Ren Xiaosu asked kindly, "What's your rank? What's your name? "
The nanosoldier said, "First Lieutenant, Commander Dong Mingshuai."
Ren Xiaosu patted the nanosoldier on the shoulder and said, "Mhm, I'm a captain. You've done a good job, so hurry up and go back to sleep."
The nanosoldier nodded numbly. He silently memorized Ren Xiaosu's military identification number and planned to check it when he got back to the tent later to see if this guy was really from the Office of Special Investigations.
Meanwhile, the commander of the forward operating base was speechless as he looked at the mess in the cafeteria. The manager of the cafeteria probed, "Sir, there's something wrong with the Divine Arms Battalion. Their appetite is a little big …"
It was not only their appetite that was a little big, but their habit of bringing something with them before leaving was really a pain in the ass.
When Ren Xiaosu and the others came to eat, everyone thought that since there were only 30 of them, how much could they eat? They could just let them eat.
But later, there was a strange turn of events. Why did they have to call their friends over for supper?
Suddenly, a soldier ran into the cafeteria from outside. The commander of the forward operating base asked, "Have you confirmed it?"
The soldier hesitated for a moment before saying, "I reported this matter to both the Divine Arms Battalion and the Office of Special Investigations. In the end, both sides replied that … we have no right to question them."
No right to question them was actually a form of tacit approval. If these people who came to eat were really in disguise, the higher-ups would have been furious and investigated thoroughly by now.
What the commander of the forward operating base did not know was that the Divine Arms Battalion had confirmed the moment they received the news that these people were just the private troops. But in order to not expose their plan, they could only pinch their noses and accept it.
Meanwhile, Nonsense was used to it.
Actually, the commander of the Divine Arms Battalion did not care how much the private soldiers ate since it was not their pay anyway. What they cared about was that the Office of Special Investigations was actually investigating if there were any spies among them.
Nonsense was also used to it.
When Ren Xiaosu and the others returned to the tent, everyone was surprised that Ren Xiaosu was not punished. However, no one dared to ask.
In fact, when Ren Xiaosu kindly relayed the information to them, they ended up betraying Ren Xiaosu. This made everyone feel a little guilty.
Chen Wudi sat in the tent and asked Ren Xiaosu, "Master, do you blame them? You clearly let them eat their fill, but no one was willing to stand up for you in the end. "
At that moment, Chen Wudi was even thinking of fighting their way out with Ren Xiaosu. However, Ren Xiaosu used his Office of Special Investigations ID to save himself.
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, "That's strange, but it's to be expected."
"But I don't feel any anger coming from you, Master." Chen Wudi whispered, "I was very angry, and I'm still very angry now. When I think about this in the future, I'll probably still be very angry. And those things in the past, those evil people. "
Ren Xiaosu smiled. "It's fine, they can't hurt us."
"Mhm." Chen Wudi nodded. "Go ahead and sleep, Master. I'll keep watch for the first half of the night."
"OK." Ren Xiaosu then fell asleep. With Chen Wudi keeping watch, he was not worried about getting ambushed at all. In this tent, the only people he could trust were Chen Wudi and the other eight students. He did not even trust Li Qingzheng.
The trust he had with Chen Wudi and the others had been built up over time. Including the students, none of them had ever betrayed him in Stronghold 109.
Of course, the one he trusted the most was still Chen Wudi.
When Li Qingzheng and the others looked at Ren Xiaosu, they immediately felt that Ren Xiaosu was a very carefree person. So many things had happened tonight, but he could still fall asleep the moment he laid down.
Meanwhile, Chen Wudi sat cross-legged next to Ren Xiaosu and forbade anyone from getting close to him.
After daybreak, the officers of the Divine Arms Battalion continued setting off with the entire group of private troops as though nothing had happened last night.
The front line between Mt. Fengyi, Mt. Tantou, and Mt. Shuanglong was very long. If a war were to break out, the Kyung Clan would have to pass through one of the mountain roads there to invade the Li Consortium's hinterland. That was why the Li Consortium had used a large number of private troops to fill in the gaps there as cannon fodder.
It was said that further north of Mt. Shuanglong was a city from before The Cataclysm. It was located at the intersection of three rivers, and there used to be a dam upstream.
But after The Cataclysm, no one managed the dam, so the floodgates were never opened to release the water. In the end, the dam burst and the river changed course, turning the bustling city into a swamp.
In summer, the entire area would be shrouded in clouds and rain due to the evaporation of water vapor.
Fortunately, it was winter now, and it was getting colder and colder. Some of the smaller tributaries had even frozen over.
When they set off, everyone encountered another problem.
The real Divine Arms Battalion had already driven off with the military transport trucks. They were thinking of exchanging vehicles for vehicles, but they had forgotten something. The soldiers in the private army had not received driving training, and only a few of them knew how to drive.
So in the past, when a truck could transport 30 people, everyone could still drive on the road. If there were extra people in the vehicles who knew how to drive, they could still take turns to drive.
But now that they had switched to off-road vehicles … there were not enough drivers.
The officer of the Divine Arms Battalion was a little confused as he stood in front of the large group of off-road vehicles. Why did his plan keep running into problems?
However, the officer of the Divine Arms Battalion was also a decisive person. He resolutely said, "Abandon the vehicles and walk into the wilderness. Don't take the main roads and create the illusion that we're deliberately covering our tracks!"
Ren Xiaosu could understand this decision. If they were to walk into the wilderness like this, there would be a greater sense of secrecy. If the spies discovered that a group of troops dressed in the Divine Arms uniform had deliberately chosen not to take the main roads and were instead hiding their tracks in the wilderness, they would probably be even more interested in the troops' whereabouts.
But the problem was that he had just learned how to drive, so how could he abandon his vehicle on the road?
Moreover, with the physical fitness of the private soldiers, at least half of them would probably not be able to reach their destination if they were to walk in the wilderness.
Chen Wudi suddenly asked, "What if the spies don't notice us at all if we walk in the wilderness?"
Ren Xiaosu nearly applauded. "Good question."
As a matter of fact, spies would not go into the wilderness for no reason. They would definitely mix in with the rest of the troops and travel on the main roads. So there was another possibility. The spies might not even know that there were people secretly advancing in the mountains.
Because they were too well hidden.
The officer of the Divine Arms Battalion choked for a long time. "Do as I say!"
Even if Ren Xiaosu was from the Office of Special Investigations, he could not influence the Divine Arms Battalion's battle plans. You could investigate the spies, but how the war was fought was still up to the Divine Arms Battalion!
Although the Divine Arms Battalion did not want to offend the Office of Special Investigations, if something went wrong with the plan, would the Office of Special Investigations or the Divine Arms Battalion take the blame?
Of course, Ren Xiaosu did not really care if the Office of Special Investigations took the blame or not.
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