At 12 midnight, the Kong Consortium’s patrols were spread out all over the streets in the stronghold. As the Kong Consortium was currently engaged in a war, they maintained a Level Two alert even though Stronghold 31 was located in the core of the Kong Consortium.
After all, one of the strongholds in the north had already been taken by the Pyro Company, and there was only one defensive line left at the moment. Stronghold 31 was only 170 kilometers away from that defensive line. Once another stronghold in the north got taken, the Pyro Company’s armored troops would most likely march straight down south, and Stronghold 31 would not necessarily be safe at that time.
This was probably what angered Kong Erdong the most. The hard drive Wang Yun sent over had actually put the entire Kong Consortium in danger.
The Pyro Company must have been planning for a long time for this day.
Suddenly, a patrolman in the streets looked up and said doubtfully, “Did something just fly overhead?”
A colleague of his also looked up and said, “Don’t overthink things. There’s nothing there.”
On the rooftop of the building, Ren Xiaosu lay on the floor and made sure the two patrolmen had not discovered his presence before continuing to head northward.
Ren Xiaosu was thinking about the direction of Lishan North Road. The Great Hoodwinker had gotten someone to send him a map of Stronghold 31 and told him to meet up with an agent outside a small hair salon. From there, they would discuss how to rescue Wang Yun from the secret prison.
Very few people were on the streets of the Kong Consortium at night. Even if there were, it would be the Kong Consortium’s own people. The garrison troops stationed in the stronghold were responsible for patrolling the place while the Public Order Division coordinated the defensive operations.
After the war started, the Kong Consortium’s troops naturally took over all of the prevention and control operations.
But with Ren Xiaosu’s current skills, it was not difficult for him to leap over roofs and scale walls.
After arriving at Lishan North Road, Ren Xiaosu headed east until he saw an alley where he turned in.
This place was already different from the time when the Great Hoodwinker was here. The salon was closed, and the perimeter had been cordoned off by the intelligence agency. A soldier was standing guard at the bottom of the building like a tiger on the lookout for its prey. The entire residential building was placed under lockdown.
The residents in the building had already been taken away by the intelligence agency and interrogated one by one. This was the authority the intelligence agency had in wartime. They could simply do whatever they wanted.
Ren Xiaosu frowned. However, he did not immediately turn around to leave. Instead, he continued approaching the perimeter.
The soldier in charge of keeping watch had already discovered Ren Xiaosu’s presence. He pointed his gun at Ren Xiaosu and said coldly, “Don’t get any closer. Put your hands behind your head and lie on the ground.”
However, Ren Xiaosu kept walking forward. He said in a low voice, “How about I read your fortune for you?”
That soldier was stunned. “The Prosperous Northwest?”
Ren Xiaosu said firmly, “The Prosperous Northwest!”
The soldier eased up. Then he took out an envelope and handed it to Ren Xiaosu. “The Great Hoodwinker instructed me to pass this to you. He said that everything will be explained in the letter.”
Ren Xiaosu nodded. “Alright, thanks for your hard work.”
The soldier said excitedly, “For the Prosperous Northwest, this is nothing!”
Just as Ren Xiaosu was about to turn around and leave, he nearly lost his footing when he heard the lookout speak so enthusiastically.
He wondered how many people had their fortunes told by the Great Hoodwinker and how many had been tricked by him over the years.
Before this, the Great Hoodwinker already knew the informants here had been secretly arrested, and he had only come here so he could gain entry into the secret prison.
Therefore, the previous arrests by the intelligence agency and the Great Hoodwinker getting shot by a tranquilizer in his face were all just an act.
Meanwhile, the agent he had stationed in the stronghold for Ren Xiaosu to contact was someone who had somehow infiltrated into the Kong Consortium’s intelligence agency.
And it was precisely to this soldier, who happened to be in charge of the security at the scene, that The Great Hoodwinker made Wang Yun think of a way to relay out the information to.
Honestly, Ren Xiaosu had not expected the Great Hoodwinker to not only be so good at telling fortunes, but even the methods he used to pass on intel were really reliable as well.
Ren Xiaosu rushed back in the direction of the villa and opened the envelope. There were three matters mentioned in the letter.
The first was that the Great Hoodwinker and Wang Yun were currently locked inside the secret prison. Initially, that dumbass Great Hoodwinker had planned to force a way out with Wang Yun in tow. But after he got in, he realized his preparations were not in place. He did not know the gates to the secret prison had been changed. Not only was it thicker now, but there was also an additional gate installed.
Moreover, there were even explosives buried in the passageway between the gateways, with the detonator kept on the person of the sitting director of the intelligence agency. Hopefully, whoever was reading this letter in the outside would not be as stupid as the Great Hoodwinker to make such a low-level mistake again.
When Ren Xiaosu saw the first message, he was stunned. It was not him who said that the Great Hoodwinker was a dumbass; that was what the original writing of the letter referred to him as.
This left Ren Xiaosu a little unsure. Who was the one who sent this message? Was it not the Great Hoodwinker? Why did it sound like whoever wrote it despised the Great Hoodwinker?
The second matter regarded Wang Yun’s request. He was willing to go to the Prosperous Northwest, and also dedicate his entire life to the advancement of its ambitions, but the prerequisite was that his 200-odd subordinates would have to be rescued from the other prison as well. It was either they all escaped together or died together here, and no one should be privileged enough to get away on their own.
Seeing this, Ren Xiaosu more or less understood that this message was probably sent by Wang Yun.
So Ren Xiaosu felt that Wang Yun and the Great Hoodwinker’s relationship in the secret prison was really worrisome.
However, Ren Xiaosu’s concerns were the same as the Great Hoodwinker’s. Although saving Wang Yun might seem like a simple task, it would be a little difficult if he wanted his 200-odd subordinates to be rescued as well.
First of all, rescuing more than 200 people from a prison was almost as difficult as tearing down the prison itself. Then they would have to send them all to safety under the pursuit of the Kong Consortium, making it an even more difficult task.
Furthermore, after rescuing over 200 people here, the secret prison Wang Yun was kept in would definitely tighten their security. At that time, it would be really dangerous to try to get them out of there.
Therefore, he would have to plan the sequence of the rescue properly and discuss it with Yang Xiaojin when he got back.
As he was pondering that, Ren Xiaosu stopped in his tracks and jumped off the roof.
A bullet flew over from his 3 o’clock and hit the spot where Ren Xiaosu was originally traveling!
It was a sniper! Positioned 300 meters away!
The sniper said on the radio, “A suspicious target has been discovered near Honghu Road. It’s likely a superhuman, someone very skilled. My shot missed! Requesting reinforcements! I repeat, requesting reinforcements!”
Ren Xiaosu frowned as he hung from the ledge of the rooftop with one hand. He did not expect that Stronghold 31’s security measures would be even stricter than he had imagined. There were even snipers looking out for suspicious persons from the top of the high-rise buildings!
So what should he do now? Kill this sniper?
Ren Xiaosu shook his head. Even if he were to kill the sniper now, it would not affect the overall situation. And it could even lead to his identity getting exposed. If that happened, Wang Jing and the others would be in deep trouble.
Thinking of this, Ren Xiaosu jumped down to the streets and ran in the opposite direction of the villa.
He could already hear the sound of vehicles driving through the quiet streets.
