Why did Xu Xia's body disappear? Where did the missing body go? These two questions were like a shadow that lingered in everyone's hearts.
Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu had been thinking about something. If the other party could make such a large corpse disappear without a trace, why didn't they do it to the living?
Based on the other party's strength, they could definitely cause heavy casualties to the entire campsite in the dead of night.
There was something fishy about this.
Everyone was sitting in the vehicles except for Ren Xiaosu, who was sitting in the back of the pickup truck. When they arrived, everyone had their windows down and were talking and laughing. They were even singing!
But now, everyone had their windows tightly shut. They were afraid that something unclean would suddenly come in and take everyone's lives.
They felt that an additional layer of windows would make them feel safer.
Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu was sitting in the back of the pickup truck and looking at the forest receding in his field of vision. The shadows of the swaying leaves seemed to be hiding a murderous intent. Even Ren Xiaosu was a little afraid.
But what could he do? He had to eat a biscuit to calm his nerves.
Every time Ren Xiaosu thought of a possibility that might scare him, he would eat a biscuit to calm his nerves.
In fact, Ren Xiaosu felt that sitting in the vehicle was as unsafe as sitting in the pickup truck. However, his physical fitness was much better now, and he had a clear field of vision in the back of the pickup truck. If there was any danger, he would be able to immediately find a way out and come up with a countermeasure.
In this entire convoy, other than Yang Xiaojin whose strength was unknown, no one else could outrun him.
Ren Xiaosu had never considered whether he should save others when danger approached. He was not stupid!
This group of people did not provide food for a guide like him and even made him sit in the back of the pickup truck. It was already good enough that Ren Xiaosu did not retaliate against them!
Everyone fled as if there were really monsters chasing after them. Liu Bu was still trying to persuade Xu Xianchu in the vehicle. "Sir, let's go back and explain things to the stronghold. Your boss won't be so merciless as to chase you out of the stronghold, right?"
However, Xu Xianchu did not answer. If it were anyone else, their boss might not be so heartless. But he was different.
Wang Congyang and Xu Xianchu, the two officers of the private army, had both offended their superiors. In fact, Ren Xiaosu could tell this a long time ago.
When something happened in the wilderness in the middle of the night, the first person they sent out was Wang Congyang. After Ren Xiaosu and Luo Xinyu requested to replace Wang Congyang, the other party sent out Xu Xianchu.
The officers who were getting along well in the stronghold were all enjoying their lives in the stronghold. Only those who were disliked would be sent out to carry out missions in the wilderness. Otherwise, who would be willing to leave their homes in the middle of the night to fight?
Before The Cataclysm, soldiers had a sense of honor. However, Ren Xiaosu felt that these private troops did not have such a thing.
In fact, both Xu Xianchu and Wang Congyang's positions in the private army were very awkward. Their superiors had always wanted to suppress them, so they had to find a legitimate reason this time. If they couldn't complete their mission, they probably wouldn't be able to go back.
However, Ren Xiaosu still had some doubts. He glanced to the side and finally whispered to Yang Xiaojin, "Are troops like this really reliable? They're the only ones who can defend the stronghold. When they encounter danger, they'll act like a mob."
However, Yang Xiaojin glanced at him and said something that confused Ren Xiaosu. "The consortiums' troops are the consortiums' troops, and the stronghold's troops are the stronghold's troops. The consortiums do not wish for the strongholds to have powerful armed forces."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a long time. Then what did the consortiums' troops look like? Xu Xianchu was obviously smarter and stronger than the other soldiers. Throughout the journey, Ren Xiaosu did not even see him smoking or slacking off. His back was always straight.
Who were the officers who were ostracized? At least two of them were people Ren Xiaosu knew. One of them was Wang Congyang, and the other was Xu Xianchu. Disregarding Xu Xianchu, Wang Congyang had also displayed his meticulous logic when he was searching for Ren Xiaosu. He was completely different from these private army soldiers. Wang Congyang even showed his contempt for the private army in front of Ren Xiaosu.
So did Xu Xianchu and Wang Congyang get ostracized because they did not want to be in cahoots with the enemy?
Ren Xiaosu even speculated with the most malicious intent that even the cigarettes might have been provided by the consortiums. The consortiums had meticulously planned for so many years and had finally turned the stronghold's armed forces into complete trash? Ren Xiaosu could not be sure if his speculation was correct. But Mr. Zhang had said that since technology was in the hands of a few people, it was only natural that the armed forces would also be in the hands of a few people.
However, he still had some doubts about Xu Xia. Could it be that the living would not be attacked? Otherwise, why would the living be unharmed?
Why was the stronghold so interested in the Pre-Cataclysm ruins hidden in the Jing Mountains? Could it be that all the dangers they were currently facing originated from these Pre-Cataclysm ruins?
Xu Xianchu said coldly, "I've taken over everyone's wartime management rights. You all have no right to interfere with our future plans."
Liu Bu opened his mouth to speak but stopped himself. He realized Xu Xianchu was serious this time.
At noon, the convoy took a short break at a place called the Colorful Cliff. The formation of the Colorful Cliff was also related to the movement of the earth's crust. It was a cliff formed by the compression of tectonic plates, and the rock formations on the cliff were colorful. It was named after the private army came to the forest to hunt wild animals in the early years.
Liu Bu leaned against the cliff and wiped his sweat. "It's almost winter, so why is it getting hotter the further north we go?"
Ren Xiaosu, who was sitting nearby, burped and said, "There are several volcanoes up ahead in the Jing Mountains, and they're not extinct either. There's a lot of activity going on inside them."
Many of the people in the group had never been here before, so they were a little surprised. They had always thought that volcanoes were something very far away from everyone. They did not expect there to be several of them in the Jing Mountains.
However, Xu Xianchu was obviously very familiar with the landscape in the Jing Mountains, so he was not surprised. After all, the private army would definitely give him some information when they sent him on a mission. The private army had been here before, so it was only natural that they would have seen volcanoes.
However, Xu Xianchu was puzzled. Back then, the seniors in the private army were so unprofessional that they did not even draw a map after clearing out the wild animals in the Jing Mountains.
There was not even a complete and accurate map of the various strongholds!
Liu Bu went to the pickup truck to get some food to distribute to everyone. When he saw that there were so many biscuits missing, he nearly fainted. He asked Ren Xiaosu with a trembling voice, "Why did you eat so many biscuits!"
"Burp." Ren Xiaosu patted his chest. "I was sitting alone in the back of the truck, so what's wrong with eating some of your biscuits to calm my nerves?!"
Suddenly, a whistling sound came from the north. It was an extremely strange sound, and all of the private troops raised their guns and aimed them at the road to the north. They heard Ren Xiaosu say, "Quick, help me up. Let me eat another biscuit to calm my nerves."
Liu Bu was speechless.
Luo Xinyu looked at Ren Xiaosu. "You must know what that sound is."
Xu Xianchu pointed his gun at Ren Xiaosu. "Don't try to hide it!"
Ren Xiaosu raised his eyebrows and said, "That's the sound of an old wind tunnel. We're not far from the canyon that leads to the Jing Mountains. When a strong wind blows through the canyon, it'll make such a sound, so there's no need to make a fuss about it."
Only at this moment did everyone realize that it was still very useful to have an experienced guide in the group. It was also at this moment that everyone finally started to acknowledge Ren Xiaosu's value in the midst of their fear. At the very least, they were no longer as afraid when they heard the whistling sound.
The original plan was to take three to five days to reach this canyon. However, the power of fear made the convoy speed up. If nothing unexpected happened, they would be able to reach the front of the old wind tunnel by tonight!
Mr. Zhang had once said in a lecture that all human behavior was motivated by death.
Because they did not want to die, they had to eat. Because they did not want to die, they had to survive.
And now, everyone was in a mountain range where death could happen at any moment. This death was like a shot of adrenaline that made everyone more clear-headed and more eager to get out of this place alive.
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