"Director Lin, this time it wasn't just the Seventh Department. Twenty percent of everyone's cultivation supplies were temporarily requisitioned..." The newly appointed Director Ke of the Logistics Department looked somewhat cautious.
Although Director Lin said nothing, the oppressive air of authority he exuded was particularly strong.
Director Ke had only been at the Special Management Bureau for a few days, but before he arrived, a senior colleague had already warned him, "The last person you should offend in the Special Management Bureau is Director Lin of the Seventh Department. If he gets vicious, even Bureau Chief Si won't be able to save you."
Lin Shuguang also knew he had a bad reputation, but he paid it no mind.
That had always been his temperament. Everyone who had spent time with him knew he really wasn't difficult to get along with. Those who truly found him difficult were the people who had tried to take advantage of him and ended up getting dealt with instead.
Director Ke was new, but he had heard others mention that the previous head of the Logistics Department had been removed not merely for corruption. More fundamentally, he had tried to bully Lin Shuguang, only to run into a brick wall and be taught how to behave.
"Which department requisitioned the supplies?" Lin Shuguang asked calmly.
Director Ke watched Lin Shuguang cautiously and told him everything he knew. "There's been a large-scale outbreak of Demon Beast attacks in West Tower District. Barring anything unexpected, it will escalate into a Beast Tide. The external liaison and city defense front is under pressure, and they're running low on all kinds of supplies, so the higher-ups urgently transferred some supplies from us..."
Lin Shuguang listened quietly, offered a polite "Thank you," and left without lingering.
After all, those people