Military Sanatorium ,

It had been almost four hours since Cheng Tai's surgery had started and Rong Xiao was still not out with any news. Every single minute felt like years of suffering to Mo Zixuan. Was Cheng Tai's condition so serious ? She would eventually be fine , wouldn't she ? Questions like these were constantly running through his mind but he maintained his calm demeanor on his exterior.

Only when one more hour passed by , did Rong Xiao finally stepped out of the Operation Theatre. The girl removed her mask and gloves and threw them in the bin beside her as the family surrounded her.

When Rong Xiao looked at the nervous expression on Mo Zixuan's face , she burst out laughing and hugged her brother tightly ,"Congratulations Bro Mo ! Your woman is completely out of danger. Actually , the bullet was .357 mm caliber and was probably shot from a weapon like rifle. Sis-in-law's condition is quite weak as surgery was indeed complicated. That's why , it took me so much time.

"The bullet had dodged the left atrium of the heart by a chance distance , so its only natural for her to have a weak immunity for a few days. But recuperation isn't too difficult.

"You know you should thank Xinghe for wrapping up sis-in-laws left shoulder. The blood didn't flowed out too much. That was a smart move. Rest assured , you can start finding a priest for your wedding. She will live a long life."

The moment Rong Xiao delivered the good news , Mo Zixuan hugged back the girl and kissed her forehead lovingly ,"Now I know , why doctors are considered to be the second god. Thank you. Thank you so much , kiddo."

Rong Xiao pushed the man away ,"Don't be too emotional. We are still siblings and we look good only when we fight. I can't survive this love. Anyway , she is still unconscious. After she is shifted to private ward , you can see her , kiss her , make love to her or whatever. Leave me now. I need to take these scrubs off."

The girl rushed towards the washroom as the family laughed at her helplessly. This brat could never be serious for too long !

Xi Yuan smiled as he looked at the five men hugging each other and pulled out his phone to text about the good news to his girl. He knew that she was worried about Cheng Tai there and couldn't put in her complete concentration unless she was reassured about the well-being of her family.

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{ "Your sister is an excellent surgeon. Ms. Tai is out of danger now." }

A gentle smile crept across Rong Xinghe's lips when she read Xi Yuan's text message. He knew about her concerns so well. But it wasn't just the man who knew her. She was a smart lady herself too.

{ "Little Alix is in your arms right now , isn't she ? Thanks for preventing her from causing chaos there." }

Xi Yuan couldn't help but raise up his brows in astonishment. Lu Alix was indeed nibbling onto his index finger as he roamed outside Cheng Tai's operation theatre. For a split second , he had almost doubted that the girl was somewhere there nearby.

{ "When will you be back ? Hope the mission isn't too risky."}

{ "Actually , I will have to simply exhaust my brain. I can't possibly jump into submarines right now , you know. So in case I fail this mission , there won't be much of a risk other than me resigning from my position."}

{ "I know you won't fail it. My Xinghe is quite smart. Take care." }

{ "Yeah. And please scold Cheng Tai for me once she wakes up. Military Chief of this nation doesn't need civilians for her protection. That was idiotic ! I am still angry about that."}

Xi Yuan could almost sense Rong Xinghe pouting from the other end. Could she not be so cute even when she was handling the security of the nation there ? What could he possibly do of this woman ? He had no idea.

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Meanwhile , Rong Xinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief as she switched off her phone. Now that Cheng Tai was fine , it was time for her to pull up her sleeves and jump into this battlefield of brainpower.

Whenever it was about any of the Naval underwater operations , more than the advanced technologies , the intellect and presence of mind counted. People had this misconception about military forces that they were all about strength but very few knew that this strength was mental strength.

Rong Xinghe was going to lead the entire mission from the centre of Country X today , miles away from the key locations of the supposed attack. Yet , the world would know how important role she had in all of this. Although she wasn't physically beside the soldiers inside the two submarines at work , this mission was incomplete without her leadership.

Soon enough , Country X's first commercial ship , XNF Neon rushed towards one of South Yemen's ports. As soon as Hafiz Al-Magdosh's men noticed this , they quickly reported about it to Jush , the right hand man of Hafiz Al-Magdosh.

"What should we do now boss ?", Jush passed on the information to Hafiz Al-Magdosh.

"She is still alive ?", the man caressed his beard as he looked at himself into the mirror.

"I told you that she is a smart woman.", Jush clenched his fists ,"Ten assassins weren't enough for her."

"Hmm. But I want to kill her myself now. I don't like smart women. They are annoying , just like bees. Contact the government and ask them if they have signed some import or export deal with Country X.", Hafiz Al-Magdosh laughed. This Rong Xinghe seemed to be quite a bold woman , he thought. How cunning to have escaped such a death trap !

"I have already checked. They haven't signed any agreement. But the point is that why would they send a commercial ship if they wanted to attack ? Wouldn't they send a combat ship ? What is so great about XNF Neon ?", Jush scratched his head.

"What did you say ?! XNF what ?"

"XNF Neon."

"HAHAHA ! That's too good. It turned out that this Rong Xinghe isn't as brainy as we thought. After all , XNF Neon is Country X's first advanced Naval project. It is so huge that it can carry almost 120 tons of goods on average. To be precise , this oldest commercial ship is the legacy of Country X's Commercial Naval Forces.

"No matter what her intention behind all of this is , but if we bombard this particular ship , it will be quite a blow to the entire nation. Don't waste any time and quickly release our Ballistic missile submarine AM25-JEM under water. We need to destroy this XNF Neon into pieces today.", Hafiz Al-Magdosh's eyes sparked up. He hadn't actually expected the highest military authority of Country X to be so stupid.

But he was wrong. For Rong Xinghe , XNF Neon was just a bait to lure out Hafiz Al-Mohammad's mighty invention , his submarine AM25-JEM.

And destruction ? Well... only time would tell as to which party would suffer the blow in this war.