Early the next morning, Lu Xiang and Song Lan went to the agreed place with Qi He as promised.

Both Qihe and the Lagus Foundation are undoubtedly actioners, and after the meeting in the 7th arrondissement, they have already started construction work in the 17th arrondissement, and before today, he had met with the mayor of Aureliano privately to talk about the investment and construction of the foundation for the next ten years.

The branch building of the Lagus Foundation is also a landmark in the downtown area.

At one time, the skyscraper was considered a symbol of the company's extravagance and waste - the Ragus Foundation had no business in the 17th arrondissement, they had only habitually established branches of the Foundation in every city, and after the building was built, the Foundation did not arrange for staff to come, and the building was always empty except for routine maintenance by security guards and cleaners.

And now, many years after the building was built, the first major meeting has finally arrived.

Qi He waited in the conference room of the building early in the morning.

He greeted the arrival of Lu Xiang and Song Lan with a smile, and beside him was a literary girl whom the two had never met, with long black hair and somewhat dull glasses, just above Qi He's waist, and the biggest feature was the thick notebook she was holding in her arms.

In the year 2166, this is definitely a rare sight.

At least the notebook has long been eliminated by the times, the efficiency and accuracy of electronic memos are much higher, Song Lan recently saw an electronic memo with built-in artificial intelligence on the Internet, it doesn't even need the user to record, as long as the function of "meeting minutes" is turned on before the meeting, the built-in artificial intelligence will automatically record the important content during the meeting.

Although the company's competitors have always smeared them online as a hoax and that the AI would record meetings and upload your company's secrets to their network at the same time, Song Lan admits that he is fascinated by the high-tech e-memos.

In addition, this little girl seems to be too young, visually in the same age group as Almond and Amphia, and belongs to the type of person who can go directly to the Newster School to report on the class after the meeting.

It's too early to start working at this age.

The literary girl seemed to be very introverted, she sat beside Qi He without saying a word the whole time, and her notebook was not opened, it looked more like an ornament.

Only his eyes peeked at Song Lan from time to time, and when he got Song Lan's response, he would quickly stagger away.

And after a simple greeting, Qi He also got down to business.

"As for the issue of dream making, to put it simply, the Council wants you to stop investigating."

This is the primary issue that the Council wants him to solve, and it is a higher priority than investment and construction.

Lu Xiang didn't answer and asked, "What about you?" ”

"In the interest of the Foundation, we naturally hope that you will stop the investigation."

Not lying on this issue, there are many other companies of the same type as Dream Manufacturing, and they are not all conservative industries.

In the final analysis, the Lagus Foundation is a community of corporate interests, and for companies, where there is profit, they will appear, whether it is biopharmaceuticals or military production.

"Of course, I know that such an explanation will not convince you."

If Lu Xiang really "understands the righteousness" so much, this matter will not alarm the council and become an important topic in the recent meeting, "In fact, during the last meeting, someone proposed to use satellite weapons to strike at the 17th District. ”

Lu Xiang was taken aback by this sudden bombshell news, not only because this matter involved the use of satellite weapons, but also because she was also surprised that Qi He would actually tell them the secrets inside the council.

It stands to reason that the contents of the Council's meetings should be kept absolutely confidential to the outside world.

"In the end, the issue was rejected with a 61% rejection rate, but the result of the vote also shows some problems."

The 61 per cent represents the figures of the reformists and the neutrals, and it also shows that 39 per cent of the council members are in favour of the "problem city" of the 17th arrondissement by means of satellite weapons.

This means that for conservatives, this is no longer a personal vendetta, but a contradiction of collective interests.

They believe that the Void is a real threat to the core of the coalition government, and their attitude towards this is to clear them of all problems with satellite weapons.

This has always been the coalition government's last resort.

Whether it's a rebellion against the rebels, or an infection that is prevalent in the "outside world", striking an area with satellite weapons always erases all the trouble.

"I'm not threatening you, but if this issue continues, the next time we vote, the neutral votes and some of the reformists will probably go to the other side."

Qi He was a little helpless.

As the representative of the Lagus Foundation, he must prioritize the collective interests of the company, and the will of the individual is often insignificant in the face of the collective.

Historically, when faced with this situation, companies have usually taken two approaches.

One is to give the other party enough benefits, through the transfer of interests, so that the two sides become a community of interests on some issues, in the eyes of the company, there is no relationship more stable than the community of interests.

And when this method loses its effect, they will also take some means to make those very few stubborn people completely disappear from this world.

But obviously, neither of these scenarios applies to Lu Xiang and the 17th District.

On the issue of the Void, he had always been at odds with the prevailing opinion of the Council, and his instincts told him that the rash use of satellite weapons would not only not clear them of the Void's troubles, but would also unleash some enemies they did not expect.

His instincts were always accurate.

So, this time, he took the third way of negotiating.

"If you insist, here's the material I've prepared for you in my personal name."

Qi He handed an electronic memo to the other side.

The moment she received the e-memo, Lu Xiang's expression immediately changed from doubt to shock, she thought that it was an exchange of benefits prepared by the company for them, or simply a warning threat, but the content on it had nothing to do with her speculation and the company's methods.

The related companies in the memorandum are clearly the direction of their future investigation.

In other words, Qi He not only did not threaten them, but also helped them complete the investigation and deliver the results to them?

Lu Xiang glanced at the other party deeply, in fact, from the first time she saw Qi He, she felt that this person was a little unusual.

At least far from her stereotypical image of the company's representative, although he always claims that he puts the company's interests first, Lu Xiang always feels that Qi He's behavior has hidden mysteries.

It's also intuitive, and there's no direct evidence.

"In that case, you should be able to understand, right?"

After Lu Xiang took a cursory glance, Qi He spoke, "What really worries the council is not the industry itself, but the various walks of life involved in this gas...... They will be used in political and military operations inside and outside the coalition government, as well as in life medicine and psychic research. ”

(End of chapter)