"Cough, cough, I say, do you two really need to be so formal with each other? Anyone who didn't know would think you two were gay."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across the mountain-like man's face, and he quickly let go of his hand.
"I can only stay with you for half a month."
After the handshake, Li Zhonglou seemed to have passed the mountain-like man's test, but he was not satisfied with this duration.
"At least three months."
The mountain-like man frowned and said seriously, "Impossible! I have another mission to do after half a month. I've already promised someone."
Li Zhonglou smiled, "That doesn't matter. I don't need you to stay by my side all the time. And if you need it, I can help with your mission too."
The mountain-like man shook his head, "Your strength is good, but you can't help me."
Li Zhonglou's interest was immediately piqued. In fact, the three months he mentioned earlier was not what he truly desired. After witnessing the mountain-like man's strength, Li Zhonglou had already considered him one of his own.
This guy, apart from his speed being a weakness, seemed almost perfect. When he first heard Chen Pao introduce him, he thought the mountain-like man was just a brute with a simple mind and strong limbs, but judging by his reaction just now, that was clearly not the case.
So when the mountain-like man said he couldn't help, Li Zhonglou immediately said, "How do you know if you don't try? Anyway, let's leave it at that. If you have time during these half a month, you can stay with me. I won't stop you when you have to go on your mission."
"This..."
The mountain-like man looked at Chen Pao hesitantly. The favor he owed was to Chen Pao, so if Chen Pao had spoken at this moment, he would have had a reason to refuse.
However, Chen Pao did not speak.
The mountain-like man, with no other choice, agreed to Li Zhonglou's request and slowly nodded.
Li Zhonglou immediately smiled happily, "Don't worry, you'll still get paid here. I won't let you help me for free."
The mountain-like man seemed to want to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
Chen Pao, seeing this, immediately walked over and said, "Alright, now that things are settled, is our cooperation also on track?"
Li Zhonglou nodded, "The Green Bull is indeed with me, but we'll have to deal with these people first before we can talk about it."
Chen Pao was stunned for a moment, then slowly nodded.
Just then, Hawkeye suddenly exclaimed, "Holy hell, this guy woke up!"
The few of them immediately turned to look. Liu Fei, who had been placed on the ground earlier, had already opened his eyes and was staring at Li Zhonglou with a venomous gaze, as if he had something to say.
However, his mouth had already been stuffed by Li Zhonglou, and he could only make muffled sounds.
Seeing this, Li Zhonglou had Hawkeye remove his mask and take out the cloth.
"I'm going to kill you!"
As a master of inner strength, being treated with such humiliation by others, Liu Fei had already mentally cursed Li Zhonglou's entire family countless times!
However, to prevent himself from suffering such unbearable humiliation again, Liu Fei directly threatened, "If you don't let me go, I'll kill myself rather than go out with you! If you think I can't do it, you can try!"
Li Zhonglou said with some difficulty, "I don't want to treat you like this, but you're not cooperating."
"As long as you don't kill me, I'll cooperate with you!"
Liu Fei's expression was one of extreme frustration. If it were anyone else, they might have believed his words, but Li Zhonglou still shook his head.
This guy was clearly an old fox. Believing even half of what he said could be fatal. However, judging by his intense reaction, Li Zhonglou guessed that he might indeed commit suicide.
For people at their level, unless their cultivation was directly crippled, committing suicide was not difficult.
But if he were to believe him, he would have to carry him personally and keep a constant watch. Otherwise, neither Hawkeye nor Chen Pao could handle him.
However, at this moment, Li Zhonglou's eyes suddenly lit up, and he cast his gaze on the mountain-like man behind him.
That's right, wasn't this the perfect opportunity for the mountain-like man to show his worth?
Li Zhonglou immediately said to the mountain-like man, "Brother Mountain, can I entrust this person to you for now?"
Seeing Li Zhonglou's uncertain look, the mountain-like man asked in confusion, "Is there anything special about this person?"
Li Zhonglou shook his head, "Not really. It's just that this guy is unruly, but we still need to take him out. I'm afraid he might attack suddenly."
"Oh, I understand."
The mountain-like man said, and then walked towards Liu Fei. As he walked, everyone could feel the ground tremble with each step. The mountain-like man's bulk was clearly beyond that of an ordinary person.
Liu Fei, on the other hand, stared at the mountain-like man with surprise, "Who are you?"
The mountain-like man didn't answer him. He slowly lowered his large hand and picked up Liu Fei as if he were a small chicken.
"Let me go!"
Liu Fei struggled violently, but it was clearly futile. He was held under the mountain-like man's armpit like a toy.
Liu Fei felt completely numb. Compared to being tied up and gagged earlier, he couldn't quite say which was more humiliating – being held under the armpit of a behemoth.
However, Li Zhonglou no longer gave him any room for choice and calmly said, "You asked for this. If you're still not satisfied, you can end it yourself."
Liu Fei's expression became even more unsightly than a cry. Under Li Zhonglou's indifferent gaze, he finally closed his mouth.
So be it. At least this way he still had a chance to resist. If it were like before, not only would it be humiliating, but he wouldn't even have a chance to resist.
After all, if he were carried on his back, Li Zhonglou would definitely not allow him to remain conscious.
With another problem solved, Li Zhonglou's mood instantly improved. Now, all that was left was to tidy up the aftermath at the airport.
Thinking of this, Li Zhonglou suddenly remembered the mysterious gray-clothed figures and couldn't help but turn to Chen Pao and ask, "You've been keeping an eye on the situation inside the airport. Have you seen if those people are still in the airport?"
Chen Pao seemed to know who Li Zhonglou was referring to and replied directly, "There are still two, but they're hiding. What, you want to take them too?"
Li Zhonglou shook his head, "Let the people from the General Bureau handle these two. You keep tracking their positions."
Chen Pao suddenly coughed lightly, "Uh, I wanted to say that my mission is complete. Cleaning up those out-of-control guys is a bit risky, I..."
Before he could finish, Li Zhonglou interrupted, "Stop pretending. You recognize this person, right? That's right, he should have clues about the finished new weapons here. I can share them with you."
Chen Pao's expression changed by 180 degrees. He rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "Since the boss has spoken, then I'd be happy to oblige."
Li Zhonglou rolled his eyes, gaining a clearer understanding of Chen Pao.