Do you mind sharing a bed with me?

That was right.

Yuan Feng had indeed taken advantage of the time he spent shaking off the cameraman to swallow the work ID from his suitcase.

His movements had been swift and decisive.

He looked just like a Communist soldier in a spy film who had devoted his entire life to the cause.

He knew this was the only way to destroy the evidence completely. Throwing it away anywhere would pose a security risk...

Yes.

Yuan Feng was an undercover agent.

The previous special forces operative had died unexpectedly while on a mission inside an entertainment investment company. His job was to continue the undercover investigation, uncover the cause of death, and then take down the whole corrupt operation.

If everything went smoothly, he would have a chance at a permanent position.

Otherwise, he would go home unemployed.

Now that he finally had a shot at a secure government job, Yuan Feng wasn't about to let it slip away!

Swallow a work ID?

If necessary, he would even eat shit... Uh, they could discuss that when the time came.

Yuan Feng was debating whether to ask the staff for some digestive tablets when, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a piercing gaze from behind him, as though it could see through every layer of his disguise.

He whipped around and unexpectedly met Jian Li's eyes. His heart jolted.

Shit, had he been found out?!

Impossible!

He had undergone professional spy training.

There were absolutely no holes in his cover.

Except for the work ID in his stomach...

"Now that all our guests are here, we'll begin assigning rooms," the host-guide said, interrupting Yuan Feng's thoughts. "Please step forward one at a time."

Standing in the middle of the group, Jian Li curled his lips.

Assigning rooms? They made it sound so fancy.

There were only two.

The men's room and the women's room.

The guests were six men and one woman.

It would still end up with six men in one room and the woman in the other.

Sure enough, the guide's announcement matched the plot he had read. At the very end, the guide added with a grin, "Make sure you eat plenty tonight. Sometimes sleeping can involve quite a lot of exercise."

The nonsensical remark immediately set the live comments buzzing.

[Exercise while sleeping? What kind of exercise? Explain yourself, or I'll start spreading rumors!]

[Six men in one room? Hehehe? My imagination's already running wild!]

[Oh my! Could this be some weird dating show disguised as an adventure show?]

[I just want to ask one thing: are there cameras in the rooms too? Will they hide from us while changing? I want some shirtless eye candy!]

[...]

The filming location for Lone Warrior was an old two-story building with a training ground.

Although the building was dated, it was clean and tidy. Someone clearly cleaned it regularly.

Jian Li carried his suitcase into the first-floor room and immediately spotted three bunk beds and a wooden table in the middle.

His gaze shifted slightly upward, taking in six surveillance cameras and four concealed cameras as well.

Mentally calculating the cameras' blind spots, he set his suitcase beside the bed nearest the entrance.

Just as he was about to sit down, someone rushed up behind him.

"I want to sleep here!"

Jian Li glanced back. "You have to fight me for this too?"

At that, Lu Yuanhang immediately put on an innocent smile. "Jian Li, you've misunderstood. My doctor told me it's best to sleep somewhere with good ventilation. It helps keep my condition under control."

"Really?" Jian Li's lips curved. "Then I'd feel terrible taking this spot."

He picked up his suitcase and moved to the next bed.

Lu Yuanhang was visibly taken aback by how easily he had secured the spot beside the window and door. Then realization dawned, and he sneered inwardly.

Scared now, are you?

Trying to suck up to me so I'll forgive you?

Hah, dream on!

Just wait. Whatever you want, I'll take it from you!

Jian Li lay on the bottom bunk with his legs crossed. Seeing someone slowly approach, he narrowed his eyes.

No way. No way. Was this villain planning to take the top bunk?

He remembered that in the original novel, Huo Xiao only chose bottom bunks.

And he had been adamant about it.

So why was he...

"Do you mind sharing a bed with me?"

Before Jian Li could figure it out, a clear, cool voice reached his ears.

Jian Li said, "...Not at all."

If he minded, wouldn't that be practically admitting he had something to hide?!

He paused, then added, "But I have to correct you. We're not sharing a bed. We're taking the top and bottom bunks."

Something flickered in Huo Xiao's cold eyes, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. "You're right. A slip of the tongue."

The livestream chat suddenly erupted in groundhog-like shrieks.

[Aaaaaah, am I seeing things? Why does their conversation sound like flirting?!]

[I don't understand, and I'm deeply shocked. Is Best Actor Huo really interested in this weakling?!]

[Honestly, they look so good together on screen. And Jian Li looks even better now that he's filled out a little. He doesn't look so sickly anymore!]

[I've seen plenty of cannon fodder like Jian Li. Keeping up the act won't help. Once the real missions start, he'll be completely lost!]

[It's fine. With Panda Blood around, at least Jian Li won't come last!]

Once they had settled into their rooms, the guests went to the cafeteria to eat.

The food was simple but filling. Afterward, they washed up and went to bed.

Exhausted from the long day, all the guests began drifting off as soon as their heads touched their pillows.

Until an urgent alarm rang in their ears.

"Emergency announcement! All team members must assemble on the training ground within five minutes!"

"Anyone who arrives late or is not properly dressed will be punished!"

"Emergency announcement..."

The camouflage uniform issued earlier was beside his bed. Jian Li got up almost the instant the announcement sounded overhead.

He reached out with a long arm, grabbed his clothes, and briskly dressed before standing beside his bunk.

As he lifted his head, he found several pairs of eyes gleaming in the darkness, meeting his gaze.

A hint of a smile appeared on Jian Li's face. Not bad, comrades.

But the smile vanished in an instant, and he shot out of the room like a cheetah.

Shortly afterward, a staff member carried a bucket over to the spot beside the window and threw the water without hesitation.

"Aaaaaah-"

"Who was that?! Do you have a death wish-"

Screams came from the room.

The guests already standing in formation did not turn around.

Shi Huayi and Zhou Nan instinctively exchanged a glance. They finally understood why Jian Li had given up that bed in the first place.

He had already figured out that the water would hit the spot beside the window!

This guy was no ordinary man!

The two silently reached the same conclusion and discreetly looked away.

Seeing Lu Yuanhang arrive late, soaked to the skin and brimming with resentment as he took his place at the end of the line, the instructor asked sternly, "Didn't you hear the order to assemble?"

"No," Lu Yuanhang said in an aggrieved voice, though inwardly he was gritting his teeth. "I was wearing earplugs. I couldn't hear anything."

"Do you think you're here on vacation? Earplugs?!" The instructor, whose arms bulged with muscle, snorted. "The first punishment is only a bucket of water. Next time, it won't be so simple!"

As if something had suddenly occurred to him, Lu Yuanhang turned and glared at Jian Li. "You gave me that bed on purpose?!"

"Look at you, so clever." Jian Li smiled lazily. "Want me to give you an award?"