My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 84: First Contact with the President

Li Rui asked, "President Song wants to see me? Why would he see me, I’m just a junior agent."

"Temporary assignments don’t fully comply with the regulations, he needs to make the arrangements himself."

Wu Mengying playfully said, "Of course, it’s all voluntary, no pressure, if you don’t want to go, you can choose not to."

Li Rui thought for a moment, going on a business trip wasn’t a big deal, and if there really were overlapping realms and illegal agents all over the Cangyun Association, it would be a credit for him.

Moreover, the strengthening progress of the administrator’s coat couldn’t keep up with the level, so going over there would definitely yield significant gains.

"I can go." He nodded and agreed.

Wu Mengying said, "Then I’ll let the President know, wait for my notification. I won’t tell others about your registration; you work hard. If you face any difficulties, feel free to come to me."

Her smile took on a rare slyness, "No need to feel embarrassed, I’ll just say it straight, our interests are tied together. The province is now focusing heavily on training newcomers, and if you can reach the level to participate in the Secret Realm battlefield in a few months, it will also be beneficial for me."

Li Rui thought that although her words were blunt, it was better to be straightforward than to scheme secretly, and he liked this direct approach.

"Then I’m off, won’t Brother Ba be short-handed?"

"No, don’t underestimate Leader Wang. He’s very strong, and if it wasn’t for family reasons, he could have advanced further."

Wu Mengying stopped herself, not wanting to gossip about a subordinate’s family matters.

Li Rui was a bit curious, but since Brother Ba never brought it up, he decided not to press the issue.

He left the school and went back to find He Chengli, to inform him of the situation, since Yun Jiaying had entrusted her son to him and asked him to take care of him. Now that he was leaving, he should inform them.

He Chengli, upon hearing this, immediately wanted to join in.

"No, young master, I heard the Northwest is chaotic, and if anything happened to you, I wouldn’t be able to explain it to your mother."

"I am responsible for my own safety."

Li Rui, not wanting to argue with him, simply said, "Ask your family, if they agree, I have no objections."

He was confident that a large family wouldn’t allow a direct descendant to run into a dangerous area like that.

He Chengli called his mom on the phone.

"Mom, Brother Rui is going to the Canglong Association’s area in the Northwest for training."

"Got it."

"I want to go too."

"Be careful."

"Okay, mom."

Beep beep beep.

He Chengli rubbed his hands with a grin, "Brother Rui, I can go with you now."

Li Rui stared at him for quite a while.

"You’re not actually their biological child, are you?"

But soon, he understood why Yun Jiaying was so assured, as Huo Yun called him.

"Li Rui, I heard you’re going to the Northwest? I happen to be going too, we can travel together."

This "happen" obviously wasn’t a coincidence, Li Rui was quite familiar with this guy’s style by now, so he just asked, "How did you find out?"

"Isn’t it because that kid He Chengli wants to go?"

"What does that have to do with you?"

"His family certainly won’t feel at ease, they’ll need someone to look after him."

"And they found you?" Li Rui almost couldn’t hold back his laughter.

"What are you talking about, don’t you remember? When I went to Silent Forest, I teamed up with two people from the Cangyun Association."

"Oh, your family knows people there too?"

"More or less, their family has fewer businesses in the Northwest and asked my family to help make connections."

"And you?"

"I’m going too."

After hanging up, Li Rui glanced at He Chengli, thinking their little team seemed a bit odd.

A junior agent from the Baili Association leading two aristocratic youths without official positions—what exactly was this? 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"So, you two don’t have any positions or need for achievements, what’s the point of following me around?"

"For sightseeing!" He Chengli said carefreely.

It seemed, regardless of the family’s reasons for having him tag along, he simply wanted to be a tagalong.

Just then, Wu Mengying’s notification also came, saying they could go meet Song Yao at the provincial capital at any time, but they’d need an appointment first.

So, Li Rui decided right away to leave the next day.

"Quickly, pack your things, we’ll leave tonight."

Without a word, He Chengli happily went to pack.

Before leaving, of course, Li Rui had to inform Wang Huai. Upon hearing it, Wang Huai marveled, "Business trip? You sure have a lot on your hands for a part-time job, hope it’s not a scam?"

"No, no, it’s a work-study program arranged by our principal."

Hearing that the school guaranteed it, Wang Huai didn’t press further but secretly suspected that Li Rui was involved in some kind of confidential matter even he couldn’t fathom.

After the farewells, everything was explained to Wang Ba and Wen Yan as well. Once everything was prepared, it was already evening, and the two boarded a train to the provincial capital, arriving before midnight.

At the parking lot outside the station, a car was already waiting.

This was the benefit of going out with He Chengli, accommodation and transportation were all arranged wherever they went.

However, since it wasn’t the Wuyun Province, the place they stayed wasn’t the Hee family’s property, just a hotel they had a stake in, but it was convenient enough.

The next day, someone else came to pick them up, but this time it wasn’t someone from the Hee family but a secretary sent by Song Yao, a man who looked under forty and wore rimless glasses.

"Hello, my surname is Liu. If you need to meet with Chairman Song, you can contact me directly."

"Hello, Secretary Liu."

Li Rui politely responded and got in the car, thinking it seemed they were prepared for more than one meeting.

To his surprise, the provincial sub-association wasn’t in a skyscraper like Guotong Mansion but in a separate compound, with the main office area in a modest three-story building.

"Sit here for a few minutes, President Song will be right over."

Secretary Liu, while speaking, was also observing him and was surprised to find this young man showed no sign of nervousness at all.

He recalled overhearing some whispers while by Song Yao’s side, thinking he must have a big enough heart to have tricked someone as fierce as Zuo Qiutian with lies.

Li Rui didn’t know what he was thinking and sat alone in the office, looking around. After a while, footsteps sounded outside; he knew it was deliberate. Someone as powerful as Song Yao, a Secret Realm agent, could approach unnoticed if he wished.

He courteously stood up, ready to meet this formidable figure who had participated in and distinguished himself on the Secret Realm battlefield.

The door opened, revealing a tall figure, seemingly an older man, but not really old—a youthful energy surrounded him.

"Chairman Song."

"Good, good, sit down, don’t be nervous."

It seemed Song Yao often met with people who felt nervous around him, this was routine for him. After speaking, he seemed a bit awkward, realizing Li Rui didn’t show any sign of nervousness.

Song Yao didn’t dwell on it, smiled and said, "Since you agreed to come, it shows you have ambitions, right? The Secret Realm battlefield, are you interested?"

Li Rui nodded.

"That’s a good thing," Song Yao said, "Having drive in your youth and being in a period of rapid improvement, the more experiences, the better."

He pulled out a handwritten list from the drawer, neatly titled.

[Proposed Personnel for the 23rd Secret Realm Battlefield.]

About twenty names, the last two were: Dong Sanchuan, Li Rui.