The Secretary-General's aged yet utterly sincere voice echoed continuously through the conference room.
Qin Wangyan and Abe Jiro exchanged a glance, quickly looked away, and nodded almost at the same time.
"Good. Then, everyone, I'll see you at the Federation Parliament in a few days!"
Seeing this, the Secretary-General revealed a satisfied smile. He nodded to everyone once more before his projection vanished in an instant.
Though he was not sure whether the two would draw swords against each other again after he ended the call, at least the atmosphere had eased for now.
In any case, he had done all he could. Whether they listened or not was beyond his control. Even as the Federation Secretary-General, he could not make everyone follow his lead.
"District Chief Abe, now that we have a general understanding of the situation, we should be leaving as well. I'll explain the specifics in detail when we reach the Federation Parliament. You'll know then."
Qin Wangyan put away his phone and calmly addressed Abe Jiro, whose expression kept shifting.
Abe Jiro's eyes flickered twice before he sat back down and put on a smile.
"District Chief Qin, there was something wrong with the way I spoke just now. I hope you won't take offense."
It had to be said that Abe Jiro truly knew how to adapt to the wind. The moment he saw the situation turning against him, he immediately changed his tune.
"Heh..."
Qin Wangyan sneered. He had originally intended to save these people some face, but Abe Jiro's earlier attitude had completely ignited the displeasure in his heart. Qin Wangyan utterly scorned Abe Jiro's surrender now. Why had he not done that earlier?
Faced with Qin Wangyan's contemptuous attitude, Abe Jiro's expression changed.
Abe Jiro had his own considerations. It was now