Coming before Mu Qiu, Ye Hao squatted down and looked at Mu Qiu, saying, "Are you afraid of me?"

Mu Qiu forced himself to endure his inner fear, looking at Ye Hao and said tremblingly, "Boss, I didn't mean to. I really didn't mean to. It was him. He said that if I could report to him at any time, he would agree to let me sit as the head of the mercenaries within a year. I was bewitched. Boss, let me go, I won't dare again."

At this moment, Mu Qiu no longer exhibited the sinister ruthlessness of the past. Instead, he was filled with dread. He never realized how afraid he was of Ye Hao until now, and when Ye Hao asked him if he feared him, his inner feelings clearly revealed that he was very afraid of Ye Hao.

Yet when Ye Hao walked away, Mu Qiu's ambiguous attitude towards Ye Long was merely his way of expressing dissatisfaction from being oppressed by Ye Hao.

When he truly faced Ye Hao, he realized just how foolish his previous thoughts were. Ye Hao didn't kill him not out of mercy, but due to the brotherhood feelings at that time. But after being warned and still continuing his actions, he was worried and genuinely feared Ye Hao might really kill him.

Ye Hao pulled out his dagger, put away his gun, and smiled, saying, "You really know you were wrong?"

Seeing Ye Hao put away his gun, Mu Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded repeatedly, and expressed his sincere remorse, saying, "I truly know I was wrong..."

"Shake!"

Ye Hao threw the dagger over to him and laughed, "Ha ha, if you know you were wrong, take the dagger and poke ten holes into yourself! If you don't die, I'll let you go. Consider yourself repentant. If you die, it's the punishment for your misdeeds. You have one minute to choose; if you don't, then I'll shoot you dead."

Ye Hao's words made the onlookers take a deep breath, thinking he was playing too hard. But Ye Hao didn't care about their whispers, instead laughingly watching Mu Qiu...

Mu Qiu's fear was evident on his face, trembling as he looked at Ye Hao, silently thinking about how to deal with this situation.

One minute passed by quickly, and Ye Hao smiled, saying, "Mu Qiu, you should have thought clearly about what to do in this minute, right?"

Mu Qiu felt Ye Hao's words were like a judgment, and unwillingly he said, "No, I can't bear it. Please, Boss, let me go. I really don't dare anymore. Let me go, I truly know I was wrong..." Mu Qiu endured the pain from the kick by Ye Hao earlier and went up to hold Ye Hao, begging for mercy.

"Boss, actually Mu didn't do anything wrong." Some people following Mu Qiu explained away.

"Yeah, he was just occasionally connecting with the superiors, Boss. Why not spare him?"

"Boss, you went out once and came back so cruel, is this still the Boss we know?"

Seeing Ye Hao silent, those following Mu Qiu spoke more boldly.

Ye Hao glanced at them with a laugh and said lightly, "You're dissatisfied with what I'm doing? Fine, stand out if you oppose it and join Mu Qiu."

Ye Hao's words made them all shiver in silence, as they saw the killing intent in Ye Hao's eyes. Although they followed Mu Qiu before, they hadn't forgotten who the real leader was—Boss—whom they recalled at this moment what kind of person he was.

Boss was someone who valued loyalty. When brothers were bullied, he'd lead the entire mercenary crew to fight back, until everyone knew what kind of punishment awaited his Brotherhood.

He was also ruthless and decisive. He could forgive you once if you made a mistake, but there wouldn't be a second chance. If you make another mistake, he'll find a way for you to face punishment...

"What? Don't dare to step forward? Seeing how fierce you all were, is this all you've got? Cowards, disgracing Huaxia soldiers' honor. Look at this waste, what did he do? Reporting privately to higher-ups, only begging for mercy after the incident. He knows he's wrong, yet you still defend him? Come on, stand out, and see if I dare to kill you."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

After Ye Hao roared, he held his assault rifle and swept a magazine of bullets in front of those who spoke.

Aghast, they quickly retreated, averting their gazes from Ye Hao...

"Cowards, you're all useless. What did Mu Qiu bring you? Destruction. See? How many brothers died, do you still not understand why they died?" Ye Hao rebuked them with iron anger.

"All because of him, this waste, who recklessly acted as second-in-command in the mercenaries. I regret the chance I gave him before, but today I'll account for my regrets in doing wrong by the brothers who died because of him. His life is mine. For the wrongs he committed, the lost companions, I'll repay those. I hope this is the last time, and you clearly see who is truly worth following, who you should admire, who can lead you to contribute more to the nation." Ye Hao roared, pointing at Mu Qiu.

Mu Qiu looked at Ye Hao with terror, no longer confident. He was afraid, deeply afraid. Because Ye Hao said his life was taken by Ye Hao, it meant Ye Hao planned to kill him.

He cried out for mercy, pleading with Ye Hao, "Boss, please, I'm really wrong, for the sake of our acquaintance, spare me. Please, I really can't die."

Ye Hao looked at him with disgust and said, "Did our brothers, those dead brothers, want to die? They didn't want to die, but because of you, a waste, for selfish reasons, they've left this world. Do you regret it? Do you feel remorse? You don't. You haven't realized what you've done wrong, only knowing how to beg for mercy."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Ye Hao held the assault rifle and fired at Mu Qiu's body in a burst. He was beyond furious. If Mu Qiu had not begged for mercy, understood redemption, knew how to apologize, and how to save his foolish actions, perhaps Ye Hao would have spared him. But he didn't understand, only knowing he wanted to live without thinking of compensating the dead brothers.

This was his nature—greedy and desirous. He built his desires and greed on others' deaths. Even at the brink of death, he didn't understand who the truly harmed were. The truly harmed weren't him, but the brothers he harmed to death.

"Ugh..." Mu Qiu's mouth flooded with blood, his eyes widened looking at Ye Hao, not expecting Ye Hao would directly shoot him, even piercing his body. He died unwillingly, eyes open...

Ye Hao felt no pity for him, nor any guilt, only a deep shame for not killing him earlier or letting him leave the mercenaries. Now that things happened, he tried to remedy it.

Ye Hao knelt down, shouting at the sky, "Fallen brothers, rest in peace. As long as I'm alive, I'll take care of your families, never letting them suffer any grievances. Your death was my doing. Your feud is for me to avenge. I hope you have a smooth journey..."

Ye Hao's words made the group of mercenaries kneel down as well, silently worshiping them in the sky. They were brothers who left this world...

Xue Zhaolong followed Ye Hao's lead, while the fifty soldiers just watched, not planning to see off those dead brothers.

Ye Hao didn't pay attention to them. After worshiping, he stood up, his gaze firmer than before, silently vowing that if he encountered such a person again, he must never keep them around, but thoroughly eliminate their presence.

Otherwise, the harm caused is something he can't accept.

Ye Long came forward, patting Ye Hao's shoulder, saying, "Boss, it's over, try to look at it positively, the brothers have felt your intentions."

"Mm! Once back at the old campsite, let me take the fallen brothers' belongings back to their families, and give them some settling funds..." Ye Hao's words were filled with infinite sadness. When he served as a mercenary, when brothers died, he'd sit alone on their graves, speaking with the fallen brothers. Now unable to talk with those brothers, he could only bring their belongings to their families.

"Settling funds..." Ye Long frowned, thinking Team A hasn't drawn out any money for a while, where would settling funds come from?

"You don't need to think about that. The settling funds come from me, each family of a brother getting at least a hundred thousand. They served the nation, so do we. It's not that the nation lacks the money but if we have money and don't provide it, we are unfaithful. Treat your brothers well..." After speaking, Ye Hao composed himself, planning to return to the Dragon Soul Mercenary's base.

"Yes, Boss." Ye Long nodded, as the battlefield was cleaned up, they didn't linger. As for Mu Qiu, whether he gets eaten by wild dogs or wolves depends on which comes first.

After they left, the entire basin fell silent. Slowly, from underground, faint cries of children arose...

Ye Hao, with sharp ears, thought as he left there's treasure underground, though what it is remains unknown...

However, even after Qianqian's detection, the things there couldn't be identified, only knowing they contained Spiritual Qi.

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