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"Dad, you're off work! Why are you back so early today?"
Hu Tian was originally staying in the living room watching TV, waiting for his grandmother to feed him. However, before the meal was ready, he saw his father sneaking into the house. He jumped up from the sofa excitedly and jumped up and down on the sofa as if it were a trampoline.
If it were any other time, Hu Bayi would have told Hu Tian a long time ago, but today Hu Bayi didn't have that mood and quickly asked, "Is your grandfather back?"
Hu Tian pointed in the direction of the study with the hand holding the TV remote control: "Grandpa is in the study."
"Okay, you play first."
After responding casually, Hu Bayi left his son behind and went to find his father.
"Dad, my brother is in trouble!"
Hu Bayi knocked on the door and went in. After closing the door, he said anxiously.
Hu Yunxuan was reading the materials. When he heard his eldest son's panicked words, he did not panic. He put down the pen in his hand and said slowly: "Why are you panicking? You are also a soldier. I taught you that you should be calm in the face of war."
After Hu Bayi stood there and took a few breaths, calmed down, became less impatient, and had a clear mind, Hu Yunxuan nodded slightly and asked him for details:
"What happened to Xiuwu?"
Hu Bayi told Hu Xiuwu everything. With his many years of coaching experience, Hu Yunxuan immediately noticed something was wrong:
"Xiu Wu took the little girl from the southwest and mixed with the Quan Xing you mentioned?"
"Yes," Hu Bayi became even more anxious when he saw that his father was still not in a hurry. "Dad, don't you understand the nature of Quan Xing? They are a group of terrorists from the alien world."
"I've already been suspended. I'm afraid Xiuwu is in even more trouble. What he did might be even worse than what I did back then!"
"You still know that you got into trouble back then, but you always thought you were not wrong before." After scolding Hu Bayi, Hu Yunxuan said slowly:
"I understand what you mean. That's why I'm not in a hurry."
Hu Bayi was confused and didn't understand what Hu Yunxuan meant.
Seeing his son's confused look, Hu Yunxuan shook his head: "You, in this life, you can only be a leader of the vanguard. Even your wife is better than you."
From Hu Yunxuan's tone, Hu Xiuwu seemed to be fine, so Hu Bayi felt relieved. However, when Hu Yunxuan said that he was not as good as Xue Liyang, he was not convinced: "How can I be worse than Xue Liyang?"
Hu Yunxuan said with a hint of disdain: "My daughter-in-law can manage a multinational company in an orderly manner. You? It's hard for you to manage a regiment. You are only suitable to be the captain of a special forces team."
"You are self-aware enough to have never thought of moving up before. Otherwise, you would have gotten into trouble sooner or later."
Hu Bayi is loyal, daring and brave, and has quick wits in battle, so when he was in the army, everyone in his class respected him as the squad leader. However, because of his personality, he was also prone to act on impulse.
Even if he had not been forced to retire for killing prisoners in order to avenge his comrades, he would have gotten into other trouble sooner or later.
"What's wrong with being a captain?"
Hu Bayi muttered a few words in a low voice, and then seeing that Hu Yunxuan looked unhappy and seemed to be about to get angry again, he quickly changed the subject: "You mean, Xiuwu is okay this time?"
Hu Yunxuan held back his breath and sighed, "If your brother is really in collusion with Quan Xing, what's the point of suspending you? If you want to arrest your brother, you must inform me, but I still got the news from you."
Hu Bayi suddenly realized: "So, this is a trap?"
"Who is it that can be trapped?"
"Why do you mind so much? Since he's suspended, you should take Xiaotian to school tomorrow."
"what?"
Hu Bayi was reassured, but the other temporary workers still wanted to capture Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo in order to prove their loyalty.
Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao have already boarded the plane to Bujiujiang. On the plane, he has been lurking in the temporary workers' chat group, silently guessing what each temporary worker is thinking.
However, the identities of most temporary workers are questionable, so they are wary of each other.
Although temporary workers in Northeast China set up a group and invited all temporary workers to join, the temporary workers had no intention of meeting offline.
Although the temporary worker from East China seemed to be an easy-going person based on his speech, he was also very overbearing. He tried to track down Chen Duo by himself. After he found Chen Duo, the other temporary workers came out.
Wang Zhenqiu, a temporary worker from the southwest, and Lao Meng from the northwest both seemed to have known Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo.
It's just that the two people have completely different attitudes towards them.
Lao Meng expressed sympathy for Chen Duo and thought there was something else going on. He hoped they could talk it over after they met and not kill Chen Duo first.
Wang Zhenqiu, on the other hand, acted as if he was hoping for chaos in the world, and even jokingly suggested going to Sijiu City to capture Hu Xiuwu's parents and force him to surrender.
Zhang Chulan was speechless after seeing this. Even Huazhong’s temporary worker, the clarinet, warned him not to mess around.
Wang Zhenqiu said in a nonchalant tone: "It's okay, I was just kidding, everyone relax, this mission is just to prove our loyalty. Even if we are not Quan Xing's opponent, there will be someone to back us up."
Someone is backing me up? What does that mean?
The temporary worker from East China asked Zhang Chulan the same question: "Qiu'er, do you know something?"
Wang Zhenqiu sent a voice message:
"Haha, each major region has its own temporary workers. Do you really think that the headquarters doesn't have its own direct combat force?"
Direct combat power, does the board of directors of Nadutong have its own temporary workers? Who would they be?
Wang Zhenqiu’s words surprised Zhang Chulan. In addition to the eight temporary workers, there is a ninth temporary worker?
The information revealed by Wang Zhenqiu made the situation even more complicated. The chat group fell silent, and even the talkative and lively girl from the Northeast stopped talking.
There was still no other news in the group until the plane arrived in Xinjiang. Zhang Chulan had no choice but to put down his phone and left the airport with Feng Baobao, anxiously wanting to first find a guide who could enter the Zaklama Desert and then track Hu Xiuwu's whereabouts.
Zhang Chulan was carrying his luggage with a worried look on his back, thinking about how to break the impasse. Feng Baobao, who was chewing an apple and carrying a bag, was still as carefree as ever, not worrying at all about what would happen to her if the mission failed.
Click, click?
Feng Baobao suddenly stopped chewing the apple and reached out to grab Zhang Chulan, because Zhang Chulan said that she should tell him anything she found out.
Zhang Chulan was immediately alerted when Feng Baobao grabbed his clothes, but he still kept a smile on his face and asked casually:
"What's wrong, Sister Bao'er?"
Feng Baobao held an apple in his mouth and said vaguely, "There are a group of people watching you over there."
A group of people? People from the company? No, Fourth Brother made it very clear that this operation was only for temporary workers. Even if the company hired guides, they wouldn't have so many people. I'm afraid there would be twelve or thirteen.
Zhang Chulan watched as the group of people walked towards him, thinking to himself.
The leader of this group was a tall and handsome young man in his twenties. He wore loose clothes, with beaded jewelry of the same style hanging around his neck, wrists and ankles, and a milky white headband tied on his forehead.
Zhang Chulan was very sure that he had never seen him, nor had he seen this person in Longhu Mountain, but this person seemed to know Zhang Chulan.
He stood in front of Zhang Chulan and looked him up and down before he spoke:
"Zhang Chulan, we finally meet. Let me introduce myself. I am also a descendant of Jiashen like you."
"I am the leader of Xinjie, Ma Xianhong."
Chapter 358 Hitchhiking
South China, Liupanshui, Biyou Village, Xinjie, Twelve Superior Roots.
Zhang Chulan collected information about Ma Xianhong and his gang without much effort.
It was not because of his strong ability in gathering intelligence and extracting information, but because Ma Xianhong, who claimed to be the new leader of the Jie Sect and inherited the Eight Wonders Skills and the Divine Machine, was too enthusiastic.
It was just their first meeting, and he introduced the situation of all the people on his side to Zhang Chulan without any precautions. Even when he knew that Zhang Chulan was an employee of Nadutong and his purpose of coming to the desert was not pure, he still invited him to join his team and enter the desert with them.
Zhang Chulan was so enthusiastic that he felt a little guilty.
Isn't this the so-called leader of the new sect? How can he be so naive? It makes me feel guilty.
But if you don't shake the lotus, you won't shake the lotus after all. If you shake it, the guilt will disappear like dew.
Zhang Chulan asked Ma Xianhong: "What is your purpose?"
"Of course, it's the same as you, for Hu Xiuwu." Ma Xianhong complained, "Because of the Eight Wonders and Jiashen, we, the so-called remnants of Jiashen, have suffered so much."
"We are compatriots and should unite. We should unite and work together to deal with those who have designs on the secret of Jiashen and the eight unique skills we possess."
"I came here this time just to help Hu Xiuwu. It's dangerous for him to get involved with Quan Xing's people."
"I just didn't expect to meet you first. Come on, Chu Lan! Join us, join Biyou Village!"
Ma Xianhong was like a pyramid scheme leader, trying to trick Zhang Chulan into joining his team.
The only difference between him and the MLM leader was that Zhang Chulan could see that Ma Xianhong was not lying to him, he truly believed from the bottom of his heart that it was the right thing to do.
Really, so... naive!
"If I could change the course of events by my own strength, Wudang would not have driven Wang Ye off the mountain, and the Heavenly Master would not have tried to use the Heavenly Master Degree to trap me on the mountain."
"Also, why do you think Hu Xiuwu needs your help? You are not familiar with him. Isn't this Ma Xianhong a little too ignorant of the seriousness of the matter?"
Zhang Chulan showed an expression of being touched and a little moved, but he actually didn't agree with it in his heart.
However, neither he nor Sister Baoer had experience traveling in the desert. It would be difficult for them to catch up with Hu Xiuwu, who had already set out, by relying solely on ordinary means of transportation.
He happened to meet Ma Xianhong and his group. Since he was confident that he could catch up with Hu Xiuwu, he might as well follow Ma Xianhong's idea and take a ride.
He had already made an agreement with Feng Baobao on the plane that if anything unexpected happened when they met Quan Xing after entering the desert, they would simply hug their uncle Hu Xiuwu's thigh and admit defeat.
Based on Zhang Chulan's understanding of Hu Xiuwu, as long as they surrender and don't confront Hu Xiuwu, Hu Xiuwu will not do anything to them.
Zhang Chulan had made up his mind, but frowned and made an awkward expression: "But I am a well-connected person, I still need to think about it, at least I need to find my uncle Hu Xiuwu first, ask him clearly, and then make a decision."
Ma Xianhong waved his hand and said, "No problem, just follow us! Together we will definitely rescue Hu Xiuwu."
Oh my god, he agreed immediately, so easy to talk to!
Zhang Chulan suddenly felt like he was cheating a child.
"You are being a little too sentimental just to save my uncle."
After only spending a few hours with Ma Xianhong, Zhang Chulan already had a general understanding of Ma Xianhong's personality.
He is arrogant, cynical, stubborn, but also kind-hearted and loyal.
Because of his awkward personality, once he thinks someone should be his friend, he will ignore the other person's attitude and treat others well in his own way.
This inappropriate way of making friends can easily make people disgusted.
Just like a young couple who have just confirmed their relationship for a few days, one of them tries to take a step closer, join the other's circle of friends, or even become the leader of the other's circle of friends, in an attempt to make the other his or her property.
Regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, this kind of behavior is disgusting and even people keep their distance from you.
However, this time, Ma Xianhong's weakness was just what Zhang Chulan could use.
Although not all of Ma Xianhong's subordinates are talented, they agree that Zhang Chulan should join the team.