The ordinary people all thought about it this way. But this dangerous place was the safest place.
Although the secret military facility was underground and the covert sentries would not reveal themselves easily, if anyone who was up to no good appeared, they would come out in plain clothes and chase them away.
As for how they would do that, Xia Jinyuan didn't mention and Ye Jian didn't probe further… But they wouldn't be treated like royalty for sure.
The soldier who went out to receive them was Commander Liu's admin officer. He knew Ye Jian too. After saluting Xia Jinyuan, he said to Ye Jian, "Commander Liu wanted to mention this to you, but there was no approval for him to do so."