129 Instigating Chen Wudis defection (1/2)
While everyone was resting, Ren Xiaosu found a hilltop where he could look around to spot the whereabouts of the wolves.
But when he reached the top of the hill, he was stunned. Ren Xiaosu did not really expect the wolves to be nearby.
He saw the silvery Wolf King standing in the wilderness and staring at him quietly. Even the wind seemed to have stopped blowing for it.
But very surprisingly, Ren Xiaosu did not get the feeling the Wolf King had any intention of attacking them this time. It just glanced at him quietly before turning around to run back into the wilderness.
The Wolf King looked extremely strong and powerful. Using some of the bushes that it stood next to earlier as a reference, Ren Xiaosu was startled when he realized his estimation was not wrong. This Wolf King had grown to a size larger than a cow.
Why? What motives did the wolves have in following them?
Ren Xiaosu had thought something did not feel quite right. Although the wolves did not dare to pass through the canyon, Ren Xiaosu found they had been waiting there all along when he returned from the mountains beyond the canyon.
At the time, Ren Xiaosu wondered if they bore a grudge against him after he had escaped from them the previous year. But now, it seemed like the situation was far more complicated than that.
Whatever! Ren Xiaosu thought it was going well as long as the wolves did not attack them. As for what that reason might be, he had no intention of delving any deeper into it.
He would be bidding farewell to the wilderness in another day or so. After that, he would be entering the stronghold he had always been dreaming of to live a life without fear or worry.
Then their lives would start getting better with each passing day. Ren Xiaosu had promised Yan Liuyuan he would lead him to a comfortable life someday.
When he returned to the vehicle, everyone had disembarked from the truck to stretch themselves. Although it was not too crowded inside the truck bed, there was still some discomfort from being stuck in it for an extended period.
Wang Fugui approached Ren Xiaosu and said solemnly, ”Thank you, Xiaosu. Thank you for taking me and my son with you into the stronghold.”
”Gratitude received from Wang Fugui, +1!”
Ren Xiaosu looked at Wang Fugui and said, ”You don't have to be so polite with me. We're not only going into the stronghold, we're also going to reopen your grocery store.”
Wang Fugui shook his head. ”It won't be my grocery store but yours. Listen to me, Xiaosu. You've earned that grocery store in return for risking your life. It's enough for me to be your shopkeeper in the future. I have nothing more to ask for, except that you remember to give me a high salary.”
Ren Xiaosu was startled. He had not expected Wang Fugui to reject him when faced with such an enticing deal.
While Wang Fugui continued thinking about how to persuade Ren Xiaosu, Ren Xiaosu said, feeling touched, ”OK, let's do it as you say.”
Wang Fugui was speechless. Ren Xiaosu was still the same shameless, money-loving young man he knew.
But at this moment, Ren Xiaosu added, ”You'll get a 30% share in the shop, and the money you get from selling those antibiotics will be yours to keep too.”
He was not exactly giving out shares to him for nothing. First of all, Ren Xiaosu did not have any talent in running a shop, while Old Wang had been running one all his life. So Ren Xiaosu felt he should let the professional handle it so he could spend his time on other things. In fact, what Ren Xiaosu wanted to do now was not to earn money but to go to school.
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Luo Lan made use of this time to size up Chen Wudi while Ren Xiaosu was away. He was already quite familiar with Chen Wudi. Be it his daily routine or hobbies, someone had reported this information to him before.