87 Living specimen (1/2)

Meanwhile, Luo Lan was panting as he sat in the backseat of the off-road vehicle. He was making a call on a satellite phone. ”Hey, Zhang Jinglin has appeared!”

The person on the other end of the call fell silent for a moment. ”Has it been verified?”

”It's not verified yet, but if it's true, should I kill him?” Luo Lan seemed to be seeking the other person's opinion. ”Why does this old boy have to hide in my territory of all places?”

From his tone, it sounded like Luo Lan considered Zhang Jinglin a hot potato of sorts.

Everyone usually felt that Luo Lan was always smiling and easy to approach, but the smart ones all knew that Luo Lan wasn't that different from his crazy younger brother. They were both thick-skinned and black-hearted murderers.

If Yan Liuyuan heard what Luo Lan asked, he would be extremely worried for Zhang Jinglin. However, the person on the other end of the satellite call asked, ”Kill him?”

”That's right,” Fatty Luo said. ”This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”

”A lot of people have now heard he's still alive, right?” The person on the other end said, ”Don't you think that, if you kill him now, that damned group from Stronghold 178 might even abandon their stronghold and come over to kill you?”

Luo Lan actually shivered at the words. ”I can get it done without causing a scene.”

”There's no such thing as an impervious wall in this world.” The other person said, ”Send him back to Stronghold 178. Isn't someone guarding the Northern Frontier for us better? Even if he has to die… it cannot be to the hands of our Qing Consortium, much less by your hand.”

”But what if one day, he…” Luo Lan hesitated.

”It won't be too late to kill him at that time. For now, we'll let others get a headache over this.” The person on the other end sounded unquestionably firm. He then seemed to think of something. ”By the way, I'm at the Jing Mountains. Is there a refugee from your place named Ren Xiaosu?”

Luo Lan froze: ”The one who sells medicine?!”

This time, it was the person on the other end who was surprised. ”What about selling medicine? Who's selling medicine?”

”It's nothing,” Luo Lan said with some diffidence. ”Did you discover anything in the Jing Mountains? I only found out two days ago that Old Liu from our Stronghold 113 secretly sent a squad of private troops to the Jing Mountains. They were even traveling under the pretense of being a band. How childish. I actually quite liked the female singer. It's such a waste that she's probably going to die in the Jing Mountains.”

”Oh, the female singer you're talking about, she's not dead yet,” the person on the other end said with a laugh. ”So Ren Xiaosu is the one who sells medicine and Luo Xinyu is the singer, but who is Yang Xiaojin?”

”Yang Xiaojin? I've never even heard of that name before,” Luo Lan muttered. ”Discover anything in the Jing Mountains?”

”I'm close to locating the research lab from before The Cataclysm.” The person on the other end said, ”But, Bro, you can take a back seat in Stronghold 113. You shouldn't be questioning me on such matters.”

”Oh.” Luo Lan fell silent for a moment. In a normal family, the elder brother would usually have more say over things. However, Boss Luo had absolutely no authority before his younger brother.

”One more question.” The person on the other end asked, ”How long has it been since Luo Xinyu became a singer at your stronghold?”

”About two years?” Luo Lan replied.

”Then does that Ren Xiaosu have any friends or relatives?” the person on the other end asked.