Chapter 182 (Chapter 181) Suspicious Points Regarding the Appointment
Bian Zheng coughed lightly.
Lu Jian was startled and quickly flipped the document in her hand to the front of the page, the paper falling to cover her phone behind it. She then sat up straight and looked around.
Nothing happened.
All cameras and attention were focused on Director Yan in front of him. Director Yan stood very straight, listening to Archduke Lorenz's speech while flipping through the documents in his hand, a pen in his fingertips, occasionally gliding across the paper, presumably taking notes of key points.
Lu Jian flipped back to the document and turned the screen back on.
【ZZZZ Don't Look for Me: Bian Zheng, are you trying to scare me?】
[Could your colleagues be more reliable? The Covenant Court meeting isn't a regular event; be careful, or you might end up with a high-resolution photo on your website's homepage showing you playing on your phones.]
[ZZZZ Don't look for me: No. All press releases will definitely show Director Yan's face, and you won't be able to tell I'm playing on my phone from the front.]
[ZZZZ Don't look for me: Besides, everyone's focused on Director Yan, who's paying attention to the background?]
[Could you please be more reliable with your colleagues? Speaking of the backdrop, shouldn't you have a seat around the round table? Why didn't you go to Guigemu?]
When will the Bureau of Administrative Disciplinary Affairs abolish the time-off system? How can you slack off at the round table? Of course, the back is more comfortable.
Gui Gemu and Bian Zheng started chatting, avoiding the main points. Lu Jian's fingertip stopped next to the screen, and she withdrew the last sentence that Bian Zheng had suddenly interrupted her conversation with Gui Gemu with a feint.
Bian Zheng's meaning was clear to Lu Jian; she realized the inappropriateness of the sentence as soon as it was sent.
The Holy Covenant Court was orchestrated by Yan Ju himself, using the gods as bait to force the main city to choose between two options provided by Yan Ju.
We can either prepare to compromise and hold a meeting to discuss it, or Director Yan can support a new main city and then discuss it again. However, at that time, the initiative will be completely in Director Yan's hands, and there will definitely not be as much room for maneuver as there is now in a meeting.
The powerful families in the main city were naturally unwilling to accept this.
Jian Gu's strength was well-known, and it was the foundation of Mingchuntai's confidence for decades. To everyone's surprise, Chun Yuqing not only failed, but was also publicly humiliated by Yan Ju.
The incident occurred less than an hour before the meeting of the Holy Covenant Court. Almost no one expected that Director Yan would unilaterally cut off all external communications and then arrive nearly two hours late.
If you can accept it, sign it and prepare for its official implementation. If you can't accept it, then bear with it, or use this time to figure out how to exchange benefits with the central government.
So even though everyone knew in their hearts that Director Yan was in the meeting room but just wouldn't show up, they couldn't make it clear.
Not to mention that Lu Jian was a key official in the General Administration.
Unless Lu Jian truly doesn't want to do it and wants to spend the rest of his life in the void.
Compared to the void realm, Lu Jian found going to work quite enjoyable.
She snapped out of her reverie just as Lorenz, who was in front of her, said, "Regarding the anti-bombing propaganda, the Kesei Territory has no objection, but there are a few points that we believe need to discuss and adjust."
Lu Jian roused himself.
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It turns out that going to bed late and waking up early, the short period of sleep doesn't make you more alert; it just makes you want to sleep more.
With a soft chair and background noise from a calm, even voice, it creates the perfect environment for falling asleep.
Yan Shi sat in the chair, trying his best to stay awake and suppress the urge to yawn.
She truly admired Chun Yuqing, who was standing next to her. Despite being an elderly man who had just recovered from a serious fight, he could still stay up all night to hold meetings, and his vitality was astonishing.
This is truly the other world.
Fortunately, for each issue raised by Archduke Lorenz, there is a detailed and concise explanation in the documents in front of Yan Shi, with small print indicating the interests and possible attitudes of each city.
It's like an open-book exam, providing standard answers and reading them aloud.
For example, at this moment, there is propaganda about anti-bombing.
Yan Shi nodded as he looked up the corresponding content through the table of contents. The secretariat had condensed the final version of the document, which was over a thousand pages long, provided by the information department, into less than ten pages of key points.
Archduke Lorenz: "Isn't the distribution of this promotional point too formulaic?"
Yan Shi suppressed her sleepiness and listened to her say in a half-empty mind, "Hmm?"
Grand Duke Lorenz: "The proposal from the General Administration states that a propaganda point should be set up every ten kilometers. However, taking our Kesei territory as an example, there are densely populated urban areas and large areas of suburban plains where no living beings reside. Setting up propaganda points on the plains is meaningless. It is more reasonable to adjust according to the actual situation."
That seems to make sense.
Yanshi nodded to express his understanding.
Then, I vaguely remembered that the original intention of the anti-bombing propaganda seemed to be a propaganda campaign to prevent Guan Yunji from sending people to bomb the world barrier.
Therefore, the large areas of suburban plains are more suspicious.
The area is sparsely populated, making it convenient to set up an altar.
No, Guan Yunji is currently being held captive by Duan Yunchen at the Weir Hub. Is there any need for anti-bombing propaganda anymore?
Yan Shi slightly widened his eyes and looked around the round table.
Duan Yunchen is not there.
Yes, the Weil Hub doesn't seem to be a main city, so Duan Yunchen naturally wasn't qualified to attend.
But the anti-bombing propaganda had already been put on the table and mentioned. Yan Shi's mind was hazy with sleepiness, and in his half-awake state, he subconsciously said, "Isn't the anti-bombing propaganda going to be carried out on the plains outside the city?"
Archduke Lorenz's heart sank.
According to intelligence, Yanlan recently visited the shantytown area of Novano Port.
In line with the anti-bombing propaganda plan proposed by Director Yan earlier, propaganda points should be set up in the plains outside the city.
Putting the two pieces of information together, Director Yan's intention is quite clear.
She wanted to take charge, and she really did.
Those weak, unidentified beings living outside the main city are considered "nothing" and unrecognized by any law.
This is not good news for the major families in the main city.
The territory of Kersei is relatively good. Grand Duke Lorenz practices light magic. Although his methods are not gentle, he has no ambition to pursue power most of the time, nor does he have a hobby of taking pleasure in killing.
But in some major cities, the problems are much bigger in their suburban areas.
The suburbs are never devoid of life.
But how can livestock, resources, prey, or the best experimental materials be considered living beings?
The optimal pathway for the spirit to function within the body; bloodline inheritance experiments of demon or beast races; hunting games of certain aristocratic families; forbidden research by certain occultists…
Life is just a number. For the weak, the meaning of living is to enable the strong to live better.
If Director Yan wants to intervene and break this rule, the resistance will be enormous.
All the major families involved will stop her at all costs.
Archduke Lorenz did not continue speaking at first, but instead glanced around the round table without making a sound.
They all sat very steadily, unmoved by any external influence.
With so many media outlets watching, it's not convenient to make public the intricacies of this large family's affairs.
Have some self-respect.
But they're sitting so steadily; they must have a backup plan.
As expected, Meng Ningcha, the city lord of Chaoge, smiled slightly, her eyebrows curving, but the smile did not reach her eyes. She gently tapped the document beside her: "Chaoge has no objection to the proposal." She paused, the curve of her lips unchanged, "However, Chaoge hereby formally raises a question and requests a joint review."
Yan Ju looked up at Meng Ningcha, his eyes cold: "Hmm?"
Meng Ningcha looked directly at Director Yan: "Chaoge has discovered that there are problems with the appointment process for the Director of the General Administration."
“According to the reliable intelligence received in Chaoge, the current priest of the Heavenly Mandate Platform has already perished, and the Heavenly Mandate Platform is now without an owner.” Meng Ningcha’s words were gentle, yet carried an undeniable sharpness. “Then, who signed Yan Ju’s appointment letter?”
"Director Yan, are you really the current Director-General, or did you forge an appointment letter and impersonate someone else to gain greater benefits?"
That's a brilliant move to cut off the enemy's supply lines.
The atmosphere in the council chamber suddenly became subtle. Quiet discussions began, and different kinds of glances fell on Director Yan.
No one can deny Yan Ju's strength, but no matter how strong she is, she cannot fight against almost the entire Inner World by herself.
If she weren't the head of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, then the major families wouldn't be bound by the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, the laws, and the treaties signed by the main cities of the underworld, thus avoiding being controlled by Director Yan.
Because all the proposals she put forward today are invalid.
Director Yan raised his eyes, his gaze calm as he looked at Meng Ningcha, his fingertips tracing the cover of the document.
She suddenly laughed.
Then, Director Yan slowly spoke: "Oh?"
She seemed rather nonchalant about questions other than the proposal: "Your 'determined intelligence' about Chaoge is quite interesting."
Director Yan tilted his head slightly: "Who provided this intelligence? A reliable informant?"
"I remember that apart from some staff members from the General Administration, people are generally not allowed to enter the Heavenly Mandate Platform."
She put down her pen, her slender fingers tapping the table repeatedly: "More than whether I am the director of the General Administration, I am curious why Chaoge dared to directly confirm that 'the Heavenly Mandate Platform has no one to make decisions'?"
Director Yan chuckled softly.
The previous murmurs abruptly ceased.
Director Yan continued slowly and deliberately, "Come on, let your reliable informant come out and tell us, what questions does she still have about my appointment?"
“I knew she was coming.”
Meng Ningcha remained expressionless: "Director Yan, you haven't directly answered the question about us."
“My appointer died after I took office,” Director Yan said coldly. “I know of his downfall.”
"Besides, do you have any other doubts?"
If Yanju's appointment was signed before the Tianmingtai sacrificial ceremony, it was indeed in accordance with regulations and beyond reproach.
Meng Ningcha was not surprised. She turned her head and nodded slightly to the people from Chaoge behind her.
It seemed that a subordinate of Chaoge had sent a message, and a moment later, a figure walked out from behind the council hall.
The newcomer was dressed in a simple headquarters uniform. She had short, black hair that reached her ears, and her amber eyes were almost transparent under the bright lights. She walked down the steps Yan Shi had come up with, step by step, from the dim light to the bright light, until she reached the round table, but she never met Yan Shi's eyes.
It was the height of spring and autumn.
Inside the council chamber, someone took a deep breath.
Meng Ningcha smiled slightly, her tone as gentle and composed as ever: "Sheng Chunqiu previously served as the Director of the Executive Division of the General Administration for more than 20 years, during which time he served under four Directors of the General Administration. He is very familiar with and has a good grasp of the appointment methods of the Heavenly Mandate Platform and the procedures for the Director of the General Administration to take office."
She paused, her smile undiminished: "She is willing to provide some of the information she knows to assist in this joint investigation."
Countless eyes were drawn to Director Yan.
Yan Ju simply lowered his eyes, his emotions unreadable.
After a moment, she smiled gently, stopped tapping her fingers on the table, slowly raised her eyes, and finally looked at Sheng Chunqiu.
"Come on, tell me."
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