Ren Xiaosu was a little surprised by Li Shentan's gift. When he asked Sister Xiaoyu if anyone had come looking for trouble, Sister Xiaoyu said no. However, he knew Sister Xiaoyu must have lied.
How could a house with more than a dozen women not be targeted in town?
This was also the reason why Ren Xiaosu was worried Jiang Wu would expose herself. If someone had ill intentions, Jiang Wu might be forced to use her superpower.
If that happened, it would attract the attention of the Pyro Company, and it would be a huge crisis.
Ren Xiaosu looked at Li Shentan. "I really appreciate this gift."
Li Shentan waved it off and said with a smile, "You don't have to be so polite. Also, the Li Consortium is planning to send their elite nanosoldiers to encircle the wolf pack. You can consider it as training with the wolves and have your wolf friends hide for a while. Some of the nanosoldiers … are quite powerful."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He could collect nanomachines again?!
Suddenly, Li Shentan did not know if he was seeing things, but he felt there was a hint of anticipation in Ren Xiaosu's eyes.
"Do you know where the Pyro Company members are hiding in the vicinity?" Ren Xiaosu changed the subject.
"They just left in the afternoon, but I don't know where they went. They might be trying their luck. Don't worry, they don't know who you are," Li Shentan said. Then he walked out the door.
This demon would be heading to the front lines with the Li Consortium's troops. Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt that if there were more people like Li Shentan in this world, war might really not be too far away.
There had always been a state of balance between the consortiums. Everyone was slowly plundering resources and using them to strengthen themselves. This was a process of collective growth.
But if one of the consortiums suddenly showed a weakness, the others would definitely be more than happy to share the cake.
After Li Shentan left, Sister Xiaoyu came out of the house and said curiously, "He's that Li Shentan, right? I saw him at the shop in Stronghold 109 before."
"Hmm." Ren Xiaosu frowned. No one knew what he was thinking. He suddenly said, "I might have to go back. I have a feeling that there's some hidden message in Li Shentan's words just now."
Initially, Ren Xiaosu had planned to stay in town for the night. After all, they had not seen each other in a long time, and there were a lot of things they needed to discuss. But when he asked about the Pyro Company earlier, Li Shentan told him the Pyro Company had left in the afternoon. This made Ren Xiaosu a little uneasy!
Yan Liuyuan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are we leaving just like that?"
"Yes." Ren Xiaosu sighed and said, "There's still a month before the Lunar New Year, so I'll definitely have a chance to come back again. Or … I'll bring y 'all to the outpost to celebrate the Lunar New Year together."
"Really?" Yan Liuyuan's eyes lit up. He also wanted to see what the place where Ren Xiaosu was working as a sentinel was like.
After Ren Xiaosu said that, he went out. Wang Fugui and Li Qingzheng had just finished handing over the money and goods. Both of them looked very satisfied.
"Wolf King, we have to go. There's something urgent that we have to attend to," Ren Xiaosu said to Li Qingzheng.
Li Qingzheng wondered, "We're leaving now? Shouldn't we wait a little longer? I haven't … "
"We have to go," Ren Xiaosu said in a serious tone.
However, Li Qingzheng thought for a moment. "Alright then, let's go back now."
When Li Qingzheng and Ren Xiaosu got into the car, Wang Fugui said, "Xiaosu, you have to take care of yourself. Our family is depending on you now, so nothing must happen to you."
"Don't worry." Ren Xiaosu said in a low voice, "I've come out unscathed even after two strongholds collapsed. I'm tough."
Wang Fugui smiled and said, "That's true. As long as you're around, our days will definitely get better."
Then Li Qingzheng started the car and drove out of town.
There were two grocery stores at the gate. One of them belonged to a woman, while the other was newly opened by Wang Fugui. But after Wang Fugui arrived, the business of the grocery store next door plummeted. As a result, the next-door neighbor was very dissatisfied with Old Wang.
While Wang Fugui was seeing Ren Xiaosu off, the next-door neighbor leaned against the door frame with her waist like a bucket. She looked on disdainfully as she munched on melon seeds. After Ren Xiaosu left, she suddenly called out to Old Wang, "What's the matter? Is that someone from your family?"
Wang Fugui smiled. "That's our boss. He's really impressive."
The woman spat out the melon seed rind at the door in disdain. "He's just a lousy soldier from the private army. I can't tell what's so impressive about him."
In the eyes of the refugees in town, the private troops were no longer of much value. The most impressive ones were still the consortiums' soldiers. The woman was not the only one who thought this way. Some people had thought that there was someone in Wang Fugui's family who was extremely powerful. But in the end, they were a little disappointed. It was only a soldier from the private army.
Wang Fugui smiled and did not say anything. That was because they were not from the same world to begin with.
…
On the way back, Li Qingzheng did not ask Ren Xiaosu why he was in such a hurry to return to the outpost. But when Ren Xiaosu saw Li Qingzheng's attitude, he suddenly realized that Li Qingzheng might have discovered something.
Ren Xiaosu looked at Li Qingzheng. "You —"
But before he could finish, Li Qingzheng interrupted him, "I don't know anything."
Ren Xiaosu did not know whether to laugh or cry. He recalled how Li Qingzheng had taken the initiative to ask everyone to return to the house when the wolves attacked the military transport truck. At that time, Li Qingzheng might have already discovered something.
Li Qingzheng said, "When I was young, my father brought me to town to meet a fortune-teller. He said that I'd have a rotten life. At that time, my father nearly beat him up. But he also said that I'd have a chance to turn things around in this life."
"What chance?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.
"He said that I'd meet a benefactor when I was 29 years old. I was just 29 the day I met you."
Ren Xiaosu sighed and said, "Feudal superstition is really harmful."
The drive took three hours. As Ren Xiaosu said it was a rather urgent matter, Li Qingzheng drove even faster. When they arrived at the outpost's entrance, Ren Xiaosu suddenly saw tire tracks on the ground. His expression changed drastically. "Faster, there's an uninvited guest coming up the mountain!"
This dirt road only led to the outpost. The snow had just melted, and the ground was muddy. If a vehicle passed by, tire tracks would definitely be left behind. Therefore, Ren Xiaosu felt an even greater sense of danger.
According to Li Shentan, the Pyro Company was only out here to try their luck. Perhaps after they found out about the disappearance of the two officers, they thought it might be the work of a supernatural being. Therefore, they came to the nearby outpost to see if there were any potential supernatural beings around.
The truck drove all the way to the outpost. However, when the anxious Ren Xiaosu saw the scene in front of the outpost, he was stunned.
He saw Nonsense leisurely sitting next to the campfire and eating barbecued meat with the others. Meanwhile, five strangers were kneeling in a row next to him. They were covered in wounds, and one of them was even coughing up blood as he knelt there.
The moment Nonsense saw Ren Xiaosu, his expression changed. "Why are you back so soon!"
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