The catastrophe ended with the arrival of the Wang Clan's troops. The survivors could only rejoice, while the dead would soon be forgotten.
The entire stronghold was covered in withered creeper vines. The decaying gray branches and dead leaves all over the ground made Stronghold 61 look especially bleak. It was like a new ruin.
Ren Xiaosu felt it would take a lot of time just to clean up the dead vines. But to the Wang Clan, the biggest loss was not the facilities in the stronghold but the population.
In this day and age, the consortiums knew very well that productivity was only possible with more people.
When the creeper vines invaded the entire stronghold, they did not damage any of the facilities. The entire stronghold's electricity was still running smoothly, and communications were not cut off either. It was just that the power system was not maintained in the middle, so it malfunctioned on its own. However, backup power would immediately replace it.
Under such circumstances, the stronghold did not seem to have suffered too much loss in terms of hardware.
However, hundreds of thousands of people in Stronghold 61 had truly died. The light industry, service industry, and commerce that these people had supported in the stronghold were all gone now.
Without heavy industry, there would be no core competitiveness. Without light industry, life would be uncomfortable, and commerce would also decline.
Ren Xiaosu led Wang Fugui and the others out of the stronghold as quickly as possible. He brought everyone back to his residence first and settled the unconscious Zhou Yingxue down.
Wang Fugui looked around the small yard and said, "Xiaosu, have you been living here all this time?"
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, "Not really. I've been to many places, such as Luoyang City, Stronghold 73, Stronghold 74, Stronghold 63, and Stronghold 62 …"
Wang Fugui wondered why these strongholds sounded so familiar. He seemed to have seen negative news about these strongholds in the newspapers before. For example, the cave-in at East Lake in Stronghold 73, the nuclear bombing of Stronghold 74, and the battle between the Anjing House and the Pyro Company in Stronghold 63.
"Xiaosu, other than Luoyang City, the places you mentioned all seem to be quite dangerous." Wang Fugui asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Ren Xiaosu comforted, "Don't worry, it was someone else who got into trouble."
Wang Fugui: "…"
Jiang Wu: "…"
Although he sounded relaxed, Wang Fugui felt that Ren Xiaosu must have survived many dangers. He asked, "Xiaosu, how did you survive back then? Can you tell us?"
Ren Xiaosu smiled. "I was pierced in the abdomen by a spear. In the end, I was saved by the big shots of the Wang Clan. They went to the Northwest for the current trade route. At that time, they told me that the spear happened to pierce my appendix … but other internal organs were not injured …"
"Er … appendix?" Wang Fugui and the others were dumbfounded. How could there be such a thing?
In fact, Ren Xiaosu had thought about one thing later. Perhaps the puncture of the appendix was also the result of Yan Liuyuan's wish? But if this was really the result of Yan Liuyuan's wish, then what kind of backlash did Liuyuan suffer?
He looked at Wang Fugui. "By the way, where's Liuyuan?"
Ren Xiaosu's gaze swept across everyone. But when he looked at everyone, he did not see any signs of Yan Liuyuan and Sister Xiaoyu. "Old Wang, where's Liuyuan and Sister Xiaoyu?"
Wang Fugui fell silent. Wang Yuchi and the others also turned their heads away. Ren Xiaosu asked again, "Old Wang, answer me. Where's Liuyuan and Sister Xiaoyu?"
"It's like this." Jiang Wu explained, "When the flood struck, we weren't with Yan Liuyuan and Sister Xiaoyu. I only had time to pull those people back with a plum branch. The current was very strong, so we were washed away in the blink of an eye. I couldn't save the two of them …"
As she spoke, Jiang Wu still felt a little guilty. However, Ren Xiaosu remained silent for a long time before saying, "Ms. Jiang, you've already done very well. There's no need to feel guilty."
To be honest, Ren Xiaosu was already a little glad that so many people had survived. He adjusted his emotions and said with a smile, "I believe they're definitely still alive. It's just that I don't know where they are. I've published a newspaper article on Hope Media. If Liuyuan sees it, he'll definitely rush over to Stronghold 61."
Wang Fugui quickly said with a smile, "That's right, that's right. That kid Liuyuan is very quick-witted, so he'll definitely survive. I vaguely saw them on the shore and didn't seem to be threatened by the flood. But I couldn't see it clearly, so I couldn't be sure. "
"Then what about Yang Xiaojin?" Ren Xiaosu asked, "I know she must have been fine at the time because she was still very far away from the flood. Did y 'all see her again after that?"
Old Wang said awkwardly, "We didn't see Miss Yang either. But since she's fine, y 'all will meet her sooner or later, right?"
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu still did not know that after he got into trouble, Yang Xiaojin had gone downstream to look for him like a madwoman. When she realized the chances of finding him were too slim, she went after her enemy instead. It was the Soong Clan's superhuman who had pierced Ren Xiaosu's abdomen with a spear back then.
He chased the other party all the way to the foot of Mt. Guan and made him despair before killing him with a single shot.
"By the way." Ren Xiaosu changed the topic and asked, "How have y 'all been doing lately? Old Wang, it seems like you're very familiar with the Wang Clan's officers?"
At this moment, someone knocked on the door. Ren Xiaosu frowned. Who could be knocking on his door at a time like this?
When he opened the door, he was surprised to see that it was Big Bluff who had come to visit him.
This fellow did not stand on ceremony with Ren Xiaosu and went straight into the room. When he saw Wang Fugui, he said happily, "You must be Wang Fugui, right? I've just regained contact with Fortress 178 and found out you're still alive. Congratulations."
Ren Xiaosu raised his eyebrows. "Big Bluff, why are you here?"
"I'm just here to take a look. Can't I come if I have nothing to do?" Big Bluff sat down on a chair and made up his mind to stay in the room.
Ren Xiaosu helplessly introduced Wang Fugui to Wang Fugui. "This is one of the intelligence officers at Fortress 178. He used to be in charge of intelligence in the Soong Clan's territory. After the Soong Clan was destroyed, he came to the Central Plains."
"Xiaosu." When Wang Fugui heard this, he suddenly thought of something. "I heard from Zhang Xiaoman that you participated in that war and personally avenged everyone? It must have been very dangerous, right? "
"It wasn't dangerous," Ren Xiaosu said with a smile. To him, he would only report the good news and not the bad. Since it was already over, why should Old Wang and the others worry about him? At the same time, Ren Xiaosu gave Big Bluff a warning look and told him not to talk nonsense.
But Big Bluff did not care about that. He interjected, "You guys might not know this, but that war back then was an earth-shattering one. Most of the soldiers of Fortress 178 were convinced by Ren Xiaosu!"
Qin Sheng, who was eavesdropping next door, had his eyes lit up. These people had finally mentioned what he wanted to hear the most. Previously, the relationship between Ren Xiaosu and Fortress 178 had puzzled this young Knight like a mystery. It seemed like it was finally time to confirm his suspicions.
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