My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 433: Chapter 0432 Internal Strife in the Dragon Group (Second Update)_1

“Well, you seem to be enjoying your little life!” Long Zaitian said with a laugh.

“Not bad. Why did you suddenly run over here today, Chief? If you wanted to see me, just give me a call, and I would come to find you at Dragon Group,” Ye Xiong said with a smile.

“Now you’ve got your mind only on your wife, and even if I called you, you might not be willing to go.”

Long Zaitian had gradually come to understand his temper, and besides, Ye Xiong wasn’t part of Dragon Group, so he really had no right to order him around.

“What do you want to see me about? It isn’t that the Beast Organization has stirred up trouble again, is it?”

“After interrogating Ye Tongtong, we’ve basically pinpointed that the Beast Organization’s main base in Huaxia is very likely in G Province. Recently, I’ve deployed the elite of Dragon Group under Minister Jiang’s leadership to penetrate G Province and investigate, hoping to find the Beast Organization’s base and eradicate their foundation in one fell swoop.”

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“How do you know the base is in G Province, just because Ye Tongtong woke up broke in G Province?” Ye Xiong asked.

“This is after analyzing multiple aspects. Apart from Ye Tongtong’s situation, we’ve noticed that the least sightings of Beast Organization personnel occur in G Province. Also, several months ago, G Province had the fewest child abduction cases. We have reason to believe that the Beast Organization doesn’t want to stir trouble on its own turf.”

“That being said, there’s still no solid evidence, it’s all based on guesses,” Ye Xiong said.

“We have no choice, the Beast Organization’s base is too well-guarded, leaving no valuable clues at all. These are all conclusions drawn by the intelligence department. For now, we can only play it by ear, better groping around like a blind man feeling an elephant than doing nothing at all,” Long Zaitian sighed.

“Any news on the whereabouts of Ghost?” Ye Xiong asked.

Long Zaitian shook his head. “After Kidnapping the Heir of the Lingnan Sect, Ghost disappeared completely. What worries me is whether he has managed to extract the Sealing Secret Technique from the Heir’s lips. If he indeed acquires the Sealing Secret Technique and integrates it into the Gene Warrior’s research, the success rate of Gene Warriors may increase significantly, which would put us in a far more dangerous position,” he said gravely.

“The Sealing Acupoint Secret Technique can only be performed by someone who understands the latter part of the Nine Acupoint Divine Needles. To my knowledge, within the Lingnan Sect, only the Duanmu Family and Murong Family have the latter part. With the Duanmu brothers dead, the only people I’m aware of who know the latter part of the Nine Acupoint Divine Needles are Murong Feng, Murong Ruyin, and Duanmu Linglong. As long as we protect these three, even if Long Tianya obtains the Sealing Secret Technique, it will be useless,” said Ye Xiong.

“I’ve already had Murong Feng brought to the state security hospital, and we’re keeping an eye on Duanmu Linglong. As for Murong Ruyin, she’s with you, so I’m at ease.”

“That said, the Lingnan Sect has a long history, and there might be others beyond these three who know the Nine Acupoint Genius Acupoint,” Ye Xiong replied.

“That’s exactly what I’m worried about.”

Suddenly Long Tianya sighed deeply, saying seriously, “Ah Xiong, have you ever considered what it would be like if one day the technology of the Gene Warriors were to become widespread? What if our community was filled with these Gene Warriors? What kind of situation would that be?”

Ye Xiong shook his head. “That’s unlikely to happen, after all, Gene Warriors are flawed, and the state wouldn’t allow such technology to prosper.”

“But what if the technology of the Gene Warriors was perfected? If Gene Warriors had no side effects, and no impact on the body other than powerful abilities, with no other drawbacks, do you think it wouldn’t be popularized?” Long Zaitian asked.

“Power is the source of all evil. If many people acquired great power, society would only become more chaotic. A simple example is the ban on guns. If everyone had the freedom to carry guns, wouldn’t people’s first thought in a dispute be to resort to force? Wouldn’t the world be in constant turmoil?”

Ye Xiong was a bit puzzled, sensing something off about Long Zaitian today.

Previously, he had an intense loathing for Gene Warriors, wishing to eliminate all of them and eradicate the technology not belonging to this world. So why did it seem like he was softening today?

“You’re right, I was overthinking it,” Long Zaitian sighed, “Yesterday, two members of Dragon Group died in the line of duty, killed by a Gene Warrior in G Province… Sometimes I wonder if we had the technology to make our warriors stronger, then maybe we wouldn’t lose so many lives.”

“From the day they enlisted, they were prepared for the risk of death. No matter how strong the enemy, we must hold our ground, and that means the technology of the Gene Warriors must never be passed on,” Ye Xiong said seriously.

“Ha, I knew I could count on you,” Long Zaitian patted his shoulder and laughed. “I really wish you would come back to Dragon Group. With you by my side, I’d feel much more at ease.”

After chatting for a while longer, Long Zaitian left.

Watching the departing red flag car, Ye Xiong furrowed his brows, lost in thought.

The phone rang. It was Phoenix’s call.

“Did the chief go to see you?” Phoenix asked on the other end.

“How did you know?”

“Just a guess.”

Phoenix was silent for a moment before saying, “The chief was furious in the meeting today, scolding the members of Dragon Scale, very agitatedly. Later, I heard that two members of Dragon Scale had died, and also that Minister Jiang visited him this morning, seemingly discussing something.”

“What did Minister Jiang say?” Ye Xiong asked urgently.

He felt that there was something amiss with Long Zaitian today; could Minister Jiang have told him something?

With Long Zaitian’s iron-willed determination, it was out of character for him to express the kind of defeatism from earlier. Previously, his stance on Gene Warriors was that they should not exist at all.

Could it be… Minister Jiang intended to develop Gene Warriors?

This thought startled Ye Xiong significantly.

Currently, when the Beast Organization was at its weakest, Dragon Group should be pushing hard to completely eradicate them. This was the Righteous Path, and it was definitely not the time for internal conflict.

“I don’t know; right after meeting with Minister Jiang, he immediately called a meeting to berate us,” she said.

“He might just be in a bad mood, don’t overthink it. You’re not like us women; you have a few days each month when you’re feeling off,” Ye Xiong joked.

“I’m being serious here, can’t you be more earnest?” Phoenix responded irritably.

“Alright, I’ll be serious,” Ye Xiong paused for a moment before saying, “I too felt that today’s chief was somewhat off.”

Next, he recounted to Phoenix what the chief had told him.