Xiao Yan, wearing a red windbreaker, sat on a simple sofa. Seeing Yuan Biao standing at the door, she waved at him: "Come in and sit down."

Yuan Biao's mood was complicated. He closed the door, walked over, and bent down to sit in front of Xiao Yan. He didn't know why Xiao Yan had asked him to come, but her attitude on the phone inviting him had been firm, so he came.

In the dim light, Xiao Yan sat expressionlessly at the table, exuding a faint fragrance, which made Yuan Biao feel a little uneasy.

He wiped his palms on his trousers and began, "To be honest, I was quite surprised that you asked me to come. The message I sent you before..."

Before he could finish, Xiao Yan gently supported her delicate chin with her left hand, blinked, and suddenly said, "Do me a favor, okay?"

Yuan Biao was stunned for a moment, and almost subconsciously replied, "Tell me."

Xiao Yan just looked at him like that, her eyes seemed to hide something. After a long time, she finally said, "Agree to their demands."

"..."

Yuan Biao's mind buzzed, and he froze on the spot.

The words were abrupt, but Yuan Biao quickly understood who Xiao Yan was referring to, and what she was talking about… But how did she know??

The usually love-struck Yuan Biao finally began to look at the situation rationally. He sat there blankly, sorting out his chaotic thoughts, and began to recall the details before his previous missions, becoming more and more shocked.

Xiao Yan didn't speak, but lowered her head, picked up a cigarette case, and took out a slender ladies' cigarette.

Yuan Biao thought for a long time, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said to Xiao Yan in a hoarse voice, "Are you one of them?"

Xiao Yan's lipstick stained the cigarette holder, her cheeks shrouded in smoke, and she softly replied, "I wasn't one of them before… but I am now."

Yuan Biao said, his voice trembling, "Before two of the operations, we exchanged messages. I told you that I would be busy and wouldn't be in touch for a while, so you told..."

"Yes!" Xiao Yan nodded, looking at him and saying, "You talk a lot. You always like to tell me about your current situation. As a woman, I can't analyze anything. But it's not difficult for the professionals at Quan Tong Bureau, is it?"

Yuan Biao had never thought that Xiao Yan would betray him, so he had never been on guard against her. He couldn't even believe that the cause of the large-scale casualties in his unit, among his brothers, wasn't those miserable snitches who sold the information to the wealthy businessmen, but… himself?

This was just too ironic! He was always cautious, but he stumbled on a woman! Anyone, no matter how high their status or what position they held, had weaknesses they couldn't change. Some were addicted to gambling, some to prostitution, and Yuan Biao didn't know why, but he was obsessed with Xiao Yan. From the first time he met her, he was bewitched.

Yuan Biao's eyes were a little dazed. After a long silence, he looked at Xiao Yan and asked, "Why are you doing this?"

"Why am I doing this? Don't you think it's ridiculous to ask that?" Xiao Yan turned her head, a mocking smile on her lips. "This is a woman's revenge. Is it reasonable? Is it wonderful? Doesn't it feel exciting?"

Hearing this, Yuan Biao sat there, clenching his fists. At this moment, his feelings were extremely complicated.

Xiao Yan looked at him and asked, word by word, "Yuan Biao, I'm asking you, did you and that self-righteous Lu Zhen ever treat me like a person when you were pushing me around? All these years, in order to work for him and make him happy, I climbed up little by little, finally reaching a position I wanted, where I could help him. But what about him? He treated me like a whore, like a prostitute!! In his heart, I wasn't even as good as the ones selling themselves on the street! Tell me, why shouldn't I take revenge on him? Why shouldn't I take revenge on you?"

Yuan Biao's body trembled slightly, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Should he resent Xiao Yan? But this matter was caused by him!

Xiao Yan's eyes were red, and she said, clenching her fists, "It was your appearance that made me see his extremely disgusting, hypocritical, selfish, and shameless side! It was also you who shattered many of my illusions. In a way… I should thank you. Heh."

Yuan Biao was speechless for a long time. He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, then finally gritted his teeth. At that moment, he made up his mind, slowly stood up, and said, "To be honest, before you appeared, I was always hesitant… whether or not I should agree to their demands. After all, my brothers are still in their hands… But you came to me today, and I've changed my mind… I can't agree to them anymore. I can't be a fool, letting them manipulate me and still…"

Xiao Yan waved her hand, interrupting him, and said, "If you agree to their demands, I'll go with you. Wherever you want to go, I'll go with you."

Hearing this, Yuan Biao froze on the spot, looking at Xiao Yan, speechless for a long time.

Xiao Yan also stood up, leaned forward, and continued in his ear, "You don't agree to their demands because you think they can't be trusted. But you should trust me, right? After all, we've slept together, heh!"

Yuan Biao looked at her, gritted his teeth, and didn't answer.

Xiao Yan said softly, continuing, "When you work for them, I'll go with you, together. I'll guarantee with my life that your brothers will definitely not die, and they won't be targeted later. Otherwise, just kill me. Is that enough?"

After saying that, Xiao Yan sat back down, smoking her cigarette and looking at him.

Hearing this, Yuan Biao sat on the sofa, clenching his fists.

After hesitating for a long time, he sat down with a thud, looked at Xiao Yan, and said, "Actually… my relationship with Lu Zhen… isn't too good either. We had major disagreements on the details of our cooperation…!"

Seeing Yuan Biao bending down to sit back down, Xiao Yan's lips curled into a smile, and she extinguished her cigarette and said softly, "Then let's talk about the details."

...

Half an hour later, Yuan Biao got up again, ready to leave the dim room.

At the moment he was about to leave, he stopped and turned his head to look at Xiao Yan behind him, suddenly asking, "I have a very childish question…"

Xiao Yan also looked at him: "What question?"

Yuan Biao hesitated for a moment, smiled, and asked, "Heh, you definitely didn't ask me to talk about this today because of love, right?"

"I've never loved you…" Xiao Yan also smiled. "But in the future, I can try to fall in love with you."

"Heh!"

Yuan Biao smiled blankly, said nothing, and just walked away.

...

At the same time, near Tian Shen Mountain.

On a mountain road, a row of armored vehicles led the way, followed by a large number of military vehicles, stirring up dust, constantly speeding along the rugged road!

Wang Dingyuan led 50,000 mercenaries and the Blackwater Legion, having broken through the Red Hat Army's defense line on the right side of Huarei Town.

Inside a command vehicle, Wang Dingyuan licked his chapped lips: "Damn it, if we keep running like this, we'll be ambushed by the Red Hat Army along the way, and our speed will be slowed down! No, we need to change our approach…!"