Back at Stronghold 109, Ren Xiaosu had heard of the names Fang Yujing and Cicada on the streetcar. At that time, he wondered if the celebrities in this stronghold were also members of the Saboteurs because of Luo Xinyu's existence.
But later on, he felt he was wrong. Luo Xinyu and Lu Yuan had waited for Yang Xiaojin in the wilderness for such a long time during the disaster at Stronghold 109, but no one else was seen on the streetcar. If these two celebrities were members of the Saboteurs, they would have been taken away by them long ago.
Moreover, if Fang Yujing were really a member of the Saboteurs, there would be no need for her to use such a method to get close to him. It was just like how Luo Xinyu greeted Ren Xiaosu openly when she found out he was her neighbor.
From the looks of it, those cliques of escapees had somehow found out about Fang Yujing's identity and wanted to capture her. In the end, Fang Yujing came to his side and started playing tricks.
Regardless of whether this deduction was correct or not, Ren Xiaosu did not intend to care about Fang Yujing at all. If anyone still tried to make a move on this big celebrity after she returned, Chen Wudi would naturally be the one to smash their heads.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu had already delegated all the good deeds to Chen Wudi with a peace of mind.
However, Ren Xiaosu still repeatedly reminded Chen Wudi not to reveal his superpower as much as possible. He had also instructed Jiang Wu to do the same.
When Jiang Wu awakened her superpower yesterday, the escapees had all fled in a panic, so no one saw it. Therefore, in the eyes of the escapees, they were just a group of normal people with guns.
In this way, even if everyone arrived outside the next stronghold together, they would not attract any special attention from the consortiums.
This was also the reason why Ren Xiaosu would rather use a gun than his superpower last night.
After all, most of the consortiums were not very friendly to supernatural beings.
But at this moment, the faint roar of a vehicle came from up ahead. Ren Xiaosu looked up in the direction of the sound and was surprised to see a convoy of vehicles approaching. The vehicles had the logo of the Li Consortium's white spider printed on them.
In fact, it was not a white spider, but a spider-like nanomachines with distinct edges.
Ren Xiaosu frowned. The last thing he wanted to see now was the people of the Li family.
The hundreds of military transport vehicles slowly stopped in front of the refugees, their tires were all fastened with anti-skid chains.
More than ten platoons jumped down from the convoy and slowly approached them. The escapees cried and screamed for help as if they had seen their saviors. It was as if they had seen their loved ones.
The officer at the front said coldly, "Where did you come from?"
One of the escapees said tearfully, "Sir, we're residents of Stronghold 109. We escaped from there."
Another escapee said in joy, "I told you we would definitely be able to wait for the rescue troops. I didn't expect the Li Consortium to remember us. Sir, do you have any food? We're starving to death."
The officer said coldly, "I'm not here to rescue you. We were ordered to come to Stronghold 109 to exterminate the invaders. We're only responsible for transporting everyone back to the stronghold town. We're not responsible for providing you with food."
The escapees were stunned. "Aren't you going to save us first?"
The officer glanced at the escapees and said to his deputy next to him, "Count the number of escapees, sir."
The consortium's combat troops, who were armed with live ammunition, quickly counted the escapees. But during this process, they kept their guns pointed at the escapees to prevent them from rioting.
When the escapees saw the guns, they wanted to protest loudly. However, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.
When everyone saw the troops, they were so happy it was like they had seen their loved ones. But now, they realized they were not their loved ones!
At this moment, someone finally could not hold it in any longer. A young man walked to the front of the crowd and said, "My brother-in-law is the chief of Stronghold 108's Public Order Division. Everyone, please bring me back. My brother-in-law will definitely thank all of you handsomely."
The officer smiled and said, "All the strongholds now strictly prohibit non-military personnel from entering or leaving. Even if all of you go back, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter the stronghold again. So it's better not to brag so much. I hope y 'all can recognize your current situation. From now on, you'll all be refugees and no longer residents of the strongholds. Besides, isn't it a little too much for a mere chief of the Public Order Division to say he'll be thanking our Li Consortium's troops handsomely? "
When Ren Xiaosu heard this, he realized the Li Consortium had probably decided to strictly control access to the strongholds after learning their lesson at Stronghold 109. This was to prevent any more dangerous people from getting in.
However, this was exactly what Ren Xiaosu wanted. He did not want to enter the Li Consortium's strongholds in the first place. Who knew what dangerous plans Li Shentan might be plotting now?
From the conversation, Ren Xiaosu could tell the soldiers did not care about the stronghold management system at all in the face of the Li Consortium's troops. This was enough to show how important an army was to an entire consortium.
At this moment, someone asked, "Then what do we do when we get back? Are we only allowed to be refugees outside of town? We're proper stronghold residents after all! "
The officer smiled and said, "Don't worry about not having a place to go. Our Li Consortium has already started a new round of conscription. Everyone of suitable age will have to enlist. Who knows, you might even end up working under me in the future. As for the women, they'll have to go to the factory to sew new military uniforms. It's wartime now, so there's no reason for us to reason with you. "
Ren Xiaosu frowned. The Li Consortium was actually planning on forcefully conscripting soldiers? Surely they wouldn't fucking conscript him, right?!
After the stronghold was destroyed, the Li Consortium had lost a combat unit. In order to face an even more dangerous world, it was reasonable for them to conscript soldiers.
Moreover, several organizations were the main culprits behind the destruction of Stronghold 109. If the Li Consortium wanted revenge, they would definitely have to expand their military strength.
But Ren Xiaosu did not expect he would actually encounter a conscription!
"Bro, what should we do?" Yan Liuyuan muttered.
At this moment, the officer said to his deputy, "Call the private troops and tell them we've found the refugees. Get them to escort these refugees back and keep a close watch on them."
A short while later, another dozen or so military transport trucks drove up from behind. Ren Xiaosu said, "We can't beat them right now. Let's follow them to Stronghold 108's town first. We'll find an opportunity to leave when we get there."
It was definitely unrealistic to force their way out at this moment. If it were only Ren Xiaosu, he could just leave as he pleased. But if he left, what would happen to Yan Liuyuan and the others?
The men and women were seated separately in the vehicles. The private soldiers were all watching them with their automatic rifles, as though they were afraid they would escape.
Before they parted ways, Ren Xiaosu looked at Jiang Wu and said, "It's your turn to protect Sister Xiaoyu now. I'll protect the male students here. The rest of you, take care of yourselves."
Jiang Wu looked at him and said in seriousness, "I will. You be careful too."
After that, Ren Xiaosu led Yan Liuyuan, Chen Wudi, and the male students into one of the trucks. Meanwhile, Sister Xiaoyu and the others got into the other truck.
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