After delivering a set of formal words, Chen Ruohao looked at Qin Hao with a smile.

Qin Hao felt a bit uneasy and was about to speak when Xu Rulong, standing beside him, spoke up with admiration on his face, "Hello Night Emperor, I am Xu Rulong. Please bear with me in the future."

Qin Hao smiled and said, "Not at all, Vice Alliance Leader Xu. Please take care of me in the future."

His attitude towards the Alliance improved significantly.

It turned out that there were more good people than bad in the Alliance. Compared to Qi Tianzong, Xu Rulong was much more pleasant to deal with.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Chen Ruohao spoke with a smile, "Night Emperor, you've just joined the Alliance and have already completed such a big case. This achievement is truly impressive!"

"Ahem, the Alliance Leader over-praises me. Actually, I was just looking to settle a score with the Gun Demon..."

Qin Hao felt something was off; this old Fox was definitely not as simple as he seemed.

The way he was deeply contemplating while flattering gave Qin Hao the sense that some sort of conspiracy was in the works.

Chen Ruohao still appeared full of admiration: "Night Emperor, don't be modest. The Gun Demon is an international fugitive, and among many criminal groups abroad, he's one of the most troublesome. Not only involved in arms dealing, but he also has deep ties with terrorist organizations. A lot of justice alliances have even invested huge bounties on him. If my memory serves, the bounty on Gun Demon's head is around 3.5 billion USD."

"What? That guy's actually worth that much!"

Qin Hao was a bit shocked, and with the shock came some annoyance: "I'm the Night Emperor, and I'm not worth more than that guy?"

It's as if Chen Ruohao could read his mind, as he explained, "The bounty on the Gun Demon is so high because he is a villain of unparalleled evil, involved in racial massacres, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and military sales—among the most intolerable crimes. Hence, the bounty is so high."

"Alright then."

Qin Hao felt a slight sense of balance: it wasn't that his bounty was low, but that the Gun Demon was just too inhumane!

"Night Emperor, regarding the issue of the Gun Demon's bounty, there's some bad news to tell you."

At this moment, Xu Rulong spoke with a slightly hesitant tone, while Qin Hao asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Xu Rulong straightened his collar and explained, "When we arrived at the scene, it had already been cleaned by the criminal group, and the Gun Demon's body was nowhere to be found..."

"So, I won't be getting the bounty?"

Qin Hao looked puzzled, and Xu Rulong apologized, "Terribly sorry, but the Alliance can provide you a certain compensation, though the amount might not be as high..."

"Oh, I thought you were going to say something else..."

Qin Hao was speechless, waving it off with bravado, "Do I look like someone who needs money? It's just a small amount, no need to be polite with me."

He always believed in repaying kindness with greater kindness. With Xu Rulong being so courteous, he saw no reason to make things difficult for him.

It seems, this old fellow might be managing the Alliance's finances, no wonder he looked perturbed.

Several billion is just a small amount?

Hearing Qin Hao say that, Xu Rulong was almost choked in shock.

He did indeed manage the financial affairs of the Alliance, often investing effort into development projects.

Without the Gun Demon's corpse, it's impossible to exchange for the bounty, and they would have to compensate Qin Hao from the Alliance's vault, which genuinely felt like a struggle.

Fortunately, Qin Hao was so generous, and at that moment, the influential Vice Alliance Leader Xu Rulong quietly changed his perspective, accepting the Night Emperor as one of his own.

Qin Hao didn't realize that his gesture of generosity would earn Xu Rulong's support in the future.

"Night Emperor, due to your impressive prowess, Vice Leader Xu and I have discussed, and we believe it's necessary to establish an elite force within the Alliance...what do you think?"

Chen Ruohao aptly suggested, but as soon as the words left his mouth, Qin Hao shook his head vigorously like a rattle drum, "I can agree to anything else, but having me lead a team? Forget it!"

You're joking, I'm a lone ranger; last time I took on a military task, I almost got killed because of incompetent teammates.

You want me to lead people? No way!

"Uh..."

Chen Ruohao hadn't expected Qin Hao to reject so swiftly, his expression quite embarrassed, "Night Emperor, don't be so quick to reject, due to the recent increase in crime in Shanghai, the manpower at the headquarters is seriously lacking. Could you consider it from the Alliance's perspective and reconsider?"

The Alliance Leader above thousands actually carried a request for Qin Hao, making the scene a bit bewildering for Xu Rulong to observe.

He knew Chen Ruohao was someone who admired talented individuals and treated others with courtesy. But even with courtesy, there are limits, and he had never seen Chen Ruohao seek anything with repeated pleas before.

In all these years, Qin Hao was the first.

This also indicated how much Chen Ruohao valued Qin Hao.

Given the ample respect received, most people might have forced themselves to agree.

But Qin Hao wasn't the kind of person. He still shook his head firmly, "Alliance Leader, I've always been a lone ranger. Having me lead a team would just stifle my capabilities, preventing me from giving my best. I hope you understand."

Seeing this, Chen Ruohao's face didn't show disappointment. After contemplating, he added, "I understand Night Emperor's reluctance to lead. How about you reluctantly act as a substitute teacher, helping train the Alliance's new members? What do you think about that?"

Qin Hao was speechless, thinking, pal, how deep is your obsession with me!

Seeing that Qin Hao was about to refuse again, Chen Ruohao quickly added, "Don't be so hasty to refuse. I'm not asking you to babysit them daily, just to occasionally, occasionally give a lesson or two."

Three times is a charm, Qin Hao understood this principle. If he refused Chen Ruohao again, who knows if this smiling tiger would make things difficult for him later.

So he nodded and said, "Alright, but I don't have time at the moment."

"Of course, even if you were to teach, it'll be after you've recovered." Chen Ruohao beamed with a meaningful smile, "Night Emperor, make sure to recover quickly; many big things are waiting for you."

Big things?

Qin Hao couldn't quite understand, but Chen Ruohao was preparing to leave, "Sorry to disturb you for so long, Night Emperor. We should return to the headquarters. Please take care and recover."

"Uh."

After the two left, Qin Hao was still pondering what big things the old fox was talking about.

Could it be that this guy is about to assign me a task? Where's the so-called 'one month vacation'?

Creak, the door opened again, and in walked a nurse in a white uniform, wearing a mask.

The nurse carried a syringe and other instruments, approached, and urged, "Time for the butt injection. Pull your pants down."

Qin Hao frowned, damn, a Night Emperor getting a butt injection? Isn't that a bit odd?

"Nurse, let's not. I'm in good health and don't need it," Qin Hao, of course, shook his head to refuse. His inner strength and bloodline were recovering, and under the powerful self-healing abilities, many internal injuries were quietly healing.

Under normal circumstances, it would only take a few days for complete recovery. Getting an injection was completely unnecessary.

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