It was precisely because Zhang Shaohua was so arrogant that he felt Ouyang Feng lacked ability.
Ouyang Feng had been worried that he might be discriminated against after coming to Da Xiong’s side.
But he found that he had worried too much.
The people on Da Xiong’s side treated Ouyang Feng exactly the same as they treated others.
They did not treat him differently at all because of his past association with Zhang Shaohua.
Of course, they did not give Ouyang Feng special treatment either.
After all, Da Xiong was considered a potential asset by Zhou Yu and Lin Weidong.
Ouyang Feng would only gain Zhou Yu’s recognition if he proved his own value and ability!
Da Xiong and Ouyang Feng quickly got their meals and ate ravenously in the cafeteria.
There was no other way; the targeted training at this stage was simply too grueling.
Especially for Ouyang Feng.
Due to his association with Zhang Shaohua, he often skipped classes to run errands for him.
As a result, he had not participated in many training sessions since the start of the new recruit training.
This caused Ouyang Feng’s foundation to be significantly weaker than Da Xiong’s.
Moreover, Ouyang Feng had ranked in the top three in the fourth mission and was being taught by experts from the Dragon Group.
This made Ouyang Feng’s situation even more challenging!
As for Da Xiong, his exhaustion was due to being spread too thin.
Not only did Zhou Yu require him to train, but he also had to diligently study the cultivation techniques he received from Lin Weidong.
If he didn’t eat enough, who knew how much weight he would lose in a short period!
While Da Xiong and Ouyang Feng were devouring their food.
Zhang Shaohua was sitting not far away.
His daily life was mostly taken care of by servants brought from the Zhang family.
Therefore, coming to the cafeteria to eat was not truly for sustenance but because he was waiting for someone!
As Zhang Shaohua ate his meal with little regard, a slightly deep voice sounded from behind him.
“Young Master Zhang.”
Zhang Shaohua looked up and saw a middle-aged man around thirty years old, still wearing a chef’s uniform.
He must have been a cook in the cafeteria.
Zhang Shaohua had never contacted the Zhang family’s secret operatives here before, so he didn’t know who would be contacting him.
Seeing the middle-aged man, Zhang Shaohua couldn't help but frown.
But considering recent events, Zhang Shaohua suppressed his displeasure and began the coded exchange.
“I want rabbit meat today, do you have any?”
“No rabbit meat, but you can look at other options.”
These two simple sentences were their code.
At this point, even if someone were standing nearby listening, they wouldn't find anything suspicious.
After completing the code exchange.
The middle-aged man in the chef’s uniform looked around and then said to Zhang Shaohua, “Young Master Zhang, it’s not convenient to talk here. Follow me.”
Zhang Shaohua nodded.
Head bowed, he followed the middle-aged man.
Actually, before coming to find the secret operative.
Zhang Shaohua had thought that whoever received him would be someone from the Dragon Group.
After all, both Elder Zhu and Elder Zhao had great confidence in the secret operatives the Zhang family had planted in the Dragon Group.
Naturally.
Zhang Shaohua assumed that the contact person Zhang family and the Shadow organization had placed in the Dragon Group would at least be from the patrol team.
As a result, now he saw… a cook!
It was important to note that cooks in the Dragon Group were not official members.
They were mostly hired externally.
This was because the Dragon Group was largely composed of talents from various prominent families.
The few who were not from families were elites among elites.
It would be a waste of talent to have them in the kitchen, busy around the stoves!
The middle-aged man, as if unaware of Zhang Shaohua’s thoughts.
He directly led Zhang Shaohua to the kitchen area.
Most people were busy working intensely, so no one in the kitchen paid attention to the movements of the middle-aged man and Zhang Shaohua.
The two arrived at a storage room.
Seeing that no one else was around, Zhang Shaohua could no longer contain himself.
He asked, “Are you the secret operative left in the Dragon Group?”
At this moment, Zhang Shaohua was still hoping the middle-aged man would give a negative answer.
Perhaps this cook was just an intermediary responsible for contact?
If the person left by the Zhang family in the Dragon Group held a higher position, it would certainly be convenient for Zhang Shaohua’s affairs.
Just as Zhang Shaohua looked at the cook hopefully.
The cook gave him an answer he very much did not want to hear.
“Young Master Zhang, I am from the Zhang family.”
“There are quite a few people from the Zhang family in the Dragon Group, spread across various departments,” the cook explained.
Zhang Shaohua’s initially dimming eyes suddenly lit up!
As long as there was more than just this one cook from the Zhang family in the Dragon Group.
“Alright, I have something I need your help with,” Zhang Shaohua said, taking a deep breath and stating his purpose.
The cook nodded.
He had been placed here by the Zhang family for quite some time. If Zhang Shaohua hadn't come to contact him today, the cook would have almost forgotten where he came from.
Since Zhang Shaohua had found him, it was naturally for a reason.
This was not surprising at all!
“You must be referring to the matter of Elder Zhu and Elder Zhao being captured by the Dragon Group, right?” the cook immediately asked.
Zhang Shaohua was taken aback, then nodded approvingly.
He had thought that this was just a cook and wouldn't have many channels for information.
He hadn't expected him to know about this!
Little did he know.
Wasn’t the cook’s job to cook in the cafeteria every day?
He often overheard new recruits discussing matters.
Therefore, the cook basically knew some of the recent events at the new recruit training base.
Furthermore, the Dragon Group had not deliberately concealed the capture of Elder Zhu and Elder Zhao.
It had already become common gossip.
Many new recruits living near Ouyang Feng’s dormitory knew about this matter.
So, it wasn't that astonishing for the cook to know!
Unfortunately, Zhang Shaohua was a young master who had never done manual labor.
How could he possibly fathom this?
Instead, he thought this cook was quite capable…
“That’s indeed the matter. To what extent can your side achieve?” Fearing eavesdroppers, Zhang Shaohua spoke very cautiously.
He did not directly state his intentions.
The cook did not answer immediately, but instead asked, “I’d like to ask, what does Young Master Zhang intend to do?”
Zhang Shaohua did not notice the cook’s anomaly. After a moment of thought, he replied, “It would be best if they could be released directly.”
The cook gave a wry smile.
Although he didn't say anything, just from this wry smile, Zhang Shaohua knew that releasing Elder Zhu and Elder Zhao would be extremely difficult.
Mainly, although they all worked for the Dragon Group.
They were not official members.
They were just external personnel doing odd jobs.
The Dragon Group was not that easy to infiltrate!
Now, Elder Zhu and the other were key targets of the Dragon Group.
They would have to be tired of living to even consider trying to get them out…