The Intention to Win Over

Zhong Zhengbai nodded slightly.

"Good!"

He brought Jiang Fan to a room on the first floor of the Western-style building, poured him some tea, and then said with a smile.

"Drink some water first, and wait a moment!"

"I'll write a document about today's events, and you just need to sign it and leave your fingerprint!"

Jiang Fan nodded slightly.

Zhong Zhengbai took out paper and pen, and was about to start writing.

Suddenly, he looked up and saw the team leader from earlier standing outside the door.

Jiang Fan looked over, and the team leader quickly smiled and nodded.

Zhong Zhengbai put down the paper and pen and said to Jiang Fan.

"Excuse me for a moment!"

Then he quickly got up and went outside.

As soon as he opened the door, he heard the team leader say in a low, stern voice.

"Come here!"

Zhong Zhengbai was stunned, and obediently followed the team leader, walking in a certain direction.

They arrived at the office, and as soon as the door was closed, the team leader slapped the table.

"Can you stop causing trouble for me?"

"Didn't the higher-ups issue an order before? When facing a criminal organization like the Blood Butcher Organization, you must be extremely cautious. The authorities have an overall plan for this!"

"You insisted on investigating yourself, and now look, not only did you disrupt the office's overall plan, but you also ended up killing someone!"

"And the office had to expend so much manpower to clean up your mess!"

"Can't you give me some peace of mind?"

Just now at the scene, the team leader couldn't scold Zhong Zhengbai in front of the person involved.

Now that they were finally alone, he unleashed all his pent-up frustration.

As the captain of the arbitration team in the 50th Province of the Federal Arbitration Office.

He not only had to manage upwards constantly, satisfying the Chief Arbitrator's various demands, but also manage his subordinates.

His mind was already exhausted.

And then there was Zhong Zhengbai, such an unmanageable subordinate, who often did things out of line, leaving him utterly speechless.

Take this incident for example. The high-level personnel of the Federal Arbitration Office had clearly ordered that all matters involving the Blood Butcher Organization must be reported and approved before action could be taken after upper-level research and decision.

But Zhong Zhengbai completely disregarded this order. Not only did he investigate privately, but he also arbitrarily arrested a formidable Level 12 expert.

Arresting him was one thing, but it would have been fine if he had the ability to handle the aftermath himself!

The key was that this kid stirred up a hornet's nest that he couldn't handle, and had to request reinforcements from the office.

As the team leader, he couldn't refuse to provide support, and in the end, he was dragged down by this guy.

"Also, do you have any self-awareness?"

"Can you use your brain for once?"

"Do you know who you were trying to arrest this time? That was Roger!"

"A Level 12 martial arts expert!"

"Do you think you could have captured him by yourself?"

"Or, do you think that in our Federal Arbitration Office's 50th Province branch, besides the Chief Arbitrator, anyone else could be Roger's match?"

"This time, if it weren't for that young man named Jiang Fan, you would probably be a corpse by now, do you understand?"

Zhong Zhengbai naturally understood that the team leader was blaming him.

However, his focus at the moment was not on that.

"Boss, we can talk about these things later!"

"You can punish me however you want then!"

"Right now, the most important thing is another issue!"

The team leader frowned.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Don't play coy with me!"

"Spit it out if you have something to say!"

In his opinion, this matter was already very clear.

Jiang Fan would eventually be commended as an external member of the Federal Arbitration Office.

As for the Blood Butcher Organization, the Chief Arbitrator might need to adjust the response plan.

As for Zhong Zhengbai, he would definitely be punished for this incident.

Now, this kid putting on airs and saying he had important matters to attend to was nothing more than an attempt to shirk responsibility.

"Let me tell you!"

"Cut the act!"

"In the past, those matters were minor skirmishes. You'd quibble, and I'd put in a good word for you. The Chief Arbitrator would turn a blind eye, and it would just blow over!"

"But this time is different!"

"This incident has blown up so big, no matter how eloquently you speak, you won't escape punishment in the end!"

Seeing that the team leader had misunderstood his meaning, Zhong Zhengbai quickly explained.

"No, that's not what I meant!"

"What I'm trying to say is, Jiang Fan looks about my age, but he's incredibly powerful. Even Level 12 Roger couldn't defeat him!"

"With his talent, he's a top-tier prodigy even in the entire Qiyuan Star Domain!"

The team leader gave him a dismissive look.

"Are you stating the obvious? Am I an idiot? Can't I see that?"

"However..."

"The Qiyuan Star Domain is vast, and core areas like Qiyuan Star are teeming with prodigies."

"Even if a terrifying prodigy appears, I'd still find it quite normal!"

"Is it worth you bringing it up separately?"

Seeing that the team leader still didn't understand his point, Zhong Zhengbai had to be more direct.

"What I want to discuss with you isn't whether it's rare for a prodigy like Jiang Fan to appear in the Qiyuan Star Domain..."

"But rather..."

"Didn't you notice that when he introduced himself, he mentioned he wasn't affiliated with any faction in the Qiyuan Star Domain?"

The team leader's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he immediately understood.

"You mean..."

"We should invite him to join our Federal Arbitration Office?"

Finally understanding Zhong Zhengbai's intention, the team leader suddenly became excited.

"That's right!"

"How did I not think of that?"

"If he joins our Federal Arbitration Office's 50th Province branch, our organization will have a Level 12 martial arts expert!"

"Then, we won't need the Chief Arbitrator to personally handle any difficult missions!"

"Brilliant!"

"I'll go talk to him right now and see if he's willing to join our Federal Arbitration Office!"

Saying that, the team leader was about to get up.

But Zhong Zhengbai grabbed him.

"Wait!"

He looked at the team leader as if he were an idiot.

"Are you alright?"

"You know, Jiang Fan is a prodigy, even one of the top-ranked ones in the entire Qiyuan Star Domain!"

"Do you think our Federal Arbitration Office, this small temple, can accommodate him?"

"Setting aside whether he's willing to come or not."

"Let's first consider what we can offer him!"

"A regular Arbitrator position? A salary of less than 100,000 Star Coins a month? Or something else?"

"Think about it, the other Level 12 expert in our Federal Arbitration Office, what position does he hold? He's the Chief Arbitrator of our 50th Province!"

"Can you offer comparable treatment?"

The team leader was stunned.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"