Under One Person: The End of Technique, Company Building

The Tianxia Society is different from its North China branch.

The North China branch is a directly affiliated branch of the company, and it must take into account official status and procedures in everything it does.

However, the World Society is an independent force outside the company system. Although Feng Zhenghao was supported by the company to promote the Ten Elders system, he is nominally one of the Ten Elders, but he has his own industries, his own territory, and his own people. He does not need to report to the company on everything he does.

Moreover, Feng Zhenghao is a person...

Xu San had dealt with him a few times and knew that this Ten Elders, who looked like a friendly business elite, was actually very shrewd.

He can be described as a complete ruthless and ambitious figure.

It takes considerable skill and courage to elevate the World Society from an obscure force to one of the Ten Elders in just over a decade.

"Then what do you think..." Xu San carefully chose his words, "Should we inform Zhuge Qi?"

Xu Si remained silent for a long while, then slowly shook his head.

"Wait a little longer," he said. "Let's find out the situation first. We'll go to the World Society and sound out Feng Zhenghao's intentions. Let's see what he's up to. If he releases them, that would be best, and we won't need to involve Zhuge Qi. But if he refuses..."

Xu Si paused here, his expression somewhat conflicted.

Xu San finished speaking for him: "Then we can only let Zhuge Qi go."

Xu Si nodded with a wry smile.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing a bad premonition in each other's eyes.

It seems there's no way to avoid this.

Meanwhile, in a temporary office on the other side of the North China branch's office building, the atmosphere was completely different—calm.

Zhuge Qi sat behind his desk, a newly received email displayed on his laptop screen.

After reading the email, he showed no surprise on his face. Instead, as if confirming some guess, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Seeing his section chief's expression, Ma Hong, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask, "Section Chief, what's wrong?"

Zhuge Qi slightly turned the computer screen toward Ma Hong, and said in a calm tone, "Zhang Chulan went to the World Society."

Ma Hong was taken aback: "What? Go to the World Society?"

Zhuge Qi leaned back in his chair, picked up the teacup beside him, and took a sip. "Just as I expected."

Ma Hong opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

He remembered that the section chief had said before that Zhang Chulan would definitely run into trouble. At the time, he thought the section chief was just saying it casually, but he didn't expect it to actually come true.

"Then we..." Ma Hong asked hesitantly, "Should we intervene?"

Zhuge Qi put down his teacup, his gaze falling on the darkening sky outside the window, and remained silent for a few seconds.

"Of course." His tone was calm, revealing neither joy nor anger. "I had originally planned to get to know Feng Zhenghao, but I've been waiting for the right opportunity."

He reached for his phone on the table, scrolled to a number in his contacts labeled "Feng Zhenghao," tapped it twice on the screen, and dialed it.

The phone rang three or four times before the other end answered.

"Hello, who is this?" A gentle and mellow middle-aged male voice came from the receiver.

"President Feng, this is Zhuge Qi." Zhuge Qi's tone was just right with politeness. "Headquarters, Department of Extraordinary Persons Affairs. I spoke to you on the phone once before."

"Oh, Section Chief Zhuge!" The voice on the other end immediately warmed up. "Section Chief Zhuge, what brings you here today?"

"Are you free recently? Let's schedule a time to meet up sometime." Zhuge Qi smiled.

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Then came Feng Zhenghao's hearty laughter.

"Convenient, of course convenient. I would be happy to welcome Section Chief Zhuge anytime. When would you like to arrive? I'll have my staff make preparations."

"Let's do it tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock," Zhuge Qi said.

"No problem, I'll be waiting for you."

See you tomorrow.

Zhuge Qi hung up the phone, placed it on the table, and the polite smile on his face slowly disappeared, returning to his usual calm and unassuming expression.

Ma Hong stood to the side and heard the whole thing clearly. He scratched his head and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Section Chief, this should be quite urgent, so why do we have to wait until the day after tomorrow?"

"Of course we'll wait for the people from North China. When they realize they can't handle it, they'll naturally come to me." Zhuge Qi maintained his nonchalant attitude.

Zhang Chulan was naturally aware of the details of how he was recruited by the World Society, and he also knew that because of his presence, the other party would not rashly allow Feng Baobao to force her way into the World Society.

Since that's the case, then give yourself room to maneuver; ultimately, it will come back to you.

Although General Zhao did not give any additional instructions before leaving, the matter of the World Society had already been among Zhuge Qi's goals for this trip.

The Tianxia Society was established with the company's support back then, and it has developed well over the years. Feng Zhenghao is one of the ten elders who joined in recent years, and the company has provided him with considerable assistance.

However, after becoming one of the top ten, this guy started to go astray and wanted to break free from the company's control.

Ultimately, his heart still yearned for the world of extraordinary people.

The eight extraordinary skills passed down by the genius, including the ability to bind spirits and command generals, were not exactly secrets. Feng Zhenghao also knew that possessing such a treasure would be a crime, so he began to grow under the protection of the company.

"What a pity, we've taken the wrong path," Zhuge Qi couldn't help but sigh.

The other party is powerful and ambitious, but their thinking is still too outdated. They still dream of the immortality of the Extraordinary People and their legacy. They know that the company will eventually control the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, so after accumulating enough strength, they switched to the Extraordinary People world.

If the other party truly and completely pledges allegiance to the company, they might be able to obtain a higher position than themselves sooner, and perhaps even get closer to General Manager Zhao.

It's a pity that they clung to the legacy of the Extraordinary Ones so tightly, refusing to let go. Their success was due to ambition, and their downfall was also due to ambition.

Ma Hong actually understood Zhuge Qi's attitude.

Recently, the World Society has indeed shown some signs of becoming disobedient. In handling some small-scale disputes involving supernatural beings, they have begun to bypass the company and act independently. Their expansion of influence in local areas has also become increasingly high-profile. Although they nominally maintain a cooperative attitude towards the company, it is clear to everyone that Feng Zhenghao's mind is no longer so at ease.

The company spent so many resources and political capital to promote a newcomer to the position of one of the Ten Elders, not to raise an ungrateful wretch.

"Well..." Ma Hong rubbed his hands together, "Should we bring more people?"

Zhuge Qi glanced back at him and smiled, "No need, you can come with me, and Liu Yanyan too."

Ma Hong nodded, but couldn't help but mutter to himself: Section Chief, you're trying to reason with people...

But he didn't dare say it aloud.

Zhuge Qi sat back down at his desk, turned on his computer, pulled up a document about the Tianxia Society's operations and expansion of influence in recent years, and began to browse it.

He observed very carefully, occasionally jotting down a few key points in his notebook, his expression focused and composed.

Next, he waited for Xu Si's call.