Han Xiao followed the two imperial sergeants through the corridor with tight guards and arrived at a large office that had been converted into a temporary office for the three heads of state. At this time, the door of the deepest reception room was closed.

The secretary-general of the head of the empire put down the work at hand and came over to greet him with a respectful tone:

"Your Excellency Black Star, the three heads of state are still talking. It is probably over. Please wait a moment."

"Okay, I'll sit next to you for a while."

Han Xiao found a seat and sat down. The secretary-general asked someone to bring him drinks and sat down opposite Han Xiao.

In order not to make Black Star feel left out, the secretary-general consciously acted as an escort and started talking.

After spending decades in the empire, Han Xiao knew many high-ranking officials. This was not the first time he had dealt with the Secretary-General. The conversation was relatively casual. As the two talked, the topic soon turned to the small incident that had just happened in the ceremony.

episode.

"Your Excellency Black Star, what do you think of the reporter just now?" the secretary-general asked.

"Just a poor unfortunate guy."

"Indeed." The Secretary-General laughed. "When he was selected, his career was destined to be affected. It is not difficult to understand that he finally decided to make a gamble to maximize profits."

"Hey, I thought that for a position like yours, you must maintain political correctness. It is the right way for him to take the initiative to expose the crimes of the instigator."

"Haha, we pay attention to political correctness, but we have to do practical things. Senior officials don't like people who can only shout slogans." The Secretary-General shook his head and said: "He is not our civilized citizen and has no patriotic factors. I hope he will take the initiative to expose it."

Very low, what does he gain by informing us?”

"A meager bonus, or a banner?" Han Xiao joked casually.

"Haha, you are quite humorous... But even these are extravagant hopes. What he got is more likely to be a demotion in his position. He was originally a big-name reporter for his news channel who was responsible for attending official information like ours, which is considered a top-level position.

, but if he exposes this matter, he will not receive preferential treatment... You also understand that we are a huge system, and each department not only works for the entire civilization, but also considers its own political achievements. So why is the Ministry of Information

If you take the risk of letting a reporter with doubts continue to be responsible for attending official events, there is a high probability that the reporter's media channel executives will say hello, so his company will consciously transfer the person back and replace him with other news lines."

"Doesn't this mean that this person is worthy of reuse?"

"Is it necessary? Wouldn't it be easier to change someone else? Isn't he an irreplaceable character?"

"Hey, you are a bit cold-blooded. Aren't you afraid of chilling other people's hearts?" Han Xiao raised his eyebrows.

"Haha, do you think we will compete with each other around a young reporter, so that others can see our protection of a young reporter, thereby increasing the confidence of outsiders in cooperating with us, so that if someone encounters this kind of thing in the future, there will be more

Might it be exposed to us?" The Secretary-General laughed.

"Isn't this good?" Han Xiao was very interested.

"Different altitudes have different logics for doing things. At our level, many times the principles of doing things are even opposite to ordinary people's thinking logic. It is basically the combined effect of multiple factors." The Secretary-General blinked, "If you have a higher status,

If you are a person or an organization with certain power, we may do something special and do what you said.

But a young reporter? We will not waste our energy on him. Our public opinion war with Super Star Cluster has been going on secretly. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened. If he has no connections, he may not even be able to win our protection.

Planned quota... In the final analysis, he is an unimportant figure, so we will not pay too much attention."

"Why didn't I know that you were so bold in speaking?" Han Xiao looked up and down.

"To be honest, although the public power is great, the resources that can be used to exercise it are limited after all. In the final analysis, it is a matter of distribution." The secretary-general smacked his lips and said: "Thinking about it, there is no benefit in taking the initiative to expose it, so it is better to agree to the mastermind behind the scenes.

, at least on the surface, you can get a lot of money, and what you do is within the scope of your normal duties, without crossing the line... After all, it is the freedom of journalists to ask questions, and we cannot force the rules of press freedom.

It cannot be destroyed easily."

"Can't you?"

"...At least in name, this is the case. Official activities do not have the budget for friendly questions, so we can only rely on authority to make people aware." The Secretary-General smiled slightly: "It's just that authority is not useful all the time. There are many reporters who dare to make things difficult for us.

Some are motivated by performance, and some are instigated by others. All kinds of situations have happened, and nothing remains the same."

Han Xiao touched his chin and suddenly said: "How do I feel that you have any ulterior motive for what you said to me?"

"Haha, you have seen through it. In fact, I want to test how the Black Star Legion plans to deal with this reporter... With your vigorous and resolute methods, you must have made arrangements." The secretary-general smiled.

Why do you want to act vigorously and resolutely? You might as well just tell me that I am petty...

Han Xiao secretly cursed and briefly stated his plan.

"It's good that you didn't fall into the trap. It seems that my reminder was unnecessary." The Secretary-General smiled and nodded.

"...It's really hard to chat with you, don't hide it, just say it directly." Han Xiao was helpless.

"Haha, we hope to downplay the handling in a unified manner and not impose personal threats on this reporter, so we need your cooperation. If this person's life is threatened, it will be easy for others to make a fuss..."

"I think it's useless if you don't want to do it. Maybe the mastermind behind the scenes has already planned to kill someone and frame the blame, so he can still be smeared."

The secretary-general folded his hands and said: "I understand your concerns. There is indeed such a possibility, but the probability is actually very low... First of all, such accusations are not painful and are not helpful to the overall situation. We just don't want to cause trouble.

But if someone puts the blame on someone, there must be flaws, and it is easy to overturn the verdict. And how many people do you think will care about the life and death of a reporter? Once the publicity is launched, the power behind the scenes will definitely be exposed, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it. And because of this incident

The people involved are journalists. Doing this will also damage the goodwill of the media industry. Publicity cannot be achieved without their cooperation... There are so many factors, and the mastermind behind the scenes is unwilling to lose big for small things. In the same way, this is also why we downplay

Reasons for processing.”

Hearing this, Han Xiao was noncommittal. The higher the level, the wider the knowledge. The improvement of his own skills over the years comes to a certain extent from the exchanges with people from different walks of life, which are influenced by what he hears and sees, and his experience is expanded.

After chatting for a few more words, Han Xiao suddenly remembered something, changed the subject, and asked:

"Ulan Riel's term should be coming soon."

In the previous life, not long after the plot of Glittering World ended, the empire changed to a new head of state, so the time should be fast.

The secretary-general paused and lowered his voice subconsciously: "I can't say how long it will take."

"Okay, let's talk about you. If Ulan Riel retires, your position will also change. Is there any news?"

"When the head of state retires, my position as secretary-general will be over. The change of position has not yet been decided, but it will definitely be the foreign leader, and 80% of the same level will be transferred..."

Han Xiao was about to ask casually, but at this moment, the door to the reception room finally opened.

The secretary-general stopped the topic at the right time and made a gesture of invitation. Seeing this, Han Xiao got up and walked into the reception room. At a glance, he saw the three real leaders sitting behind the table, with their respective Transcendent A Grade relatives beside them.

guard.

The door closed behind him, and Han Xiao said hello casually.

Dark Emperor Clottey nodded slightly, but had no intention of speaking.

On the other hand, Oulu glanced at Han Xiao from head to toe, his eyes sizing up, and he said slowly: "You caught many of my friends some time ago, but it's a pity that I wasn't there, otherwise you wouldn't be able to succeed."

"Hello to you, it's our first time meeting you. I'm glad to meet you." Sensing the unkindness in Oulu's tone, Han Xiao remained indifferent and kept his smile, not answering at all.

"snort."

Oulu snorted and did not continue to talk. He raised his head slightly, showing an arrogant attitude with his nostrils pointing up... even though he had no nostrils.

The first impression this guy left on Han Xiao was that of arrogance.

Although Kesuye said that Oulu is gentler, the frame of reference is the Dark Emperor who is famous for his cold butt. Han Xiao did not expect Oulu to be so enthusiastic, not to mention that he had captured several glorious allies not long ago.

It's strange that he looks so good.

On the other side, Urnos didn't even open his eyes at all, as if he was asleep, paying no attention to his intentions at all, as if he didn't see it.

Among the three, Han Xiao was the most curious about Urnos. In the previous life, two personal guards, Dark Emperor and Oulu, entered the frontal battlefield and died in the World Tree War. Only Urnos never took action.

There are only a handful of past achievements, and they are extremely mysterious.

Generally speaking, when mentioning Transcendent A Grade powerhouses, Urnos is rarely included because he basically does not fight with others. He is an alternative existence just like Sorokin. However, the reputations of the two happen to be

Two extremes.

At this time, the head of the empire Ulan Riel spoke:

"Black Star, how do you feel after receiving the Star Sea Medal?"

"I'm flattered." Han Xiao had no expression on his face.

"But you don't seem satisfied?"

"...You can see that, yes, I am actually worried."

"What are you worried about?"

"If I make a new contribution to the universe in the future, will you give me a second or third Star Sea Medal... I feel like I need to open a special warehouse to store this thing. Maybe one day I won't be able to put it away.

, so troubled." Han Xiao sighed.

Ulan Riel: "?"

Are you speaking in human language?

"Stop talking politely. You came to me not just to encourage me, but just say it if you have something to say." Han Xiao spread his hands, pretending to be polite all day long, and now he doesn't want to be polite.

Badr groaned and said: "Then let's get straight to the point. I believe you have also learned from other channels that the dispute between us and the Transcendent Star Cluster Alliance is about to begin. As the leader of the Glittering World's private warlord organization, the Black Star Legion needs to

You provide some help."

Han Xiao frowned.

The three major civilizations have been trying to get the Transcendent A Grade Association to help them deal with the Transcendent Star Cluster, and even decided to use the monopoly of professional knowledge as a bargaining chip, but the association has never agreed. The three major civilizations have made no unnecessary moves since then, but now they have started again.

"You should know the results of the discussion of the Transcendent A Grade Development Federation some time ago. I thought that was the answer." Han Xiao said.

"Yes, we know that the Transcendent A Grade Association intends to abide by neutrality, but that is your own agreement, not our needs." The virtual spirit leader said lightly.
To be continued...