Sincerity Matters

"Ivan, listen! If you want Natasha's leg to be healed, listen to me!" Jiang Yan Hai said as he ran.

"Yes, sir."

"My surname is Fang. My name is Fang Ping. You've guessed my identity yourself, so don't say it out loud. But there's one thing—you take back that damned nonsense about being an outstanding American scientist! Understand?! I'll tell my superiors that you were a kindhearted man who saved me during my mission. Now that you're in danger, I have to take you away!"

As he ran, Jiang Yan Hai casually gave himself a new identity, speaking in an exasperated tone.

"Uh... Fang, you have to believe me. I really am..." Ivan hurriedly argued.

"Shut up! Listen to me!" Jiang Yan Hai panted heavily. "That excuse won't fool anyone, understand?!"

"All right... I'll listen to you." Ivan paused before hurriedly replying. He truly had no way to prove his identity now, so he could only go along with Jiang Yan Hai's story. Still, a seed would be planted in his heart.

People were like that. The less they believed something, the more they cared about it.

"Just say you saved me once before. I was badly wounded and collapsed outside your home, so this time I brought you along. Understand?" Jiang Yan Hai asked seriously.

"Understood!" Ivan immediately nodded. His answer was crisp, but Jiang Yan Hai could hear the perfunctory note in his voice. Clearly, Ivan had his own thoughts. But that was fine. It would be worse if he had none.

"I'll apply for helicopter rescue from our warship next, but that will delay my mission, so I may face some punishment. But it's all right. Those punishments are nothing. You don't need to defend me. Just go live in China. I'll ask them to prepare a