Seeing the fireball on the ground gradually stop moving, everyone was shocked.

Xu Hao said he would surely die, and he did indeed die!

Without the slightest surprise!

This made the hearts of those mercenaries and assassins feel a chill.

No one doubted for a moment that it was Xu Hao who had sabotaged from behind; otherwise, he wouldn't have made that statement.

At this moment, Zhao Yanhong was utterly dumbfounded.

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She couldn't understand when exactly Xu Hao had placed a "Hidden Weapon Mechanism" on her collar.

Her face turned extremely red at that moment, because she felt ashamed for having misunderstood Xu Hao just before.

Xu Hao had clearly said she didn't need to worry, but not only did she not appreciate Xu Hao's kindness, she even scolded him ruthlessly.

Xu Hao glanced at Zhao Yanhong and said indifferently, "See? When have I ever lied? I said you would definitely be fine, and so you definitely are. You just had to disbelieve, sigh!"

The last sigh from Xu Hao struck a chord in Zhao Yanhong's heart, making her feel even more ashamed.

One of the drivers, unable to suppress his curiosity, bravely asked, "Chairman Xu... how exactly did he die? Why did the light burn him to death, but not the flowers and grass?"

"That beam of light was just the Qi Force stored in that Minor Magical Artifact, suddenly released, like an explosion, generating high temperatures, but it won't harm the artifact's wearer. As for why it only incinerated the man's body and not his clothes or the plants, that's because I was controlling it," Xu Hao explained.

Upon hearing Xu Hao's explanation, everyone finally realized that it was all under Xu Hao's control.

The driver who had questioned Xu Hao couldn't contain his excitement after receiving a response. He had assumed that Xu Hao would simply ignore him, given the vast difference in their statuses.

He was just an ordinary truck driver while Xu Hao was the esteemed Chairman of the Xu Liu Group!

Yet, Xu Hao's approachability was beyond his expectation.

Xu Hao looked indifferently at those ten mercenaries and the three Mastery level experts.

The ten mercenaries exchanged glances and could see the intent to retreat in each other's eyes.

The leader of the mercenaries immediately said, "Young Master Xu, we admit we were blind; we shouldn't have taken this job or opposed you. Please let us go. After all, we don't really have any grievances with you."

Xu Hao looked at him coldly and said, "Let you go? Then what about those employees you injured? For your own selfish desires, you took on a job that endangers others' lives. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

The mercenary leader clenched his teeth and said with evident pain, "Young Master Xu, we are willing to compensate all their medical expenses—double the medical fees!"

This was a significant concession for him. As the mission had not been completed perfectly and they had only managed to execute less than half of the planned harassment, they would only receive at most thirty percent of their commission upon returning. If they compensated double medical expenses to the injured employees of Xu Liu Group, this trip to Huaya would be in vain for them.

Xu Hao said coldly, "This is Huaya, not Myanmar. Huaya is not a place where just anyone can come. I was planning to kill you all."

The mercenary leader immediately replied, "Young Master Xu, please name your price. Even if we have to sell our pots and pans, we will satisfy you, as long as you spare our lives."

Xu Hao asked coldly, "What if I make you tell me who hired you?"

They were mercenaries, not Suicide Soldiers, meaning they could do anything to survive in the face of danger and it wouldn't violate any international conventions.

However, top mercenary organizations around the world have very strict rules regarding such situations. Begging for mercy from Xu Hao like the mercenary leader was doing would be strictly prohibited by any of the top ten mercenary groups in the world.

It was an issue of the organization's reputation.

Any employer would not want any information about themselves revealed by the mercenaries after a failed operation. Even though mercenaries usually only carry out their tasks and do not know who their employer is, it's always better to be safe than sorry.

But they were just an ordinary mercenary group from Myanmar, living a life on the edge of the blade, with loose discipline and not overly concerned with these principles.

However, the mercenary leader helplessly said, "Young Master Xu, I understand what you imply. You might think since we're a small organization, I might have direct contact with the employer, but it's not the case. No matter how small a mercenary group is, they would not let their mercenaries see or contact the employer directly. It's all done through intermediaries within the organization."

Xu Hao nodded slightly. He had only asked as such, knowing well it would be somewhat difficult to extract information about the employer from their mouths.

The mercenary leader hurriedly said, "Young Master Xu, we can offer monetary compensation."