Initially, Su Lei had wanted to find an opportunity to kill Wang Ergou after returning to town. He was a ruthless person who wanted to achieve great things, so if he said he would kill him, he would definitely do it. He even discussed it with Cui Qiang on the way here.
In the end, it was Cui Qiang who reminded him that since he would have to kill Wang Ergou sooner or later, he might as well kill him as soon as possible.
Otherwise, it would be troublesome if Wang Ergou harbored other thoughts and colluded with other bandits to steal their business when they returned to town.
After all, Wang Ergou knew where the transaction was going to take place. The client in the grasslands only wanted the goods and did not care who delivered them.
Su Lei knew he was not that important to Yan Liuyuan. So before he established a true "friendship" with Yan Liuyuan, he could not let any of the other bandits know where the transaction was going to take place.
Therefore, Su Lei went all the way and killed Wang Ergou with his own hands.
Su Lei sized up the man coldly when he was questioned in his face. "Wang Ergou said he wanted to seek shelter with his relatives in the Central Plains. I thought since he had such a bright future ahead of him, there was no need for me to stop him, right?"
But the man did not believe Su Lei's words at all. Instead, he retorted, "I think you killed him, right? Since when did Wang Ergou have relatives in the Central Plains? "
The man thought Su Lei would fly into a rage out of humiliation, but Su Lei laughed out loud instead. Su Lei looked around and said, "Since when did everyone start caring about the life and death of others? So what if I killed Wang Ergou? Are you all going to avenge him? Have you ever thought about the consequences? "
Su Lei knew these people too well. So what if he killed them? Wang Ergou did not have many friends, so he was not afraid of anyone coming to seek revenge!
An atmosphere of mutual hostility was rising among the bandits who were watching the fight.
Seeing that no one was saying anything, Su Lei sneered and said, "I'll stay in town for the night. Tomorrow, I'll set off for Fortress 178 with my brothers. Since there's no place for me here, I won't force it. But I, Su Lei, have found a way out of here. If anyone dares to ruin my plans, that way will become your death. Cui Qiang, let's go!"
With that, Su Lei led his men into town. They had only come back this time to pack up their belongings.
Ren Xiaosu mumbled in the room, "These horse bandits are also a motley crew. And why do I feel that all of them want to go ashore?"
"I have the same feeling. It looks like the horse bandits aren't doing well anymore and they're looking for another way out." Yang Xiaojin pondered and said, "Then, should we still kill them?"
"Let's wait and see." Ren Xiaosu pondered and said, "I find Su Lei a little interesting. What he's doing now is equivalent to helping Fortress 178 establish a trade route through the grasslands."
Yang Xiaojin glanced at him. "As expected of Fortress 178's Young Marshal. You're always thinking about Fortress 178."
"Ahem, don't be so sarcastic between husband and wife!" Ren Xiaosu said.
"Ren Xiaosu!" Yang Xiaojin raised her voice. "We're just putting on an act now. Don't get too into character yet. I haven't agreed to anything yet!"
"Alright then." Ren Xiaosu looked at the black muzzle of the sniper rifle in front of him and shut up reluctantly.
He recalled the situation at Fortress 178. Actually, during his conversation with Big Bluff, Ren Xiaosu had learned that Qing Zhen and Zhang Jinglin had suddenly formed an implicit alliance to deal with the Wang Clan in the future.
Since the Kyung Clan and Fortress 178 could work together, could they also borrow the strength of the Northern Grasslands?
Before he knew it, Ren Xiaosu was already thinking about things from Fortress 178's standpoint.
This was probably what Big Bluff was hoping for when he went to the trouble of nagging Ren Xiaosu.
Some things had already changed without him realizing it.
Ren Xiaosu thought about it. Actually, if he wanted to borrow the strength of the nomads, he did not even need to form an alliance with them. All he needed to do was secretly provide them with weapons and give them the capital to head south. Then, the nomads would head south on their own.
Back in Stronghold 88's library, Ren Xiaosu had learned about the nomads before The Cataclysm. Due to the cold weather in the North and the lack of supplies, it was common for cattle and sheep to freeze to death in winter, resulting in their assets shrinking and food shortages.
In order to maintain the stability and balance of the various tribes in their tribe, the leaders of the large tribes would direct the conflict to the Central Plains as a means of balancing the situation. During times of war, the nomads had always treated the South as their granary.
Therefore, if the future enemy of Fortress 178 and the Kyung Clan was really the Wang Clan, then Su Lei, who could do business with the nomads and was no longer a bandit, would become the key point at hand.
As though they had a tacit understanding, Yang Xiaojin looked at Ren Xiaosu. "Are you planning to recruit Su Lei?"
"Recruit what?" Ren Xiaosu sighed and said, "I already have enough people to take care of here. It's too tiring to take care of one person alone, so I don't want to add any more burdens."
Yang Xiaojin paused for a moment. "Don't you still have me?"
Ren Xiaosu immediately said happily, "It's not that I'm doubting your abilities, but it's mainly because I don't know Su Lei well and have no intention of having too much interaction with him. I'm just trying to point him in the right direction. As long as he goes to Stronghold 144 and gives my name to Zhang Xiaoman, Zhang Xiaoman will definitely report Su Lei's matter to Mr. Zhang. At that time, Mr. Zhang will naturally understand why I'm guiding Su Lei there."
It wasn't like Fortress 178 had a shortage of normal firearms. Who knew when it would come in handy in the future if Fortress 178 took a step back?
Sometimes, Ren Xiaosu was especially envious of Qing Zhen. That was because he did not know how Qing Zhen's brain worked. He was always thinking ten steps ahead before taking one step at a time.
Ren Xiaosu knew he could not be as meticulous as Qing Zhen, so he could only try his best to think a little more from time to time.
However, Ren Xiaosu did not feel inferior. He felt he had his own strengths.
Su Lei's arrival caused Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin's plan to raze the town to the ground to be temporarily put on hold. This plan seemed a little unbelievable to most people. The two of them wanted to raze a town with a population of more than a thousand people? Was this a joke?
But for Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin, neither of them doubted that this plan might fail.
They had also thought there might be supernatural beings in this town, but neither of them really cared.
After all, there were not many supernatural beings who could survive the joint pursuit of Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin.
However, the atmosphere in town was starting to get a little strange. Su Lei quietly looked out from his house and was surprised to find the people in town were always running towards his house, whether intentionally or unintentionally. They were not doing anything at all. It was as though … the bandits were scouting locations before they made their move!
Su Lei said coldly to Cui Qiang, who was behind him, "I was too careless this time. We shouldn't have come back. I was thinking of packing up before leaving, but it looks like we won't be able to leave anymore."
Su Lei came back to retrieve something that was very important to him. It was his parents' wooden memorial tablets.
Only something like that could make Su Lei take the risk and come back.
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