Chapter 315: What Does Chi Bo Energy Amount To?
"Isn't that Manager Han and Secretary Liu from Chi Bo Energy?"
"That's right, I've heard Chi Bo Energy is quite unique, with its board dominated by the Han family."
"This Manager Han is quite shrewd, he's the second son of Mr. Han, named Han Mingchuan... It seems the councilman position has been decided..."
Murmurs sounded below the Federation Building as a middle-aged man, surrounded by several security personnel, still held a white handkerchief covering his mouth and nose while the secretary with gold-rimmed glasses walked through the glass doors.
Chen Feng recognized this person from a brief eye contact over the Martial Arts Hall.
He watched as they quickly walked into the lobby and took the councilman-only elevator to the top floor.
He squinted his eyes and then looked at Li Hai and others who also had frowns.
"Let's go."
Without much inflection, the group snapped out of it, nodding repeatedly and following along.
"He seems like someone difficult to get along with."
Li Hai whispered, and someone beside him agreed.
"I heard Chi Bo Energy recently hinted on the black market that one of their items was stolen and is offering a lot of money for its return."
"It seems they also had some conflict with Jade Biotechnology, but it was eventually resolved through the intervention of the Blue Dome Group."
As they spoke, someone glanced at Chen Feng.
Expressionless, Chen Feng didn't respond, but in his heart, he could roughly guess the situation.
Lin Hao later told him that Xu Heng initially wanted to collaborate with Chi Bo Energy, trading a new type of energy device to them.
Due to his own appearance, the deal was forced to halt, and Chi Bo Energy directed their suspicions towards Lin Hao, sending people to Jade Biotechnology in Yun Gang, and Tianhao Security was secretly investigated as well.
Eventually, the matter was left unresolved, but it likely wasn't very harmonious.
Ding!
The elevator's chime sounded, and the group arrived at the top of the Union Building.
Complete Transformed People and Mechanical Martial guarded the corridors, some were personal security for other councilmen, some were the association's security.
The red-painted wooden door of the conference room was already open, with sunlight streaming through the windows, revealing many silhouettes within.
The seats on each side of the oval wooden table were mostly filled; Chen Feng saw Zhang Songta waving and smiling at him.
"Councilman Chen."
"Director Zhang."
Nodding in response, he sat next to him in the front row.
As he looked around, his gaze fixed on the seat formerly belonging to Xu Heng, where someone else was already seated.
The white handkerchief had been put away; the person in a dark suit sat calmly and indifferently, with the slim secretary with gold-rimmed glasses standing behind.
As if sensing something, their eyes met.
Both remained calmly indifferent, until footsteps interrupted the focus and chatter around them.
"Everyone's quite early."
Chu Shihong appeared, draped in a black wool coat with neatly combed gray-white hair and a flushed complexion.
As he took the main seat, the atmosphere in the conference room instantly quieted.
"The reason for today's meeting is mainly about two things."
"First, to welcome our new councilman, Han Mingchuan of Chi Bo Energy, Mr. Han."
As he spoke, he applauded to welcome him.
Everyone looked over, and although they had speculated before, knowing Chi Bo Energy might replace Xu Heng's position,
considering the background as a super giant enterprise, they were somewhat surprised.
"Councilman Han, care to say a few words?"
Chu Shihong prompted, seemingly with a smile, but Chen Feng sensed that his hidden emotions were very calm.
"No need, Mr. Chu."
However, with a gentle shake of his head,
Han Mingchuan remained unmoved, even looking around at everyone, and said blandly, "In future meetings, Secretary Liu will attend on my behalf."
"I think it's enough for him to get to know everyone."
As he finished speaking, the atmosphere became subtle.
Chu Shihong's smile faded, and everyone frowned slightly.
Then, they saw the secretary behind him adjusting his gold frame glasses and introducing himself with a smile.
People from super giant enterprises certainly had the qualification to stay behind the scenes and support puppet councilmen.
But such blatant, self-exalting behavior was something they'd seen for the first time.
"So this is Chi Bo Energy..."
Many had similar thoughts but said nothing.
They all understood the weight of a super giant enterprise, so nobody wanted to offend them.
Finally, when the secretary with gold-rimmed glasses finished speaking, Chu Shihong quickly took over the meeting pace, moving on to the next topic.
"The second reason for today's council meeting, mainly concerns new city construction."
His aged voice was inwardly solemn, causing everyone to sit up, suppressing distractions to listen intently.
"The General Association has confirmed the latest situation, that the Radiant Secret Realm will begin its once-every-40-years grand migration, and our Nanjiang City is an important node direction for this migration, meaning we could very well become the new Radiant City."
"To prevent unforeseen events, we will set up defensive measures in the High Wall District, construct Star Ring Stations, and build secret realm passages.
"Because of the extensive implications, the think tank has drafted an external publicity plan, and a press conference will be held later to inform the public of some of the truth to eliminate panic."
With a calm tone, Chu Shihong no longer concealed the migration matter of the secret realm.
Chen Feng glanced around; many council members had already heard some whispers beforehand, but still, a few were repeatedly startled, clearly possessing inferior news channels.
"Concerning the promotional plan, it is as follows, explaining through the introduction of technological advancements and the migration of high-tech city districts..."
"The focus is on defensive measures; here, I must remind everyone of one thing."
With a serious expression, Chu Shihong looked around the room.
"The Radiant Secret Realm is the most deeply developed and earliest discovered secret realm on Earth Star."