late at night.
In the hotel, Duan Mufeng stood quietly in front of the window and smoked a cigarette. While looking at the street scene with flashing neon lights outside the window, he recalled the scene when he met the capital today.
He didn't know what he would bring to the City of Hope after rejecting Jin Ping's invitation to surrender, and he didn't know whether the seemingly approachable Jin Ping was just pretending or was that way.
And who is the undercover agent in Kyoto hidden in the City of Hope?
These questions, when connected together, always made him feel a little uneasy.
Jin Ling stood quietly at the door, leaning lazily on the wall, looking intently at Duanmu Feng in front of the window, with a trace of intriguing meaning in his eyes.
"Dong dong dong..."
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Hearing the knock on the door, Duan Mufeng instantly retracted his thoughts and slowly turned around to look at the door.
After receiving Duanmu Feng's instruction, Jin Ling slowly opened the door.
The person who appeared outside the door was the Tang army who had already left the city to join the Tianlong Guard.
Although the siege was heavily guarded, it was not difficult for Tang Jun, a demon disciple, to get in.
"Feng Shuai."
Tang Jun glanced at the corridor, quickly entered the room, and greeted Duan Mufeng respectfully.
"How about it?"
Duanmu Feng's face darkened slightly and he slowly asked.
"Report to Feng Shuai, we have found out that the other eight forces have about 200 people in total. Among them, the stronger ones are the same as Jin Ling said, that is, the group of people dressed as bandits and the group of people wearing shabby cotton-padded jackets. Veteran."
"That group of people dressed as bandits came from Province T. Because the apocalypse was coming, they went up to the mountains to become bandits, and they took the name Qinglong Village. It was not because they wanted to kill people and get goods, but because they had a mountain there that was somewhat abandoned. mine, so they regarded it as their stronghold.”
"There are about fifty or sixty people. The leader is their young village leader named Du Huai. The people under him are not regular, and according to observation, they are not good birds. Some of them have escaped from prison before. , not a good thing."
Tang Jun looked at Duan Mufeng and reported all the information he had learned.
"go on."
Duanmu Feng nodded and said lightly.
"The other group of retired soldiers is very well-disciplined. They come from Province S and are not very influential in the local area. They have also helped many local survivors. They are basically homeless old, weak, women and children. My subordinates all seem to be very skilled, but their numbers are the smallest among the eight forces."
"The leader's name is Xiao Long. He used to be in the special forces. He was a squad leader and went to the battlefield. He is a master of firearms."
"Although other forces have a large number of people, they are basically a ragtag group and cannot achieve anything."
Tang Jun paused and continued.
Duan Mufeng nodded, said nothing more, put out the burned cigarette butts, sat on the sofa and began to meditate.
"What about you? Has Kyoto Prefecture issued a specific mission? Nothing happened, right?"
Seeing that Duan Mufeng didn't say anything else, Tang Jun swallowed, turned and walked to the tea table aside, poured himself a glass of water and drank it in one gulp, then turned to look at Jin Ling and asked in a low voice.
"Well, it is said that a scientist went to the Northern Glacier to conduct research, and then disappeared. He has not come back yet. He is planning to let us go deep into the Northern Glacier to rescue people."
"But in my opinion, the man most likely died inside."
"As for what happened..."
"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that Feng Shuai refused the capital's invitation to surrender."
After Jin Ling explained the mission, he glanced at Duanmu Feng and said with a smile.
After hearing what Jin Ling said, Tang Jun couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Duan Mufeng, who was meditating. He nodded without saying anything and stood on the other side of Jin Ling.
Regarding all Duanmu Feng's decisions, they have always believed deeply and implemented them.
Moreover, compared to submitting to the Kyoto Prefecture, they preferred to only listen to Duanmu Feng's orders. Of course, if one day the City of Hope really comes under the jurisdiction of Kyoto Prefecture, they will still only listen to Duan Mufeng.
No one can replace Duanmu Feng's place in their hearts.
"After this mission is over, I have to give you a task."
After a long time, Duan Mufeng finally recovered his thoughts, looked up at Tang Jun, and said lightly.
"Shuai Feng, please tell me!"
Tang Jun was stunned for a moment and responded hurriedly.
"There is an insider in Kyoto Prefecture lurking in the City of Hope, but I can't be sure whether he is among the Tianlong Guards or among ordinary survivors. You have to check this yourself."
"Although this person is not a threat to us at the moment, who knows what will happen in the future. I will feel uneasy if I don't find him."
Duan Mufeng looked at Tang Jun and warned him seriously.
After hearing Duan Mufeng's words, Tang Jun and Jin Ling showed a hint of surprise almost at the same time.
"What happens after you find it? Do you want to get rid of it?"
Tang Jun paused and asked slowly.
"No, as long as you know who he is, just don't let him have access to secrets. Keep him for now. Whether he is an enemy or a friend will be discussed later."
Duan Mufeng shook his head and said slowly.
"yes!"
Tang Jun nodded heavily in agreement.
"Okay, it's getting late. You should go back early so that no one finds out. We should be leaving early tomorrow morning. Let everyone be ready."
Duanmu Feng waved his hand and said lightly.
Tang Jun nodded, said goodbye to Duan Mufeng, turned and left the room.
Jin Ling also left and returned to his room to rest.
...
Early the next morning, Dong Jianguo drove to the downstairs of the hotel where Duan Mufeng lived. After picking up Duan Mufeng and Jin Ling, he once again came to the meeting place yesterday.
When Duan Mufeng appeared, the people from the other eight factions immediately stopped chatting and focused all their attention on him. The way everyone looked at him had changed a lot from before. In addition to being wary, there was also a hint of hostility.
Although they don't know what the head of the government said when he met Duan Mufeng yesterday, in their hearts, they have already listed Duan Mufeng as their biggest competitor. After all, the material rewards for this mission are distributed according to level. Whoever contributes more , the more abundant material supplies can be obtained.
After a brief period of mobilization before departure, Dong Jianguo asked Zhao Changqing, who was accompanying him, to take out nine large boxes from the car and began to distribute the one million deposits he had promised everyone.
Seeing that they were about to take the money, the people from the eight factions temporarily put aside the threat of Duan Mufeng and took the money box with a smile. Some people even opened the box and counted it in front of Dong Jianguo. He looked like he had never seen the world before.
However, when Zhao Changqing personally carried the box to Duan Mufeng, he was rejected by Duan Mufeng.
Zhao Changqing didn't know about what happened in Zhongbeihai yesterday, so he didn't know that Duanmu Feng was not prepared to ask for the five million bonus.
"Put it away. Feng Shuai said yesterday that he doesn't want money, he wants other things."
At this time, Dong Jianguo walked over slowly, signaled to Zhao Changqing, and said with a smile.
Zhao Changqing was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything more and had to order his men to put the box full of money back into the car.
This scene happened to be seen by people from other forces nearby who were trying to get a deposit of one million, and they all couldn't help but look puzzled.
However, despite being surprised, they also began to feel relieved, because they felt that Duan Mufeng did not come here for the mission reward.
But in this way, another question arises in their hearts. Since it is not for money, what is the purpose of Duanmufeng participating in this mission?
"Monitor, he didn't ask for it."
The young man wearing a shabby cotton-padded jacket glanced at Xiao Long, the monitor next to him, raised his chin in Duanmufeng's direction and said.
"People like him don't look down on this little money."
"But I'm curious. If he doesn't do it for money, what does he do it for? He probably doesn't pay attention to those supplies."
Xiao Long frowned and murmured thoughtfully.
Regarding Duanmu Feng, there was always an unquenchable curiosity buried deep in his heart...
