Defection?
The Board members in the conference room fell silent. This was a serious crime.
There had been defections in the Kyung Clan in the past, but there had been almost none in recent years. That was because the price of defection was too high, and the consortium would never let any defector off.
Someone asked the secretary, "Did Qing Zhen leave any messages behind?"
"He left a letter on the desk in the villa." The secretary said, "He said he was going out to get some fresh air."
Everyone in the conference room was stunned. Did Qing Zhen take the Board's decision lightly? They told him not to take a step out of the villa, but he ended up leaving the stronghold!
The old man thought for a moment and said, "He didn't even bother defecting to the Li Consortium. I suspect he must've gotten news of the disappearance of the Experimentals from somewhere. There should be some connection between these two incidents. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a coincidence."
Someone wondered, "Are you saying that Qing Zhen left the stronghold because of the news of the Experimentals?"
"That seems to be the case," the old man said with a gloomy expression.
When the Board members in the conference room heard the old man's words, they were a little confused. "But what does the news of the Experimentals have to do with Qing Zhen? Why would he want to escape? "
"It looks like Qing Zhen has already determined that a large number of the Experimentals are probably heading towards Stronghold 109." The old man said, "And Qing Zhen probably went there to rescue his brother, Luo Lan."
Luo Lan's existence in Stronghold 109 was not a secret. The only reason the consortium did not order Luo Lan to return was because they could not be bothered with the illegitimate child.
Everyone knew that Qing Zhen and Luo Lan had a very good relationship. But no one expected Qing Zhen to risk being accused of defection and sneak out of Stronghold 111 for Luo Lan.
"But what's the use of Qing Zhen going to Stronghold 111 by himself?" Someone wondered, "He doesn't even have any subordinates left."
Someone asked the secretary, "Are there any movements from the soldiers who were assigned to the other fighting forces?"
"No, they're all very obedient. They're all in their barracks," the secretary said.
When he said that, everyone fell silent. Based on Qing Zhen's character, how could he possibly go to Stronghold 109 without bringing anyone with him?
There was only one explanation. Qing Zhen probably controlled a secret force that even the Board didn't know about.
In fact, wasn't this the reason why the Board took back Qing Zhen's power? The most famous shadow in the financial group was about to lose control.
…
Ren Xiaosu felt that something was not quite right these past few days. The entire stronghold seemed to have suddenly quietened down.
No one was stirring up trouble, nor were there any more battles. It was as though the various forces had come to Stronghold 109 just for sightseeing.
Ren Xiaosu didn't see Yang Xiaojin at the holiday ceremony after the final exams. According to the procedure, students were supposed to collect their papers for the summer vacation, and then the results would be announced. At the same time, the teacher would explain the final exams to everyone.
In the end, it was as though Yang Xiaojin had disappeared.
The only thing that didn't surprise Ren Xiaosu was that Yang Xiaojin's papers scored 140 points in each subject, not a point more or less.
When Jiang Wu handed out the papers, she asked which ones belonged to Class Monitor Ren Xiaosu and which ones belonged to School Commissary Ren Xiaosu.
In the end, Ren Xiaosu took advantage of Yang Xiaojin's absence and shamelessly took the one with the higher marks.
Jiang Wu said to Ren Xiaosu a little puzzled, "The handwriting on that paper is very delicate. It doesn't look like your handwriting, does it?"
Then she saw the name "Class Monitor of Year 12-7, Ren Xiaosu" written on the paper. Jiang Wu heaved a sigh of relief. "It's really your paper. I didn't expect you to score so high."
This time, it was Ren Xiaosu's turn to be at a loss for words.
It was said that on that afternoon, a third-year girl from another class was looking for Ren Xiaosu and wanted to gather her classmates to beat him up. In the end, when a large group of people arrived at the entrance of Ren Xiaosu's class, they were all stopped by Ren Xiaosu's other classmates.
At that time, the students from other classes were a little puzzled. This class was quite united, but could they guarantee that he would never be left alone?
However, Ren Xiaosu's classmates said sincerely, "We're stopping you guys to protect you, understand?" Li Mo was unconvinced on the spot.
Li Mo refused to accept it on the spot. "That Ren Xiaosu from your class clearly doesn't know anything, yet he deliberately made me copy his papers and caused me to score only 40 points in all my subjects. Is that something a fucking human would do?"
Ren Xiaosu was not in the class. His classmates looked at each other and suddenly said, "Are you mistaken? Ren Xiaosu scored 560 points in this exam!"
Li Mo was speechless.
That's even more inhumane, alright?! '
Ren Xiaosu was no longer in the mood to go to school, nor was he in the mood to pay attention to what was happening in school.
That was because he knew something big would definitely happen in the next few days. All of this was just the calm before the storm.
Ever since he became a supernatural being, he was destined to have a different outlook from ordinary students. While the other students were still thinking about how they should spend the holidays, Ren Xiaosu had already started thinking about how he could survive this chaos.
After the quest to make Ren Xiaosu copy the papers was completed, the palace rewarded him with 1.0 Dexterity. Currently, Ren Xiaosu's Strength was 8.5, and his Dexterity was 6.1. However, the crisis this time would probably not be changed by just a little more Dexterity.
Ren Xiaosu was looking forward to what reward the palace would give him after he completed the quest to take in Dong Funan.
After all, the previous side quest reward was a black saber.
In Ren Xiaosu's heart, the words "side quest" represented a high-quality reward.
Actually, it was not only Yang Xiaojin who had suddenly disappeared. Even Luo Lan had not been to the shop for many days. The number of Li Consortium's combat troops on the streets was decreasing bit by bit. In the end, only the private troops and the Public Order Division remained.
Everything was very abnormal, but the atmosphere was getting calmer.
Ren Xiaosu stood at the entrance of the shop and looked at the pedestrians coming and going outside. Suddenly, someone stuffed a brown envelope into Ren Xiaosu's hand as he passed by.
He retreated into the shop and opened the envelope. Inside was a yellowed ginkgo leaf and a short message.
Was this the intel Luo Lan got someone to send to him? Why was it still so mysterious?
Ren Xiaosu opened it and saw the message: "A large number of Experimentals have gone missing from Stronghold 113 and are suspected to be on their way to Stronghold 109. You must find a way to leave the stronghold within three days. "
The letter did not mention how they were supposed to leave. But for Luo Lan, it was already very benevolent of him to give such a timely reminder. After all, their friendship was not as deep as it seemed.
But what made Ren Xiaosu frown was the information revealed in the letter. It seemed that the Kyung Clan Consortium was not very optimistic about the arrival of the Experimentals.
Were those Experimentals crazy? Why did they suddenly want to attack Stronghold 109?
No matter what, there would probably be a major change in the stronghold within three days. Those who coveted the research results would definitely make their move within these three days.
There was no time to waste. It was just that they did not know who would make the first move and start the chaotic battle.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and said to Wang Fugui, Sister Xiaoyu, and the others, "It's time to leave. Let's start packing our things."
Wang Fugui touched the counter that had just been wiped clean and said regretfully, "I didn't expect I'd have to run away from such a good shop again."
Ren Xiaosu smiled and said, "Why? You can't bear to leave?"
"That's not it." Wang Fugui smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaosu, have you realized it yet? These hundred-odd strongholds have stood tall in the wastelands for decades or even centuries. But this year, they've been attacked one after another. This is no coincidence, but the real chaos is about to return."
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