238: Chapter 238 Let's Go South

While everyone was still worried, Lin Heng had already laid many traps along the path.

Chen Sheng had originally intended to prepare some traps himself to slow down the enemy's speed, but he never expected that Lin Heng had already finished setting them up.

Looking at the traps Lin Heng had set, they were clearly much more sophisticated than his own!

Moreover, if one didn't look carefully, they would generally be unable to see them!

Most importantly, the speed at which he worked was significantly faster than the combined effort of the few of them...

This proficiency—if one hadn't undergone hundreds or thousands of training sessions, it would be impossible to match!

Chen Sheng was deeply shaken internally.

He hadn't expected this young man before him to possess such capability, which made him look at him with a bit more respect.

However, it was only a slight acknowledgment.

It was normal for a young person to possess a special skill in one area.

It wasn't something worth boasting about.

Many people moved quickly through the tunnel. Benefiting from their perception of the underground passage and the map etched in Chen Sheng's mind, their marching speed was incredibly fast.

In this short time, they had completely shaken off their pursuers, and now they could barely hear the sounds of the enemy anymore.

The tension among the group gradually subsided, and they quietly breathed a sigh of relief. However, they didn't slow down much, maintaining a high speed.

Lin Heng quickly got up and hurried over to Su Xueer and the others.

Su Xueer and her group seemed intentionally to maintain distance from Chen Sheng and his men, which left Chen Sheng feeling uncomfortable.

After all, they were all compatriots from Dragon Country, and they were currently fighting a common enemy. What was so irreconcilable?

However, the main reason Su Xueer's group kept their distance from Chen Sheng's group was because the latter were holding guns, looking fierce and menacing, which had frightened them...

One must remember that before arriving here, they were all flowers raised in ivory towers, untouched by the baptism of war...

Having truly experienced so much, it would already be impressive if they could remain clear-headed and still have the use of their limbs.

Seeing this, Chen Sheng mistakenly thought there was an irreconcilable misunderstanding between the two parties.

So, he quickly stepped forward to ease the awkwardness.

"Mr. Lin Heng, let's consider what happened before as if it never occurred. We are all compatriots of Dragon Country. Now that we face such hardship, we should work together to overcome this difficulty."

Why is a leader a leader? Just look at this bearing—it's different!

Lin Heng heard this and seemed lost in thought.

Chen Sheng mistook Lin Heng's contemplation as him having lingering concerns, so he quickly spoke up.

"Mr. Lin Heng, I have already let it go. Can you not let it go?"

"What I said before was just in anger. Why bother holding a grudge against an old man like me?"

However, Lin Heng shook his head.

He said calmly, "I'm not holding a grudge about anything. I'm just thinking... once we get out, where will you all go?"

Lin Heng didn't pay much attention to the previous superficial pleasantries.

What worried him now was where Chen Sheng and his group could go after leaving the Dragon Country Embassy.

Huh?!

Chen Sheng and his men subconsciously froze upon hearing this.

They had left in such a hurry that they hadn't considered this issue for a moment.

That's right...

After losing the Dragon Country Embassy, they had become rootless duckweed, drifting wherever fate took them for the rest of their lives.

And they were still in Africa!

They probably wouldn't drift for long before dying of thirst...

Panic spread among the group.

Previously, because Chen Sheng was present, the group's cohesion was maintained, and they hadn't considered these realistic problems.

But now it was different. Lin Heng had starkly placed the most critical issue right in front of them!

How could they possibly face it calmly and composedly?

Lin Heng suddenly spoke up, "Why don't you all come south with me?"

"Coincidentally, there are several gold and silver mines down there that need tending to. These things are just useless mountains in the hands of those Black Brothers, but if they were in the hands of our Dragon Country, it would be different."

As soon as he said this, everyone began to hesitate.

Setting aside whether what Lin Heng said was true, even if it were true, they couldn't guarantee their rights in the South.

After all, everyone knew there was a vicious and notorious Warlord in the South.

It was rumored that he originated from a small primitive tribe and then, for some unknown reason, rose rapidly to become the largest Warlord in the entire South. Even the united chiefs of the North feared those people.

They hadn't failed to attempt cooperation with the Southern chiefs before, but the results were not very satisfactory.

The first time...

They dispatched a cargo ship to travel there, but obviously, that cargo ship never returned!

However, what was surprising was that everyone thought the cargo ship would never come back.

But later, the ship actually appeared directly at their Dragon Country's dock...

Except the ship was completely empty. No one knew what kind of unnatural force was operating it, causing the cargo ship to retain a mysterious element to this day, and it was taken back for careful study.

Only they knew the truth: those people from South Africa must have looted all the cargo!

This much could be gathered from the crew members who returned intermittently.

The second time...

It was the time Zhao Rui went previously. They were immediately captured right at the border of the South!

It was fortunate that those people had no designs on Xue Rou and the others, and presented them to Lin Heng immediately. Otherwise... Xue Rou would probably be so ashamed and angry she'd want to die right now...

But the fate of the rest wasn't much better; they were all taken to the plantations to become farm tools.

If they hadn't met Lin Heng, they probably would have remained farm tools in the plantation for their entire lives.

Clearly, it was the Black people who used to be taken as farm tools, but unexpectedly, it was their turn now...

...

Recalling these events, Chen Sheng's men exchanged glances, and the same doubt surfaced in their hearts.

Could they truly survive in the South?

Lin Heng wasn't in a hurry for them to answer.

After all, what Lin Heng needed was just help contacting Long Anyou.

As for those gold mines, silver mines, and some rare oil and natural gas, he had no intention of managing them himself and planned to find an intermediary to handle the affairs.

If Chen Sheng and his group refused, he would just ask Long Anyou to arrange someone to watch over things.

It wouldn't be much of a loss; for Lin Heng, this matter was no different than gaining an extra pair of chopsticks.

Just then, a commotion suddenly came from up ahead.

With a loud boom!

It was one of Lin Heng's mechanisms being triggered!

Those Black people were catching up!!