Lin Chen was taken aback and asked, "Where are they?"

Wu Shitong smiled, pointed at the private room next to them, and used sign language to gesture to the others, "Eavesdropping in the next room."

"They're eavesdropping?" Lin Chen asked, the corners of his mouth curling up into a faint smile, lifting his voice.

"Idiot, with your voice so loud they've already heard," Wu Shitong said, irritated.

"Haha, no worries, I can invite them over," Lin Chen said with a light smile, clapping his hands.

At that moment, the door opened and two men in black suits and glasses walked in.

Upon seeing Lin Chen, both men greeted him with respect, "Master!"

"What? They are your people?"

Wu Shitong was instantly taken aback.

Lin Chen shook his head, "They are not my people, they've just been hypnotized by me."

Although he had a good relationship with Wu Shitong, Zhang Yu, and Xu Ye, Lin Chen naturally wouldn't reveal all his cards. Thus, he referred to the Soul Capturing Technique as hypnotism.

"Who sent you?" Lin Chen asked coldly.

"We were sent by the Xu family," the two men initially struggled to speak but quickly confessed.

"Who else did the Xu family send this time?" continued Lin Chen.

"Two elders, young master Xu Shaobai, and twenty Innate Realm experts," one of the men in black said.

Wow, what a formidable entourage.

Lin Chen and the others were taken by surprise upon hearing the black-clad man's confession.

It seemed that the Xu family was indeed willing to make a hefty investment for this relic.

A sly smile crossed Lin Chen's lips as he continued, "When you go back, just report to Xu Shaobai as I've told you."

After hearing what Lin Chen instructed those two men in black, Zhang Yu and the others burst into laughter, "Lin Chen, you're too wicked, to actually trick Xu Shaobai like that."

Lin Chen smiled faintly, "All's fair in war! They like to keep an eye on us, right? Then I'll give them a big piece of 'intelligence'."

While the four of them were discussing the details of entering the relic, suddenly both Lin Chen's and Wu Shitong's phones rang again.

"Another meeting? You've got to be kidding me," Lin Chen grumbled.

The previous meeting had just ended less than an hour ago, and now they were to immediately convene again; it's said that officialdom loves meetings, and now Lin Chen was truly experiencing it.

The two returned to the Bureau 118 base, where the meeting room was already full of people by then.

Everyone was busily discussing, wondering why they had been summoned again so soon.

Just then, the door opened abruptly, and Wang Chao walked in with a dark expression, but behind him followed a young and beautiful girl.

This girl was exceptionally pretty, with an oval face and willow leaf eyebrows, her looks not even inferior to the Xiao sisters. The only difference was her cold, icy demeanor, akin to that of an ice queen, exuding a chilling coldness that was heart-stirring.

To everyone's surprise, Wang Chao didn't take the main seat this time but sat to the side, and the girl, on the other hand, took the position of the Bureau Chief in the middle.

Damn, looks like a change of power is imminent!

Witnessing this scene, many began whispering to each other in hushed tones.

The girl then suddenly spoke, "The meeting is now in session. My name is Xie Wanling, the newly appointed Bureau Chief of Bureau 118. I hope everyone will support my work from now on."

Boom!

Everyone was flabbergasted by the news. Wang Chao had been the Bureau Chief for over ten years and held great prestige within Bureau 118, only to be replaced by a youngster. What were the upper echelons plotting?

At this moment, Wang Chao also smiled and said, "Everyone, don't be surprised. I am still the Deputy Director of the 118 Bureau. I'll say the ugly part upfront, if anyone disobeys Director Xie's orders, then don't blame me for not showing any old loyalty."

"Director Wang, we have been working on this project for over a decade. Wouldn't changing commanders at the last minute affect the final outcome?" One of Wang Chao's old subordinates said.

This individual was named Wang Gang, a distant relative of Wang Chao, and his speaking up at this time was undoubtedly pre-arranged by Wang Chao, intending to intimidate Xie Wanling.

All eyes were now on the newly appointed director.

Xie Wanying's gaze turned icy as she stared at Wang Gang, "You do not accept me as director?"

Under that sharp look, Wang Gang shivered but still managed to suppress the fear in his heart and gritted his teeth, "Why should I obey you, a little fresh graduate with no experience?"

"Bang!" Suddenly, a slap appeared out of nowhere, striking Wang Gang's face heavily.

Wang Gang's body was flung backward, the sudden slap sending him sprawling on the ground, face first.

"It's fine not to accept me, but whoever can defeat me, I will hand over the position of director to them," Xie Wanying said coldly, sweeping her gaze over everyone.

"Damn, how arrogant, how domineering."

The scene that had just unfolded had everyone's mouths hanging open in shock. After all, Xie Wanying was sitting at the head of the table, and Wang Gang was in the back row; they were four or five meters apart.

Space ability!

The slap that appeared out of nowhere was simply too astonishing, and this newly appointed director actually possessed the space ability, which ranked in the top ten among special abilities. It seemed that this new director was indeed not to be trifled with.

In particular, in the face of the new director's powerful aura, everyone fell silent.

"Does anyone else want my position?" Xie Wanying asked coldly, her gaze sweeping across everyone.

Everyone wanted to be the director, but challenging such a monster was ludicrous.

Seeing that no one in the conference room spoke up, Xie Wanying continued with the second topic on a cold note, "Regarding the position of team leader for this operation, who is Lin Chen?"

The conference room was silent; no one spoke a word.

All eyes fell on Lin Chen, who was sitting at the very back of the conference room, leaning back in his chair and snoring away.

He had been exhausted after a night-long intense encounter with Xiao Zixuan last night, so much so that he'd fallen asleep as soon as he entered the meeting room.

Was this guy here to clown around? Last meeting he played Fight the Landlord, this time he slept through the meeting.

However, this time the meeting was chaired not by Wang Chao, but by the ice queen Xie Wanying. This guy was doomed.

Xie Wanying followed everyone's gaze, looking at Lin Chen who was soundly asleep, snorting bubbles.

In an instant, Xie Wanying's gaze turned icy cold. She was the instructor of Huaxia's most elite special forces unit with supernatural abilities, where discipline was something she valued highly.

This guy had the audacity to sleep during a meeting she was hosting, which was absolutely an affront to her.

"Courting death!"

Xie Wanying's eyes flashed coldly as she suddenly launched a powerful punch.

A ripple appeared in the air next to Lin Chen, and a pink fist materialized out of nowhere, aiming straight for Lin Chen's cheek.

Seeing Xie Wanying make her move, everyone showed a thinly veiled smile of mockery.

The slap from before had already demonstrated the woman's formidable offensive power, and now, with this punch, Xie Wanying had put her full strength into it.

"This kid's done for."

"After taking this punch, he'll probably lose his teeth!"

However, just as the fist was about to smash into Lin Chen's face, his hand suddenly reached out and grasped the pink fist.

"Stop messing around!" a voice that made everyone in the meeting room burst into a mix of laughter and disbelief rang out.