Ren Zhong was carried upstairs on a stretcher by Wen Lei and Bai Feng and sent into Yang Bingzhong’s office.
The two then adjusted the foldable stretcher, allowing Ren Zhong to barely sit in a reclining position.
Throughout this process, Yang Bingzhong stood with his back to the three, with his hands behind his back, looking out the window of his office, overlooking the plaza below the submarine headquarters, not casting another glance back.
A faint smile hung on Yang Bingzhong’s face, which was facing away from everyone.
He thought to himself, are they starting to celebrate already? But they’re celebrating too soon. Ants are still ants. No, you are not even as good as ants. Ants can sniff out danger from the moist air before the downpour, but you... you know nothing.
Usually, the plaza at this time was quite deserted, with not many people, as most Scavengers were out hunting.
But today was different; many Scavengers ended their hunts early, eagerly returning and presenting their meager findings, joining the long queue that twisted several times in the plaza before the three platforms.
Unlike their usual listless expressions, the Scavengers below were now visibly excited and expectant, with a hint of nervousness.
Many familiar Scavengers whispered to each other, visibly enthused.
Their minds were elsewhere.
They were waiting for a definitive answer.
In the morning, when Zheng Tian and others, "having suddenly received a distress signal," rushed "urgently risking their lives" to the abandoned mine across half of Starfire Town’s territory, they encountered quite a few familiar Scavengers.
They even encountered one of the semi-professional teams affiliated with Lin Wang’s group.
The other side, seeing Zheng Tian and the others’ "panic-stricken" appearance, called to inquire out of curiosity.
Zheng Tian, driving and talking on the phone, only said they received a distress signal from Mr. Ren’s drone. He said that the mine had an unexpected Ruined Beast uproar today; Lin Wang’s team was in danger there, and they were preparing to rescue.
Zheng Tian even asked if the other side wanted to join, enticing them with saying things like, "It’s rare that Captain Lin needs us. If we can help him, we will surely rise to prominence in the future."
Of course, those invited shook their heads like rattles.
Joking aside, that’s the abandoned mine, filled with Level Three and Four Ruined Beasts. Going there with our Second Level Professionals isn’t enough.
We’re Lin Wang’s affiliated team only because we couldn’t join the other two teams with lower commissions; we had no choice.
If we didn’t have to pay 30% to Starfire Resources unless we joined a professional team, why would we endure Lin Wang’s insane 20% commission and still be begged by this group of bastards?
Especially Bei Lihui, that bastard, not only wants money but also loves poaching people from these semi-professional teams.
If any team captain is lucky enough to find a female team member with decent looks and Bei Lihui sees her, he’d lure her away with just a few words. Only Zheng Tian and Chen Hanyu had the backbone; other teams have often fallen into this trap, watching their female teammates head off to Bei Lihui’s female team to be treated as playthings without any recourse.
Now, Lin Wang and the others have run into an insurmountable obstacle. Shouldn’t we pray for it to do a bit more effort to bury Lin Wang and the others?
However, Zheng Tian and the others gave an explanation before leaving.
Zheng Tian said, "Actually, with Captain Lin’s power, he doesn’t need our help. But Mr. Ren’s grace to us is as high as a mountain, and it’s him who sought help from us. We certainly cannot turn a blind eye."
Others cast envious glances at Zheng Tian and the others’ Qingfeng Heavy Truck, but they also greatly admired Zheng Tian’s and her team’s courage and loyalty.
No wonder good people like Mr. Ren appreciate Zheng Tian and her group. Besides being pretty, Zheng Tian and Chen Hanyu are indeed somewhat unique.
If they put themselves in their shoes, even if they owed Ren Zhong a lot of favors, they wouldn’t be able to do the same.
After all this hullabaloo, the news of Lin Wang’s team’s peril quietly fermented and spread among the Scavenger circle, rapidly disseminating further into the other two professional teams and Yang Bingzhong’s ears.
When Tang Shuying and her team returned to the abandoned mine for a second time, they coincidentally saw Zheng Tian and others first lie Ren Zhong flat on the heavy truck’s passenger seat, then move the four Floating Motorboats onto the Qingfeng Heavy Truck.
Ren Zhong came out alive.