Chapter 94: Who Exactly Is Trying To Harm Me?
Hearing this, Su Huan felt relieved. He looked around and asked, “Where is Yu Jing?”
“Sister Yu Jing went to research new material. She said she needs to solve the car window leaking problem as soon as possible,” Xiao Ba replied.
Seeing that the key personnel were fine, Su Huan’s complexion eased. He introduced He Jie, “This is a new member from the future, Defender Realm, Tier 1 ‘Firepower Specialist’ He Jie. He has a strong physique, is proficient in firearms and special operations, and has undergone at least two years of professional training.”
Xiao Ba looked thoughtfully at He Jie, nodded, and greeted him, “Qi Xiao Ba.”
Very brief, with no useful information.
Xiao Ba was young, not stupid, and could naturally discern the intent behind Su Huan’s introduction.
As for He Jie, having Su Huan expose all his background right in front of him turned his face green.
This data was top secret even in the Steel Council.
But thinking that the other party knew even his family information so clearly, having this intel was normal too. He just nodded stiffly and memorized the name Qi Xiao Ba.
At the same time, Su Huan’s image became even more mysterious in his mind.
Just the women and child out in the open were already this formidable; he wouldn’t believe there wasn’t a major force behind them.
Seeing that Xiao Ba understood, Su Huan smiled, “Then get some good rest. Come to the dining car for dinner later.”
He led He Jie forward.
Liang Kuan followed on the side, while Old San and Old Da held their guns vigilantly behind, afraid he might suddenly attack.
Xiao Ba looked at their backs, thought for a moment, then propelled his wheelchair and followed.
Back in the dining car, Su Huan was like a giant dragon returning to its territory.
Even with torrential rain outside the car window and zombies recklessly banging their heads against the carriage’s steel panels, Su Huan’s body instinctively relaxed, leaning on the orange cat sofa in his favorite pose.
He pointed to the chair opposite and said casually, “Sit.”
He Jie glanced at the homely layout in the dining car, a flash of surprise in his eyes. He pulled out a chair and sat beside the table covered with a red-and-white checkered tablecloth.
He pointed at Old San and the other behind him and said somewhat displeased, “Aren’t you supposed to trust your people fully? Can you have these two brothers point their muzzles elsewhere?”
Su Huan propped his cheek with one hand to avoid fully slouching on the sofa, “Don’t mind those little things. The train conductor just thinks that phrase sounds nice and fitting, but it doesn’t mean the train conductor will actually do it.”
He Jie was stunned for a moment, “Then you said you’d do your best to save my wife and child?”
“Ah, that one’s real.”
He Jie relaxed a bit, but also tagged Su Huan with a strange label in his mind.
Liking to say empty words was normal; all the big shots in the company loved it.
All sorts of pretty empty promises came out of their mouths effortlessly.
He had heard plenty when he first came out of the training camp.
But someone like Su Huan, who says something false one moment and then immediately tells you he’s lying the next…
Really hard to judge.
After thinking it over, he could only describe it as malicious fun.
Very malicious, but also very sincere.
Only after the youth in the wheelchair entered did the burly man and the two armed guards leave.
The woman who used the sniper rifle brought a medical kit and crouched nearby, treating the rotten, inflamed wound on Su Huan’s hand caused by the acid rain.
He Jie’s gaze lingered on the wound for a moment, somewhat puzzled.
It seemed like his group hadn’t landed any effective attacks on him from start to finish, right?
Where did this wound come from?
Suddenly, He Jie’s gaze sharpened, and he instinctively searched the body of the train.
Sure enough, he saw an obvious radiating hole in the wall, with acid rain sporadically splashing into the carriage through it.
“No need to look. Your sniper shot me, but no need to apologize. I’ve already returned the favor,” Su Huan said indifferently.
‘Who the hell wants to apologize!’
He Jie’s mouth twitched. He said seriously, “I don’t know how the train conductor plans to arrange me?”
“Then no more nonsense. You can see I’m very busy and have a lot to handle next. Tell me all the Steel Council information you know.”
Su Huan said carelessly, without specifying any focus.
He Jie thought for a moment.
Su Huan might know more about the company internal affairs than he did, but since he was asking, it was clearly to cross-check information or test him.
So what he said next had to be cautious.
Better not to say than to say wrong.
He Jie briefly started talking about some recent company situations, then Su Huan guided the topic to the directors behind the Steel Conference.
Some details matched what he knew from his previous life.
Then Su Huan gradually steered the topic to the cause of the apocalypse outbreak, but He Jie knew no more about this than he did, not even what lay north of the acid rain area.
The topics grew more important as they went on, but the atmosphere became increasingly relaxed.
Yu Yue finished treating the wound and started making dinner, with fragrant aromas wafting from the stove.
Su Huan would often go a long time between questions.
Like narrowing down some range, crossing off possibilities one by one.
In his previous life, he had been doing well in the Steel Council, even planning to spend his next life there, so he wouldn’t defect for no reason.
Instead, someone passed him information that ‘the company meant him harm.’
After verifying from multiple sources, to survive, Su Huan had no choice but to defect helplessly.
After rebirth, he thought it was all in the past. Even if someone really wanted to harm him, it was karma from his previous life. At first, he just wanted to survive properly.
But ever since the Steel Conference appeared abruptly on the Mo Jiang Bridge, a shadow loomed in his heart.
It wouldn’t dissipate.
He was just a lowly grunt; why would the company inexplicably want him harm?
Moreover, Lin Jin’s help to him was extremely subtle; if not for repeated reviews, he wouldn’t have noticed himself.
He searched through He Jie’s words for a long time, all seeming normal, but deeper thought revealed clues everywhere.
It all boiled down to one sentence.
‘Someone wants to harm him!’
The conversation was finally interrupted by Yu Yue’s call, “Dinner’s ready.”
All members from the front of the train gathered, plus He Jie in his awkward half-member, half-captive status. Everyone started eating.
The main dish was wolf bone soup that had been stewing since last night, with noodles.
Yu Yue also served some crisp pickles.
He Jie, who had been somewhat disdainful at first, saw the hearty meal and fell silent, devouring two large porcelain bowls.
Second only to Liang Kuan, who devoured three.
After the meal, the relationship wasn’t great, but at least there was no feeling of drawing guns and shooting the next instant.
After dinner, Su Huan introduced He Jie’s identity to Yu Jing and the others.
Yu Jing lost interest upon learning he was from the Defender Realm.
Wan Xing and the others never voiced opinions.
Huang Hai went without saying; even if Su Huan took in a dog, he’d say the train conductor was wise.
Only Old San seemed a bit puzzled but stayed silent.
Today’s 10,000 words achieved, seeking monthly tickets
