Another Target

The convoy that just arrived was full of Tuanzi, the real big shots in the city.

The girl thought to herself, "These two are hiding from the conglomerate, so they must not be any big shots. Otherwise, they would have come out and recognized each other long ago."

After all, those Tuanzi had threatened to kill them. If they really knew them, they would at least say something.

Thinking of this, the young girl Qin Yiyi was a little happy... as long as it wasn't those important figures.

Their whole family disliked those important figures in the city.

Those big shots have never regarded ants like them as human beings.

However, Qin Yiyi suddenly noticed that the boy seemed to be frowning and thinking about something.

Not far away, Li Shutong looked at his beloved student. "What's wrong? What did you see that made you so serious?"

Qing Chen turned his head and whispered, "Teacher, I saw my classmate."

When the woman named Yinuo rolled down the car window, Qing Chen saw none other than the timid Nan Gengchen in the passenger seat...

The robust woman, the imposing SUV, and the silver exhaust pipe spewing flames—all of this made Nan Gengchen, sitting in the passenger seat, seem somewhat out of place.

So... Qing Chen suddenly felt a bit dumbfounded. That robust Li Yinuo was the rich woman who was taking care of Nan Gengchen.

No wonder they moved into District 1; they've definitely hooked up with a big shot...

However, Li Yinuo's taste seems a bit strange. She herself is strong and healthy, but she likes weak boys.

At this moment, while everyone else was enjoying the rhythmic music, Nan Gengchen was curled up in his seat with a look of utter despair.

His eyes were vacant as he stared at the windshield...

I even felt a little like covering my ears.

Perhaps this is the price of being kept.

This guy was completely unaware that his deskmate was hiding in the nearby woods.

Li Shutong looked at Qing Chen: "Do you remember the name Li Yinuo?"

"Yes," Qing Chen nodded, "Li Yinuo is on the list of the Li Corporation that my teacher gave me. She is the eldest daughter of the third generation of the Li family and is deeply loved by the head of the family."

It is said that Li Tongyun once said that Li had an older sister who was very kind to her, but it is unknown whether she was referring to this one.

The Li family has many descendants across three generations. Li Tongyun has more than ten older sisters and brothers. The little girl didn't say her name, so Qing Chen couldn't be sure.

He looked at Li Shutong: "Teacher, what is this autumn hunt for? Is it for hunting wild animals?"

Li Shutong shook his head. "They dare not hunt wild animals, they only dare to hunt people."

"A person?" Qing Chen was stunned; this was something he hadn't expected at all.

"There are many people like Guo Huzhan who have no legal status and live in the wilderness," Li Shutong explained. "Some are prisoners who have escaped from the city, and some are civilians who have always lived in the wilderness and do not want to be oppressed by conglomerates. Although their lives are hard, they are free. They live on the edge of various Forbidden Zone. When the conglomerates launch a siege, they hide on the edge of the Forbidden Zone and circle around with the conglomerate's army."

Therefore, the so-called autumn hunt is not actually about finding wild animals, but about hunting down undocumented Wilderness People in the wilderness!

Along the way, Qing Chen had seen scattered settlements in the wilderness.

There are humans there who assist intelligent machines in production labor; however, it seems that production labor has now been largely replaced by machines, and not many humans are needed anymore.

Previously, Qing Chen had also summarized in the Outer World that Time Walker would not only appear in 19 cities, but would also appear sporadically in other places.

Therefore, the locations of those scattered individuals likely correspond to the few settlements in these wilderness areas.

"Why are we encircling and exterminating the Wilderness People?" Qing Chen asked.

"Because they always liked to seize opportunities to plunder those production bases. Guo Huzhan was arrested while leading a team to plunder the 1192 production base," Li Shutong said.

"Teacher, what level is Guo Huzhan?" Qing Chen asked.

"B-Class," Li Shutong replied, "So there must have been B-Class experts from the conglomerate hidden among the Autumn Hunting Team just now, protecting these young people."

"Are these all direct descendants of the conglomerate?" Qing Chen asked.

"No," Li Shutong shook his head, "They're all just spoiled brats. The real heirs are either serving in the Federation's Group Army or leading companies. These autumn hunters are just collateral relatives with no hope of advancement in their families."

As Qing Chen watched the departing convoy, he suddenly recalled the term "Eight Banners descendants": "So, there are many corporate elites in the Federal Army?"

Li Shutong said with a smile, "Heng Society has also caught quite a few Time Walker and asked them a lot of questions. Interestingly, many people in your Outer World think that the conglomerates directly control the entire Federation, but that's not the case. They indirectly control the Federation through various industries. In essence, they still claim that this place is democratic."

"Democracy doesn't mean that Tuanzi can kill whomever they want," Qing Chen said calmly.

Li Shutong smiled and said, "The emperor has never disappeared; they've just changed their clothes a few times."

The terms "Inner World" and "Outer World" have gradually become popular here.

Actually, there's not much difference; being able to distinguish the names of the two worlds is enough.

At this moment, Li Shutong looked at the departing caravan and said, "However, their autumn hunt started early, so I can't take you there slowly. Otherwise, at our speed, by the time we arrive, it will be too late."

After saying that, Li Shutong walked to Qin Cheng's side and said, "Can we hitch a ride? I see there's still room in your pickup truck. The two of us can sit in the back, and we'll pay you."

Suddenly Qin Yiyi, a girl standing nearby, pointed at Qing Chen and said, "You can hitch a ride, but you have to be nice to him."

Li Shutong was stunned. What a turn of events!

He never expected that his student would be so popular wherever he went.

Qin Cheng pulled Qin Yiyi away and said politely, "This young lady is a bit naive; she's become quite wild in the wilderness. Here's the thing: hitchhiking is fine, but where are you going?"

Li Shutong said with a smile, "Where we go is up to fate. How about this, we'll take a ride first, and then settle the fare based on the distance traveled when we want to get off?"

Qin Cheng hesitated for a moment, and Qing Chen took out a bottle of antibiotics from his bag and handed it to him. "Deposit."

"Okay!" Qin Cheng agreed.

As he spoke, Qing Chen glanced at his teacher.

The other party's appearance this time was definitely not aimless.

Li Shutong knew very well that the conglomerate's autumn hunt was about to begin, and he even knew where the Qin Cheng family was going.

However, he couldn't understand why the teacher, who had said he would take him to try to unlock the first layer of the Gene Lock, now seemed to have another goal.