The old man was very well-dressed, in a gray flannel suit with straight ironing and no wrinkles, a neat handkerchief in his chest pocket, a bowler hat, a black cane in his hand, an eagle. The hooked nose and a pair of eyes have a sharp and cold light, and when he looks around, a majestic atmosphere that has been in a high position for a long time is naturally revealed.
And as the old man walked in, all the legends at the long table in the conference room stood up from their seats and bowed slightly to the old man:
"Lord Martin."
Such a scene is almost a rare and difficult to get extreme.
Because looking at the entire world professional e-sports circle, there may be no more than five people who are qualified to be treated so solemnly by the legendary powerhouses of the previous generation.
But the old man in front of him was undoubtedly one of them.
Martin Bird.
One of the three vice-chairmen of the World Electric Association Headquarters.
The executive vice-chairman in charge of the rules and regulations, the drafter of the general regulations of professional e-sports, is also the oldest and highest-ranking one in the World Electricity Association. The second person after the chairman of the World Electric Association.
Of course, in fact, with the qualifications of the honorary consultants of the World Electricity Association on the long table of the conference at the moment, it is almost equal to the three vice-chairmen, and it will not be much different.
So this kind of compliment is more of a kind of respect.
Respect the old man in front of him for his hard work and achievements in professional e-sports.
Facing the greetings from the legends of the previous generation in front of him, the elderly vice-chairman of the World Electricity Association kept his expression indifferent, but he reached out and took off the top hat on his head and placed it in front of his abdomen, and bowed slightly in greeting:
"Gentlemen-"
Saying that, Martin's eyes swept over to the side of Number Five, who was so beautiful and refined among everyone:
"And... ma'am."
No. 5 made a slight gesture of lifting the skirt, bowed gracefully, smiled and greeted:
"Mr. Martin, long time no see."
Looking at No. 5, the old man who is the executive vice-chairman of the World Electricity Association showed a somewhat satisfied look in his eyes. The original serious expression on his face finally eased a little, nodded, and then turned his eyes to the side and saw No. 4. , the latter also nodded slightly with a smile, and said respectfully and politely:
"Your Mightiness."
Martin nodded "um" and said:
"Your Excellency 004."
"I received the most recent annual report from the NEAA division."
"Well done."
Four smiled:
"It is an honor for our North American branch to be recognized by the headquarters, but ... it is also our duty."
More satisfied with the respectful and humble attitude of No. 4, Martin showed an unprecedented smile on his face: "There is no need to be humble, among the younger generation, there are not many people with such a serious and down-to-earth style of doing things, wait for us old guys to retire. , the future position... You still need an excellent person like Your Excellency 004 to take over the responsibility."
This is almost the highest praise and praise.
Even some of the information revealed in the words that was not deliberately concealed was amazing enough.
So the legends present who heard this sentence could not help but tremble slightly and looked at No. 4 with a bit of vigilance in their eyes. Lee Dao-jae's eyes turned cold and said nothing, while Crow lowered his head and eyes. The deep light in the pupil flickered uncertainly.
Immediately, Martin's eyes swept across the other people present, and he simply greeted the past one by one:
"Lord Crow."
"Your Excellency Daozai."
"Your Excellency Bullet."
When greeting like this, the expression on the face of the old WTA executive vice-chairman also returned to the serious and dull stereotype, meticulous, but the other legends who were present did not dare to make any negligence in succession. respond.
finally.
After a lap.
Martin's eyes fell on the last person.
It was clear that the person closest to him was the one who walked into the conference room from him, but he didn't know whether it was intentional or not, and the old man put it last.
No. 1 coughed, raised his head and looked at the old man in front of him, showing a smile that made people feel like a spring breeze:
"Lord Martin, it's been a long time—"
As the chief of the Honorary Advisory Group of the World Electricity Association, his status is even slightly higher than that of the three vice-chairmen of the World Electricity Association headquarters. Respectfully -
But for the greeting with a smile like No. 1, the smile on the old man's face completely disappeared, even more serious and indifferent than the one he had just come. He just nodded his head very simply, and said in a somewhat rigid tone:
"Your Excellency 001."
Although it seems to be a no-brainer compliment.
But it is obvious that one can hear the alienation.
No. 3's eyelids twitched slightly.
Bullet next to him gave No. 1 and Martin a deep look.
On the other side, Crow at the end of the long table seemed to turn a deaf ear, while Shield, Arrow, and Ghost behind him all had expressions of schadenfreude watching the show.
On the other hand, No. 5 and No. 4 looked at each other and saw the faint worry in each other's eyes.
…
Chu Fangnan drove quickly on the street to the center of Manchester City.
The phone rings.
connected.
Open to the public.
From the bluetooth speaker in the car came the steady voice of Fang Hao, the chairman of the Shanghai Electric Power Association in China: "Anan, where are you?"
Chu Fangnan, who was holding the steering wheel, quickly replied:
"On the way."
"It's probably still a while before we get there—there's a delay ahead, and I didn't make it in time to go with Number One and the others."
Fang Hao on the other end of the phone paused:
"It's okay, don't worry, take your time."
"The matter over there... Leave it to No. 1 and them, no problem."
Chu Fangnan smiled bitterly; "That's what I said, I also believe them, but after all... I still can't get down to it."
Fang Hao on the other end of the phone seemed to shake his head:
"You're worrying too much."
"Vice Chairman Martin of the World Electric Association Headquarters is highly respected in our electric association system, and he is almost a figure that even the headquarter chairman respects. He may be a little unfriendly in character, but he is still meticulous in business affairs. There's never been an accident, there's nothing to worry about."
These words from Fang Hao's mouth should indeed have sufficient credibility and comfort.
But even after hearing such a comforting explanation, Chu Fangnan was still quite uneasy. After hesitating for a while, he carefully considered his words and said:
"Brother Fang, I heard before..."
"Your Excellency Martin, it seems that there was some unpleasantness with No. 1 back then."
"Is this...is it true?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment.
Chu Fangnan subconsciously held his breath and waited nervously.
Finally, Fang Hao's voice slowly sounded again:
"Um."
"Indeed."
When these words came out, it was obvious from the tone of voice that the president of the Shanghai Electric Power Association on the other end of the phone could not hide the helplessness he showed.
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