"Ah, a snake!"
As soon as she landed, Liu Yuqian screamed in fright.
She immediately threw her arms around Liu Kai Xuan's neck. Liu Kai Xuan followed her gaze and spotted a small snake, about two feet long.
Leim reminded, "This is a highly venomous snake, Master, be careful!"
Liu Yuqian asked, "Kai Xuan, these venomous snakes are too dangerous, and we don't have any snake-proof clothing. Shouldn't we just not risk it?"
"Let Leim and the other specialists go in and take a look!"
"We can stay by the sea and enjoy the ocean view, it's quite nice!"
"What are you thinking?"
Liu Kai Xuan said sternly, "I came out this time for serious business!"
"Even if I wanted to admire the sea view, it wouldn't be in a godforsaken place like this. Let's go, let's go!"
Leim suggested, "Boss, why don't we leave Qing Snake to protect Secretary Liu, and we'll continue exploring the island?"
"I don't want her protection, her name is too scary!"
Liu Yuqian shook her head and refused, "I'll go in and explore with you all!"
Liu Yuqian had just been terrified by a snake, and coincidentally, the female team member's name was Qing Snake.
In fact, the clothes she was wearing were also a lush green.
Actually, this color of clothing was the best camouflage in a tropical rainforest.
However, for Liu Yuqian, she clearly couldn't quite adapt to Qing Snake's style.
"Fine, let's continue exploring the island!"
Leim had intended to stay behind to protect Liu Yuqian, and let Qing Snake enter the island with Liu Kai Xuan.
But Liu Kai Xuan directly had Liu Yuqian follow the group onto the island.
Before entering the island, Liu Kai Xuan had already disguised his face.
Liu Kai Xuan attached a thick beard to his cheeks, and the hair he wore was also a wig.
However, after entering the island, Liu Kai Xuan enhanced his disguise, deliberately sticking a "scar" on his face.
Thus, a fierce and ferocious bearded man was created.
Seeing this, Liu Yuqian couldn't help but ask, "Is this necessary?"
"You've ruined a perfectly handsome face like this!"
"Hehe..." Liu Kai Xuan chuckled and said, "Qian Qian, you really should learn some acting skills from me!"
"The place we are in now is not safe. You must not treat this operation as a vacation!"
Liu Yuqian forced herself to reply, "I'm just trying to be more realistic!"
"Those two girls aren't afraid of snakes, if I wasn't afraid of snakes, wouldn't that be abnormal?"
"In reality, how many normal women are not afraid of snakes? Go find one for me!"
"Uh, well..." Liu Yuqian's question indeed stumped Liu Kai Xuan.
Yes, how many normal women were not afraid of snakes?
An ordinary little snake could scare someone into screaming, let alone a venomous one.
"What you said does have some truth to it!"
Liu Kai Xuan patted Liu Yuqian's shoulder and said, "It seems I've misunderstood you!"
"You've considered it very thoroughly, and this is something we should learn from you!"
While Liu Kai Xuan and Liu Yuqian were chatting to relax, Qing Snake suddenly said, "Boss, there's something unusual below the valley!"
"Hmm?" Liu Kai Xuan frowned and gestured, "Everyone, be stealthy!"
Then, everyone prostrated themselves on the ground, finding suitable positions to look down into the valley.
At the bottom of the steep and rugged valley, there was a sharp river valley.
Within the river valley, a large number of fishing boats were anchored.
To be precise, these boats only looked like fishing boats on the surface; they were essentially pirate ships disguised as fishing boats.
A most obvious sign was the prominent skull flag hanging from the mast at the bow.
"How can pirate ships sail into the river channel inside the island? That doesn't make sense!"
Liu Yuqian murmured to herself, "Don't tell me their pirate ships can fly?"
Leim explained, "Information shows that Wang Lan Island does not have stable freshwater resources!"
"This body of water in the valley is definitely not a freshwater river; it's likely an extension of the sea!"
"This place provides pirates with a natural hiding spot!"
"No wonder our drone patrol team has never been able to find the pirates' hiding place!"
Qing Snake directly asked, "Boss, shall we summon the drone squadron now and strike the pirates?"
"No rush!"
Liu Kai Xuan waved his hand and refused, "This place, Wang Lan Island, belongs to the territory of the Senluo Kingdom!"
"If our drone squadron carries out bombing missions here, it would be an act of aggression!"
"We need to communicate with the Senluo Kingdom before taking action!"
Liu Yuqian shook her head and sighed, "Kai Xuan, how can you be so foolish?"
"The pirates are openly hiding on Wang Lan Island, they must have some private cooperation with the Senluo Kingdom!"
"After we notify the Senluo Kingdom and then strike the pirates!"
"The Senluo Kingdom will 100% tip off the pirates!"
"Then, all the pirates will escape, and we'll have wasted all our efforts, won't we?"
Leim also chimed in, "I think Secretary Liu is making a lot of sense!"
"Our action plan must not be leaked in advance!"
"Otherwise, if the pirates get wind of our intentions, they will definitely flee this place!"
"Then, if the pirates completely disappear, it will be extremely difficult to find them!"
Liu Kai Xuan said sternly, "Your concerns are all valid, but we still cannot attack without declaring war!"
"If we do that, even if we are in the right, we will appear to be in the wrong!"
"Even if we have to go to war, we must be able to stand firm in terms of public opinion!"
Liu Yuqian then asked, "When you attacked Hero Island, you didn't notify them, did you?"
"Hehe, I didn't expect you to know about this matter!"
Liu Kai Xuan nodded and replied, "That situation was different!"
"Hero Island, I can only describe it as infamous!"
"Everyone knows Hero Island is a pirate's nest, and the vast majority of people hate this group of pirates!"
"The Thunder Empire, for various reasons, has been criticized for not sending troops to eliminate the pirates!"
"Even if we sent troops to eliminate the pirates on Hero Island, the Thunder Empire wouldn't have much to say!"
"The only thing they could negotiate was to ask us to return the territory of Hero Island!"
"Because, they were the ones in the wrong."