Zhang Song quietly waited for the two little monsters to crunch through all the apples, patting their distended bellies with satisfaction, a smile gracing their faces.
“When you go back, tell your master, Zhang Bo, that I want to meet him in person right here,” Zhang Song said.
“Understood, understood, esteemed sir, I will go back and tell our master,” the two little monsters nodded repeatedly, their faces showing extreme humility.
Especially since every time they met Mr. Zhang Song, they could get some fruit as a reward.
Therefore, they all liked Zhang Song very much.
Thus, they would clearly convey the command to Zhang Bo; after all, one feels indebted when eating someone else's food, and they would be quite diligent in carrying out tasks.
“Mm, very good, you may go,” Zhang Song smiled and nodded, allowing the two little monsters to leave the safe house.
However, once the two little monsters turned through the complex internal roads of the residential area and were out of sight, he immediately said to the Blue Star Humans and Wood Elves behind him, “Evacuate to the second safe house.”
“Understood,” the Blue Star Humans and Wood Elves immediately responded, following Zhang Song out of the safe house, jumping out of the window, and traversing through a complex, overgrown garden to an apartment ground-floor shop on the opposite side.
When they stood still and turned around again, they could just see the safe house opposite through the dense bushes, and the empty interior of the safe house through the window.
This was their second safe house, and an excellent vantage point from which to perfectly monitor the first safe house.
It was also a retreat location personally chosen by Zhang Song earlier.
Moreover, this was a good habit he had developed when investigating the Diesel Company previously.
After all, at that time, the Diesel Company truly put in effort to counter-espionage to deal with internal spies and informants.
There were several times when, if Zhang Song hadn't been clever, he would have definitely been discovered by the Diesel Company’s transport team; at that point, his own death would have been a minor matter, but he would certainly have been caught by the Diesel Company, which would then extort the Green Leaf Group, or even threaten war.
This was something Zhang Song did not want to see.
Now, his attitude towards Deherim had also become like this; he knew that his Green Leaf Group would definitely go to war with Deherim. Although they hadn't completely torn off the facade, there was already an underlying opposition and rift.
They had to be on guard.
Furthermore, they had already planted a very excellent spy, Zhang Bo, in Deherim, and in the future, incidents would certainly arise through Zhang Bo; it was no longer a question of whether or not war would break out, but that it certainly would.
Therefore, staying vigilant and preventing Deherim from discovering their little tricks in advance was a must.
Otherwise, if Deherim truly discovered that the Green Leaf Group was secretly trying to ambush Deherim, and they were able to prepare early, then all their plans would have been for naught.
As the director of the External Relations Department, Zhang Song was quite knowledgeable about diplomatic and espionage methods, so he had to make ample considerations, with everything prioritizing the most secure approach.
Now, looking at the first safe house, as long as Zhang Bo came alone or with his little monsters, there would be no problem.
If people from Deherim followed behind, they could deliberately avoid being seen, making it appear as if Zhang Bo came out alone.
After all, everyone has their own little secrets, and their own storage places in those apartments or buildings outside.
At this time, it was only natural for him to come out to check his own or find a new storage place, which would not arouse suspicion, and this was also a very good excuse.
As for whether Zhang Bo would betray the Green Leaf Group, Zhang Song believed it was absolutely impossible, after all, the CEO of the Green Leaf Group had been very good to them at that time.
And there was no reason to betray.
After all, the treatment they enjoyed in the Green Leaf Group was really quite good.
Although they could also enjoy good treatment in other forces, if it was all the same, why not work for the great benefactor they had known since childhood and who had provided them with support?
Neither Zhang Song nor Zhang Bo had ever forgotten their roots.
So, as Zhang Song waited, after about 40 minutes, a figure finally pushed open the door of the safe house and walked in.
It was Zhang Bo, dressed in a black robe.
“Zhang Bo is here, should I go and tell him?” A Blue Star Human behind Zhang Song spoke at this moment, wanting to go and greet Zhang Bo, asking him to come over to their side.
“Wait, wait another 10 minutes or so,” Zhang Song hesitated for a moment and said to the Blue Star Human behind him, “There’s no need to rush. Zhang Bo understands us; he’ll realize from the situation that we’re in the second safe house. We’re not going out now because we need to guard against anyone following Zhang Bo. If we link up and get tailed, that wouldn’t be good.”
“I understand,” the Blue Star Human behind him also nodded, saying nothing more, and also waited quietly here.
However, in this safe house, the Wood Elves had already drawn arrows from their quivers behind them, nocked them onto their bows, and were cautiously observing the surroundings.
Moreover, in the rooms to the left and right of this safe house, and at higher positions, there were also Wood Elves lurking and observing, all arranged by Zhang Song beforehand.
These were all secret sentries.
As soon as there was any disturbance, they would immediately discover it and give a warning.
However, after 10 minutes, there was no warning, because they hadn't discovered any abnormal situation. Zhang Song also breathed a sigh of relief, patted the shoulder of the Blue Star Human next to him, and said, “Call Zhang Bo over, and remind him to be careful.”
“Understood,” the Blue Star Human immediately nodded and skillfully flipped out of the nearby window.
And very adeptly, he squeezed through the gaps in the bushes towards the first safe house without making any special noise, only a slight rustling in the bushes as if the wind was blowing, and then he arrived at the window of the first safe house.
He gently tapped on the window, making a thumping sound, attracting Zhang Bo’s attention inside.
“Who is it?” Zhang Bo seemed startled, drawing a short sword from his embrace and pointing it at the window, saying in a deep voice, “Come out, do not make any ill moves. Please maintain friendliness between us.”
“Excuse me, I was just wandering around here, looking for good things to scavenge,” the Blue Star Human outside the window slowly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, and then slowly stood up.
He continued, “I just happened to pass by here unintentionally. I hope I haven’t disturbed you. If you don’t wish to see me, I will leave immediately.”
“Then you may leave,” Zhang Bo’s face was serious, and he waved the short sword in his hand, signaling for the person to leave quickly.
“Thank you,” and then the Blue Star Human put his hands down again, nodded, and turned to leave once more.
Zhang Bo then waited for another four or five minutes.
Observing the surroundings, the serious expression on his face gradually receded, but his eyes still held a grave look. After confirming there was nothing unusual, he came to the window.
He saw the three pebbles placed beneath the window, his expression unchanged, and then he directly climbed out of the window.
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Looking at the dense bushes in front of him, he didn't hesitate at all and directly plunged in.
Indeed, in the bushes, he saw those humans from before.
The two met without any greetings, only nodding to each other, and Zhang Bo followed the Blue Star Human, carefully moving through the bushes.
Then, after forty or fifty meters of turning left and right, they arrived outside a ground-floor apartment shop on the opposite side.
He found a window and quickly flipped inside.
“Be careful, Bo Ge,” and just as Zhang Bo was flipping through the window, his hand was grabbed by a Blue Star Human, who easily pulled him in with a leverage.
“Thanks,” Zhang Bo nodded to him, then looked into the room, where Zhang Song was sitting in the middle, and walked over, “Song Ge.” He greeted him first.
“Mm,” Zhang Song nodded and explained to him, “The situation is different now, we need to be careful. As you know, Deherim is developing too fast. I’m honestly a little scared, so we’re treating it the same way as the Diesel Company.”
“I understand. When I arrived at the first safe house and saw that I was the only one, I knew what had happened. After all, there had been warnings and preparations before,” Zhang Bo said, not minding it, then added with a very serious expression, “Moreover, Deherim’s development isn’t just too fast; it’s practically flying. I perceive it even more clearly from the inside.”
Then Zhang Bo briefly told Zhang Song about the recent events, especially about the houses he saw rapidly being built in the white light, his expression a bit solemn.
That method of rapidly constructing houses didn't seem like directly descending buildings from the Astral Realm; instead, it was as if time was rapidly accelerating, and then houses were built in batches.
Zhang Bo was truly astonished.
So he told Zhang Song everything he knew, and also told Zhang Song about Shen Mu’s new castle being built at the Diesel Company’s ruins, which he had investigated.
“That new castle descended overnight; I really didn’t expect it to be so fast, and there was also a huge earthen mound beneath the castle, which seemed to be built by combining all the earthen mounds from the Diesel Company.”
Zhang Song also told Zhang Bo what he knew, but when speaking of the earthen mound and the castle above it, Zhang Song’s eyes also flashed with a look of near fear and horror.
After all, that huge earthen mound, dozens of meters high, had a castle with walls over 6 meters high and a main castle tower over 10 meters high.
It was simply beyond their expectations.
“This is really too troublesome; Shen Mu’s development speed is truly beyond everyone’s expectations,” Zhang Bo clenched his fists at this moment.
“Therefore, I plan to accelerate the plan; we can’t wait any longer,” Zhang Song looked at Zhang Bo and asked, “How are the forces you’ve developed in Deherim? Can you firmly grasp them? Do you have the confidence to make them cause chaos when the plan is launched?”
“It’s quite difficult,” Zhang Bo frowned at this moment, his expression somewhat hesitant: “Shen Mu’s prestige throughout Deherim is truly very high right now. I can only sow discord among those people I control; it’s impossible for them to betray Shen Mu in a short time.”
“That’s a pity then,” Zhang Song understood that the time was too short, but he still made up his mind and said, “But that’s not a problem. I have other plans. After all, there’s a subway station entrance at the Diesel Company’s side, and that subway station entrance has always been a sharp sword threatening the Diesel Company, especially since the Skeleton Legion of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty is lurking inside.”
“Then you mean?” Zhang Bo seemed to have thought of something.
“Exactly,” Zhang Song nodded calmly, “I plan to detonate the Skeleton Legion of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty and have them attack the castle at the Diesel Company ruins. This way, it will attract Shen Mu to lead the Deherim forces to rescue.”
“In that case, the strength of Shen Mu’s human soldiers within Deherim will certainly be greatly reduced, and what remains will be mostly Blue Star Humans,” Zhang Bo’s face lit up with a smile at this moment: “Then, with us coordinating from inside and out, we might be able to take down the entire Deherim in a short time. And by making arrangements early, we can also strike Shen Mu’s human troops who hear the news and prepare to return for support.”
“Exactly, perhaps they won’t be able to return for support in time, because if the Skeleton Legion of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty is detonated, they will continuously begin to attack the surface.”
Zhang Song clenched his fists at this moment, his face showing a hint of ruthlessness: “At that time, the Skeleton Legion of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty will surely cover the entire Diesel Company ruins and the area east of Bali River Street like ants. Shen Mu’s two or three thousand elite human troops alone will be submerged in tens of thousands of Skeleton Legion from the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty.”
“However, during the day, the Skeleton Legion of the Black Arrow Tower Seventh Dynasty would still suffer severe damage, so if we detonate them like this, we only have one night’s opportunity,” Zhang Bo also expressed his concern at this moment. (End of Chapter)