Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

Chapter 973 - 374: Holding a Meeting

"Sit."

Zhang Beixing walked into the meeting room, casually closed the door, and took the main seat without any reservation, gesturing for everyone who was still nervous to sit down.

He looked around at the group.

Almost everyone appeared somewhat tense.

Zhang Beixing was gradually becoming accustomed to this situation.

Ever since his strength had grown stronger and his status had risen higher.

An aura of authority had naturally developed around him.

When facing most people, Zhang Beixing would unintentionally reveal these qualities to some extent.

When The Ninth Bureau and the Extraordinary Reserve Squad were first established, this wasn’t very noticeable.

But as time slowly passed, Zhang Beixing took the Extraordinary Reserve Squad to battles all over, gaining more fame, with Zhang Beixing’s iconic moments becoming increasingly frequent.

The European Mafia, who were frightened by the attacks, had indirectly elevated Zhang Beixing’s reputation to a terrifying level.

Now, Zhang Beixing could evoke a sense of intimidation even without expressing anger.

Zhang Beixing glanced at everyone present, "Today, I’ve called you here not to make you come and admit faults or accept penalties. The Ninth Bureau never has failure summary meetings, nor do we need them!"

"I’ve called you here this time just to inform you about the work arrangement going forward."

Zhang Beixing said.

The first half of the sentence eased their anxiety.

But the next sentence immediately brought back their anxiety.

It made their mood feel like they were on a roller coaster.

Moreover, when they thought about it more, they realized.

The first half of Zhang Beixing’s sentence wasn’t really to relieve their pressure; rather, it seemed to increase the pressure.

What does it mean to not need to acknowledge previous mistakes?

Is it that there will no longer be any chance of forgiveness?

Previous things have become established facts; there’s no need to justify anything further, it is what it is.

No need for reform, and making amends doesn’t exist either.

Anyway, it’s all a matter of moving on.

The new work arrangement is even more nerve-wracking.

Will they be directly kicked out of The Ninth Bureau?

It’s uncertain, no one knows; anyways, everyone is a bit confused right now, unsure of what to do, they had previously seen Zhang Beixing’s anger.

Now, though he doesn’t appear angry.

But the hidden anger is all the more daunting.

When someone hides their emotions inside instead of showing them externally, issues won’t be easily resolved.

What are these team members most afraid of?

They fear Zhang Beixing being disappointed in them, because if Zhang Beixing really is disappointed, then they are truly without hope.

Looking at these team members’ anxious expressions, Zhang Beixing knew they had gotten it wrong.

Which is normal.

Nowadays, people are quite imaginative.

A situation initially isn’t a big deal.

Left to imagine, imagination quickly turns it into an earth-shattering event.

Lots of narratives and plots completely went astray, events deviating from their original trajectory.

Just slightly delaying speaking, Zhang Beixing ended up with this situation, though he didn’t plan to correct anything.

Let it be.

Scaring this group a bit is also good, preventing future instances of arrogance and major command mistakes.

"Today, I mainly want to discuss with you that your former captain, Xu Feng, has now become a Great Grandmaster-level Martial Artist."

"According to the original plan, your squad would disband unless someone became a Transcendent; otherwise, even if someone reaches the Great Grandmaster level, you wouldn’t need to disband."

"But your previous mission contained so many mistakes, it really forced me to carefully consider the necessity of your group."

"I had the technical staff at Ninth Bureau Headquarters perform character modeling and various data simulations on you,"

"To be honest, the final result left me very disappointed."

"I truly didn’t expect that if you continued as a group, the probability of member losses would be over seventy percent."

"You are the first batch of members of The Ninth Bureau, you are the face of The Ninth Bureau, representing the reputation of The Ninth Bureau, my reputation, and the reputation of Great Xia."

"I say this not because you are not excellent, but because I feel you are not suitable for collective action anymore, considering even the team structure, I will think about it cautiously. The second team also needs to be evaluated for whether they have conditions for group actions; if not, I will cancel this mode of operation."

"..."

Zhang Beixing spoke a lot in one go.

For them, Minister Zhang rarely speaks so much all at once, like a machine gun, rattling on endlessly.

They all listened attentively; for them, every sentence from Zhang Beixing might affect their future.

"Minister..."

Someone spoke up when Zhang Beixing paused slightly.

Following the sound, Zhang Beixing noticed that the person asking the question was none other than Yin Mengwei, who had just been appointed as the temporary leader by him.