When Brother Jiu of the Chen Family said those words, the reason he stumbled was because he had thought of certain rumors.
He did not know much about Military Headquarters investigating smuggling routes, but if people had heard that Left Dragon City had discovered an "old Energy Block warehouse," related rumors were bound to spread as well.
The Chen Clan Kinship Association was a relatively loose organization and had not established a clear foothold in any particular fields. To put it plainly—there was more than one association member in Pioneer Bank's Lower Capital District.
The Chen Family had extensive local connections, and Pioneer Bank's business also required local support. Two of them had already become mid-level bank managers.
Thus, some news from the bank reached the Chen Family, including the fact that senior bank staff who were willing to leave could go to Left Dragon City, where the shelters had relatively good conditions.
Of course, the bank did not want these two Chen Family middle managers to leave. Lower Capital still needed people to remain behind to keep operations running, and locals were the best candidates to stay.
However, the bank also said that the salaries of those remaining behind would increase. Once many people had evacuated, the average amount of supplies available per bank employee would also rise, so those staying to guard the place would not be losing out.
That was what they said, and the logic was sound enough. Still, the two Chen Family middle managers felt somewhat slighted. Even if they might not have been willing to leave had they been allowed to go, that was not how things should be handled... Shouldn't you have asked for their opinions before making the decision?
The two were unhappy, and naturally vented in private. That was how the