Chapter 424 Smart Soldier

Zhang Songfu hurriedly asked, "Have you found our comrades?"

Jiang Xiao nodded, "Two comrades from the Guardian Army. Now, it's your turn."

Zhang Songfu looked excited. After a long while, he said, "A long time ago, I'm not sure exactly how many months ago. I've lost track of time. Anyway, I once met an old man."

Jiang Xiao was shocked and said, "What's his name?"

Zhang Songfu shook his head. "He didn't say. He just looked at my living environment and left."

Jiang Xiao: "Left!?"

Is he kidding me?

Zhang Songfu said helplessly, "I tried to persuade him to stay. I also wanted to survive with him and ask him for information about this place, but he didn't reveal anything."

Jiang Xiao: "You..."

Zhang Songfu spread his hands, leaned against the wall, and said, "I can't catch up with him."

You can't catch up with an old man?

Zhang Songfu's expression turned serious, and he said a crucial piece of information: "He did reveal that there are some people like me here who are still trying to survive."

In astonishment, Jiang Xiao blurted out his half-baked Beijing accent again: "What do you mean, *nin*?" (*nin* is a polite form of "you" in Beijing dialect)

Zhang Songfu: "I'm not sure if he said that to encourage me. His original words should be: There are some people like you here, and they haven't given up hope."

Saying that, Zhang Songfu said excitedly, "It seems he didn't lie to me. There are still two brothers from the Guardian Army here."

Jiang Xiao shook his head and said, "No, the old man probably wasn't talking about those two Guardian Army soldiers. I stayed at their residences for a long time and talked a lot. If they had ever met this old man, they would have told me."

"Not them?" Zhang Songfu was even more delighted, "There are others? There are still many Huaxia people here?"

Jiang Xiao thought again and again, then opened his mouth and said, "Describe the old man's face to me."

Zhang Songfu frowned slightly, carefully recalling, "Round face, round eyes, slightly lighter eyebrows, deep nasolabial folds..."

Jiang Xiao closed his eyes, and a photo of a person appeared in his mind, matching the information Zhang Songfu said one by one.

As expected of a soldier, his description was very detailed. As Zhang Songfu described more and more, Jiang Xiao easily matched the person.

It really was He Yun!

The great pioneer!

An old soldier who disappeared in 1999! He even pioneered this snowy field!

Jiang Xiao couldn't help but swallow. An old soldier who had been missing for eighteen years? Still surviving here?

You have to know, He Yun was 46 years old when he disappeared. Calculating now, he's probably in his mid-sixties! What a strong heart this requires!

Jiang Xiao also had reason to believe that He Yun was likely sheltering several survivors!

Back then, in the information Jiang Xiao and Erwei reviewed, these soldiers appeared one after another in front of Jiang Xiao. Without a doubt, they were all alive.

And there were nearly thirty more experienced social practitioners who were also lost in the upper dimension. Was He Yun sheltering them?

Jiang Xiao didn't think He Yun was deceiving Zhang Songfu, but perhaps for some reason, he didn't want Zhang Songfu to join a certain group.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but start thinking about his own problem. Should he point Zhang Songfu in the direction of Hu Wei and his wife's residence?

Before encountering this problem, Jiang Xiao had always believed that to become a Night Watcher, one naturally needed very high-quality traits.

Zhang Songfu was undoubtedly a qualified Night Watcher. As his own brother, Jiang Xiao naturally thought that Zhang Songfu should find Hu Wei and his wife to survive together.

But He Yun's choice made Jiang Xiao a little unsure.

After all, this was not the real world. There were no legal constraints. Even if a person's heart was strong and their faith was firm, they might change in this hellish snowy field.

The snowy field was vast, but it was a huge prison.

Loneliness and solitude can indeed devour a person's heart.

Did He Yun discover something, that's why he refused to let Zhang Songfu join that group?

Or... were there some special factors in that group, people with special personalities? He Yun wanted to ensure the relative stability of the small team, so he sacrificed Zhang Songfu to ensure that more people survived?

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao opened his mouth and asked, "How long did he stay here with you?"

Zhang Songfu smiled helplessly, "Ten minutes? Five minutes? Anyway, very short. He seemed very busy."

Jiang Xiao nodded secretly. In that case, He Yun couldn't have rejected Zhang Songfu because he found something wrong with Zhang Songfu.

Of course, these were all Zhang Songfu's words. What if the two of them had survived together for a long time, and He Yun really found a problem with Zhang Songfu's personality? Of course, one must consider problems dialectically. What if it wasn't Zhang Songfu's problem, but He Yun's problem?

For a moment, Jiang Xiao's heart was filled with struggle.

His only concern was that Yuan Yuan was still young.

And Zhang Songfu was a Night Watcher, so all his qualities must have passed. What's more, Hu Wei and his wife were both above the Star Sea level. Controlling a Zhang Songfu who had just advanced to the Star Sea level was definitely not a problem...

In the face of absolute strength, everything was illusory.

Jiang Xiao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of something.

Why did Hu Wei dare to bring him home when they first met? Of course, it was because of the couple's absolute strength.

And why were the couple so willing to let Jiang Xiao play with Yuan Yuan?

Without a doubt, Yuan Yuan was the couple's life! Living in seclusion, they would never allow anything to happen to Yuan Yuan.

So now the question is, what did they rely on to judge that Jiang Xiao had no ill intentions?

Was it entirely because the couple was kind-hearted?

Don't be ridiculous. As soldiers, what storms hadn't they seen? What kind of people hadn't they seen?

So why did the two of them trust Jiang Xiao so much? Trust a stranger who was wearing a mask and didn't even reveal his real name until he left?

Jiang Xiao had reason to believe that the couple should have special abilities to analyze and judge a person? Or to judge other factors?

Obviously, Jiang Xiao didn't catch the code between Hu Wei and Cang Lan when they first met, but at this time, Jiang Xiao's guess was pretty close.

In this case, Jiang Xiao felt much more at ease.

Zhang Songfu looked solemn and asked, "What's wrong? Do you know him? Right, you must know him. You've done your homework."

Jiang Xiao nodded, "Yes, he should be a great pioneer, He Yun, also one of the first soldiers to go missing in this snowy field."

This kind of information could be revealed, it didn't matter.

Jiang Xiao continued, "What other information is there?"

Zhang Songfu wanted to ask something, but when he heard Jiang Xiao's question, he paused and said, "I searched in the snowy field for a long time, and finally decided to settle down here. Apart from that senior, I didn't find anyone else, and I didn't find an exit."

Jiang Xiao nodded and said, "I won't stay here for too long either. I will continue to move towards the setting sun."

Zhang Songfu immediately perked up and said, "I'll go with you!"

Jiang Xiao was a little embarrassed and said, "You can't keep up with my speed. With you, my search speed will be much slower."

A look of loneliness flashed in Zhang Songfu's eyes. He sighed helplessly and said, "Then... what can I do to help you?"

Jiang Xiao thought for a while and said, "Live."

"Heh." Zhang Songfu smiled freely, stood up, gently patted Jiang Xiao's shoulder, and said, "Stay a little longer. I'll go hunting, have a meal with me, and I'll see you off."

Jiang Xiao said, "No, the sooner I leave, the better."

Zhang Songfu pursed his lips and said, "At least let me get you some star beads for supplies on the road."

"Let's go, together." Jiang Xiao couldn't refuse and finally agreed to Zhang Songfu's suggestion.

"So... they are in the due east direction, huh?" Zhang Songfu pushed open the wooden door and said, "As long as I search east, I will find them."

Jiang Xiao listened to the "crunching" sound of boots stepping on the snow, and was slightly surprised.

Zhang Songfu smiled and said, "You have been exploring towards the setting sun, which is the due west direction. So, you came from the due east direction."

What the heck!

Jiang Xiao suddenly had the urge to turn into a crow and fly away immediately.

What kind of godlike person is this? A strategist? A military advisor?

He must be pulled into the Night Watch... Uh, he seems to be a Night Watcher. Then he must be pulled into our Northwest Zhuguang Squad?

Zhang Songfu asked, "What kind of people are they?"

Jiang Xiao thought for a while and said, "Friendly."

Zhang Songfu looked happy: "Good, very good!"

Jiang Xiao: "So trusting of me?"

Zhang Songfu smiled freely: "I'm just a piece of junk. You have no reason to lie to me. What else do I have to lose?"

Jiang Xiao: "I don't know, maybe... life?"

Zhang Songfu pointed to the white forest in front of him: "Living in this godforsaken place all the time, is that called living? Life? Do you think I care?"

Jiang Xiao laughed: "What if I save you?"

Zhang Songfu was silent after hearing this.

Jiang Xiao thought for a while, and laid his cards on the table, and said, "At most half a year, I will go to the residence of those two Guardian Army soldiers."

Zhang Songfu nodded, holding the giant blade in his hand: "Hopefully."

Jiang Xiao suddenly grabbed Zhang Songfu, his eyes behind the mask staring straight into Zhang Songfu's eyes, his voice serious: "Let's make a deal."

Zhang Songfu looked at Jiang Xiao: "I'm all ears."

Jiang Xiao said: "Protect them, I believe your mind will get along well with them, if anything happens to them, I will never come to the upper dimension again."

Zhang Songfu's smile was a bit playful, and said, "I know what you are thinking. But we are all Huaxia soldiers, don't worry. Moreover, if they really don't welcome me, I will leave immediately."

Jiang Xiao nodded heavily: "Tell me what you want, I mean, the items in the lower dimension."

Zhang Songfu pressed Jiang Xiao's shoulder, his palms trembling slightly: "Is it possible? Can you really do it?"

Jiang Xiao: "Say it."

Zhang Songfu put his hands on Jiang Xiao's shoulders, his voice trembling: "My parents, my parents only have me as a child, I don't know how they are living now, I don't know how they are now... I don't know..."

Such a smart and rational military advisor who analyzes things in an orderly manner, his emotions collapsed almost instantly.

Such emotions, I really don't know how long they have been suppressed.

The man in the ghost helmet, his lips trembled slightly, his face full of pleading: "Help me see, go see..."

On Earth, in Rongcheng, in a hot pot restaurant.

Jiang Xiao drank the beer in his glass and turned to look at Han Jiangxue, pleading, "I want to go back now, okay?"

Han Jiangxue had already finished eating and was listening to a street performer with a guitar singing for the people at the next table.

Hearing this, Han Jiangxue turned her head, but saw Jiang Xiao pouring beer, and said, "Have you eaten well?"

Jiang Xiao: "Yeah, I want to go to Yali City."

Han Jiangxue never thought that she would hear the name of such a city: "Beijiang Province, Yali City?"

Jiang Xiao nodded: "I'm entrusted by someone."

Han Jiangxue seemed to understand what had happened. She was silent for a while, took out her phone, and changed her ticket: "I'll go with you."