Shen Qian knew that his mental state had been a bit abnormal just now. He wondered if it was because he had extracted the system's combat memories, especially the battle with the Iron-Eating Beast, which had affected his subconscious.
Just now, as he stared at Zhao Xin, his mind was filled with cruel thoughts.
"Did you come back from outside?" Shen Qian glanced at Xiao Xuan's casual attire and the bag slung over her shoulder.
"Yes, I wasn't supposed to be at work today, but luckily I told Xiaoyu at the front desk to let me know if you came... so I rushed over here."
Xiao Xuan's face flushed as she slowly calmed down from the intense running, and then she said, "I've already notified Brother Zhao and General Manager Zhu, they'll be here soon!"
Shen Qian was a little confused. If Xiao Xuan had come specifically for him, Shen Qian could barely believe it was just a young girl's infatuation, but the fact that this so-called President Zhu was also coming puzzled him.
At this moment, Zhao Xin, who had finally broken free from his inexplicable fear, turned pale and flushed. He remembered that he had been so frightened that he couldn't speak, and a feeling of rage began to brew in his heart.
"Sink forward!"
Zhao Xin roared, his hoarse voice startling Manager Zheng who was standing next to him.
Then he burst out of the crowd, clenched his fist, and lunged at Shen Qian.
Unsteady steps, moves full of flaws... Shen Qian's eyes sharpened, and he was about to retaliate, but another figure was faster than him.
Bang!
After a muffled thud, Zhao Xin screamed and flew backward, crashing heavily against the wall before bouncing to the ground, clutching his chest and groaning.
A middle-aged man in a suit stood in front of Shen Qian, but Shen Qian did not recognize him.
"Brother Zhao, you're here?" Xiao Xuan called out.
The man in the suit turned around with a polite smile on his face and extended his hand to Shen Qian. "You must be Shen Qian. Hello, hello. My name is Zhao Li. I'm from the equipment maintenance department of the Nancheng store."
Shen Qian was puzzled, but since the other party had helped him, he nodded and smiled, and shook hands with the other party.
Manager Zheng rushed over and helped Zhao Xin up, looking at Zhao Li with shock and anger. "Zhao Li, what are you doing? Why did you attack a guest?"
“He was the one who started it. Protecting the safety of our guests and maintaining the normal order of the martial arts hall is also our responsibility, isn’t it?” Zhao Li shrugged.
"How can this be the same?" Manager Zheng said angrily. "Do you even know that Zhao Xin is currently the third-ranked student on the leaderboard? I'd like to see how you explain this to General Manager Zhu."
"No need to explain." A somewhat rough voice approached from afar. The crowd parted, and a burly middle-aged man in a well-tailored suit walked in. "I think Zhao Li did a very good job."
"President Zhu..." Manager Zheng, who had just called out, froze upon hearing this, the joy on his face freezing. He asked again uncertainly, "President Zhu, what did you say?"
Zhao Xin, who was being supported by Manager Zheng, also raised his head somewhat blankly.
But Zhu Deyong ignored them and put on the same polite smile as Zhao Li had just given, and walked up to Chen Qian.
"My name is Zhu Deyong, and I am the general manager of the Kyushu Martial Arts Hall South City Branch... Are you alright, Shen Qian? I'm so sorry about what happened, please don't take it to heart!"
By this time, Shen Qian had somewhat come to his senses. Both Zhu Deyong and Zhao Li seemed to value him highly, but he couldn't quite figure out why.
"Mr. Zhu, you're too kind. I'm fine." Shen Qian smiled slightly and didn't rush to ask any questions.
"Xiaoxuan, is the card ready?" Zhu Deyong asked Xiaoxuan.
“I’ve always carried it with me.” Xiaoxuan nodded repeatedly, then took out a diamond-encrusted black card from her bag and handed it to Chen Qian with both hands.
"This is……"
Shen Qian recognized it at a glance as a Kyushu Martial Arts Hall membership card, but the material was very different from his gold membership card, and it exuded a low-key sense of luxury.
"This is a diamond-level membership card. Only ten are available per store, and only General Manager Zhu has the authority to issue them!" Xiao Xuan explained proactively.
"But why me?" Shen Qian asked in surprise.
His performance in the last physical test was only average, not bad, but not great either.
"Regarding this, perhaps we can find the answer if Mr. Shenqian is willing to retest his physical fitness."
Zhu Deyong, with an expression that said "Stop pretending," reached out to the simulator.
"That's a joke!"
At this moment, Zhao Xin suddenly shoved Manager Zheng aside and angrily said, "How come he's some kind of peerless genius in your eyes, a good-for-nothing from the slums of Nancheng? How dare you treat me like this? Do you know my uncle..."
Zhao Xin's ferocious roar came to an abrupt halt once more, because Shen Qian rubbed his temples and pulled out a badge from his pocket.
How could this be? How could this be...?
Zhao Xin immediately recognized it as a martial arts badge symbolizing a martial artist's identity. His mind went blank; he dared not and did not want to accept this fact.
"I think there's no need to test it again."
Before sinking, he didn't look at Zhao Xin, but spoke only to Zhu Deyong.
He was now certain that Zhu Deyong seemed to know something about his true strength. Although he didn't know where the other party had learned it from, Shen Qian didn't mind showing off a bit.
Zhu Deyong laughed heartily, feeling a weight lifted from his shoulders. "That's enough, absolutely enough!"
A seventeen-year-old novice martial artist is a top-tier genius even in the North City store, and is qualified to be on the overall ranking.
"This card already has an initial credit limit of 100,000 yuan, which is a gift from General Manager Zhu. In addition, all your future purchases at our store will be discounted by 30%, and at other stores by 50%. However, the 100,000 yuan credit can only be used at the Nancheng store."
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