As soon as Jin Yuan and Zhang Yu left the Arbiter headquarters, Han Kongwen accompanied a big shot to the VIP reception room of the headquarters building.
This big shot is none other than Xiao Qing, the current supreme leader of the Glorious Republic.
Xiao Qing, who was born in AD 79, has a prominent family background. Although the Xiao family is not among the seven major families, it is second to none in the political arena.
As the daughter of the head of the Xiao family, Xiao Qing has had high hopes since she was a child. Of course, Xiao Qing's own qualifications are also excellent.
Not only did he complete basic coursework at the age of 9, which would normally take more than ten years for ordinary people to complete, but he also relied on his own efforts to be admitted to the Supreme Military Academy of the Free Federation at the age of 13.
Six years later, the 19-year-old Xiao Qing was already a first-class reserve officer of the Wings of Freedom Guards when she graduated. After officially joining the military establishment, she was directly awarded the rank of captain and served as the Military Council of the First Legion of the Wings of Freedom Guards of the Free Federation.
The position of Deputy Inspector General.
With such a good start, coupled with the power of the Xiao family and Xiao Qing's own strength, Xiao Qing's political road has been smooth sailing.
It's a pity that the United Government has been "unlucky" since it won the war with the Zansbol Empire...
After the Cerberus Dome was destroyed in the Golden Birdcage Incident, the Free Federation government was basically disbanded... Although later, with the efforts of many parties, the overall political structure of mankind was reorganized and the new Free Federation government was formed, but it was not possible.
long.
However, whether it is a free association government or a neo-liberal association government, they are the embodiment of the collective will of major interest groups and the people. Those who can truly influence the world will not end their performances just because the stage changes.
Xiao Qing is the best among these people.
Xiao Qing, who made outstanding contributions to preserving the fire of human civilization during the Center Curtain Incident, eventually became the supreme leader of the Glorious Republic as expected by the public.
Although some people think that the reason why Xiao Qing is where she is today is mostly because of other competitors' own problems.
Just like Han Kongwen.
As a veteran figure originally established by the Arbiter Organization, and relying on the financial resources and political influence of the Han family, it is basically easy for her to stand at the highest position.
However, Han Kongwen chose to hand over the highest authority, pushed Xiao Qing to the front desk, and fully assisted her.
The reason for this is quite intriguing.
Some people say that Han Kongwen is worried that the stain left on her by the Cerberus incident will be dug up, while others say that although Han Kongwen has the strength to become the supreme leader, she does not have the capabilities that a supreme leader should have.
But no matter what the reason was, Han Kongwen didn't care. She seemed to be just tired and didn't want to stand so high.
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Now, although she has basically retreated behind the scenes, Han Kongwen still has to come forward at the critical moment, and even if she doesn't want to... Xiao Qing will ask her to come out.
From here overlooking the entire Arbiter headquarters, Xiao Qing and Han Kongwen can clearly see the people coming and going in front of the headquarters gate.
When they saw Zhang Yu and Jin Yuan leaving, Xiao Qing asked: "I heard Li Bo'an say that this matter may involve several top managers in the Supreme Court and the Supreme Council, right?"
Han Kongwen nodded: "Yes, there are seven people in total, three of them are in Erub, and the other four are in New Cerberus and Percival."
"Hmm...what do you think?"
Han Kongwen hesitated for a moment, then said: "If the matter continues to expand, it will inevitably cause big waves, but if it is not dealt with... the last step of returning home... will definitely be affected."
Xiao Qing smiled when she heard this. She looked at Han Kongwen and said, "When did you start saying such empty words?"
Han Kongwen also laughed: "If it were my identity more than ten years ago, I wouldn't bother you at all with things like this, but it's different now. The people and forces involved have been integrated into the overall structure. In this case
, if I continue to deal with it the same way as before, wouldn’t it be equivalent to self-mutilation?”
Xiao Qing smiled and said nothing.
After a while, the door to the reception room opened.
Xue Ming and Chen Enzhi walked in.
These two are now similar to Han Kongwen, and they have basically retreated to the background.
Especially Chen Enzhi, although she can enter and leave the Arbiter headquarters freely, she has no actual job with the Arbiter and is basically a "retiree".
But when the critical moment comes, Chen Enzhi, an "outsider", can exert energy that cannot be exerted by people within the system.
Seeing Chen Enzhi, Han Kongwen understood.
Xiao Qing already had a plan, but the person she chose was slightly different from what Han Kongwen had expected.
"Long time no see." The relationship between Xiao Qing and Chen Enzhi is still good. After all, Chen Enzhi still contributed a lot to the establishment of the Glorious Republic.
Chen Enzhi heard this and said: "Isn't that right? You are now the supreme leader and you are very busy every day!"
Xiao Qing straightened her face: "Why do I hear there is something in this?"
Chen Enzhi rolled his eyes at Xiao Qing and said, "Well, there are no outsiders here, so I can't speak casually."
Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth with a smile and said: "You, I didn't say you can't be casual, but you are the mother of two children, why do you still speak so childishly?"
Chen Enzhi raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "What's the matter? I'm still young at heart. Besides, I'm not in front of juniors, right?" After saying that, he looked at Xue Ming.
Xue Ming was stunned, and waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't look at me, I'm old, how can I be as young as you."
Chen Enzhi was not happy at that time and laughed.
Just take action.
Fortunately, Xiao Qing coughed in time and said: "Ahem, okay, okay, let's talk about serious things first."
Chen Enzhi let Xue Ming go, then snorted and said: "I had already thought about it when I came here. You can leave this matter to me, but we have to agree in advance that I will not sacrifice my people.
, so...except for being a little aggrieved, I will not show mercy when necessary."
Xiao Qing smiled and said: "Okay."
Chen Enzhi was a little surprised. He probably didn't expect Xiao Qing to be so easy to talk to, so he quickly added: "In addition... I need enough equipment support, so... you have to give me a charter, or give it to the Interstellar Army.
I open a back door so that I can act more securely."
After Xiao Qing thought for a moment, she nodded and said, "Okay, this is no problem."
With these promises, Chen Enzhi felt that things were much easier to handle, but she suddenly felt that there was something wrong with Xiao Qing being so easy to talk to, so she frowned and said: "Hey, wait! When you needed me for something in the past, you always had a lot of requests, why?
This time...are you so easy to talk to?"
Xiao Qing and Han Kongwen looked at each other and smiled, and Chen Enzhi felt a chill in his back when he saw this.
"Um...you two...are you plotting to trick me again? Let me tell you, if something happens to me and my husband is left alone, you will be in trouble!"
The other three people couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, and then they all laughed.
Chen Enzhi was even more puzzled and said unhappily: "Hey! You just said that I am not serious! Look at you! One is the supreme leader, the other is the former top executive of the Arbiter, and you! You are still the current
Where is the head of the logistics department! Is it appropriate for you to bully a weak woman like me?"
Xiao Qing blushed slightly, and then explained: "No, this matter is already very troublesome. If there are more rules and regulations, it will affect your actions, so this time I want you to let it go.
, and also want to see their reaction.”
"Let go and do it... Oh!!! You said you weren't trying to trick me! Aren't you using me as bait?" Chen Enzhi came to his senses and was really a little angry at the moment.
Seeing that she had misunderstood, Han Kongwen added from the side: "Don't get me wrong, no one will let you be used as bait. It's just that after what happened recently, we realized that these guys may really think that their roots are deep enough.
We don't dare to touch them, so... we'll maintain the appearance, but privately you have to be responsible for teaching them a profound lesson!"
Chen Enzhi frowned and studied this sentence, and then understood: "Oh! I understand! It seems that I misunderstood! Sorry!"
Xiao Qing didn't care at all. She already knew that Chen Enzhi's personality was one of those that come and go quickly, so she smiled lightly and said, "It's okay. I'll be relieved once you understand."
Chen Enzhi nodded: "Okay, then... I'll go back and prepare first?"
Han Kongwen said hurriedly: "Don't worry, those guys who need to be dealt with will come to this meeting today. You might as well take a look first. In addition... Qin Yi will have a dinner party in a few days, and we have to come out to support her.
Support the scene."
Chen Enzhi was stunned and said strangely: "It's okay to sit in on the meeting, but this Qin Yi... why should we support her? Are you familiar with her?"
Han Kongwen shook his head and said, "I'm not familiar with it, but we really have to go to this dinner."
"Hey? Why?" Chen Enzhi looked at Xue Ming out of habit.
Xue Ming did not hide this time. He said: "You should also know that the annihilationists who are the most powerful and the most extreme in the 'disciples' have just changed their leaders recently."
Chen Enzhi nodded: "I know, I heard it's a woman named Chu Yunlan."
"Yes, then do you know which family the Chu family has the closest ties with?"
Chen Enzhi frowned, then suddenly realized: "You mean... the Qin family has contacts with these annihilators?"
Xue Ming shook his head: "It's not the Qin family."
Chen Enzhi didn't understand again and said irritably: "Oh! Please stop beating around the bush, okay! Say what you have to say at once!"
Xue Ming smiled awkwardly, and then said: "Although the Qin family has nothing to do with the annihilationists, in the past few years, the Qin family has expanded its sphere of influence to the area where the 'disciples' are most active. In addition,
A list... You should be clear, right? The Holy Ark Council composed of seven major families doesn't care who is in power. They only have interests in their eyes, so... they can't let the balance be broken, so the Qin family wants to
If you want to continue to be a member of the Seven Families, you must make a statement! At this time, Qin Yi's attitude is very crucial."
What Chen Enzhi is not good at is analyzing these interest entanglements, but Xue Ming has explained it to this extent, so of course she can still understand it.
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"I understand this. It's just a matter of dividing the cake between the seven major families, but what does this have to do with us going to support Qin Yi?"
Xue Ming was startled, then pinched his eyebrows and seemed to have a headache.
Han Kongwen covered his mouth and smiled, and Xiao Qing couldn't help but smile.
Chen Enzhi was unhappy when he saw this and said, "Well? Is my question funny?"
Xue Ming waved his hand and said quickly: "No, no, I don't mean that... uh... how should I put it... just like you described, the cake is divided among the seven families, but no matter how the seven families divide it, it will easily lead to unevenness.
Especially now that the Han family, the Lusteven family and the Bai family have expressed their support for the supreme leader and top management, the remaining four families, excluding the Qin family, are all secretly dealing with the 'disciples'.
At that time, the Qin family was the middle fulcrum that had not clearly expressed its attitude. You said...should we support Qin Yi? "
"Oh~~~~~~Oh, it turns out to be a gathering of cliques! It's so complicated! It's true!" After Chen Enzhi understood, he began to dislike Xue Ming.
Xue Ming grinned. Although he knew that Chen Enzhi still didn't fully understand, he didn't want to explain any more.
Xiao Qing smiled and said: "Yes, it is a power division gathering, but we do not intend to win Qin Yi's clear attitude this time. Of course, we do not want her to have too deep contact with Chu Yunlan and others.
Therefore, this banquet is to meet and see them clearly."
After hearing this, Chen Enzhi was thoughtful. After a while, he frowned and said, "Hey, forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. If you let me go, I will go. I'm not in a hurry to start taking action."
"Yes." Xiao Qing nodded, then looked at the time and said, "The meeting is about to start, let's not keep them waiting too long."
Xue Ming stepped aside and said, "Please."
Chen Enzhi also gave way.
Xiao Qing tidied up her appearance, and then gave Han Kongwen a meaningful look.
Han Kongwen understood and nodded slightly.
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A few days later, Qin Yi's private estate was brightly lit inside and outside, and hundreds of acres of lawns were filled with all kinds of top-notch aircraft, the most dazzling of which was Han Kongwen's Corina PS600.
The grand dinner was decorated like a world-class event. The Qin family spent a lot of money for tonight, not only inviting famous chefs from all over the world, but also the top orchestras and singers to entertain the dinner.
The main building of the manor, "Sessus Palace", has been decorated, and invited guests from all over the world are about to enter the banquet hall.
As the host of the dinner, Qin Yi has been influenced and experienced in such occasions since she was a child, but tonight she seemed extremely nervous.
Because there was one more distinguished guest, Xiao Qing, who was not on the list but whom Qin Yi never dared to neglect.
Moreover, this guest not only came uninvited, but also "passed by" the manor two days ago in a very high-profile manner.
It didn't matter that he was "passing by", but Qin Qu was quite frightened.
But it also solved a big problem in Qin Qu...
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When Zhang Yu and Yingzi arrived at the manor, they were really shocked by the lineup of guests in front of them.
Especially Zhang Yu, he originally thought that Qin Yi's dinner was just to invite some business friends, but he didn't expect that when he and Yingzi arrived, they met Ouyang, Percival's top administrator, who came in a hurry.
Boyu.
This old man had some incidents before, but fortunately he met Jin Yuan and Zhang Yu and was able to get rid of his grievances, so he can be considered an acquaintance.
When he saw Zhang Yu, Ouyang Boyu was stunned at first, and then asked in surprise: "Why are you not in a hurry?"
Zhang Yu was also puzzled and asked: "I still want to ask you, why are you so anxious?"
Ouyang Boyu understood and said quickly: "Oh! You don't know, right? The supreme leader is here too! I am the last one to know, but I didn't expect there would be someone later than me!"
"Supreme leader?" Zhang Yu and Yingzi were both surprised.
Ouyang Boyu ignored them and rushed towards the banquet hall while urging his men to follow.
Looking at the retreating figure, Zhang Yu frowned and said: "Qin Yi is so proud, how can he invite the supreme leader?"
Yingzi was not as simple as Zhang Yu thought. She had known that Qin Yi's banquet tonight could not simply invite some business friends, but the appearance of the supreme leader still surprised her.
"Let's hurry up, it should be very lively tonight!"
Zhang Yu was pulled forward and ran forward. He looked at Yingzi's long skirt and hurriedly reminded: "Slow down, be careful of the skirt!"
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As the steward of the Qin family, and now following the clan leader, Qin Qu naturally has seen the world.
But the people he received tonight still opened his eyes.
Not only were all the chief executives of the major domes present, but all the patriarchs of the other six major families were also absent. In addition, Ye Wenxi and Qiu Shaobo, who had never been invited before, as well as many top management and arbiter senior personnel,
It can be said that any one of these people present is a big shot who can cause earthquakes whenever he moves his feet.
However, today, they stood calmly in the banquet hall like the most ordinary invited guests, and the scene was extremely harmonious and harmonious.
If Qin Qu hadn't known the identities of these people, he would have thought they were just a group of passers-by who were unexpectedly honored to be invited.
The key to the reason why so many people can stay peacefully is the big shot who is enjoying tea on the second floor at the moment.
Qin Qu looked up and felt emotional in his heart.
There was a time when all the major families were not optimistic about the future of the Qin family. They really suffered a lot of looks and cold treatment, especially those of them who were servants, who were turned away countless times.
The worst time was when Qin Qu came to the door with gifts but was beaten out. Qin Qu was really humiliated that time.
Fortunately, the Qin family finally got over it and returned to the list of the seven major families. Now that the supreme leader condescended to attend this dinner, it gave the Qin family more face.
I believe that after this night, the Qin family's status among the seven major families will definitely reach a new height.
Thinking of this, Qin Qu unconsciously had a smile on his face.
But at this time, there was a noise outside the door.
Qin Qu suddenly turned cold and said sternly: "What's going on outside?"
The men were startled and hurriedly replied: "It seems that a guest who was not on the list suddenly arrived. We are trying to find a way to kick her out."