At the entrance to the police station.
Ning Chuan saw that Lu Mengyue had come too.
Her injuries had not yet healed. Zhao Weiping had severely wounded her, and even an ability user with healing powers could not cure her in one go. She was sitting in an electric wheelchair, speaking quietly with Lu Zhan.
"Mengyue, Uncle Lu."
Ning Chuan called out to them.
Lu Mengyue spoke first, saying helplessly, "My dad contacted the best law firm in the Donglin Administrative Region for you. Winning the case won't be a problem.
"But neither side has decisive evidence, so the case will drag on for a long time.
"I'm afraid your chance to enter the Mountain and Sea Genius Training Camp will fall through."
"I have evidence."
Ning Chuan took out his phone and played the recording.
By the time Lu Mengyue finished listening, her pretty face had turned pale. Clearly furious, she said, "That father and son are utterly shameless, twisting black and white however they please!"
After a pause, Lu Mengyue added, "But the good news is that with this recording, we can win the case right away!"
"Since you have the recording, I suggest you don't go to court."
Lu Zhan pondered briefly before speaking calmly.
Lu Mengyue was puzzled. "Why? You can sue them for making false accusations!"
Ning Chuan also looked at Lu Zhan.
"False accusations? This doesn't even count as a crime!"
Lu Zhan shook his head and said, "Someone will take the blame for Wei Qiance without him even having to ask.
"The two police officers, for instance.
"Or some disregarded member of the Wei Family.
"Wei Qiance has too many options."
"Then is there nothing we can do to them?!"
Lu Mengyue knitted her willowy brows, her tone dissatisfied.
Ning Chuan was unwilling to accept it either.
But he knew that, whether in strength or status, he was far behind Wei Qiance right now.
"Lu Mengyue, don't get worked up. Let's listen to Uncle Lu."
Ning Chuan took a deep breath and spoke.
He spread his fingers and gripped Silver Blood's hilt.
He couldn't do anything now.
But only for now!
"Don't lose heart. Just because I said not to go to court doesn't mean we can't touch Wei Qiance."
Lu Zhan spoke calmly.
He looked at Ning Chuan. "I'll give you two choices. You decide for yourself."
"The first choice."
Lu Zhan raised one finger and said with an imposing air, "You use the favor I owe you.
"I'll personally step in and drive Wei Qiance off the Wei Financial Group's board of directors.
"I could even step in and kill him!"
Ning Chuan was taken aback. "I thought you'd repaid the favor by getting me out."
"Was the favor you earned by saving my life that cheap? Was it only worth posting bail?!"
Lu Mengyue rolled her eyes.
If she hadn't considered that she wasn't very close to Ning Chuan, she would have wanted to kick him.
It was the life of the illustrious eldest daughter of the Lu Family!
Lu Zhan was also somewhat speechless.
Ning Chuan gave an awkward chuckle and hurriedly changed the subject. "Uncle Lu, what's the second choice?"
Lu Zhan said seriously, "I'll take you to pay the Wei Family a visit.
"A man like Wei Qiance needs his reputation. The recording on your phone is enough to make him withdraw the accusation and pay you compensation."
With this choice, Wei Qiance would clearly come out much better.
At the same time, Ning Chuan would gain something as well.
And for Lu Zhan, it was far easier than the first option.
Ning Chuan noticed the key point. "Uncle Lu, you didn't say I'd be using the favor."
"This wouldn't use up the favor I owe you."
Lu Zhan shook his head and said softly, "Instead, you'd owe me a favor."
Ning Chuan's eyes narrowed. "Why?"
He knew the talent he had shown was impressive.
But it was nowhere near enough to move a Peak Knight.
Talent only meant there was hope of becoming powerful in the future.
A Peak Knight was powerful.
Lu Zhan perked up a little. Studying Ning Chuan, he said, "Earlier, when you looked at the Wei father and son, the killing intent in your heart was like a raging fire, yet your eyes were as calm as ice water!
"Someone who can do that is worth having owe me a favor."
"You could sense my killing intent?!"
Ning Chuan firmly believed he had hidden it well. Neither his movements nor his expression had given the slightest hint.
Lu Zhan smiled faintly. "More or less."
Hearing that, Ning Chuan was horrified.
What was killing intent?
The desire to kill someone.
In other words,
it was a thought in his mind.
Lu Zhan could even sense that!
Didn't that mean he could read minds too?!
Were powerful Knights really that terrifying?
"Stop thinking about it. When you become a Peak Knight, you'll understand."
Lu Zhan waved a hand. "Tell me your choice."
Ning Chuan fell into thought.
He soon made his decision and said in a low voice, "Uncle Lu, I choose the second one!"
Lu Zhan raised an eyebrow and teased, "Because of the Hundred Beasts Nutrient Solution?"
Ning Chuan couldn't help blushing.
It was precisely because he had been greedy and taken Wei Qiance's Hundred Beasts Nutrient Solution that he had fallen into the trap.
"No!"
Taking a deep breath, Ning Chuan said seriously, "I'm confident that one day, I'll be able to make them pay for what they did today myself!"
And that day wouldn't be far off!
Lu Zhan glanced at Ning Chuan and smiled. "That confident?
"The Wei Family has a Knight!
"Although he has one foot in the grave and is buried up to his eyebrows, a Knight is still a Knight. Even an ordinary Ninth-Grade Martial Artist is no match for him."
"It's fine."
Ning Chuan shook his head and said confidently, "If I can't beat him, Uncle Lu, won't you still owe me a favor?"
Lu Zhan: "..."
Even as a Peak Knight, he felt as though he had suddenly thrown out his back.
Wasn't repeatedly nesting favors like this a bit much?!
"Hahaha!"
Lu Mengyue couldn't help clutching her stomach as she laughed.
"Ow, my chest hurts! I think I laughed hard enough to crack a bone!"
Lu Zhan's face darkened. "Go back and focus on recovering. I'll take Ning Chuan to the Wei Family."
"You're going now?" Ning Chuan asked curiously. "Don't you need to prepare first?"
Lu Zhan said, "Why would I need to prepare for a mere Wei Family?"
Ning Chuan glanced at him.
When it came to humblebragging, he had to admit defeat.
The Wei Financial Group's headquarters building.
The top floor.
Beyond the spotless floor-to-ceiling windows, wisps of white cloud drifted, scattering rays of seven-colored light.
But Wei Bohu was in no mood to appreciate the beautiful view. Anxiously, he said, "Lu Zhan personally stepped in to get him out. The Mountain and Sea Genius Training Camp opportunity won't fall through, will it?"
"Relax."
Wei Qiance spoke calmly, sure of himself. "The point of the lawsuit isn't winning or losing. It's time. As long as it drags on, Ning Chuan will have no choice but to give in.
"Otherwise, he won't get anything."
Wei Bohu was no less anxious. "But what if the Lu Family forces you to back down?"
His and his father's scheme to obtain the Mountain and Sea Genius Training Camp spot was a private undertaking.
The Wei Financial Group would not confront the Lu Family over it.
Hearing this, Wei Qiance's eyes flickered. Then he smiled. "In the Federation, open confrontations have to follow the rules. If the Lu Family wants to force me to yield, they'll have to pay a considerable price.
"Ning Chuan isn't a member of the Lu Family. They can't possibly go that far.
"Lu Zhan stepping in to bail him out is already the limit."
Hearing that, Wei Bohu felt much more at ease.
"Will a million be too little?"
After some thought, Wei Bohu worried again. "Ning Chuan might decide to let the fish die and the net break, giving up his spot in the Mountain and Sea Genius Training Camp rather than selling it to me!"
Wei Qiance looked at his son and sighed.
He really didn't seem like his own flesh and blood!
"You're the son of a financial group, while he's just an ordinary person. Lu Zhan can protect him for a while, but can he protect him for life? Threaten him when you go to school tomorrow. Would he dare refuse to compromise?!" Wei Qiance said coldly.
"I think he would."
An indifferent voice reached their ears clearly.
Boom!
The next moment, someone violently kicked open the tightly shut alloy doors, blasting them apart and sending fragments flying.
An alarm rang out wildly.
A tall figure approached with his hands behind his back, accompanied by a handsome young man.
One in front and one behind, they made a domineering entrance!