I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Victor Grand Hotel.

Tang Xueluan was sitting leisurely on the sofa, watching the giant screen while casually tossing grapes into her mouth, comfortably waiting for the person she was about to meet to appear.

Crack, someone pushed the door open.

She didn't turn her head to confirm the identity of the person, but directly asked:

"You did a beautiful job."

Ma En stopped behind her:

"This is all thanks to you."

"I'm sorry, I didn't tell you my plans in advance."

The actual situation was similar to Shu Yunpeng's initial guess. The reason he offered the price of three longevity pills was because he had already figured out the family's power structure through Tang Xueluan.

The reality was even further than Shu Yunpeng thought. Tang Xueluan not only told him the specific structure of the Shu family, but Ma En's firm decision to offer longevity pills instead of other benefits was also thanks to the information she provided.

It was she who proactively told Ma En how eager these three old geezers of the Shu family were to live, which allowed Ma En to determine that longevity pills were the most cost-effective bargaining chip he could offer.

Moreover, the number of longevity pills was also very important. If there were too few, it wouldn't be enough to convince the real power holders of the Shu family to agree immediately, but if there were too many, it would also be quite troublesome.

Because if he gave four longevity pills, the Shu family might use the extra one as a bargaining chip to exchange benefits with the Federation, which would affect the subsequent indirect interest negotiations between Xiaoyao and the Federation, and naturally affect Xiaoyao's view of him.

The information Tang Xueluan gave him was very important to this negotiation, and it was also very detailed, to the point that she, as a member of the Shu family, shouldn't have told outsiders.

"If I told you, it would be difficult for me to hide it from them," Tang Xueluan replied, "Even if I could hide it, it wouldn't be a good thing, and it might cause their dissatisfaction in the future."

"Don't worry, I know you're doing it for our own good, and since I was willing to answer your questions at the time, I must have been prepared to accept any outcome."

Ma En nodded slightly. The reason he said this was because what he was about to do was not beneficial to the Shu family, so he was a little worried that Tang Yun would be dissatisfied with his actions.

That's why he said this to confirm with Tang Xueluan whether they were on the same page.

And as the result shows, the cooperation with Tang Xueluan was indeed particularly perfect. She easily understood what he wanted to do and was willing to do it with him.

Tang Xueluan showed a sincere smile:

"You can trust me with confidence, just like I trust you."

She knew very well the purpose of Ma En's question. This matter was indeed damaging the interests of the Shu family, but Tang Xueluan didn't think it was a bad thing for her. After all, she wasn't the next head of the Shu family.

Although her interests as a junior member of the Shu family were highly related to the family, and she did have the opportunity and possibility to reach the position of her grandfather today, this possibility was actually very slim.

When she chose to leave the family and go to the company to work hard, she had already given this opportunity to her biological sister, Shu Yun, because at that time, she felt that her sister needed the support of the family more than she did.

This also led to her entry into the federal government being delayed until now, so it was actually quite difficult for her to really climb to the position of her father and grandfather today, and to be honest...

She didn't like being a politician that much. She came back here only for very practical reasons—because her family had enough influence in the political world, and she could move very quickly here.

Moreover, her parents also needed her to be in the political world, otherwise, decades later, they and she would have to worry about the open and secret attacks of those ambitious politicians.

But although she was far from being noble enough to abandon the benefits given by the family, if she could exchange the help provided by the Shu family for an equal amount of anomalies or other fields, she would definitely choose the latter without hesitation.

In the past, she didn't have the opportunity to choose. To be precise, the entire Federation didn't have any particularly "favorite" and cultivatable fields. If she had to say, maybe the former Salvation Alliance was more to her liking. In fact, she once thought about following in the footsteps of that Divine Firmament Walker. The personality charm of Divine Firmament almost made her make this wrong decision. Fortunately, she finally gave up this idea after careful consideration.

After all, this path was too difficult for her. She couldn't even be considered a power user. Even if she joined the Salvation Alliance at that time, she probably wouldn't be able to gain any status in it.

And now it seems that it was a very wise decision.

Because although she didn't join the Salvation Alliance, she saw a new opportunity because of the dissolution of this organization, that is, Ma En, the young power user with unlimited potential, who was sitting diagonally across from her at this moment.

And this was also her opportunity.

Years of working in the company had cultivated her vision, which was completely different from those of the politicians. In the first few glances of seeing Ma En, she had already noticed his value, and as time passed, Ma En in her eyes was constantly appreciating.

And after several exchanges with the family, she was very sure that her view of Ma En had a very obvious difference from that of other people in the Shu family. Although they did not underestimate Ma En, they also felt that they did not value him as much as she did.

Even though she emphasized it again and again, they didn't seem to notice the value in her eyes, and after confirming this, Tang Xueluan didn't question her own judgment, but insisted that her view was closer to the truth.

This was also why she had already guessed Ma En's thoughts, and also told him the important information that would harm the interests of the Shu family, because at that time, she had already made a very important decision.

"When are you going to let them know your thoughts on Xiaoyao," Tang Xueluan said, "Although I said you were a little dissatisfied with your oppression of Xiaoyao, their thoughts are still stuck on using this to put pressure on you."

Ma En replied:

"Don't worry, we will use the Federation to deal with Xiaoyao sooner or later, but now is not the time."

The "we" here refers to the two of them, not including the Shu family.

Tang Xueluan nodded and then said the most important thing:

"My dad is already handling your matter. They have encountered some small difficulties, but don't worry, give them some more time and they will solve all those problems. There will be some dirty things happening in it, but this has nothing to do with you and me. We just have to sit and wait to reap the fruits of success."

Ma En nodded and said:

"Okay, you just continue to observe the situation of the Shu family. If there are any problems, notify me in time."

Although they didn't say anything special this time, they had already quietly established a much closer cooperative relationship than in the past. Without saying anything, they had already noticed each other's intentions.

There were several reasons for this.

The important factor that really made Tang Xueluan make up her mind was that she saw a very high possibility of Ma En being promoted to Tier V in this matter, and for some reason she couldn't explain, she felt that Ma En would succeed.

No matter how you calculate it, the identity of the most important ally of a powerful and intelligent Tier V power user in the Federation is far higher than the achievements and status she can achieve in the Shu family.

But apart from this, it was also because she didn't worry about Ma En changing new partners in the future.

Because not only was Ma En himself the kind of person who would betray allies, she was also the best ally for Ma En. What she could provide to Ma En was irreplaceable by other politicians.

If it were any other member of the Shu family, it would be impossible to cooperate with Ma En like she did this time.

And Ma En didn't have to worry about her betraying him, because although she didn't think she was a good person, if she was placed among these politicians, she could be considered "virtuous."

They were both outliers in this federal government system, but they both had reasons to integrate into it.

She and Ma En both had their own bottom lines, and they were much higher than those of other powerful politicians, and unlike other politicians, she would not act on her own bottom line.

She would use Ma En's bottom line as their code of conduct. This was something that other politicians could not give Ma En. It was difficult for them to even notice what Ma En wanted to do and didn't want to do, because they had almost no bottom line.

And similar bottom lines are actually a particularly scarce resource for partners. This is especially important for partners with higher bottom lines. For example, members of the Salvation Alliance find it difficult to accept the methods of ordinary politicians.

This "understanding and respect" of her for Ma En is actually the bargaining chip she can give Ma En.

With similar bottom lines, able to understand each other, and have complementary abilities, it is probably impossible to find a second partner like this in the entire Federation. Even if they are found, they don't have the trust they have established.

They will become the most perfect partners.

Thinking of this, she hesitated for a few seconds, and then said:

"Also, thank you for helping with Grandpa's matter. Although I was fully prepared for this family when I came back, and I also understand that not everything can go according to my ideas."

"But in any case, I find it difficult to accept myself becoming a political tool for marriage."

Ma En said gently:

"You're welcome, this is what I should do, and our cooperative relationship absolutely does not need this kind of thing as a constraint. After all, the cooperative party is not me and your family, right?"

Most importantly, this respect and understanding is mutual.

Tang Xueluan smiled:

"That's right, I know you definitely won't agree to his request, but I still thank you very much, because you can actually abandon me and cooperate with them. I know that although you don't like this kind of dirty thing."

"But you can actually do it by enduring the disgust, after all, you have joined the Federation."

Ma En smiled and said:

"That's right, but I don't want to cooperate with them. You are an ally who is a million times better than the Shu family."

In his eyes, Tang Xueluan was indeed a rare and suitable ally. The reason why he was willing to accept cooperation with her at the beginning was because he felt the subtle difference between her and others. As they continued to cooperate, Tang Xueluan did not disappoint him as he worried, but proved that she was worthy of his trust.

And now, Tang Xueluan decisively withdrew their cooperative relationship from the Shu family's system, and this completely dispelled the possibility of Ma En suspecting her, because now her interests are highly consistent with his.

Tang Xueluan also showed a confident smile:

"I believe that it won't be long before we bring unexpected changes to the stagnant Federation."