Chapter 493, Hostage and Railroad

It was September, and the nights in Fortress 178 were already a bit chilly, at this time, the residents who worked outside with generous subsidies began to return home one after another, because of the excellent pay for working outside the barriers, many residents worked outside for half a year before returning home to rest, and were idle for the entire winter.

Of course, it was also because of the extraordinarily cold winters in the northwest.

Right now, there are still a lot of residents who are still outside in the factories, and by the time the end of October rolls around, the roads out will be blocked by ice and snow.

The only ones who will be outside then will be the soldiers at the 178th Fortress Border Post, who will be guarding there for the entire winter, with little recreational activities and even standing guard.

Some people there taught themselves crafts, taught themselves the harmonica, taught themselves the accordion, and taught themselves many other odd skills.

It wasn’t that people were good learners, but because they were lonely, and it was just their way of getting rid of their loneliness in those border posts.

In the evening, six SUVs came from the southwest, like a sharp arrow stabbing straight at Fort 178.

When they were close to 170 kilometers, they were suddenly stopped by the patrol force, and the voice of the patrol force of Fortress 178 came from the car intercom: “Entering the radio control area, please turn off your radio, pull over and accept the inspection.”

Luo Lan in the car cheerfully laughed, “Then pull over, Fortress 178’s defense system has always been more rigorous, this is something that none of us Qing’s can compare to, after all, their mission is to defend against foreign enemies.”

The six SUVs all turned off their on-board radios and then slowly pulled over, next to them three combat squads climbed up from the wilderness and approached in full armor.

Luo Lan was the first to get out of the vehicle and raised his hands high, only to see that he had a sunglasses on his face, looking like a gangster who was engaged in smuggling, “My friend, I’m Qing’s Luo Lan, I’ve already communicated with your Commander Zhang on this trip!”

The warrior from Fortress 178 calmly said, “Wait a moment, I need to report this matter with the staff department.”

As he spoke, the warriors’ guns were always aimed at Luo Lan, but Luo Lan did not panic at all.

Zhou Qi next to him bristled and said, “Why are you acting like a thief, hurry up and finish settling things here, we still need to rush to the Central Plains, the situation over there is already in turmoil.”

“Don’t be in a hurry, don’t be in a hurry,” Luo Lan looked at the black holes in the muzzle beside him and said with a smile, “How can you be a subordinate’s consciousness is not there, when the subordinate’s have to understand that, the Lord of the Qing Clan’s matter is the most urgent.”

Zhou Qi held up his gold-framed glasses, “I’m paid to do things, not a subordinate.”

“Haha, this is not something we should consider,” Luo Lan laughed.

The warriors of the 178th Fortress looked at this fat man who didn’t change his face and heart, and had some admiration in their hearts, a man of honor.

Suddenly, the company commander of the company behind them had gotten in touch with the staff department, determining the proper identity of Luo Lan and the others approaching Fortress 178, and agreed to release them.

However, before the release, all firearms needed to be collected and switched to the patrol unit’s vehicle for the journey.

The convoy arrived at Fortress 178 at night, Zhang Jinglin did not come out to receive Luo Lan, it was Xu Xianchu who came to receive them.

Luo Lan looked at Xu Xianchu with a smile on his face, he put his arm around the other party’s shoulder and complimented, “Little Xu is really young and promising, he used to suffer in my private force in Qing’s wall, how about it, come with us to the southwest, you’ll definitely enjoy good food and hot drinks, and you’ll enjoy a lot of glory and wealth.”

Xu Xianchu, on the other hand, politely refused, “Don’t dream of it.”

Luo Lan also did not think it was wrong, he still said with a smile, “This Northwest is cold in winter, the barriers are not prosperous enough, which is not as interesting as our South ah, when you go to the Southwest, I will find ten concubines for you!”

Zhou Qi sighed from the side, “Fatty Luo, you really look like the villain character in the story now.”

Luo Lan was not happy, “Even though I kill and set fire to people, I’m a good person.”

“Bah,” Zhou Qi and Xu Xian Chu spat at the same time.

“Alright, let’s not talk about anything else, let’s get down to business,” Luo Lan said to Xu Xianchu, “Hurry up and find a place to exchange the documents so we can leave with them.”

Xu Xian Chu brought Luo Lan and they traveled towards a remote and quiet street, Xu Xian Chu said, “Today’s matter, Commander Zhang is alone to account for me, so you guys don’t have to worry about leaks, and now 178 Fortress other dare not compare with others, the number of spies from other forces must be the least in the whole world.”

“Okay don’t blow it, know your skills,” Luo Lan laughed cheerfully.

At this time, Xu Xianchu asked, “Where are the hostages you brought with you? Is it this man with glasses beside you?”

Zhou Qi was not happy, “I have a name and a surname, what do you mean by a man wearing glasses.”

As a result, at this moment, Luo Lan waved to a soldier behind him, and Xu Xianchu froze for a moment, “He’s the hostage that Qing gave me 178 Fortress? You guys don’t want to send an unimportant person here.”

The soldier removed the cap on top of his head, and there was a head of green silk spreading behind him like a waterfall.

Luo Lan laughed, “This is the girl my Lord of Qing likes, is it enough?”

Xu Xianchu frowned and looked behind him, but saw a middle-aged soldier walk out, “Enough.”

Luo Lan was happy, “You’re Wang Feng Yuan, right? I’ve heard a lot about you!”

Xu Xianchu stopped talking, since Wang Fengyuan said that it was enough, it was definitely enough.

Wang Fengyuan didn’t pick up the conversation, “You’ve sent her all the way, aren’t you afraid that we’ll counter the Qing Clan in the future?”

“Don’t worry, I, the Qing Clan, do not have the idea of unifying the world, may you and I never start a sword fight!”

After saying that, Luo Lan turned around and left, Zhou Qi chased after him and curiously said, “We’re leaving already? How come I didn’t know that Qing Zhen liked such a girl?”

Luo Lan said to himself, “This girl was originally a singing girl in 111 barriers, a ‘corner’, when the Bureau wanted to find Qing Zhen’s weakness, only to find out that Qing Zhen never listened to the same opera in the same theater, and listened to any girl as she wished. ”

“But what the Bureau didn’t do wrong was that they didn’t know which one Qing Zhen liked, so they sealed off all the opera gardens, arrested all the girls, and eliminated them all at once, and that’s when Qing Zhen realized that it was useless even if he changed one opera garden a day, in fact, when he stepped onto the stage, his opponents would be ferocious beyond imagination, and the opponents that he would have to face in the future would definitely be even more than the previous ones ferocious.”

Zhou Qi sighed, “So Qing Zhen sent her as a hostage? This I understand even less.”

“Hehehe, this Zhang Jinglin is one of the few decent people under the sky, sending her here as a hostage is the safest thing,” Luo Lan grinned, “Our Qing Clan, will not be safe anytime soon, it’s impossible for Qing Zhen to be distracted from sheltering her anymore.”

“But Fort 178 didn’t send us hostages, why should we give them hostages?” Zhou Qi was puzzled.

Luo Lan threw his voice: “Of course it’s for the railroad.”

Previously, Qing wanted to connect the railroad to open up the road to the Central Plains with Fortress 178, but it was rejected by Zhang Jinglin.

After two long months of negotiation, the two sides finally reached a consensus on this point, Qing Clan paid a huge price, but Qing Zhen thought it was worth it and took the initiative to ask for a hostage.

But in fact, Luo Lan understood that this was said to be a hostage, but in fact, it was put into Fortress 178, so that Fortress 178 could protect this girl, as long as Qing Clan did not declare war on Fortress 178 for a day, then Fortress 178 would be the safest shelter for this girl.

Zhou Qi smashed his mouth, “This girl is not ordinary either, she is still calm after being sent as a hostage.”

“After all, it’s my brother’s favorite girl, so it’s definitely not ordinary.”