481 The difference between 9cm and 18cm. (1/2)

By suddenly raising his hands to cover his eyes and say the words 'I did not see anything' so righteously, Chairman Jiang left the crowd dumbfounded.

The silly act of trying to plug one's ears while stealing a bell might be an appreciative act of cuteness if it was done by a cute chick with a pleasant voice. However, the person who did that was an esteemed old man with gray hair. Immediately, the members of the upper echelon in the meeting room sensed a deep sense of 'maliciousness'. They cursed in their hearts, 'fuck you', but when they realized that the old man was Azure Emperor Jiang Tianyou of yesteryear and that he was the only safety net the meeting room had, how did anyone dare curse him?

Many of the crowd's faces flushed red as they did not dare to laugh out. Neither could they curse like they wished to. One of them could only awkwardly say, ”Chairman Jiang, nice joke.”

”Pfft!”

But at that moment, there was someone who could not control her laughing outburst.

Everyone turned their heads and saw the uniformed beauty standing beside Chairman Jiang laughing out happily. Although she had covered her mouth in time, the beautiful bell-like laughter still seeped out of her fingers. She turned her head over as her shoulders trembled as if it was very tough to endure.

The middle-aged woman's menopausal temper immediately flared up as she was about to shout out 'preposterous', but she was horrified to notice that not only was Chairman Jiang not angered, he had even turned to look at the uniformed beauty. The expression he had was like the affection he would give his granddaughter.

The middle-aged woman immediately swallowed the word 'preposterous' as she thought secretly to herself that the uniformed beauty was probably not as simple as being a secretary or assistant!

The suited man's expression was the ugliest. However, he did not dare to make it too obvious. After a moment of hesitation, he spoke out softly, ”Chairman Jiang, are you really going to abide by One-Pun's wishes of pretending not to see anything? You have always been the idol in my heart because you are one of the few that cannot stand for injustice.”

”I remember that years ago when you were still a B-class hero, you showed no fear and stepped forward when you happened to discover that the Hero Association's Vice-Chairman had been bullying the weak! But now with what you are doing...have you really become old?”

If this were any other time, the suited man would absolutely not act so wantonly in front of the esteemed Jiang Tianyou. However, the present matter determined his future, maybe even his life. Thus, he had naturally lost his cool.

The white-browed elder turned to look at the suited man. He still looked genial but his eyes no longer looked turbid. Instead, they looked as sharp as a sword.

”I did not see a thing when Zhang Meng bullied Yama Minamiya, so it's natural that I also do not see a thing now. This is my justice!”

The crowd was left flabbergasted when he said those words. By being able to rise up to ranks of the upper echelon, they were definitely not idiots despite their malevolent practices. They instantly understood what Chairman Stubborn was implying!

The reason why Jiang Tianyou did not intervene when Zhang Meng was bullying Yama Minamiya was that he did not wish to stop One-Pun's assault. By not intervening twice, it would not be something unjust. Instead, it would be a very just act!

This darn sly old fox!

The suited man cursed inwardly as his expression turned extremely ugly.

He finally realized that Jiang Tianyou had noticed that One-Pun was on the way. Therefore, he did not obstruct Zhang Meng from engaging in his act of evil. That was because the moment he stopped him, there was no reason for him to turn a blind eye when One-Pun began beating Zhang Meng up brutally.

The smiling old fox had planned everything a long while ago!

The suited man sighed helplessly. He knew very well that pleading to Jiang Tianyou for help was destined to fail. He could only hope that One-Pun would show mercy. He prayed that Zhang Meng would pent up his anger and not go as far as to lose all reason. However, he probably needed to think of a method to withstand or avoid the blame from Thor.

From beginning to end, the suited man that thought himself a clever fellow did not even consider the thought of pleading Yama Minamiya to be magnanimous so that he could, in turn, persuade One-Pun from his brutality. Perhaps, in his mind, Yama Minamiya was just a tiny division minister from a second-rate organization who could not influence the decision of an S-class hero One-Pun.

It might also be a subconscious reluctance to submit to such a trivial figure. Of course, it was also possible that he had a psychological scar from Yama Minamiya's demeanor of not willing to compromise. He had subconsciously believed that he could not persuade him.

The suited man did not know that Yama Minamiya, the man he did not turn to look at even once, was actually the only person in the meeting room that could stop One-Pun.

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The screams outside the room continued on for a long time before it died down slightly. It was unimaginable what method One-Pun had used to shatter Zhang Meng's knees. It was probably Zhang Meng's first barrage of expletives that had enraged One-Pun to reveal his 'brutal' nature.

The crowd in the meeting room had mixed expressions. They had also given up on persuading Chairman Jiang. Their desires to save Zhang Meng were not strong, to begin with. They had only attempted to persuade Chairman Jiang to stop One-Pun because they believed they would end up being implicated later. Now that they knew what Chairman Jiang's 'justice' meant, they were relieved.

Back when Yama Minamiya was being bullied, they had only turned a blind eye but they did not add insult to injury. If One-Pun wanted to blame them, Chairman Jiang would not be able to say 'I did not see anything'.

This meeting was the focus of attention of the entire country and it was fervently discussed by the people. But in fact, it was just a 'trivial matter between rookies'. True warriors might commend the rookies from this year's batch, but they would not put them to heart. Just like a conglomerate magnate who earned millions a day, he might commend the top scholar of the year, but he would not think too much of the scholar. It was because their 'worlds' were on different planes of existences.

Hence, the various organizations only sent a few members of their upper echelons, who placed importance on the organization's interests, to the meeting. For example, Thor's sending of an A-class hero like Zhang Meng was considered quite an oddity.

As for an S-class hero like One-Pun, it was completely unheard of that he would pay attention to rookie matters or even act because of it!

The members of the upper echelons of the various organizations had felt a strong sense of danger when One-Pun was enraged. They felt like they were ants while an elephant was walking past them. They were mortally afraid that the massive elephant's foot would accidentally crush them to death.

It wasn't that the seven major organizations did not have an expert as strong as One-Pun, but such experts were busy all day with matters like nabbing criminals, killing astral beasts or slaying calamity fiends. They would even personally go to the battlefield to fight calamity fiend armies. How could they have the time to bother with trivial matters regarding a bunch of rookies, not to mention protect the upper echelons that were scorned as the 'organization's parasites'?