"Maple City?"
"Lin Jin?"
The two beast appraisers' expressions changed at this. Their initially polite expressions took a 180-degree turn as their expressions turned cold.
Lin Jin was baffled by this sudden change. Just as he was wondering, one of the beast appraisers said coldly, "So you're Maple City's Appraiser Lin Jin. Hmph, I didn't know that Appraiser Lin would be visiting headquarters. I apologize for not welcoming you from afar."
Lin Jin was dumbfounded by the sarcastic tone in his voice.
He didn't know these two beast appraisers and had probably never met them before so it was impossible for them to have a grudge against each other. So why did their attitudes change so drastically at the mention of his name?
This was strange.
However, Lin Jin didn't say anything. Before he got to the bottom of the matter, there was no need for him to say anything. At most, he would just find a chance to ask Appraiser Tan Xun what was going on.
Lin Jin was oblivious to the fact that everyone in headquarters was unhappy with him. After all, his Rank 3 beast appraiser status was a privilege granted to him. In the eyes of others, he didn't earn his status through his abilities. Hence, no one was willing to be nice to him out of jealousy.
While the people in headquarters had this thought, no one else was aware of it.
For example, the few people behind Lin Jin were probably the owners of the pet beasts. Noticing that there was a Rank 3 beast appraiser here, they didn't pay attention to the other two beast appraisers' thoughts. They immediately stepped forward and said, "Appraiser, please take a look at these pet beasts with Appraiser Wang and Appraiser Cao. These pet beasts are too important to us. As long as they can be saved, we'll pay any price."
"That's right. They're somehow poisoned. As a Rank 3 beast appraiser, you're a capable man. Please take a look at them."
Little did they know that their words had infuriated Appraiser Wang and Appraiser Cao. Both of them were already in a bad mood and now, their expressions darkened even further.
Appraiser Cao gritted his teeth and suddenly said, "Since we're going to let Great Appraiser Lin have a look, then let him have a look. We can learn from Great Appraiser Lin as well."
"Yeah, Great Appraiser Lin is a Rank 3 beast appraiser. Chief Liu, you guys are in luck. Just let Great Appraiser Lin take care of these pet beasts," Appraiser Wang said with a fake smile.
Chief Liu and the others didn't realize what was going on at first, but they weren't blind. Appraiser Wang and Appraiser Cao were obviously not on good terms with that young Rank 3 beast appraiser.
They even said those words just now. Wasn't that just adding fuel to the fire?
In an instant, Chairman Liu and the others panicked.
"Uh, Appraiser Wang, why don't you take a look? We came to you first anyway. Appraiser Cao, we're old acquaintances. This can't be delayed any longer. "
President Liu and the others could also see it. Now, they did not say anything more. They only wanted to treat the problem as soon as possible. This was the most important thing.
Appraiser Wang was still fuming. But after some thought, Appraiser Cao decided that now wasn't the time to bicker with Lin Jin. The pet beasts of this chamber of commerce chief were seriously poisoned, so it was more important to treat them first.
After giving it some thought, he said, "Chief Liu, there's no need to panic. Although these pet beasts are deeply poisoned, Appraiser Wang and I have fed them the three-leaf antidote. They'll be fine for the time being."
These words were meant to comfort them. Chief Liu and the others heaved a sigh of relief at this. However, Lin Jin frowned.
He obviously knew about the three-leaf antidote. It was a famous antidote among beast appraisers. Its specialty was its quick effect. No matter how toxic the poison was, it could neutralize the poison in a short period of time and prolong the life of the beasts.
In essence, it was a method of fighting poison with poison.
Hence, this antidote had to be used with extreme caution.
However, Lin Jin could tell that these pet beasts weren't poisoned. Although the symptoms were similar, they weren't.
If he fed them the three-leaf antidote under such circumstances, there would be problems.
Lin Jin didn't want to cause trouble for himself. He was only here to review the case files. For other matters, he would try his best to stay out of trouble. But sometimes, even if you don't look for trouble, trouble will come knocking at your door.
He could ignore it, but if he did, these pet beasts might not survive the night. If that happened, not only would the owners of these pet beasts suffer losses, headquarters would suffer losses as well. The reputations of these two Rank 2 beast appraisers would be in jeopardy as well.
Of course, none of this mattered. What mattered most was that Lin Jin couldn't help it.
Ever since he came to this world, he had devoted himself to beast appraising, studying the art of beast appraising. Even though he knew that the other party had made a mistake, it was fine if he couldn't touch it. But now that he did, he had to do something about it.
One could say that he was itching for a new skill, or that he couldn't bear to see someone make a mistake in beast appraising.
Even if it meant offending these two people.
Lin Jin didn't really care about such things anyway. They had been rude earlier and their words were laced with sarcasm so why should he care? Moreover, he was helping them. It was a good deed.
He had a clear conscience.
Hence, just as Appraiser Wang and Appraiser Cao were about to get down to business, someone suddenly said, "We should feed these pet beasts the Ice Toad Blood Dissolving Pill. Although it's a little expensive, it's more important to save their lives at a time like this."
Once this was said, the entire place fell silent. The pet beasts' owners, who were also Chief Liu and the others, stared at Lin Jin in confusion. Appraiser Wang and Appraiser Cao were stunned for a moment before they flew into a rage.
"You've gone too far! Lin Jin, do you really think that just because you're a Rank 3 beast appraiser, you can just ignore the rules and give random pointers? You little brat, you weren't even born when we were beast appraisers. How dare you boast so shamelessly here? "
Appraiser Wang's anger had yet to subside. Now that he saw Lin Jin 'spouting nonsense', his anger flared up again.
Most importantly, Lin Jin's tone sounded like he was' reminding 'them. It sounded like they had made a mistake but he couldn't say it out loud so he was beating around the bush. Or perhaps, he was' teaching 'them a lesson.
Appraiser Wang and Appraiser Cao had quite a number of apprentices under them so they were familiar with this tone. Usually, they would use this exact same tone to talk to their apprentices.
How could they tolerate a Rank 3 beast appraiser who relied on his connections to become a Rank 3 beast appraiser? Hence, they erupted in anger.
Appraiser Cao looked enraged as well. "Appraiser Lin, you've gone too far. Even if we were rude to you earlier, we can talk about it later. Why are you undermining us in public? What are you up to?"
Lin Jin frowned.
He had been very reserved earlier, giving face to these two appraisers. He didn't say that they had made a mistake by feeding their pet beasts' poison '. All he did was remind them to use the Ice Toad Blood Dissolving Pill to neutralize the poison. Was that wrong too?
Lin Jin had a temper too so he was a little displeased. "Appraisers, I don't know how I've offended you but I'm definitely not here to undermine you. Have you thought about the consequences of consuming the three-leaf antidote despite not being poisoned?" Lin Jin was a little displeased by this.
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