"What's your opinion?"

"I'm not interested!"

Without even looking, Chu Nan immediately expressed his attitude.

"I already had five people awaken their abilities today!"

"But they're not familiar with their abilities yet and can't use them freely!"

"I want to apply for them to join the Pujiang Abilities Association!"

"That way, we can fight together and learn from each other how to use our abilities!"

"What do you think?"

Seeing that he had no interest in joining the Abilities Association, Shen Bingqian finally stated her plan.

"No way!"

"I won't allow any of my subordinates to join the Abilities Association!"

"If anyone dares to disobey my orders, one word: death!"

Chu Nan decisively refused.

In his past life, he knew what kind of people were in the so-called Abilities Association. They were either villains or traitors colluding with foreign forces.

He disdained to be associated with such people!

"Alright!"

"I understand!"

On the other end of the phone, after hearing Chu Nan's firm tone, Shen Bingqian quickly agreed and hung up the phone.

"How did it go?"

"What did the boss say?"

In the conference room of Huaxing Building, when Shen Bingqian hung up the phone, the surviving thirty-odd employees all looked at her in unison.

"He refused!"

"And he also said that he doesn't allow any of us to join the Abilities Association!"

"Furthermore, he said that if anyone dares to disobey, one word: death!"

Shen Bingqian relayed Chu Nan's words truthfully.

From Chu Nan's tone, she could hear a hint of seriousness and sternness.

Although she didn't understand why, she believed that he had his reasons!

After all, he came from the future and knew many secrets that she didn't know!

"It's a pity. It would have been a good opportunity to communicate with our peers."

"Yes, even though we have awakened our abilities, we don't know how to use them. We can't just blindly stumble around and wait for who knows how long!"

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"Is the boss worried that if we join the Association, we'll be out of his control? After all, we already have five people who have awakened their abilities!"

"In the past, we didn't have enough to eat, so we followed his orders. But in the past two days, we've gathered a lot of resources and can completely support ourselves. Why don't we return the resources and redeem our freedom?"

"Sun Xiaoguang, what are you talking about? The boss has been good to us. Is what you're saying fair?"

"I think Xiaoguang is right. He has given us enough before. Let's return what we took from him. Besides, both Xiaoguang and I, ordinary employees of the procurement department, have awakened our abilities. It's a shame that you guys who have served in the army for so many years haven't awakened yours and still have the face to lecture us..."

"Sun Qing, what do you mean? Do you think awakening an ability makes you superior?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing!"

Seeing the increasing intensity of the arguments, Shen Bingqian slammed the table and immediately stood up.

In an instant, the two opposing factions quieted down.

Shen Bingqian used to be their president and now she had awakened the ability of ice and snow and had mastered two powerful skills, Ice Blade and Qi.

With such terrifying strength, she was far above them.

Therefore, even the five employees who had awakened their abilities immediately shut their mouths when they saw her angrily.

"Why didn't the boss agree?"

After a moment of silence, another awakened person tentatively asked.

"He didn't say!"

"But since he doesn't agree to us joining the Association, he must have his reasons!"

After saying this, Shen Bingqian left the conference room and returned to her office.

After a moment of hesitation, she turned on her computer and made a video call.

"What did Mr. Chu say?"

"Did he agree to our plan?"

As soon as the video call was connected, the middle-aged man on the other side, who was in his fifties and overweight, immediately asked.

"Sorry Minister Qian, he didn't agree!"

"We won't participate in the integration of the Pujiang Abilities Association either!"

Shen Bingqian said decisively.

"Xiaoshen, please try to persuade him. Let him prioritize the country and definitely join the Pujiang Abilities Association!"

"You have six abilities awakened, plus Xiaochu. This is a force that cannot be ignored!"

"Once you become the president of the Pujiang Abilities Association, you will be able to control almost all the abilities in Pujiang!"

"These people are all talented. Instead of letting them be scattered, it's better to have them serve the country!"

"To contribute to the people!"

"What do you think?"

The overweight man tried to persuade Shen Bingqian with great sincerity.

"I'm sorry, Minister Qian, we won't participate in this matter at all!"

"You'd better find another solution!"

After saying this, Shen Bingqian hung up the video call without giving any face.

"Hello, hello...?"

On the other end of the phone, Minister Qian called out twice, but when he heard no sound, he hung up the phone, his fat face darkened.

With a stern face, he contemplated for a moment before immediately dialing another number!

"Hello, is this Wu Xiaolin?"

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"Qingya, your aunt is getting so hungry that she can't take it anymore. If we don't have any food, our whole family will starve!"

"I saw from your moments a few days ago that you were eating well."

"Do you have any food left? Could you bring us some?"

"Your uncle and I are old. If we starve to death, then so be it. But your younger cousins are still young."

"Can you bear to watch them starve to death?"

In the evening, Lin Qingya looked at the message her aunt sent on WeChat and felt uneasy.

She really wanted to bring some food over, but she hesitated because of the rules that Chu Nan had set.

It was not that she sympathized with her aunt's family, but she didn't want to watch her young cousin starve to death.

Her young cousin was not actually her aunt's biological child, but her aunt's niece!

After a car accident, her young cousin became an orphan and was later fostered by her aunt and uncle.

Although she was often belittled by her aunt, at least she had grown up!

Over the years, she had sent money to her aunt's family in order to make her aunt treat her young cousin better.

Now, seeing her young cousin starving, she was very worried.

"Sigh..."

She tapped her black phone and walked to Chu Nan's room.

In the morning, she promised to give her some candy and drink some sweet rain in the evening!

"Come, have a drink with me!"

It seemed that Chu Nan had been waiting for her for a long time. He handed her a wine glass filled with red wine.

"Mm..."

Lin Qingya nodded listlessly and then noticed something. She stopped the wine glass before it reached her lips. "What's wrong with your hand?"