Chapter 55 Why should I listen to you?

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Following Zhong Min's request, Xie Feng quickly set about re-arranging the defenses within Prince Mu's mansion. Then, at Zhong Min's suggestion, he had the palace's highly skilled secret guards conduct a simulated assassination attempt, further testing and patching any loopholes through practice. The final result thrilled everyone; even the strongest assassins were unable to penetrate as quickly as before, and they didn't even stand a chance of getting close to the prince.

"Sister, I really can't help but admit defeat. With what you've done, the entire palace is as solid as a piece of iron, completely impervious to water." Inside the small courtyard, Xie Feng was full of praise and spoke to Zhong Min excitedly.

"Big brother, you're too kind. Actually, this security system isn't completely impenetrable." Zhong Min said as he poured Xie Feng a cup of tea. He continued, "Anything designed by humans is bound to have flaws, but what we need to do is minimize them. For example, whether it's inside or outside the palace, we've set up at least four or five layers of barriers for the prince. In theory, these designs are close to perfect, but in practice, they're not guaranteed to be. After all, the abilities of the guards vary, so there are still many areas that need to be constantly improved in practice."

Xie Feng drank the tea Zhong Min poured in one gulp, then nodded and said, "Sister, such caution is what we need most in our line of work. You're right. There are always people better than you. If you were to encounter a top-notch master, even the most rigorous defenses could be ripped open."

"That's right, so now is the time to start training a group of guards with the correct security awareness and capabilities." Zhong Min took over Xie Feng's words and said, "Brother, have you chosen the people I asked you to choose last time?"

"Okay, when do you plan to start? I can call people over at any time." Xie Feng stood up while speaking, looking like he was ready to do it at any time.

Zhong Min gestured, "Right now, bring them over separately. Don't draw too much attention."

Xie Feng nodded when he heard it, and immediately went to do as he was asked. After a while, everyone in the courtyard had arrived. Zhong Min took a quick look and found that all the thirty people seemed to have good physical fitness. It was obvious that they were all specially selected.

The guards stood in several rows, each with a look of confusion on their faces. They clearly didn't understand who the woman standing before them was. Not only was she sizing them up with a critical look, but even their leader, Commander Xie, was following them around like a minion. However, despite their curiosity, no one dared to question it out loud.

Seeing this, Zhong Min cleared his throat and was about to communicate with everyone first, but he didn't expect that at this moment, Xiao Mingzheng came over with Luo Jiaxing.

Upon seeing this, the guards hurriedly greeted Prince Mu in unison. Xiao Mingzheng waved his hand, signaling everyone to skip the formalities, and then walked straight to Zhong Min's side.

"Why is the prince here?" Zhong Min asked while looking at Luo Jiaxing beside him, only to see that the boy secretly winked at him with a smile on his face.

"I happened to be free, and I heard from Jiaxing that you were going to train the guards today, so I came to take a look." Xiao Mingzheng said as he ran to the coffee table beside the courtyard and sat down. "Don't worry about me, just do what you planned."

When Zhong Min heard this, she realized that Xiao Mingzheng came here to supervise the battle. It seemed that he was still worried about her. Was he afraid that she would teach his guards bad things, or was he afraid that she would do something bad?

"In that case, Your Highness, please do as you please." She naturally did not say what she was thinking. After all, she had nothing to fear if her shadow was crooked. She could do whatever she wanted.

Luo Jiaxing, at Xiao Mingzheng's signal, sat down and was busy making tea for Xiao Mingzheng again. He glanced at Zhong Min from time to time, as if he was watching the fun.

To be honest, he was really curious about how Zhong Min trained these guards, so he specially found ways to mention it to Xiao Mingzheng just now. Fortunately, he caught up and did not miss any exciting scenes.

Zhong Min ignored Xiao Mingzheng and Luo Jiaxing and walked straight back to the guards with Xie Feng. After standing still, he said loudly to everyone, "Brothers, I know you must be curious..."

Before he could finish his words, Luo Jiaxing unexpectedly burst out laughing, interrupting Zhong Min without giving her face. The sound was so obvious that everyone couldn't help but look over there.

"General Luo, is there something wrong?" Zhong Min didn't expect that this brat would choose this time to challenge her. She frowned and stared at him questioningly.

"No, it's okay." Luo Jiaxing felt a chill down his spine when Zhong Min looked at him like that, and he quickly suppressed the laughter that he had just accidentally suppressed.

Zhong Min's opening greeting of "brothers" had truly amused him. Seeing a skinny little girl addressing a group of tall, muscular men with such heroic fervor was truly jarring. Apparently, he wasn't the only one who felt this way.

Xiao Mingzheng, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel a little funny, but he didn't show it as obviously as Luo Jiaxing. He suddenly felt that Zhong Min seemed like a wandering wanderer. Even if she wasn't, she was definitely not a lady from a wealthy family or a beautiful girl from a small family. There was no trace of that kind of temperament in her at all.

Seeing this, Zhong Min didn't bother to pay any more attention to Luo Jiaxing. He turned around and continued what he had said before: "Brothers, from now on, I will teach you some more professional and practical security knowledge and skills. I hope to train you into a special team with professional qualities and skills in the shortest possible time, so as to better protect the safety of the prince. You can call me sir if you like, but if you don't want to, it doesn't matter if you call me by my name, Zhong Min."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but whisper. It was obvious that they didn't believe Zhong Min's words at all, but they just couldn't say it in front of the prince and Commander Xie.

The voices were neither loud nor soft, and Zhong Min could naturally hear them clearly. They were simply saying that a little girl like her had no right to give orders, and she was unconvinced and full of dissatisfaction and disdain.

She wasn't surprised by the awkward silence. Even in her own modern society, her colleagues and superiors had looked down on her because she was a woman, let alone the current male-dominated world. So, she didn't care at all. She would convince them with her actions in the end.

"You bastards, are you all deaf?" Xie Feng saw that everyone looked like they didn't take Zhong Min seriously at all, and he couldn't help but get angry. He shouted at the guards, "Listen up to me, anyone who dares not listen will be stripped..."

As Xie Feng was speaking, he suddenly saw the guards cautiously looking behind him. He suddenly remembered that Xiao Mingzheng was still there, so he quickly stopped talking and didn't dare to call himself "old man". He changed the subject and said, "Whoever dares not listen, be careful I will peel off his skin."

Seeing this, Zhong Min naturally knew what the guards were thinking. She also knew that Xie Feng spoke out to help her, but winning people over depended on strength, not just the loudness of the voice.

"Commander Xie, there's no need to be like this. I think it's inevitable that the brothers have opinions, ideas, and questions." She waved her hand at Xie Feng, signaling him not to get angry, and then continued to say to the guards, "Since that's the case, this matter is easy to handle. Now I'll give you the opportunity to ask questions. If you have anything to say, anything you want to ask, or anything you don't understand, please feel free to ask. I will give you a satisfactory answer."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people below immediately became even more eager to make a move, but no one took the lead for the moment, so they were still hesitant and had some concerns. After all, the prince and others were all here, and their leader, Commander Xie, had just acted protective of his subordinates. No one knew what the relationship between this woman and their leader was.

"I say, you bunch of cowards, if you have any questions, just ask them, don't act like fucking women!" Xie Feng was even more furious when he saw this. These bastards were so cowardly, they really made him lose face.

"Thank you, Commander. We just want to ask what qualifications a little girl has to teach us!" Finally, there was the first person who dared to take the plunge. With the first one, the second, third, fourth... it became particularly easy.

"Exactly. Even she's teaching us about safety and security, and even skills? We're all picked from among hundreds to protect the prince. Do we really need her to teach us how to do things?"

"Teacher Xie is pretty much the same as us, but who is she? Why should we listen to her and even call her sir?"

"Yeah, doing something like ours requires more than just talking. We need real skills, and we need to show our true abilities to convince everyone!"

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