I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 717. Remaining Echoes (Part 714)

After hearing Kong Lu's order, although Nie Chengyu was somewhat reluctant, he did not dare to express his dissatisfaction directly like Yingzi did. This was not only because there was actually a gap in status between him and Kong Lu.

What is more important is the difference in identity between him and Shadow. As a politician, Nie Chengyu has almost made it his instinct not to offend anyone else.

To be honest, he was not really afraid of Kong Lu.

Just as Kong Lu knew very well that Shadow couldn't do anything to him, Kong Lu couldn't do anything to Nie Chengyu.

Although it is difficult to see, the Federation should actually be the most fair organization in the world. The promotion of any politician within the Federation is almost entirely based on performance, and in theory they cannot harm each other.

This organization has an extremely complex and precise algorithm that can put capable people in the right positions. However, although this algorithm is constantly iterating and changing, there are still things that change faster than them.

That's people.

Even if it did perfectly allocate positions by ability, anyone with similar abilities who joined the Federation would reach the same position a few years later - this is mainly determined by information.

But the problem is that these people may not necessarily have the idea of ​​joining the Federation. Secondly, Nie Chengyu is very clear that if he had not been born in the Nie family, he would not have the ability he has today.

It is not difficult to understand why his parents would train him in this way. In the beginning, the elders of the Nie family did not intend to develop a common interest group.

The earliest founder of the Nie family simply loved his child and hoped that he could live a better life.

But logically, this will inevitably lead to the formation of interest groups around them within the federation, and such groups will continue to proliferate and expand, and will eventually have a certain inevitable influence.

This is the inevitable result of the combination of mathematics and human nature, and the latter is more accurate...

It is the parental love engraved in human genes.

This is also one of the few "internal aggregation" factors that has not been eliminated by the Federation, and it is why almost all federal interest groups appear in the form of families.

There have been people in history who are extremely ambitious, capable, cold-blooded and cruel, and have tried to form interest groups around themselves in other forms, but they have not succeeded.

Because the Federation directly killed "him".

It seems that only the family form is acceptable to the Federation. Perhaps the cost of preventing them from forming families is higher than the harm these families themselves do to the Federation, so it allows them to do so.

This is also the reason why Nie Chengyu doesn't like to cause trouble, as it will make the elders in his family angry.

"Ma En came to see us again." Nie Chengyu said inertia, "He asked us if there was any progress on the deal we discussed last time. Just as we thought, he really wanted the anti-psychic medicine."

There was no expression on Shadow's face, but he was slightly surprised in his heart.

According to Tang Xueluan's "confession", Ma En should have given up the deal. Is there some other conspiracy hidden here, or was she wrong in her judgment of Ma En?

Rationally speaking, the answer should be the latter, but Shadow is somewhat reluctant to accept this answer.

This was not just Tang Xueluan's opinion, he himself also thought so, and it was somewhat inconsistent with his speculation about Alice's attack, although he did not tell the Federation...

But deep down in his heart, he always felt that Maan had received the anti-psychic medicine.

This incident seemed to imply that his inference was wrong.

"So why did you ask me to come here?" Shadow didn't reveal any of his thoughts. "Don't you want to cooperate with him to control the gods of the Southern Federation? Wouldn't it be better to just agree?"

Kong Lu smiled:

"I wish it were that simple."

Nie Chengyu explained:

"That's the problem. The Federation is not going to cooperate with Marn anymore."

Shadow didn't think this was a problem:

"Then make some other requests to him. I don't think he has to help us control the Southern Federation, but this Camarilla should have something the Federation wants, and the mind-reversing potion is not particularly precious..." His logic is very reasonable.

But what happened didn’t make sense.

Kong Lu showed a playful look, and Nie Chengyu immediately explained:

"That's the problem. I'm afraid we have to find a way to reject him. A person with special abilities approached the Federation and proposed the idea of ​​cooperating with us to control the gods. He also told us a few things.

“First of all, the reason why Maen was able to defeat the Sun God was not entirely due to the Camarilla. He was able to win to a large extent because of the help provided by this mysterious person, who also sealed the Sun God.

“That is to say, if he doesn’t continue to help, Maen will no longer have the ability to fight against the gods, and this mysterious person also declared that he would no longer provide any help to Maen.

"Because he was deceived by Ma En, who acted as our middleman."

Nie Chengyu had already told him these things in private, but Yingzi never felt that this was a reason to refuse the deal with Ma En.

Nie Chengyu continued:

"The more serious problem is that he is very angry about Marn's behavior and therefore hopes that we will no longer cooperate with him. Just for this, he is willing to provide us with help in controlling the gods at a very low reward.

"The Federation agreed."

Shadow closed his eyes slightly, then said with a sigh:

"I don't think it's a wise decision."

Kong Lu asked with a playful smile:

"Why? Because you have a personal relationship with Maan? We noticed that you were a little strange in handling matters related to him? Can you explain it a little bit?"

Shadow finally revealed a look of contempt:

"Because I'm much smarter than you idiots, some of my actions may seem to you like being too friendly to Marne, but in my eyes it's just due caution.

"Not everyone can be provoked in the way you just did. If you had said those words to that guy Ma En, you might have died 'accidentally' in a few months."

Hearing his smile, Kong Lu smiled even more happily:

"Then I'm glad I didn't do that."

Shadow narrowed his eyes and said:

"You should seek my advice before making a decision, or at least ask Nie Chengyu, who is in charge of Ma En's affairs, for advice, instead of coming to me after making a decision."

Kong Lu smiled and said:

"Don't worry about the Federation's decision. You speak so seriously, as if letting Marne know that what we are doing would lead to some bad consequences."

Shadow said with a cold face:

"I sensed his urgency, and I have no doubt that he would take risks for this. You may think that no one dares to offend the Federation, but I don't see any respect in his eyes.

"Anyway, it's not me who will be held responsible then."

Kong Lu's smile almost reached his ears:

"Really? Since this matter is so troublesome, let's leave it to you and Nie Chengyu, the two Ma En experts. We have made a decision. If Ma En is really angry because of our refusal.

"Then you and Nie Chengyu should think of a way to deceive him, coax him, or do something else, as long as you don't reveal the real reason why we rejected him and calm down the possible danger.

"This is the order given to you by the Federation."

(End of this chapter)