Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

"The selection process is completely unfair!!!"

"Why should you decide who's capable?"

"And why are all the selected people scions of your big families and powerful forces? Why aren't there any martial artists or awakened individuals from our small places?"

"Exactly! You're pulling strings behind the scenes!"

"It's not just behind-the-scenes manipulation, it's suppression, deliberately sending us out to do useless things..."

"You have to give us an explanation!!!"

"The Central Realm Blazing Sun Sect was conquered by He Li, not by you. What right do you have to do this? If you don't give us an explanation, we will absolutely not let this go!!!"

"Yes, we will never give up..."

Outside the Special Bureau of Shanghai, a dense crowd of Awakened Ones and martial artists had gathered because of the Middle Realm Selection, and the leaders were none other than Yang Jian and Zhao Hu.

When Kong Xing walked out of the Special Bureau and saw the people leading the group, he vaguely guessed what was going on.

Behind him, Jie was also explaining in a low voice...

"Uncle Xing, those were the ones who led the trouble."

"They seem to know He Li very well."

"It seems that the other people also felt emboldened to join them in causing trouble because of this."

"So many people have arrived now..."

"What should we do?"

Faced with so many martial artists and awakened individuals, even the spoiled second-generation rich kid Kong Jie was a little flustered.

Kong Xing glanced at the flustered Kong Jie out of the corner of his eye and lowered his voice: "They're just a few resentful troublemakers, what's the panic? Even if the sky falls, your uncle will still hold it up!"

After saying that, he ignored Kong Jie.

He simply raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

Once the noise subsided slightly...

Kong Xingcai said coldly, "The selection of members to go to the Sun Sect in the Middle Realm was absolutely correct. Of course, I know you are very unwilling to be selected."

"I'm also helpless about this, but you first need to know what the real purpose of the selection is."

"You need to know who has been chosen..."

"They are to remain permanently in the Middle Realm."

"The Middle Realm is fraught with danger. Any deficiency in strength, ability, or temperament could affect everyone. Therefore, we must choose carefully..."

Yang Jian sneered as he finished speaking.

"Careful selection? Your careful selection means that none of us without connections were chosen?"

"You mean, everyone from our small town is a good-for-nothing with no ability, no talent, and no character? Only your family scions are the best?"

His words instantly ignited the anger of the crowd.

"Damn it, so what if they're from a powerful family?"

"Are family members superior to others?"

"Old man, you want to talk to us about morality? Which of us lowly martial artists and awakened individuals hasn't seen the darkness and survived countless dangers to get here?"

"What are those privileged kids and rich kids? They spend all their time living a life of debauchery and don't even dare to compare themselves to us!"

"That's right, if only we had their resources..."

"They don't deserve to be here!"

"Old man, stop talking nonsense. Do you dare to make all the selection criteria completely transparent and public? If you're so capable, then go ahead and make them public. I want to see what I'm lacking!"

"Don't you think we're useless?"

"Then make it public! If you don't... I'll show you what it means for a commoner to be enraged!!!"

The dense crowd looked like a powder keg.

Their remarks were filled with anger.

Kong Xing's eyes were cold.

Behind him, Kong Jie shrank back and asked timidly, "Uncle Xing... the situation seems to be getting worse. What if it really escalates into a large-scale conflict and we get held accountable by the higher-ups?"

"How about... we compromise? At least let those ringleaders be sent to the Middle Realm?"

"Anyway, they were the ones who started the trouble."

"We should make arrangements for them, that should be done..."

"Idiot!" Kong Xing hissed before he could finish his sentence.

Seeing Kong Jie's dissatisfaction, he explained helplessly, "We absolutely cannot compromise with them now, not to mention whether they will demand more after we compromise with those in charge..."

"What's more troublesome is that if we compromise with them, others will inevitably follow suit and cause trouble."

"Do you really intend to hold a public selection process?"

"Do you think you'll get elected?"

Kong Xing was somewhat disappointed in him.

"You youngsters, you didn't know how to work hard when you were in Kyoto, all you did was indulge in pleasure. Your little bit of strength was all forcibly built up by the resources given to you by your family."

"How can you compare to those who constantly risk their lives fighting monsters and criminals?"

"And these people..."

"They are the elite of the elite in small towns."

"If they weren't outstanding enough, the local special affairs bureau wouldn't have allowed them to come here to assist."

"What do you think of all you good-for-nothings..."

"Can we compare to them?"

Kong Jie felt both embarrassed and somewhat unconvinced upon hearing this.

However, he wasn't stupid. After listening to Kong Xing's words, he understood that compromise was absolutely out of the question, but he couldn't think of any other way to resolve the matter without compromise.

He could only ask in a low voice, "Then... Uncle Xing, how can we persuade them now?"

"Compromise is not an option either..."

"Persuade?" Kong Xing sneered.

"Persuading them is unlikely, and those people will no longer believe our claims of fairness."

"Then..." Kong Jie's heart skipped a beat.

Kong Xing squinted and said, "The resources of the Sun Sect in the Middle Realm are abundant, which can definitely allow you younger generations to make rapid progress in strength, and may even allow us to achieve immortality."

"After all, the Blazing Sun Sect still holds quite a few things related to cultivation that we can use."

"So these peasants absolutely cannot go."

"Otherwise, what if a second or third one comes along?"

"People from humble backgrounds deserve to serve us."

"Not convinced?" Kong Xing's face was full of murderous intent: "If they're not convinced, then we'll beat them until they are. Anyway, the higher-ups are all our own people, and we can use our power to suppress this matter."

"Who can possibly turn the tables now?"

"As for whether Kyoto City will hold them accountable for this?"

"Hmph, the law doesn't punish the masses. As long as a large number of forces are involved in this matter, Kyoto can't do anything to us."

Upon hearing this, Kong Jie's eyes lit up.

"Should I notify the others now?"

He asked, and Kong Xing curled his lip: "Wait for you to notify me? By the time you notify me, it will be too late; no need, I have already secretly had someone notify the other families and forces."

"After all, it involves personal interests."

"Those families and powerful factions won't be negligent either; they should have already sent people over by now..."

As they spoke, Kong Xing, Yang Jian, and the others all saw a dense mass of Xuanzhi Realm experts, some relying on supernatural powers and others wielding weapons, gathering around them from afar.

Seeing this, Kong Xing's lips curled up.

His cold gaze swept over Yang Jian and the others...

"The selection process is absolutely fair."

"We also have our reasons for not disclosing it."

"As members of the Great Xia Special Bureau, you should obey orders instead of causing trouble. Besides... what's wrong with assigning you to handle supernatural phenomena and cases?"

"Do you perhaps believe that only venturing into the Middle Realm constitutes a contribution to the Great Xia Dynasty?"

"You can't have that kind of thinking!"

"Whatever we do, it's all for the sake of Great Xia."

"If you insist on going to the Middle Realm, then I have to question your motives. After all, there are plenty of people who have sided with the Qi Refiners of the Middle Realm and wish to harm my Great Xia..."

Kong Xing immediately launched into criticism, and at the end, he didn't forget to accuse Yang Jian and his group of having ulterior motives.

He no longer cares about Yang Jian and his group causing trouble.

Anyway, all the powerful figures have already arrived.

Reckless behavior? That provides an excuse to clean up the mess.

Thinking of this, Long Xin smiled and was still hoping that Yang Jian and the others who were instigating the trouble would make their move soon, because that would give them a reason to kill these people.

"Hmph, as long as we deal with these troublemakers who are connected to He Li, the others won't be able to cause any more trouble."

Kong Xing's smug calculations.

However, he soon noticed something was wrong.

Many people on the other side were uneasy seeing the powerful figures surrounding them, but Yang Jian and Zhao Hu, the leaders, not only didn't panic but also had a mocking look on their faces.

This made Long Xin somewhat uneasy.

However, he couldn't understand what tricks these troublemakers from small towns had up their sleeves.

And just as he was pondering this matter...

Zhao Hu suddenly sneered, "Lord Kong, instead of trying to solve our problems and raise questions, you're only thinking about distorting the truth, labeling us, and getting rid of us?"

"Is this all you've got?"

"Tsk, it's so good to have power!"

"No wonder you powerful and wealthy people don't want us to gain too much benefit and climb too high..."

"After all, only if we remain forever mired in the mire can we be unable to threaten you high and mighty masters, right? Tsk tsk, you've got a really good plan."

"Unfortunately, you overlooked one thing..."

"What is it?" Kong Xing asked almost instinctively.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hu smiled somewhat sinisterly, and Yang Jian and the others couldn't help but laugh out loud as well.

Seeing this, Kong Xing became increasingly uneasy.

But before he could say anything...

A voice rang out...

It instantly stunned the entire audience!