Ryder said, "I'm a military officer, one of General Phelan's key personnel! Andrew might have money and power, but in the eyes of the military folks, he's absolutely nothing!"

Xavier ordered, "Ryder, gather 50 men and come with me to meet Andrew. Remember, go all out when the time comes."

He added coldly, "Whatever the consequences, I'll take responsibility!"

Leslie spoke up, "Xavier, don't kill anyone. As long as no one dies, you can rough him up however you want. That's exactly the effect the General wants anyway, to knock this punk down a peg!"

Xavier replied coolly, "Luna isn't here, so I'm in charge right now! Leslie, stay out of this. Whatever disaster befalls this little punk, he brought it on himself!"

Leslie hesitated, clearly uneasy. But in the end, she said nothing. If someone really died, she could spin it as Andrew's own fault.

Luna would understand.

Meanwhile, Andrew and his group stood by the training field, bored, casually watching soldiers drill. When they turned around, they saw Xavier and Leslie leading 50 fierce soldiers straight toward them in a tight formation.

met,

you've got guts, I'll give you that.

not even look at him. "It's just a military base, not some flaming death trap. And honestly, Mr. Haywood, you're making it sound way more dramatic than it is. Fun fact: I used

they burst into wild laughter, full of disbelief

people up in military bases? What are you, a

not waver. "Wrong. I'm not a general. But I do have the authority to

new wave of stunned silence rippled through

think you can command generals?

smirk on his face. "So, you're Andrew

slight nod. "You're Ryder Ulrich, right? That's right.

here for me, you'd better show some respect don't care what you want, but before we get to that, you need to get on your knees and sing about you

soon as he said this, the soldiers behind him all smirked and started cheering him

sternly, "Lieutenant Terrell, your soldiers are

shrugged. "Sorry, but I can't control these tough guys! With

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