"They're really just a few physical fitness tests. Given your condition, Comrade Chen Jue, you should pass without any trouble. It's just a formality," Liu Chengdong said.
"Pass the tests? Not bodily research like blood draws and tissue samples?" Chen Jue asked, giving him a look.
"No, no! Absolutely nothing like that!"
"Our institute is entirely legitimate, one of the very best in China at present. The tests only involve physical activities. We absolutely won't do anything that could harm you." Liu Chengdong shook his head like a rattle drum and hurried to explain.
Chen Jue could also see a measure of sincerity in him. With his Heavenly Sensitivity after perfecting [Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation], he could essentially see through a person's good and evil intentions, so long as he wasn't affected by something that shielded the mind, like the Buddha-bone Śarīra.
He could see spiritual imprints of gentleness, warmth, and sincerity in Liu Chengdong. That was why Chen Jue had felt comfortable letting the man into his home.
After all, quite a few things in Chen Jue's room would have been far too shocking to the outside world, such as that pair of dumbbells and the nutritional supplements filling every corner of the room.
"Would I have to sign some sort of confidentiality agreement to take the tests?" Chen Jue continued.
"No!"
"Those things only apply to our institute's internal staff, to prevent certain data from leaking. You're an invited test participant, so you don't need to sign anything like that. Besides, given your status, restrictions at that level wouldn't apply to you anyway."
"If you accept the invitation, I can arrange for the staff to transfer the money to you right now. The research base has an excellent environment, and room and board are included. We've hired