"Since you're the highest in charge at these bases, and I'm currently ranked above you, it means I'm the one in charge now, right?" The woman in black sat in the backseat, forcing Soul Destroyer to play the role of a driver.

"You... don't push it too far, this... it's not up to me." Soul Destroyer was helpless and simply said he didn't have the authority, figuring that as long as Ghost didn't agree, he wouldn't offend anyone.

If she had the skills, she'd make Ghost sign this "humiliating treaty" then.

Even though he knew the woman in black had no intention of killing him, Soul Destroyer suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of pain, more agonizing than death. Signing this agreement felt like a stain on him, something that even if Ye Shikai forgave him one day, he'd never overcome.

"Can't you... take off the veil now?" Soul Destroyer asked tentatively.

"It's still not convenient for you to know my identity." The woman in the black veil seemed to see through his thoughts, and said calmly, "It's not that I don't trust you, but if you saw my face, it would bring disaster upon you, me, and even Ye Shikai."

"Bring... disaster."

"Don't worry, I won't betray the Netherworld Palace. As long as you cooperate, I won't trouble Ye Shikai, and with my help, both you and Ye Shikai will encounter fewer problems," the woman added.

"Alright, I'll trust you this once."

"One more thing, why do you want to join the Netherworld Palace? You don't have to tell me, but once you reach the base, you won't have enough persuasion to command them." Soul Destroyer was still uneasy. The woman had "no face," "no identity," and "no motive," such a "three-nothing woman" would make even passersby hesitant to give their phone number, let alone the members of Netherworld Palace follow her orders unconditionally.

"I can tell you that," the woman said coldly. "I want to join the Netherworld Palace to stay alive."

"Stay alive? Does someone want to kill you?" Soul Destroyer was very curious. The woman's words continuously surprised him; she had "kidnapped" Soul Destroyer to become "comrades," and becoming "comrades" was for survival. What kind of logic is that...

"Perhaps. He won't, not yet, but in the future, once he knows the truth, he will surely take my life," the woman murmured, with a hint of regret in her tone, though Soul Destroyer couldn't detect it.

"Who is he?"

"I can't say that."

"Then tell me, who exactly is preventing our investigation, and who ordered those gang shooters that attacked us?" Soul Destroyer continued to ask. Their trip to South America was fruitful; there were too many mysteries. With his sixth sense, he felt the puppeteer behind the scenes was a sharp blade hanging over Netherworld Palace.

"You're one of Ye Shikai's confidants, so you must know why your boss went to the Underworld, right?" The woman changed the subject instead of answering.

"Of course, the boss's unit's secret mission was leaked, leading to almost all his comrades being killed. He went to the Underworld to investigate this incident. Over the years, Ghost and Nightmare have been investigating too, but there's been no progress," Soul Destroyer added bitterly. "The boss hates two things most: betrayal, and being schemed against."

"That... is also one of your objectives for coming to South America, isn't it?" The woman said lightly. Soul Destroyer didn't deny it, even though the direct reason was to investigate Johnson's cause of death. Still, he was attacked while looking for leads. Calculating like this, the clue about the Dragon Teeth operation leak could very likely be in this city.

"You're right. Do you know the leads?" Soul Destroyer became energized, hoping to get some information from the woman.

"Well... alright, I can tell you a bit," the woman nodded slightly, "regard it as a benefit of our cooperation."

"Thank you."

"Your informant named Johnson did indeed find some information about that operation's leak. I don't know how important this clue is, but since he's already been silenced, it signifies it's a core clue. After all, it involves Huaxia's strongest unit, Dragon Teeth."

"So it was leaked by someone, damn it. If I find out who did it, I'll tear them to pieces." Soul Destroyer didn't know those Dragon Teeth special operatives who died in battle, but he knew they were staunch men and Ye Shikai's brothers, which made them his brothers too. He couldn't tolerate heroes being killed and vowed to help Ye Shikai find the culprit behind it.

"Don't get so worked up. To find the secret behind it, you must remain calm. What I want to tell you concerns the mastermind behind the scenes."

"You know, then tell me quickly," Soul Destroyer said excitedly.

"The mastermind of the operation leak has something to do with Ye Shikai himself. I won't tell him those leads directly. I believe that someday, he'll figure it out on his own."

"Sister, you know this but won't say, isn't that the same as not saying anything?" Soul Destroyer felt exasperated at this answer. So much had happened, and still, nothing was said. Isn't this just teasing people? But the woman did say something important: the mastermind is related to Ye Shikai, which means they might know each other.

"What do you understand? If I told him the truth now, that would be ripping his heart out," the woman in black said displeased.

"What do you mean by that?" Soul Destroyer was bewildered, clearly not grasping the subtext of what the woman was saying.

"You don't need to know, he'll understand in time."

.....................

Yanjing, training base.

"Congratulations on becoming the military district's first female special forces unit. You will undertake more rigorous tasks in the future... Moreover, your future missions will involve real combat, and you must only succeed." After more than ten days of selection, 150 people were chosen. They would become the female special forces team, and among them, ten would be selected as members of Dragon Teeth. Of course, the selection would still need to be done by Ye Shikai and Wen Ya. Every person joining Dragon Teeth had to undergo strict secret screening.

What surprised Ye Shikai was that the soldier from the Cultural Troupe, Zheng Ruoxin, was among them. Ye Shikai had seen her scores, and she was at the top level, but if listed in order, she could only rank around the fiftieth place.

"Next, when I call your name, step out," Wen Ya took out a list. On it were the names of the female soldiers deemed most suitable to become members of the Dragon Teeth special forces after a night's selection by the two of them.

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