Silently praying in his heart, hoping his father in Team A can secure some support for Ye Long...

At this moment in Team A's meeting room, Yip Man looked at Zhong Xiu with a serious expression and said coldly, "What's really going on with Ye Long in South Africa?"

Zhong Xiu's eyes flickered for a moment, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Ye Long's incident in South Africa was unforeseen by us. What we need to do is to try and get them out of danger as soon as possible. As to why they were surrounded by several major mercenary groups, only Ye Long and others would know."

"Leader, Ye Long's secret phone is unreachable, should we keep trying?" Team A's contact Ji Jiang asked Zhong Xiu. At this moment, Zhong Xiu was internally very unsettled, as after Ye Long and the others first got into trouble, he wanted to obtain first-hand information and thus contacted Mu Qiu. Mu Qiu was naturally happy to have the leader of Team A reach out to him, as this represented a potential ascent in the ranks.

"Keep trying until they answer." Zhong Xiu said tiredly, leaning against Team A's conference table.

Even though Zhong Xiu's considerations weren't thorough in many aspects, managing the entire Team A was indeed quite tiring for him. The reason for this fatigue was that he had to meddle in every department; interfering in the Intelligence Department just to get first-hand information was one thing, but then he also meddled in the Combat Group, and even that was okay, but he also went into the Research Team to understand the latest products.

It has to be said that Zhong Xiu is somewhat petty. In a large team, why must everything be done personally? Such leadership not only fails to showcase his diligence and ability to learn, but others would only see him as a fool. Specialization is key, so is there any sense for a leader to research the manufacture of weapons and some high-tech inventions? A leader should oversee the whole picture, and as for developing new products, that's naturally handled by the experts in the Science and Technology Team.

"What's the point of continuing to contact them? Right now, the main thing is to send people to investigate the local situation, find out where Ye Long and the others are, and provide them support. Otherwise, if this South Africa line is cut off, it might take years to infiltrate this area again." Yip Man said, holding back his anger and focusing on the bigger picture.

Otherwise, if Ye Long's line is really cut off, they would be the culprits of Team A. Although the mercenary line in South Africa isn't a major one, without it, they would be completely in the dark about some of the underground matters happening in South Africa, and not have any information even if some mercenaries infiltrate Huaxia.

So the South African mercenary line cannot be lost. What they need to do is get Ye Long and others out of trouble, then continue to operate in South Africa incognito, or send new people over to infiltrate that region of South African mercenaries.

However, sending new people over is a bit of a pipe dream because the Primordial Forest is just too vast, even bigger than some provinces and cities in Huaxia. Those places can only be traversed on foot; even if there are roads for vehicles, they are fraught with dangers. How can one quickly develop in such a perilous forest?

Moreover, in recent years, countries have been eyeing South Africa, a resource-rich continent. Although Huaxia has visible agents in South Africa, some information cannot be managed or known by those people.

Ji Jiang was momentarily stunned, as Yip Man's words undoubtedly made sense, but with Team A's leader Zhong Xiu also urging to continue contacting, caught in a dilemma, Ji Jiang could only stand silently and look down...

Zhong Xiu, seeing this, nodded and said, "Vice Group Leader Ye's words also make sense. Let me mobilize people from the maritime line to infiltrate that forest!"

Zhong Xiu had just said this, thinking it to be the best solution, but at this moment Fang Zhongtian stood up, slapped his hand on the table and chairs hard, and glared at Zhong Xiu, saying, "The Navy has its advantages at sea, but once on land, can they swim like fish? You are not saving Ye Long but endangering those Navy brothers."

"Then what do you propose?" Zhong Xiu was also angry at Fang Zhongtian's accusation and stood up to point at him inquiring.

"Rescuing people must be done, but we must send the right people for the job. I suggest sending two agents from our Ministry of State Security into the forest to gather intel. Of course! These two agents are exceptionally capable, far superior to ordinary persons. Once they have gathered information, then we'll send the Combat Group to go in and bring them out. If there's an opportunity, we can completely eliminate the enemy, thus removing some hidden threats." Fang Zhongtian shared his strategy.

"Elder Fang, I do not oppose this approach, but my combat group is unfamiliar with that forest. Let me put it this way, if there are soldiers familiar with that forest, I would dispatch fifty people from the combat group to disguise as another batch of mercenaries, carry the latest weapons into that forest, and sweep away those besieging Ye Long. Otherwise, our brothers on the South African line will have a hard time in the future!" Combat Group Leader Li Yi expressed that he was not afraid of fighting, nor were his subordinates, but they would not blindly enter the forest; they needed someone who knew that forest.

"Of course, we cannot let the Combat Group brothers blindly enter the Primordial Forest. Not only must they be familiar with that forest, but they also need leadership skills. Otherwise, entering the Primordial Forest would only result in more brothers dying. This kind of harm is something Huaxia cannot afford! Top-level combat team members are already few." Fang Zhongtian sighed heavily and then said, "If anyone here knows such a capable person, feel free to recommend them."

Fang Zhongtian's words brought silence to the room, but everyone thought of someone who left Team A, Ye Hao. However, looking at Zhong Xiu's expression, they eventually didn't dare to mention the name Ye Hao.

Li Yi also understood that Fang Zhongtian was suggesting someone, and he thought that the person Fang Zhongtian mentioned was Ye Hao, who had left Team A.

"Elder Fang, you definitely know such a person. Why not recommend them?" Yip Man was most concerned because the South African mercenary line was controlled by his son. If others were to capture the leader first, his son would be doomed. That's why he was the first to speak up.

"I do know such a person, but he is not part of Team A. Such an outsider should not be involved in Team A's matters to prevent any leaks of confidential information and to avoid any good people being wrongfully accused." Fang Zhongtian knew he couldn't rush it at the moment and refrained from immediately recommending Ye Hao.

After all, some matters still needed Ye Hao's consent. Although he was sure Ye Hao would be willing, after hearing the higher-ups' words, he had no intention of assigning missions to Ye Hao. After all, Ye Hao was living well in the city, and bringing him back might mean he would never return home, making Fang Zhongtian a sinner.

Although he had borne many such burdens, he was very unwilling to order a soldier who was beginning to move away from danger back into it.

"Elder Fang, you might as well say it. I believe that kid won't blame you." Li Yi couldn't bear to see Yip Man tormented by worry any longer.

"Elder Fang, just tell us. Although I'm the Vice Group Leader of Team A, I'm also a father! Who can calmly wait while their child is in danger? Elder Fang..." Yip Man seemed as if he was about to kneel, looking at Fang Zhongtian.

At this point, Zhong Xiu also realized who Fang Zhongtian was referring to. Although his expression was sour, he was helpless because Huaxia's top-level personnel were too few. Everyone had their tasks; getting people out of their assignments was simply impossible! Every person on a mission leads a line, and sacrificing one line to save another, even the most foolish leaders wouldn't do that.

"Hehe! That kid... To be honest, I really didn't want to mention him. What a good prospect he was! He actually left Team A. If he were in Team A, it would be your honor!" Fang Zhongtian praised first, then said, "I'll tell you his name, and you decide who in Team A will seek his help. His name is Ye Hao."

After speaking, Fang Zhongtian remained silent, because he knew that he didn't need to handle the distribution matters anymore.

After a moment of silence, Zhong Xiu commanded Ji Jiang, "Contact Ye Hao's handler immediately and have them reach out to Ye Hao. Just say... say Team A is requesting his assistance." Initially, Zhong Xiu wanted to say that Team A needed him for a mission, but realizing Ye Hao was not a part of Team A, he had to change his wording to say that Team A requested his help.

"Understood!" Ji Jiang received Zhong Xiu's order and, in his records, pulled out the Ministry of State Security's file on Ye Hao.

When Ji Jiang saw that the person in charge of Ye Hao was Fang Ni, he shrank back a bit and glanced at Fang Zhongtian, then said, "Elder Fang, what do you think..."

"The order from the head of Team A is everything. There's no need to ask me." Fang Zhongtian waved dismissively.

Helpless, Ji Jiang proceeded to dial Fang Ni's number. After the call connected, he introduced himself and explained the main issue.

"I'm sorry, Ye Hao has gone to sea and won't be back in Peng City for three days. If it's urgent, I'll have him contact you in three days." Fang Ni slightly vented on behalf of Ye Hao, thinking, now they need Ye Hao's help after kicking him out of Team A!

"Alright, please contact us as soon as Ye Hao has information." After saying this, Ji Jiang turned to look at Zhong Xiu, somewhat dejectedly, and said, "Ye Hao is at sea and might take three days to return."

"Of all times, he picks now to go to sea, clearly shirking responsibility." Zhong Xiu snorted coldly.

"Zhong Xiu, I'd suggest you watch your mouth. Your son, damn it, is abroad enjoying life at university, while my son stands on the front line for the country, risking his life. You better not provoke Ye Hao into not helping, or I'll never let this go with you." Yip Man turned and said coldly to Zhong Xiu.

At that moment, the two looked at each other like fighting cocks, glaring at one another...

(Updated on September 23, 2014, 21:01:25 at Qidian Chinese Network)

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