"The Glowing Left Ventricle? A heart? But from your description, that thing sounds huge." Xia Libo immediately took an interest when he heard about something so bizarre.
Seeing him crane his neck curiously, Xu Le inwardly curled his lip. He had just said he didn't want it, but now his body was being honest. That was probably just Xia Libo.
"Yes, it's huge."
"It's not a human heart?"
"I never said it was something human."
While the two talked, Li Wen instructed Secretary Liu, who was inspecting the surroundings:
"Transfer some guards here and designate this a restricted area."
Secretary Liu hesitated before saying:
"But the situation is complicated right now. Even with the Guyinduo Weapons, City Defense is still under heavy pressure. Transferring personnel now..."
"I didn't tell you to transfer City Defense personnel. Get people from the Council."
"From the Council? Us?" Secretary Liu pointed at himself. They were only the Zion Progressives, a department under the Council. Wasn't it a little excessive for a subordinate department to start ordering the Council around?
"What? Is there a problem? Didn't you see how much we Zion Progressives contributed tonight? Just ask them. If they refuse to provide people, tell them not to be ungrateful." Li Wen spoke as though this were perfectly natural.
"That arrogant? That doesn't seem very consistent with how we used to do things."
Secretary Liu sounded somewhat apprehensive. They had always handled things diplomatically. He couldn't quite adjust to this sudden arrogance.
"Go. No one gets to raise their voice at the Zion Progressives anymore, not even councilors."
Watching Li Wen act so impressively, Xu Le knew he hadn't been entirely comfortable dealing with the Council before. Although he occupied an important position, the difference in rank was still there.
After instructing his secretary, Li