Chapter 1 Kela Calendar 20xx, October 9th, 2:00 PM

In a conference room at the headquarters of the Santiago International Agricultural Group in San Diego, USA.

A dozen men and women dressed in various styles were sitting around a conference table, engaging in a calm discussion.

At the head of the long, narrow conference table sat a white man in a suit and tie with graying hair.

He was the company president—Earl William.

No one knew Earl William's full name, or even if William was actually part of his real name; no one knew how old he was, where he came from, or where his title came from.

The name "Earl William" had become a symbol, like "Gongzi Yu"... in fact, anyone could be Gongzi Yu, as long as their abilities were worthy of the title.

Therefore, one might see different images of Earl William in different places (such as product packaging or commercials); this was not a bug, but simply because "Earl William" was not a fixed person.

At this moment, the Earl was participating in the company's weekly routine meeting.

The main topic of this meeting was the US President; since next year was an election year, the Santiago Group needed to discuss which candidate they should support this time.

Just as the meeting was proceeding in an orderly manner, the electronic door of the conference room suddenly opened.

In less than two seconds, everyone present stopped speaking and turned their attention to the door... A military officer in uniform strode in quickly, sweating profusely and looking nervous, and said, "Sorry to interrupt..." He swallowed and looked at Earl William, who was sitting farthest from him, "Sir, could I have a word with you?"

"No." Unexpectedly, Earl William replied almost without thinking.

After the officer was stunned for three seconds, Earl William added, "Colonel, you're new here, so you may not be clear on how things work here." He paused and spread his hands. "No matter how you do things in the military, when you come to Santiago, you have to abide by our rules; at this moment, everyone in this room is of a higher rank than you. Therefore, you have no right to decide who you should report your intelligence to or not... I have that right."

The Earl's remarks were very impolite, but the domineering aura revealed between the lines was irresistible and irrefutable.

"Yes, sir." The man called Colonel replied obediently in the next second, then raised his voice and said, "There is an emergency. May I report it here immediately?"

"Mm." Earl William nodded. "Speak."

Upon receiving the order, the Colonel stood at attention in his standard military posture and began to speak, "About fifteen minutes ago, traces of an intruder were discovered on the northern edge of 'The Jungle'. As of the time I came to report, the casualties of the defense forces have exceeded fifty."

As soon as these words came out, a murmur arose in the entire conference room.

Earl William also frowned and muttered, "Intruder?" His tone carried a hint of doubt, "The northern part of 'The Jungle' should be a no-man's land, right? We have satellites monitoring that area twenty-four hours a day, and radar, anti-aircraft guns, and minefields are all well-deployed. What kind of transportation did the intruder forces use to get through?"

"Uh..." The Colonel hesitated for a moment, "Sir, there is no 'force'."

"What do you mean?" Earl William asked, but he had already vaguely guessed the answer in his heart.

"According to the image data sent back from the front line and the reports from the soldiers..." The Colonel replied, "There is only one intruder."

"But you just said that your casualties have exceeded fifty." William continued.

"Yes..." The Colonel said, "It was all done by that one person."

Hearing this, the people around the conference table became even more restless, and the murmurs gradually turned into a noisy buzz.

"Quiet!" Seeing this, Earl William shouted sternly.

Before his voice faded, the entire conference room fell silent again.

"Hmph... Making a fuss over nothing." After confirming the situation, Earl William's reaction was unexpectedly calm. "It seems... we've encountered a 'super soldier'." As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at a man sitting to his right, "Captain Dongxian, what do you think?"

Captain Dongxian was a black man with free-spirited dreadlocks, wearing a white suit with black trousers, a black tie, and glasses.

After being questioned by the Earl, Captain Dongxian pondered for a few seconds, then replied in Chinese with an accent that seemed to be imitating Westerners... "Most likely the Japanese are up to no good again. In recent years, they have repeatedly used diplomatic means to try to obtain the import rights for Jin Ke La, but they have all failed. Last year, the mercenary squad that was airdropped into 'The Jungle', although they were either killed or took poison when captured, but from some clues... it is very likely that they were sent by the Japanese to steal our secrets." He paused for half a second and continued, "According to my speculation, this so-called 'super soldier' is very likely a new method they have developed."

"Mm..." Earl William listened, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Regardless of who sent this 'intruder', the fact is that he has single-handedly killed fifty of our special forces guards..." As he spoke, he glanced at the men and women around the conference table. "If we leave him alone... although we can easily take him down when he gets near the headquarters, we will probably lose more soldiers ambushed in 'The Jungle'. If the president and the military use this matter to put pressure on us afterwards, we might have to compensate a few more bags of Jin Ke La... That wouldn't be good."

He said these words in front of the Colonel... a "member of the US military", but no one seemed to think there was anything wrong with it.

"Weisen." At this moment, a man suddenly stood up from the conference table and volunteered in Cantonese, "Since this is a matter of security, I, Liang Feifan, the Minister of the Security Department, cannot sit idly by. I think... why don't I personally lead the team and dispatch the 'Four Great Constables' to capture the intruder alive."

"Hmph..." Before Earl William could respond, a person next to Liang Feifan snorted coldly and replied in Cantonese, "With the Four Great Constables taking action, you can just lie down and do nothing. In the end, they'll do the work and you'll take the credit?"

"Liu Xing! What are you talking about? It's not your place as the Deputy Minister to interrupt when I, the Minister, am speaking." Liang Feifan was very respectful when facing Earl William, but when he turned to look at Liu Xing, his face changed.

"What's wrong? Did I hit a nerve and make you angry?" Liu Xing didn't show any weakness, and slammed the table and stood up, confronting Liang Feifan tit-for-tat.

"Try saying that again?" Liang Feifan glared, his beard bristling.

"Say it, I'll say it." Liu Xing also responded with bulging veins, "Eat shit! Liang Feifan!"

"You!" Liang Feifan's reaction was interesting, "...Again?" It seemed that he had heard this line more than once...

"What's wrong? Can't hear me?" Liu Xing was particularly energetic, "If you can't hear me, I'll say it again! If you still can't hear me, I'll keep saying it! I'll keep saying it until you hear me! Eat shit! Liang Feifan!"

The two of them stared at each other, shouting back and forth, completely ignoring the gazes of the people around them.

And the people around them seemed to be used to this kind of scene, some rolled their eyes, some looked around, anyway, they all had a common attitude of being accustomed to it and not wanting to get involved.

"Alright... That's enough..." After the two of them had argued for a full five minutes, Earl William finally spoke up and played peacemaker. "You two... don't argue anymore. Why don't you just go together? Let's not mobilize the 'Four Great Constables' for now... Anyway, with your combined skills and cultivation, it should be more than enough to deal with one intruder."

Since the Earl had spoken, the two of them couldn't say anything more, and the Earl's proposal was relatively fair.

In this way, facing the sudden attack of the mysterious intruder, the first two "assassins" dispatched by Santiago... set off.

At this time, almost everyone felt that Liang and Liu could easily resolve the intruder, except for one person sitting on Earl William's left hand... a young white man wearing the same clothes as Captain Dongxian, who was pondering something with a solemn expression.