A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 316 Confirmation

Chao Bufan nodded and smiled, saying, "Fifth Elder, please sit down!"

Upon hearing this, He Zulie hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "Thank you, Junior Uncle!"

The three He brothers quickly moved to stand respectfully behind He Zulie, knowing that they had no right to speak or sit down there.

"I wonder what business Junior Uncle has summoned me here for?"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Actually, it's nothing much. I just wanted to confirm whether the three bosses behind you are from the He family."

He Zulie said respectfully, "Junior Uncle, these three are the outer disciples of my He family who are engaged in business outside. If I am not mistaken, they have also participated in the outer disciple assessment three times."

Upon hearing this, the three He brothers immediately lost face, feeling extremely embarrassed. As for He Zulie, as an elder of the He family, he naturally had a clear understanding of the entire family's structure, how many people were inside and outside the family, what each person did, and especially the outer disciples, their distribution and everything they did.

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "Since you are an outer disciple of the He family, there is something I want to clarify. As far as I know, your JM Group appears to be a legitimate listed company on the surface, but I have heard that they started by trafficking in state-owned firearms. Moreover, the entire underground firearms trade in HX is controlled by these three people behind you. Fifth Elder, is that true?"

Upon hearing this, the three He brothers' expressions changed drastically. He Zulie frowned and said angrily, "Is everything you are doing now as Junior Uncle said?"

Upon hearing this, the three He brothers immediately knelt down with a thud. He Tianba said in a panic, "Fifth Elder, it's not like that."

The Fifth Elder said sternly, "Speak, what happened?"

The three brothers were drenched in sweat and trembling with fear. He Tianba quickly replied, "Fifth Elder, it's like this. Before we founded JM Group, we brothers were indeed involved in the underworld. But at that time, we didn't do anything to betray the country or the family. Selling weapons was also Minister He's order. He wanted us to infiltrate the arms trafficking gang under the guise of selling weapons, so..."

"So you guys sell weapons, right?"

"Fifth Elder, we are innocent! Our purpose in doing this was to eradicate this underground arms trafficking gang. Moreover, although we are nominally involved in arms trafficking, we have never done anything illegal."

Chao Bufan smiled, his expression tinged with acne, and asked, "And then what happened?"

He Tianba dared not be presumptuous and honestly replied, "Later we discovered that this underground arms trafficking organization was far too complex, with an intricate network of relationships. With our limited resources, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree. So, we reported this to our superiors. Our orders were to infiltrate the organization, remain inactive, and gradually eliminate them. So far, our JM Group, under the guise of arms trafficking, has dismantled the outer network of this underground organization. In other words, they can no longer smuggle arms out, and outside arms cannot enter our HX. Currently, we are preparing to cooperate with this underground organization as a seller because we have received reliable information that they will have a large deal soon, and what they have is far from enough. Therefore, they need to purchase a large quantity of arms to complete their transaction."

Seeing that He Tianba didn't seem to be putting on an act, Chao Bufan nodded and asked, "Then where did your firearms come from?"

He Tianba replied, "They were all given to us by higher-ups, and they were all retired military equipment. We just slightly altered their appearance before trading with them. In the past, we always handed over the military equipment we secretly seized. Master... Master, everything I said is true. You can check it. Besides, our He family rules clearly state that we must not do anything that harms the vital interests of the country. Outer disciples must supervise each other, so we never dare to violate the family rules. If we are discovered by people in the family, we will not only lose the opportunity to be promoted to inner disciples, but we will also receive severe punishment."

He Zulie nodded and said, "That's right. This is the family's ancestral precept. No one in the family may violate the ancestral precept. If anyone violates it, the lightest punishment is expulsion from the family and being excluded from the family genealogy for generations, and all memories related to the family will be erased. The heaviest punishment is to be dealt with according to family law and be executed in public."

Such ancestral precepts are not unique to the He family; other cultivation families follow the same rule. No one dares to disobey these precepts, and even if someone does, they cannot accept it, no matter which one. Being expelled from the family may seem like a light punishment, but it is worse than being killed. After all, being separated from the family lineage for generations is something no one can accept.

Chao Bufan nodded again and said, "In that case, I will trust you this once. You three brothers, remember this: if I find out that you have done anything outrageous, I will be the first to execute you."

Upon hearing this, the three brothers nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, please rest assured, Master, we disciples will never do anything out of line."

Chao Bufan said seriously, "It's good that you know. There's one more thing. I heard that you three brothers independently developed three home robots, and they're even equipped with weapons. Is that true?"

"Yes, Master."

Chao Bufan smiled and said, "Then you guys can help me design a robot like that! I want to put it in my house to keep out thieves or something."

"Huh?" The three brothers were all startled.

"What? Is there a problem?"

He Tianba quickly replied, "No problem, no problem, Master. When do you need it?"

Chao Bufan laughed and said, "No rush, I'll take it whenever you're done."

"Yes, Master."

"Alright, since we're all family, I'll have someone draft a new contract regarding the cooperation between our two companies, and I'll send it to your company later."

"Yes, Master."

He Zulie said, "Junior Uncle, I have important matters to attend to and cannot stay any longer. I will take my leave then!"

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "Alright, then I won't see you off."

"No, no, Junior Uncle, this disciple takes his leave!"

As he spoke, He Zulie bowed respectfully to Chao Bufan and then walked out. He Yifei quickly said, "Young Master, I'm going out for a bit. I want to say a few words to Grandpa."

Chao Bufan nodded and smiled, saying, "Go!"