Chapter 668: Old Friend
"Captain Wu, is it confirmed that it is Cangcuo and Nanxiao?" Wang Bao's voice was very low, but Wu Yue still heard it clearly.
"Are you sure?" Wu Yue looked around vigilantly, but his expression was indifferent, as if he didn't care about anything. The leader was very stylish, and even though they were the ones who came for help, he didn't show the slightest aura of being inferior to others.
"The name that Old Zhang said himself."
If he had previously thought that it was understandable that Tan Yun took her anger out on Old Zhang, then after hearing him say this now, coupled with the look of pity he had given Tan Yun before, Wu Yue was certain that Old Zhang had not allowed the other party to enlighten his child's supernatural powers because he probably knew the real inside story about this enlightenment.
"That's it..." Wang Bao frowned as if he couldn't figure out something. Seeing Wu Yue looking over, he whispered, "Aren't they both ordinary people?"
“Yes,” Wu Yue was sure. If they were people with superpowers, then those people from Lieyan would definitely not let the tiger go back to the mountains. It was precisely because the two were ordinary people, and one was sickly and the other was seriously injured, they would die if they entered the primitive jungle, so they let them leave.
But Wang Bao's words clearly had other meanings, "What's wrong?"
"Nan Xiaomio has superpowers." Wang Bao briefly recounted the incident in which Nan Xiaomio was discovered to have superpowers when Zhang Shun was sent back. "From what they said, it seems that she had been hiding it before, and this time she had to be exposed in order to save Zhang Shun."
"Is it serious?" Wu Yue was not sure what would happen if he hid his supernatural powers here, but if the situation was serious, he would have to hurry up to get useful information, otherwise the hundred crystal cores would be wasted. He would not do a business that would result in a loss.
"...I don't know if it's serious." Wang Bao saw Wu Yue glance at her and immediately said, "No one knows how to hide their superpowers, so there is no reference example."
"However, many people in Shengli Village seem to think that it was Old Zhang who openly asked everyone to refuse to be enlightened to develop superpowers, but secretly allowed Nan Xiaomi to awaken. They are a little dissatisfied." Wang Bao told Wu Yue about the situation in Shengli Village that he had heard before.
Zhang Shun had always been a leader in the Panshui base, and he was still the leader after the establishment of the Mountain God base. So when Old Zhang and Zhang Shun flatly refused the Mountain God's enlightenment of their supernatural powers, everyone was puzzled, but after spending a few years together, they knew what kind of person he was, so they obeyed him.
However, after the people in Shengli Village were targeted and ignored and suffered unfair treatment, and the powers of the enlightened psychics became stronger and stronger without any adverse reactions, everyone gradually began to feel dissatisfied.
This sentiment has reached a peak recently. If it weren't for the fact that the village is so fixed and difficult to leave, some people might have already moved elsewhere.
And Nan Xiaomo happened to expose his supernatural powers in public under such circumstances, which made everyone's dissatisfaction reach its peak.
At this point, they might not care at all whether Nan Xiaomo had hidden her abilities from the beginning or was awakened through enlightenment. They just wanted to use this incident to completely separate themselves from Old Zhang and the others who were determined to refuse.
What Wang Bao could figure out, Wu Yue understood immediately.
There is no so-called emotion in the face of interests, but whether Old Zhang and Tan Yun have something going on in private, we still need to know what Old Zhang is hiding to find out.
"Have you agreed on a time to meet?" Wu Yue asked.
"At seven o'clock in the evening, he will bring Zhang Shun to my house to express his gratitude openly. I asked him to take the two people with him, but he didn't say that they could all be taken away. He just said that he would try his best."
Wu Yue nodded and told him that he could go to the nearby villages if he had nothing to do to get more information. He was worried that he would not be able to persuade some people to talk, so he reminded him that "their villages are short of seeds."
"I understand," Wang Bao responded with a smile, a worry showing on his face, "Captain Wu, it might not be a good idea for us to contact them in such a high-profile manner." After all, the situation in their temporary base was not optimistic.
It was hard to tell what Wu Yue was thinking. “We provided supplies and hired people to treat the disease. The payment has been made. There is no need to feel like you owe us anything. Just tell your brothers to get along with each other normally. There is no need to be shy.”
Wang Bao stared at Wu Yue's back for a while, not understanding what the other party was planning. Under the current circumstances of their base, they should have kept a low profile, be careful and not cause any conflicts.
But Wu Yue's words were tantamount to asking them to get along with each other as normal in the base, to seek information when they should, and not to be careful when they should go out.
Seeing that Wu Yue had no intention of explaining, Wang Bao did not ask any further questions. Instead, Wu Yue, who had already taken a few steps, stopped and waited for him to get closer before whispering, "Send someone to find out more about the retreat of Qi Le and Lord Mountain God in their base."
"Retreat...in seclusion?" Wang Bao thought he had entered some era of cultivating immortals.
Wu Yue sneered twice, "They said that Qi Le is in seclusion with the Mountain God, so we can't meet for the time being."
"Playing tricks!" Wang Bao sneered.
Wu Yue did not blame him for speaking carefully, but patted him on the shoulder and said, "Tell the brothers, there may be a fierce battle later, and life and death may be unknown. Let everyone eat and drink as usual, but don't neglect the necessary precautions."
Wang Bao saw that he looked serious, and even though he didn't know the specific reason, he nodded seriously and said, "I will tell my brothers."
Then he laughed cheerfully and said, "Captain Wu, don't worry. We were already prepared when we left. The worst that can happen is that we all expose ourselves together. If I die, I'll take a few more people with me."
A few people who were nearby heard his words and looked over at him in response.
Wu Yue waved his hands tiredly, signaling him to get out.
At the same time, at Old Zhang’s home not far away.
In a small farmyard, Old Zhang sat on the doorstep, smoking his cigarette. In front of him stood a dozen men and women of different ages, shouting at him in righteous indignation.
A thin girl sat in the room, carefully picking a handful of soybeans from a winnowing basket. She would steal a glance at them from time to time, and then hurriedly look away when others looked over.
"Lao Zhang, this is really unfair of you. Oh, you told us that the supernatural powers you gained were extraordinary, but you asked your family members to secretly gain supernatural powers?"
"That's right. If Shunzi hadn't gotten into trouble today, I wouldn't have known that your Moer had superpowers. You kept it a secret really well."
"Could it be that your daughter has already awakened her superpowers?" The person who spoke looked towards the room, scaring the little girl in the room so much that she buried her head even lower.
"What's the point of exchanging a broken knife for a crystal core? I think they have already reconciled with the base's messenger, leaving us to work like old cows every day without getting any benefits."
"Maybe the supplies in their home are the compensation given to them by our work base."
"In that case, then these supplies are mine..."
Old Zhang understood the meaning of the other party's words and looked at the person who spoke with sharp eyes. The man seemed to be strangled by the throat and gradually became silent. He hid behind the crowd and muttered in a low voice, "I didn't say anything wrong."
"I know exactly what you are planning." Old Zhang tapped his pipe and stood up. His straight back was no longer hunched over as it was outside, and he looked particularly tall and handsome.
He stood alone at the door, like a tall hill, protecting the people in the room.
"Mo'er has had superpowers for a long time. She has had a heart disease since she was a child. I didn't want her to work with people with superpowers, so I kept it a secret. I was being selfish." Old Zhang looked at the people in front of him with contempt, "As for you..."
"Oh, when I told you it was dangerous, you accepted it. Now you regret it and want to put the blame on me." Old Zhang's smiling face suddenly darkened, "I gave you face, didn't I?"
"My Shunzi is still alive, but you're already trying to take advantage of this old man. I think you've been away from Panshui Base for too long, and your memory has deteriorated." He glared, and no one spoke anymore.
Even though the Mountain God Base advocates that people with special abilities are equal to ordinary people, they are all people who came out of the Panshui Base. The idea that people with special abilities are superior to others has been deeply rooted in their bones for so long since the end of the world. Just by looking at the villages with many people with special abilities in the Mountain God Base, where they have good treatment and benefits, you can see that everyone still cares.
And since Zhang Shun was able to survive in the environment of Panshui Base, his abilities must be quite strong.
After hearing what Old Zhang said, no one in the yard said a word.
"I will no longer be in charge of village affairs from now on. You can elect a new village chief and do whatever you want in the future." Old Zhang waved his hand at them.
"Lao Zhang, it's not that bad..."
"Yes, Uncle Zhang, we have survived together for so long, there is no need to..."
"It's because we've survived together for so long that I'm confiding in you guys about things that I feel unsafe about. What about you? Shunzi just got injured, and you dare to come to my house like this." Old Zhang's gaze was like a knife, scraping across everyone. "Don't say you can't see how low Mo'er's ability is. Do you really think I secretly enlightened her?"
"Hmph." Old Zhang put his hands behind his back and drove the group of people out with a look on his face that showed there was no room for negotiation.
After closing the door, Old Zhang came back staggeringly, and Nannan's excited voice came, "Grandpa, my dad is awake."
"Really?" Old Zhang ran into the room in two steps at a time. A door next to him opened and Nan Xiaomi hurriedly followed him into the room.
Zhang Shun was staggering off the bed, and was helped back to the bed by Old Zhang.
"Dad, I'm fine." Zhang Shun touched the place where he was hit by the ridge and didn't feel any pain.
"My uncle asked a healing psychic to heal you," Nan Xiaomo explained.
"They will treat it?" Zhang Shun found it unbelievable.
Old Zhang said nothing. Nan Xiaomo didn't say anything either. Zhang Shun felt that something must have happened that he didn't know about.
"Dad, what's going on?" He looked at Old Zhang seriously.
Old Zhang sighed, assigned Nannan to go out, and then told him the whole story.
"Dad, you are confused. When Xiaomo and the others were caught, the other party said that they would kill them if they met them again. You leaked the people out. Aren't you just asking them to die?" Zhang Shun shouted in a low voice for fear of being heard.
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