Chapter 618 Refinement
When Chen Chuan was returning to Yangzhi City, a luxury car driving out of the central city arrived in Yangzhi City and stopped in front of the administrative building of the Government Affairs Hall.
Three people came out of the car. One of them was wearing sunglasses. He looked up at the administrative building in front of him, which was still in the style of decades ago, with an expression of disgust.
After looking for a while, the three people walked towards the building.
In the Civil Affairs Director's office, Zhu Xian was handling official business when his secretary walked in and whispered something to him. He frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"
The secretary nodded and said, "They are holding a letter from Councillor Shao of the Central City Council." As he spoke, he took out the letter and placed it on the table.
Zhu Xian thought for a moment, put the pen back on, sat back, and asked, "Aren't they here to cause trouble?"
The secretary said, "There are only three people here, and they don't look like they're looking for trouble."
Zhu Xian looked at the letter, but did not touch it. Instead, he asked his secretary to go out first. Then he reached out, picked up a phone placed alone on the desk, and dialed a number.
After waiting for a long time, the call was finally connected. He immediately stood up and said humbly, "Sir, it's me."
An old voice came from there: "It's Xiao Zhu, what's wrong? Have you run into trouble?"
Zhu Xian said, "Teacher, I don't understand something and I want to ask you something. It's like this..."
Ten minutes later, the secretary was called back in. Zhu Xian told him, "Ask someone to cooperate with them and send someone to accompany them. If they want to go out, try to protect them."
The secretary said, "Chief, should we take care of the police station?"
Zhu Xian thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, let's use the security team of the Municipal Government Office."
The secretary nodded and went out to make arrangements.
Around 11 o'clock in the morning, Chen Chuan returned to Yangzhi City. The General Administration had already given a reply last night, so the matter had been taken over by the General Administration and there was no need to worry about any recurrence.
At this time, the telegraph operator said, "Supervisor, a telegram from the bureau." Then he handed over a translated telegram.
Chen Chuan took it and glanced at it. He wondered if there was something going on at the bureau, but then he realized it was actually the Civil Affairs Department looking for him, using the name of Zhu Xian, the Civil Affairs Director. They hadn't been able to find him yesterday, so they were relaying the message through the Bureau.
After thinking about it, he turned the car towards the Government Affairs Office in the south of the city.
Around noon, he arrived at the Government Affairs Office. After getting out of the car, Zhu Xian's secretary came to greet him personally and explained, "This time, someone from Central City is looking for a supervisor. They have a letter from a certain council member. We can't ask for details."
Chen Chuan understood his hint and knew that the visitor had a powerful background, so Chief Zhu had no choice but to cooperate as much as possible.
From Central City...
Who would come to see me at this time?
He followed his secretary into a spacious reception room where Chief Zhu and three people in imported formal attire were talking, and the atmosphere seemed harmonious.
Seeing him come in, he stood up with a smile and said, "Manager Chen is here." He said to Chen Chuan, "Manager Chen, these three people want to talk to you about a rather important matter. I still have official business to attend to, so I won't disturb you any longer. You guys talk." After saying that, he smiled and apologized to them, then left.
After he left, one of them stood up and extended his hand: "Hello, Manager Chen, let me introduce myself. My name is Ji Xinmin, and I'm a secretary of the Jingxiu Sect. These two are my colleagues in the sect." The two people behind him nodded to him.
Chen Chuan's heart moved slightly, and he shook hands with him, "Is it the Jingxiu Sect?"
He could tell that all three were third-level fighters. Especially Ji Xinmin, who had clearly cultivated spiritual power and whose strength should not be underestimated.
Ji Xinmin smiled and said, "Yes, the Jingxiu School. Oh, I wonder if Manager Chen has heard of us?"
Chen Chuanshuo said: "Not really, but I have seen a few fighting styles in the past."
"It seems Director Chen doesn't know us very well." Ji Xinmin let go of his hand and said with a smile, "Why don't we sit down and talk it over?"
Chen Chuan nodded and sat down on a seat nearby.
Ji Xinmin also returned to his original seat and sat down. He maintained a proper smile and said:
"Director Chen, although our Jingxiu School is a fighting school, it is different from those popular schools you have previously understood. To join us, you must be at least an elite like Director Chen, who serves as a manager in a government department or a large enterprise.
He said meaningfully, "To join our sect, the first requirement is to hold a certain position and status. Our Jingxiu sect is spread all over Dashun. Every central city and even the capital has members."
He paused briefly before continuing, "We've learned about Director Chen's past deeds and your achievements. A senior member of our faction is very impressed by you. After some discussion, they felt that Director Chen was qualified to join us, so they specially asked us to come and meet with you."
Someone behind him spoke up at this moment, "Actually, there's still some debate going on about whether or not to let Manager Chen join us. Because we in the Jingxiu Sect have always had strict requirements for every new member, they asked us to come over and first assess Manager Chen before making a final decision."
Another person said, "Take Jibei Dao Central City as an example. In the past three years, only one person has joined us. We can't disclose their position, but their contributions to the Interfusion Area are not inferior to those of you, Manager Chen, and they are truly genuine and unadulterated."
Ji Xinmin waited for the two to finish speaking before smiling and saying, "This opportunity is rare, Manager Chen. Your past achievements are outstanding and your resume is impressive, but you need to understand that the world has its own way of operating. Often, things written on paper are useless and cannot be transformed into tangible things.
But we, the intensive practitioners, have the ability to make it a reality.”
He stopped talking at this point and looked at Chen Chuan with a smile, giving the latter some time to think.
He believed that Chen Chuan should be able to understand the weight of his words through the information he received when he came in just now and his introduction at this moment.
Chen Chuan now felt as if he were reuniting with his old mutual aid group. Although these people were polite and offered him help, they all had that arrogance of "we're just giving you an opportunity," a condescending sense of alms that was almost overflowing. He looked up and said, "I think I understand."
Ji Xinmin smiled and said, "So, Director Chen, are you interested in joining our school? Well, let me be clear, this is just an inquiry. If you want to join us, you still need to undergo some investigation."
Chen Chuan calmly replied to the three people, "If this is the reason you three came here today, then I apologize. I can clearly tell you that I have no interest in joining your faction."
Hearing his refusal, Ji Xinmin was startled, but he did not show any displeasure. Instead, he smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, you may not know enough about our Jingxiu Sect. We understand that your visit today was a bit sudden. It's okay..."
He took out a name card and placed it on the table.
"Manager Chen, if you need our help in the future, please feel free to ask. We will find a way to help you. Manager Chen seems to be busy, so we will not disturb you anymore and will take our leave now."
He stood up and shook hands with Chen Chuan in a friendly manner. It seemed that even though he was rejected in person, there was no unpleasantness between them.
Only after the three people came out did the smile on Ji Xinmin's face fade.
A man behind him showed no surprise and sneered, "I told you before, this guy is barely twenty years old and already in charge of investigations. He's full of ambition. Young people like him won't understand how difficult the road ahead will be unless they experience some setbacks."
Ji Xinmin said nonchalantly, "But who can blame him for the fact that someone above him values him? So he had to come here first, just to give an explanation."
"What should we do next?"
Ji Xinmin said, "Since the higher-ups have given us this task, we must complete it, but there's no need to rush it. Once we get back and make arrangements, he'll understand."
It's not like they haven't encountered people who were unwilling to join them before, and they have plenty of experience dealing with such people.
They will use the extensive network of contacts of the Jingxiu Sect to suppress it in all aspects.
For example, the simplest way is to transfer people from Jibei Road to other central cities, which separates them from their original network of contacts. Then, they are randomly assigned an unpopular position without any opportunities or resources for cultivation.
Most people will usually give in after enduring for a while, or after being subjected to a few tricks. Even if there are some tough guys who stand up to them, they will eventually become like everyone else, and there is no need to pay any more attention to them.
Of course, if they are real talents, other schools may come to recruit them during this period, but this is the purpose of their coming here today.
In order to avoid vicious competition, there is an unwritten agreement between schools. If a school targets someone first, other schools will not interfere.
They checked and found that Chen Chuan had no background in any school and had never joined any school. They could easily control and manipulate him with the help of the school's huge network of relationships.
At this time, one person looked around and said with disgust: "Let's go quickly, I don't want to stay here any longer."
Compared with the central city, Yangzhi City is backward in almost every aspect, and Yangzhi City still retains a large number of buildings from the great development period, which makes this feeling even stronger.
His words were obviously agreed by the other two. The three of them quickened their pace and left soon.
After the three people left, Chen Chuan walked out of the meeting room without even looking at the name card left on the table.
Just as he came out of the corridor, he saw Zhu Xian's secretary waiting there. Upon seeing him come out, he came up and bowed politely, saying, "Director Chen, the Chief Executive wants to see you."
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(End of this chapter)
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