Ye Hao, feeling a bit sorry, took off the coat from the military district and draped it over Fang Ni.

Fang Ni, who was napping with her head on the table, immediately woke up when she felt something covering her. When she saw Ye Hao smiling at her, she thought she was dreaming, shook her head helplessly, and murmured softly, "How could it be him? Three days, it's really nerve-wracking." Having said that, she laid her head back on the table and pretended to sleep again.

However, after less than a minute of dozing, she still felt the heavy coat on her. She opened her eyes again and found Ye Hao still grinning at her, but with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.

After a long while, seeing Fang Ni staring at him, Ye Hao smiled awkwardly and said, "Hey, I'm back. How's Ye Long doing? Where's the boss?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ni gave Ye Hao a playful glare and said a bit resentfully, "All you remember is your brother. Now that you're back, why not ask how I'm doing?"

You can't blame Fang Ni for feeling this way. Everyone had been frantically searching for Ye Hao these days, and she was his contact. In a crucial moment, if she couldn't reach Ye Hao, she naturally had to endure immense pressure. She didn't even dare step out of the Ministry of State Security for fear that if Ye Hao returned, the information wouldn't reach him in time. If any damages occurred in South Africa, she would be held responsible.

Ye Hao coughed awkwardly and turned to Xue Zhaolong, saying, "Long, bring me that Luminous Pearl."

Xue Zhaolong and his two companions widened their eyes, thinking, could the boss be giving it to a pretty lady? Realizing this, they felt a bit regretful. Why hadn't they thought of giving it to the beauty first? Although her hair was a bit messy, her slender waist and flawless face marked her as a rare beauty.

"Boss..." the three of them called out together, their eyes full of meaning, you can't hog it all! At the school, you had already gotten the two campus beauties, don't mess with this girl too...

"Quit dilly-dallying." Ye Hao glared at them, then fished out the Luminous Pearl from Xue Zhaolong. As soon as it was brought out, the entire dim hall was bathed in the Pearl's soft radiance, filling every corner.

People gathered around, curious about what magical item this could be, one that emitted such a gentle light, enveloping the whole hall in its glow...

Fang Ni widened her eyes as she looked at the object in Ye Hao's hand, instantly awake, staring at it in a daze, asking herself over and over, is he going to give this to me?

"Haha, found some treasures on this sea trip, I'll give you one." Ye Hao casually handed it over, not feeling distressed over such an expensive Luminous Pearl. He thought, if it weren't for her, he might not have known the first thing if something happened to Ye Long. Without her, he might have been homeless upon returning to Yanjing.

So Ye Hao gave her the Luminous Pearl mainly to ease his own conscience, otherwise, he would feel indebted to her. Of course, Ye Hao sincerely wanted to give this Luminous Pearl to Fang Ni.

"You... you're saying this is for me?" Even though Fang Ni suspected Ye Hao was going to give it to her, she couldn't quite believe it when he actually said so.

Thinking to herself, while she didn't own anything like this, she understood its market value—a probable million RMB. And yet, Ye Hao was simply giving it to her just like that.

"Yes, it's for you, Fang Ni. I remember how generous you used to be, giving me a phone, SIM cards, clothes, a lot of things. Just accept it, sister. This little thing is a token of my gratitude." Ye Hao smiled warmly at Fang Ni.

Despite his words, Fang Ni still couldn't bring herself to accept such a costly gift. After hesitating for a bit, she didn't take it. At this point, Xue Zhaolong looked at Fang Ni, a little exasperated, saying, "Sister Fang, if the boss wants you to have it, just take it. Otherwise, we wouldn't feel comfortable giving it to you. You know it comes with..."

Ye Hao shot him a glare, signaling him to keep quiet. If word got out that the Luminous Pearl contained Spiritual Qi, it would cause a huge stir. After all, the Ministry of State Security experts, all of whom were versed in National Martial Arts, would be eager for something with Spiritual Qi to boost their progression.

"What's with it?" Fang Ni blinked and softly asked Xue Zhaolong.

With Ye Hao's signal, Xue Zhaolong didn't dare speak aloud, only writing down the words "Spiritual Qi" on a piece of paper.

When Fang Ni saw those words, she was shocked again. Her heart raced, thinking—did Ye Hao really mean to gift something with Spiritual Qi so casually? Initially, she thought it was merely a precious Luminous Pearl, unaware of its profound worth.

"Haha, Sister Fang Ni, if you don't need what's written on this paper, you could give it to the boss. The Luminous Pearl would still be yours later, so why not? Think about it, with the boss's age now, if he could utilize what's inside the Luminous Pearl, wouldn't it make him healthier?" Ye Hao said, referring to the Spiritual Qi on the paper, suggesting Fang Ni could give it to Fang Zhongtian if she didn't use National Martial Arts. It might allow Fang Zhongtian to take another step forward in his original prowess.

Prompted by Ye Hao, Fang Ni was tempted. Seeing this, Ye Hao clasped her hand, placing the Pearl in it, and said with a smile, "Don't always say I don't think of you," but his face turned serious as he asked, "By the way, Sister Ni, how's my brother Long doing?"

When it came to serious matters, Fang Ni quickly set aside other thoughts, stuffed the Ming Pearl into her bag, and spoke seriously to Ye Hao, without any pretense, "Our Ministry of State Security's two top experts went into the Primordial Forest to find Long, and they've lost contact. Ye Hao, what do you think is going on? Could there be an internal mole in our Ministry of State Security?"

Fang Ni had been secretly speculating, the Ministry's two top experts were hidden talents, but why did they disappear without a trace when they ventured out now? Not even a message was relayed back. If it's not an internal mole, could there be stronger experts hidden among other mercenaries?

Or did they suspect that Long and the others were from Huaxia's elite troops, and wanted to annihilate them completely?

"Does anyone know about your operation?" Ye Hao asked, then pulled Fang Ni outside, thinking it was inappropriate to talk here.

At the remote stairway, although Xue Zhaolong and the others weren't trained, they knew to guard all directions when discussing secret matters.

Xue Zhaolong went up to the second floor to watch, Lu Yunsong stood by the stairway door, while Zhuorong Town hid in a dim corner, scanning the surroundings.

Fang Ni was a bit stunned at this sight, wondering how Ye Hao brought these people here so quickly? It was almost like they vanished from here in the blink of an eye, even rivaling the speed of many experts from the Ministry of State Security.

Ye Hao saw this and chuckled, "These guys are my good brothers in Peng City. They also contributed to sending you the Ming Pearl, so don't just remember my kindness, they're pretty good too. But you mentioned a mole in the Ministry of State Security, what's this about?"

"It's like this, our arrangement is extremely secretive, the two experts from the Ministry are hidden talents too, rarely deployed. This time, only I, my dad, and two other leaders know of their action's presence. My dad couldn't have leaked information, leaving only two other leaders—" Fang Ni stopped herself mid-sentence...

"Let's end this topic here, pretend we never talked about it. Remember, this should never be mentioned again." Ye Hao gave Fang Ni a stern look, thinking if there really is a mole and you discovered any shred of evidence, when the time comes, you're exposed, while they're concealed, they could kill you before daylight.

Thus, Ye Hao didn't want her to get caught in such covert crossfire. Even if there was a mole within the Ministry, Ye Hao was confident that once he reached South Africa, he could rid himself of the mole's influence and even create some illusions to bury those attempting to eradicate Huaxia soldiers there.

That's Ye Hao's confidence; he had such faith in forest combat.

"Why–" Fang Ni looked at Ye Hao, a bit puzzled, wanting to ask why, but noticed Ye Hao's grim face as he shot her a glare, before leaning in to whisper in her ear, "I don't want anything bad happening to you. If there's a mole... humph!" Ye Hao didn't elaborate further because, as Fang Ni suggested, anyone who knows about the matter could be the one leaking information.

So he just scoffed and stopped the conversation.

Afterward, Ye Hao had another exchange with Fang Ni.

Outside, the sun gradually rose, and by seven o'clock, Fang Zhongtian arrived at the Ministry of State Security. Upon seeing Ye Hao, he said directly, "Follow me to Team A, Ma Mountain."

"Yes!" Ye Hao saluted, and then joined by Xue Zhaolong and the others, followed Fang Zhongtian into a car and departed.

In the car, Fang Zhongtian removed his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and earnestly said to Ye Hao, "Hao, about your brother's situation, it's us who wronged you! But remember, Zhong Xiu is ultimately the leader of Team A. When we arrive at Team A, try to lower your stance, don't butt heads with him. Although Yip Man strongly supports you leading the rescue for Ye Long and others, the authority within Team A still lies with Zhong Xiu. Patience brings peace, understand?"

"I understand, Elder Fang. These people are my brothers..." Ye Hao nodded, silently reminding himself to be patient, otherwise, if something happens to Ye Long, he couldn't promptly go support, and he wouldn't be at ease for life.

"Haha, I get it, Xue Family offspring, Lu Family offspring, Zhuo Family offspring, these three lads are good." Fang Zhongtian had also been closely following Ye Hao's affairs in Peng City, hence was familiar with Xue Zhaolong and the others.

After all, such a bloody battle on Long Street was a significant event, how could Fang Zhongtian, the head of the Ministry of State Security, miss out on such information?

"Hello, Elder Fang..." Xue Zhaolong and the others greeted Fang Zhongtian obediently like well-behaved children.

(Updated on October 1, 2014, at 21:00:22 on Qidian Chinese Network, the first day of National Day passed quickly, did everyone have fun?)

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