At the westernmost edge of the Zhou Clan's stronghold, Ren Xiaosu was strolling along the streets of Stronghold 74.
This place was clearly not as prosperous as Stronghold 73. Moreover, for some reason, Stronghold 74 was under martial law at this moment. The streets were filled with military vehicles that were constantly being mobilized.
According to the news he had read in the newspapers, the Zhou Clan had mobilized two combat brigades to Stronghold 74. Therefore, there were more than 10,000 troops stationed here. However, no one knew what was going on here or why the Zhou Clan had mobilized so many troops.
The commentators of the Hope Media analyzed that the closest force here was the Kyung Clan. The straight-line distance between the Zhou Clan and the Kyung Clan was only about 500 kilometers. It was only because of the mountain range that the two sides had not crossed paths in the past.
Now that the Zhou Clan had stationed their troops here, it was likely to be to guard against the Kyung Clan. After all, the Kyung Clan had unified the entire Southwest and become the most powerful organization in the entire Barrier Alliance.
At the very least, in terms of the area they occupied, the Kyung Clan controlled the largest area of land.
At this moment, the atmosphere in Stronghold 74 was very tense, and so were the stronghold residents. Ren Xiaosu even saw the patrolling soldiers searching the grain stores one by one and requisitioning all the food in them.
However, the owner of the grain and oil store did not wail. The grain and oil stores were all owned by the Zhou Clan, and the shopkeeper was only an employee of the Zhou Clan. With all the food being requisitioned, the shopkeeper was happy to have nothing to do.
Ren Xiaosu was walking down the street when a group of patrolling soldiers suddenly walked over and happened to bump into Ren Xiaosu. Just as they brushed past each other, the patrolling soldier suddenly stopped Ren Xiaosu. He wondered, "Are you of age yet? Let me check your ID. All adult males are now temporarily conscripted into work."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned on the spot. "I'm not of age yet. I'm still young."
"Then let me see your ID," the patrolling soldier said.
Ren Xiaosu really did not expect to encounter such a situation after sneaking into the stronghold. In the past, even when he infiltrated a place as strict as the Wang Clan's stronghold, nothing had ever happened to him.
"Uncle, I'm really not an adult yet," Ren Xiaosu said.
As he spoke, he looked around to see if there was a chance for him to escape.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the other party surrounded him. There were seven or eight patrol teams on the entire street. If he were to fight here, he would probably be wanted by the entire city.
The other patrol team didn't even look at the ID card. The captain sneered, "If you don't dare to let me see your ID card, you must be an adult trying to escape the temporary conscription. Bring him to the construction site!"
With that, a group of people came over to push Ren Xiaosu. One of them even took out a pair of handcuffs.
Suddenly, a convoy of vehicles drove over from the distance. It looked like they had just entered the stronghold.
When Ren Xiaosu saw the convoy, he immediately felt uneasy. Weren't those the tour group's vehicles? Stronghold 74 was already under such tight security, so why were they still letting the tour group in?
He realized the tour group was simply toxic. No matter where he went, they would always follow him.
Of course, he did not know this was because of Mu Wange.
In the Central Plains, celebrities like Mu Wange and Li Ran would gain some respect wherever they went. Moreover, the concert promoter in the stronghold had also stepped in to help them. If Li Ran could not get in, wouldn't the concert be canceled?
After they entered the stronghold, the concert promoter even specifically instructed them to stay in the hotel for the next few days. He did not know what had gotten into the Zhou Clan, but they were recruiting adult men in the stronghold. If not for the fact that the concert promoter had bought an official position in the stronghold, he would have had to go to work at the construction site.
The concert promoter meant they would hold the concert after this period passed.
But Ren Xiaosu could not understand. It looked like a war was about to break out in Stronghold 74, so why the hell were they still going to perform? Were they going to perform for the soldiers? The soldiers would not pay for the concert promoter's tickets.
The people in the vehicles clearly saw Ren Xiaosu, but the tour group did not seem to have any intention of stopping.
When the vehicles passed by, Ren Xiaosu saw Li Ran gloating through the window. It was as though she had already guessed why he had been caught.
Li Ran was overjoyed. As a celebrity, she knocked on Ren Xiaosu's door in the middle of the night and threw herself at him, only to be knocked unconscious. The second time around, he did not even open the door for her. How could she tolerate that?
So when Li Ran saw Ren Xiaosu being temporarily recruited to work at the construction site, she was so happy she could die!
As Ren Xiaosu watched the convoy drive past, Li Ran even made a face at him from inside the vehicle. Ren Xiaosu said to the patrol team next to him, "Are y 'all assigned to recruit workers? Do you have to fulfill the quota given to you by your superiors? "
"Cut the crap." The captain of the patrol team said, "It's pointless to say anything right now."
Ren Xiaosu suddenly pointed at the convoy and shouted, "I saw a lot of adult men in that convoy through the windows."
Fang Zhi was speechless.
The patrol team turned around to look at the vehicles and asked the other soldiers, "Do you guys recognize these vehicles? Do they belong to any of the important people in the stronghold?"
"No, I know all the cars of the important people. I can even memorize the license plate numbers," someone said.
In the end, ten minutes later, Fang Zhi and the others were escorted to the construction site with Ren Xiaosu.
Of the entire tour group, only Mu Wange was not arrested. The rest of them were brutally detained by the patrol team.
If it were a normal troop, they probably wouldn't have done something like this. However, the commander of the combat brigade in charge of patrolling the stronghold was a direct descendant of the Zhou Clan, so why would he care about the actors and directors? Besides, he did not touch the director or the actors and only recruited a few of the staff members.
Coincidentally, this commander of the Zhou Clan's combat brigade had even tried to invite an actress to dinner through Mu Wange. However, Mu Wange did not even bother with him.
In the eyes of this commander, he was already being very polite by not touching Mu Wange this time. He was mainly worried that he would make the headlines of the entertainment section of Hope Media tomorrow.
As Ren Xiaosu walked, he thought the Zhou Clan must have encountered a very terrifying enemy. Otherwise, they wouldn't be acting so crazily.
He realized even the soldiers were a little nervous.
But what kind of enemy did the Zhou Clan have to face?
Li Ran was dumbfounded when she saw Fang Zhi get arrested and forced to work as a laborer. Zhou Yingxue was chuckling beside her. She knew very well that her master would definitely not tolerate others laughing at him when he was down on his luck.
Fang Zhi was on the verge of tears as he followed beside Ren Xiaosu. "It was Li Ran who was laughing just now. I didn't even laugh. Who did I offend!"
Before leaving, Ren Xiaosu even instructed Zhou Yingxue to find the best hotel in the stronghold to stay in so he could find landmarks after escaping from the construction site. Stronghold 74 was probably going to get chaotic soon, so it was best not to get involved. Also, he had to find out what was going to happen in Stronghold 74.
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