336 The people supporting the bandits (1/2)

Ren Xiaosu wondered, ”Could it be the Zong Consortium? Didn't you say that the bandits originated because of them?”

Yang Xiaojin shook her head. ”No, it seems the forces supporting the bandits with their resources are likely to be against the Zong Consortium. That's also why the Zong Consortium is helpless about the situation. The people behind it are especially hard to seek out. It's like they're rats or something.”

Ren Xiaosu had been confused. But when Yang Xiaojin mentioned the word ”rat,” he suddenly thought of Luo Lan for some reason. Although there was an extreme difference in their body size, they had one thing in common, and that was how they loved scuttling around in the sewers.

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu felt he could guess who was supporting the bandits to gross the Zong Consortium out. If it was really as he had guessed, Qing Zhen and Luo Lan's foresight would be much greater than the Yang Consortium's.

After all, the Yang Consortium had only thought of forming an alliance with the Zong Consortium in the past one or two years, while the bandits had been troubling the Zong Consortium for five to six years.

If it were really Qing Zhen and Luo Lan who were behind this, just how scheming would they have to be? What were they really after?

Of course, Ren Xiaosu was unaware of the entire story behind the change in leadership at the Qing Consortium, nor did he know how long Qing Zhen had been planning for it.

And now, it seemed like the Zong Consortium truly had a problem with the bandits. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sought the Yang Consortium and Stronghold 178's help. After all, they were the ones who developed the bandits at the beginning, but the issue got out of control in the end. If the problem were leaked, wouldn't they become the butt of the joke?

Ren Xiaosu shared his assumptions with Yang Xiaojin. ”I think it's the Qing Consortium who's secretly helping them.”

”It doesn't really matter.” Yang Xiaojin shook her head and said, ”It doesn't really have anything to do with me.”

”Your relationship with the Yang Consortium…” Ren Xiaosu hesitated for a moment but did not ask further.

”You don't need to be apprehensive.” Yang Xiaojin said, ”The Yang Consortium is starting to decline, and family ties are something that's become dispensable. Let's head to Mt. Daban now. There's some small bandit lairs and refugee settlements congregated there.”

”Are you familiar with this region?” Ren Xiaosu asked.

”I'm pretty familiar with the outer perimeter of the valley.” Yang Xiaojin said, ”I came by here frequently some years back.”

Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. ”What were you doing here?”

”I came to practice shooting,” Yang Xiaojin answered.

Ren Xiaosu realized Yang Xiaojin had actually used the bandits out here in the wilderness for target practice. It was no wonder Ren Xiaosu felt like Yang Xiaojin was sometimes very similar to him. They were like the grass that grew in the wilderness.

”Would you like to learn?” Yang Xiaojin looked at Ren Xiaosu and said, ”I can teach you.”

Ren Xiaosu's eyes twitched. ”My marksmanship is also quite good.”

”I don't know what kind of power you have that you can actually learn the skills of others directly,” Yang Xiaojin said, ”but you didn't manage to learn it completely, right? Your breathing technique is wrong.”

Ren Xiaosu smiled. As expected of someone with Perfect Firearms Proficiency, she immediately noticed his shortcomings at a single glance. Although he had managed to copy her proficiency, there had to be a huge gap in proficiency between the Advanced Firearms Proficiency and Perfect Firearms Proficiency.

He stopped acting unreasonable. ”How do you plan to teach me?”

”I'll teach you through actual combat,” Yang Xiaojin said calmly.

Ren Xiaosu muttered, ”And I was thinking you would place your hand on mine to teach me.”

”What?” As Ren Xiaosu's voice was too soft, Yang Xiaojin could not hear him.

Ren Xiaosu said, ”Nothing!”

Yang Xiaojin looked at him and asked, ”How should I make myself look more like a refugee?”

”You've asked the right person. You can't wear this cap anymore.” Ren Xiaosu said, ”What refugee wears a cap?”