I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

#568 - 559 Recruitment

Federation.

Nie Chengyu stood in front of the glass cabinet, sizing up the long spear laid horizontally inside, then shifted his gaze slightly to the densely packed panel below, carefully reading the weapon's description.

"So what Ma En said is indeed true."

Nie Chengyu looked at it and said, "This weapon is indeed from that ancient civilization, and it was specifically forged for Seraine."

The middle-aged researcher standing opposite him replied:

"That's right, but we don't fully understand its specific effects yet.

It will take us at least a few months to crack this weapon.

If we don't plan to study it in depth, the current evidence is already sufficient."

Nie Chengyu nodded slightly:

"The authenticity of this weapon isn't actually important.

Ma En will also make promises in the contract, and if he wants to continue cooperating with us, he'll have to provide more evidence.

And we also need to figure out how to trick the Mi League into giving us one or two weapons like this."

"What do you think we should do?"

He looked at Tang Xueluan, who was also staring at the long spear beside him.

Tang Xueluan looked up as if she had suddenly woken up, then showed an expression as if she hadn't heard what he said, but after about two seconds, she became a little more alert:

"Oh, tricking these weapons from Ma En's hands..."

She paused slightly, also revealing a thoughtful expression, but ultimately shook her head:

"I think it's difficult.

Ma En isn't the type we can easily push around, because he can definitely see through our tricks and knows where the Federation's bottom line is.

Most importantly, he has courage.

"He has the courage to stick to his bottom line and fight us to the death."

Nie Chengyu looked at her and said:

"Do you think this kind of courage is more important?"

Tang Xueluan nodded:

"Knowing where our bottom line is is useless, because we also know where their bottom line is, and we can afford to wait.

The first to give up will definitely be them.

"But Ma En is different.

I have never seen fear in his eyes."

Nie Chengyu said irrefutably:

"Everyone has fear, he's just particularly good at hiding his emotions.

I've actually seen a lot of people like that.

The key is to guess where their bottom line is.

"They have a bottom line, it's just invisible."

Tang Xueluan didn't agree with Nie Chengyu's view:

"You're right, but I still think Ma En is different.

"I don't think he's like a person at all."

Nie Chengyu said in confusion:

"Are you saying he's a little crazy?"

Tang Xueluan nodded slightly:

"That's right, I'll never forget Ma En's expression when I exposed him."

At the time, he looked as if the secret she had said was just an insignificant little problem, rather than the bloody deed of killing his own sister.

He was like an emotionless monster, but Tang Xueluan felt that Ma En wasn't really a cold-blooded monster.

At least in her opinion, Ma En was like all normal humans, understanding emotions and desires.

When she was with him, Tang Xueluan never felt that he was too cold, so when Ma En still faced her so calmly at that moment, she felt such a strong sense of strangeness and discomfort.

It was as if the person standing opposite her was a monster in human skin.

This was a very clever explanation, but unfortunately, Ma En wasn't a monster.

After that incident, she spent a lot of time investigating Ma En's past and also noticed some problematic places.

However, none of the clues pointed to Ma En being the so-called "monster" in her mind, but instead proved that Ma En might be a very gentle and kind "ordinary person" with family members who loved him.

This result actually made Tang Xueluan even more uncomfortable.

She would rather Ma En had shown his true nature at the time, but there was actually something in these matters that seemed a bit hopeful, but this hope was also extremely slim.

That was the fact that Ma En had been in a mental hospital.

In the medical records, he was described as a hysterical madman, which could actually be used to explain Ma En's "mental problems."

But later, the Federation found out the secret of Ma En's attending physician.

He often took money to forge mental illness certificates for wealthy people, and it was more reasonable that Ma En found him to infiltrate the hospital than that he was crazy.

So she still doesn't have an answer, and she really craves an answer...

Nie Chengyu nodded slightly:

"I understand, thank you.

So how have you considered it?"

Hearing this, Tang Xueluan still shook her head:

"I'm still not ready to join your group."

But she didn't want the answer that much either.

Nie Chengyu said sincerely:

"We really need you, the Federation also needs you."

Tang Xueluan still insisted:

"I also very much hope to provide assistance to the Federation, but I don't really understand Ma En that well, and I don't think I can analyze anything useful.

To me, he's just an elusive monster.

"What happened in the real world was that I was easily deceived by him."

Nie Chengyu didn't give up:

"But it's precisely this unforgettable feeling that might allow you to see him clearly, and even if you say you don't understand Ma En enough, you definitely understand him better than we do, look..."

"Without you, I wouldn't have realized that we can't deceive Ma En and was still thinking about how to get some weapons from him, but according to you, that might instead anger him, right?"

Tang Xueluan said:

"That's all the help I can provide."

Nie Chengyu smiled:

"You're too modest.

I think you may have completely seen what kind of person Ma En is, and you're refusing only because you think it's useless even if you see him clearly, because he's too troublesome.

"But if your vision is combined with our methods, it can solve many problems."

Tang Xueluan didn't think so.

She felt that even if she and the Federation combined, it wouldn't be of much use.

For a guy like Ma En, understanding Ma En wouldn't make him easier to deal with.

He wasn't that type.

So she still refused:

"I'm sorry..."

Nie Chengyu interrupted with a smile:

"I understand your thoughts, but how would we know if we don't try?

To take a step back, your understanding of Ma En will also help prevent this negotiation from breaking down.

Look, I almost made the wrong decision just now.

"And if this negotiation is successful, the entire Federation will benefit.