The company's people are just employees, not death-defying loyalists or perfect forms, so when they encounter trouble, especially the kind that can't be dealt with, they are very likely to make decisions to take negative actions.
After all, no matter how high the salary is, it's not worth risking one's life for. Once life is gone, everything is gone.
Li Chengyi was no fool; he understood the hidden meaning and fell silent.
The best an employee of the company could be was a Semi-Cyborg like Song Ran, and that was already considered top-notch.
Even so, once a Semi-Cyborg suffered damage, the cost of repair could easily run into the hundreds of thousands.
Asking them to go and risk their lives, even if they were willing, the company was not.
Therefore, this group of people was just there to fight as minor cannon fodder and to maintain appearances. When it really came down to life-threatening danger, one had to rely on oneself.