
Just as Qin Mutong gave the order, two shells suddenly flew swiftly through the sky. With a deafening roar, more than a dozen people were killed in a single exchange, leaving only the leader all alone and three or five wounded and fallen underlings.
Without giving them a chance to catch their breath, a second volley of two shells was fired, obliterating the original group of people and causing three cars to explode in a chain reaction.
The scene was spectacular, like several giant fireworks, successfully taking down the heads of the people on the other side.
Qin Mutong turned around and headed back to the base, leaving behind the words: "Clean up immediately, and everyone increase vigilance!"
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