Minister He was not affected in the slightest by Affairs Officer Yuan's remarks. Calm and composed, he continued with the remaining agenda.
After every matter had been discussed, he even joked that everyone should head home early, since he would not be responsible for their dinner, before declaring the meeting adjourned.
Chen Chuan knew that He Shugang's ease was not an act, because the latter was not worried about his own position.
Not to mention his political allies in the Executive Council, within the Affairs Department itself, Huang Quji of Profound Cave Observation and another Fighter from Longevity Observation were clearly his supporters.
Both of them belonged to the Essence Refinement School.
According to Ren Xinshan's assessment, Minister He himself was very likely part of the Fusion Faction. In an important department, having several factions balance one another was an entirely normal arrangement.
That Vice Minister Gu, on the other hand, belonged to no faction. Thus, even if he did nothing, those above would not let him leave.
The current balance was not easy to disrupt.
After leaving the conference hall and returning to his office, he turned into a streak of purple light and shot toward the main body seated there, swiftly merging into it.
Chen Chuan's expression remained calm. Due to their spiritual connection, he knew everything that had happened on the duplicate's side perfectly well.
For now, he had no intention of putting his main efforts into the internal struggles of the department.
There was only one year left until the Great Collision. When that time came, anyone standing on the opposing side or dragging things down would be crushed. There would be no more patiently reasoning with anyone then.
At that moment, he flipped through the recent newspapers and journals, many of which contained debates over