Before long, Ye Jian and Liu Baiyue received a notification for an emergency meeting.
A meeting? Everything's fine, so why hold one? Ye Jian wondered.
Besides, they had just spoken on the phone not long ago, and the Crystal Core Weapons had yet to arrive...
Curious, he logged into the online meeting room with Liu Baiyue.
Not long after, lights flickered through the virtual conference hall, outlining several figures.
They were Wang Rong, Ye Jian, and Liu Baiyue.
"Huh?"
The moment he entered, Ye Jian sensed that something was off. There were only three people in the entire conference hall; none of the other branch managers were present.
Why were they holding a meeting just for the two of them... Had they found out he had been slacking off?
This wasn't going to be some sort of denunciation meeting, was it?
Wang Rong's gaze was gloomy, and his expression was indeed far from pleasant.
He looked the two of them over. Ye Jian had not changed much, but Liu Baiyue was vastly different. She had lost a great deal of weight, looked listless, and had no fighting spirit left. She no longer carried herself like the confident businesswoman she had once been.
"Do you know where the Zombie King of Jiangbei City is?" Wang Rong asked.
"The Zombie King... He should be in the Corpse Nest, right?"
Ye Jian answered as though it were only natural.
Wang Rong shook his head.
"No. He has appeared in Hanjiang Province!"
"What?"
Ye Jian looked startled. This was clearly beyond his expectations.
"Why did he go there?"
"I'd like to know that too!"
Wang Rong said grimly.
Liu Baiyue, who had been looking dispirited, wore an embarrassed expression as she stammered.
"That Zombie King... stole my Crystal Core Aircraft."
"..."
Wang Rong was