The Dragon Pavilion, Artillery Battalion.
When Ye Longlin arrived, he was speechless at the scene before him.
A group of grown men surrounded Ye Churan, with a tank behind her. Ye Churan stood unsteadily on the tank, while the men below caught her, afraid she would fall.
"Fun, fun, I want to play again, play again."
Ye Churan seemed tired and sat on the tank, clapping her hands, her little face flushed red.
"Yiyi."
Ye Longlin called out helplessly. How did this little girl get interested in tanks? This was not a good thing.
"Dad!"
Upon seeing Ye Longlin, Ye Churan immediately called out in a childish voice. She scrambled towards Ye Longlin with her hands and feet. The surrounding soldiers also helped her down, and everyone's heart was finally relieved, fearing they would be implicated.
Ye Longlin picked her up and said exasperatedly, "Why are you interested in these things as a little girl? Where is Mom?"
Ye Churan shook her head, "Yiyi doesn't know, Yiyi wants to play."
After saying that, she blinked her eyes at Ye Longlin, her eyes full of innocence and purity. Children at this age didn't think about anything, which was good.
Ye Longlin was helpless and could only patiently persuade, "Yiyi, these don't belong to Dad. Do you know how much Dad has to pay for you playing for half the day? If Dad loses money, he won't be able to buy toys for Yiyi."
Ye Churan tilted her little head, seemingly considering whether to choose playing today or toys. In reality, Ye Churan didn't think that way.
"I want to play, I want to play, wow, Dad is bullying me, Yiyi doesn't like Dad anymore."
Ye Longlin: "..."
The surrounding soldiers suppressed their laughter. It was their first time seeing Ye Longlin at a loss, and they found it quite amusing.
"Play, play."
Ye Longlin rubbed his temples, his heart bleeding. The cost of one shell was thirty thousand yuan. Today, he was estimated to bleed a lot.
Seeing them stifle their laughter, Ye Longlin's anger flared up. He said in exasperation, "If Yiyi gets hurt, you will all be punished!"
After speaking, Ye Longlin turned and left the artillery battalion. Yuan Gang, who was beside him, chuckled and said, "Boss, should the lost shells be reported as normal damage?"
Ye Longlin glared at him, almost kicking him into a ditch.
"I'll pay for it myself!"
After receiving this answer, Yuan Gang immediately said to Xuan Niao and the others, "See, I told you, Boss is definitely a doting father. One shell is thirty thousand, ten shells are three hundred thousand, which is more than a year's basic salary. Besides the wealthy families, who else would let their children play like this?"
"Yes, yes, I don't know which brat will marry Yiyi in the future. I guess the boss will be heartbroken then."
Ye Longlin stopped in his tracks and said with a forced smile, "Are you all very idle? Fifty pounds of weight, twenty kilometers. I want to see you in twenty minutes."
"No, Boss!"
"Boss, we were wrong, Boss!"
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Ye Longlin ignored them. He arrived at the command building and returned to his lounge. Mu Hanqi was sleeping soundly on the bed, a smile lingering on her lips, as if dreaming of something.
He gently exited the lounge and returned to his office, contemplating the destruction of the Ye family.
The Ye family would definitely not just wait. They must have a backup plan, but he was not sure what it was. Strictly speaking, as the head of the Ten Lords families and a former hidden family, the Ye family would not be so simple. The most crucial thing was that the Dark Hall was colluding with them.
Not only the Dark Hall but also the Wu family.
"For the Ye family, the outcome of this struggle is either their victory, the preservation of the Ye family, and my death, or my victory and the Ye family's destruction. There are only these two possibilities.
What can be confirmed now is that the Wu family and the Dark Hall are colluding. Therefore, the biggest problem is that these two forces will definitely offer assistance. If they make a move, there will surely be many Saint realm experts, which is definitely unfavorable to me."
Ye Longlin wrote down the relationships between the parties on paper and thought carefully, his eyes narrowed.
"The Wu family needs to cooperate with the Ye family to establish a foothold in the secular world? But who says they must cooperate with the secular world? Can't they cooperate with the government? It seems the government can represent Great Xia."
At this thought, a sinister smile appeared on Ye Longlin's lips.
He was no saint. He had hundreds of thousands of souls in his hands, so why would he care about this righteousness?
Righteousness is sometimes a restraint. As long as the war could be won, it was worth paying any price, even if the methods were not glorious. As the saying goes, all's fair in war. https:/
"White Impermanence, I need you to contact the Wu family. It's best to meet with them tonight. Just say that I can help them establish a foothold in the secular world and even demarcate territory for them immediately."
"Understood!"
After hanging up the phone, Bai Wuchang would go to handle these matters. He didn't need to worry too much, just wait for the meeting with the Wu family tonight. If the Wu family agreed, it would be equivalent to them betraying the Ye family.
The Wu family would not be foolish. Whether to cooperate with the government or the Ye family, they surely had their own judgment.
The Ye family is just the Ye family, but the government represents the government's attitude.
"You're back."
The lounge was next to the office, separated only by a door.
Mu Hanqi woke up and walked out, seeing Ye Longlin working at his desk.
"En, how was it? Did you sleep well?"
Ye Longlin stepped forward, placing his hands on Mu Hanqi's waist, and asked softly.
Her nose caught his scent, and her heart felt a sense of peace. During the two years overseas, she constantly thought of this scent. Now that she was back, she felt a sense of hazy illusion.
"Very good. But I didn't expect my man to be the uncrowned king here. My taste is really good."
Mu Hanqi smiled playfully and planted a kiss on Ye Longlin's cheek.
Looking at the loess plateau through the floor-to-ceiling window, her heart was also heavy.
The environment here was too harsh, and no one would willingly come here. Yet, there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers here, countless men who protected their country!
They lived in obscurity, and died in obscurity.
Even so, countless people were willing to sacrifice everything.
"Please iron my uniform. I have something to go out for tonight. I'll have Xuan Niao take you back later."