Chapter 22: A Dangerous Secret
Then, Su Yu asked about the final results of the Falcon Squad's Warrior Contest selection plan by the way.
As soon as this matter was mentioned, Guan Hu was elated, and his eyebrows danced. He began to talk about all kinds of things about the Warrior Contest, and when he talked about the joys, he was elated, and he described them vividly.
Su Yu just drank wine and ate vegetables, and didn't say much. Wu Jinling only drinks and doesn't eat much.
In the end, Su Yu learned that Guan Long and the others had already joined the Iron Armor Battalion, and they were on errands under Zhang San and Li Si.
Su Yu said congratulations, and then said some gossip to these people. Su Yu suddenly remembered the medicinal materials on the nine prescriptions that Wu Jinling and Wu Jinling needed, so he listed them all and asked these people if they had heard of them.
These people looked at it and said they hadn't seen it. It wasn't until Zhang San saw it that he frowned and said, "Master Su, I have seen a few of these medicinal materials you mentioned, but it is difficult to get them. I don't know what Master Su is going to do? ”
Su Yu was overjoyed, he just asked casually, he didn't expect these people to be able to provide any useful information, he never thought that Zhang San actually knew, which really made Su Yu overjoyed.
At that moment, Su Yu hurriedly asked Zhang San to tell him in detail about the information of several medicinal materials he knew.
Zhang San pondered for a while before he said, "I've only heard of the muscle-growing grass and the yang-returning grass, as well as the longevity fruit, at that time, I wasn't working in the Iron Armor Battalion.
That was many years ago, and some of my friends and I, as idle mercenaries and wandering adventurers, were eating on the planet Tian Yuan. One day, a strange client came and asked us to escort a batch of medicinal herbs to a cave.
Among them, there are three kinds of muscle-growing grass, yang-returning grass and long-lived fruit. At the time, I didn't know anything, but just by looking at the name, I knew that these herbs were definitely not ordinary things.
Generally speaking, something of such value should not be entrusted to a small mercenary like us. However, the employer at that time only hired a dozen small mercenaries to take us with them to deliver these medicinal herbs to their destinations.
I should have seen that something was wrong, but I was also confused with money at that time, coveting the high price offered by that guy, and seeing that many friends in the same industry were also there, so I followed suit.
There were no problems along the way, not only did there not go wrong, but it was safe and made people feel that something was not right.
It wasn't until we were almost at our destination that I realized that something wasn't quite right, that someone was secretly protecting us. ”
Hearing this, everyone sighed together.
Zhang San also smiled bitterly and said: "What happened at that time was really strange, I saw a lot of traces of fighting along the road, and they were all high-level abilities, including many galaxy abilities."
These fights are all taking place before the way we are going. I guessed in my heart that someone was trying to ambush us, so we were cooked.
My guess is that it seems like we're just a mercenary team on the surface, when in fact there is a team behind us that is protecting us in the shadows. That's why the journey was so peaceful.
But why this is happening, I don't understand a little.
As we go farther and farther, the traces of the fight become more and more obvious, and the skill of the person who shot it seems to be getting higher and higher. The more I looked, the more scared I became. As long as the people in the dark don't block it once, we, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, will definitely be reimbursed collectively.
At the same time, I was constantly guessing about the employer's intentions. Why did he hire two teams, one bright and one dark?
I've always wondered, what's the mystery in this? Think about it, what can you do in that situation? Zhang San suddenly asked.
Guan Long pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Zhang, could it be that I put you in the open place as bait for those who want to rob the herbs." And the masters in the shadows can take the opportunity to get rid of those people, and at the same time, your strength is not high, and you can also paralyze the enemy. ”…,
Zhang San shook his head and said, "At the beginning, I also thought about this possibility, but there was still something wrong with things. Because the deeper I walked into the mountains, the more depressed I felt.
I have a vague feeling that the matter is not with the people who are robbing the road, but with ourselves. Perhaps, the employer asked us to escort us, and there was something else in it, but I couldn't figure it out.
You know, what's the use of driving such a priceless cart of medicinal herbs to a cave? ”
"Won't it be to refine medicinal materials?" Zhang Xiaoshan asked.
"It's possible, but what medicinal herbs have to go to the cave to refine. It took a lot of hardships, spent a lot of money, and offended a large number of people along the way, which seems to be very incompatible."
"What's the reason for that, is it to plant medicinal herbs deep in the mountains and old forests?" Takahashi asked.
Zhang Xiaoshan shook his head and said, "To be honest, I still don't know what it's for. ”
Everyone sighed, and they all seemed disappointed.
Zhao Da even said loudly: "You kid, you don't know yourself, and you still talk nonsense about others"
Wu Jinling suddenly asked, "What happened later, what happened later?" ”
Zhang San shook his head and said: "Later, I didn't know that there was a group of people who didn't know how, caught up with us from behind, and then after a scuffle, I was seriously injured and rolled down the cliff, and after I woke up in a faint death, I found that there was no one, I got lost in the mountains, went in the wrong direction, and walked in the direction of Panshan Town in a daze." After many years, he became an officer and soldier of the ironclad battalion in Panshan Town, and he lived freely.
If it weren't for Lord Su asking about these medicinal herbs, I wouldn't have been able to think of it."
Zhao Da suddenly said: "Where is the employer entrusted to you, let's ask him, maybe we can find these medicinal materials."
Master Su needs these medicinal materials, and we will definitely help to go to the soup and fire, and we will not hesitate."
Zhang San hesitated for a moment and said, "Originally, these things should not be leaked. But now to do things for Master Su, you should abandon all involvement. Anyway, so many years have passed, and there is nothing to say.
At that time, the employer who came to us was very mysterious, and he was covered in a black robe throughout, and we couldn't see his face clearly, and even his voice seemed to use a voice-changing device, so it sounded like an electronic sound.
When they were looking for us, their departure point was in Tianyang City, and their destination was Evil Dragon Gang in Ranlong Mountain."
"What?" Zhao Da said in a lost voice, "Tianyang City and Evil Dragon Gang, isn't that a difference of tens of thousands of miles?" ”
Zhang San smiled bitterly and said, "This is the really incomprehensible place. Because there are actually many mountain ranges near Tianyang City, but the employer at that time wanted us to transport it to Evil Dragon Gang thousands of miles away, which is really confusing."
When Li Si heard this, he lowered his eyebrows and thought about something, and kept muttering the word Evil Longgang in his mouth.
Suddenly, Li Si said in a loud voice: "Brother Zhang, is the shipment you transported twenty years ago?" ”
Zhang San calculated for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, it was twenty years ago." But Brother Li, how do you know, did you also participate in the escort back then?"
Li Si shook his head and said, "No, however, we were also invited back then. But we didn't say yes because we were too far away. And this shipment and people give me the impression that it is quaint. ”
"Yes, it's really weird, and there are puzzling places from beginning to end," Zhang San agreed.
But I heard Li Sidao: "Our group of people are timid and afraid of things, so if they think there will be trouble, they will generally refuse." However, something happened then."
"What's the matter?" This time, it was Zhang San who started asking. …,
"At that time, I was working as mercenaries with seven brothers, but when I negotiated terms with the black-robed man, only seven of them showed up. I kept hiding in the shadows and didn't show up. After they refused to do so, I secretly looked at the black-robed man's departing eyes and felt that something was wrong, so I advised everyone to separate and hide. However, no one listened to my advice. I had to go into hiding.
As a result, the next day, seven people in my team were killed."
"What?" Zhang San exclaimed, "Have you found out who the murderer is?" ”
"As for the murderer, I'm lucky that I can escape my life.
I have a gut feeling that I'm definitely not the enemy of those murderers. So after I learned the news that the rest of the people were killed, I was frightened and left the city overnight, and spent more than a month in the wilderness, and then I went all the way south to Panshan Town, and after staying in Panshan Town for a while, I found that no one was chasing me, so I joined the ironclad battalion and lived for a long time
I guess the reason why I was able to escape was not because the killers couldn't find me, but because they didn't know about it. ”
"Do you think those employers are killing people?" Zhang San asked.
"It's very likely," Li Si nodded, "I guess there's a big thing hidden in that shipment and the location of their transportation." So anyone who knows is basically assassinated
And you, Brother Zhang, you have to thank the group of people who injured you, they saved your life.
Your employers thought you were dead and fell off a cliff, so they didn't pursue you. They didn't expect you to have a big life, and they picked up a life
I guess your fellow guys who went with you will end up with the funeral."
"Grandma is a bear, what the two of you said is too scary" Zhao Dadao, "Then you two dare to say it, isn't this framing your old man?" ”。
Zhang Sandao: "I didn't know that this matter would be so serious, I wouldn't have said it if I had known."
Li Si shook his head and said, "This matter has been buried in my heart for a long time, if I don't say it again, maybe I will be suffocated." It's not enough, but fortunately, Brother Zhang spoke out first, otherwise I still wouldn't dare to say anything.
Fortunately, everyone is their own person, so there is nothing to say. But everyone must remember that this matter must not be leaked out, otherwise those killers will come to the door, and we are afraid that our lives will not be guaranteed......".