The darkness of the night shrouded the entire stronghold like a cloud. This black cloud was boundless, and under it, many people were hurrying on their way.
East Lake was pitch-black in the night. It was like a huge magnet that attracted all the small iron pellets in the stronghold.
Ren Xiaosu had guessed there would be a lot of troublemakers coming this time, but he did not expect there to be this many.
But when he thought about it, it made sense. Ignoring the other factions, just the Anjing House alone would probably send several dozen A-rank hitmen. After all, only those who managed to kill a member of the Pyro Company in this hunting operation would be qualified to participate in next year's Anjing House trials.
Ren Xiaosu estimated at least half of the Anjing House's A-rank hitmen had come this time.
However, the closer Ren Xiaosu got to East Lake, the more he felt something was amiss. According to Zhou Yingxue, the Pyro Company was not an organization that could be easily dealt with. Otherwise, they would not have controlled eight strongholds in a place like the Central Plains.
How could such a large organization's plan be disrupted so easily?
Moreover, why did the laboratory have to be located in an abandoned tunnel of all places?
There were originally three entrances to the East Lake Tunnel. But according to the mob bosses at the spa center, two of the entrances had been blocked off. It would be impossible to get in without using explosives.
The tunnel only had one entrance, and it was a confined space at the bottom of a lake.
If the tunnel collapsed, the people inside would not be able to come out alive even if they cried for help.
When Ren Xiaosu saw the fanatical gazes of the people hurrying on, he gradually slowed down his pace.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu heard someone whisper from nearby, "Isn't that the young man who went on his night jog?"
Ren Xiaosu turned around and was surprised to see a man in a janitor's uniform. He had seen him before. After all, it was quite conspicuous to wear an earpiece while cleaning.
At that time, Ren Xiaosu was still a little puzzled. He didn't know which faction was pretending to be a cleaner. Did they really think that no one could see the earpiece on his ear …?
However, Ren Xiaosu had no time to care about them. What surprised him was that when he turned his head, he saw a man in a director's vest leading a dozen people, carrying cameras and some equipment, running wildly on the road.
This was probably the legendary movie director!
As the director ran, he shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up! Don't miss out on the most exciting scenes. I'll be famous once I edit these into a documentary about supernatural beings!"
Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. There were even people who wanted to make a documentary about supernatural beings?
The next moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly saw a familiar figure running in front of him at an extremely fast speed. Ren Xiaosu only felt that the figure was somewhat familiar, but he could not recall who it was at the moment.
Wait, isn't that Wang Congyang? His Steam Locomotive had been replicated from the other party. How could he have forgotten about such an important person?
But why did this guy also appear in Stronghold 73?
By the time Ren Xiaosu wanted to catch up to him and give him a beating, Wang Congyang was already nowhere to be seen. No one knew where he had gone.
By the time Ren Xiaosu arrived outside the entrance of the tunnel, it was already a grassy area. Weeds were growing wildly, and they were gradually drying up in late autumn.
Ren Xiaosu lay prone in the grass and did not rush in rashly. He just watched as all the criminals turned on their flashlights and rushed into the tunnel.
When the people behind saw someone rushing in in front of them, they did not even think twice before rushing in.
It was already too chaotic at this moment, and there were probably hundreds of people gathering nearby. No one had much time to think. Most of them were thinking about how they could sell a page of the laboratory data for a sky-high price.
There were very few people who could remain as calm as Ren Xiaosu.
However, Ren Xiaosu did not stay idle either. He conjured his shadow clone, but this time, he was careful. He manipulated the shadow clone to put on a set of his clothes, put on a hood, and even put on a white mask.
This was something Yang Xiaojin had reminded him about before. Since he did not want the matter of his shadow clone to be exposed, he would just disguise it as a person.
At this moment, the shadow clone was wearing his clothes and a mask. It looked just like a normal human being. Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu put on his hood and lay quietly in the grass.
Suddenly, Ren Xiaosu saw the film crew, who had left a distance behind him, arrive at the entrance of the tunnel. These people were really bold. Was this a place that normal people like them could come to?
The director said, "It's here. Hurry up and set up the equipment!"
The dozen or so people in the film crew immediately got to work. Some of them set up the cameras, some laid out the guide rails, and some carried a folding stool for the director.
Someone in the film crew said in fear, "Director, is there really no danger here? My wife is going to give birth soon, so I don't want anything to happen to her."
The director said angrily, "Don't randomly raise flags. We're all in this line of work. Don't you know that you can't just say such things?"
Ren Xiaosu was speechless.
The film crew member next to him said awkwardly, "But the people here are all very dangerous."
The director said disdainfully, "This is art! Do you understand? Do you know what art is? Without the spirit of dedication to art, how can we make an exciting documentary? "
"Director, you never mentioned that you wanted to make a documentary before. We've always been making commercial movies," the film crew member muttered.
"Great ideas are often born in the blink of an eye." The director said smugly, "Think about it, the world has changed a little, hasn't it? Has anyone ever sent out a documentary about a real supernatural being? At most, they'd just hire a supernatural being to make a movie! But what are we doing now? We're going to present this magical world to the audience and let them know what the real world of supernatural beings is like! Don't you think this idea is so exciting that it'll make me unable to sleep? Once it's filmed, I'll leave my name in the annals of history! "
Ren Xiaosu curled his lips in the grass nearby. He only hoped that the film crew would stay away from him and his shadow clone. As for filming a documentary, that would have to wait until they could survive.
Seeing more and more people entering the tunnel, Ren Xiaosu remained unmoved. After all, his goal was to capture a member of the Pyro Company for Zhou Yingxue to complete her mission, not to get his hands on some lab data.
Ren Xiaosu only wanted to send Zhou Yingxue to the Anjing House. He would be very satisfied if he could accomplish this goal.
Moreover, even if the lab data was really valuable, the person who got it would still have to come out from this only exit, right?
Therefore, Ren Xiaosu felt there was nothing wrong with waiting here at ease.
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