Ye Shikai hastily pulled up Ji Qian, and the surrounding elven soldiers also rushed forward, encircling the two completely.

"Hall Guards, follow me." Liruo led dozens of guards in a charge, Ye Shikai activated his Inner Strength, spewing out a burst of blazing fire from the Fire Element, forcing the elves back.

"Everyone, stop." At this moment, Mona, accompanied by a group of elves, followed suit. Ye Shikai looked at her warily, and both sides did not make any rash moves. At this time, Ye Shikai also realized that the entire elven tribe was fearful of the Fire Element.

"Mona, further fighting will do us no good. Can we make a deal?" Ye Shikai planted his metal sword into the ground and withdrew the Fire Element to show he had no intention of continuing the fight.

"Ha, it's clear you can't win the fight, and now you want to negotiate." Liruo sneered coldly.

"Slap." Suddenly, a loud slap rang out, and Liruo's cheek swelled red. The person who had struck her was none other than Mona.

"Yo...Your Majesty." Seeing Mona's rage, Liruo dared not speak any further.

"Liruo, you've gone too far. Guards, take her away." Mona shouted, no longer exuding her usual regalia and cold beauty. Indeed, much of the current situation was due to Liruo's impulsiveness, but Mona also bore responsibility for not disciplining her adequately and not taking alternative actions.

"Let's talk elsewhere." Mona glanced at the surrounding elven crowd; it seemed that a substantial explanation was now required.

"Agreed."

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Yanjing, Police Station.

"What, who sent this USB drive?" When Song Tian finished reviewing the contents of the USB drive, his complexion turned grave as he stood abruptly from his desk, looking extremely tense as if he had seen something alarming.

"I don't know who it is. They just dropped it off as a package." Zhang Ting hurriedly said, "Chief, now that we know of this location, should we take action?"

"Yes." Song Tian nodded thoughtfully, pacing back and forth, "Immediately notify the SWAT team, get ready to depart."

"I've asked Chen to notify them already."

"You sure put the cart before the horse, but fine, go gear up as well, prepare to depart." Song Tian sighed helplessly. Originally banning Zhang Ting from duty was meant to keep her settled, but someone had given her this secret package. It seemed as if a major battle was impending. Song Tian walked slowly to the phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, Jin, it's me, there's something I want you to look at."

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National Security Bureau, in the transport vehicle.

"Tianjing, where are we headed now?" Just now, the four members of the Divine Weapon Special Group received an urgent order from Jin Li, directing them to head to a specified location. As a rapid-response team, many missions for the National Security Bureau are briefed en route.

"Director Jin has informed us, he has discovered Boss Xing's hideout, instructing us and the SWAT team to strike immediately." Tianjing put down the mission brief, his expression grave. Jing Xie, Phoenix, and Shen Wu, upon hearing this news, immediately perked up. They had clashed with Boss Xing several times, either being defeated or letting him escape; now, a great opportunity presented itself.

"But why is the SWAT team also involved? Hasn't this case been transferred to us?" Phoenix asked.

"The intel is theirs, so they naturally take the lead." Tianjing said indifferently, "It's also unclear how they obtained this information."

Tianjing shook his head with force. Regardless of how the intel came, their target was Boss Xing. As long as the information was accurate, that was sufficient. Tianjing secretly wiped sweat from his palms; Boss Xing was powerful, and even with the four of them, there was no guarantee of victory. Moreover, Boss Xing was known for his cunning and unpredictable movements.

"By the way, where's that annoying guy? Isn't he the one who loves to meddle in affairs?" Right then, Shen Wu spoke somewhat displeased. It took a moment for Tianjing to react, who was the annoying guy, but then he remembered it was Ye Shikai. When they first met, Ye Shikai had taken a credential from Shen Wu's underwear, an act which continually irritated Shen Wu, hence "annoying guy" became her nickname for Ye Shikai.

"Busybody." Tianjing muttered, Boss Xing was a major criminal in Yanjing, and the National Security Bureau was established precisely to eradicate such individuals. Ye Shikai's public front was a white-collar worker who repeatedly meddled with Boss Xing, seemingly nosy, yet almost every move by Boss Xing was more or less related to him.

"I won't reiterate regarding Boss Xing, you all cannot be careless," Tianjing put on a serious face and told the three behind him.

"Yes, Team Leader."

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South America, Mili Forest.

Right now, Ye Shikai only wanted two things: one was the awakening fruit, which was the ultimate goal of his journey into the Mili Forest. If he couldn't get it, then everything that had happened before would be meaningless. The second was to ensure he and Ji Qian could leave safely. If there was a third, Ye Shikai wished to have a proper discussion with Mona about the so-called "two thousand years."

"Miss Ji, I apologize for the previous misunderstanding, my subordinate was too impulsive, leading troops to harm Mr. Ye without authorization. Please believe me, I have never issued an execution order." After speaking, Mona bowed slightly with grace befitting of a queen. She was willing to bow to Ji Qian and Ye Shikai naturally saw her sincerity. This explanation made sense—if Mona were lying, then the person who came to assassinate him during his practice would definitely not have been Liruo, but rather Mona herself, or the Great Elder.

"Hmph." Ji Qian snorted coldly, not saying a word.

"Miss Ji, I have something I want to discuss privately with Mr. Ye. Could you excuse us?"

"You…"

"Go ahead, I'll be fine," Ji Qian was about to snap when Ye Shikai gently held her hand. He also had some secrets he wanted to ask Mona about, secrets that Ji Qian shouldn't know.

"Fine, but be careful."

"I'm truly sorry for the earlier conflict." After Ji Qian left, the room was left with only Mona and Ye Shikai.

"Mona, I just want the awakening fruit, it's extremely important to me, do you understand?" Ye Shikai spoke again with sincerity, seeing that his only way to obtain the awakening fruit now was through negotiating with Mona, as the use of Martial Force was too unpredictable.

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