"Don't worry, my friends from another city, they are friends," Tang Shaoyang smiled at the group.
He was aware that these people reacted that way because of Kairu, Wen, and Pride's presence. A four meters tall Demonic Ape and over a three meters Flaming Lion. That was enough to intimidate the soldiers who only met with the zombies all this time.
Hearing the voice, Yan Kui looked toward the voice. He was still uneasy with the presence of the three beastmen, but soon he realized the three beastmen just stayed behind the man.
His eyes looked around, trying to identify the people behind the man. Girls, young and mature ones. Men, young and adult ones. It was a mixed people, but he could tell that these people had a different aura.
Yan Kui tried to calm down immediately while assessing the situation. He realized that this was not just a normal civilian base. Taking a deep breath, he opened his mouth and started with the introduction.
"Hello, my name is Yan Kui," Yan Kui bowed his head slightly, "I am the soldier, First Lieutenant of SZ Military Region. Major General Shi Yan dispatched us here to talk with the Leader of this establishment,"
Yan Kui tried to remain respectful but he did not cower back despite the opposite party's intimidation. He mentioned his rank and also his superiors. He tried to counter the intimidation.
Tang Shaoyang's smile widened as he heard the introduction, "I am the Leader of this base, Tang Shaoyang," he replied casually.This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.
"So, what does Major General Shi Yan want to talk about? I am all ears," he motioned to Yan Kui to take a seat.
Yan Kui was relieved that Tang Shaoyang was reasonable to talk with. He got the seat at the other end of the table.
As soon as he sat, there was a shadow flushed forward. The shadow was wearing the green military uniform.
"Kang Xue! Come with me! You don't have to force yourself to stay with this tyrant anymore. You will be safe in Military Establishment!"
Everyone was surprised to hear the voices. They looked toward the voice, including Tang Shaoyang while Yan Kui rooted-stunned with his subordinate's antics.
Tang Shaoyang scanned the man. The man seemed to be her woman's acquaintance. Their relationship was pretty close too for him to speak like that. But being called a tyrant, he was supposed to meet this man before.
Tang Shaoyang, however, could not remember the man. He did not recall ever meeting this man before. He turned his head toward his woman, "Do you know him?'
Kang Xue rolled her eyes at him, she could not believe that he would forget about the man in the military uniform. She chose to ignore Tang Shaoyang and responded to the man while shaking her head, "I am sorry, Yi Qiao, but this is my home now."
The man in the military uniform was Yi Qiao, her ex-boyfriend. The man who got trashed by Tang Shaoyang back then in the HZ Bay, when they met with Kang Jiayi's group.
Yi Qiao could not believe what he heard. He thought Kang Xue was forced to follow Tang Shaoyang because of his power. Still unable to believe her, he tried to convince her, "No, I am saying the truth. Half of the military force of the SZ Military Region survived. We can survive against the zombie even without this man!" Yi Qiao pointed his index finger at Tang Shaoyang. It was considered rude.
Yan Kui did not do anything as he watched everything unfold. He wanted to see Tang Shaoyang's reaction as his subordinate seemed to have a history with the leader of this base.
"Hmmm, their greeting may be rough, but they mean well," Tang Shaoyang maintained his smile as he responded.
"They almost killed my men, this is unacceptable!" Yan Kui of course could not accept a sloppy response.
"What do you mean that was unacceptable? They were protecting me from your men who tried to attack me first, correct me if I am wrong, Mr. Yan?"
Only then Yan Kui came to the realization that they were in the wrong. But of course, he could not admit it.
"On top of that, part of the blame is on you. If you can manage your men well, this is not going to happen," Tang Shaoyang was still smiling.
Yan Kui loss for words. He indeed did not stop Yi Qiao from making a ruckus. Again, he had to protect his people even though they were in the wrong. He could not show a weak performance to the opposite party before the talk.
"But you don't have to worry about your subordinate, we will be responsible for that," He then motioned to Arina and Selena, "They are the Chief General of my Healer Division, they can heal your people."
Lu An and Kairu stepped aside. Yi Qiao screamed out aloud when the sword pulled out from his thigh while the other three were groaning in pain on the ground.
Selena and Arina quickly cast a healing spell on the four people. The four stopped groaning as their wounds were healed.
Yan Kui witnessed everything, then he realized that he was not facing normal people. He quickly broke into a cold sweat as the beforehand scenario replayed in his mind.
He could not see Lu An and Kairu's movement. They appeared all of sudden and took down his men. It was not something ordinary people could do.
At the same time, he was relieved that the leader did not act unreasonably by starting to attack them. It was clear that he could still talk with them.
"Mr. Yan, let's pause the talk for later. What about if you and your subordinates go to rest first. We can continue the talk later at night or tomorrow," Tang Shaoyang proposed while maintaining his smile.
All his subordinates in the room cast a bizarre look at him. They thought their Boss would beat these people after what happened. Who did not know their Boss's temper? Everyone knew that was why they were surprised by his amicable manner.
"Yes, let's do that," Yan Kui immediately agreed. It was too awkward to continue the talk. He also needed to brief his subordinates, they were doing whatever they wanted even without his consent.
Qin Shoushan and Cao Yuntai led guests out of the room.
Yan Kui did not apologize for his subordinates' behavior until they left.
"What do you want to do with them?" As soon as the guests left, Zhang Mengyao asked Tang Shaoyang. These people came with a hidden motive. She was curious as to why Tang Shaoyang did not drive them out.
"They are on a diplomatic mission, it's normal to treat the diplomatic guests well," that was his answer as he got up from the seat.
"Origin, Watch these people out. I want to know what they are up to, I am curious too," Tang Shaoyang ordered Origin.