"That's why I'm asking for your help..." Ji Keci became even more excited upon hearing Ye Hao say he's a professional racecar driver.

Ye Hao's expression turned a bit sour. He thought to himself that he had bamboozled one teacher, only to be entangled with another woman. This gig isn't for the faint-hearted! While lying made the teacher happy, it also attracted other troubles. Ye Hao wasn't someone who feared trouble, but he did fear being busy with meaningless things.

Xia Zhu heard this and, a bit uncertain, asked again, "Have you really only raced once since coming to Peng City? No secret racing?" Xia Zhu naturally hoped that her students wouldn't hide things from her. If students could openly share everything with her, she could better understand their lives and guide them in the future.

"Really! Teacher, it's true, it's true. If you don't believe me, ask Ruyu. She was in my car that day." Ye Hao saw Lin Ruyu smugly smiling and wanted to annoy her, so he directly mentioned she was in his car.

Lin Ruyu was smugly smiling but didn't expect Ye Hao to do that. She glared at Ye Hao hatefully and said, "I'm not the one driving, why call me out? Teacher, I was asleep that day, tied to the back seat. As for how he raced, I don't know. However, he really only raced once since coming to Peng City. We live quite close, so we know a bit about him," Lin Ruyu then looked at Ye Hao and said, "Hehe, don't you think so?"

Lin Ruyu's silly smile and the meaning of her earlier words made it clear she wanted to help Ye Hao get out of trouble, avoiding dragging herself into hot water with him. So she chose coexistence, where nobody implicates anyone else.

Sure enough, Ye Hao heard this and also stupidly laughed, "Yeah, yeah! I stay home every day, only coming out occasionally when they want to shop. Don't worry, teacher! I won't be indulging in such thrilling racing sports often.

"That's fine! I'll let you off this time," Xia Zhu said, glancing at her watch. Seeing the time, she hastily said, "Oh dear, time's up. I need to rush to see my mom. You guys have fun! See you Monday." With that, Xia Zhu hurriedly left.

Ye Hao breathed a sigh of relief, glaring at Lin Ruyu, "Girl, next time can you not stretch the story so far? Almost got myself under the teacher's radar. Don't you know it's like being stared by a venomous snake when the teacher's onto you? If I can't pass the university exam, you'll be going to school by yourself."

Lin Ruyu stuck her tongue out playfully and said, "My dad's loaded, think it's hard to get you into college? Just build a building for the school, and they'll be fawning over Mr. Ye to come study."

Ye Hao smugly smiled; now, that's more like it!

"Since you know you can't do without me, why not go get me a drink?" Ye Hao was overacting his arrogance, commanding Lin Ruyu without holding back.

"Scram! Give you an inch and you take a mile, let you get ahead and you run wild. Hurry and get Miss Lin some milk tea." Lin Ruyu glared at Ye Hao.

Ye Hao's sense of superiority instantly vanished with Lin Ruyu's word 'scram', and he had no choice but to obediently go and order milk tea...

Ye Hao sighed inwardly, thinking that women are not to be trifled with! Unless a man has been through endless battles, he will eventually be driven mad. He himself was a prime example.

As Ye Hao left to get milk tea, Lin Ruyu swept her hair back and softly asked, "Are you the eldest daughter of the Ji family?"

Ji Keci looked at Lin Ruyu in confusion, wondering how she knew about the Ji family. Could she also be the offspring of powerful figures? Nevertheless, she nodded and said, "Yes."

"Hehe, the eldest daughter of the Ji family? Yet you need others to help with car racing competitions? Does this mean the Ji family has fallen, or can't you find someone capable within your family?" Lin Ruyu laughed softly, without displaying any sarcasm or taunting, as if it was a normal conversation between old friends.

"Speaking of decline, indeed we have! The international chamber of commerce is shrinking step by step, and I think the entire Ji family will soon be stuck in Peng City. I'm but a forerunner sent back," Ji Keci said with a bitter smile, also knowing anyone aware of the Ji family wouldn't be completely uninformed.

Anyone who knows the Ji family must have some understanding of it. After all, the Ji family in Australia is a major military supplier. Although the weapons they produce aren't the most advanced, many do purchase their arms, and a legacy spanning over a hundred years naturally comes with loyal partners.

However, now the Ji family in Australia is oppressed by other weapon suppliers, forcing them to shift to other places. Otherwise, their family can only wait for demise in Australia. Although the Ji family is wealthy, they still fall significantly short compared to local weapon suppliers.

"Hehe, your Ji family was too arrogant in the past; getting oppressed now is normal. Unless you can develop more powerful arms, no one will pity you if you're driven out of Australia. People care about benefits; if you provide powerful weapons, they'll back you. But if your arms fall behind, nobody will care about your survival, because if you're gone, your clients will find other suppliers," Lin Ruyu pointedly summed up the Ji family's situation.

Su Qing listened to their conversation with a confused look, as she had no idea what Lin Ruyu and Ji Keci were talking about...

"Develop new weapons? Don't even think about it. That sort of thing isn't for ordinary folks. Now, I'm just thinking about how to keep that annoying fly away from me, otherwise, why would I seek Ye Hao's help?" Ji Keci said with a bitter smile. If it were that easy to develop new weapons, her family would have long dominated all Southeast Asian suppliers.

Weapons developed by countries are never shared, even if seized, they would be destroyed at the moment of unlocking.

This practice emerged in countries one after another, so even though the Ji family has people in the know, they can't decrypt these weapons. Therefore, even with money and people, they can't obtain the detailed blueprints for these weapons. Without blueprints, how could they possibly create such weapons?

Other weapon suppliers have professional teams and diversified business channels, achieving significant accomplishments in arms dealings. Although on the surface, Australia suppresses all major weapon suppliers, secretly, the Australian government couldn't be more eager for them to sell more firepower and pay taxes.

At this moment, Ye Hao returned with several cups of milk tea. Hearing Ji Keci's words made him curious, wondering if she was from a family of weapon suppliers.

"Milk tea is here." Ye Hao laughed as he walked over.

"Thank you!" Ji Keci thanked Ye Hao as she took a cup of milk tea from him.

"No problem, I just heard something about research? What was that about?" Ye Hao curiously asked.

"Nothing much, it's just you being stingy, can't you help me just once?" Ji Keci looked at Ye Hao with a hint of complaint.

"Well, first of all, you have to understand, I'm just an employee! I have my own boss. I can't abandon my boss to work for someone else, even if you offered me high profits," Ye Hao once again clarified his stance.

"Alright! So if I want you to help me race, I'll have to find Miss Lin?" Ji Keci seemed to find a breakthrough and smiled mischievously.

"If you can talk to my boss and get her approval, then I have no issue." Ye Hao, at this moment, gave plenty of face to Lin Ruyu. Lin Ruyu looked approvingly at him, the look implying, "Kid, you did well."

"Haha, that's what you said." Ji Keci giggled, yet she didn't immediately discuss it with Lin Ruyu, continuing to chat about the Ji family's issues.

Regarding Ji Keci's identity, Ye Hao had overheard enough to understand a bit.

Ji Keci, the sole successor of Australia's Ji Family Ye Lang Armament Company, is twenty-two. She returned to Peng City seeking a lifeline for the Ji family in Australia. Though the Ji family's visible industries in Peng City aren't few, compared to the main military factory, it's like comparing an elephant to an ant.

To withdraw the Ji family's military factory safely, Ji Keci brought an elite team from the Ji family, planning to return to Huaxia to develop their own weapons. Despite Huaxia taking fifty percent of the tax, the Ji family accepted, as it's better than completely severing ties with the military factory.

However, the twist is that Huaxia prohibits weapons development. Even with fifty percent tax revenue, the military representatives of Huaxia don't allow them to establish military factories.

After multiple invitations and negotiations, the Huaxia military gave only one response: within Huaxia, all forms of arms are forbidden. If found, groups will be executed, individuals will be sentenced based on the number of weapons.

The helpless Ji Keci and the Ji family are now like headless flies, scrambling to establish connections and seeking backdoor entries. But alas, the Huaxia military system strictly forbids the presence of arms. Even some military commanders tempted by the money don't dare to step forward.

"Oh! It's because young master of the Hall family took a liking to me, provoking his Hall family to confront my Ji family. He even stated, if I don't marry him, my Ji family shouldn't expect a safe retreat from Australia. But how could I marry that waste? My uncles, hoping the family could survive in Australia, are even forcing me to marry him. I had no choice but to return to Huaxia to prepare for relocating the entire family back home." Ji Keci revealed her heart, feeling much relieved as she let out a long breath.

"Then why choose a racing competition?" Ye Hao expressed his doubts.

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