Chapter 2372: Chapters 2417–2418: Facilitating
"Bullets? A signal?"
Jeremiah reflexively looked toward the building standing by the lake beneath the cliff directly ahead. The distance was so great that even a KF charging at full speed would probably need nearly a minute. Bullets might be faster than a KF, but from that far away, how could they possibly land precisely at his feet?
While Jeremiah was still stunned, Xiao Ran had already stepped over the blockade and headed alone toward the conference hall building occupied by the rebels, neither hurried nor slow.
Xiao Ran did not move quickly, but his steps were steady. He did everything possible to avoid making the rebels ahead feel threatened or suspicious. To most of the people behind him, the sight of his back at that moment was incredibly brave and fearless.
By the time Xiao Ran reached the closed doors in front of the conference hall, two soldiers in Japanese Liberation Front uniforms ran out from the shadows. One raised his gun at Xiao Ran's head, while the other swiftly began searching him to ensure he carried no weapons that could threaten them.
When the soldier searching Xiao Ran slowly moved his hand toward the mask, Xiao Ran raised his hand and caught his wrist. "It's just a mask. There's no need to inspect it too, is there?"
The expressions of both soldiers instantly stiffened, their eyes turning vacant. Yet after only a second or two, they completely returned to normal.
The soldier searching Xiao Ran nodded and said quietly, "You're right. There's no need to continue the inspection."
The soldier's attitude changed at once, and he directly ended the search. The other soldier, who had been aiming his gun at Xiao Ran's head, seemed utterly unaware of it.
In that instant, Xiao Ran