As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes instinctively turned to Shen Heng.
Wang Hai Hai's movements suddenly froze, then returned to normal; Han Ling looked at Shen Heng with a hint of shock.
Where everyone's gazes met, Shen Heng remained calm, his eyes locked with Le Xiangwen's.
Le Xiangwen sized up the young man before him, his eyes scrutinizing him, then looked back at Wang Hai and asked:
Who is this?
Before Wang Hai could speak, Shen Heng spoke first:
" Shen Heng only joined the Supervision Bureau two months ago, and he and Le Gu Nan were classmates at the same school!"
"Classmates from the same school?" Le Xiangwen frowned slightly, his gaze shifting from the motionless Wang Hai back to Shen Heng.
"Mm," Shen Heng simply nodded in response.
Le Xiangwen nodded slightly, bringing the topic back to normal.
"I don't deny that I value the resources of the Capital Supervision Bureau more, but I'm truly doing this for Gu Nan good!"
"I know, I just want to ask, do you really think that having resources can determine everything?" Shen Heng looked directly at Le Xiangwen.
"It's not about deciding everything, but resources are indeed very important. What, Shen Heng, don't you think so?" Le Xiangwen.
"If resources are plentiful, then that's certainly important, but..." Shen Heng paused, looking calmly at the other person, "Why do you think that some so-called scraps are more important than others?"
"Leftovers? Other?" Le Xiangwen frowned even more. "I don't quite understand what Shen Heng means. Could you please explain it to me?"
Shen Heng did not explain, but instead asked a question in return:
Do you know where the Supervision Bureau's cultivation resources, specifically Origin Power Crystal, are currently concentrated?
This series of rhetorical questions caused Le Xiangwen's brows to furrow instantly.
If Wang Hai had asked him that, he would have tolerated it, but now...
"How could I possibly know so much about the affairs of your Supervision Bureau!" Le Xiangwen said coldly, clearly annoyed.
Han Ling explained from the side, "The country wants to cultivate several high-level ability users to prevent a possible invasion by high-level Calamity Beast, so most of the Origin Power Crystal have been poured into several Fifth Tier inspectors."
"The remaining portion will be used partly for research by the Research Department, and partly as a reserve to deal with various situations."
"Yes, that's right!" Shen Heng nodded. "With all the cultivation resources allocated, what else are they but scraps?"
"Is this what you wanted to say?" Le Xiangwen nodded slightly, a hint of disdain still on his face. "But even so, isn't it better than staying in Linhai with nothing?"
"That's your problem!" Shen Heng stared straight at the other person.
"My question?" Le Xiangwen was slightly taken aback, a look of confusion flashing across his face.
"That's right, you're still judging us with your businessman's mindset!" Shen Heng emphasized.
"What do you mean by that?" Le Xiangwen frowned, his tone clearly showing displeasure.
"You let Le Gu Nan join the Capital Supervision Bureau because you wanted her to have a better future, didn't you?" Shen Heng asked.
Le Xiangwen nodded coldly.
"Then what do you think constitutes a better future for people like us?" Shen Heng continued to ask.
Le Xiangwen paused slightly, glanced at Shen Heng's face, and said:
"Naturally, it allows one to better protect oneself while also having the capacity to protect others!"
Shen Heng stared straight at Le Xiangwen.
"Since you know that, then you should understand that all of this is based on strength!"
"And strength encompasses rank, equipment, combat skills, experience, mentality, and so on."
"The resources you're referring to are nothing more than equipment and combat skills. While our Linhai Supervision Bureau might be lacking in these areas, we can still exchange them using points."
"As for experience and temperament..."
Shen Heng paused here, glanced at Le Gu Nan, then looked away and continued:
" The Capital Supervision Bureau is much safer than the Linhai Supervision Bureau."
"I've never heard of a fledgling eagle being able to fly farther under the protection of its wings."
Business mindset, wings, fledgling eagle...
Le Xiangwen frowned, pondering the conversation. After a moment, he slowly nodded, preparing to end the conversation.
"I understand. Let's ask Gu Nan..."
However, Shen Heng showed no sign of ending the conversation; he went straight to the point and said:
Why ask her opinion? Don't you know your daughter's personality? What, do you think asking her makes you seem more democratic?
Xiangwen's head, which was halfway turned, stopped abruptly and slowly turned back, meeting Shen Heng's gaze directly.
To be honest, the series of conversations just now had made him quite disgusted with the young man in front of him. If it weren't for the fact that he was from the Supervision Bureau, he would have called for his men to kick them out, but now...
The other person's words were still echoing in his ears. He slowly turned his head and looked towards Le Gu Nan.
Le Gu Nan was simply bowing his head, saying nothing and doing nothing, as if he didn't exist.
Le Xiangwen looked deeply at his daughter and suddenly felt a heaviness in his heart.
He slowly turned his head, nodded, and said:
"I understand what you mean. Here's what we'll do: let us think about it some more. I'll discuss it with Gu Nan in the next day or two and then give you an answer!"
Seeing this, Han Ling was about to say something when Wang Hai stopped her.
Wang Hai gave Le Xiangwen a deep look, then nodded and said:
"Okay, I understand!"
As he spoke, Wang Hai stood up from his seat and put down a document he was holding.
"Regardless of whether Le Gu Nan stays with our Linhai City Supervision Bureau in the end, we hope she will have a better future."
"This is a guess from a member of our team named Wei Leyang about the possible directions for developing her abilities. Le Gu Nan can try it out based on this information later."
"Then we'll take our leave!"
"Okay, thank you, take care!" Le Xiangwen replied casually.
Shen Heng glanced at the two people sitting down one last time, then stood up and followed the captain and Han Ling outside.
Just as he was about to step out the door, he paused slightly, turned his head, and said:
"By the way, actually, Le Gu Nan also has another option."
"With her abilities, she could easily apply to join the Research Department, where she could also contribute to humanity, and her position would likely be quite high, it's just that..."
Whether the future of this world will be good or bad is still unclear...
downstairs.
As soon as Han Ling got into the car, she couldn't help but turn her head excitedly to look at Shen Heng.
"Wow, Shen Heng, I didn't expect you to be so good at roasting people!"
"Arguing with someone?" Shen Heng was slightly taken aback.
"Yeah, just like that! All that rambling and rambling, I never thought you'd say something like that!" Han Ling said, somewhat agitated.
In her memory, Shen Heng was a person who was relatively introverted and rarely expressed his emotions directly, even when he had them.
Oh, this... Shen Heng suddenly realized:
"It's obvious that Le Gu Nan's father didn't think carefully about what we were saying. In this situation, normal communication won't work, so we have to find another way!"
Han Ling nodded excitedly, then, as if remembering something, said with some worry:
"But... is it really a good idea to let Gu Nan stay in our Linhai Supervision Bureau?"
Shen Heng replied, "Originally, I thought it wouldn't matter much whether she stayed at our Linhai Supervision Bureau or went to the Capital Supervision Bureau, but now I really think it would be better for her to stay!"
"Why?" Han Ling asked, somewhat puzzled.
Shen Heng turned his head slightly, his gaze following the car window to the buildings that were gradually receding into the distance.
"Because..."