Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2896 - 2916: He really dares to say anything!

Chapter 2896: Chapter 2916: He really dares to say anything!

As Manager Chen made his statement, Zhou Daocang’s smile faded slightly, and his eyebrows furrowed.

Manager Chen was clearly passing the buck.

He had realized that Lin Chen was a thorn in his side, and he probably had some background. Not wanting to directly confront Lin Chen, he hastily invoked his own position and the Zhou family to try to suppress this troublemaker using the Zhou family’s reputation.

"Are you capable?"

"Don’t yell at me. I’m helpless too. You should yell at Zhou Daocang, you should yell at the Zhou family!"

Lin Chen let out a cold laugh. Passing the buck?

"Can you really shrug it off?"

"Fine, even if you can, the buck stops here, someone has to carry it after all."

"If you don’t carry it, then let Zhou Daocang carry it!"

Lin Chen glanced at Zhou Daocang and calmly replied, "You mean to say that Sect Master Zhou flaunted his status and used the influence of the Zhou family to coerce you into giving him preferential treatment, to help him jump the queue and collect supplies. Although you were reluctant, you had to comply because of the Zhou family, right?"

No sooner had Lin Chen spoken than Manager Chen’s eyes widened, Zhou Daocang’s face changed color, and the surroundings went instantly quiet.

That was too bold.

There are things everyone understands, but some things you simply can’t say. Once you do, you offend people.

Why, after understanding Zhou Daocang’s status, did those who were originally angered dare not continue to feel angry? Do they not understand this principle, do they not have mouths?

They dare not say it!

If this matter were brought to light, it would mean directly turning against the Zhou family and facing them head-on!

Who would dare?

Chi Ya’s face turned slightly pale, and she whispered to Lin Chen, "Sect Master, offending the Zhou family is not a wise move, let’s let it go and queue up again later..."

Lin Chen turned to look at Chi Ya and spoke directly, "I am the Sect Master of Haoran Sect, and I must be responsible for the lives of my sect disciples. I will not allow them, when war comes, to fight and risk their lives with inferior Magical Treasures and substandard medicinal pills."

"If the higher-ups won’t provide supplies, I will question why not. But if they have already approved, then why shouldn’t we receive them?"

"The rules of the Military Supply Department? We’ve followed the rules and queued up for a long time. We’ve always been cut in line or delayed for other reasons, just like today. They had already accepted our list, but just because Sect Master Zhou arrived and wanted to jump the queue, we are expected to just hand over what we’re about to receive!"

"What, because Haoran Sect lacks influence, we don’t deserve to get anything, we deserve to charge into battle with inferior Magical Treasures, even at the cost of our lives?"

"Sect Master Zhou, because he is from the Zhou family, does that mean he can brazenly cut the line and take supplies that should belong to other sects, arm his sect disciples, let his sect disciples have the best Magical Treasures and medicinal pills for a splendid fight? Are his disciples’ lives more valuable than ours?"

Lin Chen turned his head, his gaze coldly fixed on Zhou Daocang, "Sect Master Zhou, tell me, why?"

Zhou Daocang could not smile anymore.

He could not only not smile, but his complexion was even faintly turning ashen.

He had not yet thought of how to respond to Lin Chen’s earlier question when Lin Chen hit him with this barrage of words, a critical hit to the soul.

This huge accusation had been directly placed on his shoulders. How could he respond?

Manager Chen was also pale. This kid in front of him wasn’t just any troublemaker, he was too bold!

He really dared to say anything!

Manager Chen exclaimed, "Sect Master Lin, right? How can you speak like this? How can you slander the Zhou family, when Senior Zhou has made tremendous contributions to the Immortal Realm and is worthy of being listed on the Immortal God Stele?"

"The law does not forget human decency. I appreciate the great contributions made by Senior Zhou, and out of love for the household, I allowed Sect Master Zhou to collect supplies early. Even if it’s somewhat improper, it’s out of reverence. What is this nonsense you’re talking about?"

Manager Chen had originally intended to deflect the responsibility onto Zhou Daocang, thinking that with the prestige of the Zhou family, Lin Chen surely wouldn’t dare to directly confront. If he just softens his stance, then he, acting as a mediator, could smooth things over and end the issue.

But who knew that Lin Chen, instead of showing any weakness, went on the offensive, cornering Zhou Daocang with a verbal attack, leaving him unable to respond.

With no choice left, Manager Chen had to make the best of a bad job by taking the responsibility for the act of queue-jumping onto himself. Firstly, because the act of queue-jumping was done in front of everyone and was irrefutable, and secondly, because it involved the Zhou family, if he insisted that it was done in gratitude for the former merits of the Zhou family, even if this matter reached the ears of the Hall Master, it wouldn’t be a serious offense.

With this speech, Manager Chen extracted Zhou Daocang from the incident, attempting to downplay the matter.

Lin Chen stared calmly at Manager Chen, "Those in their positions should seek their duties. You appreciate Senior Zhou’s contributions, and it’s fine to worship him privately or send gifts to express your gratitude, but if you use your managerial position to let him jump queue and harm the interests of others, that’s using public resources for personal benefit, and public office for private gain. Moreover, by doing this, you’re not helping the Zhou family, you’re tarnishing their reputation..."