My Perfect Female CEO

Chapter 1381: No More Worries

Ma De surrendered, which was a sign of weakness for the Black Cat Special Forces. Not only was Black Cat’s honor lost, but the nation behind it, Country M, would also become a laughingstock. If this news got out, it would undoubtedly have a shocking and terrifying impact.However, Ma De had no choice but to do so. If they continued to resist stubbornly, they would face total annihilation.

This time, they provoked someone they shouldn’t have. Ma De knew this better than anyone.

The pressure from Ye Fan and his group of seven left Ma De with absolutely no confidence.

"Ye Fan, what should we do? Do we accept Black Cat’s surrender or do we just go and kill them all?" Zhang Lu asked.

Yang Shu and the others also looked to Ye Fan for guidance.

"If Black Cat hadn’t surrendered, we wouldn’t just let it go. We’d make Black Cat pay the price for offending us. But since they’ve surrendered, there’s no need to be relentless; it’s better to leave room for maneuver," Ye Fan said calmly. "Besides, wiping out Black Cat would have too large an impact. We should act low-key and focus our murderous intent on the predetermined target. There’s no need to pick unnecessary fights with Black Cat, which would only invite unexpected trouble and be extremely disadvantageous for us."

Zhang Lu continued, "That’s right, with Black Cat’s surrender, we’ve relieved our anger, and there’s no point in going all the way. If we destroy Black Cat, its terrifying influence would certainly put us in the spotlight, which is not good for us."

"It’s really lucky for Black Cat, letting them escape a disaster; it’s their good fortune," Yang Shu said grudgingly.

"Black Cat is already crippled and has paid a certain price for provoking us, so it’s not like we got nothing," Shen Tingting muttered.

"Wait here, I’m going to have a word with Black Cat," Ye Fan said as he walked towards Ma De.

Stopping more than ten meters away from Ma De, Ma De introduced himself, "Hello, I’m Ma De, the person in charge of Black Cat. It’s a pleasure to meet you."

"How pleased?" Ye Fan smiled playfully.

Ma De’s already unpleasant expression became even more so, thinking to himself, "Can’t you see I’m trying to be polite?"

Without showing his displeasure, he said, "You’re really humorous. May I know your name?"

"You didn’t come out here just to ask my name, did you?" Ye Fan sneered, "I’d actually like to hear what you have to say."

Realizing he couldn’t get the other party’s identity, Ma De didn’t dwell on it. He knew the other party was hiding their identity and that it couldn’t be found out. Asking was just a courtesy before the conversation, not a genuine inquiry about the identity.

"You understand, we are not enemies. The conflict was a misunderstanding," Ma De said, putting on a brave face.

"A misunderstanding? You think this is a misunderstanding?" Ye Fan said disdainfully, "I don’t think it’s a misunderstanding at all. Instead, I believe it was a carefully planned trap. You’re so pitiful as to beg for mercy and surrender, you should be honest and not make things up. We’ve killed quite a few of Black Cat’s people; is that a misunderstanding too?"

"As you said, yes, we set a trap waiting for you. But we couldn’t achieve what we aimed for. We received orders from our superiors and had to do what was instructed; we had no choice," Ma De said, disheartened. "Honestly, even surrendering now is beyond our control. If we could have destroyed you, we naturally would not have shown mercy. But since we couldn’t, it was unexpected. Facing this situation, we had to surrender."

"At least you spoke the truth, even if it was just one honest sentence," Ye Fan said calmly. "Do you have anything else to say?"

"If Black Cat suffered catastrophe, at your hands, my superior’s reputation would be completely ruined. Anyone with eyes can see that my superior colluded with the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps, leading to our emergence. If we all died here, it would truly be a laughingstock, so I could only take the risk to surrender," Ma De said honestly.

Having to speak the truth, the pretense couldn’t fool the other party, and it could provoke anger, so he simply told the truth.

Ma De indeed took a risk, but this act of surrender was his own decision, not known to his superior.

If held accountable by his superior, he would bear certain responsibility.

At this point, he had to do it, not wanting to see more casualties among his men, he could only do this.

Even if settled later, he accepted it. At this time, he also contemplated whether to report to his superior, fearing the superior’s refusal, which canceled his original idea.

"So, to cover up your superior’s and the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps’ scandals, you had to surrender, sacrificing personal and collective honor while taking a huge risk," Ye Fan said calmly.

"Your Excellency is extraordinarily wise, naturally understanding the stakes involved," Ma De said. "I think after this, the obstacles you face will be significantly reduced. I can be certain that our superiors instructed us to guard the last battleground against you, killing on sight. If we encountered you, fight; if not, avoid conflict. Unfortunately, we encountered you."

He continued, "I dare say my superior and the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps have made a deal, leading to our appearance. As far as I know, there are no other means or killer moves planned against you."

"Since you say so, then our enmity is over, and I hope we won’t meet again," Ye Fan said indifferently. "If we do meet again, I don’t need to say what kind of scenario it would be."

"You’ve proven your strength and invincibility enough; I don’t think anyone would be foolish enough to provoke you again," Ma De said sincerely.

Ye Fan also didn’t want to deadlock with Black Cat. Such an ending was beneficial to both sides. When Black Cat fled, they naturally pursued; it was a matter of stance.

Since they surrendered, they would accept the sincerity of the surrender, reducing the number of enemies.

Currently, the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps is the main enemy. It’s not good to clash head-on with Country M’s military. That’s really not good.

With other choices, they could only turn enemies into friends.

"Now the Poison Dragon Mercenary Corps is isolated, I think my superior won’t act hastily again. Good luck to you," Ma De said.

"We’ll pretend we don’t know about this battle; how you handle it is your matter, and I’ll do you a favor," Ye Fan said generously.

The casualties of Black Cat, Ma De didn’t think could be hidden, as the other party wouldn’t ignore such a great victory and honor.

Since Ye Fan said so, Ma De was naturally delighted.

"Thank you, the road is long, we will meet again," Ma De said, departing.

The conflict concluded satisfactorily, resolving future worries.