Just as Leng Shiqi had expected, when the people outside heard that Eunuch Gao had recommended Leng Shiqi, they all thought that Eunuch Gao had taken things too hard and given up.
As Eunuch Gao had Ning Xinghua as his subordinate, many people felt that Leng Shiqi had given Eunuch Gao a lot of benefits.
To the other two candidates, Quan Zhengzhi and Xu Weiran, this was great news. Originally, there were three candidates, but now, there were only two candidates.
This meant that each of them had a 50% chance of becoming one of the Four Great Generals!
As for Leng Shiqi, they had already assumed that he did not exist.
The next day, everyone gathered in the meeting hall again. When Leng Shiqi arrived, some people immediately pointed at him secretly.
Leng Shiqi himself didn't think much of it, but his subordinates were filled with righteous indignation. Even Eunuch Gao was worried that Leng Shiqi's mental state would be affected, so he comforted him.
Leng Shiqi sized up Quan Zhengzhi and Xu Weiran quietly after he sat down.
Quan Zhengzhi sat there with his back ramrod straight. He looked like he didn't want anyone to come near him. Regardless of whether they supported him or opposed him, he ignored them all.
Xu Weiran, on the other hand, was much more normal. He was the most respected person here, second only to the Four Great Generals. As such, he began to get along well with everyone present, causing some of the neutral parties to lean towards him.
As for Leng Shiqi's side, it was very quiet. Even though Eunuch Gao spent an entire day running around for him, he did not manage to get many people to join him. Most of them were his subordinates.
Eunuch Gao leaned back in his chair. He did not seem to be acting strangely, as if he had already given up on the election.
Leng Shiqi did not feel any dissatisfaction from Eunuch Gao either. After all, Eunuch Gao was appointed by the Heavenly Venerable Black Flame. No one dared to question or disobey the orders of the Grand Commander.
If Eunuch Gao was dissatisfied with Leng Shiqi, that meant that he was dissatisfied with the Grand Commander's arrangements. He knew which was more important.
Not long after, Empyrean Black Flame arrived. Everyone immediately quieted down.
Heavenly Venerable Hei Yan went straight to the point and said, "Today, we will elect the new four Chief Managers. The candidates are Quan Zhengzhi, Xu Weiran, and Liu Xingzhi.
Since the main purpose of this election is to test your ability and loyalty, we will first check your achievements in the past year. "
When they heard this condition, Quan Zhengzhi and Xu Weiran's expressions froze. Especially Xu Weiran, who was beaming just now, instantly turned pale.
Faint sounds of discussion could be heard in the conference hall. In the past, there would also be a segment to check the merit points, but that was to check the merit points of the past five years!
The main purpose of checking your merit points was to see if you had slacked off recently. This was to prevent some people from sitting on the merit book and taking advantage of their seniority.
But then again, after they reached the position of Deputy General Manager, there were almost no tasks that required them to carry out personally.
As the Deputy General Manager, his job was to make decisions and manage the intelligence of the provinces and counties. How could he run around by himself?
Of course, there were some mission maniacs who would carry out missions personally, such as Quan Zhengzhi.
Hence, everyone could accept the five years limit. However, Heavenly Venerable Hei Yan said that he wanted to check the merit points accumulated in the past year. This was beyond everyone's expectations!
Furthermore, everyone looked at Leng Shiqi silently. He had only entered the headquarters of the Dark Thunder Guards for slightly more than a year. Wasn't Heavenly Venerable Hei Yan siding with him by setting such a rule?
Many people began to feel dissatisfied in their hearts.
"Do you have any objections?" Heavenly Venerable Hei Yan looked at everyone and said calmly.
The conference hall instantly became abnormally silent. Even the atmosphere seemed to have frozen. Everyone was shaking their heads frantically.
The Great Commander sitting in front of them was not a kind person. Back then, after he took over the Great Commander of the Dark Thunder Guards from the Li family's Elder, he carried out a huge purge. His hands were stained with the blood of countless Dark Thunder Guards.
Coupled with the matter of eliminating the Li family two days ago, everyone respected and feared Heavenly Venerable Hei Yan!
Heavenly Venerable Hei Yan continued, "The reason why I made such a request is not because I am biased towards anyone. I do not want my Deputy General Manager to spend his remaining years there.
I do not want the new Four General Managers to be a hands-off shopkeeper! "
After these words were spoken, everyone felt that the Dark Thunder Guards were about to change again.
After eliminating the Li family, Heavenly Venerable Hei Yan could be said to have complete control of the Dark Thunder Guards. The rules would probably have to be changed in the future.
Everyone could not help but feel a little nervous.
"These are the missions and merit points that I have completed in the past year. Please take a look, Great Commander." At this moment, someone took the initiative to step forward with his own token. He was Quan Zhengzhi!
Xu Weiran's expression darkened again. Everyone knew that Quan Zhengzhi could not stay idle. As long as there was a mission that required him to do, he would do it.
As such, even though he was the Deputy General Manager, it was rare to see him in the Dark Thunder Guards headquarters. One could imagine how many merit points he had accumulated in a year.
However, Xu Weiran was completely different. In the past year, he had spent most of his time dealing with important matters and socializing. His merit points were few and far between.
However, since the Great Commander had already spoken, and Quan Zhengzhi had already done so, what else could he do?
Xu Weiran also handed over his own token. He even took a look at Leng Shiqi.
In his opinion, Leng Shiqi had only been in the Dark Thunder Guards headquarters for a year and had only been the Deputy General Manager for less than a month. Leng Shiqi's merit points were definitely not as high as his, so he felt slightly better.
At the very least, he was not at the bottom. As long as he won the voting segment by a huge margin, he still had a high chance of winning.
However, when Leng Shiqi handed over his token and the merit points of all three of them appeared, everyone could not help but gasp. They looked at Leng Shiqi in disbelief.
As the junior with the least experience, Leng Shiqi had actually obtained more than 200,000 merit points in a short year!
None of the Envoy Inspectors present would be able to accumulate so many merit points in their entire lives!
In fact, Leng Shiqi had obtained these merit points from the missions in Shantai Prefecture, Ningyang Prefecture, and West Wilderness Prefecture. Especially the missions in Shantai Prefecture and Ningyang Prefecture, they were all huge contributions. That was why he had so many merit points.
On the other hand, Quan Zhengzhi had more than 190,000 merit points. Originally, he should have been the most shocking, but compared to Leng Shiqi, he was still slightly lacking.
As for Xu Weiran, he only had about 60,000 merit points. In fact, most of the Deputy General Managers had about the same amount of merit points in a year. However, to take it out in this situation was really embarrassing.
In comparison, Xu Weiran's face alternated between green and red. He wanted nothing more than to find a hole to hide in.
He could even imagine that even if he became one of the Four General Managers in the future, he would become a laughing stock today.