You were supposed to hoard supplies, why the heck did you hoard zombies!-Chapter 289 - 288 Emergency Meeting (2)

"Mr. Zhang?"

Yu Yongkang looked again toward the front of the meeting room.

Seeing Zhang Ye nod, he then turned his gaze toward everyone in front and said, "In fact, our daily production of meat rats is three hundred."

The meeting room instantly fell into dead silence.

Everyone looked shocked.

Zhang Ye quietly surveyed the room, already understanding that these people had finally grasped the severity of the situation.

"Which means, even under our controlled and selective breeding conditions, the reproduction rate of the meat rats is already astonishing."

"Then what about those wild, completely uncontrolled mutant rat populations?"

The expression on Yu Yongkang’s face had become indescribably serious.

Everyone fell silent.

Under controlled and selective breeding, a daily production rate of three hundred was still possible; the mutant rat populations living underground would likely increase by thousands, if not tens of thousands, every day.

The atmosphere in the meeting room instantly became incredibly tense.

If a second ago they were questioning the authenticity of this intelligence, disbelieving that mere rats could occupy an entire water purification plant, then this terrifying data now forced them to believe.

All looked at each other, seeing a trace of panic and fear in each other’s faces.

The problem had clearly become very serious.

It needed to be solved immediately.

At the very least, they needed to come up with a plan that could address this crisis.

Zhang Ye, seeing that these individuals were no longer displaying their previous nonchalant demeanor, immediately continued Yu Yongkang’s point:

"We must realize, this is no ordinary rat plague."

"The mutant rat population is huge, and their aggressiveness and destructive power far exceed that of regular rats. The fact that the water purification plant was overtaken by the rat population in one night proves how terrifying they are."

Zhao Dechu’s face went pale as he muttered, "But, what can we do?"

"Right, guns!"

"We still have guns—"

The deputy director of the Operations Department, Zhou Yong, suddenly interrupted him, shattering the last hopes of some people.

In Xu Lin’s absence, he was the person in charge of the Operations Department.

"Factory Manager Zhao."

"When was the last time you fired a gun?"

Zhao Dechu was immediately taken aback.

"What do you mean by that?"

He became somewhat irritated. "When I first followed Mr. Zhang, you had no idea where you were still hanging around!"

Since becoming the manager of the instant noodles and canned food factory, he no longer needed to go out.

His work and life were basically carried out in the factory.

As for shooting, the last time seemed to be several months ago, temporarily taking a gun when Zhang Ye came to inspect the factory.

It was obvious to everyone present that the head of the company’s food processing plant was embarrassed.

They were already laughing secretly in their hearts.

However, Zhou Yong seemed as if he hadn’t heard his words, just seriously continuing, "A mutant rat is thirty to forty centimeters long, weighing about twenty to thirty kilograms, and moves at about five meters per second."

"It would be very difficult for our guns to hit these small, agile rats."

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Seeing that Zhao Dechu was still somewhat unconvinced and wanted to interject, he immediately added, "And even if we can hit them, do you know how many people in the company are armed?"

The others, hearing this statement, also looked over curiously.

This question evidently sparked their interest.

Everyone was very aware that, in the current environment, the company’s strength was already very strong, at least hundreds of times stronger than those settlements with only a few dozen people and two or three guns.

But the strength of forces sometimes needed constant new targets for comparison.

The current enemy was the sudden outbreak of rat swarms.

Could the company’s soldiers withstand them?

"The entire operations department’s field action team, along with the guards at various checkpoints, totals only two hundred and twenty people,"

"Including the patrol team’s security, it just makes up three hundred people."

"That’s three hundred guns."

Zhou Yong paused at this point and looked again at Zhao Dechu, who was clearly panicked, and asked, "But how many rats are there?"

Zhao Dechu’s lips trembled for a long time, unable to give a concrete number.

Thousands?

That was nonsense.

The company’s livestock department already had thousands of rats.

And those wild mutant rats mostly lived in the city’s underground sewers; that vast area could accommodate millions of rats living there, and by now, probably all had mutated.

A mere three hundred guns, to deal with hundreds of thousands, even millions of rats?

It was frankly like daydreaming.

It wasn’t just Zhao Dechu who was scared.

At this moment, sitting around the conference table, every one of the company’s senior executives was pale, their pupils filled with anxious and unsettled expressions.

If even the guns they relied on were useless, what else could they do to stop this disaster?

Soon, more and more people started thinking the same thought.

Escape.

Leave this place.

While the rat swarm had not yet broken out in the city center, they should hurriedly gather supplies and leave this damned city.

After all, they already had enough supplies stockpiled.

And a warehouse full of ammunition.

If they couldn’t deal with the rat swarm, they could still handle some zombies wandering in the villages, and, taking advantage of their proximity to water, they could even develop some agriculture.

By then, their lives wouldn’t necessarily be worse than they are now.

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But this idea swirled in the mouths of these people for a long time and ultimately was not voiced; instead, they all turned their pleading gazes towards Zhang Ye.

At this moment, they were all hoping this young man could lead them out of trouble once again.

"Director Zhang,"

"You called us here, do you already have an idea?"

This question immediately made many people’s eyes light up.

Yes, according to Zhang Ye’s style, each time he called everyone here for a meeting, he already had a plan in mind, needing only for these executives to pass down the orders.

So what about this time?

Did he already have a strategy to deal with the rat swarm?

Zhang Ye indeed had some ideas, but whether they could succeed was currently unknown, so he could only pretend to be confident and nodded:

"Knowing the gravity of the issue is good, but it’s not yet a burning crisis."

"First, have our people immediately seal off those sewers."

"Use cement to seal it thoroughly."

"In addition, we need a stricter patrol regime in all areas to ensure that no emergencies arise."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Liu Qingqing, who was zoning out.

"Qing Qing, have the logistical department issue a notice."

"Rewards for killing rats."

After saying this, Zhang Ye immediately had everyone disperse from the conference room and drove directly to the medical center.