Luo Lan looked at Ren Xiaosu. "Shall we retreat? The Wang Clan's troops will definitely be here soon, so we need to get out of here quickly. "
However, Ren Xiaosu shook his head. "The Wang Clan's troops are probably already outside the stronghold. You'll run into them no matter what. Besides, if you sneak away, the Wang Clan might think you died in the stronghold. But if you show up again in the future, the Wang Clan will definitely wonder if you have anything to do with the creeper vine."
"That's true." Luo Lan felt melancholic. He wanted to clear his name but did not know how to do so for the time being.
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, "Come with me."
In order to prevent any clues from being left behind, Ren Xiaosu even used his spatial storage to help Luo Lan take away the corpses of the Kyung Clan soldiers. These respectable people would be brought back for a proper burial later on.
However, Luo Lan was a little puzzled. Where was Ren Xiaosu taking them?
In the end, Ren Xiaosu led them to destroy all of the surveillance footage in the stronghold. But when they arrived at the Wang Clan's surveillance center, they discovered the footage had been deleted!
Luo Lan and Ren Xiaosu were stunned. Ren Xiaosu did not really understand this, so he confirmed with Luo Lan again. "Did they really delete all of it?"
"Yes." Luo Lan nodded and said, "It might've malfunctioned on its own. There was a power outage in the stronghold once, but the backup circuit was reconnected. Something might've gone wrong at that time."
Ren Xiaosu did not think it was that simple. However, he did not know anything about this, and this was his first time seeing a computer. As such, he could only believe Luo Lan's explanation.
They found the largest bank in the vicinity and found the vault key from the bank's president. Then they led everyone into the vault while the Hope Media reporter, Zhou Tao, stayed outside.
Everyone's testimony was that Luo Lan had left Zhou Tao behind when he was escaping. In the end, a mysterious supernatural being saved Zhou Tao and ended the creeper vine's short life.
Right after, the mysterious supernatural being left, leaving Zhou Tao alone at the scene of the battle.
Right now, the only hidden danger was that Ren Xiaosu did not know if the so-called artificial intelligence in the Wang Clan's stronghold would still have any video recordings after the surveillance footage was destroyed.
This was an area that had already been covered by the creeper vines. Therefore, when the residents of Stronghold 61 started fleeing, no one could get into this area. As such, the bank's vault was not occupied by anyone.
After they entered the vault, they waited patiently. Ren Xiaosu, Luo Lan, and the others even started playing "Fight the Landlord" in the vault.
Zhou Yingxue was still unconscious. Ren Xiaosu was a little worried. He was very worried that this maidservant's brain had been fried after absorbing too much energy.
There was no gain without a price. You had to put in time and effort to earn money, and you also had to put in time and effort to gain knowledge. There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world.
Therefore, Zhou Yingxue's gains this time were too great. This made Ren Xiaosu a little worried.
After Ren Xiaosu and the others hid in the vault, they waited for a full two hours before they heard messy footsteps coming from outside.
Someone shouted from outside the vault, "Is there anyone inside? We're the Wang Clan's rescue team!"
Ren Xiaosu immediately put away his poker cards. Meanwhile, Luo Lan opened the vault's door with a sob. "You're finally here! I've missed you so much! Why are you only here now?! "
At this moment, Zhou Tao was also with the rescue team. When Luo Lan saw the rescue team, he looked like he had just seen his family. Zhou Tao's scalp went numb when he saw this.
That was because Luo Lan had the same f * cking expression when he denied that the Kyung Clan possessed nuclear weapons!
Zhou Tao had also wondered if the Kyung Clan really did not possess nuclear weapons. Otherwise, Luo Lan's tearful expression would have been too realistic.
But now, Zhou Tao could only chuckle.
After the Wang Clan's troops entered the stronghold, they immediately searched for all the survivors. In the end, they discovered that there were only survivors in the city's vaults and a very small number of enclosed environments, such as water towers on high-rise buildings, cellars in some people's homes, and wells.
But how many people could they hide in these places? This disaster had brought a devastating disaster to the residents of Stronghold 61.
When Luo Lan introduced himself to the Wang Clan's troops, he first had to prove that he had been waiting for rescue all this while. As for the rest, it had nothing to do with him.
The soldier in charge of settling down Luo Lan and the others asked along the way, "Do y 'all know how the creeper vine withered?"
Luo Lan looked flustered. "Didn't your Wang Clan kill it? We've been hiding in the vault all this time, so we don't know what's happening outside."
At this moment, the soldier looked at Luo Lan and Ren Xiaosu and suddenly questioned Ren Xiaosu's identity. "Eh, are you two together? I received information that you have some Kyung Clan soldiers with you. Why haven't I seen any of them?"
Luo Lan glanced at Ren Xiaosu. They had reported their entourage to the Wang Clan, and the Wang Clan had even recorded everyone's photos. Therefore, he could not admit that Ren Xiaosu was with them. Otherwise, this clue might arouse the suspicion of the Wang Clan.
Luo Lan said in grief, "My comrades died trying to save me. These people are not with us, so he should be a stronghold resident."
"Oh." The soldier nodded. He said to Ren Xiaosu, "What's your ID number? I need to verify it. "
Under normal circumstances, who would verify a refugee's identity first? Wasn't everyone miserable enough already? Ren Xiaosu knew the other party must have gotten suspicious. After all, Luo Lan was their main target to begin with.
While Ren Xiaosu was thinking of countermeasures, he suddenly heard an expectant shout from behind him, "Boss?!"
Ren Xiaosu snapped his head around and looked at Wang Fugui, Jiang Wu, Wang Yuchi, Li Qingzheng, and the others on the long street full of dead branches. He suddenly felt all the disasters he had experienced earlier disappear.
All of his unhappiness disappeared in an instant.
Wang Fugui jogged all the way over to Ren Xiaosu and circled around Ren Xiaosu. He was not injured, nor did he lose any weight. It was just that it was a little strange that he was carrying a girl.
Wang Fugui did not know if it was appropriate for him to address Ren Xiaosu by name, so he simply addressed him as "Boss." After all, in his eyes, he was now Ren Xiaosu's shopkeeper. No matter how much money he earned from his business, it was all for Ren Xiaosu.
At this moment, Jiang Wu, who was behind Wang Fugui, also wanted to rush up. However, she stopped in her tracks as soon as she started running.
Off to the side, the commander of the Wang Clan's rescue team, Wang Linlan, said with a smile, "Bro, I didn't expect the person you were looking for to really survive. Congratulations. But why did you address him as' Boss' just now?"
Wang Fugui explained with a smile, "I might have brought a lot of goods from the Northwest, but I'm actually just a shopkeeper. This is our real boss."
Wang Linlan sized up Ren Xiaosu in surprise. So this young man was the real boss? In that case, he would probably have to deal with this young man a lot in the future.
Everyone liked to deal with rich people, didn't they? Although Wang Linlan had an army under his command, there were also times when he needed money.
Therefore, Wang Linlan's attitude toward Ren Xiaosu was exceptionally gentle.
When the soldiers who had wanted to check Ren Xiaosu's ID saw that their commander was here and seemed to have a close relationship with him, they immediately gave up on the matter and continued searching for other survivors.
Wang Linlan said to Wang Fugui with a smile, "You guys rest here for a while. I have a more important search and rescue mission to attend to."
"Go ahead and do what you need to do." Wang Fugui said with a smile, "After we've picked up our boss, we still have to go back to Stronghold 62 to take inventory of the goods. There'll be plenty of opportunities for us to communicate in the future, so we won't hold you up any longer."
Wang Linlan smiled and said a few more polite words before leaving. Ren Xiaosu also said goodbye to Luo Lan. Although Ren Xiaosu really wanted to tie Luo Lan to his side and copy his superpower, it was really not suitable for him to have too much interaction with Luo Lan right now. Meanwhile, Luo Lan could not leave the Wang Clan yet. He had to wait here for the dust to settle so he could put on a clear conscience.
Ren Xiaosu did not say anything else. At this moment, he had too many things he wanted to say to Old Wang and the others, as well as too many questions he wanted to ask.
He looked back at the stronghold. A thought suddenly flashed through Ren Xiaosu's mind. Who could have deleted all the surveillance footage?
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