As Chen Chuan was on his way back to Yangzhi City, a luxury car from Central City arrived in Yangzhi City and stopped in front of the administrative building of the Government Affairs Hall.
Three people got out of the car, one of whom was wearing sunglasses. He looked up at the administrative building, which still retained the style of decades ago, and his expression was quite disgusted.
After watching for a while, the three walked towards the building.
Inside Mayor's office, Zhu Xian was dealing with official business when his secretary walked in. After whispering a few words to him, he frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"
The secretary nodded and said, "They hold the name card of Council Member Shao of the Central City Council." As he spoke, he took out the name card and placed it on the desk.
Zhu Xian thought for a while, put the cap on his pen, leaned back, and asked, "Are they here to make trouble?"
The secretary said, "Only three people came, and they don't seem to be looking for trouble."
Zhu Xian looked at the name card without touching it. Instead, he asked the secretary to leave first, then reached out and picked up a separate telephone on the desk and dialed a number.
After waiting for a long time, the call was connected. He immediately stood up and said in a humble voice, "Sir, it's me."
An old voice came from the other end: "Oh, it's little Zhu. What's wrong? Encountered something difficult?"Zhu Xian said, " Teacher, I am unclear about something and would like to ask Teacher for advice. It's like this..."
More than ten minutes later, the secretary was called back in. Zhu Xian instructed him, "Have people cooperate with them, send someone to accompany them, and try to protect them if they want to go out."
The secretary said, "Governor, should I inform the Patrol Bureau?"
Zhu Xian thought for a moment and shook his head, "No, just use the Security guard team from the City Government Affairs Hall."
The secretary nodded and went out to make arrangements.
Around 11:00 AM, Chen Chuan returned to Yangzhi City. The General Bureau had already responded last night, so this matter had been taken over by the General Bureau, and there was no need to worry about any reversals.
At this time, the telegraph operator said, " Supervisor, a telegram from the Bureau." As he spoke, he handed over a translated telegram.
Chen Chuan took it and glanced at it. He began to wonder if something had happened at the Bureau, but after looking at it, he found that it was actually the Government Affairs Hall looking for him, and it was in the name of Minister Zhu Xian. It was just that they couldn't find him yesterday, so they relayed the message through the Processing Bureau.
He considered it and had the car turn to the Government Affairs Hall located in the south of the city.
Around 12:00 PM, he arrived at the Government Affairs Hall. After getting out of the car, Zhu Xian's secretary personally came to greet him and explained, "This time, someone from Central City is looking for Supervisor, and they have the name card of a certain Council Member. We are not in a position to inquire about the details."
Chen Chuan understood his implication: the visitors had a significant background, so Governor Zhu had no choice but to cooperate fully.
People from Central City...
Who could be looking for him at this time?
He followed the secretary into a spacious reception room, where Governor Zhu and three people in foreign-style suits were talking and laughing.
Zhu Xian stood up and said, "Supervisor Chen is here." He said to Chen Chuan:
"I still have official business to attend to, so I won't disturb you any further. You can talk."
He left.
One of the individuals stood up and extended his hand, "Hello, Supervisor Chen. These two are my colleagues from the sect." The two people behind him greeted him with a smile. " Ji Xinmin."
He shook hands with Chen Chuan. "Refinement Sect?"
These three people are all Third-Limit Martial Artists. Especially the one in front of him. The pressure is not to be underestimated.
Ji Xinmin smiled and said, "Yes, Refinement Sect. Oh, I wonder if Supervisor Chen has heard of us?"
Chen Chuan said, "No, but I have seen a few Martial Combat schools in the past."
"Then it seems that Supervisor Chen doesn't know much about us." Ji Xinmin released his hand and said with a smile, "Why don't we sit down and talk slowly?"
Chen Chuan nodded and sat down on a seat to the side.
Ji Xinmin also returned to his original seat. He maintained a proper smile and said:
"Supervisor Chen, although our Refinement Sect is a Martial Combat school, it is not the same as those folk schools you have understood in the past. To join us, one must at least be an elite like Supervisor Chen, serving as a manager in a Government department or a large enterprise."
He said meaningfully, "The primary condition for joining our school is to have a certain position and status. Our Refinement Sect is spread all over Da Shun, and every Central City, even the Capital, has our members."
He paused slightly before saying, "We have learned about some of Supervisor Chen's past achievements and the contributions you have made. A high-level member of our sect admires you very much. After some discussion, we feel that Supervisor Chen is qualified to join us, so we specially sent us to meet with Supervisor Chen."
One of the people behind him then said, "Actually, there is still debate about whether to let Supervisor Chen join us, because our Refinement Sect has always had strict requirements for every new member, so let us first conduct an assessment of Supervisor Chen to determine the result."
Another person said, "Taking Jibeidiao Central City as an example, only one person has joined us in the past three years. We are not at liberty to disclose their position and name, but their contributions in the Convergence Zone are not only no less than Supervisor Chen's, but also genuine achievements without any exaggeration."
Ji Xinmin waited for the two to finish speaking before smiling and saying, "Opportunities are rare, Supervisor Chen. Your past achievements are outstanding, and your resume is also impressive, but you need to understand that the world has its own way of operating. Many times, those things on paper are useless and cannot be transformed into tangible things.
But our Refinement Sect has the ability to make it a reality."
He stopped there again, smiling at Chen Chuan, allowing the latter 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 and his introduction at this moment.
Chen Chuan now has a feeling that he seems to have encountered the Mutual Aid Society of the past. Although these people are very polite in their wording and repeatedly offer him help, they all have the arrogance of "we are giving you an opportunity', and that condescending sense of charity is almost overflowing. He raised his head and said, "I think I understand."
Ji Xinmin smiled, "So, does Supervisor Chen have the intention of joining our school? Well, let me explain, this is just an inquiry. If you want to join us, you still need to undergo a certain assessment."
Chen Chuan calmly replied to the three people, "If the three of you came here today for this matter, then I'm sorry, I can clearly reply to you that I have no interest in joining your sect at all."
Hearing his rejection, Ji Xinmin was stunned, but he didn't show any displeasure. Instead, he smiled, "Mr. Chen, you may not know enough about our Refinement Sect. We understand that our visit today was a bit sudden. It doesn't matter..."
He took out a name card and placed it on the desk.
"Supervisor Chen, if you need our help in the future, please feel free to ask. We will find a way to help you. Supervisor Chen seems to have something else to do, so we won't disturb you any further. We'll take our leave first."
He stood up and shook hands with Chen Chuan in a friendly manner. It seemed that even though he was rejected face-to-face, there was no unpleasantness between them.
After the three people came out, the smile on Ji Xinmin's face disappeared.
One of the people behind him showed an expression of expectation and sneered, "I said it a long time ago, this guy became the Investigation Director at the age of less than twenty. He is at the height of his ambition. Young people like this won't know how difficult the road ahead is until they experience some setbacks."
Ji Xinmin said indifferently, "But who told the higher-ups to value him? We had to make a trip first to give an account."
"What's next?"
Ji Xinmin said, "Since the higher-ups have given us this task, of course we have to complete it, but don't be too hasty. Go back and make arrangements, and he will understand."
In the past, they had also encountered people who were unwilling to join them. For such people, they had plenty of experience to deal with.
They would use the Refinement Sect's extensive network to exert pressure on them in all aspects.
For example, the simplest way is to transfer people away from Jibei Province through operations and send them to other Central Cities. This would strip them from their original network of relationships, and then casually arrange a unpopular position, not giving them any opportunities or allocating any Cultivation resources.
Generally, people will give in after a period of time, or after a few methods are used. Even if there are some tough guys who hold on, they will eventually become ordinary people, and there is no need to pay more attention to them.
Of course, if they are truly talented people, other schools may come to recruit them during this period, but this is the purpose of their visit today.
In order to avoid vicious competition, there is an unwritten agreement between schools that other schools will not interfere with people who have been targeted by one school.
And they have checked that Chen Chuan had no school background before, nor had he joined any school. They can easily use the school's huge network of relationships to control him.
At this time, one person looked around and said with disgust, "Let's leave quickly. I don't want to stay here for a moment longer."
Compared to Central City, Yangzhi City is almost backward everywhere, and Yangzhi City still retains a large number of buildings from the Great Reclamation period, making this feeling even deeper.
His words were obviously unanimously agreed by the other two, and the three quickened their pace and soon left here.
After the three people left, Chen Chuan didn't even look at the name card left on the desk and walked out of the meeting room.
He had just come out of the aisle when he saw Zhu Xian's secretary waiting there. Seeing him come out, he politely bowed and said, "Supervisor Chen, the Governor invites you."