Yun Zhijuan: ...No, no way?
Yun Zhijuan thought he had successfully changed the topic and even felt relieved to have dodged the bullet. But before he could celebrate for two minutes, his precious disciple’s flying card attack ca straight at him.
A seemingly ordinary playing card, once in Mian Xiaobao’s hands, turned into a deadly weapon. It sailed over the conference table, spun a half-circle midair, and its sharp edges whirred nacingly. Yun Zhijuan could only dodge awkwardly.
The card missed its mark and landed on the tall vase behind Yun Zhijuan.
Bang!
The vase shattered.
What was once a two-on-one fight had now turned into a one-against-two brawl.
Yun Zhijuan quietly calculated: A complete tarot deck has 78 cards, and Mian Xiaobao had only thrown two so far.
His suffering... was far from over!
——
anwhile, the mbers of Team Three, who had stayed near the restroom, were finally snapping out of their stupefaction.
The sound of chaos—clang, bang, crash—echoed from the conference room not far away, making it clear that yet another fierce fight was underway.
The group sighed and comnted with a mix of resignation and amusent.
"Team One and Team Two are still going at it? This is dragging on forever!"
"Bet Team One didn’t sweet-talk their woman enough!"
"More importantly, our leader is in there too—shouldn’t he be stepping in to diate?"
They all assud that the leader had called Team One and Team Two to the conference room to break up their fight.
But judging by the sounds, it didn’t seem like diating was going too well.
As soone who had witnessed firsthand their leader’s panicked retreat before, Li Xinghan of Team Three rolled his eyes so hard he nearly fainted.
Expect the leader to diate? He can’t even assert himself! He’d be lucky not to get beaten up by those two.
As Li Xinghan mulled this over, he noticed that the mbers of Team Four were acting a little shifty, their expressions looking anxious and unnatural.
That sa look... He had seen it earlier on the leader’s face.
Oh no, Team Four is planning to bail too!
Without a second thought, Li Xinghan pulled sothing from his black robe and, catching Team Four off guard, jabbed it into their neck.
Team Four felt a chill on their neck, followed by a slight swelling sensation. Turning around, they glared at Li Xinghan. "Team Three, what did you just do to ?!"
Li Xinghan held up an injection device, his eyes gleaming with an unreadable smile.
"Just a little gift for you."
He chuckled twice. "I implanted a micro-bomb in your neck. Don’t try to remove it, and don’t wander too far away from . Otherwise, if I get upset and press the detonation button, you’ll be blown to bits..."
With his connections, carrying gadgets like this was business as usual for him.
Damn it!
Inwardly, Team Four unleashed a torrent of curse words that could fill a novel. Whatever sneaky ideas they had earlier were promptly crushed.
The other commanders, witnessing this, said nothing. They only gave Team Four a look of profound sympathy.
Unlucky.
Truly, utterly unlucky.
"So, Team Three, what now? If those two never co out, is the handover ceremony even happening today?" At least soone rembered the occasion.
Li Xinghan nodded. Not only were their organization’s mbers present for the ceremony, but so many of their leaders and VIPs were here too, all waiting in confused anticipation.
"Let’s check it out. If sothing happens to the leader, that would be bad," Li Xinghan decided.
The other commanders burst out laughing.
"Seriously? Like those two would attack the leader? The leader has his pride, you know!"
"Exactly! He’s the boss around here! Who could possibly outclass him?"
Chattering and joking, they moved as a group towards the conference room.
Before they could send soone to knock, the conference room door clattered and fell with a loud bang.
Flying out of the room was a "God of Death" tarot card.
Everyone scrambled to dodge it. Regaining their balance, they peered inside—and what they saw left them utterly speechless.
Team Two was lazily lounging on the main sofa chair, a box of tarot cards resting on her lap.
Her left hand propped up her head casually, while her right hand idly plucked up a card and tossed it.
The card transford into a weapon instantly!
The human-shaped targets, the leader and Team One, were darting around the room, frantically dodging while repeatedly apologizing, still trying to appease Team Two even as they got hit!
Forget dignity—they didn’t even have scraps of it left!
"..."
Everyone stared in stunned disbelief, their spirits completely crushed.
In IEG, their two most untouchable powerhouses had been forced into such a humiliating state!
On the other hand, Team Two, who had always been overlooked and underestimated, now radiated the aura of a supre ruler, like a masked queen controlling everyone’s fates and lives.
The commanders fell collectively silent.
All except for Team Three and Team Nine, the rest were enveloped in a gloomy realization. A single thought echoed in their minds.
They had backed the wrong horse!
They’d pledged loyalty to the wrong person!
The weakest and most inconspicuous "connection hire," Team Two, was the real hidden boss...
Looking at the leader and Team One’s behavior, and then at Team Two’s overwhelming dominance, they were filled with deep regret.
If they could start over, they would undoubtedly choose Team Two!
"Team Three, you’re close to Team Two! Go talk to her! Our organization must not destroy itself!" soone said, giving Li Xinghan a sharp shove forward.
Li Xinghan, initially thrown off by being called "Team Two’s confidant," would never have acknowledged such a title before. Now... not only did he happily embrace it, but he also felt a swell of pride.
Carefully approaching the conference room door, he positioned himself behind the wall for safety, only peeking his head in to look at the bold and unruly woman sitting in the seat of power. He timidly suggested, "Team Two, could you do a favor and let this go? Everyone’s waiting for the handover ceremony!"
Yun Zhijuan chid in imdiately, "Yes, we haven’t even finished the official business yet."
Finally, Xiao Qimo aligned himself with his senior’s stance and nodded in agreent. "Let’s handle what’s outside first. Also, I propose swapping the roles of leader and deputy leader."
The man’s survival instincts were on full display. What was supposed to be a solemn and significant matter, he dismissed with such nonchalance.
Yun Zhijuan twitched his lips and turned to Lu Mian. "What do you think?"
Lu Mian tilted her head to glance at Li Xinghan, actually giving him so respect by refraining from throwing another card.
She stood up briskly, brushed the wrinkles out of her black robe, and strode confidently out of the room on her long legs.
As she passed by Xiao Qimo and Yun Zhijuan, she said nonchalantly, "I don’t want the leader position, nor do I want the deputy leader position. Find soone else for the roles."
"..." Xiao Qimo refused to accept this. "You’re more capable than ; you’re the perfect choice for the leader role."
With his wife present, how could he dare take the leader position?
Lu Mian gave him a side-eye and spoke in a haunting tone.
"No need. I’m not worthy."
Lu Mian never forgot the words Xiao Qimo had once said. She kept an account of everything, down to the last detail.
Xiao Qimo: ...It’s who’s not worthy! I’m not worthy!
"You should take it seriously," Xiao Qimo insisted.
Lu Mian remained steadfast. "I really don’t want it."
The crowd: Has the leadership role of IEG fallen to the point of being outright rejected now?
Team Four: If you two don’t want it, could you maybe spare a thought for ? I want it!
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