The Grandmaster's Aching Heart

Under the respectful gaze of the police officers, Mu Fan put on the invisible headset, picked up his luggage bag, and walked out of the police station with a leisurely air.

The fat man, who was eating a cold drink at an ice cream shop next to the police station, looked up and saw Mu Fan walking out with a relaxed expression and the police officers waving behind him. He almost spat out his cold drink.

Is this a visit to the police station?

Just as he was about to rush out to say hello, his Sky Communicator vibrated. The fat man looked down and took out his phone to check.

"Don't move, there are surveillance cameras. Go back to A District first, I'll contact you later." A line of text appeared, signed by Mu Fan.

The fat man, whose buttocks had already left the seat, got up, stretched, and then sat down again. This series of movements was so natural that it did not attract the attention of anyone else.

"Mu Fan, I spotted Little Fatty Harry at the ice cream shop around 11 o'clock. I just sent him a text message in your name, warning him not to move. There are police surveillance cameras covering the area within two blocks; they're still watching you."

"Well done, Blackie." Mu Fan smiled slightly with his back to the police station, his teeth lightly touching as his voice entered his earpiece.

"Don't you even know who I am! Hahahaha." Upon hearing Mu Fan's praise, Hei Mei on the internet was overjoyed.

As Mu Fan turned his head naturally, his eyes met those of the fat man in the ice cream shop. Then he lowered his eyelids, picked up his luggage bag, and continued walking.

The two were perfectly in sync; the fat man had already left through the other door with his cold drink, ready to take the railcar back to the hotel in A District.

"Where to now?" Mu Fan asked as they walked.

"D District, 17th Street, Star Peak Hotel, your broken mech has been placed in the Level 2 Vault next door." Blackie's words clearly showed his disdain for the mech, because Lord Black had discovered that the mech didn't have an external docking station at all.

This means that the mecha is so rudimentary that it's appalling; it doesn't even have an external communicator! In Lord Black's view, piloting such a mecha is no different from suicide.

Since June 2nd, Mu Fan has not entered the Shura, which means Hei knows nothing about the mecha's parameters. Fortunately, Hei's presence allowed them to secretly forge a cargo hold certificate for an ordinary part and fly to Zicui Star with the ship.

"You'll need to tell Harry in a bit that you'll be staying in D District for the next couple of days. I've already submitted your identification information," Black continued speaking into the headset.

Mu Fan nodded and waved to stop a car.

"Star Peak Hotel".

Half an hour later, Mu Fan reluctantly paid three hundred Star Coin, then waited until no one was around and said angrily into his headset, "Why didn't you say we were this far away! Three hundred Star Coin!"

"Mu Fan, you money-grubber! You didn't even ask Lord Black how far it was, yet you were so self-righteous when you took a taxi," Hei retorted unwillingly. Lord Black absolutely could not take the blame for this.

Star Peak Hotel is a small but distinctive inn, quite famous in the free zone of D District, because the people who stay there are all extraordinary: powerful interstellar wanderers, assassins with hidden identities, ruthless mercenaries, and an innkeeper with a mysterious background.

This hotel is quite famous online. With the embellishment and mysterious embellishment by many busybodies, it has become a mythical abode of hidden masters, where it is said that it would be abnormal if several people did not die every day.

Poor Lord Black stumbled upon this ridiculously awesome hotel name while browsing forums. After checking, the naive Blackie discovered that it was very close to the D District exam venue, so he quickly booked it to curry favor with Mu Fan.

Looking up at the dilapidated wooden signboard "Star Peak Hotel," Mu Fan marveled at how such a retro hotel could exist in such a bustling city. Hei really had good taste. With a disordered breath, Mu Fan walked in.

"Hello, please verify your identity." A girl in a light green pleated skirt was leaning on the counter by the door, fiddling with the Sky Communicator in her hand, flipping through it idly. When she heard someone come in, she didn't even look up, but asked weakly while still lying down.

"Give him his ID card," Black reminded him through the headset.

Mu Fan was unaware that his identity card had already identified him as Martial Arts Grandmaster Black Fan, so he casually took out the interstellar customs identification card and handed it to the counter.

The girl didn't raise her head. She took the ID card, swiped it casually on the machine next to her, glanced at it, and prepared to hand it back.

Then his eyes widened suddenly, he rubbed them, and looked up in disbelief.

"Martial Arts Grandmaster at the age of twenty?"

Mu Fan and the girl stared at each other for a long time. Suddenly, the girl covered her eyes, "No, no, I'm blushing!"

Then the girl rubbed her cheeks, smiled, and looked directly at Mu Fan. A couple of seconds later, she covered her eyes again, saying, "I'm too shy!"

Mu Fan stared speechlessly at the girl in front of him with a round face. She had just smiled, revealing two pretty dimples, and her eyes seemed to be dripping with tears when she blinked.

It looks nice, but it seems so unreliable.

Had he really not gone to the wrong place? Mu Fan went back out and looked up at the sign again. He was right.

"Um, has your identity been confirmed?" Mu Fan asked tentatively.

"Confirmed, Black Fan Grandmaster, is that right? I'll process your check-in now." The girl, her cheeks flushed, returned the ID card to Mu Fan.

"Hmm, right." He touched his nose; it seemed that Black Fan's identity was fake.

"I'll give you 2000 Star Coin." The girl's sweet smile suddenly made Mu Fan's heart ache.

"How many?"

"2000 Star Coin." The girl looked at Mu Fan, puzzled. This was already the highest discount she'd ever received, 20% off! She should go find out when this shop had ever lacked customers. Was this handsome young man really a master?

"I... don't want to live here anymore." Mu Fan wanted to say those words so badly, but his lips trembled because he heard Hei's words.

"Hurry up and pay! I checked the forum, this is a rare and highly sought-after place, it's in the top ten on the forum. There's nowhere else to stay around at this time, hurry up and thank me!" Black urged impatiently.

"Thank you my foot! "Mu Fan really wanted to take the headset out and stomp on it.

The girl watched with curiosity as the handsome Martial Arts Grandmaster in front of her changed his expression, and finally, expressionlessly, pulled out a debit card.

With a beep, half of Mu Fan's meager savings of 4,000 yuan was deducted.

My heart is breaking!

"Here is your room key, room 216 on the second floor."

Mu Fan clutched his chest, saying weakly, "Can I go and rest now?"

"Of course! By the way, are you also from Landu Star? Me too! My name is Su Xiaomi!" The girl revealed her two sweet dimples.

"Black Fan. Hello!" Forcing a smile, Mu Fan clutched his chest as he walked up the stairs, determined to teach that ungrateful Hei Fan a lesson later.

"What?! Not enthusiastic at all. I gave you a 20% discount, and you still haven't shown any enthusiasm." Su Xiaomi pouted, watching Mu Fan disappear down the stairs, and stomped her foot.

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