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Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World-Chapter 2232: Clue
Chapter 2232: Clue
As soon as the Convoy Leader heard this, his complexion changed. He thought that since Zhao Hai just joined the Blood Knife Gang, he wasn’t very familiar with escort missions. Therefore, he thought that he could suppress Zhao Hai. To his surprise, Zhao Hai had a strong attitude and laid the cards down in front of him. This caused the fat man to become pale.
The fat man looked at Zhao Hai and said, “Is this your decision, or the Blood Knife Gang’s?”
Zhao Hai looked at the fat man and said, “I am the leader of the Blood Knife Gang team. The words I speak naturally represent the words of the gang. What do you think, Convoy Leader? Will you give us our pay and we’ll leave, or do you want us to continue protecting you?”
The fat man looked at the Blood Knife Gang members behind Zhao Hai, and his eyes couldn’t help but flash with a strange light. He didn’t expect the Blood Knife Gang to be so united. To be honest, he didn’t expect everyone to support Zhao Hai.
Actually, there were quite a few people in the Blood Knife Gang who didn’t like Zhao Hai. After all, Zhao Hai was just a newcomer and yet he already holds a high position. How could the old members of the Blood Knife Gang accept it?
However, the Blood Knife Gang was also very proud, even overbearing. They would deal with their own matters within the gang. But if someone bullies another member, they wouldn’t just let it go. Not to mention the fat man being dismissive of the Blood Knife Gang’s face. It was natural for everyone to share the same reaction.
If Zhao Hai showed weakness in front of the fat man, the other members of the gang might now support him. However, Zhao Hai showed a strong front. It was because of this that the other members in the group had Zhao Hai’s back.
The fat man didn’t know this, so he was in a dilemma. If he agreed with Zhao Hai, he would lose face. But if he didn’t agree to Zhao Hai, then he would be tearing the face of the Blood Knife Gang. Then the convoy would no longer be protected, which was something that could never happen.
Zhao Hai wasn’t worried about the others from the Blood Knife Gang. He looked calmly at the fat man. He didn’t understand why the fat man decided to disrespect him. However, he knows that he cannot show weakness at this moment. Showing weakness at this time would affect his future in the Blood Knife Gang.
Although it hasn’t been long since Zhao Hai joined the Blood Knife Gang, he knew that the gang had been strong and domineering back in Split River City. Although they have relocated to Demonheart City and the gang has suppressed their nature, their domineering manner hasn’t fully disappeared. Therefore, if Zhao Hai showed any weakness, the Blood Knife Gang members would look down on him. Then he would no longer be able to gain any respect in the gang.
So, this time, Zhao Hai changed his usual gentle nature to a more domineering pose to gain support from the Blood Knife Gang members. Now, he was waiting for the Convoy Leader’s choice.
The Convoy Leader’s complexion changed. Finally, he thought of the Nine Revolutions Herb in his spatial bag and his expression lightened up. He cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai and said, “So there is such a rule. Please forgive me for not knowing. Since this is the care, then I’ll leave everything to Team Leader Zhao. We’ll go rest where Leader Zhao wants.”
Looking at the Convoy Leader’s change in expression, Zhao Hai’s heart sank. He knew that it was impossible for the fat man to be unaware of this rule. However, the fat man still chose to lose face. This wasn’t good news.
The more the fat man endures, the more it means that he cannot lose protection. As far as Zhao Hai knows, the road from Demonheart City and Split River City was still peaceful. The fat man was a Soul Fusion Cultivator, and he also has 20 other people with him. Even if they didn’t hire guards, they could still complete this task. Even so, they still hired other people. The fat man seems to care very much about the pace of travel. In other words, the fat man knew that the mission contained some danger, so he was able to endure losing face.
The fat man knew that there was danger, yet he issued a mission as though there was no danger. This meant that there was something hidden in the shadows.
Since the Convoy Leader has already backed down, Zhao Hai can no longer break the contract. Therefore, he took a deep breath and said, “Thank you, Convoy Leader. Then, let’s depart.” Although the Blood Knife Gang members felt suffocated by the disrespect, they also knew that Zhao Hai’s response was correct. They could only protect the convoy now, since that was the mission that they took.
Before long, Zhao Hai and the others arrived at the small town. After arriving at a small courtyard, Zhao Hai arranged for the convoy’s security.
The convoy came to rest because it was already getting dark. When everything was settled, it was already completely dark. The fat man and his men were already resting, but they still left five men to watch over the carriages.
On the other hand, Zhao Hai didn’t rest. Not only did he not rest, he also arranged ten people to watch the carriages. Then he called a few squad leaders to his room.
In the Blood Knife Gang, ten people were inside a squad and each is headed by a squad leader. Since he brought 50 people with him, this meant that there were 5 squads and also 5 squad leaders.
The squad leaders were conferred why Zhao Hai called them over. They sat inside the room waiting for what he was going to say.
As Zhao Hai was frowning, he looked at the others and said, “Everyone, I’m afraid this mission will be hard to complete. It’s possible that we are going to be attacked. We need to be very careful.”
Hearing Zhao Hai, the 5 squad leaders couldn’t help but stare. Then they looked at each other. They didn’t understand why Zhao Hai would say this.
Zhao Hai looked at the squad leaders and said, “I felt that there’s a problem with the Convoy Leader.”
The squad leaders became even more confused when they heard this. A squad leader named Zhang Chen looked at Zhao Hai and said, “Team Leader, we can see that the fat man has some issues. But he is our employer. He can offend us all he wants. He knows about the rules, but he wasn’t afraid of going against it, we can see that. However, this doesn’t mean that we’re going to be attacked, right?” The other squad leaders nodded, clearly agreeing to Zhang Chen. ⱤâNọꞖÊS
Zhao Hai waved his hand and said, “This isn’t because of what he did to me. It’s something else. The Convoy Leader wants to discredit me to show his authority. He’s hoping that it would be more convenient for him to command us in the future. But after I pushed back, he should have been offended. However, he endured. This is the problem.”
Zhang Chen and the others still can’t quite understand where Zhao Hai was getting at. After looking at them, Zhao Hai continued, “As you know, this mission isn’t the best mission. This means that its reward isn’t high. We’re expecting that this will be a simple escort mission that will just take a long time. A mission like this, ten people can finish it with ease. But since this is the Blood Knife Gang’s first mission in Demonheart City, we have no room for error. Therefore, we sent 50 people to complete it. It can be said that after taking the food and lodging, the Blood Knife Gang won’t make much money with this.”
Everyone nodded. Indicating that they were able to follow Zhao Hai’s thought. They were all old members of the Blood Knife Gang and have taken quite a few missions. But for escort missions, it has been sometime since the gang took one. Being the most powerful Gang in Split River City, they disdained missions that don’t have high pay. Missions that had low risks, low pay, and took a long time were given to other gangs and individuals to do.
The Blood Knife Gang has just entered Demonheart City. Moreover, compared to Split River City, Demonheart City is where dragons live. It was impossible for the Blood Knife Gang to monopolize all good missions like in the past. Because of this, they could only take escort missions. However, Zhang Chen and the others still don’t understand why their mission will be hard to complete.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, “You still don’t get it? The Convoy Leader is a Soul Fusion Stage cultivator. He also brought 20 men whose strength is no worse than us. In this case, why did they hire escorts? With their strength, they can protect the convoy on their own. What would you do if you are the convoy leader, and you have a conflict with the person you hire? I would just pay them off and send them away. I believe any normal person would do this. However, the convoy leader just endured. This only meant that he needs us for this mission.”
Speaking to here, Zhao Hai stopped. Then he looked at the squad leaders and said, “This will be a dangerous route. Even with sufficient strength, he still thinks that he needs us. The only explanation for this is that he is expecting trouble along the way. In this case, how could this be a simple mission?”
The squad leaders looked at each other. They didn’t know what to say. Hearing Zhao Hai’s points, it was hard for them to think that nothing was going on.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, “This is the Blood Knife Gang’s first mission in Demonheart City. There can be no mistakes. However, I didn’t expect that we would take such a mission. Judging by the current situation, there should be another story hidden from us. I will report this to the Gang Master and ask for appropriate support. No matter what, we need to complete this mission.”
As soon as Zhang Chen and the others heard this, their expressions turned cold. Then they nodded. Seeing that he convinced everyone, Zhao Hai said, “Alright, go and take some rest. Remind your subordinates to be vigilant at all times.”
If they weren’t convinced by Zhao Hai’s leadership before this, then now they have been won over. Zhao Hai was able to get a lot of information just by analyzing the fat man’s actions. This was something that they found hard to do. Although they had yet to fully believe in Zhao Hai’s speculations, they were all old cultivators. They would rather believe in a crumb of evidence and be cautious than be caught off-guard due to carelessness.
When the squad leaders left, Ma Long immediately looked at Zhao Hai and said, “Junior Brother, is what you said true? Does this mission have a secret we aren’t aware of?” Liu Cai also looked at Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai nodded and said, “I won’t joke with these matters. Fortunately, I still have the messaging formation from Liu Zhen. I can tell him about our situation and wait for the gang’s reaction. I hope we can finish this mission with no problems.”
Ma Long and Liu Cai’s expressions couldn’t help but change when they heard this. To be honest, they really didn’t want anything to happen in this mission. They were from the Battle Corpse Sect, and they didn’t want to shed blood for the Blood Knife Gang. If the mission turned dangerous, it wouldn’t be a good thing for them.
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Zhao Hai looked at the two and said, “Alright, you don’t have to worry too much. What I said is only speculation. Perhaps nothing would happen.”
Ma long and Liu Cai didn’t show a relieved expression. After being by his side for many days, the two knew that Zhao Hai’s words were as valuable as gold. If he said that there was danger, then there was bound to be danger. This caused the mood of the two to turn heavy.