"It’s not about how long the suspension is, even if it’s just for a day, it’s meant to disgust us."

"There’s nothing we can do, his dad is Lin Jingzhan, his status is too unique, these things must be investigated, you all need to keep a good mindset."

Ning Che lit a cigarette angrily, not saying a word with her head down.

Normally, even if such a thing happened, she wouldn’t be this upset.

The problem is that the Chen family is involved, the two sides inherently have a hostile relationship, making it hard for her to change her mindset.

"If he’s suspended, what about the team’s work? Surely they don’t expect me to take over?"

"Not really, Deputy Leader Sui Qiang will temporarily be in charge."

"I guess they’re trying a counterintelligence tactic, thinking Sui Qiang will be happy to take on this arrangement," Ning Che said disdainfully.

"Arrogance is in their nature, hasn’t it always been like this?"

Liu Hong lit another cigarette in frustration, "It’s gotten to this point, talking about it won’t help, you both need to calm down."

"Let’s not talk about this anymore," Ning Che said, looking at Liu Hong:

"How did your talks go? How much of the Research Institute’s work did you assign them?"

"A small part, let them study it slowly."

"It’s like losing both the lady and the soldiers, as if someone raped you, and after reporting to the police, no one cares, and you end up paying them 100,000 yuan for mental damages."

Ning Che’s words made the two laugh, but the crude words held harsh truth, that’s essentially what it meant.

Squeak—

At this moment, the office door was pushed open, and people from the team rushed in from outside, faces full of urgency.

"Boss Liu, why let me take charge of the team? What on earth happened?" Liu Hong asked.

"Your leader has been suspended. During this time, you’re in charge of the team’s work, don’t let the work slide."

"How could he be suspended out of nowhere?"

Liu Hong didn’t hide anything and explained Lin Yi’s situation to the team.

The reason for the suspension was understood by the team, and they guessed it might be the Chen family causing trouble, leading to this situation.

"Although I’m the deputy leader, I can’t be responsible for the team’s matters."

This situation was anticipated by Ning Che.

The team was nominally part of the Central Guards Brigade but had long been Lin Yi’s personal armed force.

How could they possibly take orders from them?

"Don’t mess around, Lin Yi is just temporarily suspended and will be back to normal in a few days," Liu Hong said:

"And although he’s suspended, it’s only in name; he can still direct you all, everything is normal, don’t have any mental burden."

"Come on," Lin Yi said:

"Let me take this opportunity to rest, and if I really act, wouldn’t I be defying orders, and in the end, it would only add to my crimes? I’m not doing that."

"Why are you being so petty?"

"I’m not being petty; I really just want to take a break and let them handle it themselves."

Seeing Lin Yi’s expression, Liu Hong wanted to say something, but ultimately hesitated.

"Then use this time to take a vacation and spend time with your family."

"That’s exactly what I plan to do."

Liu Hong looked at Sui Qiang, "Lin Yi is on vacation, you’ll handle the team’s matters, it’s a good chance to hone your abilities."

"I won’t do it. Everyone in the team only listens to our leader’s command."

"Are you also acting mischievous now?"

"I’m not causing trouble, I can just quit if it comes to that."

Sui Qiang took out all his credentials and placed them on Liu Hong’s desk.

The rest of the team did the same, each taking out their credentials.

Seeing this, Ning Che laughed.

"Don’t act like this, Boss Liu isn’t your class enemy."

Ning Che looked at Sui Qiang and said, "When we returned from the island, didn’t you say your heart wasn’t feeling well and you couldn’t continue with the mission, should we find a hospital for you to recover for a few days?"

Sui Qiang immediately understood what Ning Che meant, and smiled naively.

"My heart really doesn’t feel well, I already booked a hospital stay."

Liu Hong was speechless in anger, unable to handle these people.

"Alright, alright, if you’re not feeling well, go to the hospital, don’t stand in my way here."

"Alright, then we’ll go."

No one said anything else, and they all left Liu Hong’s office one after another, heading to Lin Yi’s office.

"Boss, what should we do next?" Sui Qiang asked.

"Just keep doing what you should be doing; I’m just on vacation, don’t act like I’m dying."

"It’s just that this kind of thing is too sickening," Sui Qiang said:

"Anyway, we’ve all made up our minds, if your position isn’t reinstated, we’re not working, it doesn’t matter to us anyway."

"I think even if it’s reinstated, we shouldn’t be doing this, they don’t see us as people," Zhang Chaoyue cursed.

"Yeah, we risk our lives every day, we could die at any time, and they treat us like this."

"I know you’re all upset, but it’s unnecessary, you’re all grown-ups now, don’t act on impulse," Lin Yi said:

"Understand that you’re not just representing yourselves, but also your families."

"It doesn’t matter, we have our dignity to protect, we can’t let them treat us like pushovers," Shao Jianfeng said.

"But you must understand, my identity is inherently awkward, my dad is the biggest rogue globally, so it’s natural to investigate me," Lin Yi said:

"Besides, you’re taking this too seriously, the Chen family is no big deal to me, if you’re angrier, you’re just falling into their trap, making them happier."

"Boss, how are you planning to deal with them? Do you need our help?"

"No need, I can handle it myself."

"If you ever need us, just say the word. If we don’t make their lives hell, we’ll at least peel their skin off."

"Don’t rush, I have it under control," Lin Yi said:

"But during this time, you still need to follow my previous arrangements; at such a critical time, nothing can go wrong with the Central Guard Brigade, any mistake would add leverage to the Chen family."

"Understood."

"Alright, that’s all for this matter, don’t think about it anymore," Lin Yi said:

"And the higher-ups’ attitude isn’t entirely hostile, but the way things have progressed, this day was bound to come. I had a premonition."

"Understood."

Lin Yi stood up and stretched, his expression unprecedentedly serious.

Mumbling to himself.

If you want to play, I’ll play with you to the end!