At this point, the arrow had to be fired. It was no longer up to Luo Lan to decide whether to leave or not. At the very least, he had to let Ren Xiaosu complete the mission first.
To be honest, Ren Xiaosu did not expect that he would set Luo Lan up twice in a single day.
But he couldn't care less about that now. He carried Luo Lan and ran outside. Zhou Qi and the others looked at one another. The subordinates who had sworn to protect Luo Lan did not know what to do for a moment. If it were an enemy, they could just open fire and be done with it. But this was Ren Xiaosu. They had often heard Luo Lan mention Ren Xiaosu.
As they ran all the way out, the subordinates saw many of the Zhou Clan's soldiers lying unconscious on the road. However, they did not hear any commotion earlier.
When they arrived at the entrance of Houguan Lake, Zhou Yingxue had already stolen a commercial vehicle. It was supposed to be a seven-seater vehicle, but 14 people had been stuffed into it. They then proceeded in an orderly manner towards the retreat route they had planned for.
There were no sacrifices or intense battles as they had imagined. Ren Xiaosu managed to rescue Luo Lan just like that.
Of course, this was also because the Zhou Clan's supervision was not strong enough. Zhou Shiji also felt there was no need for Luo Lan to escape.
Luo Lan, who was sitting in the backseat, said in frustration, "Xiaosu, what's going on? Why are you at Stronghold 73? "
"Oh, I was just passing by," Ren Xiaosu said nonchalantly.
Luo Lan was a bold but cautious person. He suddenly felt something was off. "How did you know I was placed under house arrest? Wait a minute, you weren't the one who fired that shot during the day, were you?"
"Hahahaha, how could that be?" Ren Xiaosu said awkwardly, "How could I possibly do something like that to my friends?"
Luo Lan was skeptical. "Really?"
Ren Xiaosu changed the topic and said, "Why did you come to Stronghold 73? Isn't the Kyung Clan in need of manpower?"
"Oh, we're just out to have some fun and make some friends." Luo Lan didn't hide it from Ren Xiaosu. "Recently, we feel that the Wang Clan is very ambitious, so we're planning ahead."
"What's your plan after this?"
"I'll stay in the Zhou Clan for a while, then go to the Kong Clan, and the last stop is the Wang Clan."
Ren Xiaosu was surprised. "You said that they are ambitious, but they still dare to walk into the trap?"
Luo Lan said with a smile, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Besides, the Wang Clan won't do anything to me at all. I'm just going to take a stroll and see if the Wang Clan is really as united as the outside world says."
Ren Xiaosu was quite impressed by Luo Lan. This guy was really determined. He would go wherever there was danger and do everything for the sake of the Kyung Clan.
Actually, at some point, Ren Xiaosu felt that when Qing Zhen, his shadow, became the leader of the Kyung Clan, Luo Lan had become Qing Zhen's shadow.
Luo Lan would always help Qing Zhen with the dirty work that he could not do.
Ten minutes after leaving the Houguan Lake villa complex, the voice from the palace said, "Quest complete. Awarded 1.0 Dexterity."
Ren Xiaosu was overjoyed. He had completed the quest just like that. He was one step closer to breaking through 20 points in both Strength and Dexterity. He wondered what other abilities the palace would unlock for him when he reached both 20 points.
Right now, Ren Xiaosu's Strength was 13.5, while his Dexterity was 13.1!
"Stop the car," Ren Xiaosu said.
Zhou Yingxue was surprised but did not question anything. Instead, she stepped on the brakes.
Ren Xiaosu said to Luo Lan with a smile, "Since y 'all don't want to run away, you can go back."
Luo Lan was speechless.
Everyone in the car was shocked. What the hell was going on?
Then Ren Xiaosu handed a USB flash drive to Luo Lan. "There's a recording inside. The person I interrogated is called Wu Tong, and he's an A-rank hitman working for the Anjing House. Their team of five came to Stronghold 73 and colluded with the director of the Public Order Division to kill Zhou Xilong. The recording inside is the evidence. With that, you'll be cleared."
Luo Lan was taken aback. "An Anjing House hitman? How did you manage to find him? "
"There were also three people who were shot dead by a sniper rifle outside the park. They should've been carrying the cell phones unique to the A-rank hitmen of the Anjing House." Ren Xiaosu said, "Wu Tong's body is in the apartment at 67 Lushun Road. You can tell the Zhou Clan about all of this."
With the man caught red-handed, the Zhou Clan would have no reason to continue holding Luo Lan in custody. Actually, this was Ren Xiaosu's original plan. If not for the mission issued by the palace, he would have just given the USB flash drive to Luo Lan and called it a day.
Luo Lan held the USB flash drive in his hand and said in shock, "Why didn't you take this out earlier? Couldn't you have just given it to me just now?"
Ren Xiaosu said in seriousness, "If I didn't rescue you, how would you know that my friend treated you well?!"
Luo Lan said faintly, "A-rank hitmen usually work in teams of five. You said that three of them died outside the park, and there's still one corpse in the apartment at Lushun Road. So the fifth one should be you, right?"
"It wasn't me." Ren Xiaosu shook his head.
Luo Lan was so angry he laughed. He stared at Ren Xiaosu and said, "Swear it!"
Ren Xiaosu said in seriousness again, "The fifth hitman is a good-for-nothing!"
Next to him, Zhou Yingxue said unhappily, "Master, what right do you have to say that about me!"
In an instant, all eyes in the car were focused on Zhou Yingxue …
Luo Lan laughed dryly. "Alright then, I was wondering why the sniper didn't shoot when Zhou Xilong was sitting on the bench. At that time, the target was stationary, so it should have been easier to hit. But the sniper insisted on waiting for Zhou Xilong to get up and start moving before he fired. So it was because I was too close to him and he was afraid of accidentally injuring me. "
Ren Xiaosu marveled again, "Fatty Luo, your IQ is indeed extraordinary!"
"Extraordinary, my ass!" Luo Lan snapped as he opened the car door and got out. "If I wanted to look for you, where would I have found you?"
"Go to the black market outside the Qinghe Group." Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment. "I'll probably spend most of my time there, waiting for new missions."
"Alright, I'll be there." Luo Lan waved it off and led his men in the direction of the Houguan Lake villa.
Neither of them said much. Luo Lan did not blame Ren Xiaosu either. He knew Ren Xiaosu definitely did not know he was looking for Zhou Xilong to work together before he accepted the mission. In this world, it was enough for a friend to not have to worry about accidentally injuring you when pulling the trigger.
This was an era where self-interest was paramount, and people had to get used to giving up on friendship, love, family, dignity, and justice.
Luo Lan suddenly turned around and said with a smile, "What will you do if you see my name appearing in the mission text one day?"
Ren Xiaosu raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, I'll definitely be there."
"Hehe." Luo Lan laughed. "That's enough for me to hear. I'll see you at the black market!"
Luo Lan knew very well that if Ren Xiaosu came looking for him at that time, it would definitely not be to carry out a mission.
He led his men all the way back to the Houguan Lake villa. However, the place was already completely locked down. Luo Lan looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said with a smile, "So you're Zhou Shiji? It's rare for the leader of the Zhou Clan to personally receive me. I wonder if you'd believe me if I told you I'm just going out for a walk …."
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