The Director of the Events Bureau holds a position of real power. Although it is the deputy directors who do the actual work, the role of the director is more about reporting and controlling. But there is certainly power there, and it definitely exceeds that of the deputy directors.
Typically, a young person would not be expected to fill such a position.
Any young person who manages to sit in that seat is surely no ordinary individual.
"Mm."
Chen Miao gave a slight nod without speaking. His gaze fell on the countdown to the ergence of the event. In a few minutes, the event would descend, and it was evident that the Events Bureau of Fengtian City was taking this random event very seriously.
A considerable number of people had arrived.
Not only had all mbers of the Events Bureau mobilized, but the Enforcent Bureau had also dispatched quite a few personnel.
Standing to one side, Zhou Shen also gave a slight nod but remained silent as well. It must be said that the satisfaction he felt in his heart at seeing this new director adapt so well to his presence, a forr director, was undeniable. He was actually quite tempted to offer so advice.
But that was because Miao was there.
Since Miao hadn't spoken, it would clearly be inappropriate for him to preach prematurely. This was akin to subordinates not showing too much emotion before their master had made a statent.
Although using the word "master" might not be entirely appropriate.
But in his heart, it wasn't far off.
Seeing that Chen Miao and Zhou Shen had no intention of making small talk, the newly appointed director of the Events Bureau took a subtle step back to display humility. However, out of Chen Miao and his party's line of sight, he covertly signaled with his eyes, and the surrounding mbers of the Events Bureau glanced at each other and dispersed.
Their positions, however, looked odd.
It looked as though they were preparing to deal with the imminent random event, but whether intentionally or not, their positioning had ensured that Chen Miao and his group were completely encircled in the middle, forming a strategic formation.
"..."
The newly appointed director of the Events Bureau maintained his position as though lost in ditation, not speaking further. It was just a random event, and even if it was unprecedented, there was no need for the entire Events Bureau to attend.
Almost every day, the Federal Governnt faces new random events, but such events usually don't pose a significant threat—this has beco a consensus.
Random events and city-state level fixed events are entirely different things.
The full mobilization of the Events Bureau was chiefly to guard against Chen Miao. Just that morning, the news had been released that Sang Biao would continue to be the spokesperson for Fengtian City this year and was about to represent Fengtian City in the city-state competition.
Although he had parachuted in from Jingjiu City,
prior to his arrival, he had gathered plenty of Fengtian City's insider information. Chen Miao, a key figure, was naturally not overlooked, and he had heard that there was quite a bit of friction between Chen Miao and Sang Biao over the position of spokesperson.
And this morning, just after the announcent that Sang Biao was the spokesperson,
Chen Miao, who had been absent for a while, arrived in Fengtian City.
Could all this be a coincidence? Would anyone believe that?
As the Director of the Events Bureau, he certainly had his own thoughts. First and foremost, Sang Biao could not suffer any harm before representing Fengtian City in the competition. If Chen Miao, out of personal enmity, was preparing to take action against Sang Biao, he would be the first to disapprove.
Secondly,
if Chen Miao harbored any resentnt towards Fengtian City and decided to initiate violent and terroristic actions, he would not consent to that either.
The role of the Events Bureau was not just to deal with random events. Often, matters that the Enforcent Bureau couldn't handle were up to the Events Bureau.
And this ti, the random event had just started to unfold when Chen Miao arrived at the scene with his team, which made him sll a hint of gunpowder—a clear sign that Chen Miao was ready to seize the opportunity. He might not allow him to succeed.
The reason for his late arrival
was not just due to the delay in assembling everyone but more importantly, to hold back so of Zhou Shen's forr confidants under various pretexts at the Events Bureau, to prevent any unexpected occurrences should Zhou Shen call upon them.
Within a re fifteen minutes,
everything he thought and did was extrely thorough. Although he ca down for field experience, he grew up in the environnt of Jingjiu City. Even a fool wouldn't be too foolish after being raised in such a politically charged atmosphere.
In fact, even the most pampered young masters of Jingjiu City wouldn't be too stupid, as they grew up imrsed in cutthroat politics. Even if they hadn't eaten pork, they would know what pork tastes like.
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"..." Stay connected through empire
At that mont, Zhou Shen glanced around at the mbers of the Events Bureau. Initially feeling sowhat complex, he considered seeking out his own old subordinates to catch up. When he beca the director of the Events Bureau, he transferred quite a few of his trusted allies from the Enforcent Bureau.
However...
Now, he could not see a single familiar face around him, not to ntion his confidants. Even those with whom he had spoken more frequently in the past were not present.
"Tsk."
Zhou Shen suddenly realized and turned to look at the new director standing behind them, nose to eyes, and sneered, "Just a few days into the job, eh? You work fast, starting to clear out the direct lineage from the last term already?"
"I wouldn't dare."
The new director nodded solemnly and respectfully said, "You misunderstand, elder. We don't engage in those old practices anymore. They stayed back at the bureau to keep watch."
"Just happened to be them?"
"According to the duty roster, it just happened to be their turn."
"Very well."
Zhou Shen gave the new director a mocking smile, and after sizing him up, he suddenly asked, "By the way, does the Events Bureau have a deputy director now?"
"Yes."
The new director nodded proudly and said, "It's that man up front directing the personnel."
"I've never seen you in Fengtian before; you look very unfamiliar. If I'm not mistaken, you must have been air-dropped in from Jingjiu City, right?"
"You guess correctly, elder."
"As far as I rember, there is a federal regulation that requires every new deputy director of the Events Bureau to break the record of the previous deputy director before taking office. Has this new deputy director managed to break my record?"
While saying this, Zhou Shen's eyes twinkled with amusent. He had raised that record to an exaggerated level with Miao's help, and to be honest, he didn't think anyone in Fengtian City could break that record so quickly.
His record clear ti was less than three minutes, just over two minutes.
This was a daunting number.
If he rembered correctly, the record of his predecessor was around seven minutes, but it had been too long and his mory was a bit blurry.
"Of course it's been broken."
A smug smile played on the new director's face as he said, "The new deputy director's clear ti is one minute and thirty-seven seconds, which should have broken the record you once held."
"One minute and thirty-seven seconds?"
The words 'impossible' almost escaped Zhou Shen's lips, but he swallowed them back, not wanting to appear naive and lacking in guile.
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