After returning from Xiaozhi Village, Zhao Qian’s spirits were also not as high. After all, with such an incident happening, whose spirits could be high?
Ye Longlin said nothing. After instructing for the two to be sent home, he didn't even glance at them again.
But everyone knew that if anything happened to Zhao Qian, Ye Longlin would absolutely not stand idly by.
He was merely avoiding suspicion, not wanting his affairs to involve Zhao Qian.
Zhao Qian now knew Ye Longlin’s identity and understood this reasoning, understanding him very well.
This incident had caused quite a stir in the capital. Following this, the highest department's apprehension towards Ye Longlin deepened, maintaining a very peculiar attitude.
An order had already been issued by the highest department for the execution team members, yet such a thing could still happen during execution. No leader would wish to see such an event.
However, the person involved was Ye Longlin, a renowned figure in the Hall of Honor, and someone who currently could not be moved!
Before moving against him, they needed to find a suitable replacement!
Otherwise, as in this instance, not only did they fail to apprehend Ye Longlin, but they also offended him. Not to mention offending him, it also increased his influence within the Hall of Honor!
Looking back over the past twenty years, who could capture a living member of the Eight Gods of the Dark Hall?
At least, not at present!
Not only did they capture the Red Lotus Demoness alive, but they also rounded up the Dark Hall members in Nan Province. Even that was acceptable, but the most crucial point was that his combination of moves had left them utterly bewildered.
"What do you think about Ye Longlin's resignation? Or do you believe he truly intends to step down from his position?"
A group of elderly men sat around a round table, with a podium in the center.
"I'm not sure, but logically speaking, it should be impossible. To hold this position before the age of thirty, who could disregard the power and influence this position brings? Young people always have ideals and ambitions, so I don't think it's possible, at least not for now!"
"Ye Longlin is deeply calculating. He is by no means as simple as he appears. In a certain aspect, Ye Longlin submitting his resignation is a way of saying, 'Do not try to provoke my bottom line, or I will abandon my post and you deal with it yourselves.'
At least from this perspective, Ye Longlin is definitely not as he claims. He certainly has his own plans, and what he is using to leverage us and those in the Hall of Honor now is the overseas defense line!"
These old men were all prominent figures frequently seen in the news, yet now they were engaging in wild imagination and speculation about a resignation.
"This is not important. What is important is what Ye Longlin truly thinks. That is the most important thing."
...
At the same time, in Nan Province, at the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace.
"Boss, have you truly thought this through? Do you really intend to step down? But after you step down, what will happen to the many brothers in the Dragon Pavilion? What will happen to us?"
Yuan Gang had not avoided this topic at first. After all, with these matters arising, there had to be a solution.
Moreover, he, Yuan Gang, was a confidant!
Even he was unaware of Ye Longlin's intention to step down. Either it was a last-minute decision, or he was truly disheartened this time.
Ye Longlin looked up at Yuan Gang and said in a calm tone, "If I leave, can't you manage the Dragon Pavilion?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Gang immediately knelt down, his voice sincere, "Boss, I have no such intention, nor do I mean that. What I mean is..."
Ye Longlin waved his hand, "I know what you mean. Alright, let's put this matter to rest. A decision has not been made yet. It’s just to give them some mental preparation."
"Little Ye brother, come eat."
Mu Hanqi walked onto the third-floor balcony at this moment, her voice soft and sweet.
Ye Longlin rolled his eyes, goosebumps all over him, and said speechlessly, "Can you speak properly?"
Mu Hanqi glared at Ye Longlin at this moment, "Eat!"
"Oh."
Yuan Gang: "..."
He was dumbfounded watching from the side. When did the boss start liking this tone?
He also had his own thoughts, and followed them downstairs.
"Do you think the boss is really planning to retire?"
Yuan Gang, with a heavy heart, found Xuan Niao. Neither of them was in a good mood. If their boss retired, the vast Dragon Pavilion would surely change ownership, becoming part of the Hall of Honor, and they would lose their autonomy.
Xuan Niao glanced at him and shook her head slightly, "I don't know."
Yuan Gang took a drag of his cigarette, "I think it's very likely because of Mu Hanqi. The boss’s attitude towards Mu Hanqi is clearly different now. As a man, encountering such a woman, even an icy heart should melt. Moreover, the boss has never experienced the bitterness of love, so it's easy to fall for it. Although I want the boss to move on from the matter of Xiao Cao, it seems to have exceeded expectations now!"
Xuan Niao glanced at him, saying nothing, focusing on arranging the dishes. After finishing, she carried them out.
"The battle of Heluo that year was not finished. It is said that midway through, both sides lost their marshals, and coupled with international public opinion, the war had to be terminated. But I know, and the boss knows too, that the final outcome of the Heluo battle will eventually be determined by our generation.
Furthermore, I can sense that only our unit is qualified to carry the marshal's banner in this battle, and only our unit can fight this unprecedented and rare war!
The boss cannot retreat, nor can he retreat. At least some people now feel that the boss’s achievements are overshadowing the emperor, but in reality, the boss has never had such intentions."
Yuan Gang stood in the kitchen, murmuring to himself. Xuan Niao strode in and whispered, "So you mean, they should know that this battle can only be led by the boss?"
"Do you know how much impact your actions could have on the boss if they are discovered? It would be considered colluding with the Dark Hall. You would also be court-martialed, facing life imprisonment or the death penalty!"
Xuan Niao's expression was serious, staring directly at him with an unprecedented solemnity in her eyes.
Having been partners for so many years, she knew what Yuan Gang was about to do upon hearing his words!
Yuan Gang shook his head slightly, his posture upright, "I don't care what the boss thinks, nor do I care what those people in the country think. My life was dug out of the trenches by the boss. So what if I die? I will use this broken body to send the boss to the Royal Platform, use this broken body to send the boss to the highest position, to send him onto a stage that history will remember!"
"This is the oath I, Yuan Gang, made when I survived from the field hospital!"
Xuan Niao was silent. Her life was also saved by the boss!
"If that is the case, then let us overturn this sky and let this land remember that in this era of peace, there was the boss who upheld the unyielding spirit of the soldiers of our military!"