Tongtong simply rolled her eyes at Ye Zi, neither objecting nor nodding, which was tantamount to acquiescing.

Just as Ye Zi was about to make her move, a voice suddenly rang out from outside the tent:

"The food is here."

Yezi felt the voice was familiar, and Tongtong immediately said:

"Please come in."

A young man carrying a meal walked into the tent.

Ye Zi exclaimed in surprise:

"Li Erniu? What are you doing here?"

The person who came was Li Erniu, from the special department that had told Ye Zi that he was being targeted by foreign forces.

"Why can't I be here? I'm a member of the production crew, where else would I be?"

"Then why didn't I see you when I set off?"

"Nonsense, I'm a staff member at the final stop. This place was booked by the production team for less than ten days, and everyone here arrived around that time. It would be a miracle if you could even see me."

Tongtong, seeing how familiar the two seemed, asked:

"You two know each other?"

Ye Zi smiled and said:

"He's the one who took care of your father's affairs."

Tongtong nodded, turned around and took the food from Li Erniu's hands, saying:

"Thanks."

"Of course."

Tongtong placed the food on the table.

Li Erniu said:

How does it feel to lock someone up one minute, only to find out the next minute that the person is your father-in-law?

Ye Zi rolled her eyes at Li Erniu, tossed him a cigarette, and said:

"My wife's thank you just now wasn't for bringing me food, but for locking me up."

You know better than I what he's done; locking him up is the best option.

Li Erniu looked at Tongtong in surprise, and the latter gave a helpless expression. Only she and her mother knew how much of a scoundrel their biological father was, and locking him up was indeed the best choice.

"Go back and help arrange things, just make sure he doesn't get bullied," Ye Zi said casually.

"Don't worry, this will be settled when you two appear in the live stream holding hands."

Ye Zi gave a thumbs up, and Tong Tong thanked her.

"How did you become a staff member?" Ye Zi continued to ask.

"Have you forgotten the commotion you caused at the assembly camp?" Li Erniu retorted.

Ye Zi suddenly realized.

"Just for this?"

"Yeah, what if those people aren't ethical and find a tribe to give them some guns and ammunition? You're done for."

So I came.

Thanks.

"Of course."

"Want to grab something to eat together?"

Li Erniu rolled his eyes at Ye Zi, took out a satellite phone, tossed it to her, and turned to leave.

Ye Zi took the phone and examined it. There was only one name in the contacts: Li Erniu. It had no other functions besides making calls and sending text messages.

Then he put the phone aside and sat down at the table to eat with Tongtong.

"I'm going to forgo the prize money and give it all to you."

Ye Zi paused for a moment, then asked:

"Why?"

“No need to pay taxes,” Tongtong said matter-of-factly.

Ye Zi smiled and said:

"You're blatantly fleecing me."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Judging from how much they value you, joining the special department is a done deal."

Since you're going to risk your life, it's perfectly reasonable for you to take advantage of the situation.

Another reason is that my contract with the company hadn't expired when I participated in the show. I'd have to give the company a share later, leaving me with even less. It's much more satisfying to give it all to you and have 100% of it in my pocket.

Ye Zi frowned and asked:

Are you unhappy at work? Is someone giving you a hard time?

"Not really. That's just how the entertainment industry is. It's pretty much like the workplace, all about backstabbing and fighting for resources."

Ye Zi nodded. This was normal competition and there was nothing wrong with it.

"It depends on whether the production team will agree. If you give up the prize money and the production team just pockets it, then you can't give it up."

Tongtong said with a mischievous smile:

According to the program rules, the prize money will be allocated to the regional team in charge, and then they will distribute it to the contestants.

"Since Li Erniu has joined the production team, he should be able to handle this matter."

Ye Zi nodded teasingly.

After finishing her meal, Ye Zi went to return the tableware and said with a smile that Li Erniu had told her about Tongtong's thoughts.

Li Erniu said with a mocking expression:

"So they've already started taking advantage of us?"

Ye Zi responded using Tong Tong's words:

"I've been through thick and thin with you all, it's only reasonable for me to leave some living expenses for my family."

Li Erniu's expression turned serious, and he nodded, saying:

"no problem."

"Not optimistic?"

Ye Zi was referring to the tasks assigned after joining the special department, and Li Erniu understood what he meant.

“Our people are being targeted.”

Ye Zi thought for a moment and said:

"Illegal team formation?"

Li Erniu nodded, then smiled and said:

"We'll talk about that later. Let's enjoy our vacation first."

Ye Zi walked toward the tent with a heavy expression, but her expression turned into a wicked grin as she entered.

Tongtong knew at a glance that the bonus was secured.

Nothing happened that night, but Ye Zi didn't sleep well. In the middle of the night, she started driving off-road vehicles into the camp, and the whole camp was in chaos.

Tongtong couldn't sleep well either because it was too noisy.

This situation continued until morning, not because all the athletes had returned, but because it was already daylight and they couldn't fall back asleep, so they had to get up.

Around noon, Yezi and Tongtong returned from outside. Dahei had already been released, and only the honey badger couple remained near the camp.

The furs on the cart were also brought into the camp. Except for a few that they planned to keep for themselves, the rest were sold to the camp owner.

Back in the tent, Yezi and Tongtong were happily counting their money when a foreign language voice came from outside, asking if Yezi was there.

Ye Zi got up and went out, with Tong Tong following closely behind. Since the language spoken outside was a foreign language that Ye Zi couldn't understand, Tong Tong had to act as a translator.

Stepping out of the tent, Ye Zi paused for a moment upon seeing the people who had arrived, because the four people in front of her were none other than Ayde and Bear Grylls, and the other two women were probably their partners.

After exchanging greetings and shaking hands, Bear Grylls and Eddie Redmayne each spoke a string of words in a foreign language.

Tongtong translated:

"They congratulated us on winning the game."

Ye Zi thanked him, and then Ai De continued:

"Would you like to have lunch together sometime?"

Ye Zi agreed after consulting with Tong Tong.

It was lunchtime, so the six of them went to the restaurant together. It was called a restaurant, but it was actually just a large tent.

After sitting down, they ordered food and drinks, and began chatting.

Ayde arrived at the camp at night, while Bear Grylls arrived in the middle of the night.

Both of them thought they could win the game, and since it wasn't too hot in the evening and they still had time, they were both focused on getting to their destination. Unexpectedly, they suddenly received a message from the drone announcing the end of the game.

The rescue team learned that Ye Zi and Tong Tong had won the game.

After returning to the camp and resting for a night, they wanted to get to know each other in the morning, but the two of them ended up releasing the giant black dog back into the wild.

When I heard that Ye Zi and Tong Tong had returned to the tent around noon, I went to invite them to lunch, but I didn't expect to run into them at the door.

There were still quite a few people eating at the restaurant. Seeing Ye Zi and her six friends chatting and laughing, they immediately started taking pictures, even if it was just one photo.

After all, these three men are top-tier figures in wilderness survival.