I Am Born With A Sliver Spoon

Chapter 777

Since the Dragon Squad’s Ashura Compass was so important, Chen Hao didn’t dare waste a single moment and headed straight for the Dragon Squad base with Master Ghost after delegating the tasks at hand. The base itself was in Taiwu Mountain.

Of course, the entire area was off limits to all but the most skilled experts for security reasons, since they were tasked with completing all sorts of confidential and dangerous missions under military supervision; they were called China’s Hidden Dragon for that same reason.

“Are you mad, Yun Haotian? It’s bad enough that you’re bringing this inexperienced kid into the Dragon Squad, but you’re also nominating him as the base’s instructor?” In the office of Director Long Ye, Yun Haotian’s emotional account of what had happened confused the other team leader and even Long Ye himself.

Long Ye was a man in his 60s with greying hair, but every act of his exuded charisma that befitted his extraordinary self. As director, he was naturally more calm and collected, which allowed him to listen silently as the team leaders bickered.

The one who’d criticized Yun Haotian was Zhu Baoqing, a man in his 40s and the 368th generation successor of the Iron Palm technique, an attack that was capable of splitting the hardest of rocks with the user’s bare hands! The other team leaders, though, were not so confrontational since it was common knowledge that Sergeant Zhu and Sergeant Yun of the First and Second Teams respectively had always been rivals. As such, they largely stayed out of the fight.

“What are you getting so worked up about, Zhu Baoqing? I’m doing this for the good of the whole Dragon Squad! Mr. Chen is exceptionally powerful. His powers are beyond all our imaginations, and I worked hard to get him to teach us! Director, you know I’d never take risks unless it was a calculated one!” argued Yun Haotian.

Long Ye couldn’t help but nod; it was true that Yun Haotian had earned his trust over the years due to his calm nature. If he was giving this Chen Hao so much praise, then he must be exceptional in some way. “Alright, since you gave such a glowing recommendation, why don’t you let him try it? And what condition did you say he wanted?” Long Ye asked.

“Oh, he just wants to borrow the Ashura Compass!” Yun Haotian said.

Zhu Baoqing immediately raised an eyebrow and scoffed when he heard that. “Hmph! What kind of bullcrap is this? The Ashura Compass? It’s the Dragon Squad’s prized relic! In what world would we just give it to anyone who needs it willy-nilly?” roared Zhu Baoqing.

“Don’t push your luck, Zhu Baoqing! I brought him here for the Dragon Squad’s own good!”

Noticing that a fight was about to start, Long Ye immediately stopped them. “Alright, you two! Let’s just forget about the Ashura Compass for now and see what this Chen Hao can bring to the Dragon Squad!” Long Ye was never one to believe rumors easily and to be fair, Yun Haotian sounded like he was exaggerating too much about this young man, who was only in his mere twenties. So, he was only able to suspend his disbelief out of respect for Yun Haotian.

“That settles it. Dismissed!” Long Ye waved his hand.

“What? Director, don’t you want to meet Mr. Chen since he’s already here?” Yun Haotian said with surprise.

Long Ye frowned slightly upon hearing his words.

Meanwhile, Zhu Baoqing was more perceptive and barked, “Did this last mission give you a concussion, Yun Haotian? You want the Director to meet some random young brat?”

“But—” Yun Haotian began worriedly.

“Alright, I’m tired. Dismissed!” Long Ye turned around and dismissed them with a wave of his hands.

Zhu Baoqing was right—it was a joke to let a person like him meet a young kid. At the same time, Long Ye was displeased with Yun Haotian and thought he was being irresponsible. That was why he refused to further discuss the matter, leaving Yun Haotian to simply nod and leave after throwing Zhu Baoqing a glare.

On the other hand, Zhu Baoqing also quickly left the office and headed to a secluded spot, where his assistant said softly, “Sergeant, do you think Yun Haotian called this Chen Hao as backup? Does he know he’s no match for you in the upcoming election of the Dragon Squad’s Deputy Director, which was why he called him here to help him?” Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“Hmph, I don’t care who this man is!” Zhu Baoqing clasped his hands behind his back, then said in a low voice, “So what if he’s here? Do you think Yun Haotian can beat me regardless of what he does? I’m telling you, he’s about as important to me as a grasshopper—I don’t care about his presence at all. In comparison, I’m more worried about the Ashura Compass right now! You heard him, right?”

“You’re about to take over custody of the compass, and he calls for backup at this moment? I feel like he’s planning something with it!” the assistant said.

“Exactly, so it’s time for a purge. Anyone who dares oppose me, Zhu Baoqing, will die a painful death! Hmph!” Then, he leaned into his assistant’s ear and whispered some instructions; the assistant then nodded and left to execute the plans, leaving behind a seething Zhu Baoqing.

Meanwhile, Chen Hao and Master Ghost were sent to the guest lounge; they assumed that they would be meeting Director Long Ye soon, but as it turns out, they waited a whole hour.

Then, they finally saw Yun Haotian walk in with an apologetic look and a sigh. “I’m really sorry, Mr. Chen.”

“I take it that Director Long didn’t directly agree with you regarding the Compass?” Master Ghost shook his head and smiled.

“Ahem. Nothing gets by you, Master Ghost. Yes, it was supposed to be an easy request since the Director has never refused me like this, but I don’t know what got into him. He’s so unhappy now, and Zhu Baoqing’s got him wrapped around his finger!” Yun Haotian slammed his fist on the table in frustration.

“Master Ghost already foresaw this and told me about it. Don’t blame yourself, Mr. Yun. I think Director Long is just skeptical of my abilities, so why don’t you rally the recruits I asked for? I’ll give them a test training session.” Chen Hao smiled.

Master Ghost had advised Chen Hao quite a bit and it could not be more clear that the Director expected a demonstration of his abilities. As such, Chen Hao didn’t mind showing off a little.

“Alright, so long as you’re not mad. Say, it’s already noon, so why don’t we have lunch here at the base, and I’ll get the recruits after that? I’ll ask for some food to be sent over immediately!” Yun Haotian said apologetically.

“No need for all that trouble. I’ve only ever heard of the Dragon Squad without seeing its actual base, so I might as well look around and see for myself what China’s Hidden Dragon is like. Would it be alright if we have our food at the cafeteria? Will it cause inconvenience for you, Mr. Yun?” Master Ghost suddenly asked, smiling mysteriously.

“Hmm? Oh, of course it’s alright! Since Mr. Chen will be our future Chief Military Instructor, I might as well give you both a tour of the facilities!” Yun Haotian replied with a smile.

Chen Hao had no idea what Master Ghost was playing at, but he assumed that the old man had his reasons for looking at the Dragon Squad base. And so, all three of them headed for the Dragon Squad cafeteria.