"Hi, Mr. Chen." Paul walked up and hugged Chen Zhao first. "It's great to see that you're okay. I made a huge mistake that day."
Chen Zhao smiled insincerely. What a joke. You gave me a parachute that I couldn't open. Should I smile at you?
Chen Zhao couldn't do that. At least, he couldn't be sure if Paul had any ill intentions.
In comparison, Chen Zhao was more looking forward to hugging Sonnenfeld.
"Paul, aren't you going to introduce this lady to me?"
"This is my adjutant, Demi Sonnenfeld."
Chen Zhao walked up to shake her hand, but Demi rejected him directly.
When she'd brought her father home that day, she'd been asking him what was going on with Chen Zhao.
However, her father refused to tell her. She still thought that Chen Zhao was bullying her father.
Chen Zhao retracted his hand awkwardly and looked at Paul. "Paul, I want to know."
Paul glanced at Demi and said, "Let's go to the tent."
When he entered the tent, he saw that there were a few people in the tent, all of whom were soldiers.
"Mr. Chen, I received news from my superior that an expert would come today. I didn't expect you to be the expert."
"Let's make it short. I want to know the specific situation here."
Paul could feel that there was a gap between them.
It was understandable. After all, he'd almost killed Chen Zhao that day.
"About one kilometer to the west of the camp, we found an underground building complex. The building complex was very large. We then sent two exploration teams into it, especially the second team, which was fully armed and equipped with the most advanced war weapons. But in the end, only one person came out alive. However, he was also seriously injured and died not long after."
"So, did you confirm what creatures are inside?"
"Not yet. We didn't find any."
"What do you know about the situation inside?"
"No."
"Then what's the purpose of the military exploring the underground complex?"
"No." Paul gave another negative answer.
Chen Zhao sneered inwardly. Exploring the underground complex without any purpose? Do you think I'm stupid?
"So, what problem did you call me here to help you solve?"
"The problem we want Mr. Chen to help us solve is how to get our people in and out safely."
"Sir, I think it's a waste of time. He can't solve anything at all," Demi said unhappily.
Everyone in the tent looked at Chen Zhao, who was crossing one leg.
"I don't care what you think of me. My purpose for coming here will not change. I can explore the underground complex for you, but you have to pay the price."
"What price?" Paul frowned.
He didn't know how the higher-ups had found Chen Zhao. He also didn't know how Chen Zhao had cooperated with them.
"You gave me five hundred thousand a day to be your consultant," Chen Zhao said. "Of course, it's only for one day."
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Five hundred thousand dollars a day?
Was he an expert or a celebrity?
"My team and I specialize in dealing with supernatural creatures, so in this regard, we are more professional than the military."
"Mr. Chen, have you encountered such supernatural creatures before?"
Chen Zhao took out his phone and showed the photo to Paul.
In the photo, the mother was in the second stage of mutation. It hadn't completely broken away from its human form and was crawling out of its skin.
Chen Zhao put one hand on the mother's body and took a photo.
"This is a supernatural creature that our team dealt with," Chen Zhao said. "Can this prove it?"
Paul glanced at it, then glanced at the others to distinguish it.
In the end, it reached Demi's hand. Demi's expression was full of disdain. "This is fake. It's clearly a Hollywood prop, or the photo itself is photoshopped."
Just based on a photo, it was indeed hard to believe whether it was real or fake.
"If it's real, why isn't there a single video?" Demi questioned.
"For those who are hostile to me," Chen Zhao said calmly. "Any evidence I show will be treated as fake. Also, if I make a video, you'll say it's made with CGI."
Paul could tell that Chen Zhao and Demi had a grudge. Otherwise, Demi wouldn't be so against him.
"If I want your team to capture a living creature in this complex, how much will it cost?"
"Two million dollars."
"What payment method do you accept?"
"Cash … Oh, two million dollars after tax."
"Sure. When can your team arrive?"
"I don't need a team," Chen Zhao said. "Take me to the entrance."
"Mr. Chen, this isn't a joke," Paul said seriously. "Our two groups all died inside."
"I'm not joking," Chen Zhao said. "You just have to prepare two million dollars for me."
"Sir, if he wants to die, why stop him?"
Paul's eyes flashed. "Mr. Chen, are you serious?"
"I don't think it's more difficult than surviving ten thousand meters without a parachute."
Everyone couldn't help but look at Chen Zhao. Surviving ten thousand meters without a parachute?
Could he really do it?
Of course, it wasn't completely impossible.
If there was a large enough net that could continuously spread the impact of the fall, one could survive.
Someone had once challenged falling 7,600 meters without a parachute. In the end, he landed on a net and survived. (This is a real case. If you're interested, you can find this video.)
"Okay," Paul said. "Since you think you can do it, I'll accept the job. Mr. Chen, what equipment do you need?"
"A net."
Soon, Paul prepared one for Chen Zhao. He put it in a backpack and handed it to Chen Zhao.
Chen Zhao looked at the deep tunnel entrance. Waves of cold wind blew out from inside.
Even though they were just standing at the entrance, the soldiers beside Paul were all on high alert. Their guns were pointed at the darkness, as if they were afraid that some monster would charge out of the tunnel.
"Mr. Chen, are you sure you want to go in alone? And with only one net. "
Just then, a beast-like roar came from inside, but it became a whistling sound outside.
Everyone's expression changed. "Mr. Chen," Paul said, "the thing inside often makes this sound."
Chen Zhao looked at the darkness. He could vaguely see the shadow of a beast, but he couldn't see it clearly because it was too far away.
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