Chapter 130: 130, Survive the disaster

"We can see the settlement ahead," Yan Liu Yuan crouched in the truck bed, gazing forward through the transparent glass between the driver's cabin and the cargo area, his eyes sparkling with light.

Upon hearing this, those who had been drowsy and confused in the truck bed all came to their senses.

They had not fared well on this journey, spending an entire day without a place to lie down, and still had to bear the anxiety of fear. They were all worried—what if the wolf pack or those terrible experimental subjects caught up with them again?

By then, even with Chen Wudi, the extraordinary one, they might not be able to stop so many experimental subjects.

Although Ren Xiaosu had told them it should be fine, everyone still felt uneasy.

Until they truly saw the sight of "human civilization," a deep emotion surged in their hearts—the happiness of surviving the catastrophe.

Of course, some were surprised, such as Luo Ran and Jiang Wu pondering why Ren Xiaosu had done nothing, yet this young man had made the judgment that the wolf pack would no longer attack.

And indeed, the wolf pack never came!

Along the way, Jiang Wu had experienced this too many times—the refugee youth made too many correct decisions, like a prophet.

If she hadn't followed Ren Xiaosu's lead with her students that night of the experimental subject's attack, they would all have died there.

During their escape, Yan Liu Yuan, Xiao Yu and the others had not suffered much, while other refugees had brought nothing, and among them, only the five people with Ren Xiaosu still had neat luggage, clearly well-prepared.

This made Jiang Wu feel envious of Yan Liu Yuan and the others—if they had Ren Xiaosu leading them, perhaps they would have suffered fewer hardships.

Of course, she knew Ren Xiaosu had no obligation, and the other party had already helped her too much, such as finding food, or letting them board the vehicle this time.

Jiang Wu deeply understood that she and her students had reached the 109 Barrier alive, all thanks to Ren Xiaosu.

She turned to her students and said, "All of you should thank Ren Xiaosu—you must understand that because of him, you are alive today."

The students, upon hearing this, looked at Ren Xiaosu, and this peer refugee indeed earned their genuine admiration.

"Thank you!"

"Thank you!"

"Thanks from Xie Guangkun, +1!"

"Thanks from Yan Lin Feng, +1!"

"Thanks from..."

Ren Xiaosu smiled broadly: "You're too kind, too kind!"

Within a minute, Ren Xiaosu counted the people and suddenly said, "There are still two who haven't thanked yet—hurry up..."

Jiang Wu couldn't help but laugh and cry, though she was grateful to Ren Xiaosu, sometimes she felt his way of thinking might be different from others...

The transport truck drove through the middle of the settlement toward the barrier gate, and Yan Liu Yuan, crouching at the back of the truck bed, looked outside and said, "Brother, this place is similar to our settlement."

The so-called similarity probably referred to the same makeshift shelters, the same survival conditions.

But in the past, whenever Ren Xiaosu saw such a scene, he would feel it was shabby; now, he found it endearing.

After all, he and the others were not quite the same—after his trip to Jing Mountain, he hadn't had time to rest before encountering the barrier disaster, so he had not had a solid rest for half a month.

Even with his strong will, he felt somewhat tired.

Jiang Wu hesitated and asked, "Did you used to live in such a place?"

The barrier people knew there was a settlement outside the barrier, but no one knew what it looked like, as not everyone could enter or leave the barrier.

So in Jiang Wu's previous imagination, she thought the settlement would have lower, more dilapidated buildings, but she hadn't expected there to be no buildings at all, with most places in disrepair.

It turned out they had always lived in a fairy-tale paradise, while Ren Xiaosu and the others lived in hell.

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "But it's not that bitter—Xiaosu was a substitute teacher in the settlement. If the barrier is safe this time, he might even become a new teacher."

This made Jiang Wu even more surprised; she looked at Ren Xiaosu, and to be honest, she had only thought him capable, but hadn't realized he was actually a teacher.

In an instant, Ren Xiaosu's image in her heart grew even taller.

This was the social status and position granted by one's social identity—if Ren Xiaosu were merely a "medicine seller," he would certainly not receive respectful glances...

Luo Ran, annoyed, jumped down from the truck. The more he looked at Ren Xiaosu, the angrier he became. It was just a refugee, yet he was an extraordinary person with a beautiful female teacher's gaze fixed on him.

He walked toward the gate with an imposing manner and shouted, "Let Lu Xuan come see me!"

The person at the gate seemed to be a resident of the settlement. The other party stared at Luo Ran for a long time before asking, "Who is Lu Xuan?"

Luo Ran's face darkened immediately. He shouted, "Where is the manager of this settlement? Get out here, you fool!"

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu also jumped down from the truck and spotted the manager of the settlement at a glance. After all, the manager's demeanor and attire were completely different from those of refugees. He said to the other party, "We are from the 113 Barrier. This is Luo Ran from the Qingshi Consortium—go report to your barrier manager."

After speaking, Ren Xiaosu turned back to Yan Liu Yuan and the others and said, "You don't need to get off. The vehicle will drive directly into the barrier shortly."

Jiang Wu was stunned for a moment, because when Ren Xiaosu spoke, his eyes turned toward her.

She instantly realized this was Ren Xiaosu hinting at something.

Previously, Luo Ran had promised to let Ren Xiaosu, Yan Liu Yuan and the others five people enter the barrier, but he hadn't mentioned letting Jiang Wu and her students go in. If someone were to make a fuss about it, perhaps Jiang Wu and the others would become refugees in the future.

But now with Luo Ran's banner, everyone sitting in the vehicle would enter the barrier directly, and no one would say anything more. Perhaps the people of the 109 Barrier would assume this entire vehicle was from the Qingshi Consortium!

According to normal procedure, entering the barrier required identity checks, but Ren Xiaosu was gambling that Lu Xuan would not dare to check Luo Ran.

At such a time, the high-and-mighty barrier manager was like a pitiful creature caught between the factions of various consortiums—no one dared to offend him.

After speaking, Ren Xiaosu returned to the vehicle and closed his eyes to rest, while Luo Ran and Tang Zhou and the others waited below for Lu Xuan to come out. They waited for an hour...

For some reason, Ren Xiaosu always felt that Luo Ran's demeanor was very much like his younger brother Qing Zhen. In Ren Xiaosu's eyes, the two of them looked exactly the same when they were nervous, except that Luo Ran's aura always seemed a bit lower.

After all, Qing Zhen had once been surrounded by battle personnel, with a fierce and imposing presence, while when Ren Xiaosu first met Luo Ran, Luo Ran was already quite embarrassed.

Of course, Ren Xiaosu didn't know that Qing Zhen's character had already been ruined by himself...

This was also the reason why Qing Zhen insisted on a comprehensive manhunt for Xu Xiangchu...