Next door, Qin Sheng had also finished playing cards and returned home. On his way home, he saw someone following Ren Xiaosu from afar. Furthermore, they even chased him all the way to Ren Xiaosu's house.
This made Qin Sheng suddenly excited. This might just be an important clue.
Qin Sheng quickly went home and set up the surveillance equipment. But he was stunned after hearing two sentences.
At this moment, Big Bluff was sitting on a chair in Ren Xiaosu's house. He continued muttering, "Everyone's convinced by you now. As long as you return to Fortress 178, you'll be the Young Marshal. What is a young marshal? Do you know what it means? The people here won't tolerate you if you stay in the Central Plains. But as long as you go back, won't you be the only one in charge of the vast territory in the Northwest in a few years? "
When Qin Sheng heard this, he was shocked!
He, Old Li, and the entire Knight Organization thought Ren Xiaosu might be a supernatural being, but it seemed like he was a lone ranger without any organization backing him.
But now he realized their assumptions were completely wrong. Ren Xiaosu's identity had exceeded their imagination!
What kind of place was Fortress 178? Even in the Central Plains, it was famous.
Moreover, now that Fortress 178 had unified the Northwest, it could be said that it had become one of the top forces in the entire Barrier Alliance. The number of strongholds it controlled was second only to the Wang Clan, the Zhou Clan, and the Kong Clan. Even the Pyro Company did not control as many strongholds as Fortress 178.
However, the world had never evaluated Fortress 178 based on the number of strongholds it had. It could only be said that Fortress 178 had become even more powerful.
After Zhang Jinglin returned to Fortress 178, he made a lot of big moves. First, he unified the Northwest and opened up the trade routes. In the early years, a senior Knight Organization member had met Zhang Jinglin once and highly praised Zhang Jinglin.
Qin Sheng suddenly realized Ren Xiaosu was actually the Young Marshal of Fortress 178?!
What the hell? Why hadn't the outside world heard anything about it?
Could the two of them be fucking putting on a show for him? That was Fortress 178 they were talking about!
For an ambitious young man like Qin Sheng, he was very impressed by the tough men of Fortress 178. He decided to listen patiently.
Ren Xiaosu poured himself a glass of water and was silent for a long time. Big Bluff looked at him expectantly. However, Ren Xiaosu suddenly burped and said, "Sorry, I ate too much tonight."
Big Bluff didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What was going on? Then, Ren Xiaosu said to himself, "I won a lot of money from Qin Sheng today. That kid looks very smart, but his card skills are not so good."
Big Bluff suddenly roared, "Are you listening to me carefully? Don't change the topic by talking to yourself!"
Meanwhile, Qin Sheng's face darkened. He swore to himself that he would win back all the money he had lost today tomorrow!
Ren Xiaosu said to Big Bluff, "I'm also very tempted by what you said. I'm not someone who can turn a blind eye to such a great temptation, but are you really sure I'm suitable? I'm just a poor kid from a refugee background. "
"The commander is also a refugee." Big Bluff said in an extremely sincere tone, "We've never looked at your background. It doesn't matter if you have any military talent now. What's important is that we recognize you and hope you can return to Fortress 178."
Just how talented was Ren Xiaosu in terms of military affairs? In fact, he really could not compare to those mature generals. Military talent was not something that could be achieved simply by leading a company and winning one or two battles.
However, everyone had read Zhang Xiaoman's battle report after the incident. What left a deep impression on them was Ren Xiaosu's ability to adapt to changing circumstances during the battle and the importance he placed on the lives of his soldiers.
Wasn't this also the reason why everyone was convinced by Zhang Jinglin back then?
Moreover, could anyone really say that he did not have any military talent when he led a company to the enemy's rear and even destroyed a stronghold in the end, wiping out more than half of the Soong Clan's higher-ups?
Although he handled a lot of things extremely crudely, and it could even be said that he only managed to do it because of his powerful personal strength, could anyone say that he did not show his military potential in the battles that followed?
Therefore, many of the generals of Fortress 178 agreed that as long as Ren Xiaosu returned to Fortress 178 and received systematic military training, he would not necessarily be inferior to Zhang Jinglin in the future even if he could not match up to Zhang Jinglin.
Moreover, Big Bluff and Wang Fengyuan had discussed this matter in private. It would definitely be a good thing for Fortress 178 to have a "heir apparent" as soon as possible. On one hand, it would relieve some people of their misgivings. On the other hand, it would allow Ren Xiaosu to familiarize himself with the military situation as soon as possible. This would also prevent Fortress 178 from being leaderless if any accidents happened one day.
They were not hoping that something would happen to Zhang Jinglin, but hadn't they already been leaderless for over a decade?
Who could say for sure what would happen in the future?!
Moreover, with a powerful supernatural being like Ren Xiaosu overseeing the fortress, everyone would feel more at ease. A lot of troublesome matters would become much simpler with him around.
But Ren Xiaosu still shook his head in the end. "There are a lot of things I haven't figured out yet. Maybe I'll go there one day, but I can't promise that. First, I have to find my lost friends and family. "
When Big Bluff heard Ren Xiaosu say that, he suddenly felt a lot happier. At least Ren Xiaosu did not reject him, right?
He said with a smile, "I'll think of a way to contact Fortress 178's intelligence personnel in the Central Plains to send me a new satellite phone battery. It won't take more than a few days. Commander Zhang has already ordered us to help look for your friends in the Central Plains. Who knows, we might already have news of them. How about this? We'll help you find your friends, and you can come back to the Northwest with me!"
Big Bluff had changed the topic here. Ren Xiaosu did not say he would go back with him if he found his friends. However, Ren Xiaosu could not be bothered to refute him. Otherwise, he would have to waste another half a day's time.
"Go do whatever you need to do." Ren Xiaosu shooed Big Bluff out of the house.
Off to the side, Qin Sheng listened for a long time. The more he listened, the more surprised he became. He suddenly thought of a question. Even if Ren Xiaosu was really the successor of the Qinghe Group, which was more powerful between the Qinghe Group and Fortress 178? Although the Qinghe Group's reputation was not inferior to Fortress 178's, the Qinghe Group was more famous for its business. Therefore, ambitious people would usually be more inclined towards Fortress 178, right?
If it were anyone else, they would probably be overjoyed if they found out they were the successor of the Qinghe Group. Therefore, according to Old Li and the others' assumptions, Ren Xiaosu would not be an exception either. However, they had to be extremely cautious. They had to confirm Ren Xiaosu's identity before telling him about this.
But they were only thinking about being cautious. They had not considered whether Ren Xiaosu would be willing even if they told him he could inherit the Qinghe Group and the Knight Group.
This would be very awkward.
Of course, Ren Xiaosu might not necessarily be that person.
What should he do? Qin Sheng felt he had to pass this news to his teacher as soon as possible. Everyone would have to reevaluate their attitude towards Ren Xiaosu.
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