328 Visiting to deliver some gifts (1/2)

Luo Lan ran out of the house swearing. He was really angry from being suppressed by the enemy forces just now. ”Dammit, someone is actually trying to kill me. Luckily, I didn't let my guard down.”

However, Luo Lan was also a little surprised. Although he had guessed Ren Xiaosu was a supernatural being, he did not think he was that powerful.

Thinking about this, Luo Lan asked his subordinate who had been hiding behind the tree earlier in a whisper, ”Did you see how he killed those people?”

That soldier shook his head. ”I didn't see it clearly.”

”Who are these people?” Ren Xiaosu looked at Luo Lan and said, ”You better not tell outsiders that I helped you. I don't want to get into trouble for it.”

”Alright, that's for sure.” Luo Lan looked at the corpses and said, ”Search them and see if there are any clues. However, it should be quite meaningless to do so. Suicide agents won't carry anything that might offer a clue to them.”

As expected, they discovered nothing else on these people except for guns and magazines after searching through their bodies.

Luo Lan squatted and thought for a moment. ”Let me think about this. If I were to die, who would benefit?”

Ren Xiaosu sat on a stone stool beside him and let him think about it slowly.

”Could it be the Zong Consortium?” Luo Lan asked doubtfully. ”If they had me killed, then the Yang Consortium and Qing Consortium will immediately descend into war. The natural environment in the north around the Zong Consortium is not as good as the south. They've been plotting to get this region for a long time now but aren't a match for us. So they tried to infiltrate Stronghold 178 and use them as leverage. If the Yang Consortium and Qing Consortium were to start fighting, they could just sit back and reap the benefits.”

However, Luo Lan changed his mind and said, ”But the Zong Consortium's people are still in the stronghold. If they kill me, Qing Zhen would probably think in that direction as well and might then focus his anger onto the Zong Consortium instead. So it could also be possible that the Yang Consortium is trying to kill me while the Zong Consortium's people are in Stronghold 88, making it difficult to discern what really happened. That way, they can force the Zong Consortium to face Qing Zhen together with them since the Zong Consortium couldn't prove it wasn't they who assassinated me.”

Ren Xiaosu snapped, ”Your analysis is as good as useless.”

”What else can I do?” Luo Lan stared at him. ”Since there's no fucking clues here, I can only make some wild guesses.”

”Alright, take your time to guess.” Ren Xiaosu said, ”Remember not to tell anyone that I was the one who saved you. I'll be leaving the stronghold the day after tomorrow, so don't create unnecessary trouble for me.”

Luo Lan's expression immediately changed. ”What am I to do if you leave? What if someone tries to kill me again?”

”Don't worry, Liuyuan is staying just next door.” Ren Xiaosu said nonchalantly, ”Besides, that guy from the Zong Consortium is going with me too. You'll probably be safe after he leaves.”

”Eh, where are you all off to?” Luo Lan wondered.

”We're going to exterminate the bandits.” Ren Xiaosu jumped back over to his yard.

He heard Luo Lan lower his voice and shout, ”Wait, you said that Liuyuan will protect me? Can he really...”

By now, Ren Xiaosu was really treating Luo Lan as a friend. It was the same for Luo Lan, so Ren Xiaosu did not mind helping Luo Lan out.

It was just that tonight's incident was really strange. The Yang Consortium and Qing Consortium seemed to be getting along peacefully with both their armies still working together to fight the Li Consortium at the front lines. It was as though Luo Lan were not under house arrest in Stronghold 88.

But underneath the surface of this seemingly calm sea, turbulent waves were rolling.

Right now, the Li Consortium's front line at Mt. Guangying was in grave danger. Many of the Li Consortium's military forces were forced to resort to guerrilla warfare against the Yang Consortium and Qing Consortium inside the mountains in an attempt to destroy the supply lines and marching routes of both parties. After all, they were no match for the Yang Consortium's armored brigade on the front lines. The Qing Consortium's artillery troops were especially brutal, so the Li Consortium could only use this method to delay their impending defeat.

When their defeat finally arrived, the Yang Consortium and Qing Consortium would probably start fighting each other immediately. This was what a lot of people speculated.

Luo Lan and Ren Xiaosu both knew Qing Zhen would send someone to save him, but no one knew what method Qing Zhen would use to conduct the rescue operation. Launch a frontal assault? In that case, it would definitely be over for Luo Lan as well.

Ren Xiaosu felt that based on his level of understanding, he probably couldn't guess what Qing Zhen was planning.