Chapter 168 The Arrogant Qinghe Clan

"Ahem!" A Light Suppressant (Ju Tou You Shen Ming) cleared his throat, forcing a smile to ease the tension. "Let's talk things out. If there's a disagreement, we should discuss it. If there's a conflict, we should negotiate. We can resolve this in the conference room."

Dealing with executives of this level required a delicate approach. Heavy-handed tactics wouldn't work. Furthermore, the Qinghe people were notoriously stubborn. The Xini branch sent him here to act as a mediator.

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

In the eyes of the Qinghe clan, this was robbery.

As the most powerful Lingjing Xingzhe force in Ba Gui Province, how could the Qinghe branch tolerate such a thing? Minister Poppy said calmly, "Who doesn't want to talk? In the Qinghe branch's territory, whether you're a dragon or a tiger, you have to listen. Following the rules is the greatest leniency we can offer. Acting tough? Heh, in Ba Gui Province, no one can act tough in front of the Qinghe clan."

"That's too serious, too serious!" A Light Suppressant looked at Zhang Yuanqing. "Sanqing Daozu executive, you can't just skip the process like this. Destroying a stronghold requires verifying the stolen money, the identities of the criminals, the loot, and so on. Only after the audit is complete can the announcement be issued, and the bonuses and merits be distributed accordingly."

"Right now, the stolen money hasn't arrived, so the audit can never be completed. Then the brothers from the Nanming branch will have worked for nothing, their salary cards will be frozen, they'll be criticized, and their year-end bonuses will be gone." At this point, he glanced at Tracker Poison. "Tracker Poison executive, what do you think? Say something, say something."

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

He seemed impervious to reason.

"Hey, you…" A Light Suppressant glared at him, then looked at Zhang Yuanqing, and said, "The brothers from the Nanming branch have worked very hard, and the end of the year is coming. They've worked hard for half a year, and this punishment is unjust."

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

He was getting tough.

Minister Poppy's expression suddenly turned cold, and she said expressionlessly, "You can leave first!"

A Light Suppressant and Spiral Rice Noodle (Luo Si Fen) silently got up and walked out of the conference room. Tracker Poison hesitated slightly, and as he stood up, he said, "I hope you can remain calm."

After the three left the conference room and closed the frosted glass door, Minister Poppy waved her hand, and fresh vines grew from the wall, covering the camera.

He stared at Zhang Yuanqing and said indifferently, "Do you think that as a high-level executive, with the backing of the Songhai branch, you can run rampant in Ba Gui Province? After all, the Songhai branch is a provincial branch, and as a high-level executive, your status is second only to the elders. Arresting you requires 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 said, recounting an old story, "Back then, the Master of the Middle Court narrowly defeated the Old Ancestor and incorporated the Qinghe clan into the Five Elements Alliance, establishing the Qinghe branch in the Shiwan Mountains. It was declared to the public as subjugation, but in reality, it was autonomy."

"As long as the Qinghe clan ensures that the order of Ba Gui Province doesn't collapse and isn't corrupted by the Spirit Ability Association, the Qinghe branch will enjoy the highest ruling power. Therefore, the major branches in Ba Gui Province can only listen and obey. That's why we never interfere. That's why the Spirit Ability Association's actions are limited to buying and selling heroin and casually abducting some people. They don't dare to encroach on the political and business circles."

"You want to use the Qinghe clan to suppress me?" Zhang Yuanqing's eyes gradually turned cold. He had indeed heard these things for the first time. Looking at it this way, 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 about 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 for anything we do. As long as the major principles aren't violated, the Qinghe branch is the local emperor of Ba Gui Province."

"And then?"

"Then? Does the local emperor need to apply to headquarters to arrest a high-level executive who doesn't follow the rules? 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, the ground, the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the frosted glass door, sealing the conference room.

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

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

"Knowing that you're a Fire Master, I've made complete preparations." Minister Poppy said in a cold tone, "I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."

"Do you really think the Qinghe clan is the master of the world? That everyone has to give way to you?" Zhang Yuanqing's tone was equally cold. "Headquarters gives way to you because they have to consider the overall situation. I just happen to be someone who doesn't care about the overall situation."

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 stretched out from the cracks in the glass door.

The leader of the Qinghe branch had made a move.

"Alas, why bother? Why go against the Qinghe clan? Even elders from other places have to be polite to the Qinghe clan." A Light Suppressant shook his head and sighed.

He had tried his best, but the Fire Master from Songhai didn't know what was good for him. Well, that's how Fire Masters were; it would be strange if they knew what was good for them. Then he could only 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 first.

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

In fact, even if the Qinghe clan rebelled, the ten elders at headquarters wouldn't be able to handle it. Although the Qinghe clan's Old Ancestor wasn't a demigod, he had refined the entire Shiwan Mountains, and in that territory, he could compete with a demigod.

A mountain god worthy of the name!

Spiral Rice Noodle also shook his head. "He got what he asked for."

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

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

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

Only Tracker Poison remained calm.

Time passed by, minute by minute. There wasn't a sound in the conference room. Occasionally, the black shadows on the glass wall would shake violently, as if ivy was encountering a strong wind.

After five minutes, the black 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 intact, except for being a little damp.

Behind him was a mess of a conference room.

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

The Poppy Minister who came from the Qinghe clan was lying on the ground in a starfish shape, staring blankly at the ceiling, the cold, stubborn expression gone, replaced by a silly, dazed look.

Pairs of eyes focused on Zhang Yuanqing, and each face was shocked and dazed.

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

At this time, the employees of the Nanming branch realized that they didn't know how terrifying this executive was.

What they knew might only be an insignificant part of him.

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

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

A Light Suppressant rushed into the office in a panic, checked carefully, and his face turned livid. "You, what did you do to him?! You destroyed the intelligence of a high-level Saint from the Qinghe clan? The Qinghe clan will hunt you down! Headquarters can't protect you!"

"I just caused him 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 Fire Master's unique bold smile, "Everyone gets another 100,000. This time, don't deposit it in the bank. Keep it in cash."

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

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

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

"The mere Qinghe clan is nothing in my eyes, including their Old Ancestor." Zhang Yuanqing raised his chin like Xiahou Aotian.

How domineering! The employees were in awe.

As expected of a Fire Master, arrogant and conceited… Spiral Rice Noodle 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 with Star Escape.

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

"Boss, I offended the Qinghe clan. Come and save me!" Fu Qingyang's cold voice came from the speaker.

"Go to your godfather. I can't help you."

"Boss, what are you saying? Godfather is just a formality. You're the boss for life."

"Three minutes to explain."

Zhang Yuanqing explained the whole story. His last sentence was purely a great man's crazy act of bragging!

Not to mention the Old Ancestor of the Qinghe clan, a few Sovereigns could make him kneel down and sing "Conquest." Furthermore, with the operation to capture the King of the Underworld hanging in the balance, he really couldn't afford to offend the Qinghe clan.

Fu Qingyang listened silently and said, "Go find your cousin." Zhang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, and then he 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. No need to flatter her so much." Fu Qingyang said, "Anyway, I can't suppress them. Or you can escape back."

"Understood. Um, what does my cousin like?"

"She likes sweets and manga."

"Boss, don't tease me."

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

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

She likes sweets and manga. The boss is becoming more and more fond of joking. What about Master Qian's cold temperament? Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart, opened the chat group, and clicked on the White-Haired Beauty's avatar.

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