Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Ye Chen spoke calmly, "Yes, I understand. They're here because of the poor families, right?"

Liang Zijun hummed in agreement and said softly, "Yes, they seem to have ill intentions. Should we... or should you, boss, avoid them for now?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "It's okay, go about your business. I'll be there in 5 minutes!"

After saying that, Ye Chen hung up the phone.

Ah Long and Dongzi both stopped cultivating and looked at Ye Chen.

Ah Long said with some concern, "Brother Ye, I'll go with you. If they're here because of the poor families, I'll say I did it, that I was the one who did it in the first place!"

Ye Chen waved his hand: "Why are you so nervous? We've done nothing wrong, and besides, we have a trump card!"

"You two continue your cultivation, I'm going to meet with the so-called inspection team!"

"But--"

Ah Long was about to say something when Ye Chen interrupted him: "There's no 'but' about it. Don't reveal your strength yet, and it's not appropriate to do so now. If too many people go, they might think we're going to rebel."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, he left the courtyard directly.

Ah Long and Dongzi exchanged a glance, and in the end, they had no choice but to continue their cultivation.

They knew Ye Chen's personality; he would just follow orders and wouldn't do anything he wasn't sure of.

Ye Chen didn't keep the inspection team waiting for long; the agreed-upon 5 minutes really did last 5 minutes.

The inspection team consisted of five people, the leader being a middle-aged man and the other four being young people.

As soon as Ye Chen entered, two young men quickly came up behind him, as if afraid he would run away.

The middle-aged man in the lead, along with two others, approached Ye Chen.

"You must be Ye Chen. Let me introduce myself. My name is Fang Ming, and I'm the captain of the inspection team!"

The middle-aged man at the head of the group, with a stern, zombie-like face and deep gaze, stared at Ye Chen and spoke calmly.

If someone had really done something wrong, they would probably feel a bit scared.

But who is Ye Chen? This seemingly intimidating act felt to him like a group of kindergarten kids coming over to beat him up.

Ye Chen smiled slightly and extended his hand: "Captain Fang, hello, what brings you here?"

However, somewhat awkwardly, Fang Ming did not shake hands with him.

Ye Chen chuckled and withdrew his hand: "Don't just stand there, let's go to the reception room to talk. Xiao Liang, what's wrong with you? How can you be so inconsiderate? Don't you know how to offer water to guests?"

"Boss, our water dispenser just broke yesterday, and the repairman hasn't come to fix it yet!" Liang Zijun said, sounding a little aggrieved.

"Then go buy a few bottles of mineral water, hurry up!" Ye Chen waved his hand.

"Oh, okay!" Liang Zijun was about to leave when Fang Ming interrupted her.

"No need, I won't have the tea. Let's get straight to business!"

Ye Chen didn't force him. If he didn't want to drink, then so be it. He gestured for him to enter the reception room.

"Comrade Xiao Liang, please come in too. I also have something to ask you!"

Fang Ming spoke calmly.

Liang Zijun glanced at Ye Chen, who nodded slightly in acknowledgment. Only then did Liang Zijun say "oh" and follow behind Ye Chen.

Fang Ming didn't stand on ceremony at all and took the seat of honor with great pomp and circumstance. Two young inspectors sat down on his left and right, eyeing Ye Chen and Liang Zijun with predatory intent.

It felt like a joint trial.

The other two inspectors stood directly at the entrance to the meeting room, creating an invisible sense of pressure.

Ye Chen casually pulled out a chair and sat down. Liang Zijun didn't sit down, but stood silently behind Ye Chen like a ghost.

Neither side spoke first; they simply stared at each other, and for a moment, a slight tension filled the air.

Finally, it was the inspectors who couldn't hold back any longer. A young inspector coughed lightly and spoke in a deep voice, "Ye Chen, you know why we're here this time, right?"

Ye Chen looked confused: "Uh, I don't know!"

Ye Chen turned to Liang Zijun and asked, "Liang, do you know? Have you received any notification?"

Liang Zijun shook her head: "I don't know, is it because we didn't pay our property management fees last month?!"

"Haven't you paid the property management fee? It's only been a month, it shouldn't be that bad!" Ye Chen shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I've thought about it for a while and I really don't know why you inspectors have come. Please tell me!" Ye Chen looked at the young inspector who had spoken.

"Hmph, even at a time like this, you're still pretending? Honestly confess your affairs and you might get leniency from the organization!" Another inspector with a mole on his chin sneered.

Ye Chen glanced at him sideways: "Hey, you're an interesting young man. What do you mean by 'confess honestly'? Scammers are very cunning these days. You guys aren't scammers, are you? Show me your ID!"

The inspector with a mole on his chin frowned immediately, and before he could say anything, Fang Ming coughed lightly to stop him.

"Let's talk this out calmly, don't be so impulsive!"

Fang Ming pulled out his work ID and placed it on the table, pushing it forward: "It's understandable that Captain Ye is being cautious, but this is my identification!"

Ye Chen chuckled inwardly. This was a classic case of one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop. Interesting.

Without needing Ye Chen's instructions, Liang Zijun stepped forward and took the documents, placing them on Ye Chen's desk.

Ye Chen glanced at the documents a few times and nodded: "The documents are fine. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to target you. I'm just a meticulous person!"

Liang Zijun then returned Fang Ming's identification documents to the other party.

Fang Ming put the documents into his pocket before slowly speaking: "Captain Ye, let's not beat around the bush. I'll be frank. You took action against the poor without applying to the organization or obtaining its consent, which is a serious violation of the organization's regulations. Do you have anything to say?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Oh, so this is what you're talking about. I've already prepared the report and am about to report to the organization!"

The inspector with a mole on his chin slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Ye Chen, we're talking to you about this very seriously. Don't act like it's nothing. Do you have any respect for the organization? Any respect for discipline?"

It's unclear whether Ye Chen's composure made him uncomfortable, or if they were just used to their back-and-forth banter and he felt the need to step in and become a vocal critic.

Ye Chen chuckled lightly: "You're quite an interesting young comrade. If I didn't care about the organization, would I have invited you in? Let's talk things out, don't be so dramatic. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were interrogating criminals!"

"You, I don't think you've even realized your mistake..." The young inspector with a mole on his chin pointed angrily at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen merely glanced at him indifferently, and the inspector with the mole on his chin froze instantly the moment their eyes met, as if struck by lightning.

The inspector's expression shifted, a hint of barely concealed fear flashing in his eyes, and the words he was about to say got stuck in his throat.

His hand, which was raised in mid-air, trembled slightly and eventually fell down unconsciously.