When Zhou Shoushi realized that he would definitely die today no matter what he said, he slowly calmed down.
Zhou Shoushi adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and even combed his hair with his hand before saying, "Did you know that the Wang Clan is currently annexing the Pyro Company and the Kong Clan?"
Ren Xiaosu sat down across from him. "I know, but what does this have to do with the topic I'm talking about? Are you trying to say that all of this is to target the Wang Clan? "
"That's right." Zhou Shoushi said, "A few years ago, the Wang Clan revealed their wild ambitions. They kept using trade to think of ways to weaken the surrounding consortiums. Moreover, with the compulsory military service in place for so many years, everyone knows they want to start a war in the Central Plains."
"So?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"So our Zhou Clan is only seeking to protect ourselves." Zhou Shoushi said coldly, "If the Wang Clan can do whatever it takes, why can't our Zhou Clan? Didn't you notice that they've only recently recalled all the men under the age of 30 who have served in the military? Actually, they did not use their full strength in the war against the expeditionary army. Otherwise, the Pyro Company wouldn't have been defeated so miserably, and your Northwest Army wouldn't have had to defend Zuoyun Mount so hard! Don't you think the soldiers of your Northwest Army who died at Zuoyun Mount died in vain? "
Ren Xiaosu shook his head. "So you killed Jiang Xu?"
"That's the only way to unite the entire Barrier Alliance against a common enemy. It can also tie the Kyung Clan and the Zhou Clan together to resist the Wang Clan! If the plan had succeeded, you would've also gone to avenge Jiang Xu, right? That's why you also tied yourself to the Northwest Army. "Zhou Shoushi said," This was the best plan for the Zhou Clan. "
Ren Xiaosu admitted that if Wang Yun and the others had not worked together, the Zhou Clan's plan would have succeeded. At that time, the Wang Clan would have become the enemy of the entire world. There would have been no chance for them to gradually annex the various consortiums.
If he hadn't met Ren Xiaosu, Zhou Shiji might also have been called a treacherous hero or an ambitious and ruthless man.
"But you were not affected by the expeditionary army. You envy the Wang Clan for all their citizens to serve in the military, but you can do the same. You can make all kinds of strategies, but you shouldn't trade Jiang Xu's life for your victory. Maybe in your opinion, killing Jiang Xu is the best choice for the Zhou Clan, but in my opinion, he is the most innocent." Ren Xiaosu sighed and said, "No matter what, who did Jiang Xu offend?"
As he spoke, Ren Xiaosu stood up and opened the curtains a little.
The afternoon sun shone into the dark hut. Zhou Shoushi could not help shielding his eyes with his hands because the sunlight was a little dazzling.
Ren Xiaosu said, "Tell me Zhou Shiji's schedule."
Zhou Shoushi said gloomily, "Why should I tell you? Will I be able to live if I tell you? "
"That's not it." Ren Xiaosu grinned and said, "Won't you feel a little lonely going down there alone? It'll be nice to have a companion. Think about it, he was the one who came up with this plan, but you're the one who died. Don't you feel wronged? "
Ten minutes later, Ren Xiaosu walked out of the intelligence agency's building. He received a detailed report on Zhou Shiji's itinerary, as well as the contingency plan that Zhou Shiji's team had come up with in the event of a crisis in the stronghold.
Zhou Shoushi was probably very worried that Zhou Shiji would not die, so he explained everything very clearly.
To be honest, Ren Xiaosu felt that the interrogation process was a little too simple. Perhaps Zhou Shoushi was really afraid of being alone.
It was this group of spineless people who were afraid of the sun who hid behind a thick curtain to kill Jiang Xu.
At some point, Ren Xiaosu was also thinking about a problem. If he really killed Zhou Shiji after visiting the Zhou Clan this time, the Zhou Clan would immediately fall into internal strife.
According to Luo Lan, there was no one else in the Zhou Clan who could shoulder the burden other than Zhou Shiji.
In that case, the Wang Clan would have no opponents in the Central Plains.
This was probably also the reason why the Kyung Clan had Luo Lan rush back to the stronghold. Could Qing Zhen have foreseen the day when the Wang Clan would unify the Central Plains?
Would the Wang Clan continue to attack the Northwest and Southwest regions? Ren Xiaosu felt that they would.
By then, the Wang Clan would be a giant.
But how could he not take revenge? Ren Xiaosu wanted everyone to know what kind of price they would have to pay for killing someone like Jiang Xu.
Now, Hope Media should have packed their bags and moved to the Northwest.
Those with families would stay in Luoyang City, while the rest would head north to set up the new headquarters of Hope Media. The Hope Media in Luoyang City would become a branch.
This was a decision made by Zhang Chentong after thinking for a long time. The Central Plains was no longer peaceful, and everyone had a premonition of danger.
While he was pondering this, Ren Xiaosu had already walked past two streets. The intelligence agency's personnel had almost been mobilized in full force to capture the criminal responsible for the explosion at the city gate. Therefore, it was exceptionally easy for Ren Xiaosu to infiltrate the stronghold. The outside world probably still did not know about Zhou Shoushi's death.
Ren Xiaosu looked at the streets of Stronghold 73 where the residents were discussing the explosion. No one expected the mastermind, Ren Xiaosu, to walk past them so casually.
The residents were innocent, so Ren Xiaosu did not want to start a massacre in the stronghold. If many innocent people were implicated, Jiang Xu would probably be very disappointed.
But it didn't matter. He would let Zhou Shiji hide in the cage by himself.
There were still two more days before the Zhou Clan's main forces arrived at Stronghold 73. Ren Xiaosu felt that this was more than enough time.
At this moment, another explosion came from the north of the stronghold. That was the barracks of Stronghold 73's garrison troops. If even that place could be successfully blown up, then this stronghold would no longer be safe for Zhou Shiji.
However, before Ren Xiaosu could safely evacuate, he suddenly sensed someone was following him.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and disappeared into a small alley. The person following him quickened his pace and entered the alley as well.
But when the two of them entered the alley, they realized it was a dead end, and Ren Xiaosu was nowhere to be seen.
"Looking for me? A lot of people have been looking for me these past two days. "Ren Xiaosu sized them up. These two people did not look like they were from the Zhou Clan. Their clothes made them look more like refugees from the wilderness.
The two of them looked at each other and slowly moved their hands to their waists.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked, "Which department are you from in the Zhou Clan?"
"We're not from the Zhou Clan. We're just here to earn some bounties," one of them said.
Ren Xiaosu nodded. "Looks like you're an intelligence peddler from the underworld. Who are you working for?"
"How can you say something like that? Although we're not as capable as you, we still have some backbone. If you want to kill us, do it quickly. We don't want to implicate others," one of the men said.
Ren Xiaosu smiled. "Forget it. I've killed too many people these past few days, so I don't want to kill anyone who has nothing to do with me."
With that, Ren Xiaosu turned around and walked out of the alley.
But as soon as he turned around, the man behind him quickly drew his gun and tried to shoot Ren Xiaosu. Before he could raise his arm, a sniper bullet pierced his chest.
The other man wanted to climb over the wall and escape when he saw that something was wrong. But how could Yang Xiaojin give him the chance?
Ren Xiaosu stood quietly at the entrance of the alley and said with a sigh, "What's wrong with this world? Xiaojin, your location has been exposed. Move to the A7 area. I'll pick you up on the way."
Yang Xiaojin replied in her earpiece, "Alright."
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