The most lucrative job in the entire Beast Appraisal Association was the manager of the logistics department. He guarded the warehouse and was responsible for the safekeeping and distribution of various resources. One could only imagine how lucrative the job would be.
The entrance of the logistics department was bustling with activity as people walked in and out.
Whether it was beast appraisal or treatment, tools and artifacts were required. For example, beast amulets were used up quite a lot every day. Also, pills for pet beast treatment had to be collected from the logistics department. It would be abnormal if this place wasn't bustling with activity.
As the manager of the logistics department, although Dong He wasn't even ranked among the apprentices, even an official beast appraiser like Gao Jiang had to be polite to him.
This was because Dong He had the resources in his hands. Also, his brother-in-law was one of the three elders of the association.
Being in charge of the most lucrative job, Dong He had a big belly. He was sitting in front of the hall, chatting with a seductive woman. He had a fawning expression on his face and when he got excited, the fat on his face jiggled. Just then, he saw Lin Jin enter.
"Lin Jin?"
Dong He obviously recognized Lin Jin. After all, Lin Jin was an official beast appraiser of the association and a 'famous' one at that. Dong He didn't hold any grudges against Lin Jin, but because of Jia Qian, Dong He had made things difficult for Lin Jin.
Coincidentally, the beautiful woman he was chatting with right now was Jia Qian.
When Jia Qian saw Lin Jin, her smile immediately turned cold.
At this, Dong He knew what was going on.
Many in the association knew that Jia Qian and Lin Jin didn't get along. It wasn't a secret. Although there were rumors in the association that Jia Qian and the chief had an ambiguous relationship, Dong He knew that they hadn't gone that far yet.
Speaking of which, Jia Qian was indeed the association's number one beauty. Her seductive demeanor was enough to make any man want to fall before her. Dong He was also one of her pursuers.
It wasn't easy to win a beauty's smile on a normal day. Today, Dong He was lucky to have found this opportunity.
He rubbed his hands together excitedly. When he saw Lin Jin enter the logistics department, he called his subordinates over and gave them a few instructions.
"Qian'er, wait a moment. I'll let you watch a good show!" Dong He said in an ingratiating manner. Although Jia Qian was charming, she didn't pander to Dong He. Instead, she said calmly, "Manager Dong, please behave yourself!"
"Alright, alright. I won't call you Qian'er. I'll call you Appraiser Jia!" Dong He chuckled. He loved looking at Jia Qian. This woman's every movement was so captivating. If he could get close to her, he would be willing to shorten his life by a few years.
"What does Manager Dong want me to see?" Jia Qian asked even though she already knew the answer. She had obviously seen Lin Jin enter and had also seen Dong He instructing his subordinates to run errands. He must be making things difficult for Lin Jin to please her.
Dong He had done this many times in the past.
"Appraiser Jia, you've been working hard for the past few days. Watching some annoying people embarrass themselves is a great way to relax," Dong He said with a smile and an expectant look on his face.
Jia Qian did not say anything, but she did not leave either.
Inside the logistics department's main hall, Lin Jin, who had come to claim his spirit stones, was informed that they were out of stock and asked to come back another day.
"That's it?" Lin Jin's expression darkened as he watched more and more people leave after collecting their spirit stones.
The person in charge of distributing the spirit stones sneered. "That's right, that's it. Please come back another day, Appraiser Lin."
From his memory, Lin Jin learned that this predecessor of his hadn't received any spirit stones for the past few months. Every time he came, the other party would give him the excuse of not having enough stock and asking him to come back another time.
Even an idiot would know that this was intentional.
If it was his predecessor, he would probably just sigh and leave dejectedly. But now, this was Lin Jin.
He wasn't afraid of blowing things up.
Looking at the employee who was looking at him with a 'what can you do to me' expression, Lin Jin smiled. Then, he extended his hand and suddenly slapped the employee's face.
This slap was solid and unexpected. The crisp sound immediately caused the originally noisy logistics hall to quiet down. Everyone looked over in unison.
The employee who was slapped was dumbfounded. Then, he flew into a rage out of humiliation.
"Lin Jin, you piece of trash, how dare you hit me!"
Perhaps because he was used to being treated with respect, the employee was so infuriated that he yelled, calling Lin Jin by his name.
Lin Jin smirked. "You're just a lowly employee in the logistics department. You're not even an apprentice beast appraiser. At most, you're just a temporary employee of the association. Not only did you not show the proper respect to an official Rank 1 beast appraiser like me, you even deliberately withheld the spirit stones that should be distributed to me. This is a violation of the law. Where's the enforcement team?!"
Lin Jin raised his voice at the end.
The enforcement team was a special existence in the association. Their job was to punish members who had committed crimes. Lin Jin had noticed a few enforcement team members here earlier so his words were directed at them.
The law enforcers had no choice but to step forward.
"Appraiser Lin, what's going on here?" one of the enforcement team members asked.
He was asking a question he already knew the answer to. He had witnessed everything that had transpired earlier. Speaking of which, this wasn't the first time they had seen Lin Jin being bullied. Usually, Lin Jin was a coward who would keep quiet even when he was humiliated and become a laughingstock. But today, for some reason, the 'cowardly' Lin Jin suddenly exploded and retaliated in public.
"This lowly employee from the logistics department has no respect for his superiors and has no sense of propriety. How dare he call me by my name and even deliberately withhold my spirit stones? You're the enforcement team, so you should know how to deal with this, right?" Lin Jin was putting on airs.
The employee who was slapped must have lost his mind from anger. He still couldn't see the situation clearly. "Lin Jin, you piece of trash, how dare you hit me? I'm not done with you!"
Lin Jin slapped him again. This time, blood trickled down the corner of the employee's mouth.
He wanted to speak again.
A voice chided, "Shut up. What have I taught you? You must know the rules. If you don't, you deserve to be beaten up."
The one who spoke was Dong He.
How could he not know that something so major had happened here? He immediately rushed over with his men.
Lin Jin glanced sideways and knew that the main character had arrived.
Dong He's rotund body came over and smiled at Lin Jin. "Appraiser Lin, why are you so angry? Why are you fighting with a servant?"
Calling Dong He a wily old fox was an understatement from Lord Ming, putting Lin Jin on the same level as a servant.
Having said that, Dong He turned to the stunned employee and said, "Are you blind? Didn't you recognize Appraiser Lin? No matter what, he's an official beast appraiser with a Rank 1 rating. You deserve to be beaten up for being disrespectful to him. "
The employee finally snapped out of his daze. Realizing that he had gotten into trouble, he lowered his head and kept quiet.
"Appraiser Lin, how do you think we should deal with this brat? I think we should just chase him out of the association and let him fend for himself." A hint of viciousness flashed across Dong He's rotund face.
At this, the employee trembled in fear.
If he were to be chased out, he would lose too much so he immediately curled up into a ball.
Lin Jin glanced at Dong He.
It was obvious that this plump man was up to no good. Lin Jin had watched too many dramas of court infighting so he could tell that this was a common trick.
"How you deal with him is up to you. I can't be bothered to care. But for the spirit stones that have been deducted from me for the past few months, I hope Manager Dong can return them to me in full."
Lin Jin didn't continue the conversation and went straight to the point.
That was what he wanted.
Xiao Huo was still waiting for him to level up. Xiao Huo's situation was more complicated than Zhao Ying's pangolin. The latter was just one step away while Xiao Huo needed spirit stones and a beast energy pill. Both were indispensable.
"Spirit stones? What spirit stones? " Dong He feigned ignorance. Of course, he knew what Lin Jin was talking about. In fact, he was the one who arranged for Lin Jin's spirit stones to be deducted.
According to the association's rules, official beast appraisers could receive one intermediate-grade spirit stone and ten inferior-grade spirit stones per month while apprentices could only receive five inferior-grade spirit stones per month.
Spirit stones were indispensable for cultivation. Some pet beasts could consume them directly to obtain strength.
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