I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Ma En placed a box on the table and opened it to reveal the beautiful pills inside:

"This is one of the three longevity pills I promised, a treasure that Xiaoyao used to bribe me. He wanted me to give it to a relative or friend, but I don't want to follow the path he laid out for me."

"So I will give this to you in exchange for your full assistance. As for the remaining two longevity pills, they will be given to you once you have resolved the Federation's problems for me."

"And don't try to pry the other longevity pills out of my pocket in advance. I also need you to help me complete the negotiations with the Federation before I can get the two longevity pills from Xiaoyao."

"Of course, you don't have to worry about me not being able to get them. The benefits I can get from completing this task he assigned are far more than a few longevity pills. As long as I want, I can definitely get them from him."

"What I want is for you to get this done for me. I don't want any complications, and don't tell me that I need to do anything else for this matter. Leave it all to you to solve. Can you do it?"

Shu Yunpeng's eyes showed no enthusiasm for the longevity pill, even a hint of disgust beneath the coldness, but his views and preferences couldn't determine this negotiation. Everything was already destined.

The moment Ma En said the words 'longevity pill,' Shu Yunpeng received an 'order'.

Secure the deal at all costs.

Shu Yunpeng pretended to ponder for nearly half a minute, then readjusted his emotions and said to Ma En:

"Yes, the Shu family will ensure that this matter is completed smoothly. You don't need to expend any extra effort."

Ma En smiled and pushed the box on the table towards the opposite side:

"This is the deposit. I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Shu Yunpeng nodded, then, suppressing the displeasure in his heart, reached out and closed the pill box, then carefully put it into his arms before raising his head to look directly into Ma En's eyes and said:

"Aren't you worried that after we get the pill, we won't work hard for you?"

Ma En smiled:

"I trust you."

Hypocritical—this was Shu Yunpeng's assessment of the young man.

At this moment, Ma En exuded a hypocrisy and cunning that didn't match his age in his eyes. His question during the negotiation was clearly a feint to first understand the Shu family's conditions, then immediately throw out this decisive move.

Shu Yunpeng vaguely felt that the man in front of him had only decided to use the longevity pill as a bargaining chip to gain control of this cooperation after arriving here. After all, they had deliberately caught him off guard, and even Tang Xueluan didn't know that they had decided to see Ma En immediately before sending the message.

And Shu Yunpeng felt that the reason Ma En was so confident in giving this condition was that he had noticed the old man's strong desire for longevity and immortality during his brief contact with his father just now, and he was also sure that he was the one who was really making the decisions today.

Furthermore, Ma En's casual handover of this pill now was not because he 'trusted' himself, nor was it because he was so stupid as to be completely unvigilant towards them, but because he was very clear about the Shu family's power structure.

He knew that the Shu family could never be satisfied with just one longevity pill, nor would they slack off on Ma En's affairs because they got this longevity pill. Instead, they would do everything they could to make this matter incredibly beautiful for him.

Because the Shu family had a total of three people who needed longevity pills, and Shu Yunpeng didn't think this was a coincidence.

As an outsider, Ma En could not have figured out the specific structure of the Shu family so quickly.

Thinking of this, Shu Yunpeng glanced at his daughter obscurely. Actually, without thinking, he knew that Tang Xueluan must have told Ma En the structure of his family, and she probably didn't know the purpose of Ma En's questions at the time.

But she was still trusting Ma En according to her 'habit', and didn't even ask what he wanted to do, so she directly handed these things over. Looking at it this way, it seemed that his daughter didn't protect the interests of the family, and she couldn't play with this dangerous man at all.

Her trust in Ma En allowed "them," this group of interests, to successfully gain the upper hand in the Shu family's calculations.

But in fact, even if his daughter hadn't stood on Ma En's side, the Shu family probably wouldn't have been able to control this ability user in this cooperation as expected. Even without this information, Ma En would definitely be able to strive for a result that was beneficial to him in the end.

Shu Yunpeng didn't understand abnormal ability users, so when his daughter said that Ma En had a lot of potential, he and other members of the Shu family might have been a little unconvinced, but now Ma En showed amazing ability in the field he was familiar with and good at, and it was only now that he really felt that Ma En was a very valuable investment target.

Finding a bargaining chip that could deal with them in such a short period of time, making his excellent daughter trust him so much, and grasping the measure so skillfully during the transaction...

What a deep and scheming man. It seems that the Federation has welcomed a very dangerous young member.

At this moment, Shu Yunpeng had regarded Ma En as a truly important partner:

"In that case, we will not let you down."

Before this negotiation was about to end, steady footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and then Shu Shengyuan also walked into the living room generously, with a sincere smile on his face.

"Ma En," Shu Shengyuan said with eager eyes, "Our Shu family will definitely handle this matter well. This is my promise to you, but I also want to discuss some specific details with you separately."

Ma En also stood up, then followed the old man, who actually didn't have more than ten years to live, out of the living room, leaving Shu Yunpeng and Tang Xueluan here.

Shu Yunpeng looked at his daughter, then slowly asked the thing he cared about most:

"He refused, right?"

Tang Xueluan nodded slightly, with a grateful expression towards Ma En on her face:

"He didn't agree to the political marriage proposed by Grandpa. He's not the kind of person who sees marriage as a commodity."

She didn't say it, but the marriage in this sentence actually referred to herself.

Shu Yunpeng breathed a slight sigh of relief, then asked the second thing he cared about:

"You told him about our family's situation, right?"

Tang Xueluan nodded calmly:

"That's right, and I'm very sure I want to do this."

This made Shu Yunpeng a little surprised. He thought that Tang Xueluan had told Ma En these things, but it seemed that he hadn't fully expected the specific situation. What she said was as if she didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so.

That's right, according to his thoughts, his daughter should have trusted Ma En too much, so that he could obtain such important information and use it in this negotiation with the Shu family.

Normally, she should regret her mistake, unless...

His daughter didn't regard herself as a member of the Shu family in this matter at all. Instead, from beginning to end, she was considering the interests of her and Ma En's small group. She had already figured out what she wanted.

Shu Yunpeng showed a gratified and proud smile.

His daughter was already a qualified politician.