Ye Zi didn't tell her parents about the invitation right away. Although there were various speculations, Ye Zi still chose to wait and see.
If this is a scam, saying all this now would be pointless and would only cause my mother to live in fear for a while, which isn't worth it.
A week later, the program's trailer appeared online, but the registration channel had not yet opened.
The phone rang, and Ye Zi frowned slightly as she looked at the caller ID.
It's not that I don't want to answer the call, but the number is very strange. It's an unfamiliar number, and it only shows the first three digits and the last four digits, with only four asterisks in the middle, and it doesn't even have a location information.
Generally, these calls are either made via the internet or from overseas.
Both of these are almost certainly scam calls, because Yezi doesn't know anyone living abroad.
The phone rang three times, but Ye Zi didn't answer.
Then a message popped up on his phone; someone had added him as a friend through a chat app.
The note says we met when you donated those three cultural relics.
Ye Zi raised an eyebrow. After returning from the island survival experience, he had added a request to check on the progress of the cultural relic restoration, but the application was still approved. It's not impossible that they might change the person communicating with him.
Soon, a video call came in, and Ye Zi was stunned for a moment after answering it.
Because the person appearing on the screen was not one of the people responsible for taking over the cultural relics, but one of the two young men wearing Zhongshan suits.
"What do you need?" Ye Zi asked first.
"You should have received an invitation to a wilderness survival course, right?" the young man asked with a smile.
Ye Zi frowned. He had only mentioned this matter to Huang Jingyu and a few others. The only person who had seen this young man was Reba, and that was all. How could they know about the invitation?
He then asked:
How did you know?
The young man didn't answer the question; instead, he continued to ask:
"You received the three million, right?"
Ye Zi immediately thought of the department the middle-aged man had mentioned that couldn't be named, and then asked:
"Which special department do you work for? Are the so-called donation bonuses issued by you?"
The young man nodded, and Ye Zi continued to ask:
"So, those so-called tax-free revenues were also your doing?"
The young man continued to nod.
Ye Zi continued to ask:
"What is tax-exempt income? Can you explain it?"
"Not at the moment."
Ye Zi raised an eyebrow and then asked:
"So what do you want from me?"
"You're being watched."
Ye Zi paused for a moment, then confirmed:
"Me? Being targeted? What do they want from me? Money? Or their brute strength?"
"You have brute strength."
Ye Zi casually remarked:
"Isn't that what you're after when you granted me tax-free status?"
"That's right."
"What do you want me to do?" Ye Zi continued to ask.
He didn't mention any nonsense about not doing anything illegal. The fact that the other party could make the national tax system change for him shows that their influence in the national departments was beyond his imagination.
"There's nothing for you to do right now, but we won't hurt you."
"You can't harm the country either."
“We serve the country, so you don’t need to worry about this kind of thing.”
Okay, let's get back to the important thing. You're being targeted. This show is part of a conspiracy against you, so you'd better not participate.
"Tell me more details," Ye Zi said solemnly.
"Simply put, there are forces abroad that don't want monsters like you in the country. Your existence might affect a certain competition, so they want to get rid of you."
The various venomous snakes and ferocious beasts on the African plains are their methods of dealing with you.
Upon hearing this, Ye Zi's previous seriousness vanished, replaced by a disdainful sneer:
"Those things think they can kill me? They're underestimating me."
"This is just the official approach; there should be other backup plans."
Ye Zi frowned, then asked:
"You don't use a gun, do you? Then I need to hide."
"There won't be any guns, since it's a live broadcast, but there's a high chance that indigenous blowguns or similar weapons will appear."
Ye Zi regained her relaxed expression and said:
"Unless they can blow the blowgun a hundred meters away in one breath, it will be ineffective."
By the way, which force is targeting me?
"We can't say yet, it's not the right time. Besides, we just got the news. You didn't answer our calls, so we can only add you as a friend."
"Was that the call with the asterisk mark just now yours?"
"right."
Ye Zi asked in confusion:
"What kind of weird number is this? It has no location information and the number isn't even fully displayed."
"I can't tell you that right now, but I might tell you later."
Ye Zi thought for a moment and then asked:
"Is there anything else you can tell me now?"
"That's all. I'm just letting you know you're being watched."
"You've said nothing at all."
"At least I'll make you a little more cautious."
"Thanks," Ye Zi said dryly.
"Alright, that's all. Just remember to answer the phone next time."
After the video call ended, Ye Zi began to take the invitation seriously.
He possessed immense strength, and people were initially worried that the government would dissect and study him, but it was clear that the government had no such intention; rather, it was foreign forces that had their eyes on him.
It's not hard to tell from the information the young man gave that there must be a competition, and if he participates, it will disrupt the existing order, which is why foreign forces want to get rid of him.
Domestically, it's still uncertain whether or not he should participate in that competition.
However, Ye Zi should be included in the investigation, as the tax-free income and the large bonus received for donating cultural relics are the best proof.
Returning to the program, it has been confirmed that it is real. Although it is targeted at him, his personal safety can still be guaranteed as long as no firearms are involved.
At least within the system's detection range, Ye Zi has enough time to deal with danger.
Weapons like blowguns and bows have limited range; at long range, they might not even be able to penetrate the leaves, and at close range, they would face attacks from flying stones thrown by the leaves.
Even if they could get close, with Ye Zi's strength, it would have taken seven or eight Tyson-like men surrounding him and going all out to inflict damage on him.
But don't forget, Ye Zi's forte is actually close-quarters combat.
It can be said that without using a gun, Ye Zi is invincible.
Although he was confident, he still needed to make the necessary preparations.
First, we need to stockpile more flying stones. Since we're being targeted, it's hard to say whether we'll be able to find suitable stones along the way.
The best choice for flying stones is naturally pebbles. You need to find some by looking for a stream that has been flowing for many years, or you can buy them at a flower, bird, fish and insect market. The most convenient way is to buy them at the market.
We also need to prepare bottled water, in case these people poison the leaves on their way, it will be disastrous.
Never underestimate the ruthlessness and shamelessness of these people.
Using any means necessary to achieve their goals is their norm.
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