At this moment, Ren Xiaosu realized he had misunderstood. Before the war, he was still wondering why the Saboteurs did not step forward to stop the war or sabotage it.
Only now did he realize the Saboteurs' main target was only the nuclear test sites and nothing else.
It was probably just as Yang Xiaojin had said. The world had once fallen into a disaster because of this, so humans should not try to control it again.
However, Ren Xiaosu asked curiously, "But I think what Qing Zhen said makes a lot of sense. That was the fault of humans, not the nuclear weapons."
Yang Xiaojin said, "That's what I thought at the beginning too. But after the 17 nuclear test sites were all used for military research, no one questioned this idea anymore."
"But if Qing Zhen really had that kind of weapon in his hands when the Kyung Clan started the war this time, the Li Consortium would probably have been wiped out a long time ago," Ren Xiaosu said.
"I don't know." Yang Xiaojin shook her head.
Actually, Ren Xiaosu did not support anyone in this matter. That was because such a "major event" did not seem to have anything to do with him. After all, he was just a refugee who wanted to survive.
Qing Zhen's reasoning made sense, and the Saboteurs also had their facts to back it up. Who could decide who was right and who was wrong until the very last moment?
Ren Xiaosu asked again, "17 nuclear test sites? Where are they? Are they from the Kyung Clan? "
"No." Yang Xiaojin shook her head. "Actually, the Saboteurs' main area of activity in recent years has shifted to the Central Plains. The 17 nuclear test sites were also destroyed there. There are very few Saboteurs left in the Southwest. That's a much wider world."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. This was the second time he had heard the term "Central Plains" mentioned. After The Cataclysm, humans firmly defended their strongholds, and information and transportation were also cut off.
Therefore, ever since he was young, Ren Xiaosu thought the world was only that big. To the northeast was the Kyung Clan, to the north was the Yang Clan, to the Northwest was Stronghold 178, and to the south was the Li Consortium.
This used to be the map of the world in Ren Xiaosu's mind, but he later discovered that this was not the case. Zhang Jinglin had mentioned it before, but he did not go into detail. He only said that the road from the Southwest to the Central Plains was not easy to travel. After the movement of the earth's crust, the roads had been destroyed, and the mountains and altitude had become a natural barrier to the Southwest.
Ren Xiaosu asked curiously, "What is the Central Plains like?"
"I've never been there either." Yang Xiaojin shook her head. "I heard from my aunt that it's even more prosperous and glorious there. There are even continuous highways connecting the strongholds, and the residents can travel freely between the strongholds without any worries. Some people even drive to faraway places for sightseeing. The stronghold's gate would be opened during the day and then closed at night. She once said that Stronghold 1 is like a miracle of human civilization. At night, it's like a star that never goes out. "
"You want to go to the Central Plains?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
Yang Xiaojin gave him a look and said, "I'm not going."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. Based on what Yang Xiaojin had said, the Saboteurs' base of operations had already moved to the Central Plains. Logically speaking, Yang Xiaojin should be heading there as well. Why was she not going?
"By the way," Yang Xiaojin said, "Luo Lan should be leaving Stronghold 88 soon. If everything goes well on our way there, you should still be able to meet up with him."
"Luo Lan is leaving Stronghold 88?" Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He had heard from Tang Zhou that Luo Lan had been sent to Stronghold 88 by Qing Zhen. It was said that Luo Lan was sent there to represent the Kyung Clan for the sake of the cooperation between the two consortiums.
But now that Luo Lan was leaving, it meant that the cooperation between the two consortiums was about to end.
When these two consortiums weakened the Li Consortium to a certain extent, the alliance would also lose the basis of their common interests.
…
At this moment, Luo Lan was already instructing his subordinates to pack up in Stronghold 88. "Be gentle, be careful when you're moving these things into the vehicles. I spent a lot of money on these souvenirs, so you won't be able to afford to pay for them if they break!"
His subordinate chuckled and said, "Boss, are we going back just like that? Did Mr. Qing Zhen win the battle? "
"Isn't that obvious?" Luo Lan said with a smile, "How can there be a battle that Qing Zhen can't win? Those old bastards from the Li Consortium are definitely done for! "
During this war, other than negotiating with the Yang Clan, Luo Lan basically did nothing else. All he did was stay with the Yang Clan and eat and drink.
Now that he was going back, he might even be able to make it in time for the final battle against the Li Consortium. When he thought of this, Luo Lan got excited. For some reason, he liked fighting very much. Although the days during the war were tough and he could not eat or sleep well, he loved it.
But at this moment, the roar of vehicles came from the streets of the stronghold. The soldiers around Luo Lan reflexively picked up their weapons. However, Luo Lan waved it off and said with a smile, "Don't worry, who would dare touch us in Stronghold 88? I'm guessing the Yang Clan is here to send us off. "
Three military transport trucks arrived. When the convoy arrived in front of Luo Lan and the others, a large group of soldiers jumped out of the vehicles. Luo Lan muttered, "This doesn't fucking look like they're here to send us off …."
As he spoke, an officer came up to Luo Lan and said calmly, "Everyone, you can't leave for the time being."
"Why?" Luo Lan was taken aback. "Has the Yang Clan gone crazy?"
"It's not that we've gone crazy." The officer sneered and said, "It's the Kyung Clan that's gone crazy. Or to be more precise, it's Qing Zhen who's gone crazy!"
"What happened?" Luo Lan frowned.
"Last night, according to our agreement, we were supposed to attack the front line at Mt. Guangying together. But when our Yang Clan arrived at the battlefield, the Kyung Clan's troops suddenly retreated, leaving us to face the Li Consortium's artillery fire alone. We suffered heavy casualties!" The officer sneered and said, "Since they can go back on their word, there's no need for everyone to leave. Someone, put them under house arrest and guard them 24/7!"
Luo Lan was stunned for a moment. "Is this information accurate?"
The officer said, "It looks like that younger brother of yours doesn't really care about your life."
With that, a group of soldiers raised their guns and forced Luo Lan and the others back into the house. Luo Lan raised his hands. "Don't push, don't push. We'll go in ourselves. We can talk this out."
His plump body retreated into the house and even bumped into the door when he entered.
A soldier whispered to Luo Lan, "Boss, has Mr. Qing Zhen given up on us?"
"Bullshit." Luo Lan snapped, "Qing Zhen would never do something like that!"
"Then this is …" The soldier hesitated.
Luo Lan sighed and said, "I'm afraid Qing Zhen is no longer the one who calls the shots in the military."
Luo Lan was the person who understood Qing Zhen the best, so he knew Qing Zhen would never set him up.
In that case, there was only one answer left: Qing Zhen was not the one who made the decision to retreat.
Previously, the Kyung Clan did not move against Qing Zhen because they did not want to change their leader at the last minute and delay the opportunity to fight.
But now that the Li Consortium had been defeated, Qing Zhen was no longer of any use. The bow was sheathed after all.
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