Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five.

Upon hearing the word "bonus," Zhang Chulan instinctively glanced at Zhou Fengliu before replying:

"If you're talking about bonuses, then my brother Liu won't be sleepy anymore..."

This is true.

Zhou Fengliu, who hadn't slept well all night and was yawning, perked up a bit when he heard the word "bonus".

"Alright, there is a mission reward... but that's not why I called you here."

Zhao Fangxu pressed a button on the remote control in his hand, and then several images of the scene after Ma Xianhong was abducted last night appeared on the large screen behind him.

The corpses on the screen were horrifying to look at; the perpetrators left no survivors, their methods utterly cruel...

"I believe your supervisor has already informed you that the route used to transport Ma Xianhong was attacked last night, and Ma Xianhong escaped..."

Upon hearing Zhao Fangxu's words, the expressions on the faces of the temporary workers present changed to varying degrees.

"None of the brothers who escorted Ma Xianhong survived... We can only tell from the footage and some fragmented recordings that the other side left no clues."

"How did they know Ma Xianhong's escort route? The escort personnel were only informed of the mission details after arriving at the scene..."

...

“A mole…” Xiao Zizai interjected at this moment, “If it’s not one of our personnel involved in the mission, then it’s one of you…”

"It's highly likely. We're investigating now, and after we've investigated you, we'll naturally be investigated as well..."

Zhao Fangxu's words can be interpreted as an agreement with the claim that there was a mole within the company.

"Of course, I called you here not to interrogate you, nor to have you find the mole. I called you here simply to tell you... this matter is not over yet. No matter what the cost, the company will find out who is behind Ma Xianhong."

"And you must not forget this matter. Use every means at your disposal to find out the truth about this matter, find Ma Xianhong, and bring him back to the company."

"Go ahead and do whatever you want, as long as you don't cross the line of ordinary people, you can do whatever you want..."

Hearing Zhao Fangxu grant such extensive permissions, Xiao Zizai, sitting in the back, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

As long as ordinary people are not harmed... is it okay?

Xiao Zizai truly couldn't have imagined how happy his days would be from now on...

Fellow patients! They're all fellow patients, it's impossible to tell them apart, it's impossible to tell whether they're related to Ma Xianhong.

Zhao Fangxu, who was sitting in the audience, noticed Xiao Zizai covering his mouth and laughing, and he emphasized it again.

"Xiao Xiao... Xiao Xiao, you need me to give you a few words of advice."

"We must eliminate the enemy, but first we need to figure things out, understand?"

"what?"

"Ah! That's for sure."

Xiao Zizai pushed up his glasses and, seeing that everyone was looking at him, quickly composed himself and solemnly agreed.

Chapter 195 New Version by Old Ma! (Second Update)

"Does anyone have any other questions?"

After giving Xiao Zizai his instructions, Zhao Fangxu glanced at the others present.

“Yes…” Zhou Fengliu stepped forward and raised a question.

"explain..."

"I don't care about finding the mole. I just want to know how much the company is offering as a reward for capturing Ma Xianhong?" Zhou Fengliu asked.

"..."

Everyone present was taken aback by Zhou Fengliu's question.

They really hadn't thought of this problem.

Faced with Zhou Fengliu's question, Zhao Fangxu remained silent for a few seconds before giving a number that was neither very high nor very low.

Upon hearing the figures Zhao Fangxu presented, everyone present exclaimed in surprise that the company had invested heavily. Only Zhou Fengliu stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

Old Ma, oh Old Ma...

You're truly my lucky star!

Zhou Fengliu thought to himself.

The bargaining chip he used to make deals with the company, the Divine Refined Craftsmanship, came from Ma Xianhong's gift to Zhuge Qing. The reward for completing his missions came from destroying Ma Xianhong's new Jie Sect. Now... Ma Xianhong is providing him with an extra source of income.

He recalled the time Ma Xianhong invited him to visit Biyou Village... with food, lodging, and travel expenses all included, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

What else could this be but a lucky star?

...

Just as Zhou Fengliu was reminiscing about Old Ma, in a cave in a mountain range, Ma Xianhong sat on a large rock, dressed in clean white clothes, waiting for someone.

A short while later, a short-haired woman wearing a black robe walked in.

When Ma Xianhong saw the woman, he addressed her as "sister." The woman in front of him was Qu Tong, the "sister" behind Ma Xianhong.

"Sister... I'm sorry, I messed everything up. If it weren't for the company, the Perfect Body Refinement Furnace would have been created."

"It doesn't matter..."

Qu Tong first comforted Ma Xianhong, then spoke in an older sister's tone:

“I told you before, don’t build Biyou Village and make such a big deal out of it... that way the company won’t be able to target you.”

“What’s wrong with that… I’m helping others, I’m helping the world, eliminating the differences between people. Once I eliminate these differences, won’t the pain and conflict that result disappear?”

Ma Xianhong stated that he did not want to be a cult leader; he simply wanted to create a world without pain or strife.

Even if there is a price to pay... he feels it's worth it.

Looking at Ma Xianhong in front of her, Qu Tong shook her head:

"My foolish brother, this is a world without a stable state. Everyone has selfish desires. You may be able to eliminate the differences between people, but you cannot eliminate the differences between people's hearts..."

"Don't you understand? Your failure this time was because you trusted people too much. No one else will treat you as well as your sister."

After listening to Qu Tong's answer, Ma Xianhong remained silent for a long time before nodding.

"Yes, sister is right... I was too trusting of people's hearts. If I hadn't trusted Zhou Fengliu and Zhang Chulan so much... perhaps Biyou Village wouldn't have been destroyed."

"Zhou Fengliu..."

Ma Xianhong felt a little disheartened by the man who had broken his self-cultivation furnace three times and slapped him three times.

His stove broke.

His heart was broken too.

He provided food, lodging, and travel expenses... In what way did he not take care of us?

Even when Zhou Fengliu cleaned up his own house, he still gave him benefits...

Why would someone so rudely betray him? Why would they help the company team up with those temporary workers to deal with him?

Now it's ok...

The village he built burned down.

His beautiful dream was shattered.

He finished making all of Ru Hua's dishes.

He became the biggest clown.

The worst part is... even when he was about to run away, Zhou Fengliu wouldn't let him go... just how did he mistreat Zhou Fengliu?

He's on the same page with his buddies, and they use their brains together!

None of them are human!

...

Qu Tong, who was standing to the side, raised an eyebrow when she saw Ma Xianhong talking about Zhou Fengliu.

Zhou Fengliu, huh?

She knew this person...

During the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, she sent people to interview Zhou Fengliu, but he refused and she couldn't find out anything.

The next news about Zhou Fengliu was that the Tongtian Scroll fell into his hands and the Wang family was wiped out...

Unlike outsiders, she had a complete understanding of the Wang family's affairs and knew that Zhou Fengliu was the mastermind behind the Wang family's destruction.

After learning this news, she became even more determined to investigate Zhou Fengliu's background and why he possessed such strength.

Unfortunately... even with her Yaoxing Society's comprehensive intelligence network, she was unable to uncover anything unusual.

Zhou Fengliu must have some secrets.

Otherwise, how could someone grow from an ordinary person to such a level of skill in just "two and a half years" of practice?

Qu Tong was interested in this secret.

She knew that she couldn't learn this secret from outsiders; she could only start with Zhou Fengliu. As for when to do it, she hadn't found the right time yet.