Shen Qingshuang had not expected Chen Cheng's answer to be so decisive. A strange light rose in her beautiful eyes. Faced with such a predicament, even if she had been in Chen Cheng's position, it would have been difficult to choose.
"Very good!" Shen Qingshuang said loudly. She then looked at He Zhiling and Li Sheng, her gaze turning cold once more. "Will the two of you withdraw?"
He Zhiling was greatly surprised by Chen Cheng's decision, but he had long since thought matters through. If Chen Cheng took the assessment, he would take it as well. Perhaps Chen Cheng and Zhou Fang would first fight each other to mutual ruin, allowing him to reap the benefits—neither offending Shen Qingshuang nor the Zhou Family, while successfully advancing to become an official runner.
"I will participate in the assessment matches as well." He Zhiling straightened his back. Before Chief Constable Shen Qingshuang, he could not appear weaker than Chen Cheng.
Shen Qingshuang nodded slightly in satisfaction. "Mm, not bad."
That left only Li Sheng. He looked at Zhou Fang, then at Shen Qingshuang, his eyes rolling as schemes churned in his mind.
His sole purpose was to stop Chen Cheng from advancing to official runner. As for whether Zhou Fang or He Zhiling won in the end, it had nothing to do with him.
Li Sheng first gave Zhou Fang a fawning smile, subtly indicating that he had no intention of competing with him. Only then did he cup his hands toward Shen Qingshuang and say, "Chief Constable, I too wish to participate in the assessment matches. However, I have a request. Earlier, I requested a match with Chen Cheng, but it never happened, and I have always regretted it. In this assessment, I request to fight Chen Cheng first."
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