Unable to help but laugh, Shi Jin felt the discomfort in his chest dissipate. He replied, "Okay, let's work hard together." No one would be allowed to take advantage of them in this meeting!

......

Everyone noticed that Shi Jin's aura had changed. Although he still appeared stable and reliable, as he had been for the past month of training, his eyes were brighter and he spoke with a more relaxed tone. He was no longer so tense and repressed.

Realizing this, everyone exchanged knowing glances and let out a collective sigh of relief. While Shi Jin had been dependable, it was clear that he had been pushing himself too hard. They were all afraid that he would suddenly break down. Now that he had adjusted, their worries had eased a bit.

"You guys have worked hard during this time," Shi Jin thanked them subtly during breakfast.

Everyone quickly responded that it was nothing, and the atmosphere at the table relaxed for once. Upon seeing the situation, Shi Jin once again deeply understood the impact of the team leader's emotions on the overall team atmosphere. He felt ashamed of his own immaturity and wisely refrained from further discussing the topic.

After everyone finished breakfast, he spoke up again, "According to our current sailing speed, we should arrive at the conference venue the day after tomorrow in the afternoon, three days ahead of other large organizations. I thought about my previous suggestion this morning and realized it was still too immature. It needs further improvement. Let's meet in the conference room in half an hour to discuss the details." He then looked at Number One and Number Two and said, "You two come with me."

Number One and Number Two responded and followed him out of the room.

......

Shi Jin brought Number One and Number Two to his study and sat down. Without beating around the bush, he said, "I don't plan to follow the plan suggested by Lian Jun for this meeting."

Number One and Number Two were both stunned and looked at each other. Number One asked, "Young Master Shi, do you have any other ideas?"

Shi Jin felt relieved that they didn't immediately oppose his "disobedience" to Lian Jun's orders. He replied seriously, "Lian Jun's previous arrangement was for everyone to prioritize my safety during this meeting, to minimize contact and conflict with Meng Qing and others, to stay close to official personnel at all times, not to be alone, and to retreat with the officials as much as possible when the meeting ends...

"All my arrangements and opinions yesterday were based on this premise, but this morning I thought about it and realized that doing so would be extremely detrimental to our cause." As Number One and Number Two locked eyes once again, they fell into a deep silence.

Upon seeing their reaction, Shi Jin instantly understood the situation and let out a bitter smile as he rubbed his forehead. "You guys have already realized the drawbacks of this plan, haven't you? If I were to follow Lian Jun's arrangement, my safety would be temporarily secured, but Lian Jun's situation would definitely be exposed. We're all smart people here. If Lian Jun suddenly misses this meeting and I act overly cautious, the implications behind it can be easily deduced. In short, the more careful I am during this meeting, the faster and fiercer the four alliances will come to attack us, and the attacks against Lian Jun himself will be endless."

"Conflict is inevitable, but there's no need to worry too much, Young Master Shi. This is a special time, and everyone naturally prioritizes your safety," Number Two reassured him.

"I know that conflict is inevitable, but the timing of the conflict has a significant impact on the situation. In Lian Jun's original plan, after this meeting, the four alliances would gradually escalate their attacks on Annihilation, from probing to full-on assault. With the help of Aunt Lu's maneuvering, Annihilation would have at least three months to prepare for the final showdown. During this time, Lian Jun could indirectly guide the pace of the conflict through the enemy's attack speed, thus gaining absolute dominance.

"However, if I perform poorly at this meeting and give the four alliances an opportunity to take advantage, they may adopt a policy of all-out attack from the beginning, and this advantage will be lost." Shi Jin remained calm, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Number One and Number Two's faces.

"You both understand better than I do. Annihilation and Lian Jun need these three months, and so do you. With proper preparation, Lian Jun can ensure your safety to the fullest. But without it, you may suffer losses in the chaos of the battle. I don't want to see that happen."

Number One and Number Two were surprised by his insight, and fell silent once again. Finally, it was Number One who spoke up. "Young Master Shi, both Annihilation and Lian Jun have made their plans..."

"His plan is to use a future mess to exchange for my temporary safety, and then after he slightly recovers, he will endure the physical toll to clean up the mess and also trouble you all." Shi Jin interrupted him and said, "I'm not that selfish. I can't bear to watch you all suffer so much just for my safety in this meeting. And have you all forgotten that this meeting wasn't actually that dangerous? You all were too nervous and unconsciously came up with four scenarios where the other four families could harm me, but scenarios are just scenarios and they may not actually happen."

Number One and Number Two were stunned. "In fact, the other four families have no reason to harm me. They just formed an alliance and there is no absolute trust between them yet. Even if I act arrogantly during the meeting, would they really take the opportunity to kill me? Our goal in attending this meeting is not to ensure my safety, but to disrupt them as much as possible, while also covering up the condition of Lian Jun's body, making them wary and preventing them from rashly attacking us before the alliance is completely stable."

Number One and Number Two unexpectedly showed a silly expression, staring straight at Shi Jin. "You know, the most important thing about this meeting is to cover up the true situation of Lian Jun and shake up that newly formed alliance. If we are too cautious, it will only raise suspicion... Young Master Jun is easily distracted, so we should focus on timing. But what about them? How did they also get off track?"

When Shi Jin saw that they were not speaking, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Actually, it's my fault. After Lian Jun fell into a coma, I always unconsciously thought of the worst and most negative outcomes. I influenced you all and made you become hesitant and negative. I also blame myself for being too weak, making you always worry about me getting into trouble and unconsciously putting the focus on protecting me."

"No...," Number Two instinctively refuted, but when he thought about what he was going to say, he couldn't help but cover his face and say, "Oh my god, is everyone under a spell...?" It was so embarrassing, luckily Shi Jin reacted in time, otherwise...

"We messed up ourselves," Number One also realized, frowning in self-blame, but he quickly regained his composure and asked, "So what should we do now?"

Shi Jin saw that they understood and nodded in satisfaction, saying, "You probably don't know, but I have a very famous nickname in school - Racing Young Master."

Racing Young Master?

Number One and Number Two were puzzled and asked in unison, "What does that mean?"

Two days later, the ship arrived at the designated meeting area and successfully made contact with the official vessel. Shi Jin, dressed in a stylish outfit that was so cool it could explode, boarded the official ship with only Number Two, Fei Yujing, and Li Jiuzheng following behind him.

Zhang Zhuoyuan frowned as he looked at Shi Jin's trendy attire, which seemed like he was walking down a fashion runway. He dryly remarked, "Mr. Shi seems to value this meeting very much."

"Of course, I am representing the face of Lian Jun," Shi Jin turned his diamond ring on his finger and looked around the ship, asking, "Where is Admiral Liu Zhenjun? Wasn't he supposed to help maintain order this year?"

"Admiral Liu hasn't arrived yet. The Air Force has also sent some experts over, and he will come with them," explained Zhang Zhuoyuan. He scanned the room and asked, "What about Mr. Number One? Is Mr. Shi only bringing these few people onto the ship?" Without Number One, he felt uneasy.

Shi Jin waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Number One is getting old and can't handle high-intensity work. I asked him to rest on the ship. It's just a meeting, and I have three people with me, which is enough." After speaking, he gestured for Zhang Zhuoyuan to take him to his room and requested to rest.

"Getting old..." Zhang Zhuoyuan's face turned pale, unable to bear Shi Jin's casual attitude. He gently reminded him, "How is Mr. Lian's health? He must be very worried since he values this meeting so much."

"Lian Jun has recovered quite well. He asked me to take Director Zhang to the island for a drink after the meeting. Why don't you come with us after the meeting, Director? I'll take you to the island to catch some snakes," Shi Jin enthusiastically suggested.

Zhang Zhuoyuan felt his heart turn to ashes and couldn't help but look at the only old man who was still alive on the scene, Number Two.

Number Two gave him a helpless look and said, "Young Master Jun loves Young Master Shi very much."

But he can't let him do whatever he wants, even if he loves him!

Zhang Zhuoyuan was filled with despair. He never expected Lian Jun to also have a day where he was blinded by love.

......

After boarding the ship, Shi Jin slept until he naturally woke up every day. After filling his stomach, he would invite Number Two and others to play mahjong together, turning the official meeting ship into a leisurely mahjong hall.

Zhang Zhuoyuan couldn't help but feel depressed. He had tried to contact Lian Jun, hoping that Lian Jun could manage Shi Jin and make him behave like a deputy leader. But when he made the call, it was directly transferred to Shi Jin, who spoke in a sinister tone, "Director Zhang, if you want to report me, be careful or I'll shave your head!"

Zhang Zhuoyuan shuddered and hung up the phone. Looking at Shi Jin, he felt both a headache and fear, with a terrible premonition that the meeting was already halfway over.

Two days passed, and just as Zhang Zhuoyuan couldn't help but suspect that Shi Jin had already rebelled and killed Lian Jun, and was controlling the situation, Number Two secretly contacted him and helped him get in touch with Lian Jun.

"It's okay, Shi Jin knows his limits, let him be." Lian Jun said calmly on the phone.

Zhang Zhuoyuan was feeling extremely frustrated and couldn't help but complain, "Ever since he got on the boat, he's been playing mahjong every day, eating and sleeping whenever he wants. He doesn't show up for important discussions or meetings. Is this how a leader should behave? The representatives from other organizations will be arriving soon, and if he continues like this, this meeting will be a disaster--"

"This meeting will probably be the last one on the road. Let him have his fun. The four alliances have already been formed, and after the meeting, we'll be going to war. There's no need to worry so much," interrupted Lian Jun. He then added, "Please keep an eye on Shi Jin and make sure he's safe. If he gets into a conflict with other leaders, please protect him."

With that, he hung up the phone, citing an excuse of feeling unwell. Zhang Zhuoyuan was stunned and couldn't believe it. He couldn't help but break down and exclaim, "You didn't care because you were going to fight? Are you really not feeling well? Are you deliberately playing with me by coming in at this time!"

Number Two looked at him with pity, patted his shoulder, and sighed with a world-weary tone, "I already told you, Young Master Jun cares a lot about Young Master Shi...sigh, don't worry, it's the last meeting anyway, nothing will happen."

Something will happen! Can you guys take this seriously!

Zhang Zhuoyuan was going crazy. He wanted to grab the people from the Annihilation family and shake them to see if their brains were filled with water!