"Pelius?"
"No, there's no significant connection. He belongs to the Central Military Region, so he's not in the same chain of command as us."
Lin Qi had Ferral make the call on the spot. Ferral didn't dare refuse, but fortunately, Lin Qi didn't eavesdrop. Instead, he had Ferral go into a small room.
The call connected quickly. Ferral's father-in-law was still working at the time, so he picked up almost immediately.
After Ferral briefly relayed what Lin Qi had said, his father-in-law told him the truth without hiding anything.
Lin Qi's position in Sabine City was impossible to describe in words. At present, more than twenty percent of Sabine City's population still worked for Lin Qi, either directly or indirectly.
Just those people and their dependence on their jobs meant that no force or individual opposed to Lin Qi could survive in Sabine City.
Even the employment arrangements for some veterans were handled through companies under Lin Qi.
Ferral's father-in-law was curious. "Why did he ask about this? Ordinary people wouldn't pay attention to such matters."
Ferral had his own guess. "Maybe he wants to cooperate with Pelius and the others but can't find anyone to make the connection?"
His father-in-law scoffed at the idea. "Your brain really isn't up to the task. He can go to the Presidential Palace whenever he wants. Do you think the Department of Defense is somewhere he can't get into?"
The Department of Defense and the military were two different things, but they weren't entirely separate either. If Lin Qi could enter the Department of Defense, he could naturally find someone to introduce him to any general in the Federation.
This wasn't the first time Ferral had been scolded, and he didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, his father-in-law's words gave him another idea.
"Maybe there's