Upon hearing this, Su Huan relaxed, looked around, and asked, "Where's Yu Jing?"

"Sister Jing went to research new materials. She said she wants to quickly solve the problem of the car windows leaking," Xiaoba replied.

Seeing that the key personnel were fine, Su Huan's expression softened, and he began to introduce He Jie, "This is a future new member, a Tier One 'Firepower Hand' from the Defender Field, He Jie. He has a robust physique, excels in hot weaponry and special operations, and has undergone at least two years of professional training."

Xiaoba looked at He Jie thoughtfully, nodded, and considered it a greeting, "Qi Xiaobai."

Very brief, without any effective information.

Xiaoba was just young, not stupid, and could naturally discern Su Huan's intentions from such an introduction.

As for He Jie, having his background revealed by Su Huan right in front of him made his face turn pale.

This kind of information is considered classified within the Steel Council.

But considering that the other party even knew his family information so clearly, it was normal for them to have this intel. He merely nodded stiffly and kept the name Qi Xiaobai in mind.

At the same time, Su Huan's image became even more mysterious in his mind.

The women and children on the surface were already so formidable, he didn't believe there wasn't a major force backing them.

Seeing Xiaoba's understanding, Su Huan smiled, "Then have a good rest, and come to the dining car for a meal later."

He led He Jie forward.

Liang Kuan followed beside him, and Lao San and Boss trailed behind cautiously with guns, fearing he might suddenly lash out.

Xiaoba watched their backs thoughtfully for a moment, then propelled the wheelchair forward to follow.

Returning to the dining car, Su Huan was like a dragon returning to its domain.

No matter how the rain poured heavily outside the car window, and no matter how the zombies mindlessly banged their heads against the iron skin of the carriage, Su Huan's body subconsciously began to stretch and recline in his favorite posture on the orange cat sofa.

He casually pointed to the chair opposite, "Sit."

He Jie glanced around at the living arrangements in the dining car, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and pulled out a chair to sit at the table covered with a red and white checkered tablecloth.

He pointed to the two behind him and said a bit annoyed, "Aren't you supposed to trust people? Can you ask these two brothers to point their guns elsewhere?"

Su Huan held his chin with one hand, preventing himself from slumping completely on the sofa, "Don't concern yourself with these small matters. The conductor just thought that phrase was very elegant and fitting, so he said it, but it doesn't mean he would truly act that way."

He Jie was momentarily at a loss, "And you said you'd do your best to save my wife and kids?"

"Ah, that's true."

He Jie was slightly reassured, but he also gave Su Huan a peculiar label internally.

Lying was common, the big shots in the company liked it.

They made empty promises with ease.

Right after coming out of training camp, he'd heard many of those.

But someone like Su Huan, who tells a lie and immediately admits to it...

Very hard to judge.

After much thought, it could only be described as a twisted sense of humor.

Very mean, but also quite genuine.

After the young man in a wheelchair entered, the burly man and two armed guards finally left.

The woman with a sniper rifle brought over a medical kit and crouched down to tend to the ulcerated, inflamed wounds on Su Huan's hands caused by acid rain.

He Jie stared at the wound for a while, puzzled.

It seemed none of them had inflicted any effective attack on him from start to finish?

Where did that wound come from?

Suddenly, He Jie's gaze narrowed, and he instinctively searched the vehicle.

Sure enough, he saw a conspicuous circular hole in the wall, with acid rain sparsely splashing inside through it.

"No need to look, your sniper hit me with a shot. But no need to apologize, I've already returned it," Su Huan said calmly.

'Who the hell wants to apologize!'

He Jie's mouth twitched. He said seriously, "What's the conductor planning for me?"

"Let's cut to the chase. You can see I'm busy, with many matters to handle. Just share what you know about the Steel Council," Su Huan said casually, not specifying a focus.

He Jie pondered for a moment.

Within the company, Su Huan probably knew more than he did. But since he asked, he was clearly verifying information or testing him.

So, what he said next needed to be careful.

Better to say nothing than to say something wrong.

He Jie briefly spoke about some recent happenings in the company, and then Su Huan steered the conversation towards the directors behind the Steel Council.

Some details matched what he'd learned in his previous life.

Then Su Huan gradually led the topic to the reasons behind the apocalypse's outbreak, but He Jie didn't know much more about this either, not even what lay north of the Acid Rain Zone.

The more the conversation progressed, the more important it got, but the atmosphere grew increasingly relaxed.

After Yu Yue finished treating the wound, she began to prepare dinner, and the aroma started to waft from the stove.

Su Huan would often wait a long time before asking a question.

It felt like he was narrowing down a scope and then ruling out possibilities one by one.

In his past life, he'd been doing well at the Steel Council, even planning to dedicate his next life there, so there was no way he'd defect for no reason.

Someone had delivered information to him: 'The company planned to harm him.'

After verifying through various channels, to save his life, Su Huan had no choice but to defect.

After being reborn, he'd thought everything was behind him. Even if someone wanted to harm him, it was due to past life's karma; he initially only wanted to survive well.

But ever since the Steel Council appeared abruptly at the Mojiang Bridge, his heart had been overshadowed by a cloud.

Refusing to clear away.

He was just a small-time guy, why the hell would the company want to harm him?

Besides, the help Lin Jin provided him was extremely subtle. If not repeatedly analyzing, he would've barely noticed.

In He Jie's words, everything seemed normal but, delving deeper, it all felt like hints.

Again and again, just one sentence.

'Someone wants to harm him!'

The conversation finally got interrupted by Yu Yue's call to dinner.

All the members at the train's head gathered, including He Jie with his awkward half-member, half-prisoner status, and everyone began to eat.

The main course was wolf bone broth that had been simmering since last night, served with noodles.

Yu Yue also paired it with some refreshing salted vegetables.

At first disdainful, He Jie saw the impressive meal and kept quiet, finishing two large bowlfuls from the porcelain bowl.

Second only to Liang Kuan, who finished three bowls.

After the meal, though the relationships weren't particularly great, at least there wasn't the sense that a gunfight could break out any moment.

Afterward, Su Huan introduced He Jie's identity to Yu Jing and the others.

Upon learning he was from the Defender Field, Yu Jing lost interest.

Wan Xing and the others seldom voiced opinions.

The Huang Sea didn't need to be mentioned. Even if Su Huan brought in a dog, he'd still praise the conductor's wisdom.

Except for Lao San, who seemed somewhat puzzled but remained silent.

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