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Chapter 82 You dare to make a move?!
Gu Yuan, who always followed Xie Xuzhi's 'democratic' approach, almost spat out blood when he saw Yun Ran directly threatening him.

Is it really appropriate for the boss to entrust such an important matter to a young girl who doesn't seem very reliable?

"How dare you! You little girl, what do you think this place is, some makeshift troupe?"

A middle-aged man who looked somewhat dignified slammed his hand on the table, clearly responding to Yun Ran's earlier actions of slamming the table and threatening everyone.

Yun Ran didn't recognize this person and had never seen him before, but judging from his attitude, he must be the person Xie Xuzhi needed her to stir up.

"I don't know if it's a makeshift operation or not, but you must know the principle that the most capable should be in charge, right?"

Perhaps those words really hit a nerve with him.

Xiahou Jing's eyes were like torches, as if he wanted to pierce Yun Ran, this ill-mannered little girl, to death with his gaze.

He took out his magical artifact and went straight for Yun Ran's little paper figure, determined to teach Yun Ran, who he considered extremely presumptuous, a lesson.

"Damn it, why are you resorting to violence so easily? Don't you have any martial ethics?!"

Many people who were initially just observing changed their expressions immediately when they saw Xiahou Jing take action.

Yunran is young and doesn't know any better, so they, as her seniors, can scold and teach her a lesson.

But for Xiahou Jing to attack a junior right in front of them was beneath him, and it also made them look bad!

Several people spoke up at the same time to stop him: "Xiahou Jing, stop right now!"

Unfortunately, neither Xiahou Jing nor Yun Ran appreciated their good intentions.

Yun Ran directly commanded the little paper figure, "Go, show him what's what, don't think that just because he's old he can do whatever he wants!"

Xiahou Jing's magical artifact was quickly surrounded by Yun Ran's paper dolls. After being struck by the electric sparks on the paper dolls, the artifact trembled violently in mid-air.

Seeing that things were going badly, Xiahou Jing tried to retrieve his magical artifact, only to find that he could no longer recall it.

With a clang, the magical artifact lost its light and fell to the ground, looking like nothing more than a piece of scrap metal.

Xiahou Jing's face turned pale, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. He looked quite miserable.

His gaze fell with some fear as he looked at the small paper figures floating in mid-air in the conference room.

Even though they had no expression, Xiahou Jing could still sense their disdain.

It seems to be saying: Is that all? You even have the nerve to offer a hand!
Gu Yuan watched as Yun Ran destroyed Xiahou Jing's magical artifact, and his eyelids began to twitch uncontrollably.

He knew this girl was a bit reckless; she had dared to swim from Longxintan to Huangding Club back then, but he hadn't expected her to be this reckless.

Destroying Xiahou Jing's magical artifact in front of so many powerful figures from the Special Administration Bureau is like stirring up a hornet's nest!

Just thinking about those unreasonable old men in the Xiahou family made Gu Yuan feel pain all over his body.

"How dare you touch the Xiahou family! Do you have a death wish?!"

Those who had previously opposed Yun Ran joining the special investigation team now seemed to have found some leverage and began to attack her.

Of course, there must have been a motive involved in currying favor with the Xiahou family.

Looking at the faces of these people, Yun Ran probably guessed what was going on.

This must be the factional conflict within the Special Administration Bureau. The Xiahou family, likely a prominent Xuanmen family, occupies a very important position. Although Xie Xuzhi controls the real power within the Special Administration Bureau, he is not a member of the Xuanmen and needs to rely on these people.

In addition, his health was poor, and over time, some Taoist families began to become arrogant and even wanted to establish their own independent factions.

This is the situation that those in power dislike the most. Therefore, with such a powerful pawn as her, Xie Xuzhi really doesn't hold back at all when using her.

Now that she knew her role, Yunran felt increasingly that her collaboration with Xie Xuzhi had been a huge rip-off.

"Heh, you can't beat them in skill, so now you're trying to bully them with numbers?"

As she spoke, Yun Ran took out her strange peach wood sword. She had never been afraid of fighting with people!

Gu Yuan couldn't stand by and watch Yun Ran destroy this place, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Wait, if you want to fight, find another place. You can't destroy this place."

This place is twenty stories underground. If it's destroyed, we'll all be buried alive.

Everyone:...

No, aren't you focusing on the wrong thing? Shouldn't you be advising them that since they're all on your own side, they shouldn't take action?

Xiahou Jing had lost face and was eager to get it back, but Gu Yuan spoke up, and he didn't dare to confront Gu Yuan directly.

Everyone knows that Gu Yuan is Xie Xuzhi's confidant, and most of the time, his words are practically equivalent to Xie Xuzhi's meaning.

The Xiahou family did indeed have their own agenda and had managed to climb up to other powerful backers.

But as long as Xie Xuzhi hasn't fallen, they don't dare to make it too obvious.

Just as Xiahou Jing was about to back down, Yun Ran was now playing the role of the troublemaker. Although she felt she was at a disadvantage, she still kept her word.

Determined to make Xie Xuzhi see that she had stirred up trouble, she immediately said in a sarcastic tone, "A piece of trash is a piece of trash. You can't even beat my little paper doll, yet you want to fight me? Save your breath."

"If people like you can get into the special investigation team, why can't I? Oh my, are you afraid I'll beat you up because you know you're incompetent?"

Gu Yuan: ...

Although he wasn't directly involved, to be honest, he felt like cursing when he heard those words. Yun Ran's words were truly infuriating!
Xiahou Jing was really at a loss for words. If he continued to strongly object, people who didn't know the situation might be misled by Yun Ran's words and think that he was afraid of her.

Furthermore, Gu Yuan will tell Xie Xuzhi everything that happened today.

At that time, Xie Xuzhi will definitely use this as leverage to cause trouble for the Xiahou family.

Taking a deep breath, Xiahou Jing could only suppress his discomfort and repeatedly tell himself that he couldn't let a small thing cause him to lose a big one.

"Fine, I agree. I want to see if you're really as capable as you claim!"

Since Xiahou Jing had already agreed, the others naturally didn't want to be seen as inferior to the younger generation, so they had no choice but to accept the accusation of suppressing the younger generation's reputation.

Gu Yuan began counting the votes in favor. Hmm, it passed by all.

"This result was achieved based on the principles of fairness, impartiality, and transparency. The proposal is approved!"

Yunran: ...

So this is what Xie Xuzhi meant by democracy.

(End of this chapter)