Chapter 868 - Guessing The Truth (1/2)
First of all, the timing of the two of them leaving the forward operating base and the appearance of the snipers at Mt. Dashi was so consistent it was difficult to explain.
According to P31921, Ren Xiaosu’s reason for leaving the base was so he could go into the mountains to pick some medicinal herbs. However, P5092 was certain Ren Xiaosu’s medicine was not an ancestral remedy. Instead, it was conjured up by Ren Xiaosu’s superpower. Otherwise, it would not have such a miraculous effect.
Others might still be superstitious enough to believe in secret ancestral remedies, but P5092 only believed in science. Science was what told him there were no secret ancestral remedies in this world that could make a wound heal in just three short days.
Alright, one might argue the plants had also mutated, but to say that the remedy was passed down from their ancestors, did the plants already mutate when their ancestors formulated this remedy? That was the flaw in the story!
And that was why P5092 ordered his deputy commander to return all of the Trinity Institute’s suitcases so it would help Ren Xiaosu cover up this matter.
Now that P31921 was telling him Ren Xiaosu had claimed he needed to go out to gather herbs, P5092 confirmed that Ren Xiaosu was the one who helped him out in the battle on Mt. Dashi.
Moreover, from a certain point of view, P5092 would also instinctively agree with what P31921 had told him, even if he did not know about those details, because that young man was far too special.
Thinking back, the other party displayed no fear at all around him, not because he was carefree by nature, but simply because he was not afraid of him.
When P5092 realized how close he was to such a dangerous person, he even felt some lingering fear.
What a fucking close shave!
P5092 asked, “If I’m not wrong, it was that girl who accompanied him out of the base?”
“That’s right. Your guess is too accurate,” P31921 flattered.
“There’s no use trying to flatter me.” P5092 asked calmly, “Have you told anyone else about this?”
“No, absolutely not,” P31921 assured him.
“Very good, continue keeping it a secret. If I find out that you leaked this, I’ll court martial you myself.” P5092 said calmly, “Tell me in detail what went awry with the plan tonight.”
“Everything was going according to your plan initially. The students started off with the cultural show, and as expected, the situation at the FOB quickly attracted an attack from the barbarians.” P31921 said, “Moreover, we also successfully lured them to the armory. The special forces encircled them there and ensured they couldn’t escape.”
“But an accident happened. We don’t know who launched a sneak attack on the supply convoy that caused us to suffer heavy losses. However, we now have an idea of where the attacker came from. We found a note at the entrance of the command center saying that the Experimentals have reappeared. It also said we should head to the west of the base to check on the situation. Our people who are investigating should’ve found some clues by now,” P31921 said.
“Experimentals?” P5092 was stunned for a moment. Of course he knew what the Experimentals were, but just like Ren Xiaosu, he did not expect this term would suddenly get brought up again in front of him. P5092 said anxiously, “Hurry up and figure out the situation. I want conclusive news about whether the Experimentals are still in existence.”
After that, P5092 ended the call and sat quietly in his command tent.
He recalled his interactions with Ren Xiaosu. For some reason, there was a hint of a smile on his face. P5092 did not know why he was smiling, but he suddenly found the matter to be very interesting.
The only thing that P5092 could not understand was why such an extremely powerful young man like Ren Xiaosu was a doctor.
He went on a killing spree while saving people’s lives? What were his motives?