Ye Chen also smiled and said, "Since you have something to say, why are you unwilling to listen?"
Li Jingshan laughed heartily, "This opportunity is to join my Law Enforcement Alliance."
Ye Chen’s expression didn’t change much because he had already guessed this outcome.
He didn’t speak and fell into silence.
Li Jingshan stood up and patted Ye Chen on the shoulder, saying, "Joining the Law Enforcement Alliance can revoke the wanted orders against you and provide you with resource support. I know you have prejudices against the Law Enforcement Alliance, but think about your friends. You may not be afraid, but what about your teammates? Are you at ease letting them live in constant fear and facing assassination attempts?"
Li Jingshan, indeed a wise general of the Law Enforcement Alliance, hit Ye Chen’s sore spot with his words.
Ye Chen might not fear being hunted, but what about Yu Nian and the others?
If something goes wrong and someone dies in front of Ye Chen, he would never live in peace for the rest of his life.
Instantly, Ye Chen made up his mind.
Ye Chen looked up at Li Jingshan and said, "Even if I join your Law Enforcement Alliance, you can’t guarantee we won’t be hunted by other forces, right? Ensuring our safety would undoubtedly offend other forces. I don’t think you would do that just to have me join the Law Enforcement Alliance, would you? Tell me, what do you need us to do?"
Li Jingshan smiled, "You’re smart, kid. It’s actually simple. I’ll be frank with you; Deputy Commander Zhang is actually a former subordinate of mine. The Chief Commander will be transferred to the Seventh Region Headquarters, and his position will be chosen from among three people."
"The selection method is for each deputy commander to send three teams to Monster Island to hunt monsters. Whoever’s subordinates return alive the most and hunt the most monsters will get the position."
"If you can help Deputy Commander Zhang secure the Chief Commander’s position, then he will have full control over the Aggregation District Law Enforcement Alliance. Ensuring your safety won’t be an issue. What do you think? Are you willing?"
Ye Chen asked back, "Deputy Commander Zhang has quite a few people under him, right? Why choose us?"
Li Jingshan continued, "Deputy Commander Zhang’s teams are too weak. Though our Dark Department members are strong individually, we don’t have a strong team. The other departments are also relatively weak. I showed your profiles to Deputy Commander Zhang, especially yours. Your individual strength alone can crush any Level 14 monster, so we chose you."
"Even without this matter, I’d find a way to reach you. So, are you in or not?"
"Where is Monster Island? How long do we need to go?"
Seeing that Ye Chen seemed to agree, Li Jingshan smiled and said, "Monster Island is a small island in the Western Martial Sea, currently fully occupied by monsters, for seven days."
Images of Yu Nian, Lin Nuoyi, Zhu Qiang, and Iron Bull flashed in Ye Chen’s mind.
Facing monsters is better than facing humans, and he has some aces up his sleeve.
Ye Chen nodded and said, "Okay, I agree."
Li Jingshan showed a satisfied smile, patted Ye Chen on the shoulder, and said, "Good, Xiao Qiu will take you to a resting place later. You’ll receive your equipment tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, you set out."
Ye Chen nodded and said fine, then turned and left the room.
Upon exiting, he saw Zhu Qiang waiting outside, half dozing off.
Seeing Ye Chen’s troubled expression, Yu Nian hurriedly asked, "What’s wrong, Ye Chen?"
Tang Qiu also asked with concern, "Are you okay, Ye Chen? What did my master do to you?"
Ye Chen forced a smile and said, "Nothing, it’s all good."
The room door opened, and Li Jingshan came out, saying to Tang Qiu, "Xiao Qiu, first take Ye Chen and others to find a resting place, and tomorrow take them to get the combat suits, the highest level."
Tang Qiu was momentarily stunned, blankly saying, "Ye Chen joined the Law Enforcement Alliance?"
Li Jingshan nodded and returned to the room.
Tang Qiu looked at Ye Chen excitedly, grabbed his arm, and shouted with joy, "Ye Chen, did you really join the Law Enforcement Alliance?"
Ye Chen nodded, and to be serious, this wasn’t really joining but a kind of cooperation.
On one side providing combat power, on the other providing protection.
"Yeah! That’s great! From now on, we’re teammates! I’ve always said, joining the Law Enforcement Alliance can guarantee your safety!"
Ye Chen said, "Hmm, take us to rest; I’m a bit tired."
Tang Qiu seemed very excited, bouncing ahead.
Yu Nian noticed Ye Chen’s unusual expression and also looked somewhat concerned.
At this time, a thought took root deep in Ye Chen’s heart.
That is, he must build his own power!
Whether it’s the Heavenly Dao Alliance, Smiling Alliance, or the Demon Charm Alliance, Ye Chen was determined to crush them all beneath his feet!
He no longer wanted to be at the mercy of others!
Ye Chen’s gaze became more determined, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.
"From now on, I won’t let anyone threaten me or covet what’s mine!" he silently vowed in his heart!
Tang Qiu led Ye Chen and the others to a residential building and opened a room.
He told Ye Chen’s group, "Here it is, three bedrooms and two living rooms, enough for you all to stay. The fridge has food and drinks, everything you need."
Ye Chen nodded and said, "Hmm, okay, thanks for the trouble. We’re going to rest now, you should go back first. See you tomorrow."
Tang Qiu nodded excitedly and said, "See you tomorrow."
After Tang Qiu left, the five of them went back to the room and sat on the sofa.
As soon as they sat down, Yu Nian cuddled the little one in her arms and directly said, "Ye Chen, what happened, just tell us."
Lin Nuoyi and the others slightly froze and stared blankly at Yu Nian, not understanding why she suddenly said that.
Ye Chen looked at them and pretended to be relaxed, saying, "Nothing happened."
Lin Nuoyi also sensed Ye Chen’s unease, and concerned, she said, "What’s going on, just tell us! We’re a team, we share our joys and hardships."
"Yeah, Brother Chen, we’re all brothers. Just say it."
Yu Nian got up, looked at Ye Chen seriously, and said, "I know you wouldn’t suddenly join the Law Enforcement Alliance. What happened, you must have your reasons, right?"
Ye Chen also knew he couldn’t hide this matter, so he opened up, "Alright! I’ll tell you. The day after tomorrow, we’ll be heading to Monster Island to participate in a competition, and this competition is crucial."
"A competition? What competition? Why participate in a competition?"
The group looked at each other, unable to help but ask.
Ye Chen explained what had happened before to the four of them.
After he finished, everyone fell silent.
Zhu Qiang got anxious immediately, "Brother Chen, that old man is clearly threatening you! We even saved Tang Qiu twice! Isn’t this ingratitude? Isn’t it infuriating? Brother Chen! We shouldn’t go; don’t bow to this pressure!"
Yu Nian seemed to understand Ye Chen’s thoughts and said, "Alright, calm down. Ye Chen had no choice. Facing the threat of five major forces means any of us could be in danger. He doesn’t want anything to happen to us and that’s why he was forced to agree."
"But that’s not right! This is bullying! What’s there to be afraid of? Isn’t this clearly making Brother Chen suffer? Let’s not go. At worst, we fight the Smiling Alliance and others! At worst, die, I, Zhu Qiang, am not afraid!"