Ren Xiaosu's life did not change because of the attention of these escapees. If he was hungry, he would have to work and think of a way to survive. This was the worldview he had been taught since he was young. No one would help you with anything and you could only rely on yourself.
Although life in town was very cruel, as long as you were willing to work, there was always a way to survive.
In the end, the beautiful woman did not manage to get anything from Ren Xiaosu. However, she seemed to feel humiliated and indignant as she gave herself to the owner of a grain and oil store in town.
The owner had a mouth full of yellow teeth and did not wash his hair or feet. If this were in the past, the woman would not even look at him.
But what was surprising was that even though she had given herself to someone else, she still secretly fed food to her husband who had cursed at her. This puzzled Ren Xiaosu a little.
But there were too many strange things in this world, so Ren Xiaosu did not have the time to waste on them.
It was not only this woman. Many other escapees also tried to seek help from Ren Xiaosu. They all hoped that Ren Xiaosu would give them some food on account of their hometown.
The escapees were even discussing among themselves to see if anyone among them was from the same stronghold as Ren Xiaosu and if they had seen this young man before. This way, they might even know someone who knew each other and could approach them to get closer to him.
In the end, the escapees slowly realized no one knew Ren Xiaosu at all.
They would probably never have guessed that Ren Xiaosu was not from their hometown at all. Instead, he was the supernatural being who had destroyed Stronghold 146 all by himself in the middle of the night.
When the escapees finally stopped pestering Ren Xiaosu, Ren Xiaosu finally received a new text message: "Stronghold 62, D-rank mission. Accepted reply."
The D-rank mission he had been waiting for had finally arrived. Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt touched. He immediately replied, "Accept the mission."
As soon as he sent those three words, the other party replied with a new text message: "Target: Ma Dewei, manager of the sand and gravel field outside Stronghold 62. Once tortured and killed nine refugee workers. Reward: 20000."
There was only one simple sentence in the message, and it was attached with two photos. One was Ma Dewei's photo, and the other was the structural drawing of the factory building.
As for how to use these to kill Ma Dewei, that was up to the assassins themselves.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly realized that the reason why the organization behind the mobile phone gave the assassins levels was probably to protect the assassins. It was to prevent assassins with insufficient levels and abilities from blindly sending themselves to death.
Meanwhile, the missions that a D-rank could receive did not even require them to enter the stronghold. They were just ordinary factory managers.
Legend had it that during the era when the Anjing House accepted missions, the price was extremely high. However, this was only when the real members of the Anjing House accepted the missions. In the storyteller's account, Ren Xiaosu and the others were just insignificant characters who had not even seen the threshold of the Anjing House yet.
On Ren Xiaosu's side, he immediately set off for Stronghold 62. His current location was about 190 kilometers away from his destination. If he drove the steam locomotive to an uninhabited area in the wilderness, it would only take him about three to four hours to reach his destination.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu still had to be a little more careful when driving the steam locomotive. It was better to walk to a place where he might be seen.
In the tavern, the customers today were a little puzzled. The young man who usually sat by the window was nowhere to be seen today.
The storyteller's granddaughter asked the waiter in the tavern, "Did he come by today?"
"I didn't see him." The waiter shook his head and teased, "What's the matter, Xiaolu? Do you miss him?"
The girl named Xiaolu rolled her eyes and kicked the waiter in the butt. "Go get me some steamed buns. My grandpa said he wants me to go out and ask around for stories."
"Alrighty!"
The customers in the tavern were getting used to the young man sitting in the tavern every day. Now that the young man had suddenly disappeared, they were quite unaccustomed to it.
Some people wondered if he had spent all the money in his pockets. After all, even a squire in town would not be able to handle eating out at a restaurant every day.
Speaking of which, this squire was really shabby.
Xiaolu was bored to death as she stood by the window where Ren Xiaosu usually sat. She leaned against the window and waited for the waiter to bring her the steamed buns that had just been steamed.
In this town, probably only she and her grandfather knew that Ren Xiaosu was not an ordinary person. In fact, he was the most extraordinary of them all.
…
Ren Xiaosu slowly walked into the town of Stronghold 62. He asked around with a smile where he could work for a living in the vicinity of Stronghold 62. He had been starving for several days and wanted to find a factory to work as a coolie.
The people in town were not surprised by this. There were many refugees like Ren Xiaosu who wanted to find a factory to work in.
Someone pointed out to him that those who wanted to make bricks should go to the north, those who wanted to carry mines should go to the west, and those who wanted to dig sand should go to the south. The other factories also required some craftsmanship, but they only wanted skilled workers. If he went there, he would not be able to earn any money in a short time.
Ren Xiaosu nodded in thanks before heading south. He looked up at the sky. It was only noon, so he did not have to rush. It was better to carry out assassinations at night.
He had also killed factory managers before. Wang Congyang's elder brother, Wang Dongyang, had died in his hands.
It was very easy to kill a factory manager. Although they were armed, Ren Xiaosu could even ignore them if they only had a pistol.
But this did not mean that Ren Xiaosu would recklessly rush over and kill them. He still hoped that he could be safer and continue hiding in the shadows.
In the wee hours of the morning, Ren Xiaosu, who was lying in the grass in the wilderness with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
He walked lightly towards the factory. When he reached the factory wall, he leaped over it with a light leap.
In the dead of night, no one noticed that an uninvited guest had broken into the factory.
Suddenly, Ren Xiaosu hid in the shadows and calmly watched as the patrolling refugees passed by in front of him. The other party did not notice any trace of Ren Xiaosu at all.
After the other party left, Ren Xiaosu quietly climbed up to the building. But when he got to the fourth floor, he was stunned. That was because he saw Ma Dewei lying in a pool of blood through the window of the house.
What the hell?!
Ren Xiaosu was dumbfounded. He had come all the way here and even lay in the grass for most of the night. In the end, the mission target had already died a violent death?
No, that wasn't right. Ren Xiaosu suddenly realized that he might have missed out on a very important piece of information. He recalled the process of accepting the mission. Since the mission was issued in a group, it meant that a lot of people received the message and a lot of people could accept the mission!
Ren Xiaosu sent a message: "Has anyone completed Ma Dewei's mission? Wasn't I the one who accepted the mission? "
In the end, the other party replied: "First come, first served."
At this moment, the back of Ren Xiaosu's head was hurting. He actually had to snatch a mission from someone else?!
Then why the hell did he bother hiding? Wasn't he just making things difficult for himself?!
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