When Shen Qingshan informed Xu Neng to meet the leader, Xu Neng was instructing Xiao Gao to secretly search for Chu Xiang at the base. He couldn't have disappeared into thin air; Xu Neng suspected that he was still at the base.
Shen Qingshan's sudden visit interrupted them, and Xiao Gao immediately lowered his head and stepped aside.
Xu Neng hadn't expected Hu Tianhao to summon him overnight. He glanced at Shen Qingshan and understood: "Shen Qingshan must have reported this before coming to summon him personally."
Seeing Shen Qingshan's shifty eyes, Xu Neng was unwilling to deal with him and went straight to Hu Tianhao to report back.
As soon as Xu Neng entered the council hall, Hu Tianhao's hearty laughter rang out: "Hahaha, our great hero has arrived!"
Although he hadn't been a member for long, Xu Neng had already figured out a lot about Hu Tianhao's way of doing things. His excessive politeness was a way of concealing his true intentions.
Hu Tianhao sat on the sofa and asked Xu Neng to sit next to him. Xu Neng did not refuse and sat down readily.
Hu Tianhao, a smile playing on his lips, took a puff of his cigarette, his deep eyes fixed on Xu Neng, and said:
"I heard from Shen Qingshan that you saved him at the critical moment. I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Luckily you were here, otherwise we would have lost a great general!"
"You flatter me, leader. Although we won by a narrow margin tonight, we also lost a lot of manpower. Our preparations were not thorough enough."
Hu Tianhao's smile didn't reach his eyes. He flicked his cigarette ash and said casually, "Indeed, compared to you, Shen Qingshan is indeed a bit inexperienced in actual combat..."
He raised his eyes, stared into Xu Neng's eyes, and asked, "So, tell me about your plan for tonight, how did you come up with it?"
Xu Neng sneered inwardly. Sure enough, he was being suspected. He stood up and smiled, "The leader is doubting me, isn't he?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Hu Tianhao's face, but he quickly smiled and said, "Hahaha... Commander Xu is overthinking it..."
“We have been monitored since we entered the high walls.”
"What?"
“If they failed to attack a neighborhood twice, it’s impossible for them to have such obvious defensive vulnerabilities.”
Xu Neng looked at Hu Tianhao with a cold gaze and continued, "Knowing that someone had broken in, yet the community was completely empty, it's clear they changed their strategy. Our ambush confirms that."
“So, you…” Hu Tianhao looked at him suspiciously.
“I secretly tracked down their leader, who happened to be preparing to kill Shen Qingshan, so I had to act in advance.”
Hu Tianhao remained silent for two or three seconds, quickly reviewing Xu Neng's words in his mind. He recalled their first meeting when Xu Neng had managed to infiltrate the base alone and negotiate terms with him directly, even when facing an encirclement.
With such methods and audacity, tonight's events seem to make sense.
If it were anyone else, Hu Tianhao might have been suspicious, but with Xu Neng, he was almost certain that "surprise attack and defeating the enemy in one move" was Xu Neng's style.
Once Hu Tianhao understood this, his doubts vanished instantly.
He got up, walked over, patted Xu Neng on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Hahaha... You always manage to surprise me. You've done a great job this time. Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"
Xu Neng said solemnly:
“I want ten apostles. I have already chosen seven from the new recruits tonight, and I would like to choose three more.”
These seven people were just selected from the security team. Cultivating their own power base by selecting from new recruits is the best approach.
As for the other three, he had already decided to reserve them for Chu Xiang, Chen Nian, and the undercover police officer.
Chu Xiang and Chen Nian were chosen for Wang Feifei's sake, and as for the undercover agent, he was currently unsure whether he was friend or foe, but he reserved the spot for future use.
He didn't plan to tell Hu Tianhao who the three spots were this time; he would allocate them when needed.
After hearing Xu Neng's request, Hu Tianhao admired him immensely. This was the kind of magnanimity a person who was going to do great things should have!
Unlike people like Shen Qingshan, whose minds are filled with women.
"Very well! Commander Xu can choose the other three from among all the apostles. I grant his permission!"
It wasn't until Xu Neng left that Hu Tianhao truly showed his approval. His judgment was always accurate, and Xu Neng was indeed a rare talent!
It was another sleepless night. When Xu Neng returned to his residence, it was already broad daylight. He was exhausted and his side was still aching.
The security captain was a ruthless character; although the knife didn't damage any internal organs, the wound was quite deep.
Later, when he fought Xu Huan, his wound tore open again, and the blood had soaked through the gauze that had been temporarily bandaged.
Xu took off his shirt, turned to the side, and unwrapped the gauze from his wound. The fibers stuck to the flesh were torn apart, and the intense pain made him covered in sweat.
A long, deep red gash appeared on the firm muscles of his waist, from which blood trickled, and the white flesh was turned inside out...
Just as he was thinking about how to apply the medicine, his phone suddenly rang. It was Wang Feifei!
This was the first time she had called him on her own initiative! He could no longer feel the pain in his wound, and a soft smile appeared on Xu Neng's face. He opened his wound and eagerly answered the phone.
The voice he had been longing for immediately reached his ears, causing his heart to flutter...
"Xu Neng, are you alright?"
Xu Neng's lips curved into a handsome smile as he said softly, "What, we just talked on the phone last night, and you already miss me?"
These words made Wang Feifei's face flush red instantly. She wanted to say it out loud, but she lacked the confidence to do so.
"Who was thinking of you... I just... dreamt that you were injured. Are you alright?"
A ripple of emotion stirred in Xu Neng's heart, and he couldn't resist teasing her:
"Hmm... Is this a case of 'thinking about something during the day and dreaming about it at night'?"
"If you don't speak properly, I'm hanging up!"
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