Book 3, Chapter 254: Compensation
Chen Chuan got back into his car and drove to the departnt.
At around 1 p.m., he arrived at the Resolution Departnt and parked his car at the entrance. As two security guards saluted him, he entered the building.
He found Ni Qianqian in her office, and she handed him a docunt before saying, “Ferris Wheel actually had so demands. They said that if they were to compensate you, you are not to harbor any hostility toward them in the future, but we shot that down.”
Ni Qianqian crossed her arms and sneered, “You’re the victim here. Why should you get told what to do by your assailants? What a joke. If they think themselves so capable, they can continue fighting against us and United Might. I’m perfectly happy to see who’s going to suffer more losses in the end.”
Chen Chuan read the docunt. It was mostly about compensation clauses. “What are they going to do now?”
“We’ve co to an agreent. They’re going to compensate you in batches. I think this is their main goal. As for why they want to do it in batches?”
Ni Qianqian scoffed. “They might be thinking that you won’t attack them to get the rest of the money.”
Chen Chuan put the docunts on the table and said, “Putting aside the compensation, I want to know what Ferris Wheel is thinking. Did they say why they attacked ?”
“According to them, you killed a woman called Big Sis Huan while escorting ng Shu back to Central City. She’s the partner and assistant of so executive, and they were pretty close in private. That’s why he tried to take revenge on you after she died.
“Apparently, he didn’t listen to the company’s warnings and hired foreign martial artists through private channels to attack you.”
It was obvious that Ferris Wheel had just coughed up this excuse to humor them, because this didn’t explain why they also targeted Lei Guangcheng.
The real reason had to be of so importance, which was why they didn’t want to tell it.
By the looks of it, Ferris Wheel had no intention of giving up. They were just stopping for the ti being due to external pressure.
“I have one more question: The person who attacked
claid to be from Fierce Wave School. What does the departnt intend to do with the school?” he asked.
“We’ve sent people to ask them, and the school said that they’re only in charge of guiding their disciples in their martial arts journey. They don’t concern themselves with their disciples’ actions.”
She shook her head at that and said grimly, “While we can put pressure on Fierce Wave School, it’s going to be hard to bring them to their knees.
“Fierce Wave School isn’t like other schools. The martial artists who graduate from there are spread all over the island nations and Oceanland, and so of them are quite powerful. The school itself also has great prestige in foreign lands.
“After entering the new era, Fierce Wave School used new technology to create an elite force for itself.
“If we want to put pressure on them, we’d need to mobilize a lot of administrative resources. Putting aside how effective that’s going to be, even if we manage to make them admit defeat for a ti, the martial artists who view Fierce Wave School as their God might do sothing extre, and we don’t want that.”
Chen Chuan understood what she was saying. Fierce Wave School was just like Martial Valor University and had its own independent force.
Unless the governnt decided to use military power to destroy them, putting pressure on Fierce Wave School through political ans was useless.
That was fine, though. Since the school had sent one of its martial artists to fight against him, Chen Chuan could visit them as a martial artist too.
Ni Qianqian tapped on her Realm Pass and sent him a contract. “This is the first 200,000 devs Ferris Wheel sent you. Our lawyer has already checked the contract for you. It’s fine. If you’re worried, you can have your lawyer read through it. You’re going to receive two other batches of money later.”
Chen Chuan signed the contract and said, “Could you hand the money over to the departnt for , Officer Ni?”
The three batches of money would co up to a total of 600,000 devs. It was about the sa as the bonus Border Fusion gave him. Obviously, Ferris Wheel was just humoring him, or rather, they didn’t want to give him that much money.
That was why he didn’t intend to take the money, at least not now. He would get all that Ferris Wheel owed him later and with interest.
It wasn’t as if he was short on money now. The special dicine he used ca from Border Fusion, and aside from buying other types of dicine as well as gas, he didn’t need money for much else.
If he took the compensation, so eccentric people in the departnt might also get jealous of him, so it was better for him to offer up Ferris Wheel’s money to get these people to owe him a favor.
“Are you sure?” Ni Qianqian asked.
“Very,” Chen Chuan replied.
“If I were you, I wouldn’t want to part with such a huge sum of money. I’d be able to get a new car with it,” she said jokingly before her voice turned serious again. “I know that you’re not going to let things end this way. The departnt won’t let it end this way either, so don’t be rash. You’ll get your chance.”
“I know. By the way, are you free? I said that I’d treat you to a al, and it’s a day off today,” Chen Chuan changed the topic.
Ni Qianqian massaged her temples. “How about next ti? I’m an internal affairs officer, and I need to et up with the new sponsored student over the next few days. I’m at my wits’ end here.”
“Speaking of which, I haven’t t that student yet,” Chen Chuan said.
Ni Qianqian huffed. “He’s under probation, but based on what I can see, he’s far from your level. I’m not talking about potential or combat strength here. It’s just data, and we won’t know his real strength until he shows it in a fight. Even though his assessnt points are slightly higher than yours from your first assessnt, he’s too arrogant.
“He thinks it’s only right for us to sponsor him, and that he’s showing us respect by joining the Resolution Departnt.
“The higher-ups are also treating him like a national treasure and think that they’re going to get another you. I’ve been working in the Resolution Departnt for years and have t plenty of students. I’ll tell you this: I’ve never t another you.”
Chen Chuan could hear the resentnt in Ni Qianqian’s voice and knew that this student didn’t give her a good impression. He shook his head and said, “Looks like he’s not the funny type.”
When Ni Qianqian heard this, she let out a full belly laugh and took a while to stop before dismissing him with a wave. “Alright, then. It’s a day off today, so don’t waste it here. Go back and rest.”
Chen Chuan nodded and said goodbye to Ni Qianqian. When he left her office, he received a ssage telling him that the saber he sent to the Logistics Departnt had been repaired, so he could co to retrieve it.
That was perfect timing. Chen Chuan went to the Logistics Departnt to retrieve the saber, which had been placed in a beautiful box.
Chen Chuan thanked the staff, then walked out of the departnt and went back to his house to put it back on the shelf he had prepared for the saber in his weapons display room. Then, he spent a long minute admiring it before leaving the room.
The mont he was back in his dorm room, he continued his training to familiarize himself with the tempering thod. He wanted to ask Xue Shou to teach him the next step of ntal training.
In the blink of an eye, the third day off of February arrived.
Chen Chuan had agreed to watch the theater production with Tan Zhi in the afternoon, so he went to et him in his house. Since they could encounter Chen Bitong, Chen Chuan dressed formally and left his room early in the morning to head to Tan Zhi’s place.
The theater was in Majestic Light District, so he didn’t drive his regular car. Instead, he drove Lightning Flash.
He had never driven it before, and it wasn’t just because maintaining it was troubleso. It was mainly because that car might just disappear after he decided to take it out for a spin.
But he didn’t have to worry about that in Majestic Light District.
When he reached Tan Zhi’s rented house, Pan Xiaode and Qi Huixin had already arrived. Pan Xiaode was as friendly as ever and shook his hand. “It’s been a long ti since we last t, Chen Chuan.”
“He’s strong, so he needs to shoulder a lot more responsibilities,” Tan Zhi pointed out.
“I should have sparred against you earlier. Now that you’re a Third Limit martial artist, I can’t do it anymore,” Pan Xiaode said in frustration.
“We can still spar. I can control myself and fight at about the sa level as you,” Chen Chuan said with a smile.
Pan Xiaode’s eyes imdiately sparkled, and he asked eagerly, “Can you?”
“Yeah. You can fight against
with Qi Huixin,” Chen Chuan said.
“Okay!” Pan Xiaode turned to Qi Huixin. “Huixin, let’s attack him together.”
Qi Huixin grunted in agreent and stood beside him with a stern expression.
Fighting against a Third Limit martial artist was a rare opportunity. Their families had hired martial artists to spar with them before, but they wouldn’t say an extra word to those younger than they were, considering their status and identity.
As for the teachers they hired, they were only in charge of teaching them. They wouldn’t spar with them. After all, a fight with too great of a disparity in strength was aningless.
At least, that was what they thought in the past. Now, they learned that it was because those people weren’t good enough to hold themselves back like Chen Chuan.
Pan Xiaode turned to Tan Zhi. “What about you, Tan Zhi?”
“Count
out,” Tan Zhi shot down the offer with a wave of his hand.
If this was a dance competition, he would give the best performance, but when it ca to fighting? He wasn’t as enthusiastic about it as his two friends. If it weren’t for the threat of being demoted once his assessnt points got too low, he would just get by.
Pan Xiaode and Qi Huixin treated the sparring session with utmost seriousness. They first excused themselves to warm up and took a few tubes of nutritional paste.
Since Chen Chuan was willing to spar with them, they weren’t going to treat it as their God given right, but treasure this opportunity.
Once they finished warming up, they grabbed their best weapons and went up to Chen Chuan. They shouted and attacked him from different directions.
Reviews
All reviews (0)