Qin Yingguang was secretly expanding his army?
He had heard Tang Wangong and Sun Linshou discuss this before. Secretly expanding an army would draw fierce condemnation from all the major legions!
Qin Siyang immediately perked up.
He hurriedly helped Lin Dexing up from his knees. "Director Lin, this isn't something you can make baseless claims about. How did you find out?"
Lin Dexing didn't answer right away. Instead, he asked again, "Minister Qin, are you willing to give me a chance?"
Qin Siyang understood. Lin Dexing was asking because he feared Qin Siyang would discard him once he had outlived his usefulness, abandoning him after getting the information.
They barely knew each other, so such concerns were inevitable. Qin Siyang didn't expect everyone to trust him completely.
Only by reassuring Lin Dexing first could Qin Siyang get the information he had.
So he said, "You resigned from the United Government to take responsibility, and that stain on your record is set in stone. Transferring elsewhere to continue a political career is impossible. As for other fields, I'll give you four options. Think about which one you'd feel most confident in."
"First, Joint Mining in Zone 5. I'm its vice chairman, so I can arrange a management position for you there."
"Second, you could work for the military. If you provide leverage against Qin Yingguang, Commander Chu, whose father he killed, would certainly be delighted to take you in."
"Third, you could work for the Church. Holy Son Hu is consolidating its resources. If you're interested, you could join the Church and take a position at the level of a deacon or something similar."
"Fourth, you could work for a merchants' association. The Zhao Merchants' Association is expanding too. I can arrange for you to head one of its regional branches."