39: Yes, definitely.

Before entering school, Liu Ren also took Tang Gao to buy a pile of snacks, and sat in the classroom with his arms full of them.

Liu Ren tore open a snack and started devouring it, while smugly saying, "Brother Tang, look, isn't it good to hang out with me? Your brother never forgets how good he is to you!"

Tang Gao's mouth twitched, not wanting to speak: "Did you forget your brother?"

Liu Ren waved his hand: "Relax, he got up early, I let him go first. By the way, Brother Tang, do you know why I bought so many snacks?"

Tang Gao snatched a spicy strip from his hand and chewed it expressionlessly: "Are we visiting the Liang City base today?"

"That's right. Although there are many interesting places, to be honest, for us greenhorns going in, it's just for looking. Bringing more snacks and drinks is the way to go."

Tang Gao was surprised: "Just looking?"

Liu Ren looked like he wanted to complain: "Otherwise? What do you expect us to do? There's nothing fun in there, just all kinds of hard training!"

A classmate behind him curiously leaned over: "Young Master Liu, why, have you been there before?"

Liu Ren began to pour out his grievances: "Do you know how I spent my holidays when I was a child? My parents threw me in the barracks, and I trained with everyone! Is this something normal parents would do?!"

Tang Gao leaned back strategically, gasping for cold skin: "Why were you put in the barracks?"

Shouldn't children be raised at home or with their grandparents?

What kind of operation is putting them in the barracks?

Liu Ren sighed: "Because of my father! The situation was special back then, and he was stationed at the barracks, so my mother took my brother and me there!

Let me tell you, I've experienced a lot of absurd things. Let me first complain about this..."

Liu Ren rambled on, complaining about how, despite his young age, he was tricked into training and then into arduous cultivation, enduring rigorous experiences that his peers never had.

Tang Gao couldn't help but look at Liu Ren with new respect. He never expected Liu Ren to have such a hardworking past. It's no wonder this kid is an excellent student in martial arts tests; after experiencing these things, it would be impossible for him to get a bad score.

A moment later, Teacher Tian walked in with his hands behind his back, a rare smile on his face, and tapped on the classroom door: "Alright, alright, quiet down. Everyone get ready, we're going to visit the Liang City base. Group leaders, collect everyone's phones and put them in my office. Electronic devices like these are not allowed at the base.

You should also consciously put away anything that connects to a signal."

The group leader came over to collect things, and Liu Ren handed over his phone while complaining: "It doesn't matter even if you bring it. The base has signal detectors and blockers. The big shots have already handled this kind of thing."

Tang Gao was used to his deskmate's talkativeness, and handed over his phone: "Little Ren, do you know what exactly we'll be doing during the visit?"

Liu Ren shrugged: "Probably the usual routine, an alternative martial arts test, taking us to see military equipment, showing off how tough our Liang City base is, and so on."

The female classmate behind them brightened: "What? Military equipment!? Will they really let us see that?"

Liu Ren got excited and started gesturing with his hands: "Of course! Handguns, rifles, sniper rifles, rocket launchers, tanks... and even weapons and armor used by Cultivators, we'll all have a chance to see them!"

Soon, the students around them gathered, chattering excitedly about the trip to Liang City base.

Tang Gao, however, wasn't particularly curious. He had personally experienced too much firepower recently and temporarily had no interest in it.

Moreover, he even had the shadow attribute within him, so he might have to rely on the Violent Justice envoy to cover up his attributes and pass the inspection.

Soon, everyone in the third year of high school began to go downstairs in an orderly fashion, boarded the large bus that the school had arranged in advance, and started heading towards the Liang City base in the suburbs outside the city.

The bus was steady and relatively fast, and the wind was strong; stretching out a hand, one could even feel the tangible wind slipping through their fingers.

But this was quickly ended by Teacher Tian's scolding, who warned everyone to be careful and never stick any body parts out, as it would be dangerous.

Tang Gao strongly agreed with the safety education, and even gave Liu Ren a few punches, telling him to stop doing things that would get him scolded.

Liu Ren pouted for a while, but soon forgot his pain and started pressing his face against the car window, pointing at the thick smoke burning in the distance: "Brother Tang, look! There's a big fire over there!"

Tang Gao looked over, finding it very familiar: "Hmm? Where is this?"

Liu Ren shook his head: "I don't know, I don't recognize it either."

The classmates nearby heard about the big fire, leaned over to look, and started discussing animatedly:

"I know this place, it's Tiesha Village. A murder case happened there not long ago."

"Do you recognize the place where the fire is? By the way, should we call the police?"

"It seems to be the Three-Leaf Clover Group's alchemy factory. The factory must have been burned down."

"Hey? Look, there's the Guardian Bureau, and a military convoy going over!"

Tang Gao followed their gaze and saw the Guardian Bureau and military convoys, lined up and rushing towards the alchemy factory.

Liu Ren was a bit disheartened, clenching his fist: "I can't believe such a big thing happened in Liang City and I didn't know about it! Damn it! Is my nickname 'Liang City's Little Encyclopedia' going to fall out of favor?!"

Liu Ren was about to take out his phone to check, but then remembered he had handed it in. He could only helplessly look at the distant fire: "Brother Tang, this was an accident. Wait until I have my phone, and I'll definitely be able to tell you what happened here."

Tang Gao's expression was calm. He looked for a moment, then withdrew his gaze and curiously asked: "You said, is it a good thing or a bad thing that the Three-Leaf Clover Group is being targeted like this?"

Liu Ren's eyes narrowed, and he nodded firmly, his tone certain: "A good thing!"

Tang Gao was a little surprised. Little Ren was often uninhibited, but now he was so firm, which was rare: "Why? Maybe those workers will lose their jobs."

Liu Ren sighed: "Brother Tang, I'll just tell you one thing, and you'll understand.

Some of the Three-Leaf Clover Group's medicines are 40% more expensive than elsewhere."

Tang Gao frowned: "Indeed, I've heard about this. During the time my mother was sick, she lamented that she couldn't afford medicine."

Liu Ren shook his head: "No, that's not what I mean. What I mean is..."

He paused, sadness surfacing on his face: "Among patients with certain illnesses, 3% of them died because they couldn't afford these medicines."

The price of medicine didn't just rise to unaffordable levels, but to a point where it caused a segment of the population to die from their illnesses.

Liu Ren could not understand why the Three-Leaf Clover Group would do this, but after hearing about it from his parents' casual conversation, he was angry and sad for a long time.

Tang Gao fell silent for a moment, shocked by the news.

Among patients with certain illnesses, 3% died.

Stating numbers can make people feel cold and detached.

But if these deaths were of family members, blood relatives, close friends, or good neighbors, etc.

Then it's much easier to understand the feeling.

Liu Ren's eyes were filled with sorrow as he slowly sat down, his voice sad: "I hope those who are sick can be taken care of."

Tang Gao said seriously: "They will, they definitely will."