After reading the players’ comments, Hu Xianbin silently sighed, “It seems a lot has happened during the month I was away.”

“No worries, I’ll just ask Yu Fei and Min Jingchao when I get back. They’ll be able to explain everything.”

He put away his phone, planning to rest his eyes for a while.

Once he arrived at the company and got settled in, he would handle the work handover with Yu Fei and then dive straight into his duties.

Huang Sibo was also feeling a bit drowsy. Little Sun’s driving was very steady and reassuring, so both of them leaned back in their seats and dozed off.

After some time passed, they heard Little Sun say, “Gentlemen, we’ve arrived.”

“Hmm? We’re here already? That was quick,” Hu Xianbin was slightly surprised since the distance from the airport to the company was quite far. Although he had dozed off for a while, it shouldn’t have been as long as an hour.

Looking out the window, Hu Xianbin froze.

“Where is this?!”

Outside looked rather desolate, seemingly an industrial park on the outskirts of the city. Through the car window, they could see a large and impressive venue, covering an area of around seven to eight hundred square meters, with a height of about five or six floors.

Hu Xianbin and Huang Sibo exchanged glances, almost thinking they’d been kidnapped.

Something wasn’t right. Little Sun was Mr. Pei’s personal driver, how could he turn traitor?

If it was a kidnapping, shouldn’t they be after Mr. Pei? Mr. Pei was wealthy, while they were just ordinary employees. What profit would there be in kidnapping them?

Before they could imagine more outlandish scenarios, they saw a familiar figure walking out of the venue.

Bao Xu!

Bao Xu’s face bore a mysterious smile that gave people the creeps.

Huang Sibo and Hu Xianbin’s hearts skipped a beat, and they immediately had a bad premonition.

Something was off, very off!

Trouble was brewing!

During their vacation, Huang Sibo and Hu Xianbin hadn’t been in much contact with others from the company.

They had naively assumed that Bao Xu must have already prepared his travel group and that the list for the first batch of travelers would have been finalized, with nothing further concerning them.

But now it seemed that this thinking was far too innocent.

Bao Xu had been very patiently waiting for them!

The automatic doors of the van opened, and Bao Xu looked at the just-returned, bewildered and frightened Hu Xianbin and Huang Sibo with a slight smile: “What are you two waiting for? Hurry up and get out!”

Huang Sibo forced a smile and said, “Bro Bao, what kind of joke is this? We’ve just come back from a long journey and are exhausted. We still need to handle the work handover and report to Mr. Pei. Even if we want to catch up, it should be in a couple of days. Little Sun, drive on quickly!”

Huang Sibo kept trying to shrink into the vehicle, but unfortunately, the business van had electric doors that couldn’t be manually closed, otherwise he would have already done so.

Bao Xu chuckled, “There’s no need to report to Mr. Pei, and definitely no need for a work handover.”

“Think about it, who sent Little Sun to pick you up?”

Huang Sibo and Hu Xianbin froze, their hearts sinking gradually.

Who else could it be?

It must be Mr. Pei!

Who else could command Little Sun?

If it wasn’t with Mr. Pei’s authorization, would Bao Xu dare to be so blatant?

Didn’t this mean… they were doomed?

These two understood clearly that if this were Bao Xu’s doing alone, there might still be some room for maneuvering, and they could perhaps find a way to use work as an excuse to get out of it. But if Mr. Pei had arranged this, there would be no way to make excuses.

They could only honestly endure the suffering here…

Under Bao Xu’s meaningful smile, the two very reluctantly got out of the car and followed him into the impressive-looking venue.

Bao Xu led the two around the venue, introducing the functions of various areas, and informed them of the duration of this special training.

One month!

For the next month, they would undergo intensive training here to adapt in advance to outdoor survival conditions.

Staying in a hotel? No such luxury.

They had to sleep in tents and sleeping bags here.

The food situation was slightly more lenient. To ensure nutrition, they could have proper meals every few days. But during routine training, they wouldn’t be short of foods like compressed biscuits and jerky.

After the tour, Hu Xianbin and Huang Sibo’s expressions and mindsets had undergone a slight but profound change.

Their last bit of hope had vanished.

It was clear that Bao Xu had already set up an inescapable trap, just waiting for their return!

Want to run? No chance.

Hu Xianbin’s face was as long as a bitter gourd. He had been thinking about going back to hand over work to Yu Fei and happily continuing as the head of the gaming department, but now it seemed that was out of the question for the next month.

Huang Sibo still hadn’t given up, forcing a smile and saying, “Bro Bao, such a large venue just to train the two of us seems a bit excessive.”

“How about this: let us go back to rest and arrange our work first, and then we can talk about this when everyone is ready after some time.”

His thought was to delay as long as possible.

If they let him go back, he would immediately book a flight to the United States to join Zhu Xiaocai and others in filming “The Successor.”

By then, even if Bao Xu had extraordinary abilities, he couldn’t possibly go to the US to catch him back, right?

Bao Xu chuckled.

Do you think I’m stupid?

The intention to escape was written all over their faces; how could he let them succeed?

“Don’t worry, everything’s been arranged. People will arrive soon.”

“The first batch list was decided by Mr. Pei, and the training will officially begin this week. No one can be missing.”

Hu Xianbin asked, “Is that so? Who’s on it?”

Bao Xu took out a piece of paper from his pocket, which showed the list for the first special training group of the suffering travel program.

Hu Xianbin reached out to take it, and Huang Sibo also leaned in to look.

Xiao Peng, Rui Yuchen, Ye Zhizhou, Guo Licheng, He Desheng…

Wow, none of the heads of Tenda’s core departments were left out.

The two looked at each other, completely understanding their situation.

Give up all fantasies and accept fate!

Although these people were indeed figures that Bao Xu hated, he obviously had no authority to arrange them together for a month of special training.

Only Mr. Pei could finalize this list.

If Mr. Pei had approved it, then there was no room for negotiation.

Hu Xianbin sighed deeply, took out his phone, and sent a message to Yu Fei.

After sending it, Bao Xu cheerfully collected their phones: “During the special training period, phones will be kept with me for unified management. Don’t worry, if there are any work issues, you can come to me, and I’ll relay the message.”

The eyes of Hu Xianbin and Huang Sibo were filled with despair.

Bao Xu thought to himself, “Hehe, you little punks, now you can experience the despair I felt back then!”

…

At this moment, Yu Fei had already packed up his belongings, ready to leave at any time.

He had been filling in at the Tenda Gaming Department for just a month, and since the office conditions were very good, with excellent keyboards and mice, his personal items consisted of only a few things like a water bottle, which could be carried in a small bag.

The few physical documents used for work were all neatly arranged on the desk.

Various documents used on the computer had corresponding modification and submission records, and were already organized in different folders.

All he needed to do was briefly introduce the work from the past month to Hu Xianbin when he arrived, and the handover would be considered complete.

Given Hu Xianbin’s understanding of the game “Eternal Cycle,” this handover should be very smooth, taking at most half an hour.

After the handover, the gaming department staff had planned to go to Mingfu Family Banquet to hold a farewell dinner for Yu Fei, as a goodbye party and also to make Hu Xianbin treat them.

Yu Fei browsed the web for a while, then looked at the time on his phone with some confusion.

“It’s almost four o’clock, where is he?”

“Flight delay? Or traffic jam?”

Yu Fei didn’t worry too much, as Jingzhou’s traffic was very unreliable, and it was easy to get stuck in traffic from the airport to the company. Being twenty minutes late was nothing unusual.

Yu Fei wasn’t in a hurry and put his headphones back on, planning to watch a few videos on the AiLiDao website.

Just then, his phone rang.

It was a message from Hu Xianbin.

“Brother, I’m afraid I won’t be able to come back. I’ll have to trouble you to fill in for me for another month.”

Yu Fei was stunned.

What did he mean by “won’t be able to come back”?

The way he put it, it sounded almost like a dying message.

He quickly replied: “What happened? Is there a problem with the flight?”

Hu Xianbin: “I just arrived in Jingzhou and was hijacked by the suffering travel program. I’ll be in special training here for the next month and can’t leave. Brother, please help me cover for another month. If there’s anything, call Bao Xu and let him relay the message.”

“Don’t reply, I’m about to hand in my phone.”

Yu Fei: “???”

He wanted to ask more, but after sending several messages, there was no response from the other end.

“This…”

Yu Fei looked at the message on his phone, then at his packed personal items, and fell into silence.

On the other side, Min Jingchao was also frequently checking the time: “Hmm, strange, he should have arrived by now. Where’s Old Hu?”

Yu Fei leaned back in his chair silently: “I’m afraid we won’t be able to feast at his expense…”

After understanding what had happened, both men were silent.

Yu Fei didn’t speak because he knew he would have to fill in at the Tenda Gaming Department for another month.

Although a month had already passed, another month wasn’t a big deal, but the key was… it was mentally exhausting!

He had been planning to leave, but suddenly had to stay.

It was like being in school when the power suddenly went out at night, and the homeroom teacher had just said there would be no evening self-study and they could leave early, but just as they were about to pack up their bags, the power came back on!

That was pretty much how Yu Fei felt right now.

As for Min Jingchao, the reason for his silence was that he sensed a very dangerous vibe from all this.

Something wasn’t right!

Being picked up right after landing, two trips linked seamlessly…

No matter how you looked at it, it seemed familiar, like a retaliatory strike!

All the department heads knew that Bao Xu had set up a suffering travel program, but they weren’t clear on the specifics or arrangements.

Because Bao Xu refused to disclose any information in the department heads’ chat group, making everyone uneasy.

Back then, Min Jingchao had also joined the others in urging Bro Bao to go on the trip.

Now Hu Xianbin had already been arranged for, so were the others far behind?

Min Jingchao suddenly felt a bit of a chill…