Chapter 258: The Softening of the Aggression
After all, they knew very well that many of these middle-level managers were not the remnants of the Diesel Company, and many of them were middle-level managers that Lord Shen Mu had high hopes for.
But if we let them continue to develop like this, they would be on the same level as us, and they would be a little dissatisfied.
Therefore, he not only wants to execute some middle-level managers to ease his own prestige, but also executes some middle-level managers to make his identity as a senior management more solid.
"You guys make a list and give it to me in the evening. I'll take a look at who's on the list. And I hope you can remember not too many people, otherwise I won't be able to explain to Lord Shen Mu." Zhang Caidong nodded at this time, waved his hand tiredly and said, "You guys go, come to my room to find me in the evening."
He now agreed to the men's plan.
In fact, he didn't care what these people's plans were, nor did he object to their idea of executing those middle-level managers who disobeyed them, the senior managers.
Even for Zhang Caidong, his personal character is relatively cruel, even a bit vindictive, but his current position is different, he must consider the overall situation, so he said such opposing words to restrain these senior managers.
So after all these senior managers left his house, Zhang Caidong sat in the room with an amused look on his face, because he realized that these people united to force him to abdicate, which was actually a test of his thoughts and attitudes, and a challenge to his authority.
However, he did not expect that he could use his limited ability and absolute pressure to force them to withdraw their idea of forcing him to abdicate. Instead, they became more respectful to him, which meant that he eased the situation.
This attempt to force the emperor to abdicate was not successful.
It also indirectly proved that the town area of Dehrim where he was just now was still the undisputed leader among the humans on Blue Star, the undisputed highest supervisor, and the number one human on Blue Star after Shen Mu, the Lord of the Spirit World.
Zhang Caidong would never give up this right, because this right represented his current status in Dehrim, as well as the honor and subsequent status he could obtain after the spiritual world completely descended on the Blue Star world.
Zhang Caidong must be held firmly in his hands.
However, at this time, Zhang Caidong felt a little tired when he saw the senior managers who had already left and their indignant faces.
"These guys are really out of control. I don't know what Brother Bo is thinking. Letting so many middle-level managers directly become spiritual commanders is a serious provocation to us senior managers. If they want to sideline us and contact Lord Shen Mu directly, it is impossible. After all, Lord Shen Mu trusts those of us who followed him to destroy the Diesel Company. It is impossible for him to trust those middle-level managers who did not follow him to destroy the Diesel Company."
Zhang Caidong sighed at this time. He understood why Zhang Bo asked him to choose to let those middle-level managers go to Shen Mu to submit the list at that time.
I also understand why Zhang Bo kept himself out of the matter during this period of time and watched the senior and middle management engage in infighting.
He even knew very well why Zhang Bo asked for the authority to be promoted from middle-level managers to spiritual world commanders.
It's all to avoid suspicion.
Because he is already the highest person among the humans of Blue Star in the Dehrim of Shenmu. If he continues to concentrate power and continues to have too much power, then Shen Mu will definitely have other ideas about him.
Sun Zhiru is an example. Just because he contributed a relatively important magic item, he was directly promoted to deputy general manager by Shen Mu.
Now Sun Zhiru is secretly getting along well with those middle-level managers, and many middle-level managers seem to have found their backbone and have joined Sun Zhiru, secretly competing with those senior managers.
Also, because Zhang Caidong did not get involved in the infighting between senior management and middle management, but instead watched from the sidelines, this led to the senior managers themselves not being a united group, but forming many small circles.
While his middle-level managers were still fighting each other secretly, he was actually at a disadvantage in fighting against those closely united middle-level managers and Sun Zhiru.
This is also the reason why those senior managers are so angry, it is because they are always at a disadvantage in every fight. Even if they want to counterattack those middle-level managers, they get the news in advance because of Sun Zhiru and make as many preparations as possible, making it difficult for these senior managers to start.
Even other senior managers, because of their dirty tricks and conflicts with the senior manager who wanted to take action, leaked the news in advance, which resulted in these measures not achieving the expected results.
This caused the senior manager to feel humiliated and caused other senior managers who had conflicts with him to secretly laugh at him.
As a result, their internal fighting became more and more intense, and the resentment accumulated became more and more.
Eventually, the situation has evolved into what they are now, as if they are determined to unite together, and take this opportunity to completely eliminate all those middle-level managers who challenge their authority, and then divide the victory among themselves.
This is the tacit understanding they reached.
But for Zhang Caidong, their tacit understanding actually pushed him into a desperate situation. If Zhang Caidong really agreed, their application would make a large number of middle-level managers, especially the current number of more than 200 middle-level managers, die. Even if 50 people died, it would be something he had to report to Shen Mu. And if Shen Mu pursued the responsibility at that time, he, as the highest manager and the number one human being on Blue Star, would inevitably be criticized, and it might even be serious enough to be dismissed.
You have to know that these 50 people are not just 50 ordinary people, but 50 spiritual commanders.
Moreover, these 50 people have 500 followers from the spiritual world following behind them.
They are the backbone of the resistance against the undead rules and undead monsters.
It has not yet developed into a backbone force, and it lost so much because of an internal fight when it was at its weakest.
How could Shen Mu not be angry?
How could I remain indifferent to this?
After all, the death of more than ten followers from the spirit world at the Diesel Company had already alarmed the general manager, which was already a very angry act.
Now more than 50 spirit world commanders have died, especially when Dehrim was just established and is still in the rapid development stage. So many important backbone forces have died. Investigation is inevitable.
So Zhang Caidong had to think about himself. "Let's wait till night to ask Brother Bo what's going on. I think Brother Bo should have his own considerations." Zhang Caidong didn't think about it for too long. Instead, he reached out and touched his forehead. Looking at the bustling and energetic Dehrim outside, he couldn't help but sighed: "I really didn't expect that the remnants of the diesel company would sneak in. They are really hiding too deeply."
Zhang Caidong believed that there must be remnants of the Diesel Company here. After all, the Diesel Company was a very powerful force before. In Balihe Street, it was undoubtedly the strongest force.
He couldn't believe that there were no remnants lurking.
However, he did not expect that Lord Shen Mu had already determined the approximate scope of the remnants of the Diesel Company so early, and also knew that the remnants of the Diesel Company were lurking among the middle-level management.
"It should be that he used the prophecy magician ability of Brother Zhang Bo." Zhang Caidong found a suitable excuse at this time, and couldn't help but slowly let out a sigh: "After all, Brother Zhang Bo's ability to detect people's hearts is still quite powerful. After all, it is equivalent to a human lie detector."
However, Zhang Caidong was a little puzzled when he thought of this and frowned. If he wanted to investigate, he could just summon all the middle-level managers to Shen Mu’s noble viewpoint, or even to the castle area, and then let the soldiers from the spiritual world strictly guard them and conduct polygraph tests one by one again. Wouldn’t that be better?
Conducting my own investigation now is a bit like taking off my pants to fart.
Isn't it all right?
"Or has Lord Shen Mu discovered a bigger conspiracy? He wants to use these remnants of the Diesel Company to recruit more remnants of the Diesel Company, or to say, some remnants of the Diesel Company lurking among the humans of Blue Star or still living in Long City. Does he need a certain plan to deal with them?"
He hadn't figured it out just now, and after rubbing his head, he decided not to think about it anymore. Although he was good at small plans, he was not very good at such big plans.
This is a strategic issue.
As for this strategic issue, since Zhang Caidong did not intend to think about it on his own, he planned to wait until night when Zhang Bo, the big brother in his heart, would come to his town residence and have a good discussion with him. In this way, they could work out a good solution.
After all, in Zhang Caidong's heart, Zhang Bo has always been a very qualified adviser who, although he doesn't say much on the surface, will discuss things with him in private.
And he's the Chief of Staff.
Soon it was night.
"Come, go to the cafeteria and get me a few relatively sumptuous dinners. Just say I arranged it." Zhang Caidong stretched out his hand and told the Swadian militiamen next to him, "If possible, I would like to apply for another small barrel of malt liquor. Just say it was me who asked for it, in my personal name."
"Understood, Lord Zhang Caidong." The Swadian militiaman immediately nodded respectfully and turned around to handle the matter. He knew Zhang Caidong's identity and position as the highest steward among humans on Blue Star.
Therefore, we are also qualified to mobilize a small amount of supplies in the warehouse.
For example, malt liquor and a more substantial dinner are acceptable.
Soon, the Swadian militiaman returned to his town residence with his two fellow militiamen, carrying two food boxes and a small barrel of about three liters of malt liquor.
He respectfully placed all these things on the table in Zhang Caidong's living room, reported to him, and then turned back to his room.
"Thank you so much."
Zhang Caidong also nodded to them with a look of great satisfaction on his face.
After all, for him, these human soldiers can really help him a lot. From small problems to trivial matters at work, they can be handed over to these human soldiers to handle.
Compared to the gnolls he had at the beginning, these human soldiers were really docile, obedient, and had strong fighting power.
It's the same feeling as they humans.
"The humans of Blue Star and the human race in the spirit world seem to be no different in essence, except for the different skin color, eyeballs, and hair. Of course, there are some facial features, but I think there is absolutely no problem in general." Zhang Caidong curled his lips as he looked at the Mounted Blade soldiers who left. In his eyes, everyone is the same.
As for the issue of human beings, it was not within his consideration.
Compared to those horrible undead monsters and races like wood elves, gnolls, lizardmen and goblins, now they, the human race, can work together perfectly.
"Life is really good now." Zhang Caidong is at least quite satisfied with his current life.
But thinking about the remnants of the Diesel Company, his eyes became solemn again. He knew that he had betrayed the Diesel Company at that time, and that was known to everyone. Moreover, the Diesel Company also placed great trust in him at that time, but they did not expect that he was a spy.
It also directly led to the demise of the diesel company.
The remnants of the diesel company must be hating him to the core and want to get rid of him as soon as possible.
So Zhang Caidong knew that he must be on the kill list of those diesel companies.
This is also why he plans to have a good discussion with Zhang Bo on how to find out the remnants of those diesel companies and how to avoid affecting more middle-level managers in the process.
These all need to be carefully considered.
"Caidong, what have you prepared for tonight? It smells so good." Just as Zhang Caidong was thinking, Zhang Bo's voice came from outside the door.
At the same time, the door was pushed open, and Zhang Bo had already walked into the living room. He saw the food boxes and the barrel of malt liquor on the table, and his eyes lit up: "Oh, malt liquor, I didn't expect you to get a whole barrel."
(End of this chapter)
