"Cough, cough!" Juzhou Youshenming cleared his throat and chuckled dryly to warm up the atmosphere, "Let's talk things over calmly. If there are disagreements, we should speak up; if there are conflicts, we should discuss them. Let's resolve the issues sitting here in the conference room."

Dealing with an executive of this level, coercion definitely wouldn't work. The Qinghe people were notoriously stubborn. The Xini branch sent him here to act as a lubricant.

In truth, he didn't want to get involved. What did the stolen money have to do with him? It was the Qinghe branch that wanted the money.

In the eyes of the Qinghe clan, this was stealing their money.

As the most powerful The Way of the Extraordinary force in Bagui Province, how could the Qinghe branch tolerate such a thing? Minister Poppy said calmly, "Who is unwilling to talk? In the territory of the Qinghe branch, dragons and tigers alike must listen. Following the rules is the greatest leniency towards you. Acting tough? Ha, in Bagui Province, no one can act tough in front of the Qinghe clan."

"That's too serious, too serious!" Juzhou Youshenming looked at Zhang Yuanqing, "Sanqing Daozu executive, you can't proceed this way; the process won't work. To destroy a stronghold, you need to verify the stolen money, the identities of the criminals, the stolen goods, etc. Only after the review is completed can the announcement be issued, the bonuses be distributed, and the merits be given."

"Now that the stolen money hasn't arrived, the review will never pass, and the brothers in the Nanming branch will have worked for nothing, their salary cards will be frozen, they'll be criticized, and they won't get their year-end bonuses." Saying this, he looked at the Poison Chaser, "Poison Chaser executive, what do you think? Say a few words."

The Poison Chaser said coldly, "I accept all punishments from the Qinghe branch."

He seemed completely impervious to persuasion.

"Hey, you...." Juzhou Youshenming glared at him, then looked at Zhang Yuanqing, saying, "The brothers in the Nanming branch have been working very hard. The end of the year is coming soon, and they've worked hard for half a year, only to be wrongly punished.

Was he using the members of the Nanming branch to threaten him? Zhang Yuanqing glanced at him, got up, walked to the conference room door, and opened the frosted glass door.

It had hardened.

Minister Poppy's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said expressionlessly,

"You go out first!"

Juzhou Youshenming and Luosifen silently got up and walked out of the conference room. The Poison Chaser hesitated slightly, then got up, saying,

"I hope you can remain calm."

After the three of them left the conference room, Minister Poppy waved his hand after closing the frosted glass door, and lush vines grew on the wall, covering the camera.

He stared at Zhang Yuanqing and said calmly,

"Do you think that as a high-level executive, backed by the Songhai branch, you can act recklessly in Bagui Province? After all, the Songhai branch is a provincial branch, and as a high-level executive, your status is second only to the elders. To arrest you, we must have permission from headquarters or the Songhai branch."

"Isn't that right?" Zhang Yuanqing said with a smile, but his eyes were extremely cold.

Minister Poppy also smiled and recounted a past event: "Back then, the Lord of Zhongting narrowly defeated the Ancestor and brought the Qinghe clan into the Five Elements Alliance. He established the Qinghe branch in the Shiwan Mountains, outwardly claiming it was subjugation, but in reality, it was autonomy.

"As long as the Qinghe clan guarantees that the order of Bagui Province doesn't collapse and isn't corrupted by the Spirit Alliance, the Qinghe branch enjoys the highest ruling power. Therefore, the major branches in Bagui Province can only listen and obey, so we never interfere. Therefore, the Spirit Alliance's actions are limited to selling white powder and opportunistically abducting some people; they don't dare to encroach on the political and business circles."

"You want to use the Qinghe branch to suppress me?" Zhang Yuanqing's eyes gradually turned cold. This was indeed the first time he had heard of these things. From this perspective, it was understandable that the Qinghe branch acted as a hands-off manager.

"No, I just want to tell you that you have a misunderstanding of the Qinghe branch, a big misunderstanding." Elder Poppy stared at him coldly. "The Qinghe branch is not under the jurisdiction of headquarters. We have a demigod-level force. Those ten old guys at headquarters can't control us. We don't need their approval to do things. As long as the major principles are not violated, the Qinghe branch is the local emperor of Bagui Province."

"And then?" A local emperor arresting a high-level executive who doesn't follow the rules doesn't need to apply to headquarters, of course not!" Minister Poppy took out a handful of black seeds and tossed them lightly.

After the seeds landed, they grew wildly, turning into twisted vines that covered the walls, floor, floor-to-ceiling windows, and frosted glass doors, sealing the conference room.

After doing all this, Minister Poppy grabbed a black gemstone and put it on.

Instantly, his hair was surrounded by water elements, floating like seaweed.

"Knowing that you are a Fire Master, I have made complete preparations." Minister Poppy's tone was icy cold. "I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."

"Do you really think the Qinghe clan is the master of the world? Does everyone have to give way to you?" Zhang Yuanqing's tone was equally cold. "Headquarters gives way to you because it wants to take the overall situation into account. I just happen to be someone who doesn't like to take the overall situation into account."

Outside the conference room.

All the sounds inside the conference room disappeared. Large patches of shadow blocked the light shining through the glass wall, and slender tendrils protruded from the cracks in the glass door.

The leaders of the Qinghe branch had taken action.

"Alas, why bother? Why go against the Qinghe clan? Even elders from other places have to be courteous to the Qinghe clan." Juzhou Youshenming shook his head and sighed.

He had tried his best, but the Fire Master from Songhai was uninteresting. Well, it would be strange if a Fire Master was interesting. Then he would just have to taste the bitterness.

In Songhai, if the elders wanted to deal with him, they might have to send an email to headquarters and get approval.

The Qinghe clan didn't need that. As long as the Qinghe clan didn't rebel, headquarters wouldn't do anything to them.

In fact, even if the Qinghe clan rebelled, it wasn't something the ten elders at headquarters could handle. Although the Qinghe clan's ancestor was not a demigod, he had refined the entire Shiwan Mountains, and in that territory, he could compete with demigods.

A mountain god worthy of the name!

Luosifen also shook his head. "He got what he asked for."

The employees in the office area looked extremely ugly. In their hearts, they didn't want to see the Sanqing Daozu executive being humiliated and arrested by the Qinghe branch and forced to hand over the stolen money.

This executive was the only Saint who had been willing to take decisive action in recent years. In just a few days, he had done more for Nanming City than most of the Qinghe clan.

Compared to these hands-off managers of the Qinghe clan, this person was more worthy of support and respect.

Only the Poison Chaser's expression was calm.

Time passed by, and there was no sound in the conference room. Occasionally, the shadows on the glass wall would shake violently, as if ivy was encountering strong wind.

After five minutes, the shadows on the glass wall stopped moving.

Finally, the frosted glass door of the conference room opened, and the ordinary-looking Sanqing Daozu executive walked out. His clothes were intact, except for being a little damp.

Behind him was a mess of a conference room.

The tables and chairs had turned into powder, the floor was covered with broken vines and ankle-deep water, and the air was filled with the smell of burning.

Minister Poppy from the Qinghe clan lay on the ground in a starfish position, staring blankly at the ceiling. The cold and stubborn expression was gone, replaced by foolishness and blankness.

Pairs of eyes focused on Zhang Yuanqing, and faces were filled with shock and blankness.

The leader of the Qinghe branch had obviously come prepared, but he still lost to the Sanqing Daozu executive. How strong was he really?

At this time, the employees of the Nanming branch realized that they had no idea how terrifying this executive was.

What they knew was perhaps just a trivial part of him.

The Poison Chaser was surprisingly calm about this, as if he had expected it.

The sentence "I hope you can remain calm" was not said to Sanqing Daozu, but to Minister Poppy of the Qinghe clan.

Juzhou Youshenming rushed into the office in a panic, leaned over to check, and his face turned ashen.

"You, what did you do to him?! You destroyed the intelligence of a high-level Saint of the Qinghe clan? The Qinghe clan will hunt you down; headquarters can't protect you!"

"Just let him have a few days of mental exhaustion." Zhang Yuanqing said, "Go back and tell the people of the Qinghe clan that when they unfreeze their salary cards, they can come to me to resolve the mental imprint."

Then, he looked at the crowd and showed the unique heroic smile of a Fire Master. "Each of you will get another 100,000. This time, don't deposit it in the bank; keep it as cash."

Everyone stared at him blankly. For a moment, they wanted to use this money to leave Nanming City and go to Songhai to join this executive.

Juzhou Youshenming took a deep look at Zhang Yuanqing, carried Elder Poppy on his back, and left the office area.

"You'd better move to another place to live. Don't stay in the Public Security Bureau. The Qinghe clan won't swallow this." Luosifen warned in a low voice.

"The mere Qinghe clan, I don't even care about them, including their ancestor." Zhang Yuanqing raised his chin like Xiahou Aotian.

How domineering! The employees were impressed.

As expected of a Fire Master, self-confident and arrogant... Luosifen shook his head and chased after his companion's back.

"Everyone, keep working. I'll have my subordinates send the money over later." Zhang Yuanqing nodded to the crowd and strode away.

He quickly ran to the stairwell, snapped his fingers in a place where no one was around, and left via Star Escape.

In the employee dormitory, Zhang Yuanqing appeared from the dreamy starlight, and without saying a word, he took out his phone and dialed Fu Qingyang's number:

"Boss, I've offended the Qinghe branch; come and save me!" Fu Qingyang's cold voice came from the speaker:

"Go find your godfather; I can't help you."

"Boss, what are you saying? Godfather is just a formality; Boss is for life."

"Three minutes to finish."

Zhang Yuanqing explained the whole story. His last sentence was purely: a big man's crazy pretense!

Not to mention the ancestor of the Qinghe clan, just a few Sovereigns could make him kneel down and sing "Conquer." Moreover, with the operation to capture the Underworld Monarch about to begin, he really couldn't afford to offend the Qinghe clan.

Fu Qingyang listened silently and said, "Go find your cousin." Zhang Yuanqing was stunned at first, then realized that the boss meant to use his supreme, beautiful, stunning, and unprecedented cousin to suppress the Qinghe branch?

"She's not by my side; you don't have to flatter me like that." Fu Qingyang said, "Anyway, I can't suppress them. Or you can escape back."

"Understood. Um, what does Cousin like?"

"She likes sweets and manga."

"Boss, don't tease me."

"I have something to do." Seeing that it wasn't a big deal, Fu Qingyang lost the mind to argue with him and hung up the phone decisively.

Zhang Yuanqing frowned, his face full of worry. Although the Marshal said he would protect him, who knew if it was just lip service? You couldn't ask such a big shot to fulfill her promise.

She likes sweets and manga. The boss is becoming more and more playful. What about Qian Gongzi's cold and stern temperament? Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself, opened the chat group, and clicked on the avatar of the white-haired beauty.

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