The important figures of the Kyung Clan in the conference room were still chatting and laughing just a moment ago. But now, they suddenly fell silent.
Qing Huai was one of the best of the middle-aged generation who led troops into battle, and the soldiers he led were also quite outstanding. Everyone thought the 7th Combat Brigade heading to Stronghold 113 to annihilate the Experimentals would be a sure thing. But they did not expect bad news to come from the front lines before the meeting was even over.
"How could the 7th Combat Brigade, which has several thousand soldiers, be ambushed by a few hundred Experimentals?" Someone wondered, "Could this information be fake? You should know that the 7th Combat Brigade is equipped with the best combat equipment, and they're also the strongest in terms of combat strength."
Of course, the person speaking actually understood that the strongest combat forces in the Kyung Clan in the past were still the 5th Combat Brigade under Qing Zhen and the 6th Combat Brigade under Luo Lan. But weren't the 5th and 6th Combat Brigades no longer around?
The 5th Combat Brigade had been disbanded, and all of its combat personnel were split up and assigned to other fighting forces. Meanwhile, the 6th Combat Brigade was destroyed in the earthquake.
In fact, everyone was reluctant to make a move against Qing Zhen in the past because Luo Lan and Qing Zhen had more powerful troops under their command. As such, they were a little wary of them. But once something happened to Luo Lan, Qing Zhen would be hard-pressed to do anything on his own.
However, what they did not know was that not all of Luo Lan's soldiers had died in the disaster at Stronghold 113. Back then, the stronghold had only split the military camp in two and forcibly separated the combat troops so that they could not regroup.
Now, the crack in the ground that snaked out from the Jing Mountains had become known as the Jing Mountains Staircase. The staircase looked like it was forcefully squeezing a fold out of the plains.
It was almost foreseeable that in the next few centuries or millennia, this place would become a new mountain range.
But before the Kyung Clan found a new coal mine, they would never give up on this place.
The old man in the conference room said calmly, "The number of Experimentals has exceeded our expectations. There might already be close to a thousand of them. They raided Qing Huai's campsite like lightning when he was setting up camp. He did not expect the Experimentals to take the initiative to attack. I suspect a new life form has appeared in the Experimentals … an intelligent Experimental."
"It looks like Stronghold 113 has become their lair." Someone sighed and said, "Why don't we use Qing Zhen and let Qing Zhen deal with these Experimentals? He's very experienced in war …."
The old man looked at the person who had spoken, and an inexplicable pressure spread out in the conference room. The old man said, "Qing Yun, bring the 1st combat brigade over. How can the will of the consortium compromise with an individual? Starting today, Qing Zhen is not allowed to take a step out of his villa.
At this moment, the other big shots in the conference room had their own thoughts. All these years, Qing Zhen had proven his capabilities to the organization. But when the organization's will changed, this capable young man could only become a prisoner of honor.
But they felt that if Qing Zhen had been the one to go to Stronghold 113 this time, the outcome would have been completely different.
Qing Zhen and Luo Lan had indeed suffered heavy losses during the incident in the Jing Mountains. But who could have predicted natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? This was an unstoppable force.
…
At this moment, a convoy of supply trucks was slowly driving towards Stronghold 109. A dark figure was clinging to the undercarriage of a large truck. This person was Xu Xianchu, who had traveled a long way to get to Stronghold 109.
Xu Xianchu gritted his teeth and persevered. Clinging to the undercarriage was not an easy task, but he was determined to infiltrate Stronghold 109. At this time, who could have expected Xu Xianchu to directly enter Stronghold 109?
Just as he had expected, the entire Stronghold 109 was not particularly concerned about Xu Xianchu's arrest. After all, this place was not under the control of the Kyung Clan. So even though Lu Yuan had given them face, he was not very enthusiastic about it.
Moreover, everyone felt that Xu Xianchu would not force his way into the stronghold. So when Ren Xiaosu went to the gold shop, he realized that although the stronghold's Public Order Division had posted a photo of Xu Xianchu, they only instructed them to report if anyone handled the black gold. If they really wanted to conduct a strict investigation, it would probably be much stricter than this.
So Xu Xianchu made the most logical judgment.
At this time, it was probably the time for the private troops to change shifts.
Xu Xianchu knew all too well what the private troops were like. Almost all the private troops in the world were the same, because all the consortiums in the world were also like that.
When he was still at Stronghold 113, he had observed that the private troops would always check the trucks entering and exiting the stronghold very carefully. But during the night shift, the checks would be much more lax.
In fact, many of the prohibited items were transported into the stronghold at this time. There were even people who specifically bribed the private troops in hopes that they would turn a blind eye to their activities.
Xu Xianchu guessed that the private troops of Stronghold 109 were probably like this as well. Of course, he was not 100% sure, but if he wanted to sneak into the stronghold, this was definitely the time to do so.
If it really did not work, he would just run away by force. In any case, the private troops would not be able to stop him.
Sure enough, just as Xu Xianchu had expected, this convoy of supplies did not even undergo the most basic checks when they entered the stronghold.
While Xu Xianchu heaved a sigh of relief, he was also a little puzzled. The management of Stronghold 109's private troops seemed to be more lax than Stronghold 113's?
After the convoy rumbled into the stronghold, Xu Xianchu climbed out from under the truck and climbed into the cargo container. These vehicles were semi-enclosed suspended trucks that were similar to coal trucks, and the roofs were open.
Xu Xianchu sat in the cargo container and thought about his next plan. He was so tired from all the running that he just wanted to find a quiet place to eat something and get some sleep.
When he looked at the goods in the cargo container, Xu Xianchu suddenly felt a little puzzled. The items here were all nailed up with wooden boxes, so he could not tell what they were from the outside.
At this moment, the truck he was in suddenly deviated from the convoy. The other vehicles continued driving forward, but the truck he was in had left the convoy and was headed to some unknown place.
…
Someone had smuggled them in!
Before he could figure it out, the truck came to a stop. A voice came from outside the truck. "Quickly unload the goods and put them in the warehouse. We'll find an opportunity to distribute them tomorrow."
The side of the cargo container was opened with a bang. Following that, Xu Xianchu and Luo Lan stared at each other.
It was already late at night. Luo Lan shone his flashlight and looked inside. He wanted to take a closer look at what the person in the cargo container looked like. But a moment later …
Luo Lan exclaimed, "Holy shit, Xu Xianchu …"
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