“Cannot,” Mu Yuan said. “Even if my team and I are not partic.i.p.ating, Ah Ling will also not agree. He will definitely take part in this mission. Your goal is to destroy Black Rose, but Ah Ling only wants Shen Qianshu to be safe. Thus, he will never agree to it.”
Jack fell into silence.
Mu Yuan said, “To you, the mission is a top priority, but our top priority is to save people. This itself is a conflict; our choices will definitely be different in critical times.”
Jack nodded. He understood.
“We spent more than a hundred million in a year trying to track Black Rose. If we do not catch her soon, we will be broke.”
It was rare that he joked, and Mu Yuan also felt more relaxed as a result.
“Since we cannot understand each other, then we should not collaborate.” Mu Yuan thought of an appropriate idea. “Our main goal is to save people, whereas for you, it is a mission. We should continue with our search separately and not exchange information.”
“No, that is too dangerous,” Jack said. “Your actions by force will increase the difficulty of my mission.”
“I did not.”
“Black Rose is too dangerous. I am afraid you…” Jack took a deep breath. “You have insufficient manpower and cannot cope.”
“You’re wrong,” Mu Yuan said. “The key is the location. I only have a small team, but…”
“Xiaoyuan is still hiding secrets.”
Mu Yuan looked serious. “This is our country’s biggest secret.”
“Okay, I’ll stop asking,” Jack said. “Let us agree to act together, and I have the authority to command, okay?”
“No way,” Mu Yuan said. “Ah Ling would never agree.”
“If you want to save Shen Qianshu, without our help, you guys can never do it.” Jack was also very calm, and he said softly, “I have people working as spies inside, and I can get news faster than you. I can promise you that priority will be given to protect the hostage.”
Mu Yuan was silent.
He could not bear to look at Ye Ling, who was not far away.
“I need to discuss with Ah Ling,” Mu Yuan said. “If he agrees, I have no problem.”
“You…” Jack said. “Why are you not as obedient to me?”
“It’s different. This time, it is to save Shen Qianshu.”
“Xiaoyuan…” Jack said and hesitated. “Okay, you decide.”
Mu Yuan said, “Let me warn you, do not play dirty tricks. If you said that you will first rescue people, then you need to do so. If you are trying to con me to give you the authority to command now and not care about her safety when you carry out your mission, I will…”
Jack asked, “What will you do?”
He interrupted Mu Yuan.
Mu Yuan looked at his icy blue eyes, as calm as the sea surface at night. In his deep eyes, there was not a moment without coldness surrounding him and turning him into a strong soldier.
“I will be very angry,” Mu Yuan said seriously. “And… I will be very disappointed.”
The humid air at the seaside came with a thin layer of coldness. The moment it entered his nose and mouth, it slowly penetrated to the major organs. Jack said, “Good!”
Mu Yuan smiled and said, “I know. When you promise something, you will definitely do it.”
“Yes.” Jack said, “Naturally.”
He reached out, held Mu Yuan’s hand, and scratched lightly.
Mu Yuan’s palm felt itchy, and he held his hand.
The sea waves. .h.i.t the stones and brought a splash of water.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
…
Shen Qianshu was woken up by a sharp piercing noise. Her eyelids were especially heavy, and her body was boiling with heat. Besides the noise, there was also Monica’s voice. “Wake up, Maxi and Shen Qianshu. Wake up already.”