No matter how that group shouted and cursed, Wen Shenghe had her colleagues carry the children over and ignored them after that. Xu Huo did not interfere either; he had only come along to make up the numbers. The middle-aged man had his companions execute that group, then brought up another group. To avoid further complications, he had produced evidence in advance that these people had colluded in criminal activities.
In fact, those people who looked ordinarily dressed all came from wealthy families. They had only disguised themselves to flee when the war came. They had originally hired several Players, but were unexpectedly attacked. The other Players ignored the ordinary people and only hunted the Players. After the clash, both sides had vanished without a trace. That was why they had fled the city, only to be intercepted again in this place in the middle of nowhere.
Wen Shenghe and the others had been dragged into this by accident. They were searching for District 006's former government governor.
Seeing that Xu Huo had not interfered at all, the middle-aged man relaxed somewhat after finishing the executions. He said, "The person you're looking for became a Wanted Criminal because he assassinated five high-ranking government officials. None of those five were good people."
Xu Huo gave a slight nod.
The middle-aged man rose, offered a gesture of respect, and left with his companions.
Wen Shenghe saw the remaining people off before coming over to thank Xu Huo. "If not for you, these children might not have survived today."
"Where are you going next?" Xu Huo asked.
"We're going to Linquan City too," Wen Shenghe said. "We're looking for District 006's governor. She was taken hostage during the internal conflict and her whereabouts became unknown. Intelligence says she was once spotted nearby."
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