Happy New Year!

New Delhi Base City.

After Lei Meng transmitted the latest news about Chu He to the Thunder Dojo headquarters, Sago Nehru received the message immediately.

He had been suffering these past few days!

Ever since Chu He logged into the War God Palace and his rating as an Advanced War God was displayed, a rumor that seemed to pop out of nowhere had spread across the globe almost instantly.

The rumor claimed that he, Sago Nehru, was jealous because Chu He had broken through to become an Advanced War God-level Spirit Reader at the age of eighteen, not yet nineteen.

Therefore, he had personally taken action to suppress the youth, going so far as to prevent him from even applying for the position of Inspector.

Because it contained so many elements of conspiracy theory, this rumor spread across the world at lightning speed.

The people from the Extreme Martial Arts Gym, in particular, were practically itching to blow this news up to the heavens.

Even a portion of the internal members of the Thunder Dojo believed it to be true.

This was also the reason why, when Lei Meng saw Chu He preoccupied with his family business yesterday, he had agreed without a second thought to help him look after the Jiuzhou Group.

They were all Chinese; even if his seniority was shallow, could they really let an Indian bully him like that?

As for what Sago Nehru himself actually thought, not many people cared.

Heaven have mercy!

That Chu He had clearly broken through to War God using the resources he had distributed!

If one were to really get down to it, the boy was his own direct subordinate!

Was there ever a boss who suppressed his own direct subordinates?

Furthermore, the matter of the Inspector position wasn't something Sago Nehru could decide on his own!

In the vast Thunder Dojo, there were several Planetary Level Councilors; when had it ever been Sago Nehru's turn to hold such immense power?

Therefore, Sago Nehru had to explain to everyone he met that this was Chu He's own decision, that it was a conspiracy by the Extreme Martial Arts Gym, and so on.

If it weren't for Zhou Haichao constantly speaking up for him, his reputation within the Thunder Dojo would likely have been completely ruined.

But even so, Sago Nehru's explanations were only effective within the Thunder Dojo and among his own confidants.

At this moment, as news of Chu He being engrossed in business arrived from Lei Meng, Sago Nehru felt an excitement as if the truth had finally been revealed to the world; his eyes even grew slightly moist.

He immediately spread the news.

From now on, don't you dare call me narrow-minded again!

Look! This is the truth!

Subconsciously, Sago Nehru lowered his estimation of Chu He.

Just a mediocre person with talent but no long-term vision. Not worth spending any more effort to recruit.

Jiangnan Base City.

Over the past two days, Chu He had caused quite a stir in Jiangnan Base City by visiting the Inspector and establishing a Toy Factory.

Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan might not pay attention to such things, but Luo Hua was different; he was very attentive to this news.

An eighteen-year-old Advanced War God—although he didn't start from scratch like his brother and had the help of a family background, he could definitely be called a genius!

If it weren't for the suppression by Sago Nehru, the Spirit Reader and Advanced War God from the Thunder Dojo, he should at least be an Inspector by now.

Now that this genius War God was actually coming to visit his home, Luo Hua had naturally been thinking and preparing for it early on.

Luo Hua was very clear that since this President Chu insisted on visiting his home even after learning that his brother Luo Feng was presumed dead, it certainly wasn't to curry favor.

With Luo Feng, the strongest in the family, basically confirmed dead, how could anyone possibly come to pay respects to a cold hearth!

Could it be that he wants to defect to the Extreme Martial Arts Gym? But even then, he shouldn't be coming to my house for that, right?

Forget it. When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, earth covers it. Let's just see what this President Chu has to say first!

In the morning, Chu He arrived at Mingyue Residential Quarter as promised. Luo Hua had already been waiting at the entrance for a long time.

"Mr. Chu, welcome, welcome!" Luo Hua stepped forward two paces and greeted Chu He with a smile.

"Mr. Luo, I won't stand on ceremony. I've come here today because I intend to invite you to join the Jiuzhou Group. So, you can just call me President Chu."

Huh?

Chu He's words nearly fried Luo Hua's brain.

No way!

Is there anyone who gets to the point this quickly?

Luo Hua blinked, feeling a bit at a loss under Chu He's slightly eager gaze.

This was, if not the complete opposite of what he had previously imagined, at least entirely unrelated.

Could it be that this Mr. Chu... oh no, President Chu, was truly just obsessed with business?

That would be such a pity... oh no, that would be great!

As long as it doesn't involve the two great martial arts halls, it's fine.

However, Luo Hua had never considered joining the Jiuzhou Group before, so he decided it would be better to simply decline.

On the way to the villa with Chu He, Luo Hua deliberated for a moment and said, "Um, President Chu, you should be aware that my brother is suspected to have been confirmed dead, right? If you invite me to join the Jiuzhou Group, the Extreme Martial Arts Gym won't be able to provide you with any help."

"No, no, no. I didn't come here for the support of the Extreme Martial Arts Gym. I came purely for you, Mr. Luo."

Chu He's words were absolutely sincere.

Luo Hua stared into Chu He's eyes for a long time. Even after they walked into the living room and sat down, he couldn't detect a hint of falsehood in them.

In an instant, a sense of being recognized welled up in Luo Hua's heart.

Although his legs were healed and people no longer treated him like a cripple, every time he saw the envious gazes of others, Luo Hua could always discern the nature of that envy.

It was envy that he had such a good brother.

Therefore, Luo Hua sometimes thought that he must achieve something of his own, to let everyone know that Luo Hua was not just Luo Feng's younger brother.

By then, he might even be able to help his brother with something, right?

Now, that opportunity seemed to be right in front of him.

I should confirm this properly, Luo Hua calculated in his heart.

After entering the living room, Chu He looked around. The layout of Luo Feng's living room was basically the same as most villas, just with fewer people in the house.

"Mr. Luo, I wonder where your parents are?"

"Sigh." Luo Hua sighed. "They should be upstairs in my brother's room right now."

"Hmm... Good people have their own protection. I believe Inspector Luo will definitely return safe and sound."

On this issue, Chu He only offered a few simple words of comfort before discussing the matters related to joining the Jiuzhou Group with Luo Hua again.

No amount of comfort would be as useful as Luo Feng's return five months later.

Moreover, only if Luo Hua joined the Jiuzhou Group could Chu He use it as an excuse to intervene later when Li Yao tried to harm Luo Feng's family.

Currently, Chu He's Planetary Level strength had not yet been exposed. When the time came, by catching them off guard, he would definitely be able to kill the Vulture and Scorpion couple directly before they could take any hostages.

Under Chu He's sincere invitation, Luo Hua soon completely dispelled the doubts in his heart and finally decided to join the Jiuzhou Group.

It was a pity that Xu Xin had not yet dropped out of school; otherwise, Chu He could have brought her along on this trip as well.

On July 20, 2058, the Jiuzhou Group established a new financial investment department in Jiangnan Base City, with Luo Hua serving as the general manager.

As for the toy factory, it was temporarily placed under the full responsibility of Ye Likang.