So, the head of the middle-level managers, who had previously served as a negotiator, stepped forward and nodded to the representative of the senior managers who had already come out ahead of time.
After all, even though they had some verbal conflicts before, they were still acquainted.
As long as they were acquainted, there were obviously preconditions for conversation, so he directly opened his mouth and expressed his goodwill: "Good evening, my esteemed sir, may I ask why your group of people has come to the vicinity of our residences with weapons?"
He had already used polite language, which expressed his goodwill and the middle-level managers' desire not to escalate the situation.
However, the senior managers secretly sneered at the goodwill of these middle-level managers.
Their eyes were filled with mockery.
They had originally come to completely eliminate these middle-level managers, but their sneak attack was discovered, and the middle-level managers had taken defensive measures.
Therefore, they could only use negotiations to lure the heads of the middle-level managers forward, making it easier for them to wipe them out in one fell swoop.
Of course, since the other party expressed goodwill, they certainly had to express goodwill as well, because what they needed to do now was to stall for time and get the heads of the middle-level managers to come forward.
This would make it easier for them to directly kill all the heads of the middle-level managers on the spot in the first wave of attack during the subsequent sneak attack.
In that case, these middle-level managers would be like headless flies, having lost their leaders.
They would only know how to fly around aimlessly, unable to form any effective organization, and would definitely be wiped out by them in the end.
"Of course, we are here for our own reasons, and besides, there is no prohibition on passage here.
Shen Mu and Cai Dong have not made any arrangements to prohibit passage here.
We just have some special matters to deal with, and we came with weapons."
The representative of the senior managers smiled faintly, also showing the most basic goodwill and willingness to negotiate, so he just said arrogantly: "But there's no need for us to tell you the specifics, is there?
And frankly speaking, you have no reason, no grounds, and no authority to stop us from doing anything, and it's a bit impolite to question us like this."
The representative of the senior managers directly threw the problem to the head of the middle-level managers, and also spoke high-sounding words, occupying the moral high ground, directly blocking the head of the middle-level managers from asking any questions.
However, this evasive answer only aroused more suspicion from the head of the middle-level managers, especially when he thought about what Wu Jian had told him earlier about trying to get information from the representative of the senior managers in front of him and asking if it was related to the remnants of the Diesel Company.
He immediately suppressed the displeasure in his heart, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he seemed to provoke him by saying: "Why are you speaking such high-sounding words?
So, this time you came into our area just to provoke, just to satisfy your desire to talk, just to say some inappropriate and unreliable words?"
"Heh heh, do you know what you're saying?
Do we need to report to you when we come here?
And you need to understand that this is not a provocation.
Zhang Bo has already said before that both sides are now focused on the mission concerning the remnants of the Diesel Company."
The representative of the senior managers immediately showed a disdainful smile.
He had, of course, noticed the middle-level manager's attempt to provoke him with words.
After all, he had been the CEO of a company with over 500 people, so he was very experienced with verbal provocations.
This middle-level manager, who came from an ordinary background and was just a wage earner before the apocalypse, was simply as naive, innocent, and adorable as a child.
Recalling what Zhou Mo had arranged for him when he came, asking him to talk to these middle-level managers to get information and also to get the heads of these middle-level managers to gather closer, his mouth was disdainful, and his eyes were mocking, but his tone was still evasive: "You just said that Zhang Bo doesn't allow us to continue the conflict.
Now we have some things to do that require us to pass through your residential area, and Deherim hasn't issued any prohibition orders.
So, why are you stopping us from passing?
Or do you want to tear up the mediation negotiations with Zhang Bo and want to have another conflict with us?!"
It was simply too satisfying to lecture from a high ground, especially when occupying the high ground of morality, law, and regulations.
No matter how absurd one's behavior was, as long as one could occupy these high grounds, lecturing others was like an adult lecturing a child.
This immediately left the head of the middle-level managers speechless.
Now, no matter how much he wanted to ask probing questions, it was no longer possible, because he was directly cornered by grand principles.
How could he speak?
"Indeed, these middle-level managers are just a bunch of former wage earners.
What kind of methods could they have?
Seriously, that we, former CEOs and chairmen, would be controlled by these wage earners, it's truly embarrassing."
Behind them, the senior managers exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of ridicule and mockery in the other's eyes.
It was always like this; would the CEOs, chairmen, and general managers of these large corporations really develop together with these wage earners in Deherim?
That was certainly impossible.
Now, thinking that they were actually being threatened in their positions and power by these wage earners, they felt even more enraged and humiliated.
If they didn't deal with these companies, how could they maintain their dignity?
Therefore, they had all made a decision in their hearts: in the conflict that was about to break out, they would directly kill the heads of these middle-level managers, and then, in one fell swoop, follow the list to search out and kill all the middle-level managers one by one.
To eliminate future troubles.
"Yes, what you said is all correct, but you must know that this is our territory, and no matter what you say, you have come to our territory with weapons, and you have brought so many people, so we must have an explanation."
The head of the middle-level managers' face flushed red.
Now, he no longer cared about probing or not probing.
Looking at these senior managers and their lackeys, as well as the spiritual world soldiers behind them, his tone was also filled with considerable anger: "Don't tell me some grand principles; I don't understand them, and I don't want to know them.
But you should know our unwritten rules and minor principles: we don't cause trouble in your territory, and you shouldn't cause trouble in ours.
But now you have come to our territory, and you are so aggressive, so you must give us a reason."
"There's no reason.
We're just here to legally pass through this street.
Your so-called territory has already surrounded this entire area.
If we want to pass, we have to go through your territory, and this concept of 'territory' is really too funny.
There's no place, not an inch of land in all of Deherim, that doesn't belong to Shen Mu."
The representative of the senior managers showed an even more sinister smile.
Looking at the head of the middle-level managers in front of him, who was already enraged and humiliated, there was not a ripple in his heart; instead, he spoke with a mocking expression: "Or has Shen Mu sold all these lands to you?
Or has he bestowed all these lands upon you?
Your statement is truly laughable."
"Don't talk nonsense with me here.
I want to know your purpose now.
If you don't tell us your purpose, we will definitely not move aside, and you should know that no matter what your purpose is, we will definitely stop you here."
This middle-level manager no longer cared about losing face and directly issued a threat.
This was also the reason for being an action-oriented person.
If they didn't shift the topic to what the other party wanted to do, then they would absolutely not move aside, nor could they, especially knowing that it was very likely related to the remnants of the Diesel Company, and hearing the other party say this, it was already confirmed that it was about the remnants of the Diesel Company.
They would absolutely not move aside for the sake of merit.
"Alright, if you don't move, we'll leave."
However, the representative of the senior managers showed an even more mocking smile, even taking a half-step back, spreading his hands towards the head of the middle-level managers in front of him, or rather, towards the more numerous heads of middle-level managers behind him, and said loudly: "Anyway, we just need to report it, and it will still be our credit.
And those guys you're sheltering must have a guilty conscience.
You are the remnants of the Diesel Company, a group of traitors involved."
"Do you know what you're saying?
You're the traitor."
When the heads of the middle-level managers and the middle-level managers behind them heard his words, their faces immediately flushed red, and they angrily cursed loudly.
"If you don't move aside, what are you if not traitors?
You are sheltering the remnants of the Diesel Company, you are a group of traitors."
And these senior managers and their subordinates also did not give in, each refuting those who were cursing and scolding them.
They were very good at verbal sparring, and they were also good at muddying the waters and completely disrupting the situation.
Moreover, they had already achieved their tactical objective, especially seeing that these middle-level managers really thought that they intended to arrest the remnants of the Diesel Company, clearly looking as if they had discovered some special intelligence about the remnants of the Diesel Company.
A mocking smile appeared at the corner of their mouths, and they also felt disdain in their hearts.
The remnants of the Diesel Company were truly an excellent excuse.
And looking at the heads of the middle-level managers who, due to anger, began to gather at the front and press towards them, Zhou Mo, the leader among these senior managers, could no longer suppress the smile on his face.
At this moment, he also saw the person named Wu Jian in the opposing crowd.
After all, according to the intelligence he had obtained as a senior manager, the chief middle-level manager named Wu Jian was the one who managed these middle-level managers.
This made Zhou Mo even more excited.
Especially looking at the heads surrounding the chief middle-level manager named Wu Jian, he also understood that this was the core circle of these middle-level managers, considered their absolute ruling circle.
So, the next step should be to make arrangements around the chief middle-level manager named Wu Jian and the surrounding heads.
Therefore, he patted the arm of a senior manager next to him, signaling him to walk forward and let him, along with the representative of the senior managers, attract the other party's attention: "You go and help him, get those damn guys to come forward.
As soon as they get close enough to you, just ambush them and stab him to death with a knife.
Remember to stab him in the chest or neck."
"That would be too unethical, Zhou Mo."
The senior manager whose arm Zhou Mo patted immediately showed a bitter smile, but then he excitedly laughed, his face becoming increasingly ferocious: "In that case, I really like it."
"Stop dawdling, go quickly, don't let them discover anything."
Zhou Mo glared at him.
Of course, he knew that the other party had turned his head to show him this expression, and the middle-level managers on the opposite side had not noticed, but he still glared at him, telling him to quickly rein in his current expression, lest any mistake occur, in which case he would certainly not be spared.
"Understood."
This senior manager nodded, his face immediately losing its excited expression from before, and returning to that mocking and sarcastic smile.
He pushed aside the shoulders of the senior managers and subordinates in front of him, squeezed through the middle, and said loudly: "What exactly are you doing?
We came here, and you're blocking us.
Are you trying to shelter the remnants of the Diesel Company?
Are you trying to protect them?
Or are you simply traitors to Deherim, just as we said before?
You have betrayed Deherim!
You have betrayed Shen Mu!
You have betrayed everything you are currently enjoying, just to conspire with the remnants of the Diesel Company?!"
These words were quite heavy, and the tone was also quite impolite.
Looking at the middle-level managers in front of him, each of them, upon hearing his words, immediately flushed even redder, their eyes widened, and the heads of the middle-level managers glared at him angrily.