I handed over to another world

Chen Lin’s private terminal suddenly lit up with a golden light, which was the communication logo exclusive to the former president.

He frowned slightly and waved his hand to signal Secretary Zhao to leave. After Secretary Zhao left the room and closed the door, Chen Lin then answered the holographic video call from Li Tianyun.

"Mr. Li."

Chen Lin answered the call, and a white-haired old man appeared in the holographic projection. Although he was in his 80s, his eyes were still as sharp as an eagle's.

The reason why Chen Lin was able to take the position of president of the association was because of Li Tianyun’s strong support.

"Xiao Chen," Li Tianyun said in a voice that was hoarse like that of an elderly person, "I heard that you are doing internal audits again recently?"

Chen Lin tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest: "It's just a routine cleanup."

"routine?"

Li Tianyun suddenly called up a set of holographic data, which showed the abnormal fluctuations within the association in the past month - the overall scientific research efficiency of the association dropped by 28%, the project progress was delayed by 41%, and there were even collective resignations at seven space stations.

"You call this a routine?"

Chen Lin glanced at the data and said, "Short-term pain is better than long-term pain. You should understand me."

"Stupid!"

Li Tianyun slammed the table hard, and this action made him cough violently.

After calming down, he called up another set of images, which showed that a large number of people were protesting against the large-scale review and self-examination within the Red Dragon Association. Various mouthpieces were also released to attack the top leaders of the Red Dragon Association.

"You think you're cleaning up the mess?"

Li Tianyun's voice suddenly became low, "You are shaking the foundation of the Red Dragon!"

Chen Lin did not say anything to confirm or deny, but just looked at the scene. He noticed that there were several particularly familiar faces in the protesting crowd - they were all relatives of the officials he had dealt with.

What surprised him even more was that the captain flying the black flag of the Jupiter Fleet was none other than the young captain he had personally promoted, and this guy actually stood in the camp opposing him.

"Mr. Li," Chen Lin's voice turned cold, "You should know better than me the consequences of letting these termites run wild."

"Of course I know!"

After Li Tianyun finished speaking, he said to Chen Lin earnestly, "You have to know that giving them a way out is more effective than cutting off their chance of survival!"

"Your actions will only make them clearly oppose you as the president of the association, which will have no effect at all!"

Chen Lin was silent for a moment, then suddenly pulled up the latest monitoring report: "Then can you explain why three new spy networks were discovered at the lunar base after I relaxed the exile conditions?"

This time it was Li Tianyun's turn to remain silent.

The old man rubbed his temple tiredly: "At least... give the young man a chance."

Chen Lin stood up, walked to the porthole and looked at the vast starry sky.

His voice was low and firm: "Mr. Li, times have changed."

"Thirty years ago, the Red Dragon Association only needed to manage the Earth and a few space stations, but now our territory spans the entire solar system!"

Li Tianyun's projection shook slightly: "Because of this, it is even more necessary to stabilize people's hearts. What you are doing now is forcing everyone to take sides!"

"It's time to stand in line!"

"Don't you think it's wrong?"

Chen Lin turned around, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, "The Red Dragon Association has grown to this scale and can no longer rely on human relationships to maintain its operation. Do you know what we found at the Mars base last month?"

He pulled up an encrypted file, which showed a hidden arsenal: "Thirty unregistered plasma cannons, enough to destroy half of Mars City, and they were built by the reformed technical team that you had protected back then."

Li Tianyun's fingers trembled slightly: "This... How is this possible!"

"There are worse."

Chen Lin called up another communication record. "These people have been in contact with unknown forces outside the Kuiper Belt. What you call gentle treatment is just giving them time to accumulate strength. In the past few years, the focus of our association has been on outward development and expansion, or solving some major external problems and dealing with various major events that may threaten the survival of human civilization."

"This year I finally have time to deal with internal issues."

The old man was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Do you still remember the original intention of our establishment of the Planetary Development Agency?"

"For the continuation and development of human civilization."

Chen Lin answered without hesitation, "The Red Dragon Association's journey is to the stars and the sea, and the Planetary Development Agency under the Red Dragon Association is for the continuation and better development of human civilization. I think we have achieved it."

"Yes, it is to give mankind a better future."

Li Tianyun's voice suddenly became powerful, "But everything you do now is turning this future into a high-pressure cage..."

Chen Lin clenched his fist unconsciously: "Then tell me, when someone is secretly planning a rebellion, what should I do? Give them a bonus?"

“Give them hope!”

Li Tianyun suddenly raised his voice, "How many of the termites you dealt with were truly heinous? And how many of them took risks just because they couldn't see an upward path?"

The holographic projection suddenly switched, showing the Red Dragon Association's talent promotion data for the past ten years.

Chen Lin noticed that senior positions were almost monopolized by a few aristocratic families, while the promotion rate for grassroots technical personnel was less than 5%.

"This……"

This was the first time that Chen Lin showed a surprised expression.

"You thought you were cleaning up the traitors,"

Li Tianyun sighed, "In fact, you are helping the real vested interests to eliminate dissidents. Those aristocratic families are eager for you to do this so that they can continue to monopolize power and resources."

Chen Lin's brows furrowed more and more. He quickly looked up the background information of the people who had been dealt with recently, and found that 80% of them were from the civilian class, while a few real children of wealthy families were always able to escape unscathed even if they were involved in the case.

"What a ghost..."

He cursed under his breath, "So the information they sent me might also be about the people they want to get rid of?"

"That's normal, President Chen."

Li Tianyun sighed, "Do you understand now?"

“Sometimes you can’t just rely on an iron fist, but you have to break this deformed system… Otherwise, no matter how many termites you deal with, the real pests will have the last laugh.”

"Although I no longer work in the association, I immediately realized the problem when this incident came out, so I called you to remind you. I didn't expect it to be the same..."

Before the communication was about to be cut off, the old man finally said: "The Earth Headquarters will hold the annual meeting in three days. Those people are going to take this opportunity to weaken your power. Think carefully about what kind of president you want to be."

After the projection disappeared, Chen Lin stood alone in the empty captain's room.

Outside the window, a transport ship was heading for Mars, carrying the "rebels" he had ordered exiled.

He suddenly pressed the communication button: "Secretary Zhao, cancel all exile orders."

“Also, prepare a brand new Fair Promotion Bill. I want to see the draft before the parliament convenes.”

Maybe Li Tianyun is right.

To cure the Red Dragon Association's chronic illness, it is far from enough to just remove the "worms" on the surface.

It's time to move those "pests" who are really entrenched in the core of power. Chen Lin's eyes revealed a hint of determination. Chen Lin's eyes stayed on the holographic star map in the captain's room for a moment, and then turned abruptly and walked towards the control console.

His fingers tapped quickly on the virtual keyboard, calling up a long-forgotten file.

"Secretary Zhao," his voice was eerily calm, "send this 'Relationship Map' to Team Leader Mo of the Supervision Group, and tell him I want to see the complete analysis report within 24 hours."

"Yes."

Secretary Zhao went to do it quickly, and later Chen Lin also got the information he wanted from Lao Mo.

Upon reopening the file, shocking content immediately appeared on the data board: the intricate marriage relationships and interest transfer networks between the nine major families of the Red Dragon Association, as well as the proportion of resources they jointly controlled - which actually reached 53% of the association's total assets.

"President..."

Secretary Zhao's voice trembled a little, "If this information is leaked, it will probably cause a major earthquake within the association..."

"Then let it leak."

Chen Lin's mouth curled up into a cold smile, "Notify the senior management and prepare to hold an emergency meeting."

Three hours later, all Red Dragon facilities in the entire solar system received emergency meeting notices, and when officials at all levels connected to the quantum communication network, what they saw was not the usual conference room scene, but a huge holographic courtroom.

"Everyone," Chen Lin's voice spread to every corner through the quantum network, "Today we are not here to discuss internal audit policies, but to judge the real termites."

The holographic screen switched, showing shocking evidence: the scientific research funds embezzled by the children of the noble families were enough to build three "Chixiao" class battleships; the cronies they placed in the base caused frequent accidents on Mars; and the most deadly thing was that the raw materials for those "rebellion weapons" flowed in through the smuggling network controlled by the noble families.

“In accordance with Article 7 of Chapter 3 of the Red Dragon Charter,”

Chen Lin's eyes swept over the ashen-faced representatives of the noble families. "I hereby declare that the Member Privilege Committee within the Red Dragon Association will be dissolved immediately, and 70% of the assets of the relevant families will be frozen to compensate the victims."

All participants in the entire solar system were in an uproar, but even more shocking things were yet to come.

Chen Lin brought out a new "Fair Promotion Act" and announced the establishment of a "Talent Assessment Center" led by AI, which would completely abolish the promotion privileges of children from aristocratic families. At the same time, all civilian officials who had been dealt with due to "internal audits" would be given the opportunity for re-examination.

"As for you,"

Chen Lin looked at the group of senior officials attending the meeting. Many of them were involved in these things. Chen Lin suddenly showed a meaningful smile on his face, "I will give some of you a choice: either go to the Kuiper Belt front to redeem yourself for your crimes, or... go and stay with the rebels you funded."

……

Chen Lin's terminal suddenly flashed a red alert, and the intelligence department's emergency communication requests kept jumping.

He tapped the screen, and Team Leader Mo's wrinkled face immediately appeared in the holographic projection.

"President, the encrypted communication was just intercepted."

Team Leader Mo, smoking a pipe, transmitted a recording, "Those old foxes are going to attack you in the parliament."

In the recording, the voices of several family heads were clearly audible: "...This issue must be resolved at the parliament next week..."

"...join forces with other families to exert pressure..."

“…if necessary, the recall procedure can be initiated…”

After hearing this, Chen Lin smiled slightly: "Sure enough, he can't sit still anymore."

He turned to Secretary Zhao and said, "Notify the special forces team to act according to the original plan. Also, send a copy of this recording to President Li Tianyun."

"Yes."

Three days later, in the conference hall of Shangdu.

When Chen Lin stepped into the meeting room, the originally noisy meeting hall suddenly became quiet.

He could feel the hostility in hundreds of eyes, especially the cold gazes coming from the seats of the representatives of the aristocratic families.

As soon as the meeting started, the head of the Zhang family couldn't wait to stand up and say, "President Chen, your recent arbitrary behavior has seriously violated the association's charter! I propose to start..."

"Councilman Zhang,"

Chen Lin suddenly interrupted him and called up a holographic image, "Before you make any motions, why not explain this first?"

In the scene, the head of the Zhang family is secretly meeting with representatives of the Kuiper Belt rebels. On the table is the design drawing of the association's latest warship - the meeting place suddenly explodes.

"This... this is a frame-up!"

The head of the Zhang family turned pale.

Chen Lin ignored it and continued to play the next segment: Li family representatives traded antimatter fuel on the Martian black market; Wang family’s trusted men in the Jupiter fleet deliberately caused engine failures…

"Do you guys want to continue the performance?"

Chen Lin's voice was not loud, but it silenced the entire meeting room. "While we were having the meeting, our core fleet in the solar system had already been dispatched to control all those involved in the case. Didn't you receive any news?"

Suddenly, the door of parliament was pushed open.

Li Tianyun slowly drove in in a suspended wheelchair, followed by a team of fully armed guards.

"Old President?!"

The representatives of the noble families exclaimed. Li Tianyun looked around the venue and finally his eyes fell on Chen Lin: "The evidence is irrefutable. According to the wartime regulations of the association, how should such a crime be dealt with?"

"Lifelong exile, no commutation of sentence is allowed."

Chen Lin answered calmly. He seemed to have anticipated such a situation and therefore acted calmly.

"Then execute it."

Li Tianyun waved his hand, and the guards immediately stepped forward to drag the representatives of the aristocratic families who were lying on the ground out of the venue.

When the commotion subsided, Li Tianyun turned to the remaining councillors and said, "Now, does anyone still want to question Chairman Chen's leadership?"

The meeting place was dead silent. Chen Lin walked slowly to the podium and said, "Since no one objects, I declare that the Fair Promotion Act will take effect immediately."

"At the same time, in view of the increasing external threats, the Red Dragon Association has entered a level one combat readiness state."

He called up the real-time images sent back from the Kuiper Belt: a huge alien fleet was gathering. The style of this fleet was completely different from that of human beings. It was obviously owned by an alien civilization. Fortunately, this alien civilization was not an opponent that far surpassed the technological level of humans.

"Everyone,"

Chen Lin's voice echoed in the conference hall, "It's time to let the entire universe know that humans are not to be trifled with."

After the meeting, Chen Lin stood alone on the observation deck of the Parliament Building, looking at the bustling night view of Shangdu, while Li Tianyun's floating wheelchair slid silently to his side.

"When did you end up in a wheelchair?"

Chen Lin looked at Li Tianyun's wheelchair and couldn't help laughing.

"I'm already over 80 years old, and you can't let me enjoy myself?!"

"How can you enjoy sitting in a wheelchair?"

"But this is a high-end wheelchair after all. Have you ever seen a wheelchair that can float and fly?"

Chen Lin was speechless for a moment - this was really the first time he had seen this. (End of this chapter)