Before Ren Xiaosu appeared, Su Lei thought he would definitely die today. After all, several groups of bandits had joined forces to kill him.
But for some reason, they only heard a series of wails coming from outside the yard. By the time they came out, the bandits had already turned into corpses.
Su Lei asked cautiously, "The two of you are …"
Ren Xiaosu looked at Su Lei with a smile. "Do you know there's a supernatural being in your town?"
To be honest, Ren Xiaosu was also quite surprised. He really did not expect there would be a supernatural being in a bandit town. When Su Lei heard that, he was stunned. "A supernatural being? Which one is a supernatural being? Where is he? "
Ren Xiaosu explained, "Oh, don't worry, he's already dead."
Su Lei was speechless. A supernatural being had died just like that?
Why did it sound like it was so easy for him to kill a supernatural being?
Ren Xiaosu looked at Su Lei and asked, "What kind of deals do you make with the nomads?"
"It's to bring ironware, medicine, vegetables, tea, and salt from the South to trade with them in exchange for the fur pelts of their prey." Su Lei carefully explained, "We don't sell any contraband, you —"
"Oh, you don't have to explain that to me. I don't care about that." Ren Xiaosu said, "I heard you're going to Fortress 178 to make a deal?"
"That's right." Su Lei hurriedly replied, "I'm going to sell the fur hides I have and then buy new supplies to send to the North."
Su Lei did not lie at all. Not only was he ruthless, but he was also a smart person. Since the young man in front of him could kill all the bandits, he could also kill him.
When faced with someone who had the power to decide his life and death, the only way to survive might be to tell the truth.
Ren Xiaosu looked at Su Lei and thought for a moment before saying, "Take the goods to Stronghold 144 and look for Zhang Xiaoman, the commander of Fortress 178. Tell him his comrades from the Razor Sharp Company sent you there, and someone will take good care of you. Fortress 178 really needs people like you to get back on the trade route. Don't be a bandit anymore. "
"Really?" Su Lei was surprised by this pleasant surprise. The young man in front of him clearly had a good relationship with Fortress 178. If he could get in touch with Fortress 178 through this young man, wouldn't his business be even more secure?
Moreover, he knew very well that the grasslands actually needed weapons. That young lord also needed weapons, but he just felt that Su Lei wasn't able to get his hands on one yet.
If he could really get on the good side of Fortress 178 in the future, wouldn't he be able to add another business to sell weapons to the grasslands?
That was the chance to earn big money!
At this time, Ren Xiaosu suddenly wondered, "How did you get in touch with the grassland people? Why do they want to do business with the Southerners?"
Su Lei told him the truth. "Suddenly, one day, a herdsman came to the village on a big horse. He said that anyone who wanted to get rich could go to the Shenmu River that was a few hundred kilometers away in a month's time. He said that he would bring along ironware, medicine, vegetables, and other things."
Ren Xiaosu was curious. "So you brought the things with you? Why didn't the rest of the people in town go? "
"They didn't want to go that far, and they were also worried that the nomad was lying to them." Su Lei explained, "If it weren't for the fact that they were lazy and hated hard work, this group of people wouldn't have ended up as bandits here. So it's only normal that no one went."
"Then why did you go?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"Because I don't want to be cooped up here for the rest of my life. I heard that the trade route to the Northwest has been reopened. Whether it's Fortress 178 or the Wang Clan, they all welcome everyone to do business there. I think it's better to go out and do business than to live here like a coward for the rest of my life." Su Lei explained, "I'm a real man —"
"Hold it right there, don't give me all that heroic talk." Ren Xiaosu snapped, "Are the people you're doing business with from the large tribes of the grasslands? Tell me your impression of them. "
Su Lei hurriedly said, "The leader of the other party is a mysterious young man. They don't even have a gun in their hands, but they're so calm and composed that it's like they're not afraid of us stirring up any trouble at all. They have the attitude of a lord of the grasslands, and the things they want are very strange."
But at this moment, a text notification rang out on Yang Xiaojin's body. She took out her cell phone and looked at it. Ren Xiaosu realized Yang Xiaojin's cell phone was very similar to the cell phones of the A-rank hitmen from the Anjing House. However, it looked like it had more functions.
Ren Xiaosu also figured something out. He had always been curious why the Anjing House, an organization of assassins, would have a communication network that used phones as a tool.
Putting everything else aside, the Anjing House would at least need a satellite to be able to do this, right?
Now that he thought about it, the Anjing House and the Wang Clan were already working together at that time. The reason why the Anjing House could use phones as a communication network for the hitmen was also because they relied on the satellite that the Wang Clan originally had.
Thinking of this, Ren Xiaosu also took out two C-rank and B-rank cell phones from his storage space.
Ren Xiaosu was surprised to discover the moment he took out the phones, the two phones received a message at the same time: "The Pyro Company is suspected to have captured an experimental target in the Northern Plains. They are currently on their way back to the Pyro Company's research base. Hitmen are welcome to intercept and kill them. Mission reward …"
Seeing this, Ren Xiaosu looked at Su Lei first. "Take the goods to Stronghold 144 and do as I say. The people from Fortress 178 will naturally take care of you. Don't talk about selling medicine and ironware, you can even sell more things to the grasslands."
Su Lei nodded in surprise. "Alright, alright, thank you!"
With that, Su Lei led his men out of town. He knew Ren Xiaosu probably had some serious business to attend to, so he did not have time to waste with him.
In the end, when Ren Xiaosu chased Su Lei and the others away, a man next to Su Lei passed by Ren Xiaosu and whispered while no one was paying attention, "Say hello to the Young Marshal."
Ren Xiaosu did not know whether to laugh or cry. This Wang Fengyuan was really amazing. He even planted a spy in a place like this?
However, he did not say much about it. After Su Lei and the others left, he turned to look at Yang Xiaojin. "Did you also receive the same message?"
Yang Xiaojin nodded. "This is also a special phone used by members of the Anjing House, and the message I received was also about the Pyro Company. However, there's more information. Some people in the Anjing House suspect that the captured target might very well be the No. 001 Experimental that the Experimentals are looking for! Otherwise, the Pyro Company wouldn't have needed to mobilize so many people. As a matter of fact, the Pyro Company did not even show up during the incident in Luoyang City this time. It's extremely rare for them to send so many people to the grasslands in recent years. "
Yang Xiaojin realized Ren Xiaosu was stunned. "What's the matter with you?"
When Ren Xiaosu heard about the No. 001 Experimental, he fell into deep thought.
…
Once upon a time, Ren Xiaosu had wondered if Yan Liuyuan was the legendary No. 001 Experimental when he was in Stronghold 74. After all, no one knew where Yan Liuyuan came from. Moreover, the problem was that the time and location Yan Liuyuan appeared in also matched the time when the Experimentals escaped from the laboratory.
Although it was not an absolute match, the Experimentals had no concept of time since they were locked up in a dark place. Who the hell knew when the No. 001 Experimental would escape?
Of course, Ren Xiaosu also wondered if he was the No. 001 Experimental instead.
After all, he had also lost a lot of his memories, and no one in town knew where he came from.
But now that the Anjing House said the Pyro Company had captured the No. 001 Experimental, it was definitely not him. After all, he was still alive and well.
Yang Xiaojin looked at Ren Xiaosu. "Why are you frowning?"
"I suspect the person the Pyro Company captured is Yan Liuyuan." Ren Xiaosu said, "If it's really Liuyuan, I'm afraid it's going to be troublesome."
"Liuyuan?" Yang Xiaojin was stunned. "Are you sure? He's someone we captured from the grasslands. Why would Liuyuan go there? "
"I don't know where Liuyuan is now, but the Pyro Company's Research Laboratory 39 is right next to the town where we used to live. You know about this as well. We entered the Jing Mountains together back then." Ren Xiaosu explained, "A few years ago, I suddenly found Liuyuan in the snow. He doesn't remember where he came from, nor does he know what he's experienced in the past. His memory is completely blank."
"But that doesn't mean he's the No. 001 Experimental." Yang Xiaojin said, "But your worries are well-founded. The nearest stronghold in the vicinity of Stronghold 113 is over 200 kilometers away. It's impossible for a child like him to walk more than 200 kilometers on a snowy day and appear outside town. Therefore, the Pyro Company's Research Laboratory in the Jing Mountains is actually closer."
"Yes, that's also why I'm worried. Although Yan Liuyuan doesn't have a strong physique like the Experimentals claimed, it's true that Yan Liuyuan has always been different from others since he was young." Ren Xiaosu said, "Moreover, all supernatural beings have their physiques enhanced. Other than Liuyuan, I haven't seen any other exceptions."
After saying that, Ren Xiaosu saw Yang Xiaojin turn around and walk out of town. He asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"
"To save Liuyuan." Yang Xiaojin said matter-of-factly, "The Pyro Company's trip only lasts six days, so we have to stop them along the way."
Ren Xiaosu was surprised by Yang Xiaojin's decisiveness. He still could not confirm whether the person the Pyro Company had captured was Yan Liuyuan or not.
However, he definitely had to make this trip. Regardless of whether it was Yan Liuyuan or not, he had to verify it himself.
"Are you going to contact the Saboteurs?" Ren Xiaosu asked, "Um … since it's my first time meeting your aunt, should I bring a greeting gift? Is there anyone your aunt hates? Should I help her kill them or something?"
Ren Xiaosu thought about it. Since it was his first time meeting her only relative, he definitely had to bring a valuable gift. What could be more valuable than life?
However, Yang Xiaojin shook her head. "No, just the two of us are enough."
Actually, Yang Xiaojin had not figured out how to face Yang Anjing yet, so it was better not to meet him for now.
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