A guard, come to call?
Ye Yun frowned!
The guards had no affiliation with their Dragon Palace; they were an organization under the Ministry of National Defense. The Dragon Palace, on the other hand, was directly established by the joint efforts of the Military and Political Elder Council. In terms of hierarchy, the Dragon Palace was at the same level as the Ministry of National Defense and the State Council.
"Do you know their purpose?" Ye Yun stepped out of the game pod and looked at Zhou Ningdong, whose expression was somewhat grim.
"Not yet clear. They just said they were here to make a familiar face."
"Make a familiar face? Heh, come, let's go make a familiar face too!" Ye Yun sneered.
His rise to power had undoubtedly displeased many vested interests. He had expected at least some obstruction from other major departments, but instead of encountering significant figures, only a few minor players had appeared!
In the conference room, Li Chenxu and Liu Hai sat with grim expressions, watching the three people who were looking around the room.
"I say, Little Li, you've only been in the Dragon Palace for just over half a month, and you've already developed such a pampered habit. This won't do!" A middle-aged man chattered as he looked around.
"Sir, regarding our mission, no member of our Dragon Palace has dared to slack off in the slightest. As for being pampered, I am completely unaware of what you mean, sir!" Liu Hai replied, seeing Li Chenxu's displeased face.
"Unaware? Sir, look at how luxurious the conference room's decoration is. I wonder what they are doing in secret..."
"Li Jinhua, no one will think you're mute if you stop talking! And! Lai Defei, put down your phone immediately. Photography is strictly forbidden here!" Li Chenxu suddenly slammed his palm on the conference table and angrily rebuked the three of them.
"What? What's your rank, that you dare to speak to me like this! Stand at attention! Stand up straight!" The one taking photos was a young man around thirty. Although he wore a military uniform, there was not a hint of masculine spirit about him.
Li Chenxu and Liu Hai's faces instantly turned ugly as they looked at them, but they had no choice but to stand up.
Although this guy looked like a pretty boy, his rank of Major General with a deputy army position meant that those who were only Colonels had to obey.
"I just said, why were there bird droppings on the balcony today? Turns out someone has a foul mouth."
Ye Yun pushed open the door and stood at the entrance, seeing the three of them looking at the Dragon Palace member layout on the wall with smiles.
"You are the new commander of the Dragon Palace? Finally, someone presentable! Allow me to introduce myself, I am Li Le, current Commander-in-Chief of the Guards, Lieutenant General, full army rank. These two are my deputies, both Major Generals." The young man turned his head and looked at Ye Yun, also smiling.
"Lieutenant General? Major General? What kind of beings are these? Can they also be generals?" Ye Yun looked at the three before him and couldn't help but turn to ask Zhou Ningdong, his contempt for these three palpable.
"This... they are all from prominent families!" Zhou Ningdong said in a low voice.
"From prominent families? Oh, so they're connected! That explains this idiot's attitude!" These kinds of people from prominent families were, to put it bluntly, just here to gain experience. However, this rank was a bit too high.
"So what if we're connected? To put it bluntly, isn't this world a world of connections? Take you, Ye Yun, for example. If we wanted to get rid of you, even a Lieutenant General couldn't save you, and I wouldn't have any trouble! Believe it?" Li Le straightened his collar and military cap, giving Ye Yun a military salute.
"Hmm, not bad, that's more like a soldier." Ye Yun looked at the three saluting him, patted their shoulders with satisfaction, and then walked to the main seat of the conference room and sat down.
"Unfortunately, you shouldn't have come to the Dragon Palace like this! Now, I don't want to know your purpose for coming. You can just wait to accept my punishment!" Ye Yun rested his feet on the conference table with a playful expression.
"Punishment? Kid, do you think you're amazing just because you've sat in this seat for a few days? Believe it or not, we could kill you and nothing would happen!" Li Jinhua couldn't help but sneer upon hearing Ye Yun's words.
"Send someone to detain them. Also, call their parents and tell them they attempted to steal our Dragon Palace's secret information."
"Oh, right, didn't that guy just take a photo? That phone is excellent evidence!" Ye Yun said with a relaxed air.
"This... General, if we handle it this way, it might be difficult to explain to the Li and Lai families." Zhou Ningdong looked at Ye Yun in horror. Ye Yun had just taken office and was now offending military families. What kind of upheaval would this cause?
"Ye Yun, it's not that I look down on you! Just ask them if they dare!" Li Le heard Ye Yun's words and burst into laughter as if he had heard a great joke.
"If you don't act, resign tomorrow! You don't even understand the basic duties of a soldier! Whatever happens, I'll take responsibility!" Ye Yun didn't even look at the three of them, his gaze fixed on Zhou Ningdong and the other two.
"Yes! General!" The three exchanged glances, then lunged at Li Le. They had been seething with anger for a long time.
"What are you doing! I'm telling you, if my father finds out, you'll all die without a burial place!"
Unfortunately, their defiance was only in their words. Zhou Ningdong and the others subdued the three with almost no effort.
"General! Here is their phone." Li Chenxu placed the confiscated phone before Ye Yun.
"Hmm, lock them up. Without my express order, no one is to release these three children. Oh, and Comrade Zhou, make a call later to their parents, and also to the Ministry of National Defense, asking them to personally come and pick them up! Notify the four captains, we'll have a meeting in half an hour!" Ye Yun stood up with a smile. He hadn't stopped smiling since entering his office.
"Ye Yun, if you arrest me, let's see how you'll explain it to those above, and how you'll clean up the mess." Li Jinhua shouted.
"Exactly, daring to offend both the Li family and my Lai family at the same time, your death is not far off."
The three were dragged away cursing. However, no matter how they tried to provoke Ye Yun, he remained nonchalant.
What prominent families? What military families? Was Ye Yun afraid? At worst, he could swat them to death with a single palm.
Having revealed 10% of his combat power, he was eager to test how much stronger he was compared to his previous life. However, he feared that it might stir up a bloody storm in the real world.
Ye Yun had a rough idea of their purpose for coming.
The Guards, a special unit under the Ministry of National Defense, numbered 200,000. Their purpose was primarily to farm gold in 'Tiandao'. Their mission target for the first month was to hand over 5 billion gold coins to the Ministry of National Defense! This would increase by 1 billion each subsequent month.
These gold coins were what the Ministry of National Defense had to give to the Dragon Palace each month. Essentially, the 200,000 Guards were serving the Dragon Palace, so it was no wonder they harbored resentment.
If it had been someone else, Ye Yun might have let it slide, but these were people from prominent families! Would these individuals truly care about those soldiers? To put it bluntly, their own gravy train was shrinking, and they were unhappy.
In his previous life, countless people like them had dragged down the overall strength of China's official teams by more than a notch! Because these scoundrels were not only greedy, but they also didn't use their ill-gotten gains to improve their strength, instead indulging in debauchery in reality!
Therefore, Ye Yun would be letting them off too easily if he didn't squeeze them dry, given their prominent family backgrounds and general ranks.
"General, everything is arranged!" Half an hour later, seven people including Zhou Ningdong sat in the conference room, and Ding Yi was also called over to serve as the meeting scribe.
"Good! Then let's begin. This is the second official meeting since I took office..."