But the problem was right there: they were all confined in this refugee camp, cut off from the outside world. They had no chance at all to contact anyone beyond it, much less collude with the river pirates. The idea was good, but putting it into practice would be exceedingly difficult.
"Your idea is not bad, but do not forget one thing. We are locked up in here, no different from prisoners. How are we supposed to contact the people on the waterways?
"There are quite a few experts stationed inside and outside this refugee camp. If anything unusual in our movements is discovered, then fortune and disaster alike will be impossible to predict!"
The burly man surnamed Wang was clearly tempted, but there was simply no opportunity to carry it out. They could not exactly fight their way out of the refugee camp, become fugitives wanted throughout Lingwu City, and then go seek out the people of the Wu River waterways, could they?
As for slipping out without a sound, that was simply impossible—unless they possessed strength on Meng Zhao's level.
At their eldest brother's words, the others in the room visibly relaxed. In a few of their eyes gleamed the savage light of starving wolves ready to devour prey.
The man who had proposed the Heavenly Wolf Alliance smiled faintly and said with great satisfaction,
"Even a wise man may make one mistake in a thousand considerations; even a fool may gain one insight in a thousand thoughts. Elder Brother, Elder Brother, do not forget—every person has weaknesses. Wine, women, wealth, and temper; I refuse to believe there is anyone who likes none of them.
"We need only spend a little money to buy off one or two of the men guarding the refugee camp. Getting a bit