The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 303: I'll have to ask for a raise when I get back!
Duan Shouyuan immediately recalled Yun Ran's eyes from before; she was clearly smiling, but there wasn't a trace of emotion in them.

She frowned slightly, the hope on her face turning into resentment and bitterness, which finally dissipated little by little.

Seeing Duan Shouyuan's expression, the others knew that he was getting stuck on a rut again, and could only swallow their more blunt words.

He then brought up another topic: "Minister, it seems our cooperation with the Murong family is not going to work out. Should we inform the people in Kyoto in advance?"
"Let's talk this out now, it's better than being blamed by the Murong family and losing face..."

The anger that Duan Shouyuan had been holding in for so long seemed to dissipate along with his resentment, and he looked quite listless.

He waved his hand and said, "You guys go and handle it."

The remaining three looked at the minister, who seemed to have aged several years in an instant, and felt a pang of sadness, but they also knew that saying anything now would be futile.

"Okay, then Minister, please take a rest."

Duan Shouyuan nodded, and remained motionless for a long time after the others had left. No one knew what he was thinking.

Murong Fei's people weren't idle either; they were keeping a close eye on the movements of the Special Administration Bureau personnel.

At this moment, Murong Fei's eyes were sharp, and he exuded a strong sense of oppression: "You mean, they returned empty-handed?"

The assistant didn't dare to breathe loudly, afraid of offending the professor.

"Yes, it is."

Murong Fei was playing with a pair of antique walnuts that had developed a patina in his hands; they were clearly his prized possessions.

Upon hearing his assistant's reply, he quickened his movements while turning the walnuts, but suddenly exerted force, and a "crack" sound rang out.

The assistant's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the professor was really angry, even destroying his beloved possession.

Only those close to them know how terrifying Professor Murong can be when he gets angry; it's like a storm.

The times have changed. If it were ancient times, given Professor Murong's current level of anger, it would take at least several thousand deaths to quell his rage.

Now, many businesses are likely to suffer, and as for how many people will lose their jobs to support their families, he can't guess.

"Have you found out where that blond girl came from?"

The Murong family's information channels are naturally not to be underestimated.

"Her name is Yun Ran. She is the third young lady of the Yun family in Haicheng. She is the burden brought by the current eldest wife of the Yun family."

As he spoke, the assistant carefully glanced at Murong Fei's expression out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that there was no change on Murong Fei's face, he cautiously continued.

"She is now also a staff member of the Haicheng branch of the Special Administration Bureau, and her status is that of a specially appointed specialist, which is a temporary worker."

The higher-ups at the Haicheng branch were purged by the Xie family's collateral branches, and there are no people on our side left. So, we can only find some superficial information.

Information about Yunran's mentorship and related missions is all encrypted, and no specific details can be found..."

The assistant was also feeling guilty. He couldn't find much information about Yun Ran, so he could only reveal the bits and pieces of information about her.

But before he could finish speaking, Murong Fei interrupted him.

"The Yun family of Haicheng? Ha, they're not even a second-rate family. How dare a burden like that meddle in the affairs of a noble family!"
"She doesn't even know how to spell 'death,' isn't she the one who caused so much trouble for the Kyoto aristocratic families last time?"

Murong Fei tossed away the crumbs of the antique walnut in her hand and wiped her hands with a handkerchief. Then she sneered, "You ignorant brat, do you really think that just because you've climbed up to a branch of the Xie family, you're qualified to challenge the aristocratic families of the capital!"

The assistant was still waiting, ready to follow Murong Fei's instructions to teach the Yun family of Haicheng a lesson.

In the past, when such a situation occurred, the professor would laugh and destroy the foundation of the person who offended him.

The Xie family is behind Yun Ran right now, so they can't be touched for the time being, but dealing with the Yun family will be a piece of cake.

If the Murong family wanted to take action against a small, powerful family, even the Xie family wouldn't risk a falling out with the Murong family over such a trivial matter.

But after waiting for a while, the assistant still didn't receive any instructions. He became puzzled and subtly started thinking.

If you don't look closely, you won't see the changes in his head; this is a skill he has honed over many years—the ability to read between the lines.

"Okay, you go down first!"

Out of the corner of his eye, the assistant could only see Murong Fei's repeated sneers.

But he dared not ask anything and respectfully withdrew from the tent.

Before leaving, he looked back, still puzzled. The professor was clearly not a tolerant or magnanimous person, so why didn't he intervene this time?
That night, both the people from the Special Administration Bureau and the people from the Murong family were unusually quiet, showing absolutely no signs of causing trouble.

Yunran lay on the makeshift bed, scrolling through videos, looking incredibly energetic.

Seven or eight small paper figures hovered around her, giving Yunran a back massage and shoulder rub, which she thoroughly enjoyed.

The ginseng fruit looked so tempting, but unfortunately, his current body was newly created for him by the host, and he was very comfortable, so he didn't need a massage at all.

"Host, those guys are holding back now, are they brewing some big move, just waiting to deal with us?"

The ginseng fruit now sees everything as a conspiracy theory; anyone who wants to oppose its host is a bad person, and it dislikes everyone.

"We'll deal with whatever comes our way, what's there to be afraid of? I'm just playing the role of a troublemaker right now anyway."

Even if they knew who ordered me to cause trouble, would they dare to break off relations?

You're not human, so you don't understand. Humans are the species most adept at weighing pros and cons.

Sometimes, people would never be willing to talk about things that can be done secretly.

If you do something in private, everyone knows it but doesn't say it out loud. Even if you suffer a big setback, as long as it's not publicized, it's not considered shameful.

But if we bring it up explicitly, then we must provide evidence; otherwise, it's blatant slander, and the consequences won't be something that can be easily dismissed.

The ginseng fruit immediately understood and grinned: "What the host means is that they dare not and cannot expose the matter, so they can only keep it to themselves."

Yunran poked the ginseng fruit's chubby cheeks again, and to be honest, they felt really good.

"Of course, otherwise, why do you think Xie Xuzhi would send me here? If you ask me, these people are really unlucky to have gone against that treacherous Xie Xuzhi."

The key point is that Xie Xuzhi is particularly adept at using me, this troublemaker, to achieve his ultimate goal; he's really struck gold.

I'm so capable! I'll have to ask for a raise!