Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 619 608: The Weight of Dignity (Part 5)

"Oh, I see, so you're saying you guys just got lucky and won!"

After hearing Tang Xiaoquan's account, Liu Fugui was somewhat disappointed. He originally thought the other party had heavy firepower, such as firearms, but it turned out they just used a climate change to luckily drive the enemies away.

This was obviously useless to him and caused him to give up the idea of exchanging supplies for guns and ammunition.

However, in order to let the villa's side survive a bit longer in this apocalypse, he still kindly reminded them. After all, he spent a lot of effort to cultivate and establish this trade line, and he didn't want it to be easily destroyed by others:

"Well~ make sure you remember, you can't become complacent and slack off just because of this victory. If nothing unexpected happens, I believe those bandits will definitely regroup and come back, and the next attack will probably be stronger, so you must prepare well."

"Thank you, Manager Liu, for your reminder. Rest assured, we won't be careless at all. This time, it was to leave ourselves an escape route that we hurried over to get supplies from you. In the end, we really have to thank you, Manager Liu! Without you, we really couldn't have assembled so many supplies in such a short time." Grateful sincerely, Old Zhao appeared quite earnest.

"Sigh, it's nothing, I'm just doing a small part, it's mainly up to you. But it really is tough for you guys. It's just a pity that my Factory also has staffing issues, otherwise, if I could transfer some to your side for support, I believe the situation would improve a lot."

Indeed, Liu Fugui's words were beautifully spoken, but beautiful words without action are clearly meaningless.

On this point, Tang Xiaoquan was too tired to continue listening to this old fox bragging on.

He chose to shift his eyes to the ground, blocking out all those meaningless words from the other party.

"Yeah, what a pity. If Manager Liu could dispatch even a small number of people to ours, I believe with those bandits' strength, there's no way they could topple our united force."

Old Zhao deftly used the defense-as-offense tactic. Liu Fugui always touts the partnership between us, doesn't he? He keeps saying he wants to send support, so I'll go along with his words.

Although he keeps emphasizing the tight manpower at the Factory, as the villa representative, I must express that we hope Liu Fugui can follow the principle of shared interests, overcome all obstacles, and deliver on his promise to send support to aid our defense against external threats.

Liu Fugui didn't falter at all and immediately turned his head unhurriedly to Huang Yong, then asked with an unusually serious tone, "Well~ Huang Yong, is there any possibility we can allocate a few people to accompany Old Zhao and the others back, to help them defend the villa?"

Huang Yong reacted quickly, pretending to think as he rubbed the back of his head, then replied with difficulty, "Manager Liu, it might be difficult. You know we've just sent out two teams to gather resources, otherwise, we could consider giving them a few people."

"Oh, I see. What about reallocating from the current personnel?" Liu Fugui still didn't give up and continued to ask.

Huang Yong again shook his head: "That's even more impossible, Manager Liu. With the two teams gone, our own city's defense is already stretched thin, and the brothers below are complaining about the short shift intervals and lack of rest. If we send more people out at this critical juncture, I'm worried that..."

Although Huang Yong didn't spell it out, even a fool could hear what he meant.

In response, Liu Fugui nodded thoughtfully, then apologized to Old Zhao, "Sigh, I'm sorry, just that these bandits chose the time too well, catching us right when our team went out for supplies, otherwise..."

"Manager Liu, please don't say that. You've already done enough for us. We'll handle the villa's affairs ourselves. Please rest assured!" Tang Xiaoquan really didn't want to listen to Liu and Huang's duet performance anymore and directly interrupted Liu Fugui.

"But Manager Liu, if your teams happen to return, if possible, please dispatch some people to help us through this crisis as soon as possible! Regarding compensation, we can talk!"

Even though he knew these words were meaningless, Old Zhao intentionally spoke them to gain an advantage for future connections.

After all, if Liu Fugui uses excuses not to send aid this time.

Then in the future, if Liu Fugui's Factory falls on hard times, the villa side could also find reasons to refuse manpower aid.

However, upon hearing the word "compensation" from Old Zhao, Liu Fugui immediately frowned and said with displeasure, "Old Zhao, what are you saying? I've already said we're partners now. When you're in trouble, it's natural for me to send people to help. Why are we talking about compensation? That's a completely different concept from our trade."

"Oh dear, Manager Liu, you see my loose lips, always talking nonsense!"

Old Zhao's act was impeccable, lightly patting his face with his right hand as he spoke, "Please don't be angry, Manager Liu. What I mean is, when you send people over to help us, we have to show some gesture, but that's definitely not so-called compensation, just a token of our gratitude."

Having no scruples, Old Zhao copied Liu Fugui. Anyway, issuing empty promises doesn't require tax, and besides, if he really sends personnel to the villa to help, then it's only right to provide some supplies as compensation.

"Alright, Huang Yong, I'll leave the personnel deployment entirely to you. Remember, once our teams return with spare manpower, immediately transfer them to the villa. Do you understand?"

Liu Fugui directly kicked the ball to Huang Yong, saving the other party from clinging to the issue.

Huang Yong solemnly nodded, "Understood, Manager Cheng, I will handle it appropriately."

As the words fell, there was a sudden rustle of knocking on the tightly closed door.

Huang Yong stepped forward to open the door, and a subordinate appeared before him, gasping for air.

Seeing the subordinate's flustered appearance, Huang Yong scolded harshly, "Look at what a state you're in! What's so urgent that you have to rush?"

"Brother Yong, Brother Yong…" The subordinate felt wronged after being scolded for running to report an urgent matter, and now...

"Hey! What is it? Speak up!" Huang Yong, having waited a while, seeing the subordinate still standing there without speaking, grew more irritable, his eyes glaring.

Startled, the subordinate quickly realized he was daydreaming and trembled as he spoke, "Well, Brother Yong, I have an important matter to report to you and Manager Liu."

"Hehe," a cold smile appeared on Huang Yong's lips, his eyes narrowing slightly, "I hope the important matter you speak of is worthy of its name, or else... hmph hmph!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote for it with recommendations and monthly votes on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)