Damn it, something's wrong with the gacha I got.

After saying that, Mingxi handed the folder to Chen Bai.

Chen Bai took it and looked inside, finding two documents.

The first document is the pier lease agreement. The company won the bid for the Jinren Lane Pier through public bidding based on its financial strength, and then transferred it to the Jinren Chamber of Commerce. This contract can prove the legitimate right to enter the Chamber of Commerce to operate the pier.

The second document contains confessions and chat logs of Ah Feng's collusion with Scott, which provide evidence that he accepted benefits from the company and sabotaged the docks.

"Oh? Miss Mingxi, is there still one document missing?"

Chen Bai noticed something was wrong.

"You noticed, it's actually the rent document for Jinren Lane. Because the revenue statistics for today haven't come out yet, I need to wait until the next day to print it out."

Mingxi replied.

"I see. Then we should have victory in our grasp tomorrow."

Chen Bai nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"Hmm, these documents should be enough."

"If we don't have enough documents, we'll just take matters into our own hands."

Mingxi: "......"

“Ahem, Mr. Chen Bai, this is a business negotiation, and we do not advocate resolving this through violence.” Mingxi coughed.

"Just kidding, don't take it so seriously."

......

On the third day, the atmosphere was subtle on a temporarily cleared open space next to the Golden Man Lane pier.

In the center of the venue, there was only one long table, clearly dividing the two sides.

On the left was the Chamber of Commerce representative led by Mingxi, with Chen Bai, Su Chang, Xing, Qiong, and San Yueqi standing behind them, forming a rather large group.

On the right, Scott stood alone, his professional smile appearing somewhat stiff as the plenipotentiary representative of Star Peace Corporation.

A gray-haired, capable-looking fox-woman stood at the center of the table. She was the official arbitrator sent by Yu Kong, the captain of the Sky Ship Company, to ensure that the negotiation process complied with the laws of the Sky Ship.

The scene was already surrounded by a large crowd of onlookers who had come after hearing the news.

Amidst the clamor of discussion, Chen Bai vaguely caught a few particularly loud and peculiar slogans—

"Down with the evil company, restore the glory of the Immortal Ship!"

Chen Bai understood without even looking closely.

Among the crowd, some people were particularly excited, and some had even quietly put up simple banners. Who else could it be but members of the new school of the Medicine King's Secret Teachings?

He secretly rubbed his forehead, never expecting that this group of believers would put on a live cheer.

"Ah Bai!" Xing Min noticed the group of people who stood out, nudged him with her elbow, and pointed curiously in that direction. "Are those people holding banners and chanting slogans... our support group?"

Chen Bai looked in the direction she pointed and indeed saw several handwritten banners swaying above the crowd, the words on them filled with a kind of simple yet intense "faith".

His lips twitched slightly, and under Xing's probing gaze, he forced a low admission:

"I guess... I guess so."

At this moment, he only hoped that this serious business negotiation would not be led in any strange direction by his overly enthusiastic supporters.

Scott, on the other side, looked at the banners that were clearly aimed at the company, and his face seemed to darken even more.

Alright, leaving aside these irrelevant people, Xi Gui began to announce the start of the negotiations:

“On behalf of Tianbo Company, I am hereby mediating the rental dispute between Xingji Peace Company and Jinren Lane Chamber of Commerce.”

"Tch, what else needs to be coordinated? Just pay the rent already, or the Chamber of Commerce can get out of Golden Man Alley!"

Scott said sarcastically.

"Oh! I didn't expect you to be released. Looks like your company has a lot of influence. You managed to bail out someone like this who's committed such a crime. Your company must be full of criminals, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Bai immediately started spraying.

Chapter 128 I've never seen such a despicable request before.

"You—! You're talking complete nonsense!"

Scott suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Chen Bai, his voice rising with anger.

"Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, you know best in your heart."

Chen Bai casually crossed his arms, a faint sneer playing on his lips. "According to the laws of the Immortal Ship, colluding with internal personnel and deliberately disrupting business order—that crime is enough to send you to prison for a few years, isn't it?"

"Hmph! I'm too lazy to waste my breath on someone like you!" Scott flung his sleeves, then turned his gaze to Su Chang and March 7, his face filled with undisguised contempt. "I want to see if you two little brats will still be this tough when you start barking like dogs later. But... if you're willing to admit defeat now, obediently bark a couple of times, and even do a little dance to liven things up, I might be in a good mood and even give you a rent reduction."

"Huh?! What did you say, you bastard?!"

Su Chang's eyes widened instantly, and the sword in her hand hummed softly, as if sensing its master's anger.

March 7th was also furious, her face turning red. She snatched the longbow from her back and said, "Try saying that again?!"

"Say it then, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Instead of backing down, Scott took a small step forward, crossed his arms, raised his chin slightly, and adopted a roguish look that said, "What can you do to me?" He added, "Come on then, what kind of skill is it to just talk?"

"You really think we won't dare to take action?!"

The two girls spoke almost in unison, one gripping the hilt of her sword tightly, the other already reaching for her quiver, and the atmosphere around them instantly became tense.

"Come on, if you've got the guts, hit me here."

Scott even deliberately turned his head to the side, raised his hand and lightly patted his cheek, his eyes full of provocation, "Go ahead and hit me, I'm so scared—"

He hadn't finished speaking.

"state--!"

A fist the size of a sandpot slammed into Scott's groin without hesitation.

The text appears to be a jumbled collection of characters and symbols, possibly from a corrupted or garbled document. It doesn't form coherent sentences or paragraphs.

"You...you dare hit me?!" Scott finally came to his senses, his cheeks quickly turning red and swollen.

He pointed at Chen Bai, his voice distorted with shock and pain.

"Didn't you tell me to hit you? Everyone, you just saw it yourself. It was our Specialist Scott who told us to hit him. I've never seen such a shameless request in my life, so I'm giving in to him~"

After saying that, Chen Bai spread his hands, indicating that he was "completely innocent".

"You bastard, how dare you hit someone in front of the Tianbo Division? Miss Xi Kui, look at him, he hit me!"

Scott bit his lip, his fingers trembled, and he said in a very angry voice.

"Look at this kind of person, he should be locked up in a prison for life!"

But Chen Bai wouldn't just stand there motionless; he spoke calmly:

“Miss Yuuki, you saw it yourself. This guy clearly asked us to hit him. How can you say we started it on our own initiative? We were invited to do it.”

Yuuki: "......"

She gently pressed her temples.

Why did she come here today?

The mountain of work was already piling up, and now I have to take time out to deal with this farce.

Well, it's a task assigned by Lord Yu Kong after all, so I have to grit my teeth and do it.

“Ahem,” she cleared her throat, her voice regaining its businesslike composure, her gaze sweeping between Chen Bai and Scott, who had just gotten up from the ground. “Mr. Chen Bai, Mr. Scott, I am here today solely on behalf of Tianbo Company to mediate your dispute over the rent of the shops in Jinren Lane.”

Her tone was clear, deliberately omitting the loud punch from before, as if it were just an insignificant background noise.

"As for the conflict that just occurred," she changed the subject, her gaze calmly landing on Scott's still angry face, "if Mr. Scott needs to file a complaint or have his injuries examined, please follow the procedures and report the incident to the Cloud Cavalry. This is not within the scope of my coordination at this time."

The meaning is clear: you can fight or not, but don't fight while I'm handling official business; if you really want to investigate, go find the person in charge.

Her face remained calm, but a hint of pleasure couldn't help but flit through her heart.

To be honest, she had long been annoyed by Scott's aggressive demeanor.

Chen Bai's punch actually helped her release a lot of the pent-up frustration she had been holding in for so long.

That was a great play.

The thought quietly popped into her head, but Xi Kui quickly put on a serious expression to suppress it, only silently giving Chen Bai a thumbs up in her heart.

"What? Your Immortal Ship is really going too far. If Luo Fu doesn't follow the rules, I'll tell the company that you're a bunch of barbarians, and the company will not do any trade with you."

Scott couldn't help but curse when he saw that Xi Kui was just standing by and doing nothing.

"Oh? Is that so? Then you can go and tell the company about your company's economic divisive actions within Luofu. I will tell General Jingyuan, and then it will be more than just a dispute."

Xi Kui's gaze suddenly turned cold.

Scott immediately shut down the engine.

What a joke.

If things really escalate to the point where General Jingyuan is involved, then he will definitely be the first to be punished.

After all, the fact that such a minor conflict required intervention from a manager at the P45 level or above indicates that the trouble he caused might directly affect the company's cooperation with the Immortal Boat Alliance.

The resulting losses may be borne directly by him.

"If there's nothing more to say, let's begin."

Seeing that Scott had nothing more to say, Yuuki announced that negotiations would begin.

"The company specifically leased the operating rights to the Jinren Chamber of Commerce for the sake of Zhili's development, but who would have thought you'd turn it into this mess? The Chamber of Commerce has even refused to cooperate with any of the major shops in Jinren Alley..."

Upon hearing this, Mingxi immediately retorted, "The Chamber of Commerce has never refused to cooperate with the shops in Jinren Lane."

"Then let me ask you, how many shops have joined your logistics network now?"

"..."

The two sides engaged in a heated debate, with the Chamber of Commerce seemingly on the verge of losing ground.

At this moment, Xing handed Chen Bai a document: "I asked my aunt to help me with this last night."

Chen Bai's eyes lit up after reading it: "Thank you."

"Ahem! Excuse me for a moment!"

Chen Bai suddenly spoke.

The fishy-smelling, thick-skinned man turned towards him.

“A mysterious person has provided evidence here, Miss Yuuki, please take a look.”

Chen Bai handed the evidence to Xi Kui, and then continued:

"This evidence is a chat log showing that your company deliberately paid those shops to refuse to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce, which is why the merchants did not join our logistics network."

"Furthermore, your company is deliberately sowing discord among the people of Xianzhou. Therefore, I have reason to suspect that you are intentionally disrupting the normal business operations of Jinren Lane, and that this is related to the recent invasion of Luofu by the Great Lord of Annihilation, Huanlong. Or perhaps your company is an accomplice of the Great Lord of Annihilation, trying to take advantage of Luofu's preoccupation with its unpreparedness to seize Luofu's assets?"

Chapter 129 Shock! A company employee in Jinren Alley has contracted rabies!

"You're spouting nonsense!" Scott's voice suddenly rose, his face turning bright red. "Peace Corporation would never collude with the Antimatter Legion!"

His eagerness to defend himself only deepened Chen Bai's smile.

“It was just a casual remark,” he said slowly. “Why are you so flustered?”

"you--!"

That's enough.

Xi Kui's cold voice cut off the escalating argument.

She calmly swept her gaze over the two of them, steer the conversation back on track: "At the negotiating table, please do not stray from the topic."

Upon hearing Xi Kui's reminder, Chen Bai stopped arguing with Scott and handed the spotlight back to Ming Xi beside him.

Mingxi understood and leaned forward calmly.