The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 213 - 210: Do You Have Any Objections?

Chapter 213: Chapter 210: Do You Have Any Objections?

"Do you have any objections?"

Zhao Qiang had been there all along, but he had remained silent. Even when Liu Muyang was openly doing as he pleased just now, Zhao Qiang hadn’t voiced any objections.

Nevertheless, Liu Muyang still needed to ask for Zhao Qiang’s opinion. If he disagreed, then the deployment of the so-called Spark Squad by the Prairie Fire Expeditionary Army would be impossible.

That was because Zhao Qiang was directly under the command of Li Wen. If Zhao Qiang were determined to obstruct, then Liu Muyang probably wouldn’t be able to stop him.

Zhao Qiang thought for a moment and said, "My duty is to ensure the safety of Xinghe and Gao Yuan."

Liu Muyang replied indifferently, "Is that your only mission?"

"If there’s any situation detrimental to the safety of Xinghe and Gao Yuan, I reserve the right to make the final judgment."

After saying this, Zhao Qiang furrowed his brows and turned to Liu Muyang, "But if Gao Yuan doesn’t listen to me, I can’t stop him. I can’t shoot him either, can I?"

Liu Muyang nodded, and then he suddenly said, "Why don’t you guys go out for a walk? The scenery here is quite nice."

Zhao Qiang couldn’t help but glance outside. It was midnight, and there was a blackout in place. How could there be a good view when it was pitch black outside?

Zhao Qiang said with a bitter smile, "That won’t work. I can’t be more than ten meters away from the two of them. That’s an absolute order from the commander."

Liu Muyang immediately looked at Gao Yuan and said, "Xiao Gao, why don’t you and Xinghe go for a walk to aid digestion?"

Xinghe quickly covered her stomach and frowned, "Aid digestion? Go for a walk? But I’m really hungry right now; we haven’t even had dinner yet."

Xinghe was unaware of the deeper meaning in Liu Muyang’s words, but Gao Yuan understood. He immediately stood up, grabbed Xinghe, and said, "Come on, accompany me to... look at the stars."

Xinghe was somewhat confused but stood up anyway, saying, "Okay then, we’ll go look at the stars. But what’s so interesting about stars?"

Gao Yuan and Xinghe left the conference room, and Zhao Qiang and his four men immediately followed behind, then came the four experts from the inner circle.

Only Liu Muyang was left in the conference room, but it wasn’t long before Li Guoping came back in. He sat opposite Liu Muyang and said, "I saw that they all went out, so I came back. Have you finished talking?"

"Yeah, we’ve finished."

Li Guoping said with a helpless look, "You’re taking a big risk here.

Liu Muyang looked at Li Guoping and said softly, "I’m leading the Prairie Fire Expeditionary Army, but now I’ve barely covered six hundred kilometers and we’re about to be disbanded. If it were you, what would you do?"

Li Guoping sighed and said, "Well, then... how can this even be called an expedition? Forget it, let’s not talk about it anymore, we’ll wait for the headquarters’ orders."

Liu Muyang suddenly said, "If the headquarters’ orders are for you to replace me in commanding the Expeditionary Army, you... what would you do?"

Li Guoping whispered, "Me, me... can I get an upset stomach?"

Liu Muyang smiled, then he said to Li Guoping, "This is the first time we have worked together, but I’ve discovered that you’re really dependable, thank you."

Li Guoping sighed again and whispered, "I don’t know what you’re up to, but I think, since it’s come to this, you might as well go for broke. Sometimes the headquarters worries too much."

Liu Muyang shook his head and said, "It’s not that they worry too much, it’s that they’re too important, far too important. But I trust my own judgment is correct. If protecting them with a large force has already become ineffective or even counterproductive, then it’s time to try a different approach. Besides, I truly believe that accomplishing our mission with a small squad is reasonable and effective. In that case, I might have to take matters into my own hands."

Li Guoping nodded. Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door, and a messenger from the adjacent command room rushed in, saying urgently, "Commander, there’s an urgent telegram from headquarters."

Liu Muyang stretched out his hand, he received a telegram that was over a dozen pages long, but Liu Muyang only glanced at the beginning, then put the telegram on the table and smiled at Li Guoping, "Headquarters has agreed."

Can the word "agreed" take up over a dozen pages of paper? Even with thick skin, Li Guoping couldn’t bring himself to echo Liu Muyang’s words.

The signal soldier said urgently, "Headquarters’ orders, I must deliver this telegram to Comrade Zhao Qiang personally, Commander, which one of you is Zhao Qiang?"

Liu Muyang’s expression did not change as he said, "Ah, Comrade Zhao Qiang isn’t here, give me the telegram."

"That won’t do, Commander, headquarters said that this telegram must be personally handed to Comrade Zhao Qiang."

"Zhao Qiang has gone out to look at the stars, otherwise, you go out and look for him."

The signal soldier looked bewildered, then he stuttered, "I... I... there’s another order here, Commander, another clear text telegram order, this one is for you."

Li Guoping stood up, he turned to look behind him at the wall and commanded, "Read."

"Is it appropriate, Commander?"

Li Guoping raised his voice and shouted, "Read!"

"Yes, order, effective immediately, relieve Comrade Liu Muyang of all his duties, to be temporarily succeeded by Commander-in-Chief of Guisui Institution No.1 Security Force Li Guoping as the replacement for all of Comrade Liu Muyang’s duties, the Expeditionary Army is to stand by in place, this order takes effect immediately, Commander, this is the order..."

"Wait, Comrade Li Guoping isn’t here, he has diarrhea, go look for him in the toilet."

The signal soldier was taken aback, he looked at Li Guoping and said, "Commander, this..."

Without turning around, Li Guoping said, "I am Chief of Staff Liu Leshan, can’t you recognize me? What’s this? Delivering orders to the wrong person? Ridiculous! Go to the toilet immediately and find Li Guoping, the order must be personally handed to him! Go quickly!"

"Commander, headquarters is waiting for a reply..."

"Then hurry up and find Li Guoping, after you find him, then you can reply to headquarters! Go, check each stall, you’re sure to find him, hmm?"

The signal soldier was somewhat bewildered, but he still stood at attention, saluted, and said loudly, "Yes! Chief of Staff! I’m going to the toilet to find the Commander!"

After the signal soldier left, Liu Muyang looked at Li Guoping and smiled, "My tenure as commander of the Expeditionary Army was quite short. Thanks, Old Li."

Li Guoping sighed and said, "I estimate you will be reinstated to your position. Enough said, you’d better hurry, if we face disciplinary action we’ll do it together, but... you’d better hurry."

Liu Muyang immediately stood up and shouted toward the door, "Come back."

Gao Yuan and the others immediately returned to the meeting room from outside, where it was pitch-black and cold; there was no point in dawdling around outside.

Liu Muyang did not mention the order from headquarters, he just said with a stern face, "I announce that the Prairie Fire Expeditionary Army’s Spark Squad was formed yesterday afternoon at five o’clock and departed at six o’clock yesterday evening. They are now... fifty kilometers away."

Zhao Qiang immediately said, "You can put me fifty kilometers away if you want, but we eight people must all be in attendance, all participating in Spark Squad."

Liu Muyang shook his head and whispered, "I know your capabilities, but I really think we should keep the number around ten people, and looking at the current situation, I feel that the composition of the squad members should still be as multifunctional as possible, don’t you agree?"

Zhao Qiang frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Fine! But the four of us must be in the squad, I can’t step back any further, I really can’t."

Liu Muyang quickly said, "Okay, you four, Gao Yuan and Xinghe, that makes six people. Who else? Who else can we arrange?"

Zhao Qiang’s face was taut with urgency, then he finally clenched his teeth and said, "Two more! At least two more, we really can’t have any fewer!"