Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yan Hai learned that Li Ruo Bai owned Hongya Pavilion and tried to warn her away from the area during his mission. Li Ruo Bai left her hidden home, but she encountered Jiang Yan Hai as she drove out of the garage.

• He Lu teased Jiang Yan Hai about Li Ruo Bai, and he left with He Lu while ordering Qu Bi'a Zhuo and Shen Lan Ni to study their target files.
• Old Wen told Jiang Yan Hai that Hongya Pavilion was Li Ruo Bai's restaurant, opened by her father as a personal hobby.
• Jiang Yan Hai sent Li Ruo Bai a brief text telling her to go home, then deleted the call log and worried about involving her in the mission.
• Li Ruo Bai read the message at her hidden residence inside the Hongya Pavilion building and quickly got dressed to leave for her parents' home.
• Li Ruo Bai drove toward the garage exit and saw Jiang Yan Hai get out of a Wrangler; Jiang Yan Hai suspected she was inside her car.

Jiang Yan Hai met Tang Ming and Cai Xu Peng at Hongya Pavilion, where they offered to pay him for intelligence. When Cai Xu Peng revealed that they had exposed Black Cat’s identity to his brother Nuo Ka and threatened retaliation against the country, Jiang Yan Hai attacked him.

• Jiang Yan Hai left Li Ruo Bai behind before taking He Lu to meet Tang Ming at Hongya Pavilion.
• Jiang Yan Hai openly photographed Cai Xu Peng and challenged him and Tang Ming to explain why they wanted to meet.
• Tang Ming offered Jiang Yan Hai money in exchange for intelligence, with the price depending on its classification.
• Cai Xu Peng revealed that Black Cat was Nuo Ka’s younger brother and that they had told Nuo Ka about Black Cat’s capture.
• Cai Xu Peng began threatening retaliation against the country, so Jiang Yan Hai punched him and He Lu aimed her gun at Tang Ming.

Jiang Yan Hai beat Cai Xu Peng after interpreting his mention of Black Cat as a test of whether he was a police officer, then rejected Cai Xu Peng’s offer to cooperate. Cai Xu Peng raised the proposed payment, but Jiang Yan Hai remained willing to walk away, leaving their negotiations unresolved.

• Jiang Yan Hai beat Cai Xu Peng, then told He Lu to put down her gun.
• Cai Xu Peng drew a pistol on Jiang Yan Hai, but put it away after Jiang Yan Hai explained why he had attacked him.
• Jiang Yan Hai refused to work with Cai Xu Peng, accusing him of preying on ordinary people and blaming him for the danger posed by Nuo Ka.
• Cai Xu Peng offered to increase the payment by thirty percent and described the plan to exploit the Nuo Ka incident to sway public opinion and stir unrest.
• Jiang Yan Hai said he would call off the deal, leaving Cai Xu Peng at a loss for words.

After learning that Nuo Ka had carried out a massacre on the Mekong River, Jiang Yan Hai reported the intelligence to the provincial department and requested to join any operation. The matter passed beyond his unit’s authority, leaving him to await orders while officials investigated Cai Xu Peng and the international fallout.

• Cai Xu Peng demanded proof of Jiang Yan Hai’s sincerity, but Jiang Yan Hai ended their meeting and left with He Lu.
• Jiang Yan Hai told He Lu that the information revealed a massacre and said Nuo Ka had likely retaliated against Black Cat.
• Jiang Yan Hai contacted the provincial department, explained the intelligence about Nuo Ka, and asked to participate in any operation.
• A leader told Jiang Yan Hai that the massacre was outside his control and that officials were waiting for evidence from Thailand.
• Jiang Yan Hai reported his observations about Cai Xu Peng, including his spy training, educator-like demeanor, patience, and surgically repaired right arm.

After the four countries agreed to form a joint investigative team, Jiang Yan Hai received orders to join the operation as Sea Lion and cooperate with Gao Gang while keeping his covert identity secret. He put his team on standby and arranged to meet Li Ruo Bai before heading to the border.

• Old Wen told Jiang Yan Hai that the four countries would establish a joint investigative team to investigate the case and clear the names of the thirteen crew members.
• After a week of negotiations, the authorities announced the joint team, and Old Wen ordered Jiang Yan Hai to participate as Sea Lion while keeping his covert identity hidden.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Wu Laoqi to maintain his cover story and ordered Old Cannon, He Lu, and the others to remain on standby.
• Jiang Yan Hai told his team they could contact their families with permission, then left to take care of something outside.
• Jiang Yan Hai messaged Li Ruo Bai and arranged to meet her at the parking lot where they had met before.

Jiang Yan Hai went to meet Li Ruo Bai, and the two shared a playful reunion before she brought him to her private greenhouse. The chapter left them exploring the vast, plant-filled space where Li Ruo Bai lived and spent her free time.

• He Lu guessed that Jiang Yan Hai had gone to see his girlfriend, and Shen Lan Ni questioned whether someone with his demanding career could have one.
• Jiang Yan Hai changed into ordinary clothes, drove to meet Li Ruo Bai, and waited for her by his car.
• Jiang Yan Hai startled Li Ruo Bai when she crept up behind him, then followed her to a special elevator.
• Li Ruo Bai registered Jiang Yan Hai's fingerprint so he could use the VIP elevator in the future.
• Jiang Yan Hai was impressed when the elevator opened onto a large indoor garden, and Li Ruo Bai explained that she had planted and pruned it herself.

Jiang Yan Hai visited Li Ruo Bai at her home, shared a meal and took photos with her before leaving for a dangerous mission. The chapter ended with him introducing himself to Gao Gang at a secret border outpost.

• Li Ruo Bai showed Jiang Yan Hai her home and registered his fingerprint to let him into her upstairs living area.
• Li Ruo Bai asked whether Jiang Yan Hai was leaving on another mission, and he admitted that he was.
• Li Ruo Bai and Jiang Yan Hai took photos together, ate a meal she ordered, and joked about the meals he still owed her.
• Jiang Yan Hai left while Li Ruo Bai tearfully urged him to be careful and reminded him that he owed her ten meals.
• At a secret border outpost, Jiang Yan Hai introduced himself to Gao Gang as Sea Lion, and they shook hands.

Jiang Yan Hai joined Gao Gang’s team to help capture Nuo Ka and rescue Yan Duopa from Puzha’s territory. He challenged the team’s plan, warning that Yan Duopa might be moved or killed because Nuo Ka and a powerful Thai general could learn of the operation.

• Gao Gang briefed Jiang Yan Hai on the mission to capture Nuo Ka and rescue Yan Duopa from Puzha’s control in the Golden Triangle Development Zone.
• Jiang Yan Hai met Qifu and the team, including Erlang, Guo Bing, Xiaotian, and the Buffalo Assault Team, and heard their plan to use a beer truck to extract Yan Duopa.
• The assault team captain assigned Jiang Yan Hai to monitor the area with drones and ordered the team to use rubber bullets during the rescue.
• Jiang Yan Hai warned that the maze-like district and the possibility that Yan Duopa had been moved made the beer-truck plan likely to fail.
• Jiang Yan Hai argued that Nuo Ka and a Thai general might know about the operation and would not allow Yan Duopa to remain alive, leaving the team silent.

Jiang Yan Hai persuaded the operation team to improve its safety measures and received approval to carry live ammunition for emergency long-range support. He then arranged to disguise the team and obtained authorization to use Bai San’s resources in the Golden Triangle Special Zone.

• Jiang Yan Hai argued that the team’s low-velocity rubber bullets could leave them vulnerable, and proposed carrying live rounds for his long-range support while the assault team used its authorized ammunition.
• Gao Gang obtained approval for Jiang Yan Hai to carry live ammunition, provided he got permission before intervening.
• Jiang Yan Hai recommended disguising the team as locals and changing the Buffalo Assault Team’s clothing, then left to buy makeup supplies.
• Jiang Yan Hai called Fan Tian Lei to request access to Bai San’s resources, and headquarters approved the request with full discretion.

Jiang Yan Hai called Chu Tian Nan to propose cooperating as Nuo Ka’s territory became vulnerable, offering Ma Yun Fei as a partner in exchange for supplies to support the police. Chu Tian Nan agreed but asked whether the Chu, Wu, and Ma families might be targeted in future anti-drug operations, and Jiang Yan Hai praised his foresight.

• Jiang Yan Hai called Chu Tian Nan and said Nuo Ka was certain to fall after the Mekong River Massacre.
• Jiang Yan Hai proposed that Chu Tian Nan help his boss earn credit during the investigation and take over Nuo Ka’s territory with Ma Yun Fei as a partner.
• Chu Tian Nan agreed to cooperate and provide supplies for the police in the Golden Triangle Special Zone.
• Chu Tian Nan asked whether future operations might target the Chu, Wu, and Ma families, and Jiang Yan Hai laughed and said Chu Tian Nan had likely prepared a contingency plan.

Jiang Yan Hai promised Chu Tian Nan that he would protect Chu Ying if anything happened to Chu Tian Nan or the Chu Family, then arranged a weapons delivery in the Golden Triangle Special Zone. After completing the exchange, Jiang Yan Hai returned, while Chu Tian Nan investigated the masked supplier.

• Chu Tian Nan asked Jiang Yan Hai for assurance, and Jiang Yan Hai promised to keep Chu Ying safe if disaster struck the Chu Family.
• Chu Tian Nan agreed to cooperate and asked Jiang Yan Hai to send a list of needed supplies.
• Jiang Yan Hai sent Chu Tian Nan a message and received an address for a meeting half an hour later.
• Jiang Yan Hai disguised himself, met Chu Tian Nan’s contact, and unloaded weapons and ammunition.
• After Jiang Yan Hai left, the contact reported what he had observed to Chu Tian Nan, who warned him to keep silent and then called someone else.
• Jiang Yan Hai returned without notifying Qifu, knowing that undercover work in the region would continue.

Jiang Yan Hai returned to the villa with weapons and intelligence that Weng Sha would attack Puzha the next day. As the team prepared to disguise themselves and seek approval to use live ammunition, Gao Gang joined them, leaving Jiang Yan Hai to finish his makeup.

• Jiang Yan Hai received Chu Tian Nan's message that Weng Sha would take men to eliminate Puzha the next day.
• Jiang Yan Hai showed Gao Gang the weapons he had brought back and told the team about the planned attack, including Yan Duopa's involvement.
• Jiang Yan Hai urged the assault team to use live ammunition and told Gao Gang to give another explanation for the intelligence source.
• Jiang Yan Hai distributed local clothing and applied makeup to disguise the team as Southeast Asians.
• Gao Gang returned from a phone call without approval and asked Jiang Yan Hai to disguise him too.
• Gao Gang said the team would be counting on Jiang Yan Hai if his information proved useful.

Jiang Yan Hai and Gao Gang’s team prepared for an operation against Puzha’s people, using disguises and positioning Jiang Yan Hai as a sniper to cover their retreat. When the target was not found and the team located Yan Duopa, the operation turned into a fight, leaving Jiang Yan Hai ready to provide support.

• Jiang Yan Hai and the others finished applying disguises, and Gao Gang ordered everyone to rest and stay careful during the operation.
• Jiang Yan Hai maintained an SVD Sniper Rifle and told Gao Gang that he could use it, while Gao Gang questioned how he had received the intelligence.
• Jiang Yan Hai selected a building to cover the team’s retreat route and concealed himself there before connecting to the communications channel.
• Director Yu ordered Jiang Yan Hai to provide support if the situation changed, and Jiang Yan Hai acknowledged the order.
• Gao Gang’s team located Yan Duopa and prepared to seize him, but fighting broke out inside as the beer truck drove away.

Jiang Yan Hai covered Gao Gang and Yan Duopa’s escape from a building surrounded by Weng Sha’s men, using his sniper rifle to stop pursuers and block the road. Gao Gang and Yan Duopa escaped with Guo Bing, while Weng Sha was left hiding after Jiang Yan Hai’s shot disabled his car.

• Gao Gang led Yan Duopa and two others toward the rooftop as armed men blocked the entrance and hunted them.
• Jiang Yan Hai shot through the rooftop door, killing attackers and giving Master and the others time to retreat.
• Jiang Yan Hai killed more pursuers on the rooftops, terrifying the bandits and allowing Gao Gang’s group to cross a steel cable to safety.
• Guo Bing picked up Gao Gang and Yan Duopa, while the Buffalo Assault Team withdrew and the other two men headed for a bandit vehicle.
• Weng Sha arrived with his men, but Jiang Yan Hai shot through their windshield, killing the driver and sending Weng Sha into hiding.

Jiang Yan Hai and the others successfully rescued Yan Duopa, but his torture and injuries left him beyond saving. After withdrawing to a fishing boat, the team learned their lead had gone cold and reflected on the operation as they awaited new information from Director Yu.

• Jiang Yan Hai withdrew after the other operatives retreated, and the team brought Yan Duopa to their rendezvous point for treatment.
• Guo Bing and Jiang Yan Hai determined that Yan Duopa's failing organs and blood loss meant he could not be saved.
• Gao Gang received a phone call and left while the others withdrew to a rundown fishing boat; he later returned with Fang Xinwu and reported that their trail had gone cold.
• Gao Gang contacted Director Yu and invited Jiang Yan Hai to join the team in seeking any new leads.
• The group introduced themselves and relaxed together after the operation, while Gao Gang learned Jiang Yan Hai was nineteen and heard why he avoided alcohol.

Jiang Yan Hai revealed to Director Yu, Gao Gang, and Fang Xinwu that he was Third Master Bai and explained how he had infiltrated and dismantled criminal networks. The group put him in command of the operation, and he warned them that Nuo Ka’s child soldiers could pose a terrorist threat.

• Jiang Yan Hai took Old Wen’s call and was told to explain the situation to the others himself.
• Jiang Yan Hai revealed that he was Third Master Bai, then recounted his operations against Black Cat, Ma Yun Fei, and other criminal groups.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that Chu Tian Nan had supplied intelligence about Nuo Ka and Weng Sha’s plans to silence Puzha and Yan Duopa.
• Director Yu agreed that Jiang Yan Hai should command the mission while Gao Gang handled parts he could not participate in.
• Jiang Yan Hai warned Director Yu, Gao Gang, and Fang Xinwu that Nuo Ka’s child soldiers could carry out terrorist attacks.

Jiang Yan Hai warned Director Yu that the Four Nations Joint Command might use children as human bombs, then took greater control of the operation. After returning to China, he arranged to bring Red Cell and American weapons back with him for the mission.

• Jiang Yan Hai warned Director Yu, Gao Gang, and Fang Xinwu that Nuo Ka’s allies might deploy child human bombs, and Director Yu arranged surveillance around the Four Nations Joint Command.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that he needed to return to China to gather his own security team, and Director Yu gave him greater authority over the operation.
• Gao Gang brought Jiang Yan Hai back to the gathering point, where the team learned he would pose as a drug lord and lead key aspects of the mission.
• Jiang Yan Hai returned to the provincial capital and briefed the command headquarters on the situation.
• Jiang Yan Hai requested Red Cell, including He Chen Guang, Li Er Niu, Wang Yan Bing, Xu Tian Long, Chen Shan Ming, and Song Kai Fei, along with American weapons and a Barrett sniper rifle.

Jiang Yan Hai prepared his team for an overseas mission and told Ma Yun Fei to join forces with the Chu Family to seize Nuo Ka’s territory during the coming police operation. Ma Yun Fei accepted the plan and agreed to the proposed division of the spoils.

• Fan Tian Lei agreed to prepare Jiang Yan Hai’s requested weapons and backup equipment, while Old Wen arranged new Anti-drug Police identities for the team.
• Jiang Yan Hai ordered He Lu and the others to prepare for an overseas mission, while Wu Laoqi stayed behind to maintain contact with Tang Ming.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Ma Yun Fei to cut ties with Nuo Ka and asked whether he could take over Nuo Ka’s territory; Ma Yun Fei admitted he lacked the strength to do it alone.
• Jiang Yan Hai proposed that Ma Yun Fei work with the Chu Family to seize Nuo Ka’s territory while the four nations’ police forces targeted Nuo Ka.
• Ma Yun Fei agreed to the plan and accepted a division in which he would receive sixty percent, Jiang Yan Hai twenty percent, and Jiang Yan Hai’s boss the remaining twenty percent.

Jiang Yan Hai explained to Ma Yun Fei how their group would divide Nuo Ka’s territory and use the police operation to their advantage. Ma Yun Fei agreed to follow the plan and prepare his people for the aftermath.

• Jiang Yan Hai told Ma Yun Fei that their group would take one-third of Nuo Ka’s territory while Ma Yun Fei absorbed smaller dealers and built up his strength.
• Ma Yun Fei offered to contact Nuo Ka’s people to make the police operation easier, but Jiang Yan Hai warned that doing so would make the police suspect him.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that Zhang Da An, who supplied Nuo Ka with Ephedra Herb, was under police control and would call Ma Yun Fei before a police impersonator posing as Third Master Bai contacted him.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Ma Yun Fei to cooperate with the fake Third Master Bai and arrange for his men to eliminate Nuo Ka’s remaining hidden personnel after the operation.
• Jiang Yan Hai revealed that his women might accompany the police because they were police officers, and Ma Yun Fei promised to ensure nothing went wrong.

Jiang Yan Hai impersonated Third Master Bai to persuade Ma Yun Fei to arrange a meeting with Nuo Ka, while Ma Yun Fei secretly recognized the police deception and cooperated to further his own aims. The plan proceeded, and Jiang Yan Hai’s group prepared to enter the Golden Triangle Special Zone disguised as tourists.

• Jiang Yan Hai called Ma Yun Fei as Third Master Bai and said he would take a shipment of Ephedra Herb to meet Nuo Ka.
• Ma Yun Fei agreed to contact Zhang Da An and Pierre, concealing that he recognized the police were behind the call.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Old Wen discussed Ma Yun Fei’s response and learned that the National Security surveillance team had monitored his calls without detecting suspicion.
• Jiang Yan Hai’s group prepared to collect the goods and travel through tourist channels as a twelve-person tour group.