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A powerful aura condensed into a sharp energy on his body, falling silently onto Ma Kainian.
Upon seeing Xiang Beifei, Ma Kainian's heart trembled, intimidated by Xiang Beifei's terrifying presence.
Xiang Beifei was rumored to be capable of killing a Meridian Opening late-stage One-Armed Crab with a single punch. His presence here was no joking matter.
Ma Kainian steadied himself, cursing inwardly. He was, after all, an official of the alliance. No matter how famous this kid was, he was just a civilian, without power or influence. It should be him who was afraid!
"Xiang Beifei, such an important figure," Ma Kainian said with a sarcastic tone.
Xiang Beifei didn't speak, merely glanced indifferently, and then walked towards Kong Daming, asking, "I saw the phone message just now. What happened to my grandfather?"
"I don't know; he seemed to be feeling unwell just now, so I helped him upstairs to rest. He's up there now," Kong Daming said.
"Got it. I'll go up and see him."
Xiang Beifei, without another word, headed for the stairs.
However, Ma Kainian was irked to see himself being ignored.
"Hmph! Not even basic manners..."
Xiang Beifei said directly.
Ma Kainian's brain zapped, then, as if he couldn't help himself, he lay down and really rolled out from the scene.
Kong Daming and Zhang Xiang watched in shock as Ma Kainian rolled away, both completely stunned for a moment.
Ma Kainian actually... rolled away just like that?
The sudden turn of events caught them off guard.
"Why bother patrolling the archive room? Who has nothing better to do than to sneak into the archives to steal things? Honestly, we could probably skip a whole year, and it wouldn't matter," Zhou Guan said, lounging and resting his head on his arms as he followed Sun Zhong. He wasn't too interested in the job, and grumbled all the way.
After reaching the third floor, Sun Zhong patrolled down the line of rooms.
[You've patrolled the N-level Talent Review Department, patrol points +2]
[You've patrolled the N-level Talent Dispatch Department, patrol points +2]
Sun Zhong made an extra round in the empty room, then pressed a button on the wall to make sure the alarm was functioning before leaving the room.
[You've patrolled the main archive room entrance, patrol points +5]
Just then, Zheng Xing thought of something, quickly took out his phone to video call his son, and then asked, "Son, you said you've seen Xiang Beifei before, look at this person, is this Xiang Beifei?"
During the initial competition for new students, although students from major elite schools had not been present, the event had been broadcast live; anyone with sight could recognize him.
Although Zheng Xing's son was from Jizhou University, he had seen Xiang Beifei as well, and the instant he saw Xiang Beifei, he excitedly said, "It's him! That's him! The genius who trampled the SSR from Qingzhou University underfoot! Dad, you actually met him? Oh my god!"
That was the legendary genius!
"You are really that Xiang Beifei!" Zheng Xing was also stunned.
His son, who had returned home for the holidays, had also mentioned the freshman competition before, and he had been very impressed with Xiang Beifei. Little did he expect to encounter such a great genius today by chance!
A moment later, he quickly recovered, excitedly saying, "He is indeed Xiang Beifei, my son is at Jizhou University, and he saw him the last time!"
Xiang Beifei temporarily put that matter aside and asked, "By the way, Uncle Kong, is there a house for rent nearby? We are thinking of moving over."
"A house? Yes, there is. You should have moved here sooner. The old master has always been talking about saving up money for you to do missions and whatnot. Why the sudden change of mind?" Kong Daming inquired.
"Xiaofei has grown up; the house is too shabby, he'll struggle to find a wife," Xiang Qingde said soberly.
"Hahaha, that's true," Kong Daming nodded.
But Lu Hong disagreed, "Not at all! If there's true affection, who would care about the house?"
"Still, we should live in a nicer place. The old house was a bit too dark," Kong Daming said, "Leave this to me. I remember there was a family who moved out on my floor, just two door numbers away from my place, diagonally opposite. Moving here would be good; we'd be able to look after each other better."
"So when is Uncle Kong's restaurant planning to reopen?" Xiang Beifei inquired further.
How the desolate beast One-Armed Crab appeared was still under investigation, and a person Xiang Beifei currently suspected had not yet been identified.
The faux N-level store clerk who was actually an SR; the day the desolate beast appeared, who knows where he had run off to? Xiang Beifei wanted to see if Xiao Sheng would return to work.
"The day after tomorrow, I suppose! The employees have been asking as well," Kong Daming said. "Speaking of which, I need to contact those employees; it's been closed for so long."
"Then I'll go to the wholesale market tomorrow. We've been out of ingredients, and I need to renegotiate with them," Xiang Qingde said.
Kong Daming quickly responded, "No need, Uncle Xiang, you rest. I'll go. It's best."
"We've rested for so long; it's good to get active. I'm familiar with that place anyway. There's a lot to do for the reopening. Many guests have made reservations, waiting to once we reopen. You'll be busy then; I can go tomorrow," Xiang Qingde insisted, waving his hand.
Kong Daming couldn't argue further and had to agree.
When Xiang Beifei got home, he made a point to talk in front of the living room security camera with his grandfather to clarify the reasons for moving. He said directly that he was now capable of earning money and didn't want to stay in their old place anymore.