Chapter 361, There’s a mole

Post-war reconstruction was a very painful thing because it meant that you had to clear away the rubble before you could rebuild new buildings.

You have to go through pain before you can get a new life.

Ren Xiaosu took the lead in burying his dead companions, originally he wanted to give these people a monument, but then he realized that some of these bandits didn’t even have names.

If Ren Xiaosu hadn’t established this gathering group, I’m afraid that these people would have been forgotten after their deaths.

He took out a book and a pen from inside the storage space, and Ren Xiaosu said as he handed it to Yang Xiaoguan, “Register the living, this will be our roster from now on.”

The first thing a regular army should have was a roster, it meant that everyone would be recorded, it also meant that everyone on this roster, was recognized.

But when Yang Xiaoguan started to record she had a bit of a headache, these bandits actually didn’t let her write down her real name, but instead let her write down nicknames, rat, crow, dirt pit, rotten egg ……

It sounds like they are not serious people!

Yang Xiaoguan patiently said, “This roster is to remember the original name, and you guys this nickname also ……”

Jin Lan laughingly laughed: “Sister-in-law, you will give them nicknames, if you call their real name when naming them, they may not be able to react, we are all bandits, bandits are called nicknames ah.”

Yang Xiaoguan thought about it and laughed, “Okay!”

However, right at this moment, Xu Jinyuan, who was responsible for leading the team to deal with the ruins, suddenly came and said to Ren Xiaosu, “Big brother, something was found under the ruins.”

Ren Xiaosu looked at the object in Xu Jinyuan’s hand, but it was a satellite phone!

Seeing that this satellite phone was broken, he curiously asked Xu Jinyuan, “Where was this found?”

“It was under the ruins of our brick house, hidden under a bed,” Xu Jinyuan said, “There were twenty people in a house bunk, I recalled that that bed was slept in by a bandit called Old Diao.”

“Where is this Old Diao man?” Ren Xiaosu said, “Call him in for questioning.”

“He’s dead,” Xu Jinyuan said, “That’s why I secretly came to ask you, big brother, what to do.”

Ren Xiaosu frowned, the satellite phone thing was definitely not something that bandits could possess, the owner of this satellite phone was bound to be in contact with the outside consortium through it, reporting information.

Just don’t know which consortium this satellite phone is contacting?

Qing’s? Or Zong’s?

Both are possible.

Both of these consortia had been coveting the River Valley region for a long time, and had probably planted many informants.

“Keep it quiet for now, in case it’s not Old Diao’s brother’s, if this gets out, it’ll ruin his reputation after his death,” Ren Xiaosu said, “This satellite phone could be someone else’s as well.”

At this time Ren Xiaosu even suspected that this phone is Xu Jinyuan’s, he read a detective novel in the 88 barriers, the novel said, the witness of the murder case, the discoverer, more than forty percent is the real killer.

However, Ren Xiaosu did not make a sound and let Xu Jinyuan continue to go to work.

Yang Xiaoguan came and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“I’m afraid we can’t stay here,” Ren Xiaosu said, “After we go back and pick up Yan Liuyuan and the others, we’ll head northwest and find a place to hide before we resettle, I’m afraid that the situation here has already been leaked, if it’s the Qing Clan it’s fine, but if Zong Clan had placed pawns here, then Zong Clan’s army will sweep over. Then we won’t be able to withstand the Zong Clan’s army when it sweeps over.”

“Hmm,” Yang Xiaoguan agreed with this, she didn’t think there was anything wrong with Ren Xiaosu being a bit cautious.

The reason why Zong had a headache fighting bandits was because the bandits were roaming around, if they settled here, it would still be very easy for Zong to deal with them, so Ren Xiaosu wanted to go into the mountains to find a new settlement again.

That night time, Jin Lan went to look for Ren Xiaosu, but as he walked up to him, he heard Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaoguan whispering, “The northern bandits have caused us to lose our brothers, I have contacted Lao Xu on my side, and he is going to lead a team to come here next week, so at that time, we will liquidate the northern bandits together!”

Jin Lan was a loudmouth, and him knowing about this was basically the same as everyone in the entire settlement knowing about it.

Ren Xiaosu looked at Jin Lan, “What are you looking for me for?”

“Ow,” the dumbfounded Jin Lan came back to his senses, “The brothers wanted to ask you …… I forgot what I was going to ask!”

“Then you go back and think about it before you come back,” Ren Xiaosu said without a trace of anger.

When Jin Lan went back, the news about Xu Xian Chu bringing a team over tomorrow spread.

The bandits all froze when they heard about it, and all of them noisily discussed that the ones Master Xu had brought were definitely from 178 Barriers, and that they, the bandit’s, must perform well tomorrow, and not disgrace big brother Ren Xiaosu!

The days of post-disaster reconstruction were uneventful, there wouldn’t be anyone always wallowing in sadness and pain, the days would go on.

Jin Lan and the others worked even harder than before, and everyone was still thinking about those motorcycles.

Three days later, in the wee hours of the night, when everyone was asleep, there was a figure that quietly felt out of the settlement.

It was not quiet in the settlement, and the sound of the bandits’ snoring was rising and falling.

When this person was about to leave the settlement, he suddenly looked back at the settlement, his eyes seemed to have some lingering feelings, but after struggling for a minute he continued to run northward, he was going to leave this place and go north!

However, before he could run two steps, the silhouette saw Ren Xiaosu smilingly sitting in one of the shadows watching him.

Ren Xiaosu laughed cheerfully and said, “So it’s you, what’s your nickname again, Mouse?”

The bandit called Mouse knelt down on the spot, “I …… I also have no choice.”

“Whose family are you from?” Ren Xiaosu curiously said.

The mouse whispered, “Originally in the northern Dingyuan Mountain bandit nest, it was the Dingyuan Mountain cottage leader who let come to Daban Mountain, and then followed the bandits of Daban Mountain to come here, but there are others behind him as well.”

“You are quite honest, you explain everything,” Ren Xiaosu sighed.

The mouse was a bit anxious, “I don’t want to leave either, it’s just that even if I stay, I won’t be able to survive in the future if the people of Ding Yuan Mountain spread the news that I’m a mole.”

This is the awkwardness of a mole, a wrong start leads to a wrong end, these days the mouse is also moved to live a good life here, but can he stay? When the time comes, I’m afraid neither side will let him go.

“That thing is yours?” Ren Xiaosu asked, but he didn’t mention anything, “What are you carrying that for?”

The rat said, “That satellite phone was issued by the chief earlier, used to pass messages.”

Ren Xiaosu nodded, this was right.

But what should one do with this rat? Let him go? Ren Xiaosu wasn’t that kind.

But thinking of the time spent together these days, Ren Xiaosu was a little melancholy again.

Ren Xiaosu said softly: ”If you don’t go, don’t betray, I may not take you for what you do when things go wrong in the future, Xu Jinyuan used to come to be a mole, but he made the right choice. Mouse, let’s be bandits together in the next life, not in this one.”