Chapter 141: 141, Silence someone

Now, Yang Xiaojin had arrived at Barrier 109, the Qing Consortium had come as well, and the Huozhong Company was aggressively acquiring the blood of supernaturals—this had almost made Ren Xiaosu forget that this was actually a barrier controlled by the Li Consortium.

Ren Xiaosu was somewhat curious—what was it that drew these people here, and what would happen in the future?

Until now, Ren Xiaosu had only seen one barrier manager named Lu Yuan, and not a single figure from the Li Consortium had appeared. Could it be that the Li Consortium didn't know what was happening within the barrier? Impossible.

But why hadn't the Li Consortium stepped forward to manage it? So many forces had gathered here, acting as if they were here for a friendly meeting, while the Li Consortium, as the host, seemed to have vanished.

At this moment, the students on the tram suddenly spoke: "There's only half a year left until the exams. I wonder if I can get into university."

"Haha, anyway, I've given up," said a student dressed rather loosely, his school uniform hanging loosely on him, his hair long. As he spoke, he adjusted his bangs: "My dad said that once I graduate from high school, I'll go to his factory and start from the bottom."

"What does your family's factory produce?" someone asked curiously.

The student smiled: "Clothes. The fabric from outside is brought in, and ten percent of it is processed by my family. Many are even shipped to other barriers to sell."

"That's impressive," the students marveled. "But it seems unsafe outside the barriers now. Can your family's clothes still be shipped out?"

"It's true that it's unsafe outside. My dad said they won't be shipping anything out for the time being."

Ren Xiaosu glanced at them. Zhang Jinglin had once said that heavily polluted industries were placed outside the barriers, while less polluted ones were partly inside—though this wasn't absolute.

Sometimes he wondered if the barrier was like a leech, sucking the blood of all the refugees outside to sustain itself, while those outside suffered in hardship and those inside lived in peace.

The refugees were required to do only the most basic raw material collection, while all deep processing had to be done within the barriers. This meant that refugees who wanted many things had to pay to buy from the barriers.

In this way, the money refugees earned through their hard work would eventually return to the hands of the consortium's big shots. To them, it was just a simple game.

In fact, Ren Xiaosu felt that many people inside the barrier weren't that important. Why would the consortium keep so many people?

However, contrary to what Ren Xiaosu had imagined, the people inside the barrier had been there since the barrier was established, and the consortium hadn't necessarily been a consortium from the beginning.

When the consortium grew strong and seized power, the groups inside the barrier had already solidified and developed their own unique ways of survival. Even if the consortium wanted to change things, it would require drastic measures.

The difference between most barrier people and refugees was that barrier people had won the starting line from birth—there was no other reason.

This student seemed to be a rich second-generation heir. In the past, Wang Dalong had been the rich second-generation in their market town, but now Wang Dalong was probably far behind...

At this moment, a girl on the tram noticed Wang Dalong staring at her with a dazed expression. She glared at him fiercely, but Wang Dalong didn't look away, remaining very focused...

Suddenly, Ren Xiaosu heard the students change the topic: "Have you heard about the transfer student in Class 3, Grade 2?"

"You mean that girl?" The other boys became interested: "I saw her from afar two days ago. I heard she transferred from another school."

"But she always wears a duck-tongue cap, so you can't see her face."

A girl who could make a group of boys discuss her must be outstanding in some way.

However, when Ren Xiaosu heard this, he suddenly felt a strange sensation...

At this moment, the driver of the tram shouted: "No. 13 Middle School is here!"

Ren Xiaosu, along with Yan Liuyuan and Wang Dalong, stepped off the tram. From the shops to the school, it was only four stops away. Ren Xiaosu was considering whether he could walk to school in the future.

But suddenly, Yan Liuyuan noticed that Ren Xiaosu had frozen. He turned his head to follow Ren Xiaosu's gaze and saw a girl in a duck-tongue cap standing at the school gate, staring directly at Ren Xiaosu.

Ren Xiaosu had suspected this on the tram, but he hadn't expected to meet Yang Xiaojin here!

The next moment, neither Ren Xiaosu nor Yang Xiaojin intended to reconcile. Instead, at the same time, they both reached for their waists, making the motion of drawing a gun, before realizing they were here to attend school...

In fact, his gun wasn't at his waist but in the storage space of the palace.

Yan Liuyuan was confused. Wasn't this duck-tongued girl one of the people around the big star Luo Xinyu? How could she appear here, and why was Ren Xiaosu so tense?

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu's mind raced. He realized that Yang Xiaojin seemed surprised, even as if she wanted to kill him to silence him...

Ren Xiaosu could guess why Yang Xiaojin reacted this way. It was obvious that Yang Xiaojin was probably the transfer student the students had just mentioned.

This girl had come directly from Jing Shan to Barrier 109 and entered the barrier itself.

Crossing the barrier could be explained by Luo Xinyu's supernatural abilities, but supernatural powers couldn't have handled the enrollment process too, could they? No one had such powerful abilities!

Therefore, the organization she belonged to must have infiltrated this barrier. If they could trace how Yang Xiaojin had enrolled, they might uncover the people she had hidden within Barrier 109.

Although they had once been teammates and had a brief alliance, to be honest, their relationship wasn't that close. It was normal for Yang Xiaojin to react this way to protect her organization's companions.

Ren Xiaosu felt helpless. He hadn't expected to run into this duck-tongued girl here. To be honest, she probably didn't even know that he had already figured out who wrote the note in the crack of the door.

The two stood at the school gate, and many passing students looked at them in surprise. Ren Xiaosu felt it wasn't working, so he made the first conciliatory gesture.

He slowly withdrew his hand from his waist and signaled that he wasn't holding a gun. Yang Xiaojin calmly watched him, but her hand didn't lower. Ren Xiaosu glanced at the pedestrians passing by and tried to find words to further ease the tension: "Return the dagger to me."

Yang Xiaojin raised her eyebrows. To be honest, she hadn't expected Ren Xiaosu to say that...

At this moment, several students walked over. Seeing Yang Xiaojin, they greeted her: "Hey, why are you standing here?"

Yang Xiaojin calmly pointed at Ren Xiaosu: "He's trying to rob me."

Ren Xiaosu: "Meow meow meow?!"