"Five million?"
At that, Chu Tiannan nodded calmly.
Inside, however, he was deeply shocked.
This was a full five million Earth dollars! And in cash, no less!
Whether an ordinary person could earn five million in an entire lifetime was an open question.
Yet Liu Qing was willing to put up five million all at once to settle this privately.
His sincerity was plain to see!
"Brother Chu... what do you think about this..." Seeing Chu Tiannan's calm expression, Liu Qing could not help growing uneasy.
In the silent hall, Chu Tiannan gazed at the case of money, deep in thought.
When Liu Qing saw that he said nothing, he feared he was dissatisfied and was just about to speak.
"Brother Chu..."
"That man named Luo Ji..." Chu Tiannan spoke at the same time. Hearing him, Liu Qing hurriedly replied with a smile.
"Rest assured, Brother Chu. Luo Ji was arrested the very day you were hospitalized."
"In that case..." Hearing that Luo Ji had already been arrested, Chu Tiannan nodded slightly. Then, under Liu Qing's delighted gaze,
he pulled the case of money in front of him.
"Brother Chu, you truly are a hero among men!" Seeing that Chu Tiannan was willing to accept the money, Liu Qing was naturally overjoyed. He stood up and spoke excitedly.
Although five million Earth dollars was an enormous sum, compared to his life, Liu Qing certainly did not begrudge it.
"This matter is settled. As for Luo Ji, handle him however he should be handled." Chu Tiannan waved a hand, not wanting to say more.
"Of course. Rest assured, Brother Chu. Since Luo Ji dared to deliberately injure you, he's definitely going to prison." Liu Qing gritted his teeth.
"Brother Chu, here's my business card. If anything comes up in the East District, you can call me." Liu Qing then handed over a business card with a smile.
"Although you're a martial artist of exalted standing, petty troublemakers can be hard to deal with. For some minor matters, having us step in works better."
Chu Tiannan did not refuse. The two chatted for a while before Liu Qing rose to leave.
"Brother Chu, I know that with your status as a martial artist, you naturally can't stay in the academy's rental housing."
"I've already extended the booking for this suite in Building A by a month. You can enjoy everything here to your heart's content."
"I'll leave you to your business and won't disturb you any longer."
Those were Liu Qing's last words before leaving.
Inside the enormous room,
Chu Tiannan looked at the luxurious decor around him and all the expensive entertainment equipment, and could not help laughing.
"To think being a martial artist would be so useful..."
Chu Tiannan pressed the service button beside him.
A rather gentlemanly attendant then entered with a smile.
"Hello. What service would you like?"
"Here!" Under the attendant's dumbfounded gaze, Chu Tiannan pulled the case of money over.
"Have your manager deposit this money into my virtual bank account."
As he spoke, Chu Tiannan casually tossed him a stack of money as a tip.
"Rest assured, honored guest. We'll make certain you're satisfied." The attendant closed the case again and carried it away with even greater deference.
"Liu Qing's matter is settled, and the martial artist assessment is in half a month..."
Sitting comfortably on the sofa, Chu Tiannan swirled the fruit tea in his glass, deep in thought.
Martial Artist Academy office
At that moment, a full seven figures had gathered there. The other six were clearly of considerable standing and were all seated along one side of a long table.
The man standing before them was none other than Zhang Yongquan, the instructor of Chu Tiannan's former class.
"Chu Tiannan's whereabouts are unknown. Such a promising talent, and you, Zhang Yongquan, actually lost track of him?" the senior official at the head said in a low voice.
His voice clearly revealed his dissatisfaction.
"Dean, I never anticipated that Chu Tiannan was a martial artist either. No one expected that he and Luo Ji would..." Zhang Yongquan spoke respectfully, feeling helpless inside.
Luo Ji had suddenly been arrested, while Chu Tiannan had been confirmed to be a martial artist and had left the academy.
This naturally dashed the Martial Artist Academy's hopes of winning Chu Tiannan over.
"Hmph. The higher-ups also instructed us to keep a close eye on Chu Tiannan. And now look-East Martial Arts Hall has recruited him ahead of us..." Another senior official's voice was full of anger.
"What a joke. He was in the South District, yet East Martial Arts Hall openly took him away. They're openly slapping us in the face."
As the China Alliance's two major martial arts hall systems, East Martial Arts Hall and North Martial Arts Hall naturally competed both openly and covertly. In every base city,
the East and West Districts fell under East Martial Arts Hall's control, while the South and North Districts belonged to North Martial Arts Hall.
Chu Tiannan had originally been studying at the Martial Artist Academy in the South District, so by rights, he should have been recruited by North Martial Arts Hall.
Unfortunately, his conflict with Luo Ji had suddenly arisen along the way, and the incident had gradually escalated.
When North Martial Arts Hall brought people to the prison to pick him up, they unexpectedly discovered that
Chu Tiannan had already been taken away by East Martial Arts Hall's people, leaving North Martial Arts Hall both angry and helpless.
"Then, Dean, what should we do about this?" Zhang Yongquan could not help asking. The figure at the head gave a low snort and said,
"North Martial Arts Hall won't give up easily. Before long, Chu Tiannan will certainly take the martial artist assessment."
"As long as he hasn't actually been certified by the Martial Artist System, there's still room to turn things around!"