Watching the young man sitting motionless there even after being mentioned, the pressure in the conference room suddenly intensified.
There was not the slightest change on Mr. Su's face. He merely straightened up a little.
At that moment, several doors around the conference room opened simultaneously, and squads of fully armed soldiers rushed in.
They all wore protective helmets and carried the latest weapons.
They were not conventional firearms, but silver guns with strange threads extending from their muzzles.
Although they had only entered and made no other moves, the atmosphere in the conference room instantly grew tense.
At the same time, a tall man in a leather coat entered through the small door behind Mr. Su.
The secretary sitting behind Mr. Su, her makeup immaculate and her pen poised as she took notes, also raised her head.
The entire conference room seemed to be caught in an invisible wind. Soft collisions churned it into strange vortices.
The windows were clearly shut, yet the documents on the nearby table rustled and flipped wildly.
"Don't panic. Panicking won't help."
Mr. Su said this to the recording secretary, who had tugged at his sleeve, then turned toward Old Captain with a courteous smile.
"Old Man Ye should know that bringing an S-rank Ability User into someone else's territory without permission is extremely rude. Moreover, when you faxed us a month ago, you never mentioned that there was an S-rank member on your expert team."
Old Captain merely chuckled, shook his head, and said, "The main reason is that if I had told you, I was afraid you wouldn't agree."
One had to admit, that was an honest answer.
Mr. Su said to Old Captain, "Old Man Ye, you can now tell us your true purpose in coming to Qinggang."
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