I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Only after Ma En had completely disappeared did Tang Xueluan slowly regain her senses.

And although she was somewhat unwilling to admit it, after the shock subsided, her first emotion was actually intense admiration, followed by a shame bordering on anger, because she had completely misjudged Ma En's purpose in cooperating with the Federation, regarding this proud former member of the Salvation Alliance as a fame-seeking and profit-driven opportunist. The main problem was that she had confidently presented her judgment to Ma En.

She had just smugly said, "I know what you want," but now, looking back, if she hadn't given Ma En a chance to speak, he might have refuted her unfounded assumptions long ago. Wealth and power held no allure for him.

If she had known earlier, she certainly wouldn't have treated this ambitious man this way. In fact, she knew several relatively effective ways to communicate with people like him. Unfortunately, due to her careless judgment, those tactics and methods probably wouldn't work.

Moreover, persuading such a person to betray their former comrades was probably more difficult than asking him to kill Ivani. It was already very difficult to make such a person cross their bottom line, and after she revealed her intentions, it was basically impossible.

Thinking this way, her mother probably couldn't rely on him to find the murderer who killed Shu Yun.

After figuring this out, she had a completely new perspective on Ma En.

"Xiao Xu," Tang Xueluan said.

As the surrounding light dimmed, a young woman in black appeared before her.

"Did you finish your business with him?"

Tang Xueluan shook her head slightly:

"No, he completely exceeded my expectations."

In fact, Tang Xueluan could completely understand the existence of such people, otherwise she wouldn't know how to deal with them. She just didn't expect Ma En to be one of them, after all, his connection with the Federation was unusually fast.

This led her to believe that Ma En joined the Federation and the Salvation Alliance for the same purpose—to join a powerful force. That was why he immediately found the Federation, which had defeated Shenxiao, after the latter fell. But now it seemed that he was far more noble than she had thought. Even with Shenxiao and the Salvation Alliance gone, he was still fighting against the dark side of the world alone.

What a powerful soul this was.

The female bodyguard asked as a matter of routine:

"So, are we going to see Madam now?"

Tang Xueluan nodded:

"Yes, but not in the way you think. I have some new ideas to discuss with Mom."

Xiao Xu showed a curious expression in a very cooperative manner:

"Did you see any business opportunities?"

Tang Xueluan said:

"That's right, Ma En is a very good person. Although our original plan was shelved, after I realized what kind of person he was, I suddenly realized that the Shadow and those behind him might also fail in their plans.

"And I see our opportunity in that.

"Let's go."

Hearing her superior's order, the young bodyguard nodded, and then the dim surroundings seemed to slowly "flow".

In fact, Tang Xueluan really admired people like Ma En. Even though she stood on a completely opposite position due to her family background, she often had respect for people like Shenxiao and Ma En.

Because she knew they weren't stupid, and they all did things she didn't dare to do.

Ma En and Shenxiao both possessed the "courage" she didn't have.

Although Tang Xueluan loved her parents and sister very much, she wasn't as attached to power as they were. She wasn't lying when she discussed the difference between power and authority with Ma En earlier, otherwise she would have followed the same political path as her sister. It was her dissatisfaction with the Federation that led her to make a completely different choice.

If anyone asked her who she wanted to be, Tang Xueluan only had one answer in her heart—Shenxiao Walker.

Even if the current Shenxiao had been defeated and become a prisoner, she was still the person Tang Xueluan wanted to be the most. Even if Shenxiao's ending was the worst and most tragic, this defeat after fighting the world alone still had a romantic feeling that she yearned for.

Moreover, she and the Federation could actually be said to be compromising with each other. When the opponent was the Federation, this was already a good result.

Unfortunately, being born into such a family meant that she couldn't become a free and unfettered ability user like Shenxiao, because her birth gave her room for choice, and most importantly, she didn't have the courage like Shenxiao and Ma En.

Tang Xueluan had imagined what it would be like if she were an ordinary ability user, and she felt that she would definitely join the Salvation Alliance. The idea of following the world's strongest ability users to save the world sounded too tempting.

But if she were really Shenxiao, she would definitely compromise with the Federation early on. If she were Ma En, she wouldn't continue to cooperate with the Federation to jointly prevent the conspiracies of Atlantis and the Southern Gods after the ceasefire.

She didn't have their courage.

It was precisely because she deeply realized that she couldn't do it that she felt sincere admiration for Ma En, who could do what she couldn't. And it was also because of this that she wanted to propose the following.

"We're here," Xiao Xu said.

The surrounding environment instantly brightened, and they appeared in a luxuriously decorated office. Tang Jinghong was sitting at the tea table, looking through the newly collected information with a worried expression.

The environment dimmed again, and Tang Jinghong, who entered this space, looked up at her daughter in surprise:

"Did you convince him?"

Tang Xueluan slowly shook her head:

"No, I misjudged his situation. This Ma En is not the kind of person who would cooperate with us. He is one of the very few good people in the Salvation Alliance, and he knows exactly what he wants. The things we can give him are meaningless to him."

Tang Jinghong just said in an urging tone:

"Then give him a higher price. Everyone has a price.

"You said he's a smart person, then you just haven't found out what he really wants."

Seeing that her mother didn't really understand her words, Tang Xueluan sighed inwardly and then said:

"But Shenxiao has no price, and she is also very smart. I don't think we can convince Ma En, and my misjudgment also prevents us from using other methods to change his mind. Now he already knows what we want.

"Knowing what I want to say, he won't carefully consider and choose any of my proposals.

"And he has already decisively rejected me."

"He doesn't understand what he rejected at all." Hearing this, Tang Jinghong's expression became gnashing, but she knew in her heart that she couldn't do anything about Ma En. "He will definitely regret today's wrong decision when he gets old."

Tang Xueluan didn't think so, but she wouldn't try to convince her mother, who was losing her mind over her sister's death.

"Well, but we don't have any way or clues now." Tang Xueluan said to her mother, "The Federation can't help us do anything anymore, we can't find the murderer."

Tang Jinghong said:

"Can you let the company…"

Before her mother finished speaking, she shook her head:

"Impossible, I don't have that much power either."

Tang Jinghong lowered her eyes slightly:

"We will definitely find the murderer, as long as I think about it…"

Seeing that the time was about right, Tang Xueluan said:

"Mom, I think we should stop."

Tang Jinghong raised her head slightly, with a look of astonishment on her face:

"What do you mean by that?"

Tang Xueluan said with a firm expression:

"I mean we should stop. Mom, you have spent too much energy on this matter. Grandpa and Grandpa are already a little unbearable, and we can't succeed at all. It's time to accept our fate.

"Shu Yun is dead, and we can't avenge her—at least this is not something we can change with our efforts."

Tang Jinghong looked at her daughter with more anger and blame:

"How can you say that? This is your sister…"

"I know!" Tang Xueluan's face was serious, and then anger and hatred for the murderer appeared on her face. "If we can catch the murderer, I will peel off his skin bit by bit with my own hands, and inflict on him the most cruel torture I can find.

"Your daughter is also my sister for the past twenty years. Do you think I don't hate the murderer who killed her! I swear that as long as I can exchange for the opportunity to avenge my own sister, I am even willing to abandon everything I have won over the years, as long as she can rest in peace!

"But she is already dead, Mom, people can't come back to life…"

Her angry voice trembled a little at the end.

Looking at her daughter's red eyes, Tang Jinghong also showed a look of guilt, and then sat in place and lowered her head into silence, and the whole room fell into silence.

After a while, Tang Jinghong said somewhat tiredly:

"You're right, she may not want to see us like this either."

Tang Xueluan wiped her slightly red eyes, did not delve into whether Shu Yun would want to see herself avenge her, and then said to her mother in a comforting tone:

"Mom, I promise that if there is a chance, I will definitely avenge her, but in the absence of any clues, we can only post a huge reward and then slowly wait to see if anyone can provide clues. This is the best thing we can do for her."

Although Tang Jinghong was a little hesitant, she still nodded:

"You're right, I just can't…"

She couldn't say it anymore.

Tang Xueluan walked to her side and squatted down slightly, reaching out to hug her mother:

"It's okay, and although we can't avenge her for the time being, we can continue to become stronger. Maybe one day in the future we will have enough power to directly ask people like Shenxiao for the truth.

"And my visit to that Ma En this time was not without any gains."

The woman also raised her hand to wipe her eyes, and then quickly adjusted her expression and state to look at her daughter:

"You have other gains?"

She nodded and then stood up and said:

"That's right, although that Ma En rejected me, I discovered something in my brief conversation with him. He is probably not involved in this matter for the sake of the Shadow and the bastards of the Reformist Party as we initially expected."

At this time, Tang Jinghong also realized something:

"So he was able to reject the conditions we offered."

Tang Xueluan nodded:

"That's right, he is a very principled person, and he is more capable than we thought."

Since Ma En was selected to participate in this duel, it has already proved his ability. Except for those Tier V ability users and real adults, the members of the Federation would not underestimate his ability in the field of combat, but Tang Xueluan was talking about his whole person.

The woman said somewhat suspiciously:

"Aren't those so-called 'principled' guys very common in the Salvation Alliance?"

Tang Xueluan shook her head gently and said:

"It's different, he is also very smart. When Ma En saw me propose such a reward, he immediately understood what I wanted to do, and used the most effective answer to say a reason that made me unable to refute him, and this kind of smart person can still stick to something…

"I think this is a symbol of a strong soul."

Tang Jinghong didn't quite agree with this view:

"I don't think people like this can be described as smart in general."

"Mom…" Tang Xueluan said in a slightly coquettish tone, "My judgment will not be wrong, you can just believe me."

Tang Jinghong waved her hand:

"Okay, okay, you're so old and still doing this."

Tang Xueluan looked at her mother with a smile, she did this because this set always worked:

"So after a simple contact, I immediately understood that he is the kind of person who can make a difference even without ability, and the reason why Shadow chose Ma En is naturally because he also has the best level and talent in abnormal combat.

"The combination of these two is a huge value that we cannot ignore."

Tang Jinghong asked:

"So you have taken a fancy to him?"

Tang Xueluan said to her mother with an excited expression:

"Yes, I want to recruit him. Ma En doesn't intend to join the Reformist Party, we still have enough opportunities. For our family, he is also a rough diamond with extremely high potential. Strictly speaking, this is probably the best time.

"Although our family now has some power in the Federation and outside, we have no room for improvement now. I think that even if we can't be promoted to Tier V, Ma En will be a stock worth investing in, not to mention the possibility of winning a big prize.

"I want to bet on him on behalf of our family."

In fact, the reason why their family has no room for improvement is also because of Shu Yun's accidental death. They originally had many arrangements for her future.

Tang Jinghong's expression gradually became serious:

"What do you mean?"

Tang Xueluan nodded firmly:

"I plan to start handling family affairs."

Shu Yun is dead, and she can't continue to wander outside the family.

Tang Jinghong thought for a while and said:

"Okay, I think this proposal can be considered, but you have overlooked one very important thing…"

Tang Xueluan asked with a puzzled expression:

"What did I miss?"

Tang Jinghong smiled and said to her daughter:

"Don't forget that he might not even survive the duel in a few days. He has to hold back against the enemy, but the Church's fanatics won't consider that. Their involvement is definitely due to matters of faith.

"Even Ma En might not survive."

To be honest, Tang Jinghong held a very pessimistic view of Ma En, this temporary candidate. She even thought that Ma En might be killed by Ivana because he was being too cautious.

Only then did Tang Xueluan realize this point:

"You're right, but I think it shouldn't be too difficult for him to survive.

"Even if he really can't beat the opponent, Ma En will definitely concede before being killed. He won't risk his life for the Federation. If he loses, it might actually be a good thing for us. Giving charcoal in the snow is always better than adding flowers to brocade."

Tang Jinghong said:

"Besides, it's not necessarily true that Shadow said he's strong. We have to see it with our own eyes to be sure he's as capable as you say."

Tang Xueluan nodded:

"I'm also quite curious. Actually, I don't have an accurate understanding of Ma En's level among the paranormal ability users either, so let's see what his true level is in the duel."

Anyway, it's only a few days away.