Chapter 1844

Chapter 1844: Chapter 992:

The drone is gone.

“Huff-huff-huff—”

He was gasping heavily for breath.

Thinking to himself: The defense in Oil City is so strong. He hasn’t even entered Oil City yet, and he’s already been discovered.

When he looked up, he suddenly realized he was lost.

He must return to the expedition team.

First, he didn’t bring much food when he came out, and if he doesn’t return, he won’t last long.

Second, he came to the Southern region this time to complete the task, and once he returns, he’ll receive the rest of the reward. If he runs back on his own, and the expedition team reports him, it wouldn’t matter to him, but it would implicate his sister.

He must quickly find a way back.

The young man lifted his cloak and, using the shadow of the cloak, carefully surveyed the situation around him.

“Just now, I was running east, so to go back, it should be northwest,” the young man thought to himself, “go that way.”

Then he ran in the northwest direction.

During the run, he was thinking about another matter.

How should he explain Dazhu’s death to them?

Especially to that Meng Ge!

Should he say that during surveillance, Dazhu was killed by people from Oil City?

This method seems quite good, blaming Oil City for Dazhu’s death.

However, on second thought, it felt a bit off. If he said Dazhu was killed by people from Oil City, it wouldn’t be easy to convince others since he returned alone.

After all, Dazhu had come with him, yet only he returned.

Dazhu is stronger than he is, so it doesn’t quite make sense.

Hmm?

Got it.

He recalled that before setting off, Dazhu had wanted to take the package, and Meng Ge and the others already suspected Dazhu wanted to slip away secretly and not participate in this mission.

So, he might as well tell Meng Ge and the others that Dazhu ran off on his own, and he doesn’t know where Dazhu went.

This explanation seems more plausible than saying Dazhu was killed by Oil City, and then he himself came back.

After all, Dazhu had a motive, and Meng Ge and the others had already anticipated that, which is why they didn’t give them the packages.

As for why Dazhu didn’t even take the package with the food, let Meng Ge and the others figure it out.

Stay calm!

He began to silently repeat to himself, then brainwashed himself into believing Dazhu ran away secretly, and he went to observe Oil City by himself and was spotted by the drone.

He began to organize his words, first convincing himself that the matter was true.

Running.

The sun was constantly setting in the west.

After running for nearly an hour, he finally found the main road back.

Seeing the somewhat familiar road, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he adjusted his mood.

Ten minutes later.

He saw the expedition convoy under a patch of greenery.

In the convoy.

Baozi saw Xiao Yuan walking towards them and quickly said to Meng Ge on the vehicle:

“Meng Ge, he’s back, but it seems like only one person returned.”

Meng Ge got off the vehicle, looking at Xiao Yuan, who was walking towards them, frowned, and thought to himself: Could it be that Dazhu really ran off? That guy doesn’t even want his food anymore? What a coward.

Soon.

The young man walked up to Meng Ge and the others.

“Where’s that guy Dazhu? Why did you return alone?” Meng Ge looked at Xiao Yuan interrogatively.

Xiao Yuan calmed his emotions, responded with the lines he practiced countless times on the road, and said:

“Dazhu ran, just when we were close to that Oil City, he kept muttering about what’s the big deal, saying he quit, and then he ran west. I couldn’t stop him.”

“Hmm?” Meng Ge frowned.

Looking at Xiao Yuan with a scrutinizing gaze, he thought: This teenager is the weakest in their expedition team, and this Dazhu bullied him many times.

Could the kid have borne a grudge and killed him?

Not likely, since he’s still just a kid, even if Dazhu is weak, it’s unlikely he’d be killed by him.

Dismissing that possibility, Dazhu had no reason not to return; his food is still here.

Could it be the guy really ran off?

The more Meng Ge thought about it, the more he found it possible.

He cursed, “That coward, when we return to the Northern Territory Federation, I swear I’ll take him down.”

Beside him, Baozi said, “I bet when he left, he didn’t plan on returning to the Federation.”

“Damn, what bad luck. Shit, what bad luck. Next time we do this sort of thing, I need to tell Master Diao to let me pick my own people. Each one is unreliable. We haven’t even done our job yet, and one’s already run off, damn adding a kid to the team. Damn…..”

After venting, Meng Ge then looked at Xiao Yuan and asked:

“That Oil City, did you find out anything? Is it possible to sneak in?”

Hearing Meng Ge’s question, Xiao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

This meant that Meng Ge believed the story about Dazhu running off.

So he spoke truthfully: “I just approached Oil City, and when I was still about two kilometers away, their people spotted me and then they sent a drone over, chasing me.

If I hadn’t run fast enough, I would’ve been caught by them.”

“Moreover, the area around Oil City seems to have been cleared, within two kilometers, there are basically no places to hide, they can easily spot observers from the walls.”

…….

Meng Ge rubbed his forehead in annoyance and said helplessly:

“Damn, they even have drones, such tight security, how are we supposed to figure out their details…. shit, I knew this task wouldn’t be easy.”