Zheng Tian also rubbed her eyes, "Actually, my younger brother had a better talent than me, comparable to Yujin. Before I became a First Level Gunsmith, my brother, even without participating in the title evaluation, was already able to hunt a First Level Ruined Beast alone with a small handgun. Now I suspect my brother’s death might also be related to Bei Lihui. Someone told me a few days ago that on the day my brother died in the Iron Worm Forest, Bei Lihui was seen there."
Wen Lei and Bai Feng didn’t have much of a story.
But the real highlight was with Chen Hanyu.
She revealed a shocking old story.
"When Lin Wang was still a child, it was my father who saw his talent and brought him and Bei Lihui from the wasteland tribe to the town, and even Si Mawan was once my mother’s student. Although Si Mawan only recently advanced to a Fourth Level Demolition Master, she actually studied with me when she was young."
"After my parents died, Si Mawan wandered outside for a long time and joined Lin Wang’s team last year while she was still at the Third Level. I originally thought my parents just fell victim to Yang Bingzhong’s greed. But now it seems Lin Wang and the others played an important role. After all, my parents were very cautious. They once told me that the first survival law for wanderers is to not show wealth."
Ren Zhong was silent for a long time, going over the events of the final battle on the previous timeline in his mind, before he looked at Chen Hanyu and slowly said, "Do you remember when I brought you and Yujin back to town the other morning, Yujin asked how long he had to wait to reveal his growth?"
Chen Hanyu nodded, "I remember."
"I told Yujin at that time, it’s thirty-five days. There are sixteen days left from now. Do you know why?"
"Of course, I didn’t make up a number casually," Ren Zhong paused slightly, "Sixteen days later is Lin Wang’s death date. Lin Wang has always been betraying others, and this time I will let him taste what it’s like to be betrayed."
Ren Zhong finally chose to reveal everything.
He wasn’t afraid of being sold out himself.
Although he didn’t want to admit it, and it wasn’t his intention, in some sense, this was indeed an invisible ultimate test.
Everyone widened their eyes, full of disbelief.
Zheng Tian, shivering, said, "Brother Ren, although we are eager for his quick death, this is too forced. Brother Ren, your talent is astonishing. Now you have stabilized your footing beside Lin Wang. If you could just buy some time..."
Ren Zhong shook his head, planning to brag a bit about his talent.
Ou Youning, surprisingly swift on this occasion, chimed in, "Zheng Tian, you’re underestimating Brother Ren, aren’t you? If Brother Ren dares to make such a decision, there must be a reason for it!"
Ren Zhong squinted his eyes in satisfaction. This guy became pleasing to the eye again.
Sometimes such a brainless follower can be quite reliable.
Wen Lei also added, "Maybe Mr. Ren’s talent... is even stronger than we realized?"
"Alright, I’ve already told you my time plan. But whether you can help in this matter of killing Lin Wang, and whether I’ll let you participate, remains to be seen. We need to see your progress in the next half month. Let’s first talk about how you’ve been doing in the past two weeks."
Ren Zhong, with rare leisure, then chatted with everyone to see what they had been doing during their free-range life and summarized the lessons learned.
Now, as Ren Zhong’s knowledge grows broader and experiences richer, he’s no longer the novice he once was, and he can accurately point out some of Zheng Tian’s decision-making mistakes, and also offer some reliable personal perspectives on the small details in others’ battles.
Everyone eagerly absorbed the Professional knowledge generously shared by Ren Zhong.
In the short term, Mr. Ren didn’t plan to rejoin the team; hence, everyone still had to rely on themselves, but each person could feel his sense of urgency.
In Ren Zhong, everyone could "see" an invisible storm brewing, never ceasing.
After this exchange, two hours passed, and the time moved past three in the afternoon.
Ren Zhong thought he would have to visit Sun Miao later, preparing to bid farewell.
But before leaving, he called out Chen Hanyu alone and straightforwardly asked, "I have a question."
"Mr. Ren, please go ahead."
"Though it might sound cruel, compared to your matter, others’ hatred against Lin Wang is not much. Since Yang Bingzhong coveted your parents back then, they weren’t small characters in town, were they?"
Chen Hanyu nodded, "Ten years ago, the strongest professional team in the town was my parents’ team."