Several days later.
Meng Hao did not receive an invitation from Song Zan to travel to the country of A, but he unexpectedly received a call from Zhang Xijin.
Speaking of which.
It had been almost half a year since he had contacted this girl.
As a captain in the military.
Zhang Xijin's duty was to maintain contact with Meng Hao and uphold the so-called "client relationship."
As a result.
She hadn't contacted Meng Hao for half a year.
Speaking of which.
Did this count as dereliction of duty?
Meng Hao was not very interested in whether Zhang Xijin was derelict in her duty.
After all, as Hua Rong Technology, which did not want to be identified as a military enterprise, and Meng Hao, they naturally did not want to maintain constant contact with the military.
For the "private enterprise" Hua Rong Technology, this was not a good sign.
"It's been a long time since we last contacted each other, how have you been recently?"
After all, they had gone to Xiawei Qundao City together, and they had also been detained together during the later Kun Kun incident.
Speaking of which.
They were also half-brother and sister in misfortune.
Even if Meng Hao did not want to deal with the military too much.
However, he still had a personal relationship with Zhang Xijin.
After a few simple pleasantries.
Zhang Xijin cut straight to the chase.
"I heard you're planning to go to the country of A?"
Huh?
The news is quite well-informed.
Meng Hao did not deny it.
He directly recounted the details of his conversation with Song Zan.
After a brief silence.
Zhang Xijin slowly spoke.
"I'll go with you!"
What?
Go to the country of A together?
A lone man and woman.
Isn't this clearly asking for trouble... Before, in Xiawei Qundao City, if Meng Hao hadn't gotten drunk fast enough, he would have been "devoured alive" by Zhang Xijin.
Alas.
This world.
Boys must protect themselves when they are outside.
Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"This might not be appropriate!"
"Although our relationship is good."
"It hasn't reached this point yet!"
Meng Hao chuckled.
And subconsciously glanced behind him a few times.
Hmm.
Qin Muyan was not here.
Otherwise, this woman who constantly talked about "multi-million dollar projects" with him might have been extremely jealous.
"This is not my idea."
"It's Elder Ouyang's intention."
"On the one hand, it's to protect your personal safety; on the other hand, it's also intended to take the opportunity to assess the current naval strength of the country of A!"
Assess the naval strength of the country of A?
This was a plausible reason.
However.
Protecting his safety, Meng Hao's?
Please.
Are you kidding me?!
In his memory.
Zhang Xijin only knew a few basic moves of military boxing.
Last time, if he hadn't acted.
He might have been thrown to the ground by Kun Kun's security personnel.
"Uh."
"If it's Elder Ouyang's intention, then we can travel together!"
"But, you can forget about protecting me, hahaha!"
Meng Hao laughed it off.
He clearly didn't believe that Zhang Xijin could protect him.
As a result.
Zhang Xijin did not retort at all on the phone, but directly hung up.
"See you later!"
Listening to the beep of the phone.
Meng Hao was a little stunned.
He didn't know why.
He always felt that Zhang Xijin gave him a different impression than before.
It seemed.
She had become extremely capable and decisive.
...
The roar of the huge propeller.
Zhang Xijin, who departed from Kyoto Airport, looked at the scenery outside, lost in thought.
The early spring was chilly.
On the military helicopter without any heating, Zhang Xijin was only wearing a relatively thin fleece.
This past half year.
She had not contacted Meng Hao, but she had not been idle.
Instead, she had been sent for hellish training by her father.
Before the hellish training.
She could still remember her father's tearful words.
"Daughter, what you want to gain, you must first pay for!"
The military, including Elder Ouyang and Zhang Weimin, positioned Zhang Xijin as Meng Hao's liaison, a security personnel and personal assistant arranged by the military.
As a personal assistant.
Zhang Xijin naturally had to have the ability to protect Meng Hao.
And her mediocre military boxing was certainly not up to the task.
Therefore, she was sent by her father, Zhang Weimin, to a secret military training camp for intensive practice for half a year.
It was only after arriving at the closed training camp that Zhang Xijin understood why her father had tears in his eyes when he saw her off.
Damn it.
This training camp was not a place for humans.
Strange traditional Chinese medicinal solutions were used for marrow cleansing.
A combination of Chinese and foreign martial arts was practiced until the bones were broken and then healed with medicinal solutions.
Countless inhuman training methods, any one of which was more terrifying than the Ten Tortures of the Qing Dynasty.
However.
The effect was surprisingly good.
In half a year.
Zhang Xijin had transformed from a girl who only knew how to binge-watch TV dramas into a female elite capable of fighting seven or eight strong men without being at a disadvantage.
However, one thing remained unchanged!
That was her romantic disposition.
However.
Zhang Xijin was now completely indifferent to those pretty boys who had only good looks but no substance.
The only person she wanted to capture now was Meng Hao.
A true man.
That was someone who excelled in a certain field.
An elite useful to the nation, the people, and society.
For example.
Meng Hao.
Clouds, like cotton candy, drifted past the window.
Zhang Xijin's thoughts returned.
She casually looked in the direction of the stone forest.
"Meng Hao, even if there were no requirements from the country and Elder Ouyang, I would have to capture you!"
"Otherwise, wouldn't the suffering of half a year of hellish training be in vain."
"My father said that what you want to gain, you must pay for... I have already paid half a year of agonizing time, so I must have you!"
...
Achoo.
Meng Hao sneezed.
What was going on?
Why was someone always thinking of him?
Meng Hao, who was pondering something alone in front of his computer, suddenly heard the loud roar of a helicopter propeller in his ears.
Looking at the helicopter with military markings, he immediately realized.
This must be Zhang Xijin arriving.
Whether out of respect for the military or out of friendship forged through shared hardships.
Meng Hao shuffled out to greet Zhang Xijin.
"Long time no see."
"Eh, why do you look thinner? And you seem much more energetic."
"It's so strange, you seem completely different now!"
Upon seeing Meng Hao after a long time.
Zhang Xijin's cold pride, honed over the past six months, vanished without a trace.
She laughed heartily, hugged Meng Hao, and playfully teased him.
"Have I become more beautiful, or have I become someone you can't look down on?!"
Meng Hao rolled his eyes.
He didn't respond.
This was a deadly question!
If he said he had become more beautiful, wouldn't that imply a desire for further development?
If he said he had become ugly? ... Saying a woman has become ugly would cause huge problems.
"Let's go."
"Let's get something to eat together."
"It's been so long since we last met!"
Zhang Xijin did not move.
"Let's skip the food."
"Let's go to the country of A together!"
Huh?
Go to the country of A together?
Meng Hao glanced at the military helicopter with its rapidly rotating propellers, which was in standby mode, and was a little bewildered!