Li Zhengguo returned home from work and saw Zeng Jingrong and Li Weixin, still surprised:
"Why are you back?"
Zeng Jingrong looked at Tian Jing.
Tian Jing shook her head slightly.
He understood: "Ranran and I came out to do something, so we came to freeload a meal."
Li Zhengguo didn't notice.
Ouyang Meihua, however, saw the exchange between Tian Jing and Zeng Jingrong, but since the two were the captains of the specialty team, they must have had some secret business.
Captain Zeng had arrived, so Li Weibo handed him the matchmaker's red envelope.
Zeng Jingrong smiled and accepted the thick red silk envelope: "Got the milk powder money."
After dinner, Li Weixin chatted with his grandmother. Only after his father went to work did he urge Captain Zeng and his mother to go to the county town.
Seeing her younger daughter-in-law leaving with Captain Zeng and Ranran, Mother Li understood that her younger daughter-in-law was likely going on a mission. Read novels.
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In the government's external meeting room, five ability users were already waiting.
Seeing the three arrive, Matvei said: "We agree to half the oil, half the minerals, and the grain remains unchanged."
Zeng Jingrong took back the list, made the changes, and showed it to Matvei again.
After Matvei confirmed it was correct, Zeng Jingrong asked Jiang Lin to reprint it.
After Jiang Lin left, Matvei asked what the mandatory question of the third item was.
Zeng Jingrong told Tian Jing to ask.
Tian Jing nodded and asked: "Why is it okay for you to reveal your ranks?"
Matvei said proudly: "Sorry, I cannot answer this question."
Zeng Jingrong looked coldly at Matvei: "Don't forget, this is a mandatory question."
Matvei just smiled faintly and said nothing.
Tian Jing waved her hand: "Let's not be so confrontational. Since Mr. Matvei finds it difficult to answer, I'll ask in a different way."
Matvei's pride subsided: "Ms. Tian Jing, please ask."
Tian Jing said: "How do you impact your rank? That is, how do you upgrade beyond Great Perfection? It's a Great Perfection beyond Level Three Great Perfection. This is truly a mandatory question."
As she spoke, Tian Jing suddenly released her aura and pressure. This time, the five ability users felt a pressure of two thousand jin.
Matvei wanted to beg for mercy, but he couldn't speak.
After a full three minutes, Tian Jing withdrew her aura and pressure: "Okay, Mr. Matvei, please answer the mandatory question."
The five sweating individuals gasped for air, as if they had been suffocating for a long time and had finally found air.
After a long while, Matvei finally spoke: "I only know it's a type of serum, purchased from abroad, and it's very expensive."
Tian Jing narrowed her eyes: "After using the serum, do you have any discomfort symptoms? Is the serum categorized by type?"
Matvei wanted to say that the mandatory question had already been answered, but seeing Tian Jing's serious expression, he didn't dare to provoke her further.
It was three minutes just now, maybe next time it would be four or five minutes, or even longer:
"The serum is categorized by type, and there are discomfort symptoms. Those who can endure it will upgrade. Those who cannot will become berserk."
"The berserk ability users are either shot dead or sent abroad to exchange for serum."
Tian Jing frowned, unsure of where "abroad" referred to.
However, ability users should exist all over the world, and the serum must be controlled by the most powerful ability users:
"Alright, the second and third items have been agreed upon. For the first item, let's write a written apology. Going through official channels would be too time-consuming."
"You handle the follow-up, I'll go pick up Jingchu."
Matvei nodded, having promised to release the person once the conditions were met, and China was a nation that kept its promises.
Zeng Jingrong and Li Weixin stayed to continue the follow-up with Matvei, while Tian Jing went with another Level Five ability user to pick up Zeng Jingchu.
Zeng Jingchu was being held in a farmhouse courtyard on the outskirts.
Tian Jing drove her car with the Level Five ability user to this location.
Upon seeing Zeng Jingchu, Tian Jing was shocked. Was this the once spirited Boss Zeng?
He was emaciated, his eyes vacant, his spirit low, as if he had lost a parent.
Tian Jing waved to him: "Get up, we're going home."
"Tiantian." Zeng Jingchu managed a smile for Tian Jing.
Tian Jing frowned: "You look worse when you smile than when you cry."
Zeng Jingchu, accustomed to Tian Jing's sharp tongue, didn't mind. He stood up and walked slowly.
However, Tian Jing noticed something wrong with his legs.
She suddenly turned to look at the Level Five ability user.
The Level Five ability user repeatedly waved his hands: "It has nothing to do with us. When we found him, he climbed over the wall to escape from Yulia's house, but he broke both his legs when he fell while jumping over the wall."
"We treated him, otherwise, why would we have waited so long to negotiate with you?"
Tian Jing ordered the Level Five ability user: "Help him into the car."
The Level Five ability user resigned himself to helping Zeng Jingchu.
The several Level Three ability users guarding Zeng Jingchu watched their branch vice-president in surprise.
Was this kind of menial task something their branch vice-president should be doing?
After all, reaching Level Five automatically made one a vice-president of their branch.
If there was no branch president in the branch, or if someone's rank exceeded the branch president's, they would become the branch president.
Everything was determined by strength.
At this moment, their branch vice-president was going to help an ordinary person.
Two of the Level Three ability users rushed forward: "Vice-president, we'll do it."
The Level Five ability user glared at them: "Get aside, I can do it."
The two Level Three ability users stood there, stunned.
The Level Five ability user easily placed Zeng Jingchu in the back seat of the small car.
Tian Jing got into the driver's seat and drove away.
After a period of silence, Zeng Jingchu spoke: "Where is the child?"
"In the specialty team."
"Where is the child's mother?"
"In the specialty team."
"Are they together?"
"How is that possible? One is being looked after by a dedicated nanny, and the other is imprisoned in the dungeon. I regret it."
As Tian Jing spoke, she pulled the car over to the side of the road and took out her phone to send a message to Zeng Jingrong:
"Leave Yulia, release the other fifteen people. Matvei said we can put them anywhere."
Zeng Jingrong didn't know what had happened when Tian Jing went to pick up Jingchu to make her act like this, but he still replied with a single word: "Okay."
When the car started again, Zeng Jingchu said: "Since the child is in the specialty team, I'll go back to Kyoto."
"Go back, my ass!" Tian Jing cursed: "Go to Kushan to find Yuan Man to treat your legs."
"It's already like this."
"Break them and reattach them."
Zeng Jingchu paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, and as he laughed, his eyes became moist: "Okay, as long as Yuan Man is willing to take me as a patient."
Tian Jing glanced at him from the rearview mirror: "What a wimp! Just a woman."
Zeng Jingchu's smile remained unchanged: "Yes, you're right. Just a woman, yet I thought sincerity could be exchanged for sincerity."
"Exchange sincerity with an ability user?" Tian Jing raised an eyebrow: "Do you think they are Chinese?"
"I have already left her. However long she imprisoned you, let her stay in the dungeon for that long."
"If you have time, go and see her. Look at her with the same eyes she used to look at you."
"Okay."
Zeng Jingchu didn't ask if he could join the specialty team. Since Tian Jing said so, he would definitely be able to bring him in.
Tian Jing threw her phone to him: "Call Zeng Jingliang to let him know you're safe."
"Okay."
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Tian Jing parked the car in front of the clinic: "Yuan Man, Yuan Man."
Yuan Fang ran out: "Little great-aunt, my dad is at the health center."
Tian Jing smiled at Yuan Fang: "Then go call him back."
"Okay." Yuan Fang ran back into the clinic.
Tian Jing got out of the car and opened the back door to help Zeng Jingchu.
Zeng Jingchu waved his hand: "I can do it myself."
Tian Jing really didn't help him, letting him slowly get out of the car and slowly shuffle into the clinic.
Seeing Zeng Jingchu's condition, Doctor Yang angrily cursed: "Which quack doctor set the bones?"
Tian Jing then entered the clinic: "His legs were broken abroad."
Hearing Tian Jing's words, Doctor Yang gave two words of commentary: "Stupid person!"
It was unclear whether he was cursing the foreign doctors or Zeng Jingchu.