217: Identify

However, having been in officialdom for many years, he quickly reacted, feigning composure and putting on a calm expression again, then spoke.

“I violated laws and discipline? comrade, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t just say anything? What evidence do you have to prove that I violated laws and discipline?”

Qi Sai said, crossing his arms, trying to appear righteous, but his slightly trembling hands still betrayed his inner nervousness.

The moment Qi Sai's expression changed, Li Yang had already made up his mind. His guess was indeed correct; this Speaker must have a problem.

Leaving other things aside, just looking at Qi Ba, the Speaker's son, acting so arrogantly, it was impossible for the Speaker, as his father, to be completely unaware of it.

And the reason Qi Ba could be so reckless was undoubtedly because he had his father, the Speaker, backing him.

“We’ll discuss any issues later.”

Li Yang ignored Qi Sai’s sophistry, turned to Aistan, and ordered with a firm gaze.

“Aistan, control him first.”

Hearing this, Qi Sai was first stunned, then couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“Hahahaha, comrade, even if you are a Student of the Imperial Supreme Military Academy, you are still just an Imperial Military Officer. As an Imperial Official, I am not subject to your control, and besides…”

Qi Sai deliberately drew out his tone, a triumphant smile on his face, then turned to Aistan and continued.

“The Guard Division doesn’t seem to be part of the same system as the Imperial Military Department, does it?”

Qi Sai’s words put Aistan in a dilemma.

If he arrested Qi Sai, according to regulations, he indeed didn’t have the authority. But if he didn’t arrest him, although these two Imperial Military Officers couldn’t control his Guard Division through the system, their ability to become Students of the Imperial Supreme Military Academy surely meant they had considerable influence behind them.

While they couldn't directly do anything to him, the forces behind them were another matter.

Fine beads of sweat broke out on Aistan’s forehead, his eyes revealing a hint of panic and indecision, unsure of what to do for a moment.

“Oh, I can’t control him?”

Hearing Qi Sai’s words, Li Yang couldn’t help but snort coldly from his nostrils. Though the sound wasn’t loud, it inexplicably sent a chilling coldness through people, instantly dropping the surrounding atmosphere to freezing point.

Immediately after, Li Yang slowly opened his palm, and with a soft and mysterious flash of light, an exquisite light screen appeared out of thin air in his hand.

“I am Li Yang, special inspector of galactic affairs for the Milky Way Galaxy.”

Li Yang’s voice was steady and powerful, every word carrying an undeniable authority.

He slightly raised his chin, staring at Qi Sai with piercing eyes, and continued.

“According to the Imperial Inspector Powers and Management Law, for Galaxies without a dedicated special inspector, any Inspector has certain supervisory and management rights over them, and the stationed Guard Division in that Galaxy is also responsible for obeying the Inspector’s orders.”

Li Yang knew very well that although his authority would certainly not be as great in this Galaxy, which was not under his jurisdiction, as it was in the Milky Way Galaxy, his identity as a special inspector was more than sufficient to deal with a small Galaxy Speaker.

After all, in terms of administrative level, as a special inspector, his rank was E7, while this Speaker of the Bulapai Galaxy was at most E-level.

Even if he was the highest E1-level within E-rank, the special powers Li Yang possessed as an Inspector were enough to manage and restrain him.

“Inspector? Impossible?”

Qi Sai’s eyes widened, looking at Li Yang with disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.

His face was filled with shock and panic, his original composed expression vanished instantly, and he looked as if his spine had been removed, becoming limp and disheveled.

“You are clearly wearing an Imperial military uniform, how can you also be an Inspector?”

He kept muttering, seemingly unable to accept this sudden reality.

Aistan, standing nearby, was also startled by these words.

Without a moment’s delay, he quickly turned his gaze to the light screen in Li Yang’s hand, while simultaneously operating the light screen on his wrist. Through the Guard Division’s internal confidential system, he nervously searched for the information displayed on the light screen, trying to verify if Li Yang’s words were true.

After all, such news was too shocking; he truly dared not easily believe that Li Yang, who clearly appeared to be an Imperial Military Officer, was actually an Inspector with special powers.

Aistan stared intently at the light screen, his fingers sliding rapidly across it, his eyes full of focus and tension.

As the system data continuously refreshed, his expression gradually shifted from doubt to shock and awe.

A moment later, he suddenly looked up and said in a loud voice with a hint of respect.

“According to the Guard Division’s internal system inquiry, it is confirmed without a doubt that you are indeed a special inspector.”

Li Yang’s expression was stern, his gaze like a torch as he looked at Aistan, giving his order without hesitation.

“Since you know, why are you not obeying my order? Immediately arrest and control Speaker Qi Sai.”

“Yes, Sir!”

Seeing this, Aistan no longer hesitated. After a crisp military salute, he turned and quickly relayed the instructions to his Soldiers.

After all, once Li Yang’s identity as an Inspector was confirmed, obeying his order to arrest Qi Sai was completely legal and compliant, and he had no reason to hesitate any further.

“No!”

Qi Sai, forcibly pressed to the ground by the Guard Division soldiers, had bloodshot eyes, roaring unwillingly like a crazed beast.

“Even if you are an Inspector, why are you arresting me? Do you have evidence of my violations?”

He struggled desperately, trying to break free from the Soldiers' control, the fat on his face jiggling violently with his movements, appearing particularly comical and pathetic.

“Excuse me, as an Inspector…”

Li Yang replied with a stern expression and firm tone.

“I have the right to arrest first and investigate later. This is the duty and power bestowed upon me by the Empire, the purpose of which is to ensure that no one who violates laws and discipline is overlooked. Rest assured, if, after a detailed investigation, you truly have not committed any violations, I will apologize to you. But before that, please cooperate with the investigation.”

With that, Li Yang waved his hand lightly, as if shooing away an insignificant fly.

Several well-trained Guard Division soldiers immediately understood. They expertly lifted Qi Sai from the ground, and despite his struggles and curses, steadily led him away.

“I am the Speaker! You have no right to arrest me! No!”

Qi Sai’s furious shouts faded into the distance until they disappeared from everyone’s ears, leaving behind a brief silence.

The crowd that had been watching in the business hall now looked at Li Yang with a mix of admiration and awe.