Chapter 591: Only My Unique Method Chapter 591: Committee Seat

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

Chen Zhongguo attended meetings until evening and still hadn't returned; he only sent someone to the house to notify.

The housekeeper thus prepared dinner for Chen Yi alone and remarked with feeling: "When the old master's health was poor, he truly couldn't even eat his rice; now it really is different... look at me, going on talking. Chef Gao got a Mongolian fat-tailed sheep from the Ethnic Group Wei, made three large dishes and two small ones, plus a fish; they should all be on the table by now."

"People often come bearing local specialties, don't they?" Chen Yi listened and laughed. Ethnic minority officials made up the majority in the Ethnic Group Wei, and with their unique allocation advantage, picking out a few sheep was simplicity itself, yet the effect was good — at least it reminded upper-level officials that the country still had such a department.

The housekeeper also laughed and said: "The Ethnic Group Wei's sheep are famous; there are also those who send river fish and such. The old master said to settle at market price; for a second gift, pay double the price, and naturally they become too embarrassed to send again."

The sheep the Ethnic Group Wei procured were obviously of the highest standard; if sent to Jiangning, who knows how many times the normal price they'd fetch. Still, paying double the market price meant they at least wouldn't come running to the house every day.

As they spoke they took their seats at the table; Chen Yi pulled the housekeeper to join him. Not long after the meal began, the phone rang.

"Grandpa?" Seeing the number, Chen Yi was somewhat surprised; Chen Zhongguo rarely used his personal mobile phone.

"It's me." Chen Zhongguo answered, asking in a rather good mood: "That giant dragon of yours — can it be brought out to meet people?"

"Haven't they seen it once already?"

"This time they want to do some destructive experiments." Chen Zhongguo presumably didn't think a pet dragon amounted to much. The giant dragon's ferocity was baffling, but that was on the West Continent. Their thinking was: if they sent a fleet of planes and fully equipped artillery and missiles, no matter how fierce the monster, it was still just a monster.

"No. It's not a real giant dragon, and it's not suitable as a test subject either." Chen Yi naturally couldn't let them destroy the phantom dragon; it had at least the level of several Divine Art Knights and was no longer a pet in the ordinary sense.

Chen Zhongguo mused: "In that case it's a bit more troublesome. Leaving other things aside, Zhu Guangliang is your man, right? The Chief of Staff's meaning is to have him step down, and Committee Member Liu would then step down as well."

Zhu Guangliang was once a middle-tier figure under Chen Zhongguo's subordinate's subordinate, but he was promoted step by step by Chen Yi, so naturally he was Chen Yi's man now.

From Action Division Chief in Jiangning all the way to a nationally known figure in the police circles, Zhu Guangliang could see the chance to take over real power.

Chen Yi turned the thought over; perhaps it was precisely because Zhu Guangliang's position was too important that the higher-ups didn't want to give him this opportunity.

"Swap Zhu Guangliang for Committee Member Liu? Would they agree?" No matter how important a personage of the realm, they couldn't compare to a committee seat.

Chen Zhongguo smiled on the other end: "Committee Member Tang recommends Deng Xi for the post; I personally agree."

Deng Xi was a figure both sides could be satisfied with; his governing philosophy leaned toward the Chen Clan, while his personal connections inclined toward Tang Yuan and the Chief of Staff. Using such a figure to exchange for Committee Member Liu benefited everyone — where "everyone" naturally excluded the two, Zhou and Liu.

"Alright, I'll find a way to persuade Zhu Guangliang." Both conditions favored the Chen Clan; the cost was merely a position in a critical department — however you put it, it should proceed.

As for Zhu Guangliang himself, he only needed compensation.

On this kind of issue, caring too much about certain feelings is meaningless; in fact, not a single party faction cares about members' psychology — the only consideration is interest; those who cannot bear it are naturally eliminated.

Hanging up, Chen Yi thought and said: "Zhou Lao, trouble you to prepare a banquet tomorrow, make it refined; I'm inviting someone."

"Good, Chef Gao probably hasn't left yet; I'll go instruct him now."

"Go after eating; hosting is hosting, it's only two or three people." Chen Yi then called Zhu Guangliang, inviting him to Xijing.

He thought it best to have Zhu Guangliang take a post on the West Continent, where he could do similar work; otherwise, let him accumulate seniority in Jiangning's political circles.

Near midnight, Chen Zhongguo finally returned home; while soaking his feet and applying a hot compress to his face, he said with a beaming smile to Chen Yi: "Committee Member Liu leaves his post at month-end; Old Zhou's work will be hard to do from now on."

With only nine seats total, the two-man combination was already very strong. On any issue, as long as they allied with two or three other interested parties, they could control a vote — in other words, the two factions could decide a proposal.

Once Committee Member Zhou lost Committee Member Liu, he would instantly become a lone figure. His power was even less than Chen Zhongguo's.

With this waxing and waning, the Zhou System likely wouldn't be able to stiffen up in the short term; if a good doctor couldn't be found, it wouldn't be strange for it to completely wither away.

Chen Zhongguo's excitement was imaginable, and he added: "The Military Commission decided to form a Quick Reaction Division, specifically garrisoned on the West Continent; I vetoed it. However, they want to send a company to protect the observation group; that's hard to refuse."

Chen Yi nodded in understanding; if not for the Chen Clan's powerful strength, the scramble for the West Continent would have turned white-hot long ago. Now they're merely eyeing it with envy.

Seeing him agree, Chen Zhongguo said happily: "The Chen Clan will be led by you in the future; for now this old man is holding the fort. As long as we're of one mind, the Chen Clan can develop smoothly. Good, good."

He said "good" twice in a row, then laughed: "Old age makes one long-winded. We were just talking about the observation group; their idea is to build a defense perimeter — only when the perimeter is intact will the observation group not interfere; otherwise they'll demand dispatch of the Quick Reaction Division."

That's all after-the-fact talk. Chen Yi replied noncommittally: "They still decided to build that Quick Reaction Division? What equipment?"

"Missiles as primary, self-propelled artillery as secondary, plus support units." Chen Zhongguo said, curling his lip: "They actually wanted to build two regiments of field troops; I said no, at most two battalions, and they must all be dispersed into the establishment... all wrangling, you needn't mind too much. The current focus of contention is the defense perimeter's radius; what's your view?"

"Let them send a regiment to the West Continent to test the giant dragon."

Chen Zhongguo laughed heartily: "The Russians sent at least two regiments' worth of men; they wouldn't want to send them to their deaths. Hmph, I'll tell them — if they can send one regiment to the West Continent, it'll shut some people up too."

His words were meaningful.

The West Continent was Chen Yi's exclusive preserve — everyone knew this, yet no one would speak it aloud; an open secret.

Foreign armies' reach fell short; domestic armies had too many variables.

For instance, Martial Arts Hall students — before this state machinery, whether they would firmly uphold the Wuguan System's interests was also very hard to say.

Chen Zhongguo asked thereby: "Would one regiment be too many?"

"No matter. Aside from nuclear weapons, however many more they send are just idling." Chen Yi was extremely confident; unless two nations openly engaged in a state-level war, in small-scale regional conflicts, hot-weapon armies lacking heavy-weapon coverage fundamentally could not damage Chen Yi.

Under the rapid downward shift of upper-level changes, Moscow's protests consequently dissolved.

The second week, when Chen Yi opened the channel again, Zhu Guangliang, the Rapid Reaction Force, and observation groups from Xijing and Moscow gathered together, probing and chatting like a spoils-dividing conference.

Chen Yi specially called Zhu Guangliang over and instructed: "The West Continent's races differ, customs and culture also differ. I hope you can inherit the intelligence agencies' essence and collect as much relevant intelligence as possible — whether military, economic, or political, all should be covered. Su Yuanchun has potential for secret work, but he hasn't received systematic training; you must bring him along. Here a hundred wastes await revival; as for positions and such, you'll understand after staying a few days."

Zhu Guangliang agreed while sighing inwardly.

Although at their first meeting Chen Yi was already the most promising direct grandson of the Chen Clan, who could have imagined that the once-declined aristocratic family would, because of such a third-generation scion, leap to become the most powerful family in all of China.

Nothing in the world is more wondrous than this.

When Zhu Guangliang stepped off the subway, he immediately changed his mind.

The world's wonders — there are still those surpassing this.

"It really is another continent?" The natives coming and going and the surrounding environment unmistakably told Zhu Guangliang: this is another world.

No need for explanation; everything around expressed this central idea.

"Mr. Chen, please assign personnel to guide my regiment's garrisoning." The regiment's Political Commissar blinked, his tone quite serious. This man really was someone Chen Yi knew — Lan Jiaming from the General Logistics Department. To liaise with Chen Yi, the Military Commission had specially transferred him out of the Comprehensive Office.

The effort was not wasted. Chen Yi replied to Lan Jiaming with a pleasant expression: "Go directly to Yu Weichao; have him arrange your lodging. Put the training grounds farther away. Equipment classification and grading — no problem with any of that, right?"

"We'd like to make small-scale contact with the Giant Dragon, is that possible?"

Chen Yi rolled his eyelids, thinking, Small-scale contact with a Giant Dragon? Isn't that just equal to meat reconnaissance — meat buns scouting, half-selling half-giving-away.

"Let the Russians clean up first, you all look at the result of last time's contact. Talk about other things." Chen Yi sent a whole group of people away, only then secretly placing the Heavy Metal Missiles into the launch racks.

These launch devices imitating nuclear weapon silos were all rush-repaired by the West Continent construction crew, the engineering personnel came from Domestic, found by Uncle Chen Guoliang using connections.

Chen Yi hoped they possessed second-strike capability, lest the Giant Dragon destroy the launch pads causing total loss. The Legendary Mages of old used Scrolls and had various powerful Magic; Chen Yi could only use these missiles, he had not yet prepared to engage in close combat with the Giant Dragon, if possible, throw out an Aging Scroll, then it would be missile launch time.

"Finally can settle down peacefully." Watching the last missile stand erect, Chen Yi let out a long breath in one go.

"Can it work?" Liu Xinyu, who had just recruited a Large Batch of manpower, had also become leisurely, only worrying about the Giant Dragon remaining.

"Should be able to." Chen Yi also had no bottom in his heart.

"Go out, heard the Moscow people are clamoring for revenge." Liu Xinyu Disliked the smell of missiles very much.

Chen Yi asked strangely: "They only have one Observation Group, how can they take revenge?"

"Currently inciting the Chinese Knight Captain."

"What use is that?"

"I see there's a bit of temptation, he's probably thinking of contending for merit."

Chen Yi's footsteps immediately became faster, in a short while reached the Government Office, indeed saw the Chinese Knight Captain and Russians chatting happily.

Seeing his person, Lan Jiaming made a bitter face and waved his hand, but it was already too late.

"Mr. Chen, let us go into battle." The Knight Captain had already shouted out.

Chen Yi had thought it through when he came out, at this moment asked faintly: "You go into battle, what weapon do you want to use?"

"Our Equipment is complete, you can Rest assured." The Knight Captain had a round face, slightly plump, Spirit full face oily shine.

Chen Yi Hehe Smiled, pointing at Yin Senyong: "How about this, your various weapons, each type allowed to fire once, see if you can beat this subordinate of mine down."

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