Qian Wenzhao thought for a moment, "A bidding conference is indeed a good idea. The most important thing is that it saves trouble. Answering calls every day, dealing with each one individually, is too bothersome. Holding a single meeting to clarify the ownership of the Vine Core will save a lot of effort."
Li Tianming also nodded, "I can't keep this up anymore. I just want to finalize this matter as soon as possible."
The three of them discussed further.
Before long, Li Tianming's phone rang again.
He initially thought it was another inquiry about the Vine Core and was about to decline the call, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was from the education department.
"Hello, this is Li Tianming. Yes, that's me."
"What? Really? Great, great, thank you for the notification, sir. Mm, I understand. Haha, I'll make further preparations. Okay, goodbye."
Qin Siyang noticed that after answering the call, Li Tianming's expression significantly improved.
"Old Li, what's got you so happy?"
"The case where I was falsely accused has just been cleared, and I've been officially exonerated. I'm now completely cleared of all charges."
"That case dragged you down for years. I thought it'd be a tough one. I didn't expect it to be resolved so quickly? Just a few days, and they got to the bottom of it?"
"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly either. Looks like Guo Jiuxiao is really scared. After that phone call the other day, he immediately tried to clear my name."
Li Tianming sighed, "The key was that Zhou Xing happened to know who was really responsible for it. That's the only reason I was able to resolve it so easily. Otherwise, who knows how much longer I'd be dragged down by it."
Even though Qian Wenzhao was present, Li Tianming didn't hide anything. After all, Qian Wenzhao already knew about it.
However, Qian Wenzhao didn't pay attention to things unrelated to himself. He was busy making a serious phone call to his superior, reporting on the progress of the three of them.
Li Tianming chuckled, "It's always been like this. If you can't find the thread, trouble will entangle you for a lifetime. But once you grab hold of it, give it a firm yank, and it'll be settled in a few minutes."
"But whether you can grab that thread or not is pure luck. How many people spend their whole lives searching for it?"
"Xiao Qin, I can only say your luck is really not bad!"
Qin Siyang smirked, "So-so."
"Old Li, now that your name is cleared and your charges are dropped, that means you can leave the Safe Zone's edge, right?"
"That's right."
"Then why don't you come with me?"
"Come with you?"
"Yeah. According to what you said, this Vine Core can be divided into four parts—one for the United Government, one for the university I'm about to be specially recruited into, one for your research, and one for myself."
Qin Siyang took a leisurely sip of cool boiled water, "Now that you're cleared, you can return to teaching at a university. With your skills, you'll definitely be in high demand."
"How about we team up? A strong alliance. Wherever I get specially recruited, you can go teach there. If we're at the same university, we can watch each other's backs. In the future, I'll be responsible for hunting gods outside the Safe Zone to obtain materials, while you focus on guiding research at the school. A perfect duo—unstoppable in the world."
Li Tianming thought for a moment and nodded, "Sounds good."
Thus, the content of the conference was adjusted.
With Qin Siyang, who possessed the Vine Core, and the renowned Li Tianming from the scientific research field, they would be auctioned as a package deal at this conference.
It could be considered the most luxurious package within the Safe Zone.
The three of them discussed for over two more days, finally finalizing the conference plan.
The conference would be held in Qin Siyang's name on February 26th, giving them ten days to prepare.
It was originally set for February 25th, but since the 26th was a Friday, many people would be preparing to go home or take leave.
But when Qin Siyang saw the Blue Star calendar, it had "Unfavorable for all matters" marked on February 25th, so he postponed it by a day.
A teenage Qin Siyang turned out to be even more superstitious than two middle-aged men in their forties, which slightly surprised them.
Qin Siyang wouldn't speak at the conference, only stepping in when trouble arose and Li Tianming and Qian Wenzhao found it inconvenient to respond.
Li Tianming would act as the speaker and consultant, while also announcing his intention to join the university with Qin Siyang.
Qian Wenzhao, representing the management bureau of Region 14121, would help organize and oversee the conference.
After confirming the division of responsibilities, the three got to work.
Qin Siyang posted about the Vine Core conference on Godslayer Camp, requesting attendees to private message him their position, contact information, and list of attendees.
Many were keeping an eye on Qin Siyang. As soon as he posted, dozens of replies flooded in, instantly pushing the post to the top of the forum's trending list.
Li Tianming then messaged everyone who had contacted him before, directing them to follow Qin Siyang's post on Godslayer Camp.
Qian Wenzhao submitted the conference plan, hoping to use the management bureau's video conference room. Given the expected large number of attendees, only the United Government's video conference system had the bandwidth to support it.
At the same time, Qian Wenzhao spread the news internally within the United Government.
The three of them took a few hours to rest, waiting for the news to ferment.
After a short nap, they got up and continued working.
Qin Siyang opened Godslayer Camp to register the information of those who had private messaged him.
Li Tianming sat beside him, filtering out those who were just there for the spectacle to prevent disruptions during the conference.
Meanwhile, Qian Wenzhao was constantly on the phone, reporting the event up the chain, from the district level to the state level, without a break.
They stayed busy for several more hours.
Just as exhaustion was setting in, Qian Wenzhao received a call from Chen Zhongming.
["Hello, Director Qian, are you available now?"]
"Yes, Director Chen, please go ahead."
["Is Mr. Qin with you?"]
"He's here."
["Then put me on speakerphone so he can listen in too. After all, this is all about his Vine Core conference."]
"Principal Li is also here, is that okay?"
["Even better! The conference involves Professor Li too. Since all three of you are present, it saves me from relaying messages."]
"Alright, please hold on. I'll put you on speaker now."
Qian Wenzhao turned on the speakerphone and signaled for Qin Siyang and Li Tianming to stay silent.
["This conference is of great importance to the state government. Governor Jonathan has already arranged for you to use the state government's conference room."]
"Oh, great! Thank you!"
["Additionally, just now, the director of your district's management bureau, Feng Shouben, resigned. The administration has discussed appointing you as the new director, and Governor Jonathan has already approved it."]
"Huh? Director Feng resigned? When did this happen?"
["About half an hour ago."]
"Half an hour ago?"
["That's right. He submitted his resignation thirty minutes ago. Twenty minutes ago, your district chief submitted it to the administration hall. Ten minutes ago, the administration hall held a meeting, approved it, and passed it up to the state government. Nine minutes ago, Governor Jonathan approved it and proposed appointing you as the next director. Three minutes ago, the administration hall voted to pass Governor Jonathan's proposal. Two minutes ago, Governor Jonathan issued the appointment order. And now, I'm calling you."]
"...Huh?"
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