Beach.
After coming out of the water, Ye Qingshan took off his diving gear and wiped his face with a towel.
"Today's training was pretty good, I broke the 93-meter record."
A middle-aged man beside him, holding a recorder in his hand, smiled and praised him.
The man was the diving instructor assigned to Ye Qingshan by the Qingshan department.
"But it's still not enough."
Ye Qingshan smiled bitterly; before, as an amateur, his highest record was only 72 meters.
"Your problem is still that you haven't properly controlled the ascent phase. This takes time to perfect the technique, but with your physique, I think you're still on track."
The diving instructor patted Ye Qingshan's firm chest and commented, "Those muscles are really quite strong."
"Really?"
Ye Qingshan smiled, but he couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.
The instructor often touched him and praised his muscles, which made him feel strange and uneasy.
Especially that look... it made him feel as if he were being watched by a pervert staring at a woman.
"Diving is very demanding on the muscles. Muscle definition is important, as it can effectively reduce resistance, did you know?"
"Personally, I think your muscles still have some imperfections."
"If you'd like, during your off-training time, I could help you with exercises, what do you think?"
"No need to go elsewhere, my house is fine. My gym is quite big."
As the diving instructor touched Ye Qingshan's bicep, he cordially invited him.
"No, no, today I'm a bit tired, I'm going to rest for a while."
The touch made him feel so uncomfortable that it almost gave him goosebumps. He no longer wanted anything to do with him.
When he saw Ye Qingshan walking away hurriedly.
The diving instructor licked his lips, and his gaze refocused on Ye Qingshan's backside.
Quite firm.
After escaping from the diving instructor in seconds, Ye Qingshan returned to the hotel and couldn't help but gasp.
Damn it, this guy is not right!
"Hurry up, let the competition end, grab the prize, and leave—I can't stay around this guy any longer."
Ye Qingshan thought to himself cautiously.
When he returned to the hotel suite, two men were chatting in the living room.
But when they saw that Ye Qingshan had arrived, both fell silent, looked at him, and went to their rooms, slamming the doors shut.
"What the hell?"
After receiving a cold stare, Ye Qingshan couldn't help but curse under his breath.
But he understood the reason. This deep-sea diving competition covered the entire Asian region.
In total, fourteen countries were participating, and each country could only send three competitors.
This type of competition, held every four years, had its spots reserved in advance.
The fact that he got a spot meant that some unfortunate competitor lost theirs.
That unfortunate competitor had trained with them for nearly four years, so it went without saying what that meant.
His presence was like that of an intruder, and it was obvious that they wouldn't welcome him with open arms.
After the two competitors, visibly upset with Ye Qingshan, returned to their rooms.
The competitor with a short haircut, looking annoyed.
"What is this? Old Chen trained with us for four years for this competition, why does some guy who has never achieved anything get to come?"
"Yeah, and Old Chen isn't that young anymore—does he even have time to wait another four years?"
The other competitor sighed.
The careers of these athletes are limited, and their golden period lasts only a few years.
Once lost, it becomes a lifelong regret.
"This guy, with his cauliflower-looking face, only managed to achieve an engine or something? It doesn't seem fair to me."
The short-haired competitor went to the drawer, took out a box of pills, and with a grim expression, said:
"The worst that can happen is doing something so that this son of a bitch can't participate in the competition, and that way, Old Chen gets his spot back."
Just as he finished speaking, the wardrobe in the room suddenly opened.
At the same time, a person quickly emerged from under the bed.
Once both individuals came out, they swiftly subdued the two competitors and, without making a sound, removed them from the suite.
After being taken to another suite on the same floor.
Several gun barrels were already pointed at them.
"Hands up and get down on the floor. Cooperate with us unconditionally. If you show any sign of resistance, we won't hesitate to take you down."
A Qingshan department official, with a serious face, reminded them.
He was now in charge of Ye Qingshan's security, keeping watch on everyone around him to prevent the mission from failing again.
This mission is related to the lithography machine, the future of the nation. He is willing to risk his life!
"We can talk, don't do anything reckless."
The two competitors trembled—they had never seen such a large-scale operation before.
"Alright, what exactly is this medicine?"
The official asked, holding the bottle of pills that had just been taken out.
"It's a laxative."
Facing the threat of death, the competitors quickly answered, already realizing some serious issues.
"You used a laxative to frame Ye Qingshan?"
The official, with a dark expression, asked again.
"Yes, I wasn't happy with him, I wanted to help Old Chen vent his frustration... but I swear I had no bad intentions, please believe me."
The short-haired competitor was on the verge of tears.
This is insane—he just said one thing, and they're already investigating everything. Who the hell is this Ye guy?
"Whether you had bad intentions or not is not up to you to decide. I will investigate you—you'd better not have received instructions from foreign forces."
The official, with a stern expression, gestured with his hand, instructing the guards to take them away for further investigation.
This matter concerns the future of the country—he will not allow anyone to interfere with Ye Qingshan's plan.
He must have the determination to lead the Qingshan department and carve out a bright path.
"How is everything with Ye Qingshan?"
He asked the assistant beside him.
A confirmation is made every ten minutes, with 24-hour monitoring without blind spots. That is the operational policy of the Qingshan department.
"He's chatting with people close to him, and during the chat, he checked the dating app three times."
The assistant responded with some discomfort.
The official closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then, in a firm tone, said: "Take down that app immediately, no more of those types of apps will be allowed."
"As for the chat, contact the service provider directly, freeze the accounts, and send them to us for review."
The assistant nodded: "I'll have it done in three minutes."
Three minutes later, the service provider sent the requested information.
The official, after accessing the account from the recently taken-down app, began reviewing the chat logs.
The logs were quite explicit, with conversations on topics inappropriate for minors.
"Darling, we've been chatting for three days, just chatting isn't fun anymore."
"If you're okay with it, let's go out for dinner tonight. I'd love to meet you."
At that moment, Ye Qingshan sent a voice message from his phone.
Hearing that deep and captivating voice.
The official frowned—was this guy still trying to flirt? Had he already forgotten the lesson from that cauliflower-faced guy?
After thinking for a moment, he opened the voice message and, with a loud and resonant voice, replied:
"Alright, darling, as long as you don't mind.
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