Chapter 259
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As Ren Xiaosu ran into the mountains, he roughly estimated that he only had time to collect the nanomachines from 14 Divine Arms officers. However, these people had more nanomachines than Lin Qi and the others. Therefore, if Ren Xiaosu were to use his armor to protect himself, he would only be left with his calf, while the rest of his body would be covered.
He would definitely not stick to the form of his armor during battle and would try to protect his vital parts as much as possible. But this calculation was also to make it easier for him to keep track of the number of nanomachines he had collected.
As he fled from the battlefield, Ren Xiaosu was still thinking about how he had seen quite a few dead Divine Arms officers lying in the snow while he was collecting the nanomachines.
Just the number of Divine Arms officers he saw alone numbered in the dozens. If it were a normal sniper, he probably wouldn't have such lethality, right?
Moreover, as long as the sniper fired a shot, the rest of the Divine Arms officers would immediately move at high speed. Based on the speed of the Divine Arms officers, it would be impossible for them to kill so many of them unless they were sharpshooters.
Looking at the dead bodies of the Divine Arms officers, Ren Xiaosu was certain these people had attacked the sniper's position. They had tried to dodge the sniper's bullets with their speed and even tried to find and kill the sniper.
But they failed.
The two surviving Divine Arms officers were probably injured, so the others asked them to retreat first. That was why they were spared while the others were all killed!
These were the Divine Arms soldiers they were talking about. Even if their morale had been taken down by the Kyung Clan due to their tactical mistakes, they were still the Divine Arms soldiers who were highly valued by the Li Consortium. How could a sniper kill over a hundred of them on their way here?
Could the sniper also have the Perfect Firearms Proficiency like Yang Xiaojin? But how could there be so many sharpshooters in this world?
Honestly speaking, Ren Xiaosu had a feeling that the sniper could very well be Yang Xiaojin. But the evidence told him otherwise.
Besides, there was no reason for Yang Xiaojin to appear here.
Ren Xiaosu first went to the Potato Shooter to get his share of potatoes for the day before returning to the campsite.
"Xiaosu is back?" Li Qingzheng happily took the potatoes from Ren Xiaosu's arms and said, "Be careful when you're cooking. I heard that the people in the other tents have run out of food. Some people are so hungry that they can't take it anymore. They're going out to look for food despite their fear."
"What were we supposed to do earlier?" Ren Xiaosu patted the snow off his body and said, "At this time, our stamina and energy are at their lowest. We don't even have enough stamina to look for food."
Chen Wudi walked over to Ren Xiaosu and helped him brush away the snow that he could not touch. He even handed him a piece of hot potato. "Master, have some potatoes."
Ren Xiaosu took a look at the sky outside. "We've already been here for four days. Other than us, I'm afraid no one else has anything to eat. If we continue wasting time here, everyone will die."
"It's not just us." Li Qingzheng sighed and said, "We only have 1,000 people here, but I'm afraid there are more than 20,000 soldiers on the battlefield who are starving. They've all been harmed by the commander of the private army. If everyone had a full stomach, it wouldn't be so hard on them. But it's different now. Who knows, after the heavy snowfall passes, just the number of people who will starve to death will number in the thousands."
All of a sudden, there was a commotion at the campsite. Ren Xiaosu pulled open the tent flap and looked out. But because the tents were blocking his view, he could not see what was going on.
"You guys stay in the tents. I'll go take a look." Ren Xiaosu said as he walked out of the tent. He saw a lot of people walking out of their tents. It seemed like there was some sort of commotion in the southernmost area behind them.
"What's the matter?" someone asked.
"I don't know. I only came out because I heard the commotion. Could it be that there's a fight going on over there?"
Someone said indifferently, "Why are they still fighting when they're so hungry?"
Ren Xiaosu ignored them and continued walking south. When he was almost at the end of the campsite, he saw that there were people who were not part of the private army here!
It was a special platoon. They were looking for someone at the edge of the campsite to ask something. Ren Xiaosu got closer and heard what they were saying. "Why are y 'all stationed here? Why didn't y' all arrive at the strategic location at the designated time? Where's the commander of the campsite? Come out and answer our questions!"
Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. These people were not wearing the uniform of a combat unit but the Office of Special Investigations' uniform!
He quickly realized they were probably here to investigate the incident involving the Divine Arms Battalion. Since the Divine Arms Battalion had been ambushed by the Kyung Clan, it would definitely set off a chain reaction.
Moreover, their private army had exchanged vehicles and uniforms with the Divine Arms Battalion, so they would definitely become the primary target of the Office of Special Investigations' investigation.
After figuring this out, Ren Xiaosu hid in the crowd. He did not intend to have anything to do with the Office of Special Investigations at this point in time.
The commander of the reinforced company next to Liu Taiyu walked over and said, "Our commander is still unconscious. He was kicked unconscious by a Divine Arms officer and has been running a high fever ever since he woke up. It was the Divine Arms Battalion's decision to station us here."
The commander pushed all the blame onto the Divine Arms Battalion in one go. After all, the dead could not testify.
The people from the Office of Special Investigations frowned and said, "Where are the Divine Arms officers? Get them out here for questioning."
When Ren Xiaosu heard this, he thought the Office of Special Investigations was really arrogant. They were even shouting at the Divine Arms Battalion like they were their subordinates. It was no wonder no one found anything wrong with him reprimanding them in his capacity as the Office of Special Investigations.
The company commander explained, "The Divine Arms officers insisted on going out to hunt for rabbits the morning before yesterday. In the end, they were attacked by an unknown plant. A total of five Divine Arms officers were killed. If you don't believe me, you can ask the others."
The people from the Office of Special Investigations looked around suspiciously. The surrounding private soldiers quickly nodded. "We tried to chase after them, but we couldn't. By the time we got there, they were already dead."
These people felt a little guilty for leaving the officers in the lurch, so they had already prepared their testimonies.
The platoon commander of the Office of Special Investigations frowned. "Bring me to the commanding officer of your private army, and then to the location where the Divine Arms officers died!"
Ren Xiaosu was no longer panicking. All the private soldiers were trying to find ways to lie for him, so what was there for him to panic about?
The commander of the reinforced company led the Office of Special Investigations people into the campsite. The people from the Office of Special Investigations first checked on Liu Taiyu's condition. The person in charge of the examination nodded at the platoon commander. "He's indeed running a high fever. It's probably caused by inflammation in his body after he suffered internal bleeding during the kicking process."
The platoon commander of the Office of Special Investigations said to the reinforced company's commander, "Give me the roster of your private army. We'll go to the location where the Divine Arms Battalion died."
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