The roaring jeep sped along the highway, heading towards the city center instead of leaving the city.

Curious, Wang Zheng turned around and asked:

"Brother Dang, where are we going now? What do we need to do today? Can you tell me about our mission?"

Upon hearing Wang Zheng's question, Dang Liantao quickly offered an explanation.

"We don't know the specifics either. We only received the notification late last night, so we rushed to the SWAT team early this morning to find out what happened. It was they who discovered the clues this time."

Furthermore, many ordinary citizens affected by this incident are in critical condition, so we plan to visit the patients who have gone berserk first.

Wang Zheng was speechless. He thought that he was called here because of his absolute suppression of the Heavenly Demon, but he didn't expect that he had overestimated himself. They really just wanted him to be a healer.

Thinking about it this way, is this some kind of special treatment given to me by Old Gu and the military region, to help me gain experience and seniority?

Thinking back, it makes sense. They included him in the seemingly sure-fire demon-capturing mission, but when the combat elements came up, he was immediately excluded. He even stumbled upon the demon battle at Zhongshan Wharf; otherwise, he wouldn't have been involved.

Wang Zheng knew that this wasn't because they didn't trust him, but rather a way of protecting him and not wanting him, a temporary worker, to be in danger...

Just as Wang Zheng was lost in thought, Shan Changxu, who was still driving, broke the silence by starting to talk.

"Wang Zheng, you've been in Yunnan for more than half a month. Did you encounter anything interesting on the way?"

I heard that the area is full of strange and dangerous peaks, with many poisonous insects. With your delicate skin, you must have suffered a lot. You look quite tanned.

I've always heard that it's a paradise for elemental awakeners, where battles can break out anytime, anywhere. Is that true?

I've always wanted to go out and see the world, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance..."

Before Wang Zheng could answer, Dang Liantao preemptively took over the conversation.

"It must be tough over there, and since it borders foreign countries, there must be quite a few adventurers trying to cross the border illegally."

Although I have never been to Yunnan, I served in Guangxi for two years.

Those small Southeast Asian countries are living in dire straits, and many people are fleeing to China to survive. If they obediently accept extradition, we might be able to settle them down.

Unfortunately, these guys are all ungrateful wretches.

Wang Zheng, let me tell you, those foreign awakened individuals who smuggled themselves in are really scum. They're all extremely ruthless, and their attacks are always deadly.

If you ever encounter them again, don't hold back. Even if you're mindful of their status, they won't show you any mercy. Remember that!

Wang Zheng is now truly certain that the news from Yunnan has not yet reached them, at least not to these two.

Hearing the two older men express their concern for him, Wang Zheng felt a little awkward and didn't know how to respond.

After thinking it over carefully, he scratched his head and said to Shan Changxu first:

"There's nothing interesting over there. Not only are there many poisonous insects and strange beasts, but there are also many ordinary mosquitoes and moths. The living environment for ordinary people is very poor."

As for battles, there weren't as many as one might imagine. There were very few strange beasts around the city; the local military regularly cleared them out. To gain anything, hunting beasts required venturing deep into the wilderness.

Then he said to Dang Liantao:

"As for the stowaways, I didn't encounter any. Uh... I did run into a few foreign traitors who had defected to the Demon King at the border, but they crossed the border without permission, and I killed them all!"

Although Wang Zheng was actually the one who crossed the border without permission, he didn't have that awareness in his heart.

In his view, those few awakened people from Hongsawaddy deserved to die, especially since they did cross the border later, didn't they?

Moreover, although Wang Zheng gave a brief introduction to the situation in Yunnan, he deliberately concealed the incident of the Yunnan beasts attacking the city.

This is a long story. Putting everything else aside, just looking at the Peacock Demon King's unusual behavior, you can tell that there must be some kind of game being played behind the scenes.

Moreover, this matter has been suppressed and has not been made public yet. Wang Zheng felt that he should not get involved in this mess anymore, so he took the initiative to change the subject.

"By the way, where's Sister Ting? I haven't seen her this time."

Hearing Wang Zheng speak so casually about killing several illegal immigrants, Dang Liantao and Shan Changxu's expressions changed. Dang Liantao, in particular, keenly noticed the hesitation in Wang Zheng's eyes.

Thinking of Lao Dan's expression when he went out, he vaguely sensed something was different.

Meanwhile, Shan Changxu, the single-celled organism, laughed heartily, turned to Wang Zheng, gave him a thumbs-up, and loudly proclaimed:

"Good lad, as expected of someone from our Jingnan Military Region, well done."

I knew you were going to be something special. You can't achieve great things without experiencing some setbacks.

Only Lao Dang and Lao Gu are worried about your young age and the pressure you might feel. They want to protect you. When Lao Gu talked about you today, he even asked us to give you some advice.

To be honest, killing a couple of illegal immigrants is nothing. Don't we, the awakened people of this new era, have this much sense of responsibility?

There's a poem from the last century that goes something like this: "Killing one is a crime, slaughtering ten thousand is heroism, slaughtering nine million is heroism among heroes!"

(From: Qiu Sheng, "A Man's Journey", written at Shandong University in 1995-1996. Some say it was written by a passionate young friend of Qiu Sheng at Shandong University, but he did not specify who it was, so it is generally believed to be written by Qiu Sheng.)