After hearing the yellow whale's explanation, Ye Zi pictured a chubby man with long, flowing hair, and then laughed:

"It's that Western-worshipping dog, no wonder."

"A sheepdog?" Tongtong asked, puzzled.

Ye Zi explained with a smile:

"Yes, they envy foreigners and fawn over them; they're called 'foreign-worshipping dogs' in short."

Tongtong nodded and stopped talking. Huang Jingyu said speechlessly:

"But why did he do that?"

"If I'm not mistaken, his family must have gone abroad before him."

Give him some money, give each person a green card, and that's it.

For those who idolize foreigners, a green card is their ultimate goal.

"But with his fame and financial resources, he could have gotten a green card directly, so why did he go and risk being criticized for doing this?"

Ye Zi grinned and said:

"It's frustrating for the Chinese people and embarrassing for the government. After all, the competition had just started when our athletes withdrew because they couldn't adapt to the environment."

Being the fastest participant to quit two wilderness survival competitions is absolutely a slap in the face for the country.

"But Tongtong has no experience in wilderness survival at all, so it's understandable that she had to quit."

"It's understandable, but foreign netizens don't care. They only know that the first team to withdraw from this competition came from our country, and nothing else matters."

"So, I'm just a tool for them to slap the country in the face?" Tongtong asked with a look of utter despair.

Ye Zi nodded.

Tongtong lowered her head and remained silent for a while, then suddenly looked up and said:

“Whale, how much money can you lend me? Even if I have to sell everything I own, I will raise enough to cover the penalty for breach of contract so that the production team can replace the person before the show airs. I absolutely cannot let the country lose face because of me.”

He then took out his phone, intending to borrow money from someone.

Looking at Tongtong's determined expression, Huang Jingyu thought for a moment and said:

"I have about 20 million available on hand, I'll transfer it to you in a bit."

Okay, thank you.

After thanking her, Tongtong started scrolling through her contacts.

Ye Zi smiled and said:

"Save your breath, it's not that complicated. I'll team up with you and we can solve it, and we can even make some money."

The yellow whale paused for a moment, then nodded. Ye Zi's decision was both unexpected and reasonable.

Ye Zi's patriotism was evident from her first wilderness survival experience; this 300-pound fat man actually participated in the show.

The second time I faced a foreign beauty, I'd rather ejaculate on the wall than borrow sperm.

Now, again, to avoid bringing shame to the country, they'd rather bring a novice with insufficient physical fitness to participate in this survival hike.

This time is different from Dilraba's competition. Dilraba's competition was just an internal competition, and it didn't matter who won or lost.

This is a joint event by multiple countries. Losing would be shameful, and withdrawing as quickly as possible would be even more shameful.

Originally, it was a choice between a burden and 20 million, but Ye Zi found a third way, leading her teammates to an easy victory.

These are Ye Zi and Tong Tong's opinions on Ye Zi's decision.

Ye Zi may have said nice things, but he knew very well that Tongtong was implicated because of him, and even if it wasn't Tongtong, it would have been someone else.

It's all just targeting him. Since he has the ability to make Tongtong win without lifting a finger, there's no need to let Tongtong bear a debt of over 100 million.

"Ye Zi, you need to think this through. I'm a burden, even a hindrance, and I won't go very far," Tong Tong said with a serious expression.

"Relax, your weight is barely better than nothing in my eyes. Just like Lao Huang said, I can reach the destination even with you on my back."

Besides, we haven't even picked out any survival tools yet. We can see if we have a cart or something; I can be your driver for a while."

Tongtong looked intently at Yezi's expression, trying to detect any displeasure or other unusual behavior, but Yezi maintained a "you trust me" attitude throughout.

The yellow whale clapped its hands and said:

"That's a good idea. If there's a car, choose it; if not, take it. If all else fails, Tongtong, you'll just have to ride Yezi to the finish line."

Tongtong turned to look at the yellow whale and asked, "What do you mean by riding a leaf to the finish line? What kind of divine words are these?"

The yellow whale continued:

"Don't worry, Tongtong. Yezi is a real stamina monster. He doesn't care about your weight of about 100 pounds."

"I weigh less than 100 pounds," Tongtong whispered.

"It doesn't matter, Ye Zi doesn't care about the weight of these few dozen kilograms."

Tongtong paused for a moment, then said:

If no one chooses me to team up with tomorrow, then I'll team up with you. If you have a stronger teammate, I'd rather bear the criticism.

“Okay,” Ye Zi said calmly.

With the guarantee of participation, Tongtong's mood improved a lot, while Huang Jingyu started complaining about having too much work lately and being too tired.

The conversation unwittingly drifted to Tongtong's father, and Tongtong said with distress:

"He should be locked up. Letting him out has caused him a lot of trouble and almost made the whole country lose face."

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Ye Zi tentatively asked:

"His actions constitute espionage, and if he is caught, he will likely be executed."

After all, he wouldn't cheat you for no reason; ultimately, he just wants money.

If Gao Dasong gave him a sum of money to swindle him and you, he would definitely be willing.

He's just not bright enough; he didn't realize that harming you would also bring shame to the country.

“Shoot…shoot me? No…it’s not that serious, is it?” Tongtong stammered.

He was her biological father, after all. Although there was no affection between them, blood was thicker than water, and Tongtong didn't want to see her own father die.

Ye Zi casually said:

"Just kidding, don't take it so seriously. But this isn't a secret. If someone really investigates, you'll definitely get arrested. As for the charges and the sentence, that's hard to say."

Tongtong visibly breathed a sigh of relief and changed the subject to continue the conversation, while Yezi ordered takeout on her phone.

After the takeout arrived, Huang Jingyu started eating right away. Tongtong, who was in a much better mood, also ate some. Yezi took out beer from her bag and ate and drank with Huang Jingyu.

After having eaten and drunk her fill and seeing off Huang Jingyu and Tongtong, Ye Zi took out her phone, looked at the young man in the Zhongshan suit in her contact list, thought for a while, and finally decided to contact him.

Since Tongtong has been implicated by him, it's only reasonable to help her resolve some of the trouble.

After the video call connected, Ye Zi got straight to the point:

"The last contestant has been decided; it's probably because I got involved."

"That's right. Gao Dasong defected. Before leaving, he gave the actress's father a sum of money and signed her up at the last minute. Gao Dasong directly selected the candidate and then locked the audition page."

I booked a flight in advance using the name on my US passport, and then just boarded the plane and fled.

Ye Zi thought for a moment and said:

"Gao Dasong should have had espionage funds provided by foreigners, and the money given to Tongtong's father was part of that."

According to this logic, Tongtong's father would also be considered a semi-spy; while he wouldn't warrant execution, a life sentence would be sufficient.

The young man raised an eyebrow after hearing this, then smiled and said:

"You're quite adept at using your privileges."