Two-Star Martial Artist Certificate
"Here?" The elderly man looked up at the building beside him.
The buildings here were all old, only seven stories high, with no elevators. From the outside, they looked extremely run-down.
"This is the place. It's on the third floor!" Xu Hua said.
After Qin Chen's Body Tempering certification, Xu Hua had already had someone look into him. By now, he could be said to know his family's situation very well.
"Are they going into the building?" Seeing Xu Hua and the elderly man preparing to enter, Zhou Yi had a thought and hurried forward, ready to lead them.
He lived here and knew the place very well. This was a chance to get acquainted with an important figure.
But before he could show what he could do, Xu Hua suddenly called out from ahead, "Ms. Li Xiufen?"
Xu Hua had spotted Li Xiufen in front of him and called out loudly.
Li Xiufen had also just been wondering why people from the Martial Arts Association had come here. But Qin Chen's situation was more important, so after seeing Xu Hua and the elderly man get out of the car, she had stopped watching and prepared to go upstairs.
Suddenly hearing someone call her, she turned around in confusion. "Are you calling me?"
"It really is you, Ms. Li." Seeing Li Xiufen's face, Xu Hua hurried over.
When they had looked into Qin Chen's family, both Li Xiufen and Qin Dahe had been included, so Xu Hua had naturally seen her photograph.
"My name is Xu Hua." He came up to Li Xiufen. "This is our Chairman Zhu!"
"Hello, Ms. Li. Just call me Zhu Yuan!" Chairman Zhu came up to Li Xiufen, his tone mild.
"Hello, hello, Chairman Zhu. Are... are you looking for me about something?" Li Xiufen was very nervous.
She had lived more than half her life, but this was the first time she had spoken to someone like him.
"We're here to see Qin Chen. He should be home now, right?" Xu Hua asked.
He had told Qin Chen to wait yesterday. Today, they would determine his certified martial artist rank and give him a certificate.
"Well..." Hearing Qin Chen's name and recalling what Zhou Yi had just said, Li Xiufen grew even more nervous. "Did Xiao Chen make some terrible mistake?"
"He's still young. Whatever it is, could you leave him out of it? I'll take responsibility!"
Qin Chen must have been eliminated from the Genius Training Camp because he had done something wrong. Now even the chairman of the Martial Arts Association had come in person. His mistake must have been enormous.
Zhu Yuan and Xu Hua were both taken aback. Zhu Yuan smiled and said, "You've misunderstood. Qin Chen did nothing wrong. If you insist on calling something a mistake, it's that he was too astonishing!"
"Huh?" Li Xiufen looked utterly bewildered.
Zhu Yuan smiled. "It seems he hasn't told you. He really is a low-key young fellow."
Zhu Yuan did not explain immediately. Instead, he asked Li Xiufen to take him and Xu Hua to her home to see Qin Chen.
Behind them, all the neighbors looked bewildered. They still could not understand why the chairman of the Martial Arts Association had come looking for Qin Chen.
"Could Qin Chen have caused a huge mess at that Genius Training Camp or whatever it's called?" someone suddenly asked.
When the others heard this, they immediately thought it was very possible. After all, Qin Chen had suddenly returned, so he must have been eliminated. Perhaps he had been eliminated for causing trouble, and now the chairman of the Martial Arts Association had come in person to demand an explanation.
"Come on, let's go listen!" Zhou Yi suddenly called out.
And so, driven by curiosity, quite a few people came to Qin Chen's door to eavesdrop.
In the living room.
After hearing Xu Hua's introduction, Qin Chen looked at Zhu Yuan in surprise. He had not expected him to come in person.
Zhu Yuan took out a certificate. "This is the certificate issued to you by the Martial Arts Association."
Qin Chen took the certificate and opened it. Two Star Martial Artist.
Qin Dahe and Li Xiufen could not wait to look. When they saw that it was a Two-Star Martial Artist certificate, they were so excited that they were speechless for a moment.
They both looked at Qin Chen as though meeting their son for the first time.
"Thank you, Chairman!" Qin Chen was surprised too. He had taken leave this time to become a One-Star Martial Artist, so the Two-Star Martial Artist certification was a surprise from the Martial Arts Association.
"You earned it!" Zhu Yuan waved his hand.
"By the way, aside from getting your martial artist certification, the main reason you suddenly came back this time was to move, right?" he suddenly asked.
Qin Chen nodded. "The sooner, the better!"
The Zhao Family could discover Zhao Kuan's death at any moment, and they would soon find out that he had killed him. Once they did, they would probably make their move immediately.
With the Zhao Family's power, making a few ordinary families disappear without a sound was far too easy.
"I already know about your father." Zhu Yuan glanced at Qin Dahe. The old couple were still discussing the certificate and paid no attention to their conversation.
"I've already made arrangements for your move. As for the other trouble, you'll need to handle it yourself."
It was not that Zhu Yuan had never considered directly resolving the conflict between the Zhao Family and Qin Chen, but after thinking about it for a long time, he felt that Qin Chen would not let the matter go so easily.
Besides, this was Qin Chen's private affair, and it was not appropriate for him to interfere too much.
"You've made arrangements?" Qin Chen was surprised.
He had intended to deal with the Zhao Family himself from the start. He had no background, and the only person he knew with any real power was Xu Hua. But as a member of the Martial Arts Association, Xu Hua could not simply interfere in certain matters.
Besides, even if he could interfere, he could mediate at most. He could not directly deal with the Zhao Family.
"You should find out soon." Zhu Yuan smiled.
Outside the door.
The neighbors craned their necks and pressed their ears against the door, eavesdropping.
"Can you hear anything?" Zhou Yi asked.
The voices in the room were too quiet. He could not make out what the chairman of the Martial Arts Association and Qin Chen were talking about.
"I think I heard something about a Two-Star Martial Artist?" someone suddenly said.
"A Two-Star Martial Artist? Could Qin Chen have offended a Two-Star Martial Artist at the Genius Training Camp this time?"
"But even if he offended a Two-Star Martial Artist, surely the chairman of the Martial Arts Association wouldn't come in person to call him to account?"
Everyone was puzzled. It had never occurred to them that Qin Chen had been certified as a Two-Star Martial Artist. After all, it would be remarkable enough for someone under eighteen to be certified at Peak Body Tempering, let alone as a Two-Star Martial Artist.
[Rongcheng announcement] [Qin Chen of No. 1 Middle School, a genius of this city, has been certified as a Two-Star Martial Artist. He is hereby awarded a residence in Qinghe Garden, a cash prize of two million, and a fourth-grade martial art]
A voice rang out over the city, prompting many of Rongcheng's residents to look up involuntarily. A moment later, discussion broke out across the city.
City announcements were broadcast by official departments throughout the city, and the sound was loud enough for almost everyone in the urban area to hear.
"Qin Chen? Which Qin Chen?"
Outside Qin Chen's home, the neighbors were somewhat dumbfounded.
"Isn't he from No. 1 Middle School? Someone just heard the chairman say 'Two-Star Martial Artist'..."
"This..."
The crowd quickly realized that the city announcement was talking about the very person they were eavesdropping on.
"Who said he was eliminated for making a mistake?"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone turned to look at Zhou Yi in unison.
Swish!
Zhou Yi's face instantly went pale. He turned and left. Everyone could see that he was trembling uncontrollably, and his steps were unsteady.
"Quick, let's go!"
The crowd scattered in a rush. No one dared stay and eavesdrop any longer.