Encounter

As Chen Qiming pressed his subordinates for answers, Lu Chengchuan walked out of the clubhouse building.

Stepping out of the door, he was met by a group of people walking towards him. Lu Chengchuan didn't pay them much attention, but as they approached, two of them spotted him.

"It's you?!"

"Cousin?"

Two voices reached his ears. Lu Chengchuan looked over and saw two familiar faces.

His cousin, Lin Qingyu, and Qin Sheng, a disciple of the Giant Elephant Style. Seeing the two of them together, Lu Chengchuan was curious as to what was going on.

"You two know each other?" Lu Chengchuan asked.

"We met yesterday. Brother Qin, do you know my cousin?" Lin Qingyu had come over to say hello, but she didn't expect Qin Sheng to know her cousin as well.

"We've met once..." Qin Sheng was also surprised that Lin Qingyu and Lu Chengchuan were relatives.

"What's going on with you two?" Lu Chengchuan asked again.

Lin Qingyu was about to speak, but something stopped her, and she closed her mouth.

Just as she was about to make up an excuse, Qin Sheng stepped forward. "The government set up an Esper Management Bureau. They've recruited a lot of Espers, and your cousin and I happen to be assigned to the same team."

The others looked at Qin Sheng, their expressions a little subtle, as if he had said something he shouldn't have. Then they looked at Lu Chengchuan to see his reaction.

Lu Chengchuan didn't react at all. He was surprised that Lin Qingyu had become an Esper, but it wasn't anything too strange, and Lu Chengchuan quickly dismissed it.

"I see. I have something to do, so I'll be going."

His reaction and tone were calm, and the others couldn't figure it out. Did this person not know about Espers?

Qin Sheng knew a little. This big brother wasn't an Esper, but his strength was even greater than an Esper's. Recalling the competition that day, he could still feel a phantom pain in his chest.

Lu Chengchuan left, his figure disappearing from their sight.

After he left, Lin Qingyu immediately asked Qin Sheng, "Brother Qin, why did you tell my cousin about this? He's not part of the Investigation Bureau."

The others were also curious. Qin Sheng wasn't the type to be loud-mouthed and tell everything to everyone.

"Your cousin is not simple, although I don't know the specifics..."

After joining the Esper Bureau, his master had told him some things. He knew that there were many special departments besides the Esper Bureau. Lu Chengchuan might not be part of a department, but he was definitely related to a special department.

The others were confused by his words. He said the person was not simple, but he couldn't say what was not simple, wasn't he just fooling children?

Qin Sheng saw the expressions of the others and felt a little helpless, because he really didn't know.

Lu Chengchuan returned to his rented apartment. His mother had already cleaned the house. Seeing him return safely, Huang Yuyun hurried up to check if he was injured.

"I'm fine. A sum of money will be transferred to your card in the next few days. Find a good house then, don't live here anymore."

The compensation of six million was enough for his mother to live a good life according to Anyang City's consumption level. Once the money was in her account, Lu Chengchuan would have his mother move to a better place.

"Money, what money?" Huang Yuyun was very puzzled.

Wasn't he going to solve the problem of high-interest loans? How could there be money transferred to her card?

"Compensation. There's six million. Use this money to find a good place to live."

"Xiaochuan, you didn't do anything illegal, did you?" Huang Yuyun's heart tightened. How could there be six million in compensation for no reason?

"Mom, don't worry, I'll be fine," Lu Chengchuan reassured her.

His mother was old, and some of her ideas couldn't be changed. He didn't say what he had done, but he assured her that there would be absolutely no problems, and that neither the person nor the money would be a problem.

A few days later, as Lu Chengchuan was thinking about where to find monsters, a strange phone call came in.

He thought it was an advertising call and hung up, but soon, the same phone number called again. Lu Chengchuan glanced at it and pressed the answer button.

"Is this Mr. Lu Chengchuan?"

A steady man's voice came from the phone. Lu Chengchuan didn't recognize the voice.

"Who is this?"

The other end seemed to know he would ask this and immediately replied, "I'm Gu Mingwei. You saved me and my family on Tianxiang Avenue before."

"Gu Mingwei... I remember. What's the matter?"

Lu Chengchuan remembered who he was. He wondered why the other party was looking for him. They had already given him the three million, and it had been a long time, so why were they suddenly calling today?

"Mr. Lu said before that he liked martial arts. I've found a few martial arts manuals recently and would like to invite you over to take a look."

Martial arts, inviting him over to take a look?

Gu Mingwei actually went to find martial arts. He had only said it casually and didn't have much hope, but he didn't expect the person to actually find them and want him to take a look.

Since that was the case, Lu Chengchuan gladly accepted.

Gu Mingwei said he would send someone to pick him up. Lu Chengchuan didn't refuse, gave a location, and waited for about an hour before a luxury car slowly drove up.

In the back seat of the car, Lu Chengchuan sat inside, the scenery on both sides constantly receding. The car drove into a villa area.

The driver drove the car into the courtyard of a villa. Gu Mingwei was waiting at the gate, and when he saw the car, a happy smile appeared on his face.

A man and a woman were also standing at the gate, both of them Gu Mingwei's children.

Gu Chengjian didn't know why his father was so happy. He had rarely seen his father standing at the door to greet someone. He didn't know, but Gu Wangshu, who was next to him, knew who was coming.

The car stopped, and just as the driver was about to get out and open the door, Lu Chengchuan opened it himself.

"Mr. Lu, long time no see!"

As he got out of the car, Gu Mingwei hurried to greet him, without a trace of his usual airs. With their father going to greet him, the two children naturally had to come forward as well, though Gu Chengjian was still full of doubts.

So, after all that, it's someone even younger than him. What's his dad up to?

"Xiaojian, this is Mr. Lu Chengchuan. Mr. Lu is the one who saved us before," Gu Mingwei said, greeting him and remembering to introduce his son.

"Mr. Lu, this is my son, Gu Chengjian."

"Hello."

"Hello, hello."

Lu Chengchuan greeted them, and the two siblings quickly responded. Their father was being so enthusiastic, they wouldn't dare give him the cold shoulder.

"Please, come in!"

After the pleasantries, Gu Mingwei invited him into the villa.

Everything was prepared inside the villa, with all kinds of tea and pastries laid out. Besides them, there was only a butler in the living room. Gu Mingwei warmly gestured for him to sit on the sofa.

"Xiaojian, bring those books over."

After sitting down, Gu Mingwei didn't say anything else and immediately asked his son to bring over those martial arts manuals.

Gu Chengjian responded and turned to go to the study to get them.

He returned a short while later with three blue-covered books. These three books were the martial arts manuals that Gu Mingwei had collected over this period. To build a relationship with Lu Chengchuan, he had really gone all out.

"Take a look and see if they're genuine."

He had read the books several times after buying them, and even had his children practice them for a couple of days. Perhaps it was too short a time, but they hadn't managed to develop anything special.