"Mr. Chu, the first target’s name is Daniel.

He has been in the Great Xia Empire for many years and runs his own company.

He also married a woman from the Great Xia Empire and has a son and a daughter.

They often film short videos for online platforms and occasionally do livestreams.

They’ve already amassed over three million fans on the Great Xia Empire’s entertainment platforms."

The captain leading the team from Defense Headquarters was named Yuan Jixian.

He held a photo in his hand, and on it was a middle-aged man with curly brown hair. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

His features were quite in line with the image of a handsome Westerner. Even though he was middle-aged, his physique and face were still extremely well-maintained.

"Hasn’t the Great Xia Empire already started expelling foreigners? Why are there still people like him left behind?"

Chu He glanced at the face in the photo and asked.

"A small number of foreigners in the Great Xia Empire have very special circumstances, so for now, an exception has been made for them.

This is partly because this small group of foreigners had no intention of leaving.

They’re long-term residents of the Great Xia Empire. Some have been here for several years, others for the better part of a lifetime.

If we were to make them leave, they don’t have homes to return to abroad.

Most importantly, the vast majority of these foreigners are married to citizens of the Great Xia Empire.

Some men married local women and had children, while some women married local men."

Yuan Jixian explained with a helpless tone.

The higher-ups have held multiple meetings on this matter, but they have yet to agree on a suitable solution.

"As expected. The sleeper cells from other Empires anticipated this day long ago.

That’s why they initiated their infiltration of the Great Xia Empire, and it has already reached such a deep level.

So many of the so-called ’influencers,’ adored and followed by the citizens and online communities of the Great Xia Empire,

are actually people with ulterior motives hiding within the Great Xia Empire."

Another member of the headquarters sighed. "It’s a classic case of evil being ten steps ahead of good."

Chu He slowly closed his eyes to rest.

...

A fan meet-and-greet was being held at a shopping plaza in Great Sea City.

A man and a woman stood on stage. The man was Daniel, the same person from the photo.

The woman beside him had obvious signs of cosmetic surgery on her face: she’d had her eyelids done, a nose job, and cheek fillers, making her entire face look unnaturally glossy.

"Hello everyone, I’m Daniel! Thank you all so much for coming to my fan meet-and-greet today."

"I plan to settle down in the Great Xia Empire! The first step is buying a car, the next is buying a house, and then I can truly put down roots here. I will keep working hard, striving, I want to become a true citizen of the Great Xia Empire!"

"A lot of you, my dear fans, have been very curious,

about what language I use in my daily life to talk with family and friends.

Well, now I can give you all a direct answer.

I speak only the language of the Great Xia Empire, because I’ve long since forgotten the language of the Lighthouse Empire.

Even when I talk in my sleep, it’s in the language of the Great Xia Empire!"

"Our Great Xia Empire is just the best!"

Daniel held the microphone, his eyes wide with all the effort he could muster as he spoke.

The crowd below instantly erupted into cheers and applause. The woman beside him beamed even more radiantly.

"’He’s every bit the influencer I love.’"

A young man, holding a camera, snapped photos nonstop. "After I get home and edit these, I’ll post them on social media. They’re sure to get a ton of likes."

"And you actually believe such hypocritical nonsense?"

Chu He asked, a look of pure astonishment on his face.

After getting off the plane, they had followed the intelligence provided by the local Defense Department,

and come straight to this shopping plaza.

They arrived just in time to hear Daniel’s passionate, stirring speech.

But Chu He just felt goosebumps crawl all over his skin. Those words were so hypocritical and contrived,

yet Daniel had managed to deliver them with a straight face, brimming with emotion.

It was truly a unique talent of his.

But what surprised Chu He the most was that this guy was an actual fan, and he actually believed what Daniel was saying.

"Who are you? Did you buy a ticket? From the sound of it, you’re not a fan of Daniel, are you?"

The young man held up his camera, looking at Chu He as if he were a common thief.

The few Defense Team members nearby had strange expressions on their faces. ’Doesn’t this kid recognize that he’s talking to Chu He?’

"I didn’t buy a ticket," Chu He said, shaking his head.

’I’m here to arrest Daniel,’ he thought. ’Why would I buy a ticket?’

"How could you not buy a ticket? Have you no decency?

Daniel is a foreigner! To attend this fan meet-and-greet,

you have to spend 1,888 yuan to buy a ticket.

Yes, there’s no security around, and no one checking tickets,

but that’s only because Daniel trusts us, the people of the Great Xia Empire!

But you just waltz right in. You’re a disgrace to our Great Xia Empire,

you know that?"

The young man immediately began to chastise Chu He.

"’1,888... that’s pretty expensive.’"

Chu He was truly surprised.

He hadn’t expected that this fan meet-and-greet, set up so simply in a public plaza, would command a four-figure price.

"Daniel is worth it. Either leave now or go buy a ticket," the young man said.

The defense members from headquarters felt a sense of relief; they could see the young man genuinely didn’t recognize Chu He.

But that was understandable. Even though Chu He’s name had spread across the globe,

and videos and photos of him in all sorts of situations were flying around everywhere, there were still plenty of people who couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to such matters.

"What if this man was working to destroy the Great Xia Empire? If you knew that, would you still spend 1,888 yuan to come see him?"

Chu He asked, curious.

"Of course. The 1,888 yuan would be well spent."

the young man replied without the slightest hesitation.

This time, even the members of the Defense Team from headquarters couldn’t understand the young man.

Whether in his appearance, his mannerisms, or the words coming out of his mouth,

he seemed like a typical citizen of the Great Xia Empire.

How could he be willing to hand over money to someone destroying the Great Xia Empire?

"Why?" Chu He asked.

"It’s simple. What does any of that have to do with my 2,500-a-month salary? Is it going to affect my 2,500-a-month salary?"

the young man asked dismissively.

Anger flared within the hearts of the Defense Team members from headquarters. They really wanted to give the young man a good, hard slap.

These people from other Empires, infiltrating the Great Xia Empire, were plotting its complete destruction.

If the Great Xia Empire ceased to exist, how could this young man possibly continue to live safe and sound?

They never imagined the young man would be so dismissive, so flippant about it all.

Chu He shook his head.

He had completely lost interest in continuing the conversation with the young man, so he simply strode forward.

"Hey! Hey! Could you please not make a scene in front of our international friends?

Hurry up and cough up the 1,888 yuan for a ticket, will you?

And even if you buy a ticket, that doesn’t mean you can just push your way to the front.

No wonder so many people online internationally say we people from the Great Xia Empire have no class.

You’re a perfect example of that!"

The young man immediately reached out, grabbing for Chu He.

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