Qin Sheng was unaware that her impromptu game had led to an innocent player suffering over two hours of inhumane torture and death. She almost uninstalled the game on the spot, but now she had put away her phone and was continuing to act as her mascot.

At this moment, the representatives who were vying for control of the port began to introduce their own situation.

It's really just a formality.

The actual distribution of benefits had already been agreed upon by all parties and the eight notaries with voting rights long before today.

As long as you can offer enough benefits to entice the notary, gaining control is not difficult. The difficulty lies in whether you can safely leave this place and return to your own sphere of influence after gaining control.

What's even more difficult is the subsequent process of taking over the port after returning to their own sphere of influence.

The port is a lucrative prize, and no matter which faction it is, it is unlikely that the victor in the contest will easily take it over.

This is also why Qin Sheng agreed to be Yin's representative—for the safety of her parents and brother, she had to stay with them until the end, so being a representative didn't matter.

However, the person with the most complex emotions at this moment is probably Qin Shi'an.

As the official representative of China, he came to the outskirts to fight for control of the port. To be honest, from the beginning, he never thought he would win the competition today and directly take control of the port.

All the deployments, preparations, data, and so on that he made were planned in the event of a failed attempt to seize power.

But now...

He glanced at Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng ahead, feeling both helpless and emotional. He turned to Qin Zheng and said, "Dad, the original plan probably won't work. We need to activate the secret agents in the outer areas."

Otherwise, with just these people, once they take control, they'll probably have trouble even leaving this place.

Well, Qin Shi'an felt that he had secured control at this moment.

After all, in his estimation, as long as he could secure three votes, he would already have a 90% chance of taking control. Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng together had four votes, which would directly increase the chances to 99%.

Qin Shi'an assumed his father thought the same way, but to his surprise, Qin Zheng shook his head after only three seconds of thought: "Not for now."

Qin Shi'an frowned deeply: "But..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Zheng pressed down on his shoulder.

He looked at him and said earnestly, "If you three brothers were half as smart, half as capable, and half as easy to take care of as your sister, your mother and I wouldn't have to worry so much and could retire in peace."

Qin Shi'an: "???"

Qin Zheng had already taken his hand off his shoulder and said calmly, "Alright, don't worry. If you run into trouble later, just hide behind me and your mother."

Qin Shi'an: "...And what about you and Mom?"

Gu Yueming poked her head out, smiling broadly and saying matter-of-factly, "Of course we're hiding behind your sister."

Qin Shi'an: "..."

So, what exactly did his sister do while he was away from home?

Most importantly...

Qin Shi'an glanced at his parents, who looked completely calm, and couldn't help but think to himself: No matter how capable or smart his sister is, is it really appropriate for you parents to take advantage of your daughter so brazenly?

Don't you care about saving face?

Qin Shi'an felt he still wanted to maintain some dignity as the second brother, so he silently took out his phone and transferred 200 million yuan to his sister with the message: "Protection fee."

Qin Sheng paused for several seconds, then turned back and added: Remember to look for me next time you need to protect Second Brother.

Qin Shi'an: "..."

He forwarded it again, with a note: Second Brother knows.

This time, Qin Sheng stared at the 0.01 for almost ten seconds, then turned her head and accurately found her second brother's position, staring at it for another ten seconds.

It was blatant: Second Brother, you've changed.

Qin Shi'an couldn't help but chuckle.

Then he casually put his phone away.

Yes, being stingy is contagious.

He changed after his sister gave him a hundred dollars, just like everyone else.

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With dozens of parties involved, even with a rule that each party's speaking time could not exceed five minutes, it still took more than three hours for all the speakers to finish.

Next comes the voting stage, which is actually the fastest part.

Of the eight notary offices, only Interpol and the Hunter Alliance each have two votes, while the others each have one vote, so there are only ten votes in total.

Those selected as notaries are either less involved in this matter or have considerable power, so they did not remain anonymous and instead conducted a public vote to count the votes.

The final result was that the Chinese side, represented by Qin Zheng and Qin Shi'an, won the right to compete for the port with a full ten votes!

Why did this happen? Well, after Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng cast their two votes for Hua Guofang, Luo Lun, for some reason, also cast his vote for Hua Guofang.

That makes five votes, half the total.

Even if the remaining five forces also choose one power to join, the best they can achieve is a draw. In the end, they will definitely not be able to compete with China, which has the support of Interpol and the Hunter Alliance.

Instead of doing that, why not just cast all the votes for China? At least we could win over the two bigwigs, right?

As the various factions dispersed, only Qin Shi'an and a few others, along with eight representatives from the notary office, remained.

Half an hour later.

Qin Shi'an obtained the ten-year port control agreement jointly signed by eight parties, but even now, he still doesn't quite feel the reality of it.

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