In the conference room, the negotiations continued.

"Control of the above-ground building?"

After listening to Leon's proposal, Dr. Melfa raised an eyebrow and spoke:

"As far as I know, the CDC's ground-level building is dominated by an exhibition hall, with a reception hall, an office area, an underground parking lot, and a public canteen for the dietary needs of tourists."

"It's all common decorative buildings, and what use are they at a time like this?"

Leon tilted his head slightly, looking into the eyes of the female doctor with a faint smile on his face.

"Don't underestimate them, Dr. Melfa, you've overlooked an important detail."

"As the top research institution in Aamerica, the Atlanta CDC is a national key protection object, not only the underground research institute, but also the exhibition halls, underground parking lots and public canteens on the ground, which have comparable protective measures that ordinary buildings cannot match."

"It's like a big military fortress."

"I've observed it in advance before I get here."

"All the exterior glass of this building is made of advanced high-strength bulletproof glass."

"They can only be smashed with high-explosive shells at close range, tank shells, or heavy weapons such as bazookas, and the attack of ordinary firearm bullets is useless against them."

"It doesn't seem to have much protection here, but there are only two entrances and exits that can really enter and exit, that is, the main entrance of the exhibition hall and the underground parking lot."

"And these two places are also equipped with heavy bulletproof armored doors."

"So, as long as the gate is closed, this is an impossible fortress for those zombies who can only use their teeth."

Lyon was pleasantly surprised by this, and the situation here was even better than he expected.

Just today, he not only rescued the genius researcher Dr. Melfa, but also found a stronghold base, which was a dream start.

"Do you want people from outside to live here?"

Melfa bit her lower lip and squinted her eyes and asked, "There are no separate rooms on the ground, no beds for resting, they are empty and unsuitable for ordinary people. ”

Leon waved his hand indifferently.

"Doctor, I also know that the conditions up there are very rudimentary, but compared to the wilderness, where death can be killed at any moment, the top is safe enough, and there is a water supply system connected to the water supply system below, and hot water and electrical appliances can be used, these two points alone are already considered heaven."

"Moreover, the conditions are simple, we human beings, as long as our hands are still there, can create everything we need."

"In this kind of world, as long as you can live safely, what more do you want?"

Melfa lowered her head slightly, and did not open her mouth to agree to Leon's conditions, she was silent for dozens of seconds, her voice was a little hoarse, and said:

"There's one thing I was going to tell you later."

"But since you're going to set up the gathering place here, I think you should know about it now."

"Please, Dr. Melfa, I'm listening."

Leon could probably guess what Dr. Melfa would tell him on a moment's thought.

Call!

Melfa exhaled, glanced at her husband, who had been silent, looked into Leon's eyes, observed his expression, and said with some difficulty:

"Mr. Custer, in fact, after the zombie virus spread to the whole world, all of our humans have been infected by the virus."

"Some of us will be killed by the virus at the very beginning and mutate into zombies, and some people will be eroded by the virus and gradually weaken, and then killed by the virus and mutate into zombies."

"The last part of the people, they look exactly the same as before, and the virus doesn't affect their normal life, but when they die, the virus immediately takes over their brains and turns them into zombies."

"All of us humans who are still alive are infected by the zombie virus."

With that, Dr. Melfa said, and the room fell silent.

Dr. Jenner reached out and took his wife's palm and glanced at Leon with some unease.

Leon's face was unwavering, he picked up the coffee on the table, took a sip, and said lightly:

Hehe, I knew it was this.

"Really?"

"It's pretty much what I thought."

"You, you already know!"

Both Mr. and Mrs. Melfa were surprised.

Oh, I know more than you think.

Leon grinned and said:

"You probably don't know."

"The world out there is more chaotic and dangerous than you think."

"In the past month, I've seen countless dead people, some of them died accidentally, some were killed by zombies, and some were killed by humans."

"But without exception, they got back on their feet."

"From that point on, I guessed it."

Listening to the speak, Dr. Melfa was silent for more than ten seconds, and finally spoke again:

"In that case, we can agree on an agreement."

Dr. Melfa's voice was solemn and serious, and she stood up and held out her right hand to Leon.

"Mr. Leon Caster, you have control over all the buildings on the ground, and you can share all the resources such as electricity, water, and food with us, and I will seriously consider any of your needs."

"But at the same time, you have to ensure the normal operation of the CDC, ensure the progress of our research, and meet any conditions that are needed for all the experiments of the institute."

"It's not a partnership of interests."

"It's a promise."

"It's for the hope of humanity."

Leon's expression became serious, and he stood up, holding out his right hand, and holding it together with Dr. Melfa.

"Thank you for your trust."

"I'll do my best."

"For the hope of mankind."

——

The next day, June 11.

After striking an agreement with Dr. Melfa, Leon felt a little lost in purpose for a moment.

Although the CDC is in dire need of diesel gasoline to produce electricity, in fact, it can last for another month or so, which does not seem to be as urgent as it seems, and is not Lyon's primary goal.

It's not the task that needs to be done the most.

After thinking about it, Leon felt that, sure enough, it had to be recruiting talents.

He is now only one person, no matter what he does, he will seem timid, and the efficiency of one person is too low to do big projects.

However, recruiting talent is not an easy task.

According to the understanding of the previous life, the memory of the original owner, Mr. Lyon, the Americans pay the most attention to human rights, freedom, and other private rights, which are not easy to manage.

Every now and then there will be strikes, and demonstrations will be held every three days.

For these things, they will most likely fight with you.

Therefore, managing talents is a technical job.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, what should he, a young man in his twenties, do to convince others to obey his management.

He's not a high-ranking official, he's not a king, he's not a president, he doesn't have that right to rule over others.

Thinking about it, Leon suddenly slapped himself.

Damn, I'm here to save people, not to beg people, is it necessary to put on such a low posture?

I've been a social animal for too long, and my waist can't be straight.

Things that are easy to get, no one will cherish them, this kind of thing, you have to be begged by others, they will be willing.

As soon as his thoughts changed, Leon's inspiration immediately gushed out, and all kinds of good ideas kept flashing through his mind.

He rushed into the office area of the ground base and found a computer.

Turn it on, type, copy, all in one go.

Gradually, a bunch of special doomsday job postings appeared in Leon's hands.

With a smile on his lips, a problem that had been bothering him for a long time had finally been solved.

Leon decides to start his own business, become his own boss, and turn all the humans of this world into his employees, into his leeks.

He decided to use the company's situation to control the survivors, so that they could join him in protecting himself and humanity.

Since my name is Leon Cust, my company should simply be called Umbrella Company.

The umbrella of humanity, that's not bad either.