The Shi Family was an authority in the field of resource exploration. This time, we would have to work well together."
Lin Chen remained impassive on the surface, but secretly found it amusing.
Shi Jin? What kind of name is that? I wonder if he has nine dragons tattooed on him, too.
"Mr. Shi, this is the young talent I mentioned to you before, the foremost young talent in H City, Lin Chen."
Wei E deliberately stressed the words "young talent," clearly intending to bolster Lin Chen's standing and show the weight Lin Chen carried in the eyes of the Security Bureau.
Shi Jin stopped and fixed Lin Chen with an eagle-like gaze, sizing him up from head to toe without the slightest concealment.
That look was not like he was examining a future teammate. It was more like he was appraising a commodity waiting to be sold to the highest bidder.
The scrutiny and contempt in it made people deeply uncomfortable.
"So this is Mr. Lin. I've heard a great deal about you."
Shi Jin extended his hand with a smile that did not reach his eyes, his tone flat:
"I heard Mr. Lin is highly talented in card creation. Even my cousin, who thinks the world of herself, speaks highly of you.
Now that I've seen you in person, you really are... very young."
So Shi Jin was Shi Xiangling's cousin.
There was a hidden barb in those words. On the surface, he was praising Lin Chen, but in reality, he was mocking Lin Chen's shallow qualifications, as though trying to suppress him with age and seniority.
Lin Chen did not get angry. He extended his hand openly, neither servile nor overbearing.
"Mr. Shi is too kind. I've merely been lucky and know a little about the basics.