Chapter 1845: Chapter 992_3

Just when he was at his wits’ end, Baozi suddenly said:

“Brother Meng, there’s actually a way. If we want to thoroughly figure out their situation, using force won’t work, we have to go soft, find a way to slip in.”

Brother Meng waved his hand and said:

“It’s not very likely, is it? Look at our group, everyone looks like a shady character. Would they really let us in?”

Baozi grumbled internally, ‘Speak for yourself, don’t drag me into this.’

But he still replied:

“Give it a try, if we don’t try, we won’t learn anything. Just looking for information from outside won’t get us anywhere. Only by going in can we figure out what Master Diao wants.”

Brother Meng glanced around at the people, all of whom ducked their heads like turtles.

When facing an unknown force, they dared not rush over recklessly, knowing that if those people were fierce, there’s a high chance they might get killed right away.

They didn’t want to stick their necks out.

“Baozi, why don’t you go?” Brother Meng said, looking at Baozi.

“Cough, cough, cough, I’m not very suitable. Actually, there’s someone among us who’s the most suitable candidate. They might be wary of you, Brother Meng, but they probably won’t be as guarded against a kid like Xiao Yuan. Isn’t that right?”

Brother Meng’s eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh, saying:

“Makes sense, sending our weakest child, they probably won’t suspect him of being a spy. It might work.”

Baozi continued, “Exactly, he’s the lowest risk. Xiao Yuan poses such little threat that they’ll definitely let their guard down. Just make up a reason, say he’s passing through while fleeing hardship, hoping they’ll take him in and give him a chance to survive.”

The other members of the expedition team, hearing this, also got excited, relieved that they wouldn’t have to go.

“Right, we could even fabricate a tragic backstory for the kid, saying all his family was bitten to death by Zombies, and he’s been wandering alone, coincidentally reaching nearby.”

“Heh, heh, we could even add today’s events as well, saying he got scared by a drone and ran off, but having nowhere else to go, he comes back, gets caught, then tells a sob story, maybe…..”

….

Listening to them talk back and forth, Baozi suddenly said to Brother Meng: “Brother Meng, there’s only one problem left. What if this kid can’t handle the pressure and betrays us?”

Brother Meng’s gaze suddenly turned cold as he looked at Xiao Yuan and said, “Will you betray us? I know you have a sister in the Federation. Think about the consequences of betraying us. Should you fail the mission, you know what Master Diao is capable of.

Think about your sister, you wouldn’t want to drag her down because of you, would you?”

Listening to their plan, decided without consulting him, Xiao Yuan was infuriated.

After all, he was the weakest in the group and had no say.

Ha!

But hearing Brother Meng’s threat now, Xiao Yuan’s fury burned even more.

Another name was added to the blacklist in his heart.

However, if he refused to go, they would definitely force him, so struggling was pointless.

Besides, despite the harshness of Brother Meng’s words, he did hit Xiao Yuan’s weak spot.

He needed to go infiltrate Oil City without being discovered, and even if he was, he couldn’t betray them, or his sister would be in danger.

This was a highly difficult mission where one wrong step could get him killed.

They knew nothing about the people in Oil City.

It was like a blind gamble, having no idea what awaited inside.

He could only gamble on this.

“Did you hear me?” Brother Meng suddenly raised his voice.

The tone was threatening.

Xiao Yuan clenched his fist hidden in his sleeve, took a deep breath, and replied, “I’ll go, but I have one condition.”

“Condition? Hahaha, just go as told, where do you get off having conditions!?” Brother Meng mocked.

Just then, Baozi whispered in Brother Meng’s ear: “Let’s hear what his condition is. If he asks for something, we can agree temporarily, and later just go back on it.”

Hearing Baozi’s words, Brother Meng found reason in it.

After all, a kid is a kid, demanding a condition.

These days, promises mean nothing; tangible rewards are what count.

So he said to Xiao Yuan, “Fine, what’s the condition?”

Xiao Yuan stated, “If I complete the mission, I want my share of the reward doubled! And when I return from Oil City, I want Dacui’s food!”

Brother Meng furiously replied, “Such a young age, quite the appetite you’ve got.”

“What?” Seeing Baozi tugging at him, Brother Meng realized, feigning a troubled look.

He said, “Though your request is difficult, I’m a man of honor. As long as you complete the mission, I, Brother Meng, stand by my word and will meet your demand.”

After hearing Brother Meng’s words, Xiao Yuan nodded and said, “Alright, you’ve agreed, everyone here heard it.”

In his view, since Brother Meng was a somewhat renowned figure within the Federation’s outlying walls, with members of the expedition team both being Brother Meng’s men and some temporary additions.

If Brother Meng agreed in front of so many people and failed to fulfill it, his reputation would take a major hit.

Seeing they had finished talking, Baozi interrupted:

“Brother Meng, the sun is setting soon, we need to hide quickly, or it’ll be too late.”

Brother Meng turned around and said, “Didn’t I send Xiao Song to find a place? Xiao Song, did you find a spot?”

“Found it, Brother Meng, it’s about five kilometers back. There we can- uh- uh- communicate about the general…