My Perfect Apocalyptic Life

Returning to the fourth floor, Meng Xu found it had completely transformed.

The entire floor was spotless, with all the bodies removed, and it looked like a thorough cleaning had taken place everywhere. The once-broken doors were still broken but now looked less of a nuisance.

“Boss!”

Upon seeing Meng Xu return, the three people present greeted him eagerly, and Zhou Yanni was so emotional that she nearly knelt down before him.

“Thank you, Chairman Meng, you are our family’s savior! Boo-hoo~”

Faced with such enthusiasm, Meng Xu felt a bit uncomfortable for a moment and waved his hand, encouragingly saying, “Alright, if you really want to repay me, then work hard to raise our company’s productivity and get permanent positions as soon as possible!”

Zhou Yanni nodded repeatedly.

Just then, Meng Xu heard a timid, crisp voice, “Hello, Uncle Meng.”

Following the voice, Meng Xu saw a young girl moving some useless documents in the office. When she saw Meng Xu, under her father’s direction, she greeted him.

However, it was clear that the girl was quite afraid of Meng Xu. He could see the emotion called ‘fear’ in her eyes.

Am I that scary?

Meng Xu looked at himself. Although he was covered in zombies blood from upstairs, setting that aside, didn’t he look quite handsome and charming?

After hearing his daughter Zhang Wenqi greet him, Zhang Lunping’s face changed color, and he quickly corrected, “It’s not ‘Uncle Meng’—you should call him ‘Uncle Meng’!”

(T/N: The first ‘Uncle Meng’ (叔叔) means the younger brother of one’s father. The latter ‘Uncle Meng’ (伯伯) means the older brother of one’s father)

Calling him Uncle Meng (叔叔) implies I’m older than Chairman Meng?!

Although he was indeed twelve years older than Meng, here, Chairman Meng was the boss! Even if you’re over ninety years old, you still have to call him ‘bro’!

“No worries, children speak innocently. It’s understandable.”

Meng Xu laughed heartily, thinking that this special medicine turned out to be quite useful: Damn, if there were no apocalypse, this cold medicine alone would be enough to make a fortune!

After all, a cold is an incurable disease, which can only self-resolve, with no definitive treatment. The so-called cold remedies only alleviate complications and discomfort caused by the cold.

But this item from the points virtual shop truly cured colds and fevers, and Meng Xu couldn’t imagine how shockingly valuable it would be if he brought it to the world.

Of course, it’s useless now.

In an apocalypse, a cold medicine pretty much useless. If he had a special medicine or vaccine for the zombie virus, that would make him the true savior of humanity.

Meng Xu nodded slightly, then headed to the restroom, where he saw basins of tap water. Without hesitation, he grabbed a basin to wash his face and hands and cleaned the fire axe.

He then came out cheerfully, patted Zhang Wenqi’s little head with a smile, and said, “Good, good, young lady, study hard. You are the future of the Peace and Order Group”

The Chairman’s blessing on my head, offering overtime ahead.

Chairman Meng of the Peace and Order Group had just pointed out that little Zhang Wenqi would join the company in the future without an interview, right into overtime!

The little girl, Zhang Wenqi, who was patted by Meng Xu, was so frightened that she dared not move, her eyes misting over, looking like she might start crying loudly any second.

Seeing this, Zhang Lunping’s face turned pale, and he quickly stepped forward, racking his brain for words, “Chairman, children… children are shy…”

“Kids nowadays are too introverted.”

Meng Xu shook his head with a sigh, “They need more training; the company can’t be introverted!”

“Yes, yes.”

Zhou Yanni and Zhang Lunping nodded repeatedly, ensuring they would follow Chairman Meng’s instructions.

Meng Xu was very satisfied. Soon, he noticed the eager team leader, Shen Zhaozhao, approaching, bowing and greeting, “Chairman Meng, these are the sorted documents from earlier. How should we handle them?”

She held a thick stack of forms, her large eyes full of expectation, clearly wanting Meng Xu’s praise.

Seeing this, Meng Xu casually nodded and said, “Pile them up with other waste items; we can use them for firewood when the weather gets cold.”

Shen Zhaozhao: ?

She was a bit stunned.

So, all the diligent work she had been doing for the past three or four days was just for… firewood?

“Alright, alright, our company is just starting. Everything needs to be simple. After tidying up the fourth floor, everyone should put in the effort to clean the other floors. Your colleague, Li Xiang, the team leader of the First Group of the First Division of the Sanitation and Cleaning Department, has already started cleaning the second and third floors of zombies squatting there. I believe within a week; team Leader Li Xiang will have the entire building cleared!”

Meng Xu raised his hand, not allowing the bewildered Shen Zhaozhao to respond, and continued, “But, the labor dispatch contract with Jianglin Technology Co., ltd. will continue~ Later, as the Chairman, I will personally handle an extraordinary fried chicken cutlet session. Employees, prepare your change and get ready to eat!”

As soon as Meng Xu finished speaking, Zhang Lunping immediately clapped and cheered loudly.

Whatever he says, just cheer!

Meng Xu was very pleased with Zhang Lunping’s attitude, feeling like an ancient emperor satisfied with the flattery of his courtiers.

Just as he was about to say something, a golden golden line of text suddenly appeared before him.

【Attention, your employee Zhang Tao, a member of the First Group of the Sanitation and Cleaning Department, has suffered a sudden fatal accident while on duty! You are required to compensate a lump sum death benefit equivalent to 20 times the average disposable income of urban residents nationwide for the last quarter, and an additional 6 months of average disposable income as funeral expenses, totaling 1.14 million yuan in compensation.】

Meng Xu: ???

What?

How much?

Say that again?!

Meng Xu was dumbfounded.

On one hand, his employee, former Manager Zhang of Jianglin Technology Co., ltd., now employee Zhang Tao, had died.

On the other hand, the compensation amount stunned him.

Wait, I only have 1.18 million yuan total, and I’m supposed to pay all of it in one go?! Why didn’t anyone tell me that I had to compensate if an employee died?!

【Detected that the employee is not human, with a rather unique species. The compensation amount is determined by the system to be one-third of the amount for human employees, totaling 380,000 yuan.】
【Due to the lack of a legal department in your group, you cannot contest the decision.】
【Equipping a dedicated legal department or legal counsel can reduce compensation in cases of employee death or company infringements. Although this is not illegal, it’s quite unethical! Chairman Meng, standing up for justice, fully compensates for the death of an employee on duty, earning a reputation as a conscientious Chairman. Your conscience will never hurt! I wish to call you the Conscience Pioneer!】
【You have unlocked the hidden achievement: Conscience Pioneer!】
【Achievement Rewards: Yuan +100,000, Allocatable Attribute Points +0.5.】

Seeing this, Meng Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to 1.14 million, 380,000 was much more acceptable.

But after accepting it, a wave of anger rose in Meng Xu’s heart.

What happened? How did Zhang Tao die? Who killed Zhang Tao?!

Oh, I killed him.

Who killed Zhang Tao after he became a zombie?!

Although he received an achievement reward, Meng Xu’s expression turned visibly cold.

It seems that the next time an employee is about to die, I should fire them first.

Even paying compensation for termination is cheaper than death compensation!

Seeing Meng Xu suddenly turn cold, Zhang Lunping, who was clapping, immediately stopped his actions, carefully observing.

His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly began to recall if he had done anything wrong just now.

Nothing seemed wrong… so why did the Chairman suddenly change his expression?

Just as Zhang Lunping was pondering, Meng Xu’s heavy voice rang in his ears.

“Just now, I received some news, a piece of heartbreaking news!”

Hearing Meng Xu’s words, all eyes gathered on him.

“One of my employees, a distinguished employee, died tragically while working outside!”

Meng Xu was deeply saddened and filled with killing intent.

Although Zhang Tao wasn’t a good person before he became a zombie and still slacked off after turning into one.

However,

That 380,000 compensation absolutely had to be paid!

Meng Xu was furious; if Zhang Tao’s death was caused by another mutated zombie, he would make them pay!

Of course, if a human unintentionally did it, Meng Xu would consider the situation, possibly demanding compensation while letting them go.

After all, Meng Xu understood his position.

Good people are more valuable than zombie employees; villains are less valuable than zombie employees.

Yes, villains are less valuable than zombies.

“Zhang Tao has been with our company from the start, working diligently in his department since day one. Even before the company’s founding, he was my right-hand man, distributing leaflets with Chi Wei during my weakest moments.”

Meng Xu said mournfully, “Now, he died outside, and I am deeply grieved!”

“Who killed him?!”

Meng Xu’s question was loud and clear, and Shen Zhaozhao instinctively answered, “The rebel Su…”

Suddenly, everyone turned to look at Shen Zhaozhao, and she blushed, retreating quietly.

“Now, you go bring the cart from the staircase. There are two bags of fried chicken cutlets under it. Heat up the oil and fry them, a total of two hundred pieces. No one is allowed to sneak a bite; if anyone does, I’ll take their life!”

Meng Xu, holding the fire axe, filled with killing intent, prepared to halt Li Xiang and Chi Wei’s cleaning work, heading out to investigate Zhang Tao’s death and seek revenge.

“I’m going on a trip with the Sanitation and Cleaning Department employees. You all stay put, don’t go to other floors; don’t go to other floors—it’s dangerous, dangerous, dangerous!””

With that, Meng Xu handed a wrench to Zhang Lunping for self-defense and stormed downstairs.

It’s the awakening of the hunting season!

My employees can only be killed by me!