Xiao Jiu nodded grimly, he was a patriotic person and naturally couldn't stand those who sold out their country...

Afterward, Xiao Jiu left the villa and immediately upon returning to the military district, he applied to the Northeast Commander for troops, personally leading the soldiers to Changbai Mountain in the northeast, determined to capture those thieves himself.

He was not afraid of being deceived by Ye Hao; even if Ye Hao deceived him, he would just take it as an opportunity to lead his soldiers in a physical training. But if Ye Hao was not lying, it meant that Changbai Mountain in the northeast had already been heavily mined, with the local government turning a blind eye or even encouraging others to mine.

Xiao Jiu swore internally that he would ensure all of them were brought down. Huaxia had only recently started developing because, in the past, too many rare minerals and resources were secretly transported away by people from other countries under the guise of investment.

As a result, Huaxia's development in recent years depended on importing resources from other countries; otherwise, once resources were cut off, the entire country's development would come to a halt.

Therefore, Huaxia's development has gradually stabilized in recent years, and the citizens have become prosperous, no longer needing to buy resources from everywhere like in the early stages of development.

…

Ye Hao sat on the sofa nervously, at which point Su Qing and Lin Ruyu came downstairs in their pajamas.

Although Ye Hao was tempted by their appearance, he swallowed secretly, but to avoid any misunderstanding, he lowered his head and played with the chess on the table.

"What's the matter? Afraid to face the consequences?" Lin Ruyu sat down and crossed her legs, humming at Ye Hao.

Ye Hao's eyes darted over, seeing her fair, long, slender legs, a tiny waist that could be held with one hand, and a slightly open collar revealing some round, white chest...

Ye Hao felt heat in his nose, and a bright red liquid flowed out. He was stunned, forgetting to wipe the nosebleed away, just staring at Lin Ruyu.

"Hmph!" Su Qing snorted, feeling ignored by Ye Hao, deliberately adjusting her pajama collar a bit...

"Damn... so big." Ye Hao couldn't help but voice his thoughts, which somewhat satisfied Su Qing but made Lin Ruyu even more displeased.

"Ye Hao, if you keep staring, I'll gouge out your eyes, disgusting, even getting a nosebleed." Lin Ruyu glared at Ye Hao, frustrated but secretly wondering if large chests were really that good. That girl had to use the table to support her chest during class; how tiring must that be?

Upon hearing this, Ye Hao quickly picked up a tissue to wipe, his face instantly turning beet red.

"Um, sorry, it's just, you know, staying up late drinking every day, getting inflamed and having nosebleeds." Ye Hao made a weak excuse.

"Afraid to admit, coward, tell us, why did you take that thing..." Lin Ruyu and Su Qing had thought about it since they got up but really couldn't figure out why Ye Hao took that item; given their understanding of him, they clearly knew he wasn't that kind of person.

"Well, how to say it, let me make it clear first! It's not what you think, Ji Keci asked for it, and then she... damn, she left without explaining to you, I'm afraid even if I explained you wouldn't believe it." Ye Hao angrily slapped the table, cursing.

"What's going on?" Lin Ruyu glanced at Ye Hao, feeling tickled seeing him like this.

"Isn't it obvious, her period came." Ye Hao shot Lin Ruyu a look.

"Her period and you asked me for a sanitary pad, what do you mean." Lin Ruyu slapped the table as well.

"Damn, we can't let her period just flow all over, dirtying our living room, right? Shit!" Ye Hao was angry, but this made Lin Ruyu and Su Qing burst into laughter.

Ye Hao was indeed amusing, (God said: Ye Hao, do you think a woman's period is like turning on a faucet?)

"Haha!" Lin Ruyu laughed till tears came out, and Su Qing couldn't stand it either, laughing while holding her chest, showing how her laughter made her chest tremble.

"What's so funny!" Ye Hao looked at them helplessly, but at that moment his phone rang.

"What is it?" Ye Hao asked as soon as he answered the call.

"Boss, we're at Heaven-Filling Heroic Spirit." Li Yi said directly once the call was connected.

"Alright, I'll head over right away." Ye Hao said and hung up the phone, noticing the two women still watching him with amusement.

Ye Hao glared at them, asking, "Am I looking extra handsome today?"

"So handsome it's ridiculous." The two women remembered Ye Hao's 'flowing freely' comment and couldn't help but start laughing again.

Then Ye Hao told them to help themselves to breakfast which was ready in the kitchen before he left the house.

Ye Hao arrived at the seaside but didn't board the yacht; instead, he took off all his clothes and stored them in the space.

The reason he did so was because he had tried; if he wore clothes while practicing that body technique, his speed in the sea would only be a tenth, and when rubbing against the Golden-winged Dolphin, he would easily obstruct its normal performance.

But after taking off his clothes, it felt like nothing could hold him, slipping smoothly, and in the sea, he could swim a thousand meters in one minute, a speed unequaled by world-class swimmers, showing the marvel of this body technique.

Moreover, he didn't need Inner Breath to assist while swimming in the sea, just a little strength from usual swimming was enough. For Ye Hao, who had National Martial Arts power, his Inner Breath strength was adequate to swim from Celestial Paradise Coast to Heaven-Filling Heroic Spirit Island and back.

Ye Hao's body swiftly swam through, occasionally surfacing on the sea.

Although he swam fast in the sea, he needed to come up for a breath.

In just over ten minutes, he arrived at Heaven-Filling Heroic Spirit.

Heaven-Filling Heroic Spirit had become very formal at this moment. Other places were fenced with electric grids. To enter Heaven-Filling Heroic Spirit, one could only go through designated areas; otherwise, one wouldn't even know how they died under the high voltage.

In the designated areas, four people guarded in shifts daily, two at night and two during the day, all fully armed.

"Boss!" A third-rank National Martial Arts guard on the island shouted at the moment.

"Hmm! Thank you for your hard work." Ye Hao smiled and nodded. He actually knew someone was lurking in the mountains; that person could see distant arrivals, alert those below to prepare at all times, and also cover for the person below.

Those battle experiences were not learned overnight. Ye Hao was very grateful to have these dozen or so subordinates.

"It's no trouble, Boss, you go ahead! I'll watch." That person took the cigarette Ye Hao handed over, unfazed.

They all knew that Ye Hao had no airs; as long as you treated him well, he would repay you twofold in kindness.

Ye Hao walked behind the warehouse mountain where Li Yi and others had made several large caves, mainly for detaining people.

They thought, as the bodyguard of Miss Lin, if Ye Hao could capture some assassins, they might be detained. Though they couldn't be heavily used, they could help out in some ways.

Ye Hao entered the cave where Ye Lang and others were guarding, and upon seeing Ye Hao, they all called out, "Boss."

Ye Hao waved them off and went directly to Zhou Kang.

He was much like the one seen in the video, only with some scars possibly from being roughhoused by Li Yi on the way.

Zhou Kang looked at Ye Hao in horror, trembling and asking, "Who… who are you, and why did you capture me?"

Ye Hao froze upon seeing this. He doesn't know me? Then why did he hire assassins to kill me?

"You really don't know me?" Ye Hao sat down and asked.

"You look kind of familiar, but I don't know you. Why did you capture me? Let me go; I want to leave." Zhou Kang struggled as he looked at Ye Hao.

"Oh! So you don't know him!" Ye Hao laughed.

"You must have caught the wrong person; I really don't know Ye Hao... No, I really don't know you." Zhou Kang's eyes flickered. In fact, upon seeing Ye Hao, he already knew who he was; wasn't this the person he paid to have killed?

"How do you know he's called Ye Hao? Or rather, how do you know I'm called Ye Hao? In my memory, it seems I don't know you." Ye Hao asked.

"I really don't know you." Zhou Kang shouted apprehensively.

"Don't start with that nonsense. I want to know who is it that wants me killed." Ye Hao coldly snorted.

"No, I don't know you, nor do I want you dead." Zhou Kang's gaze turned more nervous under Ye Hao's cold stare.

"Do you know there's an ancient punishment called Five Horses Disembowelment? This mountain has plenty of trees; once they're folded and you're tied up, with five people letting go simultaneously, swoosh! You'll be torn apart…" Ye Hao threatened Zhou Kang. One look at this guy, and you'd know he comes from a well-off family, not used to such threats, and wouldn't he obediently answer whatever was asked?

Sure enough, upon hearing Ye Hao's words, Zhou Kang screamed, "No, no, it's not my fault! Someone paid me to hire assassins to get rid of you; it's really none of my business."

Zhou Kang shrank into a corner, frantically waving his hands, afraid Ye Hao would have him taken away for dismemberment.

"Who paid the money?" Ye Hao looked at Zhou Kang ruthlessly. It seems the mastermind is about to surface!

"It's... it's a friend of mine. He said if I killed you, he'd give me ten million." Zhou Kang disgustedly recalled the ugly face of Housekeeper Bai.

"Who is he?"

"Housekeeper Bai." Zhou Kang, recognizing the situation, decided to no longer hide it. If he didn't speak, he'd die; perhaps there's a chance if he did.

"What Housekeeper Bai?" Ye Hao's expression turned cold as he pondered who this Housekeeper Bai was.

"He's, he's a person of Yanjing's Bai Family." Upon saying these words, Zhou Kang collapsed weakly.

"Bai Family? Bai Lin?" Ye Hao muttered twice.

"Yes, yes, he's a housekeeper by Bai Lin's side. That day, he found me and gave me a bag, saying whatever method I used, as long as I could take you out, he'd give me ten million, with five million as advance. Boss… it was my moment of greed, I've wronged, Boss, I was wrong, please spare me." Zhou Kang, perhaps having watched too much TV, believed that Ye Hao would kill him once the mastermind was uncovered, pleading desperately for mercy.

"Bai Lin... huh! I didn't trouble you, yet you resorted to dirty tricks?" Ye Hao coldly snorted. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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