"Okay!"

Jiang Chen agreed, then turned to Xue Kylin, "Commander Xue, the old man Zhang wants you to take the call."

Xue Kylin's face looked awful as he walked over to Jiang Chen's side and took the cell phone from him, "Commander-in-chief!"

"Who gave you the order to bring back the materials and the potion?" a furious growl came from the phone's speaker.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, it was Vice President Li from the Central Research Institute. Last time, someone from Vice President Li also took away the first gene potion, claiming they had your signed order, saying that he was in charge of all matters related to the gene potion."

Xue Kylin's face was almost dripping with gloom, and if he couldn't tell they had been played at this point, then his brain must have been kicked by a donkey.

"Bullshit! When have I ever issued such an order? Your existence is top secret. Even I only contact you once every three months, and each call never lasts more than a minute. How could I possibly issue such an order?"

Zhang Zijian's roar came through the receiver, "Do you not have a brain? It's been half a year since the incident with the first gene potion. Couldn't you have confirmed it with me? Are you fucking stupid?"

Xue Kylin's face was flush with shame as he lowered his head, his eyes filled with extreme regret.

He was too honest. He just thought that since there was an order from Zhang Zijian, he should follow the command.

He never considered that Vice President Li would deceive him, and because of the secrecy, the contact between him and Zhang Zijian had always been one-sided, keeping them in the dark.

After hanging up the call, Xue Kylin returned the cell phone to Jiang Chen and saluted him solemnly, "Dragon King, thank you! If it weren't for you, we Dragon Soul would have become the sinners of Flame Dragon."

The expressions of Azure Dragon and the others changed sharply as they realized something, a surge of extreme fear welling up inside them, and they looked at Jiang Chen with strong gratitude in their eyes.

"Dragon King, thank you!"

"Dragon King, thank you!"

Azure Dragon and the other three solemnly saluted Jiang Chen.

Xuan Wu turned around and gestured to the brothers of Dragon Soul behind him, and the confused men promptly stowed their guns, following orders as they were supposed to.

Jiang Chen also waved his hand toward the brothers of Long Ya and Long Yan, calling softly, "Go rest, everyone. It's all right now!"

People put away their weapons, and those on duty returned to their posts while those off-duty rested. However, Chen Jiantao, An Long, and a dozen other team leaders stayed put, their weapons ready in their hands, prepared for combat at any moment.

"Really, it's okay now. You guys go rest too!" Jiang Chen instructed once more.

An Long and the others glanced at Xue Kylin and his team, then turned to leave and rest, but Chen Jiantao instructed Feng Lang and the others to rest while he remained.

Jiang Chen looked puzzled at Chen Jiantao.

Chen Jiantao spoke softly, "Dragon King, there's something I want to ask Bai Hu."

"Fine, you stay. I'm going to do something first," Jiang Chen nodded, took the storage device off his shoulder, opened it, and took out three potions.

Crack!

Jiang Chen forcefully smashed the potions on the ground; the vials shattered instantly, the liquid contents seeping into the earth.

Xue Kylin stepped towards Vermilion Bird, took the documents that Vermilion Bird had been guarding carefully, and with an angry gaze, tore them vigorously.

Sss sss sss!

A stack of documents was ripped into pieces by Xue Kylin.

Click!

Azure Dragon took out a lighter, ignited it, and passed it to Xue Kylin, who then lit the documents' fragments, watching them turn to ashes.

"We've been deceived. Back home, they've already taken action against that bastard Vice Dean Li. From now on, we'll just follow the orders from Commander Zhang like before," Xue Kylin said in a solemn voice.

"Yes!" The four members of Azure Dragon responded in unison.

"Alright, the matter is dealt with. Xue Yu, you can ask now. Should we step aside?" Jiang Chen turned to look at Chen Jiantao.

Chen Jiantao hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Dragon King, you are entitled to know about this. Could you please ask Commander Xuan Long and the others to step out?"

Xuan Long and the others were slightly startled but quickly understood. It's likely that Chen Jiantao's matter was related to Long Ya. They all turned to leave, judging from the situation that there wouldn't be a fight. There was no need for them to stay any longer.

"Mo Bao, I will honor your three brothers' choice today!" Jiang Chen said softly as the Mo Bao brothers walked past him.

The three Mo Bao brothers paused for a moment then smiled at Jiang Chen before walking toward their tents. Now that they had made their choice, they would have no regrets.

Once they were all gone, only Jiang Chen, Chen Jiantao, and the five Xue Kylin members remained on the scene.

Chen Jiantao turned to Bai Hu and said in a deep voice, "Instructor Li, you were once the auxiliary instructor for Long Ya but were transferred due to a mission, and since then, we've had no news of you. Was that mission about joining Dragon Soul?"

"Yes." Bai Hu nodded softly.

Chen Jiantao, looking agitated, said, "So, does this mean all those outstanding comrades who mysteriously disappeared from Dongfang Zone over the years have all joined Dragon Soul as well?"

"Yes." Bai Hu nodded again, a guilty expression in his eyes.

"And what about Long Ya? Over the years, Long Ya has been looked down upon by the other zones, saying we've declined and no longer deserve to be called the best in special warfare. Even now, if we can't beat Flying Eagle, Long Ya will be disbanded. Where do you place us in Long Ya then?"

Chen Jiantao became increasingly intense as he spoke, finally yelling out loud:

"All these years, our brothers in Long Ya have trained so hard. Commander Shen has been searching for elite warriors everywhere, but just as we find them, they disappear. When we ask Commander Zhang, he simply says they've retired. We naively believed it! But now, I understand, you've all gone to Dragon Soul! Are we fools?"

The soldiers on duty from Long Ya and Dragon Soul all turned to look in their direction, and the Long Ya brothers who had retired to their tents also stepped out.

"I'm sorry!"

Bai Hu looked painfully at all the Long Ya brothers and spoke with a face full of guilt, "I know, we are sorry to Long Ya for coming out here. If we were there, Long Ya might not be the best in special operations anymore, but it certainly would live up to the name of one of the Five Great Special Warfare Brigades. But... military orders are hard to defy!"

"You..." Chen Jiantao, with a passionate expression, was about to shout again when Jiang Chen sharply interjected, "Enough!"

Chen Jiantao paused, unwilling to let it go, and looked at Jiang Chen, "Chief Instructor, they..."

"They are not to blame!"

Jiang Chen cut off Chen Jiantao again, speaking earnestly, "You only see that because they left to form Dragon Soul, Long Ya has declined. But you don't see what they have taken upon themselves.

They die out there, and their families won't even get a gravestone for them. They fight outside while only bearing the title of mercenary. Whether they can return to Flame Dragon when they're old is a question in itself.

Have you seen all this? Do you know how much they have sacrificed?

Look at these brothers. They could stand proudly in the sunlight, wear their military uniforms, and be respected soldiers, yet now they must be mercenaries in the shadows. For what purpose?

They do it all for the country!"

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