The apocalyptic livestream attracted a lot of haters, alarming the government.

"We must seize control!"

Lu Zhao's words resounded powerfully in the conference room.

Sitting in the back, Yin Yue silently glanced at Lu Zhao's back, her eyes twitching slightly as she thought to herself:

"No way? Commander Lu actually brought this up?"

He turned his gaze to Director Liao, who was at the head of the table, seemingly curious about how Director Liao would react. However, he saw that Director Liao was simply looking at Lu Zhao in silence and did not say anything.

One of the generals beside Chen Younian nodded and spoke.

“That’s right. Ye Xiao is neither a member of the military nor an organization. He’s just a recent graduate with little social experience. Although he has some courage and ability, it’s too hasty to put him in charge of such an important mission.”

"It is indeed inappropriate to entrust this responsibility to him."

Many people on both sides of the conference table nodded in agreement, clearly indicating that many shared the same idea.

Chen Younian said, "As the commander, this matter should be handed over to a professional and capable person."

"If the commanders who were teleported here are not in place, then we can let White Fox and Lan Ling take command for now."

Clearly, he agreed with Lu Zhao's proposal.

Director Liao frowned and looked at Chen Younian, "Do you think Ye Xiao will agree?"

One person said, "What's there to agree or disagree about? Now we just have to obey orders and follow arrangements."

Director Liao looked at the other person and calmly asked, "Whose orders do you think he should obey? Whose arrangements should he follow?"

Chen Younian frowned. Director Liao's question seemed ordinary, but it was clearly not normal at all.

After all, Director Liao clearly knew the answer, but obviously, he didn't think so.

The other party asked, "What do you mean by that, Director Liao? Does he think he can disobey orders from his superiors?"

Who is his superior?

Director Liao suddenly asked a question that left everyone speechless.

Lu Zhao opened his mouth, but for a moment he was speechless, because when he thought about it carefully, Ye Xiao was just a streamer, so where did he get a superior?

Director Liao continued, "None of us are his superiors; he doesn't even have a superior."

Director Liao looked at Chen Younian and his entourage of military leaders on his right. "Commander Chen, I know that as soldiers, you naturally have the mindset and spirit of soldiers."

"They obey orders and even have a strong sense of honor in acting on national missions."

Chen Younian nodded almost imperceptibly, raising his chin with a hint of pride, indicating, "That's natural."

However, Director Liao added, "But have you considered that Ye Xiao is not a soldier, has never served in the military, and does not possess this mentality?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Younian and his soldiers all paused, realizing that they had indeed overlooked this point.

They can sacrifice for the country and serve the people, but Ye Xiao, as an individual, inevitably has his own selfishness.

Director Liao spoke seriously: "I know that it would be best if command were in our organization's hands, but under the current circumstances, and even in the future, this is not in our best interest."

It's not even the right thing to do.

Chen Younian frowned. "Why? If you're worried that Ye Xiao won't cooperate, we can take certain measures, whether it's coercion or offering sufficient negotiation terms, it's all necessary to accomplish the mission in the future."

"If necessary, we can take coercive measures in the interest of the nation."

Director Liao took a deep breath. "We can certainly do it, but have you considered the consequences?"

Director Liao's expression was unusually serious as he looked up at the projected image.

"Based on our observations, Ye Xiao is definitely not an easy target. In the past month, he has been able to lead a team of more than 30 people to establish a base, and the majority of them are local mutants."

“Each of those people is stronger than Ye Xiao, but Ye Xiao is able to make each of them follow him wholeheartedly. This shows that Ye Xiao has sufficient leadership skills.”

"Furthermore, he can decisively kill anyone who is detrimental to him, even those who have been teleported there, which shows that he is decisive and ruthless enough."

Lu Zhao frowned, listening to these words with a hint of disdain, and said:

"Even so, compared to the elite soldiers in our unit who have undergone rigorous training, he is simply not good enough."

“We’ve all been entrusted with important tasks; we can’t expect to take orders from some greenhorn like him, can we?”

"And most importantly, now that the base is built, he's likely to become lazy and lose his ambition. Ye Xiao is not someone who can't handle important tasks."

After Lu Zhao finished speaking, a researcher in a white lab coat opposite him slowly said:

"If that's the case, it's actually to our advantage. In that case, Ye Xiao only needs to cooperate with our work, and he doesn't need to do anything. We can also be completely independent in our actions there."

"The problem is, in my opinion, this young man seems like an ambitious and opinionated person, and I'm afraid he's unlikely to relinquish command authority."

Lu Zhao seemed to have already thought it through and said:

"If he is unwilling to relinquish command, then we can cooperate with him to support our work, and we can organize another team to carry out the operation."

call!

Director Liao, seemingly exasperated and with a headache, rubbed his temples, then raised his hand and tapped the table twice, retorting to Lu Zhao with undisapproving eyes:

"Do you think that's possible? Ye Xiao and we are currently in a cooperative relationship, but if you want to take other actions, I can tell you clearly that Ye Xiao will absolutely not agree."

"Why?" Chen Younian clearly didn't understand either. "Does the state need his consent to assign missions and operations?"

Director Liao sighed. "Aren't you overlooking something? Who do you think bears the greatest risk?"

He slammed his hand on the table twice, sounding somewhat agitated.

"Have you ever considered what kind of risks Ye Xiao is taking on as an individual?"

Ignoring Chen Younian and his group's displeasure with his attitude, Director Liao became even more indignant and said:

"None of you have thought as deeply, as far-sightedly, or as comprehensively as Ye Xiao. How dare you talk about taking command?"

"With your kind of leadership, the result of taking command will be mission failure!"

Lu Zhao was indignant. How could he, a commander, be inferior to a mere kid?

"How could it possibly fail?"

"How could it not fail?"

The usually composed Director Liao's voice turned sharp as he slammed his hand on the table and said:

"Have you forgotten, huh? All your actions, all your mission planning, all the instructions from above, all your scientific research tasks, are all based on one premise."

Director Liao's piercing gaze swept over everyone, his knuckles tapping loudly on the hard wooden table, emphasizing his words:

"The prerequisite, and also the necessary condition, is Ye Xiao!"

"All our missions and plans rely on Ye Xiao's system. Ye Xiao is the host of that system, the only person who can use it."

"But you shouldn't just see Ye Xiao as a channel to use the system tools. Don't forget that by carrying such a tool, he himself has to bear extremely huge risks."

Do I really need to explain to you the principle that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime"?

Director Liao glared at everyone, took a few deep breaths, and said in a deep voice:

"In order to gain the support and loyalty of these mutants, Ye Xiao has actually been forced to expose some secrets. However, there is one thing that Ye Xiao is keeping very secret, and he is also intentionally guiding and warning his subordinates to absolutely not ask about it..."

"Those are outsiders!"

“Each of us in the past has brought great risks to Ye Xiao. Have you thought about that?”

Director Liao slammed his hand on the table. "All our missions and operations must be based on one thing: Ye Xiao's safety!"

"The system can only exist and we can only act if Ye Xiao is safe. You've got that right!"

He pointed directly at Lu Zhao, his face cold as he cursed:

"Tell me yourselves, when you were considering taking command, did you ever think about this issue?"

Lu Zhao lowered his head and remained silent; the answer was self-evident.

Liao Ju's expression was cold. "Has even one of you considered Ye Xiao's safety?"

"If we're exposed, if the people there find out about the existence of outsiders from other worlds, can you imagine the consequences?"