Chapter 2477: The Third Choice

The third person to enter the office was the short-haired man who had previously mobilized the other Cavalry Guards to take the opportunity to resist.

When he said the words "The Left Banner Chief of the Cavalry Guards requests an audience with the Special Envoy" at the door, Ye Chen recognized his voice.

Therefore, from the moment he entered the door, Ye Chen had been observing his every move.

This man was about forty years old. Although he had a common face, there was an unhideable heroic spirit between his brows.

Seeing Ye Chen, he bowed slightly and said routinely, "Special Envoy, I have already tested the new antidote you gave, and I haven't found anything unusual."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and asked him, "What is your name?"

The short-haired man didn't know why Ye Chen asked for his name. While puzzled, he could only answer truthfully, "Reporting to the Special Envoy, my name is Li Nianzong."

Ye Chen asked again, "I remember that dead soldiers are named by numbers. You must have been promoted all the way from being a dead soldier. Why do you have a name?"

The short-haired man immediately said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "In the dead soldier camp, I was indeed named by a number, but my ancestors passed down the surname and name in the dead soldier camp from generation to generation. This is also allowed in the dead soldier camp."

Ye Chen nodded, suddenly reached out, and took off the large hat of the black robe, revealing his true face.

Li Nianzong was a bit surprised. He didn't know why the Special Envoy wanted to reveal his true face; after all, this had never been encountered before.

Moreover, he was also somewhat surprised by Ye Chen's age.

Back when Ye Chen gave them the antidote just now, he knew that the Special Envoy had been replaced this time, no longer the old man with a very old voice, but a newcomer who sounded relatively young.

However, he had no doubts about this; after all, the Special Envoy was on a completely different level from him, and personnel changes of the Special Envoy would not greet dead soldiers like them.

But when he discovered that Ye Chen was so young, his heart could not help but feel uneasy.

Because in his view, if Ye Chen could become a Special Envoy at such a young age, his strength must be very strong.

And being able to have super-first-class strength at such a young age also proved that this person was gifted and definitely not an ordinary person.

Therefore, he was very worried in his heart that he would be seen through by Ye Chen.

Besides that, Ye Chen's act of suddenly showing his true face also made him feel a bit more nervous.

This situation, which had never happened before, made him conclude in his heart that this young Special Envoy was definitely not an ordinary person.

At this time, Ye Chen looked at him and said with a smile, "Li Nianzong, I ask you, is there really nothing unusual about this antidote?"

Li Nianzong was flustered in his heart, but he still tried his best to remain calm and said firmly, "Reporting to the Special Envoy, there is really nothing unusual."

Ye Chen asked him with a smile that was not a smile, "I see, this is a unified statement you all discussed, right?"

Li Nianzong was shocked, but he still forced himself to calm down and played dumb, "Special Envoy, I don't understand what you mean..."

Ye Chen said indifferently, "Li Nianzong, the deadly poison in your body has completely disappeared. I'm not wrong, am I?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Nianzong felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He looked at Ye Chen in horror and panic, looking at his slightly lazy and casual smile, and he suddenly realized that everything that happened in the meeting room next door seemed to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in his own eyes, but now looking at it again, it seemed like a cat-and-mouse game that this Special Envoy in front of him was deliberately playing with people like him.

It seemed that everything was already under his control.

Even, all of this might be him deliberately teasing himself and other Cavalry Guard brothers.

In despair, Li Nianzong still tried to make a final struggle. He shook his head at Ye Chen and said, "Special Envoy, please forgive my dullness. I have not noticed the situation you mentioned..."

Ye Chen stood up at this time, paced to Li Nianzong, and smiled indifferently, "Alright, no need to act with me. The antidote you took was formulated by me personally. I know the efficacy of this medicine better than you do."

"What?!" Li Nianzong widened his eyes, looked at Ye Chen in horror, and asked subconsciously, "Special Envoy... you... you said this antidote... was formulated by you personally?!"

Ye Chen nodded and said with a smile, "That's right, it was formulated by me personally. And it is not the antidote you took before that can delay the onset of the deadly poison in your body, but a true antidote that can make the deadly poison in your body disappear completely."

Li Nianzong looked at Ye Chen and asked curiously, "Special Envoy... you... why are you doing this?! Based on my understanding of the organization, the organization has always been extremely cautious in its actions and would never take such a risk..."

Ye Chen nodded and said frankly, "You are right. It is impossible for the Anti-Qing Society to come up with such a true antidote. Even if they could, they would never do it."

Li Nianzong asked subconsciously, "Then why are you..."

Ye Chen looked at him and smiled, "Because I am not a Special Envoy at all, and I am not a member of the Anti-Qing Society, but an enemy of the Anti-Qing Society!"

Li Nianzong was shocked and blurted out, "This... how is this possible..."

After speaking, he couldn't help but look at the Governor and the Governor's personal guards standing on both sides, and couldn't help but ask Ye Chen, "Could it be that they are all your people too?!"

Ye Chen waved his hand, "They are not. I came here alone tonight. They were just controlled by me using psychological suggestion."

After speaking, Ye Chen said to Li Nianzong, "By the way, I came here today with several thousand antidotes that can completely remove the toxins in your body, which can allow all of you Cavalry Guards and all dead soldiers to completely get rid of the control of the deadly poison in your body."

"In addition, I have already heard the content of what you talked about with them next door just now. Although your courage is commendable, your strategy is still lacking!"

"If you people choose to stay here and guard this copper mine, then it is only a matter of time before the Anti-Qing Society breaks in and kills all of you;"

"If you people run away and live as fugitives, then the Anti-Qing Society will definitely hunt you down one by one, leaving no future trouble. This is also just a matter of time!"

"It's just that the latter's time of lingering on in a desperate situation is slightly longer than the former."

Li Nianzong was silent for a moment, looked at Ye Chen, and asked, "Then I dare to ask, you came here today with the antidote, can you give us a third choice?!"

"Of course!" Ye Chen looked at him, nodded approvingly, and said loudly, "I came here today to do three things! The first is to control the Special Envoy and the Governor here without bloodshed. As you can see, I have already achieved this."

As he spoke, Ye Chen paused slightly and continued, "As for the second thing, it is to clear all the toxins in your bodies without the Anti-Qing Society noticing, but the premise is that none of you can run away. You must stay here to cooperate with me and listen to my orders at any time."

"And the third thing is to let you stay here and work with me from the inside and outside after you are detoxified, preparing to completely eliminate the Anti-Qing Society!"

Li Nianzong frowned, then said with a serious face, "Since you want to be an enemy of the Anti-Qing Society, then you and we have a common enemy and are our comrades-in-arms. And since you are willing to remove the deadly poison in our bodies, then you are our benefactor. As long as you can stop controlling us like the Anti-Qing Society, I, Li Nianzong, am willing to follow your lead!"

Ye Chen said indifferently, "Since I brought the antidote that can completely remove the deadly poison in your bodies, I naturally won't use such despicable means to control you to work for me like the Anti-Qing Society."

As he spoke, Ye Chen added, "Moreover, I don't need anyone to work for me purely. What I need is for you to cooperate with me like comrades-in-arms and work together to pull the Anti-Qing Society out by the roots. And I promise you that after the Anti-Qing Society is eliminated, all of you will have complete freedom. At that time, where you want to go and what you want to do will be your freedom. I, Ye Chen, will never stop you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Nianzong was already a bit excited!

Ye Chen's words released three huge surprises for him.

The first surprise was that they could all completely remove the deadly poison in their bodies and never be shackled by it for generations!

The second surprise was that Ye Chen had a common goal with them, which was to eliminate the Anti-Qing Society. Originally, he had never thought that he had the ability to pull the Anti-Qing Society out by the roots, but Ye Chen's unfathomable nature made him subconsciously feel that following Ye Chen would infinitely increase the chances of success!

As for the third surprise, it was the promise of freedom that Ye Chen gave him!

This was the key to changing the tragic fate of these people for hundreds of years!

Their ancestors all longed for freedom.

But after so many years, countless people had given their lives for the Anti-Qing Society, and were even killed by the Anti-Qing Society itself, but not a single person had gained true freedom.

Some Cavalry Guards and their "scholar" descendants had indeed gained relative freedom by working for the Anti-Qing Society, but as long as this deadly poison was not removed for a day, freedom was still firmly in the hands of the Anti-Qing Society.

A bird in a cage has no freedom, and a parrot with a chain on its ankle has no freedom either.

Therefore, that kind of conditional freedom was something Li Nianzong had always despised.

If there was a chance, he would rather fight the Anti-Qing Society to the death. Even if he died in the end, it would be a worthy death.

However, although he had such thoughts, he was not a reckless man. He knew very clearly that if he just went against the Anti-Qing Society regardless of everything, it would basically be a death wish.

Until a few minutes ago, Ye Chen's antidote had ignited his confidence to fight to the death.

And after Ye Chen stated his true purpose, his confidence grew even more!

Thinking of this, he knelt on one knee without hesitation, cupped his hands, and said with extreme piety, "If you can keep your promise, I, Li Nianzong, swear in the name of all my ancestors that I will follow you until the Anti-Qing Society completely disappears from this world!"

As he spoke, he suddenly changed his words, "No! I am willing to follow you until death and serve you. As long as you can give my descendants freedom, I can die with a smile and have no regrets in this life!"

Ye Chen nodded and said indifferently, "I will naturally keep my promise, not only to you, but to all the dead soldiers and Cavalry Guards controlled by the Anti-Qing Society. When the day the Anti-Qing Society disappears comes, I will return freedom to all dead soldiers and Cavalry Guards!" ===== CHAPTER 2478 =====