Qin Siyang had never imagined that Tang Wangong had called him over for a private chat about this.
"Minister Tang, what do you mean? You don't want the titan reed inner leaf fragments anymore?"
"If Chu Xiaoang wants to compete, he has the resources of the entire Chu Character Legion behind him. I'm just someone on the United Government's payroll. Of course I can't compete with him."
"So you're planning to give up, Minister Tang?"
"I originally figured that getting the Thunder Snow Wolf would count as completing my assignment. If I could get some titan reed inner leaf fragments too, all the better. If not, so be it."
"But now, not only are the Thunder Snow Wolf's remains incomplete, I also have to pay twice as many points. If I go back like this, how could I face Secretary-General Gu?"
Qin Siyang thought it over and felt that Tang Wangong was clearly a more decent minister than Xiao Zhigang.
After all, he was a senior official in the United Government's central administration, and Qin Siyang had been the one to tell him about the titan reed inner leaf fragments. Sending him back empty-handed wouldn't feel right.
Qin Siyang decided to make a private deal with Tang Wangong after all, offering him some titan reed inner leaf fragments he hadn't included in the photos.
It wasn't because he was generous with his wealth.
Mostly, he wanted to follow Old Li's example: make more friends, and he would have fewer enemies.
It wouldn't hurt to try befriending Tang Wangong, the minister of the Administration Department.
Who knew? He might even help Qin Siyang take on Xiao Zhigang.
"Minister Tang, I still have some titan reed inner leaf fragments that weren't in the photos."
Tang Wangong's eyes lit up. "What? You have