But Xu Aiguo was utterly sincere, and he was convinced theirs was a good convoy that had simply suffered some bad luck. Besides, they were short on people now, so this was the perfect chance to replenish their numbers.
Although Xu Aiguo and the others were soldiers, they also knew about the official notice: ordinary people in a convoy were just a tail.
He did not want to make these people get off, either. How could he not know that they would most likely die once they left?
But he had no choice. These people were all sources of instability. When they had encountered another convoy before, they had demanded to get off, but he had put his foot down.
Then they had started causing trouble.
Every one of them thought that once they got off, they would no longer have to endure cramped quarters, they could provide their own food, and their Sequences would awaken.
He could still put up with them, but the others could not. On top of that, these people were stirring up trouble on the train, spreading all sorts of talk about being protagonists and how life would get better once they got off. He had finally resolved to remove these sources of instability.
Running into another convoy here was practically a sign from heaven.
Finding these people a decent convoy was his final act of kindness.
As for why he was certain theirs was a decent convoy, that was entirely thanks to the person behind him, who could tell whether someone was speaking the truth.
A human lie detector.
Xu Aiguo's persuasion left Captain Hui struggling to fend him off, but the last shred of conscience in his heart still made him reluctant to accept these people.
When he happened to spot Chu Sheng,