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Chapter 520: Upright and Selfless (Subscription Request)

Seeing Lin Rui's dark face, the President's Chief of Staff hurriedly explained, "Sir Lin, these gifts are just some common specialties from our place, nothing particularly valuable.

Before we came here, we inquired about Lord Lin's character and know that he is an honest and upright official, impartial and selfless. How dare we offer you a bribe and taint your eyes with money and goods? We can only prepare some of our Federation's precious specialties as a token of our respect for you."

Lin Rui sneered when he heard that, and actually waved his sleeves and opened all the gift boxes from a distance with his true energy.

What the president's chief of staff said made sense, but he couldn't just believe it.

Some of the wealthy businessmen and high-ranking officials who visited his home before also spoke in high-sounding terms on the surface, but they hid various things in their gifts.

For example, hiding banknotes in books, mixing gold into rice and flour, etc., making it difficult to guard against.

These people are stupid. When doing business with East Asia, he can basically complete a trade in about 10 days, and the net profit of a trade is about to billion. How could they care about these bribes?

That will only dirty your hands and ruin your reputation, and you won't be able to stand up straight when facing these people in the future.

Besides, he just saw a group of reporters outside secretly filming, and some of them were particularly bold and even filmed him in the face.

Lin Rui wondered, isn't this a frame-up? What did Li Jianglong tell his chief of staff and his team? If he really accepted these things without hesitation, wouldn't he be ruined?
After a moment, Lin Rui's expression calmed down. He was half-believing and half-doubting: "Is this really a specialty from your place? It's decorated very exquisitely."

There were actually no banknotes or valuables in it.

Lin Rui secretly shook his head, wondering how James Brad became the President's Chief of Staff. It was lucky that this guy met him.

If it were someone else, they would definitely feel uncomfortable. These extraterritorial demons use these things to test cadres?

He is a man of clean hands and keeps himself incorruptible. He will not accept these valuables, but you cannot refuse to give them to him!

However, what surprised Lin Rui was that he actually found products from his own Ruifang Pharmaceutical Company in these gift boxes.

It was their company's latest skin care set, which included six items in total, including essence, lotion, cream, and mask, all packaged together in a very exquisite gift box. It was called the 'Ruifang Extreme Skin Care Limited Edition Set'.

The Chief of Staff smiled slightly and said, "Excuse me, sir. For ease of sale, most products in our area are packaged like this. Take, for example, the contents of these gift boxes. They're popular skincare products that can whiten and improve women's skin. Don't be fooled by their exquisite packaging; the most expensive set only costs 30000 federal coins, which is equivalent to 30 taels of magic silver."

In fact, these skin care product sets were suggested by Li Jianglong. He said that Lin Hao himself was ambitious and upright, so he might as well go the wife route and start with the women around Lin Hao.

The chief of staff didn't know whether this method would work, but he still asked his subordinates to pick out several popular skin care brands on the market and buy several sets as a state gift.

"Skin care products?" Ji Xueying's expression changed at this moment, and she raised her hand and grabbed the 'Ruifang Extreme Skin Care Limited Edition Set' in her hand.

She took out one of the 'Ruifang Whitening and Anti-Aging Essence' packaged in a pill bottle and sniffed it. Then, with a look of surprise, she said, "Master, this demonic skincare product is quite interesting. It seems to have incorporated the alchemy techniques of our Tianji world, as well as some of our medicines. It's quite different."

Lin Rui secretly gave Ji Xueying a thumbs up, thinking that Xiaoying had indeed improved. Although she was usually stubborn, her mind could be very flexible when it needed to be.

There is also Old Li - not Li Wei, the General of the Imperial Guard, but Li Jianglong, who is also a very good person.

On the surface, the federal delegation did not give any bribes, but in fact, all that should have been given had been paid.

His expression darkened slightly, and he shouted coldly, "How dare you! What kind of occasion is this? How dare you be so frivolous and disrespectful?"

The chief of staff was slightly delighted upon seeing this. He was even happier when he saw Ji Xueying holding the 'Ruifang Extreme Skin Care Limited Edition Set' with red eyes and biting her lower lip with a look of grievance.

"Why do you say that, sir? This isn't a formal negotiation, nor a diplomatic meeting. I'm asking for your advice privately. How can that be considered frivolous or disrespectful? I actually appreciate your genuine nature."

The president's chief of staff looked up again and said to Ji Xueying with a smile, "Ms. Ji, you have a keen eye. The name of this product is the 'Ruifang Extreme Skin Care Limited Edition Set'. It is a very popular skin care set among our women and has been very popular recently. It is said that these six skin care products are indeed combined with the alchemy techniques of Tianjixing. Whether it is skin care and whitening, or beauty and anti-aging, the effects are top-notch. If Ms. Ji is interested, you can try it. It is said that this product also has miraculous effects on dragon-transforming warriors. It can keep martial artists from the sixth to seventh realms forever young, almost preventing them from dying." In fact, the chief of staff didn't know what the effect was. He was just processing what the female secretary said and exaggerating.

Lin Rui frowned upon hearing this. He looked at Ji Xueying with a look of both doting and helplessness. Then he raised his hand and grabbed the remaining sets of the 'Ruifang Extreme Skincare Limited Edition Set' and handed them all to Ji Xueying beside him: "Since you like them, keep them."

Lin Rui's expression was solemn as he bowed to the Chief of Staff. "I will gladly accept this gift. I appreciate the kindness and respect shown by you and your country. However, I ask you to take back the rest. Our dynasty has its own rules and regulations, and I dare not overstep the boundaries."

Without waiting for his chief of staff's persuasion, he turned to look out the window, his voice tinged with curiosity. "Those people standing outside seem to be secretly filming? I've studied some of your technology, and your photographic equipment is quite impressive. Something the size of a fingernail can capture images of a large area."

"Shame on you!" The Chief of Staff smiled wryly. "Our President's decision to personally come to the Song Dynasty to negotiate peace is actually extremely controversial. To avoid being attacked by political opponents, the President has proactively invited reporters from more than a dozen influential media outlets to accompany him for oversight. You can think of these reporters as civilian censors. If Lord Lin is uncomfortable, I can ask them to leave."

"That's not necessary. There shouldn't be anything shameful about what you and I are talking about."

Lin Rui thought that it was a good thing that someone was watching him, so that he could avoid being accused of colluding with the devil and making private transactions.

Others might not have such concerns, but he is an alien traveler and an insider spy, so he is extra concerned.

Lin Rui also got a glimpse of the chief of staff's true intentions.

His expression became serious, and he got to the point: "Excuse me, Chief of Staff, what question do you want to ask me?"

After the chief of staff found out that Mr. Lin accepted the gift box of skin care products, his tone softened a bit and was no longer as cold and stiff as before.

He was secretly delighted, but his face turned serious. "What I want to ask is, how can we, the Earth Federation, dispel the thunderous wrath of your gods and make you withdraw your ultimatum?"

Lin Rui knew that the negotiations between the two sides would begin from this moment.

He smiled casually. "That's strange, Chief of Staff. The method for us to withdraw our ultimatum is actually described in the ultimatum. Why do you need to ask me for advice?"

"This is where we find ourselves in a dilemma," the President's Chief of Staff shook his head. "If we agree to all of the demands of the ultimatum, not only will our nation's constitution be destroyed, but our laws will also collapse. This is something our citizens cannot accept in any way.

Our President has personally led a delegation here to discuss with your country whether we can work out a win-win solution that will satisfy your divine will and allow us to give an explanation to our citizens."

"I see!" Lin Rui nodded slightly. He casually picked up the teapot next to him and poured a cup of tea for both of them.

"Then I would also like to ask the Chief of Staff: In your opinion, what are the most core interests of our Great Song Dynasty? Your bottom line that cannot be violated is the rule of law and national dignity. So what about our dynasty? What is the bottom line of our dynasty that cannot be violated? In addition—"

Lin Rui's voice paused, becoming even more stern. "I don't believe the Chief of Staff knew nothing about the Immortal Society's base and what they were doing there. I want to ask, in your Demonic Federation, is it legal for civilians to conduct bio-experiments? Can others enter your territory without your consent and use your people for research?"

Or is it that in your eyes, your law is the only law, your life is the only life, while the laws of the Great Song and the lives of the people of the Great Song are worthless? If your answer is 'yes', then there is nothing more to discuss. I will report to the God that you, the Heavenly Demons, are barbarians, not civilized people, and cannot be associated with!

The Chief of Staff was speechless. He stared at Lin Hao across from him, secretly admiring him. He thought to himself that Lin Hao was indeed a young hero who had climbed to this position in just one year. His words were polite and sharp, and he was not easy to deal with.

At the same time, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites Cao Xi stood outside and put away his hearing ability with satisfaction.

In fact, he was still somewhat worried about the 19-year-old Marquis of Zhenguo, so he stayed and listened to Lin Hao's words. If the Marquis of Zhenguo had any omissions, he could remedy them in time. Now he was completely relieved.

Although this Marquis Zhenguo is notoriously tough and conservative, and ruthless to the demons, he is not a brainless reckless man. His words are well-reasoned, upright and just, and beyond reproach.

　Sorry, I updated a little late today.

　　
　
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