Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1214 You Guys Are Very Suspicious

Chapter 1214: Chapter 1214 You Guys Are Very Suspicious

The deputy commander didn’t care what nonsense these people were spouting, but seeing that they still had the mood to chat nonsense, he felt they were no ordinary people. Thus, he asked, "Why are there so many of you running around in the dead of night, and it looks like you are about to leave this town. According to the direction you’re headed, that’s the Dark Night Primitive Forest. What exactly do you intend to do?"

"This?" Everyone found it hard to explain for a moment, but Ouyang Jin retorted, "Aren’t you the same, gathering many people and appearing here as well?"

The deputy commander, annoyed, said, "We are mercenaries, we are here to work."

"So are we," Ouyang Jin straightened up, looking very spirited.

The people of the Lightning Mercenary Corps looked at them skeptically, "You too? From your actions, it is obvious that you haven’t been trained. How could you possibly be mercenaries?"

Ouyang Jin immediately explained, "We are a bit special; those with talent start using it right away. I belong to that talented group."

The deputy commander didn’t believe the bragging of Ouyang Jin, but she noticed that the members of the Hunter’s Guild were indeed well-trained and fully equipped, giving somewhat of a mercenary group vibe.

Seeing that the deputy commander still had doubts, Gu Fan took the initiative, "Why are you deploying so late at night? What is it for?"

"I don’t need to tell you that," the deputy commander said in a dismissive tone, then added, "Since everyone is fine, we should each go our own way then."

"Alright, no problem." Gu Fan remained composed, but in reality, he already had suspicions about the Lightning Mercenary Corps.

Originally, there had almost been a full-scale conflict with the Lightning Mercenary Corps, but a phone call made the deputy commander let Gu Fan and his group go. Now, in the dead of night, the Lightning Mercenary Corps had gathered here, seemingly in a hurry to head towards the Dark Night Primitive Forest.

"Something’s not right!" Gu Fan was very suspicious of the people from the Lightning Mercenary Corps, so he discussed with Irina whether they should follow them.

Although Irina felt it was better not to meddle, she couldn’t resist her curiosity. She also wanted to know what the Lightning Mercenary Corps was up to.

So, after the Lightning Mercenary Corps had walked away, everyone headed to the parking lot, threw everything into their cars,

More than thirty people, five cars, including one truck, left the town one after another, heading straight for the road of death.

Gu Fan sat in the car studying the map. Although he could also look at the mobile map, the screen was too small to see everything clearly. Moreover, the map in his hands was drawn by locals and it showed many routes not visible on mobile maps.

After they left the town, they soon encountered a fork in the road, one direction led to the road of death, the other towards the border of another place.

Normally, mercenaries come here to deal with the monsters of the Dark Night Primitive Forest, so the Lightning Mercenary Corps should have headed toward the road of death, but contrary to this, they took the other direction.

"Abnormal, again and again abnormal!" Gu Fan suddenly called a halt to the convoy, urging everyone not to rush forward.

The vehicles stopped as per Gu Fan’s directions, and Irina was the first to get out and ask, "Why stop, Gu Fan, did you discover something?"

Gu Fan shook his head, "I noticed some irrelevant clues when we passed the fork earlier. I saw traces on the ground, another convoy had just gone past. I am sure it was the people from the Lightning Mercenary Corps."

"Did you notice as well?" Irina nodded in agreement, "But they headed in a different direction, not towards the road of death, which doesn’t matter much. You can’t possibly claim they’ve suddenly decided to join Organization X."

Gu Fan also found that unlikely, but an unpleasant premonition reminded him that he must investigate upfront to see what this abnormally behaving Lightning Mercenary Corps was up to.

Members of the Hunter’s Guild immediately voiced their opposition, "Follow them? Are you serious? Look at their equipment. Even if you bust them in the act, what’s the use? They might just point their guns at you, and they have cannons. You have the Vajra Body Protection, so you’ll be fine, but we don’t."

Su Hui added, "We left too early just now and have already outrun most of the other mercenary groups. Later, we definitely need to slow down and let those mercenary groups overtake us, but the problem is who knows when that particular group we had a conflict with will pass by us."

Hearing this, everyone felt a chill, thinking that this indeed posed a tricky problem. If not handled well, they might face threats from other humans before encountering the monsters.

Lin Xi saw the point, "So, I suggest we turn back, go back to the fork, and take the other road."

After seriously considering it, Irina thought Gu Fan’s idea was decent, so the convoy began moving slowly in the other direction.

Soon, the group reached the previous fork, rechecked, and found that many tire marks were left on the ground not long ago.

After a serious discussion among a few people, they believed that the tire tracks on the ground had most likely been made by the Lightning Mercenary Corps.

"Alright, let’s catch up with them now and see if they’re playing any tricks behind our backs." Everyone agreed, and they hurriedly pursued them.

Along the way, everyone began guessing and analyzing the unusual actions of the Lightning Mercenary Corps, wondering what place these guys were heading to.

Gu Fan looked at the map again, based on the movements of the Lightning Mercenary Corps, and drew a line on the map. He discovered they were not going towards the border of another place, it felt more like they were deliberately circling the Dark Night Primitive Forest.

It was still unclear what the Lightning Mercenary Corps ultimately wanted to do, but one thing was clear: these people were not a disorganized mob. They were well-trained and well-equipped, and now that they were in the wilderness, even if some unpleasant quarrels occurred here, the other party might not hesitate to eliminate the trouble out of sight, out of mind.

Gu Fan hoped that everyone would value peace and avoid trouble, but still, he needed to be wary, especially after the encounter with the deputy commander’s eyes, which were utterly cold and ruthless.

After traveling for a while, Gu Fan heard the sound of vehicle engines and suddenly realized that they were about to catch up. He immediately alerted everyone, "It looks like we are going to catch up; everyone get ready, make sure to turn off your engines."

Irina made an ’it’s fine’ gesture, but she was annoyed inside, wondering why Gu Fan was in command. Who did he think he was?