Chapter 1059: Chapter 1029:
Chapter 1029:
Mr. Liu shook off his coat and then left with a firm stride. Ye Chen’s eyes were a bit moist; for the first time, he felt so proud to be a Chinese. The black-clad bodyguards in the interrogation room also evacuated the scene.
The bearded man was gnawing on a chicken leg. Seeing this mysterious old man leave, he took a large swig of wine and, while gnawing on the chicken leg, mumbled, “Who is this old man?! Why the big show?”
“Oh, he’s the Chief Commander of the Beijing Military Region!” Ye Chen replied casually.
Bang…
The bearded man was perched on a chair, and upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground with a bang, the chair’s backrest striking him, and the chicken leg in his hand fell entirely to the ground. He widened his eyes, looked at Ye Chen in astonishment, and said, “Hero Ye, you… you’re not kidding us, are you?”
“Heh, why would I lie to you guys!” Ye Chen smiled calmly.
“He… He really is the Chief Commander of the Beijing Military Region?! My God, I… I actually had dinner with the Chief Commander today!” The bearded man jumped up excitedly, feeling both thrilled and regretful. He was thrilled to have met the Chief Commander of the Beijing Military Region but regretted not hugging the Chief Commander’s leg today, at least having a chat. Who knows, if the Chief Commander got happy, he might give him a Colonel rank. The bearded man said excitedly, “Hero Ye, just now the Chief Commander said he would give you a Colonel rank?”
“Hmm!” Ye Chen nodded.
“Then… then you should talk to him, and maybe get me a Colonel rank for fun too!” The bearded man said excitedly.
“Hell, you think being an officer is just for fun?” Ye Chen couldn’t help but glare at him, then said, “Let me tell you, if an officer doesn’t serve the people, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes. Understand?”
“I… I just want to be a General, so I can charge the front lines, and fight enemies on the battlefield!” The bearded man said earnestly.
“Come on, just now you said you’re not interested in being a soldier!” Ye Chen laughed.
“Hero Ye, not being interested in being a soldier doesn’t mean I’m not interested in being a General!” He hurriedly replied.
“Every General starts as a soldier!” Ye Chen smiled at the bearded man, then got up to leave, saying, “I’m leaving. Tell Chen Fugui that I’ll go to the police station tomorrow to find him, let him wait for me there. If I don’t see him tomorrow, he’s a goner!”
“Yes, yes!” The bearded man wasn’t worried about Chen Fugui’s life at this moment; he was most interested in Ye Chen now. What kind of person was Ye Chen, that even the Chief Commander of the Beijing Military Region recognized him and directly gave him a Colonel position? And leading the Imperial Army too! This was the kind of work the bearded man liked the most. He eagerly followed behind Ye Chen, saying, “Hero Ye, why don’t you take us along? We are all from the military anyway, going back to the military isn’t a bad choice. What do you say?”
“No, I don’t want cowardly soldiers in my team!” Ye Chen immediately rejected, then hailed a cab and left the scene.
Ye Chen became a Colonel, a rank that doesn’t require appointment by the State Chairman, and can be directly appointed by the Military Region Commander, then reported to the state with the registration at the Military Region headquarters. However, if Ye Chen wants to become a Major General, it would require the State Chairman’s appointment. Every General in the country must be personally appointed by the State Chairman, which also represents the nation’s recognition and respect for a General.
Ye Chen, for now, is only a Colonel, so being appointed by Mr. Liu is already sufficient. There are many lieutenants in the Military District, and many have Colonel ranks. Although Colonel and Major General ranks are just one step apart, eighty percent of people can only stay at the Colonel rank for a lifetime, never having the chance to be promoted to Major General. After all, stepping into the Major General rank makes one a General, fundamentally different from a Colonel rank.
In the Beijing Military Region, located in a secret base in Hebei Xingtai, a black Audi car slowly approached, with a license plate of white background and red characters, indicating that the person inside must have a significant identity.
In this secret base, covered with green trees, the main gate consisted of two iron doors. At the entrance, there was a sentry box, with a soldier holding an assault rifle standing upright. The soldier, seeing the black car approaching, immediately stopped it and said, “Sorry, please show your credentials!”
“Here you go!” The driver handed over the already prepared documents without a hint of arrogance and with a very calm demeanor.
The soldier on guard glanced at the documents, immediately saluted, and said, “Welcome, General Liu, to inspect the Special Forces detachment under the 38th Army Group of the Beijing Military Region!”
The driver drove the car inside immediately. The place was lush with greenery, and even before entering the yard fully, the sounds of soldiers training inside could be heard, making one’s blood boil with excitement. Mr. Liu sat in the back seat and said with a chuckle, “Ye Chen, do you feel belittled being asked to take charge of the Special Forces detachment under my command as a Colonel?”
“Not at all!” Ye Chen replied with a faint smile, “I’m not interested in those positions. I just hope you can place me in the most correct and useful position. Besides, my taking on this military role is to fulfill Elder Pang’s dying wish!”
“Sigh…” Mr. Liu sighed and said, “That old man died knowing it was worth it.”
The Audi drove in slowly, and at that moment, a large group of soldiers were training on the drill ground. Mr. Liu got out of the car, and a group of soldiers surrounded him to welcome him, with the leader being a Sergeant with a two-bar and three-star insignia on his shoulder. Ye Chen immediately noticed that this guy was just like him, also holding a Colonel rank, but unlike Ye Chen, he wasn’t wearing a military uniform; instead, he wore a very casual outfit.
“Commander Liu!” The man immediately saluted Mr. Liu.
“Ha ha, Liang Le, come here, let me introduce you, this is Ye Chen!” Mr. Liu immediately pulled the young man over and said with a laugh, “No need for me to say much, you probably know a bit, right?”
“I know, I know!” The young man named Liang Le sized up Ye Chen and said, “But I just don’t see what’s so amazing about Mr. Ye! Rumor has it that Mr. Ye came from the Nanjing Iron Eagle Special Forces, how come I don’t see any difference? They say Mr. Ye has skills like wall-climbing and calling the wind and rain, how about letting him demonstrate for everyone?”
“Uh…” Mr. Liu was taken aback; he didn’t expect Liang Le to give Ye Chen such a test.
Mr. Liu planned to hand over the command of the Special Forces under the 38th Army Group to Ye Chen. He naturally thought Liang Le might be dissatisfied, so he reassigned Liang Le to another position, which, although seemed like a promotion in terms of rank, actually stripped him of power. Naturally, Liang Le would be very dissatisfied, but Mr. Liu hadn’t expected Liang Le to be so brazen and unreasonable toward Ye Chen. Mr. Liu was about to scold him when Ye Chen calmly smiled and said, “That’s just a kind of praise from those who know me, which eventually got exaggerated as a myth. It’s like how ancient people greatly respected figures like Fu Xi and Nuwa, so now there are many mythical stories praising them…”
Ye Chen’s explanation made Mr. Liu internally delighted. He turned his head and smiled brightly at Ye Chen, secretly giving him a thumbs-up, as if to say, “You kid, well done! You slyly complimented yourself. Not only did you defuse Liang Le’s attack, but you also raised yourself high.”
Liang Le naturally understood Ye Chen’s insinuations and snorted coldly, saying, “Hmph, stop boasting about yourself. Let me tell you, if you want to command the Special Forces, you have to show some real skills, don’t think you can be lawless just because the Commander has your back! Guys, am I right?”
“Yes, yes, yes!” The soldiers who were originally training on the field gathered around, waving their arms and surrounding Ye Chen and the others. Mr. Liu stood calmly aside, planning to watch the spectacle. This was the first confrontation between Ye Chen and Liang Le. If he intervened, he could certainly settle things and allow Ye Chen to smoothly take command of the Special Forces. However, this would inevitably lead to Ye Chen not gaining popular support. This was also Liang Le’s cunning plan; once Mr. Liu fell into the trap, Ye Chen wouldn’t be able to stay here long and would soon ask to leave, giving Liang Le a chance to apply to return. It was indeed a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Ye Chen has experienced all kinds of storms, let alone dealing with someone like Liang Le. Zhang Bufen, Kong Haoran, Li Jie, Shen Haotian… which of them isn’t more formidable than Liang Le? So Ye Chen wasn’t afraid at all, he calmly smiled and said, “Whether I have skills or not, it’s not for you to decide.”
“Alright, let’s see if you’re riding a mule or a horse!” Liang Le sneered, “Guys, get ready!”
Clatter…
Quickly, some obstacles were set up, and a series of Special Forces training exercises were prepared, from the initial three-kilometer weight-bearing run to the subsequent obstacle course and shooting…etc., to see who would perform the best and who would score the highest in the shooting at the end!
Since it’s Special Forces, naturally there needs to be some Special Forces tricks. If you have no skills at all, who will respect you in the future? Ye Chen, seeing that the opponent had quickly set up the obstacle course, already understood clearly; it didn’t need to be said that this guy must have prepared beforehand. Ye Chen casually smiled and said, “Looks like Brother Liang has been prepared for a while, huh?”
“That’s right!” Liang Le nodded and said, “The guys are reluctant to see me go, and they said, even the paratroopers need to show some skills to be able to command them, so I’m also doing this for their good. To stabilize the military spirit!”
“Alright, let’s stop talking nonsense!” Ye Chen nodded.