In the steel mill, Old Tan, wearing a fur cloak, walked in and whispered in Xia Xiaobao's ear:
"The animal traps have all been installed, and the locations are exactly as you described. They will trigger an alarm as soon as they are set off."
Old Tan is an experienced hunter; setting traps is his responsibility, and no one is more experienced than him in this area.
He was an old man at the steel plant, in his forties, with little education. His parents died early, and he was Xia Guoqing's apprentice when he first joined the plant. He had a very good relationship with the Xia family.
Because he was too poor to find a wife, he remained single. Xia Xiaobao loved to go to the mountains with him since he was a child.
Old Tan has a hunting rifle, which was left to him by his grandfather.
After the factory closed down, he often went into the mountains to hunt to improve his meals, and he would always share the game he caught with the Xia family.
This time, he and a few young men successfully installed the animal trap. Xia Xiaobao was very happy and hugged his shoulders, saying:
"Uncle, I knew you could handle this. If those bastards dare to come again, I'll teach them a lesson they won't forget!"
"Haha, I even put chili oil on my teeth. I deliberately added a lot of salt when I made the chili oil. If someone gets stuck on your teeth, it will be so spicy and irritating, it'll be quite a pain."
Xia Xiaobao looked at Lao Tan with a smile on his lips:
"Uncle, you've got to be the best in this regard. Make sure they never come back! By the way, Uncle Tan, the location of the animal trap is exactly as I drew for you, right? We can't afford to make any mistakes, or we'll be the ones who get hurt."
"Don't worry! The location is right. The places you marked are places our own people wouldn't go. I know what I'm doing."
"Okay, we'll notify everyone at the factory later and make sure they remember not to go to those places. Also, we'll pass the message on to the guys at the farm."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
After saying that, Lao Tan went towards his residence at the breeding farm.
...
At noon, Xiao Gao hurriedly returned to the "Frost Society" camp and reported to Xu Neng: "Xu Huan just came to see me."
“He was indeed looking for Chu Xiang, and he even revealed a secret. At first, he refused to tell me, but I had to go to great lengths to get him to tell me after I offered to exchange information about Chu Xiang with him.”
"What secret?" Xu Neng asked, somewhat worried that the secret might involve Wang Feifei.
"It turns out that Chu Xiang raped a girl when he was in school. This girl was Xu Huan's girlfriend. He sought out Chu Xiang to investigate this case."
Hearing this, Xu Neng breathed a sigh of relief. This Chu Xiang truly deserved to die; he had harmed too many people!
Seeing that Xu Neng's expression had relaxed, Xiao Gao continued, "I figured this matter had nothing to do with us, so I told him about Chu Xiang's death."
Xu Neng looked up at Xiao Gao and asked, "You didn't give me the details, did you?"
"No, it concerns Miss Wang, so I certainly can't say. I only said that Chu Xiang died when the mission was underway."
Did he believe it?
"He must have believed it. It seems he searched for a long time, and it really was like he vanished into thin air."
"Have you found out anything else? Like what he's planning to do next?"
"No, he's very cautious."
That's right. As a police officer with extensive experience in criminal investigation, Xu Huan knows better than anyone what he should and shouldn't say.
If Chu Xiang's actions are a personal grudge, then the next step will most likely be an undercover mission...
Suddenly, an apostle summoned Xu Neng to the meeting place. Xu Neng remembered that it was almost time to select people, so he grabbed Xiao Gao and hurried over there.
The conference brought together all the apostles, and they all gathered in the venue. By the time Xu Neng and Xiao Gao arrived, the venue was already packed with people.
When Hu Tianhao saw Xu Neng arrive, his eyes turned cold, and he formally gave the order: "Anyone over forty years old, step forward."
After this age screening, nearly two hundred people remained in the venue, and then Hu Tianhao personally selected those who looked weaker.
After the second round of screening, only 128 people remained.
Hu Tianhao turned to Xu Neng and said, "You lost a lot of your men last time, so you probably don't have many left. Why don't you pick a few people from among them this time?"
Xu Neng nodded, glancing at the people below the stage. Chen Nian was indeed among them, his presence particularly jarring. The thought of Chen Nian's phone call with Wang Feifei filled Xu Neng with rage.
This time, he was determined not to let Chen Nian go. From that phone call, it was clear that he was interested in Wang Feifei's safe house; he was a threat.
Xu Neng's eyes darkened as he pointed at Chen Nian: "You, come here!"
Chen Nian, who had been standing there expressionless, widened his eyes when he saw Xu Neng pointing at him.
He was so shocked he couldn't speak. Hadn't they just kicked him out not long ago? Why were they choosing him again this time?
Xu Neng's cold gaze made Chen Nian very uncomfortable, but he dared not disobey and stepped out of the group to stand next to Xiao Gao.
In fact, Xu Neng's idea was very simple: the mission of attacking the steel plant was to ensure that Chen Nian would no longer pose a threat. As for whether he would die or be paralyzed, that would depend on his own abilities.
Xu Neng knew perfectly well that with Chen Nian's abilities, he wouldn't even need to lift a finger in this battle; he would most likely lose his life there.
Xu Neng, on the other hand, only needed to watch quietly.
Bringing Chen Nian into their ranks was to keep him under their watchful eye and keep him on high alert, so he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
If he were placed in another team, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't take advantage of the chaos to escape and go find Wang Feifei. He wasn't sure what information Chen Nian had.
Xu Neng only knew that he couldn't take this risk!
Therefore, Chen Nian must be kept under control.
Chen Nian stole several glances at Xu Neng and Xiao Gao. He was feeling a little flustered. He had just called Wang Feifei when Xu Neng suddenly changed his mind.
He had no idea what was going on behind the scenes.
He even sensed murderous intent in Xu Neng's expression just now. No, he had to think of a way...
Xu Neng looked towards the back of the line, where Xu Huan was also present. Xu Huan sensed Xu Neng's gaze, looked up at him, and said nothing.
Xu Neng's gaze swept over him without lingering.
If his target is Hu Tianhao, then there's no need to provoke him, lest you get implicated.
"Leader, I've made my choice."
Including Chen Nian, Xu Neng recruited a total of six people this time.
"Is that all the people?" Hu Tianhao had many questions when he saw Chen Nian in his group.
Wasn't this guy just kicked out by Xu Neng? Why did he choose to go back this time? Besides, Hu Tianhao didn't think Xu Neng would let go of someone who had betrayed him easily.
Perhaps it was out of revenge?
Hu Tianhao flashed a barely perceptible smile. Chen Nian, this discarded pawn, might actually be of some use again.
"Yes, we have enough people. My main role this time is to assist the leader in the attack, so we don't need too many people. It's more important for the elite team to protect the leader."
These words made Hu Tianhao extremely uncomfortable. "Protect the leader?" After saying that, what about his prestige?
Hu Tianhao has always been in the "alpha wolf" position, which clearly implies that he is unworthy of the position...
With a livid face, Hu Tianhao addressed the more than one hundred people below the stage:
"For this mission, I will select two 'Level One Apostles' from among you. Be prepared, give it your all, and we will achieve a resounding victory!"
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