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Chapter 1049 - Be back in two days

Chapter 1049: Be back in two days

How did Zhou s.h.i.+ji die? Could the Zhou Consortiums soldiers possibly not know? Everyone in the Alliance of Strongholds knew how he had died, and it was at the hands of none other than the owner of the armor.

Ren Xiaosu said with a smile, Looks like yall know who I am.

Abducting the refugees would surely cause a huge uproar. Moreover, Ren Xiaosu still had to make many more trips back here, so he felt he would have to reach some sort of consensus with the new head of the Zhou Consortium.

If he could not reach a consensus with him, he would beat a consensus out of him.

It was not that Ren Xiaosu wanted to be this attention-seeking on purpose, but he knew the current situation. What did these refugees mean to the Zhou Consortium? In normal times, they were a population that provided the labor force. But now they were a ticking time bomb that was a potential security risk.

So while the w.a.n.g Consortium did not want to see the refugees join the Prosperous Northwest, the Zhou Consortium hoped enough of them would leave.

Under such circ.u.mstances, the appearance of Ren Xiaosu and the Great Hoodwinker was basically helping the Zhou Consortium solve their issues!

On the surface, the Zhou Consortium would definitely not admit Ren Xiaosu was helping them. But privately, they had to be heaving a sigh of relief. Therefore, they would definitely not stand in Ren Xiaosus way.

As for the feud between the future commander of the Northwest and the Zhou Consortium, it had blown over.

After Zhou s.h.i.+ji was a.s.sa.s.sinated by Ren Xiaosu, the Zhou Consortiums spokesperson often proclaimed they would retaliate against such behavior by the Northwest. But as time pa.s.sed, the Zhou Consortium still did not take any action, because the Zhou Consortium was headed by someone who used to be constantly oppressed by Zhou s.h.i.+ji.

When the garrison officer mentioned Zhou s.h.i.+ji and Zhou Shous.h.i.+, he addressed them as old b.a.s.t.a.r.ds without any respect at all.

Superiors always set an example for their subordinates to follow. Whatever stance the higher-ups had, the subordinates would display the corresponding att.i.tude.

Would they want the new head of the Zhou Consortium to avenge Zhou s.h.i.+ji and take it up with the Northwest? No way!

Moreover, the most critical problem was Ren Xiaosus ability to take the head of an enemy general who was protected by 10,000 soldiers. He was really that terrifying. The new head of the Zhou Consortium was willing to offend anyone but Ren Xiaosu.

Otherwise, some lucky b.a.s.t.a.r.d would take over for him before he had even warmed the seat as the head of the Zhou Consortium yet.

At this moment, the garrison troops at the campfire looked at Ren Xiaosus armor. Although they did not recognize Ren Xiaosu, the armor was highly distinguishable. As such, everyone c.o.c.ked their weapons and retreated a dozen steps back, but no one dared open fire.

Ren Xiaosu said, Im here to help the Zhou Consortium this time. Arent yall annoyed over handling these refugees? Ill bring some of them back to the Northwest so that they wont starve to death and you dont have to be tied down by these security risks anymore. Wouldnt that be a win-win scenario? I think you definitely cant make the decision, so youd better report back to your superior.

That garrison officer was looking uncertain as he signaled to a soldier beside him to hurry back and inform their superiors about this.

Soon after, Zhou Qingyang, the new head of the Zhou Consortium, received a call and learned that Ren Xiaosu wanted to take some refugees away. His subordinates were asking him how to handle this.

After pondering it for a long time, he replied, Convey our thanks to the Northwest for extending a helping hand to our Zhou Consortium during this time of crisis.

This man was also a coward. Otherwise, he would not have been oppressed by Zhou s.h.i.+ji for so many years. It could be said that no one was really capable enough to take charge of the Zhou Consortium after Zhou s.h.i.+jis death.

After Zhou Qingyang hung up, the secretary in the official residence thought for a moment before saying, Sir, although the refugees are a burden to us now, population is the foundation once we start rebuilding the Zhou Consortium. If we just let them take the refugees away like this, arent we being too easily pushed around? Were importing grains from the South, so not all of these refugees will have to die from starvation.

Zhou Qingyangs expression darkened. Do I need you to teach me?

Even if Zhou Qingyang were stupid, he could still understand his secretarys point. But it was Ren Xiaosu they were facing. Surely they did not want to anger and provoke him into slaughtering his way here again when it had only been a short while since Zhou s.h.i.+jis mourning period had pa.s.sed, right?

So what could he do? He was also very much in despair!

Based on their strength, the Zhou Consortium did not actually have any reason to be afraid of superhumans. However, Ren Xiaosus antics at Stronghold 73 had really induced fear into them.

Moreover, Ren Xiaosu was not a lone wolf. The destructive power of the 12 Riders was extremely shocking as well.

Zhou Qingyang softened his tone and said, Our current enemy is the w.a.n.g Consortium, so we shouldnt offend another strong opponent like the Northwest. You have to understand that no matter how important the population is, we still have to survive this calamity first. Just let that Ren Xiaosu take the refugees away. Theyre only two people, so how many can they take with them?

The secretary thought about it and felt it made sense. After all, how many refugees could they take away with only the two of them?

Thinking of this, the secretary felt more at ease. But Zhou Qingyang continued, Besides, wont they have to pa.s.s through the w.a.n.g Consortium with the refugees? How could the w.a.n.g Consortium agree to let them pa.s.s through so freely? w.a.n.g Shengzhi will definitely think of a way to intercept them. That way, wont the w.a.n.g Consortium and the Northwest become enemies?

The secretary started smiling. So youve already thought everything out, Boss. I was much too shortsighted.

When Zhou Qingyang saw his secretary turning humble, he immediately felt much better.

At this moment, the phone in the official residence rang again. Zhou Qingyang picked it right up and answered, Howd things go?

Sir, Ren Xiaosu has left with the refugees, the person on the line said.

Mhm, how many people did he take with him? Zhou Qingyang smiled and asked, Dozens? Hundreds?

6,000! Boss, they took 6,000 people away!

Zhou Qingyang was confused.

Zhou Qingyang was shocked on the spot. Were they f.u.c.king professional human traffickers or what? How did they manage to take so many refugees at once?

How did they leave? Zhou Qingyang asked.

Ren Xiaosu shouted w.a.n.g Congyang, summon the train, and a steam locomotive appeared out of thin air. The person on the line said, The steam locomotive didnt travel towards the w.a.n.g Consortium but headed straight into the wilderness.

The refugees left with him just like that? Zhou Qingyang asked with a gulp.

The person on the line said, After the refugees found out he was the future commander of the Northwest, all of them wanted to leave with him. If not for the fact that the train was full, Im afraid he wouldve taken all of them away.

If everyone there were taken away, it would be close to a 100,000 people.

News of the Northwests future commander avenging Jiang Xu had spread everywhere. A lot of people admired Ren Xiaosus character from the bottom of their hearts, so the refugees no longer had any doubts about him.

Previously, they were worried they would get abducted. But now they were worried they would not be able to get on the train fast enough.

Zhou Qingyang kneaded his brow and said, We have hundreds of thousands of refugees here. Taking 6,000 people with him wouldnt make a dent in the numbers. Its only 6,000, so its nothing to worry about.

The secretary nodded at the side. 6,000 people was indeed no big deal to the big picture, and it might even help relieve the Zhou Consortiums burden a little.

Then Zhou Qingyang asked, Did he say anything else before leaving?

Yes, the person on the line said, he said he would be back again in two days.