Mo Chen did not have them inform the Mo family about his affairs. Mo Chen's excuse was that if they knew, it would only make them worry, considering the elderly and young in the family.
The Shen family and the military personnel decided to respect his choice.
As for the mercenaries who were captured, they were already in a miserable state due to the curse of misfortune Shen Yao had inflicted upon them.
The curse of misfortune not only caused them to have horrific nightmares but also brought about all sorts of unexpected bad luck in reality, such as getting their bottoms stuck in the toilet while using it.
After another mercenary drowned in a washbasin, the previously defiant mercenaries finally broke.
During this time, they had attempted suicide but were given no opportunity. Their hands and feet were bound, and the cells they were kept in were padded with cotton.
As for biting off their tongues to end their lives, that was even more impossible. The moment they made any move, they were taken directly to the medical room.
However, these were not the most critical aspects. The most crucial element was the constant fear. These mercenaries, who were staunch materialists, were driven to mental insanity by this ordeal.
Unable to endure it any longer, the mercenaries confessed their reasons for coming there. As for who hired them, that was naturally self-evident.
"Arrogant! Do they really think our Hua Country is their backyard? They can come and go as they please, abduct people whenever they want!" Xu Weiguo exclaimed, slamming the table with a resounding bang.
Since he was the one who established the connection with the Shen family and found them, he was responsible for all matters concerning the Shen family.
"There must be an inside informant!" Xu Weiguo stated decisively.
"This matter likely stems from an issue within the research institute. Otherwise, it's impossible for the Shen family to have been targeted immediately after their experimental report was released. Someone must have been keeping constant watch. Anyone who can so easily obtain all the data must surely..."
After deducing the general situation, they immediately launched an investigation.
Given that country M had personnel embedded within, it was highly probable that other countries were also aware. They simply chose not to confront Hua Country lightly.
They were not as stubborn or as shameless as country M, but they certainly engaged in plenty of covert actions.
"Have Black Hawk take his squad to the Shen family. Not a single mistake is allowed."
"Yes."
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The Shen Family
After Mo Chen returned to the Shen family, the Shen family's attitude towards him improved even further. If before they were kind to him due to his capabilities and his previous assistance, this time was different. Shen Mama's attitude towards Mo Chen was even better than towards Shen Huaisang.
From the bottom of their hearts, they implicitly accepted Mo Chen's pursuit of their daughter. Even Shen Papa no longer resisted, as he had taken a bullet for his daughter.
How could they doubt that he would look down on Shen Yao's unborn child?
Yes, after Shen Huaisang was ordered to return to the Shen family to protect them, he had moved in directly.
His other four teammates also moved into the farmhouses next door.
They were less particular, with four people sharing two rooms, allowing one to rest while another kept watch, facilitating better coordination.
Except for Black Panther, the other three only learned that the Shen family, targeted by mercenaries, was actually the Long family after Shen Huaisang moved in.
They also learned that the medicinal pills that saved their lives were made from herbs provided by the Shen family.
Upon receiving this news, Shen Huaisang's squad became even more dedicated to the Shen family.
When Shen Huaisang saw his mother once again place the first duck leg into Mo Chen's bowl, he finally realized a critical issue: he had truly lost his favored status!
The Shen family members had been on edge after learning that someone wanted to capture them. Later, they discovered they were being protected and that everything was back to normal, so they gradually relaxed.
At night, Mo Chen walked to the top floor and saw Shen Yao fanning herself vigorously with a large palm-leaf fan.
Ever since he returned to the Shen family from the hospital, Shen Yao had directly confronted Mo Chen.
"Mo Chen, do you like me?" Shen Yao asked very directly, without any awkwardness. In her opinion, liking someone or not was not something to be concealed.
"Yes!" Mo Chen answered very seriously when he looked at Shen Yao.
"Then, regarding what happened abroad, you know about it, right?" Shen Yao asked the question she most wanted to know.
Mo Chen looked at Shen Yao with great sincerity. "Yes, I recognized you the moment I saw you. However, you didn't seem to want to acknowledge me, so I could only approach you slowly. My closeness to you isn't because of the child you're carrying; I genuinely like you as a person!
Besides, I'm not that kind of casual person."
After speaking, Mo Chen couldn't help but give Shen Yao a resentful look.
Shen Yao: ???
"What do you mean?"
"I met you a long time ago, and I fell in love with you a long time ago."
After his eldest brother's family had an accident, Mo Chen was forced to follow his grandfather and learn a myriad of things. Every day was like a battle.
But no matter how tired he was, he knew he had no right to say he was tired. He could only maintain his utmost vigilance to avoid being devoured by those wolf-like relatives!
But he was human, and he got tired.
So, when he snuck out, he met Shen Yao, who was in her first year of university. At that time, she was likely tutoring children in a residential area.
He was wearing very thin clothes during that late autumn season. Upon seeing him, Shen Yao unhesitatingly put her own jacket on him and then took him out for a meal.
Then, listening to Shen Yao's rambling words, he learned that Shen Yao had misunderstood him as a rebellious teenager running away from home due to family disputes.
Although he repeatedly explained that he wasn't running away from home, Shen Yao didn't believe him, and he eventually stopped explaining.
The next time he saw Shen Yao was on campus. She was chatting and playing with her friends, and his identity was her senior...
Because he knew they were at the same school, Mo Chen would go to the school even when he was busy, just to have a chance encounter with Shen Yao.
However, Shen Yao clearly didn't recognize him. Even when he went abroad, he still hadn't managed to connect with Shen Yao.
Shen Yao: ...
"So, the rebellious teenager with the dyed yellow hair was you?!"
Shen Yao was shocked. It wasn't that she didn't recognize him; Mo Chen at that time looked like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, appearing even younger than his real age!
And it turned out he was her senior? This was quite surreal.
"So, the incredibly famous academic god talked about in the school was you?" Shen Yao looked at Mo Chen, a little surprised.
There had always been rumors in their university about an academic god who started university at a very young age, but she had never seen him. She never expected she had already known him long ago.