Chapter 53: I Am the Mole

Chu Yunsheng had heard Qian Deduo say that the military had always hoped the school's Awakened Guard Team would join the military's Awakened Warrior Organization to jointly escort people who needed to be transferred. However, the Guard Team's lifeline was at the school, and they would never abandon it. Furthermore, Chu Yunsheng himself had declined Colonel Du's invitation, which made the military value Chang Lian and his group so much.

Although Chang Lian and his group had plundered and committed many evils, their strengths and weaknesses were equally obvious. Chang Lian and his men were greedy, hoping to receive a huge reward after reaching Jinling City. This was probably also the reason why Chang Lian was willing to offend the Guard Team and throw Yu Xiaohai out to protect Old Zhu.

The military was the most powerful organization in this era and could well satisfy Chang Lian and his group's desires.

However, Chu Yunsheng no longer cared about these things. He was now only thinking about how to kill Chang Lian.

Chu Yunsheng knew that Colonel Du would not kill Chang Lian just for him. How could Chang Lian's brothers agree to that? With just one word from Chang Lian, those people would fight to the death. They naturally knew the importance of sticking together, so he did not regret not negotiating with Colonel Du. He knew that even if he had, Colonel Du would not have agreed. Colonel Du wanted a complete Chang Lian team.

If he wanted to kill Chang Lian and his group now, he could only rely on himself.

Chu Yunsheng sat secretly among the somewhat smelly crowd. A corpse lay next to him, emaciated, most likely having starved to death. The people around him had long become accustomed to it.

A commotion occurred in the school's bus fleet, and then a bus separated from the group, squeezing through the crowd and slowly heading towards the military's assembly point.

He suddenly thought that Lin Shuiyao might still be on Bus No. 1. He had essentially resigned from the Awakened Guard Team, and she probably wouldn't be able to continue enjoying that spot. However, he couldn't worry about that anymore; everyone had to fend for themselves.

Chu Yunsheng pondered his current abilities. When his vital energy was full, he could easily kill ten Red-Armored Bugs.

The intense shooting earlier had consumed more than half of his vital energy. After another fierce battle, his vital energy was almost depleted, barely enough to inscribe a new Six Jia Talisman.

He was out of bullets and had no way to replenish them for the moment, but this wasn't urgent. The most pressing thing now was to enter Kun City and find a bow.

Just as he was about to get up and follow the bus, Chu Yunsheng noticed someone in the crowd following him. He immediately placed his hand on the Qianbi Sword and continued moving without showing any emotion, but in a different direction.

When he reached a slightly open area surrounded by fields, Chu Yunsheng immediately stopped, drew his sword, and turned around, scaring a few people who were passing by.

The figures gradually revealed themselves to be Ding Yan and Yao Xiang.

Chu Yunsheng was somewhat puzzled, wondering if Zhong Nan had sent them to bring him back. But upon further thought, he realized that if Zhong Nan were to send anyone, it would be Qian Deduo.

He remained on guard and did not speak first, wanting to see what they intended.

Ding Yan spread his hands and laughed, "Brother Chu, you're really cautious, finding such a place to talk."

Seeing that Chu Yunsheng remained on high alert, Ding Yan touched his nose and said, "Can you give me a cigarette first? We can talk slowly!"

Chu Yunsheng didn't speak or give him a cigarette, just smiled. Ding Yan had left a deep impression on him during the fight against the tentacle monsters. Without understanding his intentions, he dared not relax his guard. In this era, people were often the most unreliable.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ding Yan's expression turned serious, and he looked directly into Chu Yunsheng's eyes, saying, "Yao Xiang and I have already left the Awakened Guard Team of Dongshen University!"

Chu Yunsheng was taken aback. He hadn't expected Ding Xiang to say something like this. He looked at Yao Xiang with a hint of doubt, thinking this young man was much more honest than Ding Yan.

Yao Xiang nodded naturally and said bluntly, "That trash team, it doesn't matter whether we follow or not!"

Chu Yunsheng raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh, what do you mean?"

Ding Yan said lightly, "A team with one dead and one severely injured, the captain doesn't even dare to speak up, his mind is full of artillery. Following such a team, you won't even know how you'll die!"

Chu Yunsheng remained calm and said, "Captain Zhong's handling of the situation might not be wrong. If a real fight broke out, the Guard Team would suffer more than just one dead and one injured. Besides, he preserved most of the supplies."

Ding Yan looked at Chu Yunsheng with a hint of a smile and said, "Is that really what you think?"

He changed the subject, "Can I have a cigarette now?"

Chu Yunsheng found Ding Yan increasingly interesting, took out a pack of cigarettes, and threw one to him and Yao Xiang. Yao Xiang didn't take it, indicating he didn't smoke.

Ding Yan exhaled a puff of smoke and continued, "I think you understand better than I do where Captain Zhong went wrong. Do you know the impact you had on everyone? I admit I underestimated you before! With such powerful strength, if Captain Zhong had cooperated with you and led the entire team to stand firmly by your side, that colonel wouldn't have dared to interfere!"

Chu Yunsheng had indeed thought about this and nodded in agreement, but he never expected others to help him. From the time of the Sunlight Era, he had understood that everything had to be achieved through his own efforts. He casually said, as if explaining for Captain Zhong, "Captain Zhong might still be thinking about the military's artillery and wouldn't easily offend the military."

Ding Yan sneered, "If he had led everyone to stand up, even without taking action, he could have intimidated that colonel. As long as he stabilized the military, he could stand aside and watch you fight with Gan Changlian. The result would be that Changlian and his group would suffer heavy losses or even be completely wiped out, and you would certainly be seriously injured. At that time, both sides would need to seek help from the Guard Team or the military, and the balance of power between the military and the Guard Team would be restored. At that point, the military wouldn't dare to do anything to Zhong Nan and would continue to support him!"

Chu Yunsheng was surprised. He thought that if Zhong Nan had stood by his side at that time, the hateful Colonel Du wouldn't have interfered. However, he hadn't thought about the subsequent reasoning, and he didn't think it was necessary to consider these things.

Ding Yan smiled and said, "Look at the mess now. The team's morale is scattered, a bus has been split off, and more importantly, the military's power has greatly increased and no longer supports him as before!"

Chu Yunsheng looked at him with a hint of amusement and said, "Not everyone thinks so much or so far in such situations. Besides, this has nothing to do with me now."

Ding Yan smiled, not objecting, and said, "I'm just explaining why we left."

Chu Yunsheng watched the moving crowd, worried that the military's escort mission could start at any time. He flicked away the cigarette butt and said, "If that's the case, take care of yourselves, I hope we meet again alive!"

Ding Yan stopped him and said bluntly, "Yao Xiang and I have been following you since you left. Since we came to find you, we want to team up with you."

Chu Yunsheng naturally guessed that if they came to find him, they had this intention. However, he didn't need a partner right now. He was planning to carry out ambushes and assassinations, and the more people, the more cumbersome it would be.

So he shook his head and said, "I don't need a partner right now."

Ding Yan stood up and said firmly, "No! You need one! I know you're going to find Gan Changlian, but you need a mole, an informant inside their group! You can't watch them every second. If they take a wrong turn, you might lose track of them! I can be that mole!"

Chu Yunsheng looked at him in shock. It wasn't surprising that he guessed Chu Yunsheng would go after Changlian; Changlian and his group probably expected it too.

What shocked and puzzled him was why Ding Yan wanted to help him be a mole. He didn't think they were that close, and he didn't think he had any special charm to attract others!

More importantly, Chu Yunsheng didn't trust Ding Yan at all. He even suspected that this was a setup by Ding Yan to curry favor with the military!

Chu Yunsheng almost began to have murderous thoughts!