I'll give you an explanation

Hearing this, Zhang Tao frowned, his gaze toward Zhang Yun filled with a bit more dissatisfaction.

Zhang Yun's expression changed instantly. He was just about to accuse Ye Chen of making false accusations, but he hadn't expected Chen Ruxin to step forward.

Chen Ruxin approached Zhang Tao and said respectfully, "Your Excellency Zhang Tao, I am the leader of the Tiandao Alliance, Chen Ruxin. I can prove that everything Ye Chen said is true. At that time, Zhang Yun came to me and asked me to send thirty people for a sacrifice, all to exchange for the treasures inside."

Zhang Tao didn't speak after hearing this; he remained expressionless, lost in thought.

This showed that Zhang Tao was a person of great depth.

Zhang Yun's mouth twitched, his expression stiff.

"But then again, I still have to thank you, General Commander Zhang. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have obtained so many treasures, nor would I have reached this point today." Ye Chen looked at Zhang Yun with a smile and brought out weapons like the Blood God Scythe and the Slaying Heaven Short Sword.

Seeing so many epic pieces of equipment, Zhang Yun was instantly astonished.

He was not only killing him but attacking his heart as well!

Even as the General Commander of the Aggregation District Law Enforcement Alliance, his equipment wasn't as luxurious as Ye Chen's.

After a long while, Zhang Tao suddenly spoke up: "Brother Ye Chen, would you mind coming inside for a talk?"

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded and smiled: "Sure."

Zhang Tao made a gesture of invitation.

Seeing this, Zhang Yun felt a surge of joy.

"Could it be that Senior Zhang Tao intends to catch a turtle in a jar? That is very likely. This Ye Chen is really arrogant; he doesn't understand the principle of not flaunting wealth. With so much equipment, who wouldn't be tempted upon seeing it!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yun felt quite pleased with himself.

"Ye Chen! Yu Nian!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out. The five of them looked down and saw Tang Qiu waving her hands at them.

Tang Qiu looked excited, calling out continuously.

"Big Sister Tang Qiu!"

"Sister Tang Qiu!"

Lin Nuoyi and Zhu Qiang waved back excitedly. Tang Qiu glanced at the towering city wall, leapt up, and climbed the wall to get up.

As soon as she got up, the group shared an excited embrace.

Ye Chen didn't let Yu Nian and the others follow him inside. After all, he wasn't very familiar with Zhang Tao yet, and no one could guarantee what might happen.

Ye Chen followed Zhang Tao and the others into a room.

Zhang Yun wanted to follow them in, but Zhang Tao stopped him outside the door.

After they sat down, Zhang Tao exchanged pleasantries: "Brother Ye Chen, what great skill and strength you have. To kill a Level 26 Lord-level monster single-handedly—that is truly powerful!"

Ye Chen could easily tell this was just polite small talk and smiled: "It's nothing special, just good luck."

"Brother Ye Chen, you are too modest! Hahaha!"

Finally, Zhang Tao stated his purpose: "I heard that Brother Ye Chen once joined the Law Enforcement Alliance?"

Ye Chen nodded and gave a grunt of acknowledgment.

Zhang Tao watched Ye Chen's indifferent expression, showing no sign of being moved, as if he were just talking about an ordinary matter.

Zhang Tao's estimation of Ye Chen rose even higher in his heart. To possess such Heart-Nature at such a young age was truly commendable.

"Why did you leave the Law Enforcement Alliance then? Was it because of that one incident?"

Ye Chen smiled: "There was no other choice. Zhang Yun didn't leave us any path to survive. The day after we hunted that Level 20 Lord-level monster, Zhang Yun put a bounty on us—a bounty of 100,000 gold coins."

"100,000 gold coins!" Even Zhang Tao was startled.

100,000 gold coins was not a small sum. Even he had only saved up 90,000 gold coins so far. Who wouldn't be tempted by such a number?

"In fact, the upper echelons of this Law Enforcement Alliance are already rotten to the core, especially Zhang Yun and his group. They have made the Aggregation District Law Enforcement Alliance a complete mess," Ye Chen said with some displeasure.

From Ye Chen's words, Zhang Tao could hear Ye Chen's dissatisfaction with the Law Enforcement Alliance.

"Brother Ye Chen, what do you mean by that? In the eyes of our headquarters, the Aggregation District Law Enforcement Alliance is actually quite good. The public order is decent, the performance is outstanding, and among all the Law Enforcement Alliance branches in the Seventh Area, it ranks among the best."

"Hahaha!" Hearing this, Ye Chen laughed out loud: "Good? You call this good? Hahaha, if this Aggregation District Law Enforcement Alliance is considered good, then there are no bad people in this world. Is colluding with dark forces called good? Is allowing other factions to exploit ordinary people and use them as slaves called good? You really know how to joke!" Ye Chen didn't give Zhang Tao any Face at all and retorted directly.

Zhang Tao's expression stiffened, and he stared at Ye Chen, stunned, but quickly regained his composure and said: "Please, Brother Ye Chen, explain to me in detail what is going on!"

"Hmph, as the highest department in the Seventh Area, does your headquarters not care about the people below at all? The Azure Alliance in Qing County dominates everything, occupying the entire county. They capture ordinary people to use as slaves, forcing them to produce goods day and night. If they die, they are fed directly to pets. Young girls are captured and used as tools to make money. The goods produced are handed over to the Aggregation District Law Enforcement Alliance to be sold, and Zhang Yun takes a cut of the gold coins from the sales, plus they have to pay so-called protection fees every month."

"The several Alliances here in the Aggregation Zone also hand over so-called tribute money to them. Your Excellency Zhang Tao, as Zhang Yun's superior, I'm afraid you aren't as rich as Zhang Yun, haha!"

Zhang Tao was rendered speechless by Ye Chen's words. He really knew nothing about any of this.

Zhu Jun, standing to the side, said angrily: "Big Brother, this Zhang Yun is too hateful! He really deserves to die! The reputation of our Law Enforcement Alliance has been ruined by people like him. Big Brother, such a person must be punished; otherwise, he is just a parasite that will sooner or later destroy the Law Enforcement Alliance! If you ask me, we should kill him directly to make an example of him and end it once and for all!"

Zhu Jun had a very explosive temper and started cursing loudly.

Zhang Tao crossed his arms over his chest, leaned back on his lounge chair, and lowered his head, lost in thought.

After a moment, Zhang Tao spoke: "Brother Ye Chen, I have heard everything you said. I will definitely investigate this matter. All members of the Law Enforcement Alliance involved in this, no matter how high their position, I will have them removed. I will conduct a major reshuffle of the Aggregation District Law Enforcement Alliance and deal with all those black sheep according to military law, to give you an explanation!"

Zhang Tao spoke very sincerely.

Ye Chen waved his hand and smiled: "No, no, no, don't give me an explanation. I don't have that much ability or Face. If you want to give an explanation, give it to the public."

Ye Chen directly distanced himself from the matter; he didn't want to get involved.

Hearing Ye Chen's words and tone, Zhang Tao felt a bit unnatural. With Ye Chen putting it that way, there were some things Zhang Tao felt embarrassed to bring up.

There was a long silence; neither of them spoke.

Only then did Ye Chen speak: "Do you all have anything else? If not, I will be leaving first. My friends are still waiting for me."