Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Outside the First Research Institute.
The three of them had just walked out.
One of the ordinary-looking, short-haired middle-aged men slowed down and said disapprovingly to the hook-nosed old man, âOld Lei, wasnât your attitude too impulsive just now? Weâre here to discuss with her, not to force her to do as we ask. Now that weâve fallen out, itâs not good for us to go back and report!â
In a fit of anger, Hooked Nose stopped and looked at him sharply. âWhat do you mean? You saw how she treated us. She showed us no respect.â n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The middle-aged man was speechless. Wasnât it you who provoked her first?
Leonard did not care about his previous attitude. He only cared about Qiao Nianâs attitude. He snorted and said, âShe clearly doesnât take us seriously. Our Privy Council doesnât have to beg her!â
The ordinary-looking middle-aged man could not argue with him. He massaged his temples and said helplessly, âElder Lei, donât forget what the Privy Councilâs consensus is for this recruitmentâ¦â
The Privy Council had asked them to help Qiao Nian with the pre-procedures, not to make her give up on the Privy Council.
This was not the purpose of their special trip.
âIâve seen her information.â The middle-aged man continued, âSheâs a malleable talent and is very suitable to enter the Privy Council. We need to nurture fresh blood.â
Hooked Nose said unhappily, âThe Privy Council never accepts Easterners. Iâve already made a concession and asked her to change her citizenship to that of the independent continent. This request is not difficult to fulfill, but she rejected it without hesitation and even threw the application form into the trash canâ¦â This was intolerable!
âWhat Old Xue means isâ¦â The middle-aged man was not on his side, so he dared to argue with him about this matter.
As soon as the middle-aged man mentioned Old Xue, the leader of the conservatives, Hooked Noseâs eyes darkened and he said with a gloomy expression, âDonât talk about him. If youâre not satisfied, discuss it with her yourself. Iâm not serving you anymore!
âIn short, I wonât allow a person from Country Z to enter the Privy Council, even if she has the direct bloodline of the Ji family flowing through her veins.
âl didnât know she would insist on not changing her nationality to that of the independent continent. Now that things have developed to this point, Iâll discuss it with the elders again. If she doesnât want to enter the Privy Council, the Privy Council might not want her anymore!â
With that, he stormed out.
The middle-aged man could only follow a step behind him. He hurriedly called the leader of his faction, Old Xue, and reported the situation to him.
Leonard and the others returned to the hotel and were about to take the elevator up.
Suddenly, a voice stopped them.
âAre you Elder Lei?â
Leonard turned around and saw a young woman walking towards him. She had bright eyes and white teeth and looked very polite.
He narrowed his eyes and asked the person beside him, âWho is she?â
This time, there were a total of three people from the Privy Council. One belonged to the conservative faction, one belonged to Leonardâs radical faction, and the other belonged to the neutral faction.
Compared to the other two factions, the neutral faction did not offend either faction.
Although it did not look particularly outstanding, it was still a considerable force in the Privy Council.
That person looked at Ji Ziyin walking over and said with an unchanged expression, âl think itâs that⦠Miss Ji recommended by the Empress?â