A damaged vehicle?
When they heard what the driver said, many of the people in the vehicle were stunned. Why were there vehicles here?
"You guys stay in the vehicle." Ren Xiaosu said to Yan Liuyuan, "Wudi, come with me and have a look."
The vehicle had come to a stop. When Ren Xiaosu jumped out of the vehicle, he noticed Luo Lan had also jumped out. The three of them slowly moved forward. But before they could get close, Ren Xiaosu could smell the scent of blood in the air.
Just as the driver had said, there were three vehicles blocking the road in front of them. They were badly damaged and covered in blood.
"Be careful," Ren Xiaosu said.
As he spoke, he carefully observed the nearby road, wanting to see what had attacked the convoy.
"That's strange." Luo Lan said, "Those are indeed vehicles from Stronghold 109, but why would they send them out at a time like this? And they're even heading in the direction of Stronghold 113?"
At this moment, Luo Lan was completely unaware that Qing Zhen had threatened Stronghold 109's overseer. As a result, Lu Yuan had no choice but to bear the pressure from the Li Consortium and send a small group of private troops to search for Luo Lan.
However, they ran into trouble along the way.
The three vehicles were parked crookedly on the road. Ren Xiaosu and the others did not see any corpses. All they saw was a trail of blood leading into the darkness deep in the wilderness.
The blood had already dried up. Judging by the color of the blood, Ren Xiaosu estimated the battle had taken place about half a day ago.
Wait a minute. When Ren Xiaosu saw a strand of white fur on the ground, his expression changed. "That's wolf fur!"
After saying that, Ren Xiaosu retreated with Chen Wudi. He finally understood what the blood on the ground leading into the wilderness was all about. It was the blood left behind by the wolves when they picked up the dead humans.
Why did the wolves appear here half a day ago?
But Ren Xiaosu could not care less about that. He just wanted to get back into the vehicle and get out of here!
"Wait for me!" Luo Lan lowered his voice and shouted. Ren Xiaosu saw him jogging towards the three cars and rummaging through them.
The next moment, Luo Lan took out a device that Ren Xiaosu had never seen before. "Found it!"
When the three of them returned to the car, Ren Xiaosu asked, "What did you look for in their car?"
"Hehe." Luo Lan laughed and said, "Satellite phone! Hopefully the PIN is still the initial 1111, or else I won't be able to use it. It's all a gamble. "
Ren Xiaosu took a look. So this was the legendary satellite phone? However, Ren Xiaosu had never heard of the PIN that Luo Lan had mentioned before.
The car started up again, but after Luo Lan entered 1111 on the satellite phone, he exclaimed in surprise, "It's done!"
Following that, he dialed another string of numbers in an extremely practiced manner. It was as though the number had already been engraved in his mind.
"Who are you contacting?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"My brother," Luo Lan replied. Then he waited patiently.
Suddenly, a man's voice came from the satellite phone. "Hello, who is this?"
"I'm Luo Lan. Put my brother on the phone!" Luo Lan said happily.
The voice on the other end of the line quickly changed to someone else. "Where are you?"
"I'm on the run. I should be able to reach Stronghold 109 in a day and a half at the latest." Luo Lan answered, "How are things on your side? Have you come out of the Jing Mountains yet?"
On the other end of the line, Qing Zhen paused for a moment before saying, "I'm still in the Jing Mountains …. Xu Xianchu, fuck you!"
The satellite phone's volume was a little loud. When Ren Xiaosu heard Qing Zhen's words, he suddenly felt a little guilty. He knew very well that it was because he had slashed the tires of all of the vehicles on Qing Zhen's side that Qing Zhen had not made it out of the Jing Mountains yet.
Qing Zhen seemed to have adjusted his emotions. He asked calmly, "Whose phone is this? Have Lu Yuan's men received you yet?"
Only then did Luo Lan realize that the three vehicles had been sent by Qing Zhen. He answered, "Lu Yuan's men got into an accident on the way here. I found this satellite phone in their vehicle."
Qing Zhen did not care what had happened to Lu Yuan's men. He thought for a moment and said, "After we get to Stronghold 109, take a break and don't return to the Kyung Clan Consortium for the time being."
"Why?" Luo Lan was stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted. "The old fogeys of the Board have decided to punish you?"
"It's just temporary house arrest in Stronghold 111." Qing Zhen said in a relaxed tone, "But a lot of people were very unhappy with you. If you come back, you'll probably be punished even more severely. They don't know you're still alive, so you should just stay in Stronghold 109 for now."
"Mhm," Luo Lan answered in a low voice.
"By the way," Qing Zhen said, "when you get to Stronghold 109, tell Lu Yuan to put out a wanted order for Ren Xiaosu, Xu Xianchu, Yang Xiaojin, and Luo Xinyu. I suspect that the four of them might have gone there after escaping from the Jing Mountains. After all, Stronghold 111 and Stronghold 109 are the closest places to the Jing Mountains right now."
Luo Lan looked at Ren Xiaosu awkwardly. "Ren Xiaosu is right next to me …."
Qing Zhen paused for a moment before asking in confusion, "You've caught him?!"
Luo Lan became even more embarrassed. "You might not believe it, but based on the current situation, he might have captured me …."
Qing Zhen was speechless.
Ren Xiaosu looked calmly at Luo Lan. Luo Lan quickly explained to Qing Zhen that it was Ren Xiaosu who saved him. Otherwise, he might have died just now.
Only then did Qing Zhen understand what had happened. Qing Zhen said over the phone, "Tell him that the matter between him and the Kyung Clan has been written off. Also, I, Qing Zhen, owe him a favor, a life."
"They want to enter Stronghold 109 and become legal residents there," Luo Lan said.
"Just tell Lu Yuan directly." Qing Zhen did not seem to take this matter to heart.
Phew. Ren Xiaosu heaved a sigh of relief. For the past few days, the words "Kyung Clan" had been hanging over his heart like a shadow.
It was a very scary thing to be targeted by such a behemoth. No one would be willing to go against a consortium that controlled more than 20 strongholds in this era.
Of course, Ren Xiaosu decided once again that he must not let Qing Zhen find out that he was the one who slashed the tires that night. Otherwise, based on the way Qing Zhen had scolded Xu Xianchu, Ren Xiaosu felt that this matter might not be over yet.
But Ren Xiaosu suddenly remembered what Qing Zhen had said. He wondered where Yang Xiaojin would go after escaping from the Jing Mountains. Stronghold 109 or Stronghold 111? Or somewhere even further away?
Luo Xinyu's ability to travel through the shadows could not be used indefinitely, so Yang Xiaojin and the others could not have gone far, right?
Ren Xiaosu looked at Yan Liuyuan and his Sister Xiaoyu. Everyone had heard the conversation between Luo Lan and Qing Zhen. At this moment, Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan both had a hint of excitement in their eyes.
This was because they understood they were no longer refugees. From now on, they would be legal residents of Stronghold 109!
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