The Martial God Inheritance Wasn't Precious; Martial God Seeds Were the Rare Ones (Third Update!)

At the sound of that deep, steady voice, Gao Haipeng broke into a cold sweat.

He never would have guessed that Chen Ruofu, the top man in the Inspection Department, would show up in person.

Talking behind someone's back and confronting them face-to-face were two completely different things.

The former might reach the other person's ears and earn you a black mark;

the latter meant burning your bridges, and the consequences would be far worse than being sent to guard a fishpond.

"Minister Chen..."

Gao Haipeng stiffly turned around, about to explain, but Chen Ruofu raised a hand and cut him off:

"I'm Chen Ruofu, a Level One Director-General in the Inspection Department and the director of the Metropolitan Area Inspection Department. Do I have the authority to take charge here? Answer me, Inspector Gao."

The Three Departments and Nine Bureaus formed the general official structure of each administrative planet in Eastern Xia.

Among them, the Education Department, Government Affairs Department, and Security Department controlled most of the resources and held most of the influence.

The Inspection Department fell under the Security Department, and was divided into five major bureaus.

The General Affairs Bureau sat firmly at the top, with the Action Department, Supervision Department, Personnel Department, and Security Department all below it.

Normally, the director of the General Affairs Bureau was also the head of the Inspection Department. One person held both posts.

That was why he was also known as "the top man."

Chen Ruofu was, without question, the top man in the Metropolitan Area Inspection Department, a powerful figure who held authority over everyone there.

He merely walked up to Gao Haipeng, yet the pressure he exuded was already overwhelming.

People said that one rank above you was enough to crush you.

Chen Ruofu was at least