Divination Commission
As Jiang Lin arrived, he saw Qingque sitting on the steps in front of the main gate.
“Oh, what a miserable life. I should have divined my fortune earlier today.”
Qingque had a look of utter despair on her face, still plucking at leaves to pass the time.
Finally, after Qingque checked her Jade Abacus for the umpteenth time, she silently made up her mind.
To secretly go and play a round, she probably wouldn't be discovered, right?
Just then, a voice interrupted her thoughts.
“What are you waiting for?”
Qingque was so startled that she quickly stood at attention, but... she couldn't see the person's face... “Look up.”
Jiang Lin looked at the short person in front of him with some helplessness and reminded her.
“Ah? Oh, oh.”
After looking up at Jiang Lin, Qingque was stunned.
“You... ah no, you are Mr. Jiang Lin, aren't you?”
“Yes, that's me.”
Jiang Lin nodded, then continued to ask:
“You still haven't answered my question.”
“Oh, that, the Head of the Divination Commission told me to stall... uh, entertain you.”
Qingque scratched her head, suddenly saying with some embarrassment.
“Where is Fu Xuan?”
Jiang Lin asked calmly.
“Ah, ha ha ha, well, the Head of the Divination Commission... she... she... oh right, she went to inspect the public sentiment of Loufu. How about I take you to find her?”
Qingque hurriedly explained. By this time, Jiang Lin had already sensed something amiss and shook his head helplessly.
“Never mind. If she's not ready yet, waiting a moment is fine.”
...Ministry of Industry
Yanqing and the three members of the Astral Express Crew had just arrived when they heard a certain specialist's unique voice.
“Do you Xianzhou people have any sense of reason at all?
Heh heh, I get it now~ In your words, this is called taking advantage of someone's misfortune, right?”
The group quickly looked ahead, only to see Xikui arguing with an employee from the opposing company.
“I am reasoning with you right now!”
“This voice sounds a bit familiar, doesn't it?”
Star thought to herself, especially that sarcastic tone.
Just then, the voice sounded again:
“It's not like I haven't dealt with your Sky-Faring Commission before. I'm already used to your difficult ways.
But now, you're directly robbing the company's goods. Isn't this a bit too much?”
Kong Qing, standing beside Xikui, spoke with a mix of helplessness and anger:
“We've said it many times. As long as the boxes are opened for a safety inspection, we will naturally let them pass. Is there something wrong with your ears, or is your head not working properly?”
“I heard it very clearly, and I thought it through very well! My words are even more direct: No chance!
If you continue to hold my goods, I'll file a lawsuit directly with your General!”
By this time, everyone had already drawn closer.
After Star clearly saw the person's face, she said to March 7th and Dan Heng beside her with a disdainful look:
“Why do I hear a dog barking? Did you hear it?”
After speaking, Star looked triumphantly at the company specialist — Scott.
Scott instantly became furious and turned to look at the group.
“Bastard! Who are you calling a dog?”
After seeing who was speaking, Scott instantly made a face as if he had eaten something foul.
“Why... it's you again?! You, what are you doing back on Xianzhou when you have nothing better to do? Misfortunes never come singly, nothing good ever happens when I run into you...”
Xikui and Kong Qing also looked at the group at this time, saying with some surprise:
“You are... the distinguished guests of the Astral Express? How did you come to the Ministry of Industry with Yanqing?”
“We heard you ran into some trouble, so we came to check.”
Star put away that expression and briefly explained to Xikui.
But Scott instantly became displeased.
“They ran into trouble? Humph, it's me! I ran into trouble!”
“Uh, it seems this... company specialist, is an old acquaintance of yours, Teacher? I wonder if this is a good thing or a bad thing.”
Yanqing looked at Scott and Star's 'friendly' interaction, somewhat hesitant.
After Star gave Yanqing a reassuring look, Yanqing then looked at Xikui and explained:
“Sister Xikui, I was sent to resolve the company's protest. What exactly is the situation right now?”
Xikui sighed, feeling a bit weary, but then still summarized the entire story in the most concise language.
“So you're Scott, I heard A'Xing mention you! Weren't you kicked out of Loufu? Why are you back?”
March 7th asked curiously after listening.
But March 7th's curious tone and silly expression instantly dealt Scott a critical blow.
“I... I didn't want to come back. I originally thought I could leave this unlucky place after just a port repair.
Who knew that as soon as I entered the port, several Cloud Knights rushed up and seized all the goods in the cargo hold.”
“This isn't seizing. We've said it countless times, this is a safety inspection.”
Xikui instantly became displeased upon hearing Scott's words.
Star, however, noticed the contradiction and asked:
“Didn't you say before that the one coming was the Xianzhou Loufu?”
Scott's arrogant and overbearing demeanor instantly faltered, and he stammered:
“In front of the leader, I at least have to verbally acknowledge it...”
But then, he instantly reacted:
“Wait, why am I explaining so much to you?”
Ignoring Star, Scott looked at Xikui again and said:
“You say it's not, and it's not? Then how did you end up here? And you found a shifty-eyed craftsman. Isn't this trying to steal the company's technology, or what?”
Kong Qing, standing beside Xikui, instantly stiffened.
“I... where am I shifty-eyed?!!!”
“I'm just wondering, these goods aren't being transported to Loufu, so why are you meddling...”
Scott didn't pay attention to Kong Qing's question and once again brought the topic back to the goods.
Thus, the three once again engaged in a new round of arguments.
March 7th, at this moment, scratched her head somewhat helplessly, looking at Star and Dan Heng and asking:
“How do we solve this? We don't know either?”
Dan Heng sighed, shook his head helplessly, and then said calmly:
“March, just don't cause trouble from the side.”
Star, however, seemed to remember something and picked up her phone to send a message to Jiang Lin.
“Lian Jie Da Zhao: Where are you now?”
...Divination Commission backyard
“Hu! Hahaha, money, money!”
Qingque excitedly reached out to the two temporary card players next to her and... Jiang Lin opposite her, asking for money.
Jiang Lin silently handed two Stellar Jades into Qingque's hand.
Just then, Jiang Lin's phone made a notification sound. He opened it and saw it was a message from Star.
“Jiang Lin: I'm at the Divination Commission, what's up?”
Star quickly recounted what was happening on her end, then asked Jiang Lin if he had any quick solutions.
Jiang Lin thought for a moment, then sent a message to another person.
“Jiang Lin: Which department are you from?”
“Luo Ping: Huh? You actually contacted me first?”
“Luo Ping: I was originally from the Strategic Investment Department, but then the head of the Market Development Department fell from power, and many high-ranking officials from the Market Development Department were also dismissed and investigated along with him.”
“Luo Ping: Later, our supervisor, Diamond, somehow managed to transfer me to the Market Development Department and told me to consolidate the resources of the Market Development Department as much as possible.”
“Luo Ping: Oh, and I inexplicably reached P40. I originally thought I'd only reach P39 at most after doing this one deal for you.”
“Luo Ping: Oh, I only told you about this. You absolutely must not tell anyone about what our supervisor entrusted me with.”
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