Ming Chuyan's face, that hypocrite’s face, was now imprinted with the marks of iron bars.
His gold-rimmed glasses hung askew.
He was sprawled in the iron cage, looking utterly disheveled.
Ming Chuyan’s eyes widened, shock mixing with a greater surge of anger.
“Which department are you from? Don’t you know the rules of the Ministry? Private disputes are not allowed! Once discovered, the instigator will be permanently expelled from the Ministry!”
Ming Chuyan covered his face. His face, marked by those iron bar impressions, could no longer maintain its usual pretense of being as gentle and refined as jade.
A fierce killing intent blazed in his eyes.
In his entire life,
He had never suffered such humiliation!
“I am the captain of C team in the Security Department. If you dare to lay hands on me, on a team leader, and this matter reaches the Minister of the Ministry, you will be sentenced to over three years of imprisonment!”
He shrieked hysterically, projecting an attitude of making Ming Zheng pay a price. Ming Zheng slowly lifted her gaze from her wrist device and fixed it on Ming Chuyan’s contorted face.
Her fiery red lips curved slightly.
Her stunningly beautiful face wore a smile of arrogant nonchalance. “I truly don’t know how someone like you managed to join the Security Department.”
“My impression of the Xia Kingdom’s Ministry is that every one of them is a tough guy, a hero, someone who would risk their lives for the citizens of Xia without hesitation, using their own bodies to shield the citizens, building the most solid and reliable wall with their own flesh and blood.”
“They are the ones who march forward burdened, allowing the citizens to live in peace and tranquility, regardless of their own personal cost.”
“In what way do you qualify to be called a captain of the Security Department?”
“A true Ministry member should know how to control their emotions, understand the occasion, and suppress their jealous and twisted heart.”
Ming Zheng’s red lips parted and closed.
The words she uttered
Almost tore off Ming Chuyan’s last fig leaf.
Every word was like a sharp blade, piercing his heart.
His face grew increasingly pale.
Ming Zheng clearly had no intention of letting him off the hook.
With her indifferent and arrogant eyes, looking at him with the disdain one would reserve for an ant, she said, “At this juncture, it is not the time for you to quarrel with me out of jealousy.”
“A qualified Ministry member should place all emotions after the mission!”
“Ming Chuyan, you are not worthy.”
“You are unworthy of the captaincy of the Security Department’s C team, you do not deserve to stand here.”
He was unworthy of everything.
Not only for prioritizing maximum benefit and choosing to sacrifice the other six to save only Yuan Da.
But also for his disrespect towards women and his inability to read the situation, always venting his jealous emotions.
After Ming Zheng finished speaking,
She didn't bother wasting any more words on Ming Chuyan.
She lowered her head again, continuing to operate her wrist device, modifying and correcting nearby system data.
She needed to buy Mo Qingchuan the most time possible.
So that Mo Qingchuan could safely escort the seven researchers away!
“Save, save us…”
Seeing the seven Xia nationals emerge from the iron cages,
The other ten prisoners could no longer contain themselves.
They scrambled to the iron bars, gripping the cold iron tightly, repeating in broken and unclear Xia language, word by word,
“Save, save me… Thank, thank you…”
With one starting,
The others became restless.
Some also used international languages, directly imploring Ming Zheng for their rescue.
If they could leave this place, they promised generous compensation.
They clung to the sides of the cages,
Their eyes fixed on Ming Zheng, filled with hope.
As if they had grasped the only ray of light in the darkness.
The light that could redeem them.
Ming Zheng raised her eyes and looked at them.
On all those foreign faces, a flicker of hope for life appeared.
Ming Chuyan, who had just been humiliated, finally found an excuse to retaliate, sneering, “You don’t actually intend to save them, do you?”
Ming Zheng did not reply.
Ming Chuyan let out a scoff, “Don’t dream. It’s good enough if you can get the seven Xia nationals back. You’re hoping to save people from other countries too? Do you have that capability?”
He knew it.
Women only cause trouble.
They only act on impulse.
They don’t consider the consequences.
Just because some people from other countries pleaded with her, she’s starting to have a savior complex.
Tsk, perhaps she was attracted by the generous rewards offered by those people.
Ming Zheng’s eyes deepened, her gaze fixed on the people in the iron cages.
They, like Yuan Da, were outstanding talents in their respective countries.
All of them, after making significant contributions to their nations,
Were kidnapped and brought here by underground forces.
They intended to convert their contributions into money, maximizing their profits.
However…
The starting point of this cruise banquet was in Xia.
It could only be said that the people of Xia were more fortunate.
They were able to timely… arrive for the rescue.
Ming Zheng’s gaze swept across the remaining ten iron cages.
Her dark pupils flickered slightly.
She extended a hand to Ming Chuyan, “Give me the device you can use to contact the Ministry.”
Her presumptuous demeanor made Ming Chuyan’s face stiffen. “You don’t actually plan to save them, do you?”
Ming Zheng’s hand moved, “Give it to me.”
“You’re crazy! Female sentimentality!” Ming Chuyan leaned on the iron bars with one hand, his face dark. “This is a fundamentally impossible task. Don’t add to the Ministry’s burden!”
Ming Zheng didn’t bother arguing with him.
She strode directly towards Ming Chuyan.
Her steps were extremely light and gentle,
Yet they carried an aura of supreme authority.
Ming Chuyan felt a dull ache in his abdomen where he had been kicked earlier.
He subconsciously retreated, moving to the furthest end of the iron cage.
When his back hit the cold iron bars,
He finally realized he had nowhere left to retreat.
“Take it out.”
Ming Zheng stood at the cage door, extending a slender finger, palm facing upwards.
Her slender, fair fingers were radiant, looking completely like hands that had been pampered.
But as she stood before the cage door, her dark pupils fixed on Ming Chuyan,
Ming Chuyan felt as if his very soul was locked onto by the woman before him.
The outstretched hand was like a hand of doom.
“I, I don’t have it!” Ming Chuyan’s face turned a little pale, his eyes on Ming Zheng growing fiercer. “As long as I get Yuan Da onto the lifeboat, the Ministry will make its own arrangements for what happens next. Therefore… I don’t have a device to contact the Ministry!”
Ming Zheng leaned in, half her body entering the iron cage.
Reaching out,
She grabbed Ming Chuyan by the collar.
Her manner was so bold and unrestrained, completely disregarding Ming Chuyan’s struggles.
More accurately speaking…
Ming Chuyan was utterly incapable of struggling.
He was instantly lifted by the woman.
The slender white fingers flashed before his eyes.
Hidden beneath the light gray suit, a small communication chip fell into Ming Zheng’s hand.
“If national righteousness is less important than the jealousy in your heart, then scram and be your godfather’s dog. Don’t lower the Ministry’s standards and tarnish its reputation.”