ACE-005's New Function

"Are you still there?" Old Liu asked stiffly. "Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?"

After waiting for a long time and making sure that no one behind him was responding, he cautiously turned around, his gaze sweeping across the crowd.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Old Liu limped quickly toward the private room; he needed to tell Li Changqing what had just happened.

He grew angrier the more he thought about it on the way. A gambler blocked his path, shouting something in anger.

The Old Liu whispered, "Get out of the way."

But the gambler didn't care at all.

But then Old Liu pulled his hand behind him and slapped the other man across the face, making the gambler spin around twice, completely stunned.

Old Liu knocked on the door of the private room. "Boss!"

"Get in here," Li Changqing said coldly.

The Old Liu walked in meekly, saying, "Boss, please let me explain. When Qing Chen was first repelled by Miao Qifeng, I was about to make a move. However, a master appeared in the arena, and he stopped me."

"A master?" Li Changqing asked calmly. "Didn't you always say that you yourself are a master?"

The Old Liu lowered his head even further. "The person who made the move is more powerful than I imagined. I think it might be an A-level expert from some family, and possibly even a peak A-level expert. I am loyal to you and would never lie to you about something like this."

"Rank A?" Li Changqing frowned. "Why would an Rank A expert stop you from saving Qing Chen?"

Within the Federation, D-Class is the first threshold, because the gene serums available on the market can only elevate a person to D-Class at most, such as Miao Qifeng.

Therefore, D-Class and below are levels that can be bought with money.

Then, B-Class is another threshold, because apart from the Tribunal of Taboos, gene potions can only elevate a person to B-Class at most.

Going further up, everyone who can advance to Rank A is an exceptionally talented genius; that's a ceiling that can only be broken through on their own.

As for S-class demigods... Old Liu didn't even dare to guess that.

Li Changqing said in a low voice, "Even A-level experts have made a move. Who exactly is targeting Qing Chen? Or is there another motive?"

Logically speaking, Miao Qifeng's cheating this time was just a matter of a few boxing gyms being jealous of Haitang's business. How could those shabby boxing gyms possibly hire an A-level expert?

Even if you sold all those boxing gym owners, you still couldn't afford to hire them, so there must be someone else behind these boxing gyms.

Li Changqing felt something was off, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was.

She thought for a moment and said to Yue'er and Old Liu, "Take those four boxing gym owners who supported Miao Qifeng tonight back and interrogate them thoroughly. Find out who's behind them. In City No. 18, at this critical juncture of power transition within the Li family, it's intolerable that there are still hidden A-level figures stirring up trouble."

The Old Liu said in a low voice, "Okay, tonight I'll dig three feet into the ground and find them all for you."

At this moment, the four boxing gym owners who wanted to trap and kill Qing Chen in the Octagon Cage had no idea what they were about to face.

In their eyes, this was just normal business practice. Although it was a bit underhanded, that's how it had always been in Fourth District. Everyone used their own methods and nothing ever went wrong.

Now, the boxing gym owners have finally gone too far.

Li Changqing sent a message to the Heart Arsonist: "The boxing match is over. Want to come to my private room and we can talk about future salary?"

The Heart Arsonist: "I'm covered in injuries and my face is swollen, I'm too embarrassed to see you."

Li Changqing laughed and said, "I don't mind."

The Heart Arsonist: "I mind."

"Alright, let me know when you've recovered from your injury," Li Changqing sent the message and got up to walk out, seemingly in a very good mood.

Although failing to save Qing Chen made her very angry, Qing Chen's eventual victory in the boxing match through his own means was enough to dispel her anger.

The Old Liu secretly glanced at his boss. He had thought he would be punished, but to his surprise, the matter was swept under the rug.

Just as Li Changqing was about to walk out the door, she turned back to Old Liu and said, "Qing Chen will be joining the bodyguard team in the future, but don't worry about him. Let him do whatever he wants."

The Old Liu's face fell. He admitted that Qing Chen was indeed very good, but the bodyguard team should at least be D-Class. Why put in an E-Class person like this?

Of course, even when Old Liu was at the D-Class, he might not have been able to defeat Qing Chen in the Octagon Cage.

But bodyguards and boxers are not the same. Boxers fight with their bare hands, while bodyguards need to use firearms and other modern equipment. After all, when the enemy comes to kill Li Changqing, they won't be empty-handed.

No one looked down on anyone else. Old Liu just felt that everyone's expertise was completely different, so he thought it was a bit of a joke for Qing Chen to join the bodyguard team.

Li Changqing glanced at him sideways. "What, you have a problem with that?"

"No, no," Old Liu grinned, his old face crinkling, "Congratulations, boss, on acquiring such a formidable general!"

"Also, I asked you to find a martial arts instructor for the Li Clan Academy before, but you don't need to do that anymore," Li Changqing said.

This time, Old Liu said from the bottom of his heart, "I have to be honest about this, no one is more suitable than Qing Chen."

He is a professional, unlike those who are just there for the spectacle.

Many viewers didn't even understand how Qing Chen won; they only knew that Qing Chen was beaten for more than ten minutes before suddenly bursting out and breaking Miao Qifeng's kneecap.

But in fact, Old Liu knew that during the match, although Qing Chen was being beaten, his breathing never became disordered.

The young man had been patiently waiting for Miao Qifeng's aura to become disordered before making his move at the most crucial moment.

The human knee is very hard, and the knee strike is a very vicious technique in combat. If it lands squarely, it can even break the lumbar spine.

But Qing Chen struck Miao Qifeng's kneecap with precision.

To find such an opportunity after being beaten for more than ten minutes and to strike with the precision of a surgeon is something that is absolutely not something an ordinary person can do.

That's why Old Liu said that no one is more suitable than Qing Chen to teach fighting.

"How much salary should we pay him?" the Old Liu asked timidly.

"You don't need to worry about this," Li Changqing said.

In the locker room, medical staff were providing emergency treatment to Qing Chen's injuries.

A medical staff member told Jiang Xiaotang, "Initial examination shows that Qing Xiao Tu has two broken ribs on his right side. Fortunately, the broken ribs did not damage his internal organs or alveoli, so surgery is not necessary. In addition, he has more than twenty soft tissue contusions in other places. I suggest that he not compete in the near future."

The medical staff glanced at Qing Chen. During the examination, the young man remained calm as if nothing had happened, completely unlike the boxers who would grimac and show their teeth after a match.

Qing Chen asked earnestly, "How long can I go without strenuous exercise?"

"Even with the Qing family's regeneration medicine that Boss Jiang prepared for you, it will still take at least a month," the medical staff said. "You must be careful during this time, otherwise if the broken ribs become displaced, you might have to have surgery."

Qing Chen nodded.

He was calculating in his mind that now that various gangs were besieging Heng Society, if he wanted to exonerate Liu Dezhu, he had to take this opportunity to capture several key members of Hesheng Society and make them confess and submit to the law.

Otherwise, if it had been any later, Li Dongze might have wiped out the entire Hesheng Society...

Qing Chen looked at Jiang Xiaotang: "Sister, the boxing match period you set is 15 days, and I got injured on the second day. But if it's a regular Tigerweight boxer, I should still be able to fight. The injury isn't a big deal, after all, Tigerweight boxers are very weak."

Jiang Xiaotang said with concern, "What are you saying? You're injured like this and you're still thinking about the boxing match? Don't worry, no one dares to challenge you. Even Miao Qifeng, who secretly advanced to the Land Cruiser Class, couldn't beat you. Who would dare to come and die now?"

"But some people might try to take advantage of the situation," Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "Everyone knows I was injured in the Octagon Cage, so there will definitely be people who try to take advantage of my misfortune."

"It's alright," Jiang Xiaotang said with a smile. "If someone dares to challenge you at a time like this, he can sign up today, and I'll have someone chop him up in the street tomorrow. If he gets injured and can't get into the ring, then it has nothing to do with you."

Qing Chen: "... So there's such a thing as this."

"Alright, get some rest. You'll be staying at the boxing gym from now on," Jiang Xiaotang said. "I'll find someone to take care of you. The women at the gym weren't very proper, so yesterday I went to the black market and bought two clean servants for you..."

"No need, no need," Qing Chen got up, put on his shirt, and walked outside. "My injury isn't that serious, and I don't need anyone to take care of me."

"Hey!" Jiang Xiaotang tried to stop him, but found that she couldn't stop him at all, and watched as Qing Chen ran away.

She chuckled softly, thinking to herself that her younger brother was quite naive, at least he was a person of principle.

After boarding the hovercar, Qing Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he suddenly realized a problem.

In the boxing match just now, he actually suffered blows to the head, taking three or four punches to the face.

After all, Miao Qifeng is Land Cruiser Class, so it's normal for him to find an opportunity to hit him.

According to Qing Chen's estimate at the time, he would at least suffer a mild concussion after the game, but when he returned to the locker room after the game, he could not feel any pain on his face at all, as if nothing had happened.

Qing Chen gently removed the Forbidden Item ACE-005 from his face, then carefully examined his face through the rearview mirror, only to find that there wasn't even a trace of bruising.

He pressed his fingers against the skin on his face, but felt no pain at all, just like when he wasn't being beaten.

This surprised Qing Chen. He carefully examined the Forbidden Item in his hand. Could it be that ACE-005 also has a facial defense function?

He knew that Forbidden Item were very difficult to destroy, almost impossible to damage.

But he didn't expect that wearing Forbidden Item on his face could actually serve a defensive purpose.

Wait a minute, if I keep carrying the ACE-005, won't someone be able to shoot me through the forehead from the front?

Thank you to Qiu Si Hong Ye and Jiu Quan An Ming Du Nan for becoming new ally of this book. Thank you boss, and I wish you all a happy new year!

I'll eat first; there'll be another chapter tonight.