When Wang Fugui heard Zhang Xiaoman ask about a name, he was dumbfounded. "Who are you asking about?"
"Ren Xiaosu." Zhang Xiaoman asked casually, "Haven't you heard of this name before?"
Zhang Xiaoman was originally the commander of the Razor Sharp Company. After the battle with the Soong Clan, Zhang Xiaoman was promoted three ranks to become the regimental commander of the infantry regiment stationed at Stronghold 144 due to his outstanding contributions and the fact that Fortress 178 was in dire need of manpower after occupying more territory.
Zhang Xiaoman had been thinking of showing off to the former battalion commander, Zhou Yinglong, but Zhou Yinglong had already been promoted to brigade commander.
Now that he was stationed at Stronghold 144, he did not have much to do every day. All he did was protect Stronghold 144's safety and cooperate with the management team from Fortress 178 to reorganize Stronghold 144's management system and make new personnel appointments.
In the end, just as Wang Fugui had expected, Fortress 178 was planning to turn Stronghold 144 into the largest distribution center for goods in the entire Northwest. With Zhang Xiaoman overseeing things here, the rear could be at ease.
But Zhang Xiaoman had recently felt that something was missing in his life. Although he had been promoted three ranks, the greatest contributor to the battle had left.
According to Zhang Xiaoman, Jiao Xiaochen, and the others, Ren Xiaosu must have gone to the Central Plains. So when he met Wang Fugui, a traveling merchant from the Central Plains, he casually asked if he could get any information about Ren Xiaosu and see how he had been doing recently.
But the problem was that Wang Fugui was shocked when he heard the name Ren Xiaosu. There weren't many people with the same name. He probed, "Why are you looking for this Ren Xiaosu?"
Wang Fugui was afraid that Ren Xiaosu had gotten into some trouble here and ended up being wanted by Fortress 178.
However, on second thought, Wang Fugui realized something was wrong. Ren Xiaosu and Zhang Jinglin had a good relationship. Zhang Jinglin would never put Ren Xiaosu on the wanted list just because of some trivial matters.
As Fortress 178 had issued confidentiality regulations, the outside world did not know how important Ren Xiaosu's role in the battle against the Soong Clan was. They only knew that a supernatural being had made a great contribution and even single-handedly defeated a brigade from Stronghold 146. As for who it was, no one knew.
Zhang Xiaoman glanced at Wang Fugui and said with a smile, "Brother, don't worry about why I'm looking for him. Forget it, there's no need to talk to you."
At this moment, Zhang Xiaoman suddenly remembered they had confidentiality regulations. He could not say much about Ren Xiaosu to avoid suspicion from the outside world, so he decided to return to the military camp.
However, Wang Fugui looked at Zhang Xiaoman and said, "I know Ren Xiaosu!"
Wang Fugui felt that with Zhang Jinglin and Xu Xianchu around at Fortress 178, there was a high chance that he was not looking for Ren Xiaosu to make things difficult for Ren Xiaosu. So he took a gamble!
Furthermore, he observed Zhang Xiaoman's expression and felt he had probably made the right bet!
Zhang Xiaoman got excited. "You said you know Ren Xiaosu? Where is he now? "
Wang Fugui shook his head. "I don't know where he is either. It's just that he was the one who helped us survive. Later on, we got separated when we were attacked by the Soong Clan. He was also plotted against by the Soong Clan, and we saw him get pierced in the abdomen by a spear with our own eyes!"
This made Zhang Xiaoman even more excited. These words matched up with what Ren Xiaosu had said.
When Ren Xiaosu first came to Fortress 178, didn't he get rescued by Wang Shengzhi and Wang Shengyin because he was injured? Ren Xiaosu said he was going against the Soong Clan for revenge.
Ren Xiaosu had also told them he was going to look for his lost family and friends after the battle ended.
But Zhang Xiaoman did not expect to see Wang Fugui here.
However, Zhang Xiaoman was also very cautious. He immediately called Wang Fengyuan, the head of intelligence, to confirm something. After all, the matter of Ren Xiaosu was a top secret in Fortress 178. What if this person in front of him was here to spy on them? Zhang Xiaoman had to be more cautious.
As soon as the call went through, Zhang Xiaoman mentioned the names of Wang Fugui, Wang Yuchi, and Jiang Wu. When Wang Fengyuan mentioned Jiang Wu's unique superpower, Wang Fengyuan immediately replied, "There's no need to investigate further. It's the person Ren Xiaosu is looking for."
Zhang Xiaoman excitedly pulled Wang Fugui and the others into the military camp. "Bro, I've finally seen my family! You might not know this, but when we were fighting the Soong Clan, Ren Xiaosu and I were comrades. He was in my Razor Sharp Company, and I was his company commander …. "
Zhang Xiaoman was so excited that he couldn't speak coherently. He mumbled a bunch of things, but as he spoke, he realized that Wang Fugui and the others' eyes had turned red.
During this period, Wang Fugui kept reassuring everyone that Ren Xiaosu was definitely still alive.
But sometimes when he said that, he did not quite believe it himself. After all, they had seen Ren Xiaosu get pierced by a spear with their own eyes. How could a normal person survive such a blow? Coupled with the fact that Ren Xiaosu got injured and got caught in a flood, it made it even more unlikely that he could have survived.
Therefore, he said that Ren Xiaosu was still alive because he wanted to leave a memory for himself and everyone else. He wanted to keep them alive so they could continue living well.
But now, they suddenly learned that Ren Xiaosu was really still alive. Furthermore, he had personally avenged everyone by destroying the Soong Clan.
This feeling was mixed up in everyone's chests. It was like they had eaten an entire onion. They were so excited that they wanted to cry.
Moreover, when Zhang Xiaoman mentioned how fearless Ren Xiaosu had been in the war, Wang Fugui and the others immediately understood that it was because Ren Xiaosu thought they had been harmed by the Soong Clan, so he wanted to take revenge out of hatred.
The more Ren Xiaosu risked his life during the war, the more he hated the Soong Clan.
The more he hated the Soong Clan, the more important Wang Fugui and the others were to Ren Xiaosu.
"Then do y 'all know where he is now?" Wang Fugui asked, "Let's go look for him now."
"I don't know." Zhang Xiaoman shook his head. "He disappeared after the war. I'm guessing he must have gone to the Central Plains to look for y 'all."
At this point, Wang Fugui turned around and walked out of the military camp. As he walked, he muttered to Jiang Wu, "Let's go back to the Central Plains right now …. Let's go back to the Central Plains right now. He must be in the Central Plains right now. Let's go look for him!"
Jiang Wu nodded. "Mhm, let's go."
Before they could take two steps, Zhang Xiaoman stopped Wang Fugui. He did not know whether to laugh or cry as he said, "Even we can't find him, so how are y 'all going to look for him? Alright, since he's here in the Northwest, he's a VIP of Stronghold 178. We'll help look for him too. At least y' all can feel at ease knowing he's fine, right? By the way, why did y 'all come to the Northwest again? "
"Oh, oh." Wang Fugui wiped the corners of his eyes. "We're here to do business. After all, we're such a big family, so I have to take care of Ren Xiaosu on his behalf when he's not around."
Zhang Xiaoman suddenly thumped his chest and said, "From now on, just tell me whatever business you want to do in Stronghold 144. You can bring some goods from the Central Plains to sell here and then bring our Fortress 178's mines back to the Central Plains. As long as it's a business in Stronghold 144, there's nothing you can't do. If anyone asks, just tell them I, Zhang Xiaoman, said it!"
Wang Fugui was stunned for a long time. "Those mines of yours are too expensive. We can't afford them."
Zhang Xiaoman thumped his chest again and said, "We can buy them on credit, I said it!"
As Wang Fugui stood in the military camp in the afternoon, the noon sun shone down on him. Old Wang felt that the sunlight today was exceptionally warm.
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