Chapter 127: 127, Legal right to live in the barrier!

Damaged vehicles?

After hearing the driver's words, many people in the car were stunned—how could there be a car here?

"You stay in the car," Ren Xiaosu said to Yan Liuyuan. "Wudi, come with me to take a look."

The car had come to a stop, and after Ren Xiaosu jumped out, he noticed Luo Lan had also followed. The three of them slowly moved forward, but before they could get close, Ren Xiaosu already smelled the bloody scent in the air.

As the driver had said, three vehicles were blocking the road ahead, their bodies shattered and stained with blood.

"Be careful," Ren Xiaosu said.

As he spoke, he carefully observed the nearby road, trying to figure out what had attacked this convoy.

"Strange," Luo Lan said curiously. "It's indeed the 109th Barrier's vehicles, but why would they send cars out now, and toward the 113th Barrier?"

At this point, Luo Lan had no idea that Qingzhen had threatened the 109th Barrier's administrator, forcing the administrator, Lu Yuan, to send a small private force to search for Luo Lan's trail under pressure from the Li Clan Consortium.

But they encountered difficulties halfway.

The three vehicles were crookedly parked on the road, and Ren Xiaosu and the others saw no bodies, only streaks of blood leading into the darkness of the wilderness.

The bloodstains had already dried, and Ren Xiaosu judged from their color that the battle had occurred about half a day ago.

Wait, Ren Xiaosu spotted a strand of white fur on the ground, and his face immediately changed. "It's wolf fur!"

After saying this, Ren Xiaosu retreated backward with Chen Wudi, finally understanding the bloodstains leading to the wilderness—they were from wolves dragging away dead humans.

Why would a pack of wolves appear here half a day ago?

But Ren Xiaosu couldn't dwell on that; he just wanted to get back to the car and leave immediately!

"Wait for me!" Luo Lan called out in a low voice, and Ren Xiaosu saw him sprint toward the three vehicles, apparently searching for something.

The next moment, Luo Lan pulled out a device Ren Xiaosu had never seen before. "Found it!"

When the three returned to the car, Ren Xiaosu finally asked, "What did you find on their vehicles?"

"Hehe," Luo Lan chuckled. "A satellite phone! Hopefully, the PIN is still the default 1111, or I won't be able to use it. Just a gamble, really."

Ren Xiaosu glanced at it—this was the legendary satellite phone? But what was this PIN code Luo Lan mentioned? Ren Xiaosu had never even heard of such a thing.

The car started again, and after Luo Lan entered 1111 on the satellite phone, he exclaimed in delight, "It worked!"

He then dialed a string of numbers with practiced ease, as if the number had been etched into his mind long ago.

"Who are you calling?" Ren Xiaosu asked.

"My brother," Luo Lan replied, then waited patiently.

Suddenly, a man's voice came through the satellite phone: "Hello, who is this?"

"I'm Luo Lan, let my brother take the call!" Luo Lan said joyfully.

The voice on the phone quickly changed to another person: "Where are you?"

"I'm on the run, probably arriving at the 109th Barrier in a day and a half," Luo Lan answered. "How about you? Did you get out of Jing Shan?"

Qingzhen paused before saying, "I'm still in Jing Shan... Xu Xuanchu, I'll fuck you!"

The satellite phone's volume was a bit loud, and after hearing Qingzhen's words, Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt a bit guilty. He knew full well that it was because he had slashed all the tires of Qingzhen's vehicles that Qingzhen was still trapped in Jing Shan...

Qingzhen seemed to adjust his tone and asked calmly, "Whose phone is this? Has Lu Yuan's people contacted you yet?"

Only then did Luo Lan realize that the three vehicles earlier were the ones Qingzhen had asked Lu Yuan to send. He replied, "Lu Yuan's people had an accident on the way. I found this satellite phone on their vehicles."

Qingzhen didn't care about what had happened to Lu Yuan's people. After thinking, he said, "After arriving at the 109th Barrier, rest for a while. Don't return to the Qing Clan Consortium for now."

"Why?" Luo Lan was taken aback, but quickly realized, "The old men of the Presidential Council have decided to punish you?"

"Just a temporary house arrest at the 111th Barrier," Qingzhen said casually. "But many people were dissatisfied with you before. If you come back now, you might face heavier punishment. They don't know you're alive yet, so just stay at the 109th Barrier for now."

"Mmm," Luo Lan responded in a low voice.

"By the way," Qingzhen said, "When you arrive at the 109th Barrier, tell Lu Yuan to issue a warrant for Ren Xiaosu, Xu Xuanchu, Yang Xiaojin, and Luo Xinyu. I suspect these four might have gone there after escaping Jing Shan. After all, the closest places to Jing Shan now are the 111th and 109th Barriers."

Luo Lan glanced awkwardly at Ren Xiaosu. "Ren Xiaosu is right here..."

Qingzhen's voice paused, sounding somewhat confused. "You caught him?!"

Luo Lan became even more awkward. "You might not believe it, but given the current situation, it's probably the other way around... he caught me."

Qingzhen: "..."

Ren Xiaosu watched Luo Lan calmly, and under immense pressure, Luo Lan quickly explained to Qingzhen that it was Ren Xiaosu who had saved him; otherwise, he might have died earlier.

Only then did Qingzhen understand what had happened. Qingzhen said on the phone, "Tell him that the Qing Clan Consortium's matters with him are settled, and I, Qingzhen, owe him a favor—a life debt."

"They want to enter the 109th Barrier and become legal residents there," Luo Lan said.

"You can just tell Lu Yuan directly," Qingzhen seemed to treat it as a trivial matter.

Phew, Ren Xiaosu suddenly let out a sigh of relief. These days, the words "Qing Clan Consortium" had loomed over his heart like a shadow.

Being targeted by such a colossal entity was terrifying. No one would willingly oppose a consortium that controlled over twenty Barriers in this era.

Of course, Ren Xiaosu made up his mind again—he absolutely couldn't let Qingzhen find out that the person who had slashed the tires that night was himself. Otherwise, judging by Qingzhen's tone when cursing Xu Xuanchu earlier, Ren Xiaosu felt this matter might not be over...

But Ren Xiaosu suddenly thought of Qingzhen's words. He wondered where Yang Xiaojin had gone after escaping Jing Shan—would it be the 109th Barrier or the 111th? Or somewhere even farther?

Luo Xinyu's shadow-walking ability couldn't be used without limits, so Yang Xiaojin and the others probably couldn't have gone far either.

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu glanced at Yan Liuyuan and the others, and everyone had heard Luo Lan's conversation with Qingzhen. At this moment, both Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan's eyes held a glimmer of excitement.

Because they understood that they were no longer refugees. From now on, they would be legal residents of the 109th Barrier!