"The Chief asked me to tell you something. He plans to visit Rongcheng in the next few days and stop by your company while he's there," Secretary Jiang said casually.
Shen Bing was startled. "The Chief wants to visit our company? What for?"
There was a noticeable pause on Secretary Jiang's end before he replied irritably, "What? Are you saying he's not welcome, Little Shen?"
Anyone else might have been scared witless by that question, but not Shen Bing. He gave a wry chuckle. "Of course not. I just think we're in the middle of a crisis right now. The Chief is so busy, there's no need for him to come inspect our company."
"The Chief is going to Rongcheng anyway," Secretary Jiang said. "Your company is just a stop along the way. Don't feel pressured."
Shen Bing secretly pursed his lips. Who's he trying to fool? It would probably be closer to the truth the other way around: the main purpose is to visit Illusion Immortal Technology Company, and Rongcheng is just a stop along the way. Since he'll already be here, he might as well.
This was not Shen Bing getting an inflated ego. He had grounds for his conclusion.
The situation at home and abroad was tense, and there was also the alien threat. As the Chief, he naturally ought to remain in Kyoto to oversee the bigger picture. Under normal circumstances, he would never leave the capital.
Yet now the Chief actually wanted to visit Rongcheng. That could only mean Rongcheng had something closely tied to the current situation.
What could that be? Shen Bing could say without reservation that it was Phantom Immortal Technology, and nothing else.
Shen Bing had even guessed the most important factor behind the Chief's decision to visit Rongcheng: the Charged