The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 702

Chapter 702: Chapter 702

A group of troublemakers all had such ugly expressions as if it were the end of the world.

Xu Qianli was also completely confused, his gaze turned toward Ye Zhanhua.

He wasn’t part of the East Sea Theater, so what exactly was his father-in-law’s intention?

Could it be that he wanted to forcefully keep him and make him give up his career in the officialdom?

Seeing the question in Xu Qianli’s eyes, Ye Zhanhua said, "I know what you’re trying to say, you just don’t want to give up your career in officialdom. You see, I think you’re just obsessed with being an official. Don’t worry though, appointing you as the head of the Special Combat Ninth Battalion is just a nominal position, we’re using your reputation to intimidate these troublemakers. These guys aren’t afraid of heaven or earth, but now they are afraid of you. There’s no better way to control them than employing your influence."

So that was the deal, it was just a nominal appointment; for Xu Qianli, that wasn’t much of an issue, "Alright then, I’ll just follow Uncle Ye’s arrangements."

"Good, let’s settle on that."

Ye Zhanhua finally had a somewhat good impression of Xu Qianli.

For starters, letting him hold a nominal position was just the beginning; as long as he came to the East Sea Theater more often, he might fall in love with military life. If this kid could give up his bureaucratic career and devote himself to the military, that would be ideal.

After all, their Ye Family had always been a military clan.

What kind of talk would it be if Ye Zhanhua’s son-in-law was just a civil official?

Right, no matter what, he had to get Xu Qianli, this kid, to join the military life.

Ye Zhanhua made up his mind, had Xu Qianli mingle well with his soldiers, get some training into these troublemakers, and then left with a group of officers.

Not far out, Zou Li immediately gave Ye Zhanhua a thumbs up.

"Chief, you’re really incredible."

"Those troublemakers were so wild and difficult to manage, they were really giving us all a headache."

"Now it’s great, you brought in Xu Qianli, who easily sorted them all out, and you even created the Special Combat Ninth Battalion and have Xu Qianli in charge of it. Let’s see if they dare to act up in the future?"

"Right, earlier Xu Qianli first hit your great-nephew Ye Sheng; it must have been a plan you arranged in advance, specifically to make an example out of someone, right?"

"What a show that was! Xu Qianli struck as if he meant it; I was really worried for that kid Ye Sheng."

Upon hearing Zou Li say this, many other officers chimed in in agreement.

Ye Zhanhua said, "That was no act, it was for real. Speaking of which, Xu Qianli really didn’t play along, he just breezed through it. If he had broken Ye Sheng’s limbs, I would’ve had a good reason to get rid of that troublesome Ye Sheng from the Theater, and I wouldn’t have to deal with my sister’s troubles all the time."

Ye Zhanhua truly regretted it, wishing Xu Qianli had gone a bit harder.

Ye Sheng specifically came over to seek Ye Zhanhua’s forgiveness, hoping he would let him off the hook and not assign him to the Special Combat Ninth Battalion, and he overheard Ye Zhanhua’s remarks, which scared him pale.

His own uncle was actually thinking of breaking his arms and legs, is this really his uncle?

This uncle, he must have been picked up from somewhere, right?

On Xu Qianli’s side, he gave the order for everyone to assemble and line up for a head count.

Soon, the count was complete; excluding Xu Qianli, the newly formed Special Combat Ninth Battalion had a total of three hundred and sixty-two people.

These guys were all troublemakers who usually didn’t take orders well, but now in front of Xu Qianli, they were behaving, standing ramrod straight.

Especially Ye Sheng, whose posture was exceptionally proper.

His own uncle wanted to break his arms and legs, he had to restrain himself from now on, or else he would definitely be dealt with.

Xu Qianli swept his gaze across the group, finally resting it on Wang Hao. "You, step out."

Called out by name, Wang Hao quickly stepped out of line, facing Xu Qianli, feeling completely ill at ease from head to toe.

He recognized his own strength as quite decent, but against Xu Qianli, he had been beaten so miserably that he was genuinely frightened.

Now being called out by Xu Qianli, he wondered if this was some form of retaliation?

While Wang Hao was fraught with anxiety, Xu Qianli spoke, "Your strength is considered the best among everyone here. Starting from today, you will be the deputy commander of the Special Combat Ninth Battalion. In my absence, you will be responsible for the Special Combat Ninth Battalion."

Wang Hao was momentarily dumbfounded.

What, letting himself be the deputy commander, in charge of the Special Combat Ninth Battalion?

This... seemed like a pie falling from the sky.

Ha ha, he had thought Xu Qianli wanted revenge on him, but he didn’t expect to be handed such a great opportunity; he really hit the jackpot.

Wang Hao became joyful, but Ye Sheng was very displeased, darting out from the formation.

"Dad, you are my father, aren’t you? If you aren’t here, the Special Combat Ninth Battalion should be under my charge, how can you let this benefit Wang Hao that brat?"

"Hand over the Special Combat Ninth Battalion to me. My uncle is Ye Zhanhua. Just by this background alone, I can easily manage the Special Combat Ninth Battalion."

Being managed was not as good as being in management, Ye Sheng was determined to get his hands on the Special Combat Ninth Battalion at any cost, at least becoming a deputy commander.

Xu Qianli said, "So you want to be the deputy commander, right? Alright, I’ll ask you, aside from your family background, what other strengths do you have? Why should you be the deputy commander? Is it because you’re good at indulging in pleasures, or because you’re ignorant and incompetent, or maybe because you cause trouble?"

Xu Qianli’s words left Ye Sheng at a loss for what to say.

Once Xu Qianli had spoken out, and he thought it over carefully, it seemed he really had nothing notable to show except for his family background.

That’s not right; he did have a special skill, which was playing around with women. Every time he went out to have fun, the prettiest chicks in the night clubs were his, but he couldn’t bring that up now.

After much thought, Ye Sheng said, "Is having my uncle Ye Zhanhua not enough?"

"Of course it’s not enough!"

"Don’t even speak about your uncle being Ye Zhanhua; even if he were your real dad, it would be useless!"

"I call the shots in the Special Combat Ninth Battalion. From now on, Wang Hao is the deputy commander of the Special Combat Ninth Battalion. Starting today, Wang Hao will be responsible for training all of you!"

"I know many of you are spoiled second-generation kids, worthless scions who’ve only ever known how to freeload or engage in mischief."

"Now, each and every one of you better pull yourselves together."

"If anyone dares to act up again, I won’t be polite!"

"Especially you, Ye Sheng, don’t think that calling me ’Dad’ will help you; even if you were my own son, it would be useless. I will have someone keep a close eye on you!"

"Listen up, everyone; I am now issuing the first order. Starting today, all of you will begin training. In one month, you must meet the physical training standards!"

"Otherwise, I will label you as wastes, kick you out of the theater, and send you crawling back to your families in disgrace!"

Xu Qianli’s words rang loud and clear like a bell, causing everyone’s ears to buzz.

The faces of many turned ghastly pale.

They rarely trained normally, and their physical fitness was extremely poor.

The physical fitness test in the theater was stringent and to meet the standards within a month was asking for the impossible.

As for being expelled from the theater and sent back to their families, they all dreamed of leaving the theater; but if they were labeled as wastes and thrown out of the East Sea Theater, how could they ever hold their heads up and face society again?