234 Each others secre (2/2)

The Li Consortium was too powerful. It was so powerful he could do nothing about it even though he was a supernatural being, as well as a high-ranking officer within the Office of Special Investigations. After all, his subordinates were all loyal to the Li Consortium, not him. But this situation completely reversed after Li Shentan became a Demon Whisperer. The young man who had escaped from the psychiatric hospital had an incredibly destructive power.

The female students started singing by the campfire while the group of roughnecks did not even dare to make a sound as if afraid of ending the girls' dulcet singing.

Xiaoyu was wearing an apron and stir-frying some vegetables in the kitchen. When they made the trip here, they had brought along quite a bit of supplies for the New Year. Old Wang had even managed to get ahold of a box of fish and shrimp from someone in the stronghold.

Suddenly, Li Qingzheng emotionally said, ”This is probably the most proper Lunar New Year I've celebrated in the 29 years of my life.”

Ren Xiaosu gave him a look and laughed. ”To be honest, we also spent our Lunar New Years very miserably in the past.”

”That's not true.” Yan Liuyuan giggled and said, ”We were clearly very happy. We used to run off to a hill somewhere far away where we would view the fireworks set off from the stronghold. The fireworks were beautiful to watch.”

But at this moment, an off-road vehicle drove up to the outpost. An officer came over to Hu Shuo and whispered something to him for a while. Hu Shuo's expression grew even more solemn than before.

Ren Xiaosu looked at Hu Shuo and asked, ”What is it?”

Hu Shuo looked at Ren Xiaosu and replied, ”Get ready to send your family back to the stronghold after the New Year has passed. War has broken out.”

Ren Xiaosu was surprised to hear that. It was just another hour until the Lunar New Year. Who would have thought a war would erupt on New Year's Eve?

Hu Shuo said, ”The Li Consortium's commander has already given the order to start the assault. The frontline troops have already started advancing towards the area controlled by the Yang Consortium. In another few hours, it will be blanketed by the flames of war.”

”Aren't you going to eat before you leave?” Ren Xiaosu asked calmly.

Hu Shuo laughed. ”I'd thought we could celebrate the New Year, but we didn't even get to eat the reunion dinner. What a pity, the thing I was most afraid of still arrived.”

In this world, things never turned out the way people wanted them to.

At this moment, Xiaoyu came out of the kitchen with several boxed meals in her hands. ”Uncle Hu Shuo, I've filled these up with dinner. Eat them while y'all are on the road.

Hu Shuo was taken aback. He broke out into a smile and said, ”Thank you.”

Suddenly, Hu Shuo looked at Ren Xiaosu and asked, ”Ren Xiaosu, have you ever heard of Murphy's Law? Anything that can go wrong, no matter how unlikely, will go wrong. To put it simply, that just means that whatever we're afraid of will somehow happen.”

Ren Xiaosu froze for a moment. ”Why are you talking about this?”

”Do you think we're in a dream right now or living in reality?” Hu Shuo laughed and said.

”We're definitely in reality. If you don't believe me, I can pinch you,” Ren Xiaosu said.

”But isn't reality based on probability? It's only in dreams that things you're most afraid of will somehow come true, isn't that so?” After that, Hu Shuo laughed and turned around to leave. ”I'd rather this be a dream.”

Ren Xiaosu could sense a hint of sorrow within this old man.