Searching for someone in northern Myanmar, and you call that earning tuition fees?

The roar of the "Warrior" off-road vehicle's engine grew louder as it approached, the dust it kicked up resembling two earthen dragons.

The convoy came to an abrupt halt at the foot of the sand dunes. A dozen heavily armed soldiers tumbled off the vehicles with swift and agile movements, quickly spreading out to surround them in a crescent shape.

The dark muzzles of guns were pointed at everyone on the sandbar.

"Don't move!" The passenger door of the lead car popped open, and a soldier jumped out with an assault rifle, pointing it directly at them.

"Hands up! State your identities!"

Before Zhao Gang could speak, Gu Changfeng rushed to the front, shouting hoarsely, "I am Gu Changfeng! Chairman of the Gu Group! We are the family search and rescue team of the missing scientific expedition team!"

Immediately afterwards, Ma Jianguo jumped off the second car, took off his goggles, and was completely stunned when he saw who it was.

"Holy crap! How...how did you guys get out?"

He strode forward, sizing up the group of survivors who resembled the desert branch of the Beggars' Sect, his gaze finally settling on Su Ming.

The boy with the tattered backpack and old hoodie was standing at the back of the line, looking like a freshman who had just finished military training.

If it weren't for the thick layer of sand on his face, Ma Jianguo would have suspected that the kid had secretly run away from school.

"Commander Ma," a young soldier beside him said in a low voice, looking puzzled, "how...how did they get out of the core area? The first few search and rescue teams almost got stuck in there in their vehicles."

Ma Jianguo's facial muscles stiffened, his eyes filled with shock and confusion.

He exhaled a breath of stale air and replied hoarsely, "Don't ask, I fucking don't know either. When I let him in, I thought he was here for a picnic in the desert."

He now finally understands what he wrote in his report.

This kid is neither crazy nor a genius.

That's fucking inhuman!

"Commander Ma!" Gu Changfeng's voice choked with emotion, "My daughter has been found! Weiguang is still alive!"

As he spoke, he stepped aside.

Gu Weiguang walked out from behind the bodyguard. Although his face looked haggard, his eyes were bright.

Ma Jianguo's eyes widened, and he subconsciously looked at the boundless sea of ​​sand behind him.

All three search and rescue teams were utterly defeated.

As a result, this group of people managed to rescue the person using only a few broken sand sleds.

"How did you get out?" Ma Jianguo swallowed and asked again.

Zhao Gang opened his mouth, but didn't know where to begin.

They said we encountered Black Fox mercenaries? They blew up the underground base? And casually shot down an attack helicopter with a slingshot?

Who would believe that if I told them that?!

"Don't ask." Su Ming walked up from the back of the group and patted the sand off his clothes.

"I don't know either."

Ma Jianguo: ? ? ?

He turned to look at Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang shook his head with a wry smile: "Commander Ma, please don't ask. If I tell you, you'll probably think I'm crazy."

"Anyway..." He glanced at Su Ming, "following Mr. Su won't kill you."

Ma Jianguo stared at Su Ming for several seconds before finally sighing, "Alright, get in the car first, we'll talk about it back at the camp."

He waved to the soldiers to help him up.

As Gu Changfeng was being helped into the car, he suddenly turned around and walked straight toward Su Ming.

Everyone was stunned.

The next second, this business tycoon, worth billions and with decades of experience in the business world, knelt down in front of everyone.

"Mr. Su!"

Gu Changfeng's voice trembled as he pressed his forehead against the sand.

"You saved my daughter! You saved my Gu family! I, Gu Changfeng, can never repay this debt of gratitude in this life... no, not even in the next!"

"Dad!" Gu Weiguang exclaimed in surprise, and tried to go forward to help him.

Su Ming looked at him, remained silent for only two seconds, then squatted down and calmly helped him up: "Mr. Gu, please don't do this."

"It's an agreement, this is business."

"One thing at a time."

Ma Jianguo's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward, grabbing Gu Changfeng who was about to bow again, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Gu, this is not allowed! This is the jurisdiction of the People's Army; this is not permitted!"

Gu Changfeng looked up, his face streaked with tears: "But you didn't just save Weiguang...you also..."

"I know," Su Ming interrupted him. "I also raided Black Fox's hideout, shot down their helicopter, and took some stuff with me."

As he spoke, he pulled the metal device wrapped in a waterproof cloth from his backpack.

The deep blue crystals shone with an eerie light in the morning glow.

Ma Jianguo's heart skipped a beat.

He served in the army for twenty years; what hadn't he seen?

But this thing...

"What is this?" he asked instinctively.

"Geomagnetic monitoring core," Su Ming replied casually. "Code name 'Geomagnetic Listener.' It's a strategic-level device buried underground in Lop Nur by a certain major power, used to monitor global crustal activity and nuclear facilities."

"The research team was detained by Black Fox mercenaries to work as laborers repairing equipment because they discovered this thing."

Ma Jianguo's mind went blank.

He suddenly understood: why the first three search and rescue teams had gone missing, and why there were so many anomalies in the core area of ​​Lop Nur.

This is no natural disaster!

From beginning to end, it was a man-made disaster!