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In the dense forest, Su Jiang and his two companions moved cautiously.
Li Cai constantly remained vigilant, afraid of encountering enemies.
Hua Qing was searching for trees, carefully examining each one to see if it was marked by An Xingchang.
Of the three, only Su Jiang had a determined gaze and firm steps.
“Su Jiang, where are we headed?” Li Cai asked.
“To the ruins city in the center of the island,” Su Jiang replied.
He had seen a map of the battlefield on the island. In the center of the island, there was a massive ruined city.
According to An Xingchang, the streets were covered in rubble and debris. Everywhere were broken building frames and rusty facilities.
“Are you crazy?”
Li Cai, hearing Su Jiang’s plan to go to the ruins city, immediately grabbed his arm.
“The ruins city is now full of Feng family people! Even though they’ve sent most of them out, Feng Chengye and Rose are still there!”
“If we run into them, we won’t even have a chance to escape.”
Su Jiang, upon hearing this, became instantly excited. “You said Rose is there?”
“Yes, so we…”
“Then what are we waiting for, let’s go!”
“Huh?”
Li Cai couldn’t comprehend, was he going to seek death?
Unbeknownst to him, Su Jiang was actually worried about not being able to find Rose.
He wanted to eliminate Rose, gain the hidden reward, and then have An Mingjie eliminate the Feng family.
“Perfect.”
“Listen to me, Old Li Cai.” Su Jiang turned around, his face serious. “The two of us… no, including Huazi!”
“The three of us, we’ll take down Rose and Feng Chengye, then this whole thing will be settled.”
Li Cai: “???”
Hua Qing: “???”
The two of them stood there dumbfounded, staring at Su Jiang, “Are you even listening to yourself?”
Li Cai walked forward silently and patted Su Jiang’s shoulder, speaking earnestly:
“Su Jiang.”
“What?”
“Maybe… you should just go back?”
Li Cai’s eyes held a hint of pleading. “I think it might not be a good thing for you to be here.”
“Don’t worry, old Li, I’ll protect myself.”
“Who the hell is worried about you?”
The old Li widened his eyes and said, “Isn’t it better to be cautious?”
“You think you’re someone who can take on both Rose and Feng Chengye at once?”
Hua Qing trembled beside them, afraid to speak.
He felt like the old Li was about to explode. He just hoped that Su Jiang would listen to reason and abandon his absurd idea.
“Cautious?”
Su Jiang frowned and pondered, “Indeed, there’s a bit of risk in doing this.”
Seeing this, the old Li was somewhat relieved and nodded. It seemed that Su Jiang could be salvaged, he could be persuaded back.
“Then let’s take care of Rose first, we’ll deal with Feng Chengye later.”
“You damn!”
You kid is truly incorrigible!
Li Cai refused, reaching out to reclaim his sniper rifle from Su Jiang.
“What’s that for?” Su Jiang asked, puzzled.
“Give me back the sniper rifle, it’s too dangerous for you to carry.”
“Don’t be silly, your wound hasn’t healed yet.”
“Will you give it to me once it’s healed?”
“……No.”
Li Cai clenched his fists. Before Su Jiang arrived, he had never been this irritable.
He used to have a very good temper.
“Ahem.” Hua Qing coughed, cautiously saying, “Maybe we should ask An Mingjie?”
He was genuinely afraid that these two would actually fight, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to side with either of them.
It’s likely that only An Mingjie could persuade these two.
Li Cai glanced at Hua Qing, remaining silent for a while before gently nodding.
For this matter, they indeed needed to ask An Mingjie’s opinion.
Seeing that both of them had this idea, Su Jiang sighed helplessly and took out his walkie-talkie.
“Zzzzt…”
“Hello, hello, An Mingjie, please respond.” Su Jiang called out.
Soon, An Mingjie’s voice came through the walkie-talkie.
“Su Jiang, if you hang up on me again, I’m done with you!”
An Mingjie was quite critical of Su Jiang’s previous silence and turning off the walkie-talkie.
“Tsk, don’t get excited, it’s like this, I have a bold idea, but Li Cai doesn’t agree, so I wanted to ask your opinion.”
“I don’t agree either!”
“Damn it! I haven’t even said what it is yet!”
“I wouldn’t dare agree with your idea, let alone one that’s been rejected by Li Cai.”
Su Jiang’s mouth twitched. He felt like he was being isolated.
Ah, heartbroken.
He came all this way to provide support, and this is how he’s treated.
No more love, Su Jiang grieved for a full two and a half seconds.
He then took a deep breath and shared his idea.
“My idea is this, I’ll take Old Li and Hua Qing, the three of us will take down Rose, and if it’s convenient, we’ll also take down Feng Chengye.
If the plan goes smoothly, you won’t have to look for the tree anymore, we’ll just push all the way through and be done with it.”
“Su Jiang, you damn…” An Mingjie wanted to lash out after hearing this.
“Zzzzt…”
Su Jiang decisively closed the walkie-talkie, then looked at Li Cai and Hua Qing with an unfazed expression.
“See, An Mingjie agrees.”
“How did he agree?” Li Cai was exasperated, “He just wanted to scold you, right?”
“He’s scolding me, it doesn’t mean he disagrees with my idea.”
Su Jiang said calmly, he’s quick at solving inequalities.
“Oh, stop arguing, let’s go!” Su Jiang pulled the old man towards the ruins, “When have I ever been unreliable?”
Li Cai looked utterly hopeless. Fine, let it be destroyed.
He gave up.
Hua Qing’s eyes had lost their light, he followed behind them like a walking corpse.
Before seeing Su Jiang, he thought hope had arrived.
Unexpectedly, hope’s twin, despair, had come instead.
And so, the three of them, along with the rat, advanced towards the ruins with different attitudes.
One was filled with excitement and hope.
One was completely broken, giving up on struggling.
And the other… was already thinking about his last words.
……
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
In a secluded corner of the island, An Mingjie was furiously kicking a tree trunk, venting his emotions.
“I told you to come to the island!”
“Bang!”
“I told you not to hang up on me!”
“Bang!”
“I told you to damn call Su Jiang!”
“Bang!”
“…”
The few An family members around were stunned, trembling in fear.
“What’s wrong with An Mingjie?”
“I don’t know, he just talked to Little Brother Su for a few words and became like this.”
“Have you noticed, ever since Little Brother Su came to the An family, An Mingjie’s temper has been getting worse and worse.”
“Don’t even mention An Mingjie, the old man has been having a fever every day for the past few days, I didn’t even dare talk to him.”
“…”
An Mingjie was panting. He even started to hate the people from the Inspectorate.
A bunch of useless, incompetent, rotten fish!
If they hadn’t leaked the information, would Su Jiang have come?
If Su Jiang hadn’t come, would he be so stressed?
And he’s even bringing the old man to take down Rose?
Do you think you’re a god, saying you’ll take down whoever you want?
As for Hua Qing, An Mingjie simply ignored him.
Hua Qing’s strength, he couldn’t even be considered a support, he’s just pure dead weight.
Taking a deep breath, An Mingjie turned and walked away.
“An… An Mingjie, where are we going?” One An family member asked timidly.
“Where else?!”
An Mingjie turned back and glared, his face flushed with anger.
“Of course we’re going to the ruins, to tie up that crazy, messed-up stick!”
“N-not looking for the tree?”
“Looking for what?!”