98: Chapter 95 Deterrence! Brothers

"Fang Yu, was that Manager Xing just now Manager Xing Ye from the Xinghe Group's city branch?" Qin Yue suppressed the shock in his heart and couldn't help asking in a low voice.

Qin Yue himself was also an Intermediate Martial Artist, and coupled with his professional identity, he had some understanding of certain big figures in Wuling City.

"Mhm." Fang Yu nodded slightly, not continuing to explain further.

"Manager Qin, if you and my family's supermarket reach any cooperative intentions, everything should be done according to the rules." Fang Yu said calmly, "There is no need to give us any deliberate special treatment."

"Alright, I understand the rules." Qin Yue nodded hurriedly.

"I just came back and still have some things to do—" Fang Yu said.

"Haha, my side of things is also done, and there are still things at the company, so I'll leave first." Qin Yue was very tactful, lowering his posture even further: "If there's a chance next time, I'll treat you to a meal."

"Mhm." Fang Yu nodded slightly.

Qin Yue quickly left.

"Uncle Dong, let everyone do whatever they should be doing, and there's no need to worry about anything from now on." Fang Yu's gaze turned to Manager Dong, who was still in a daze beside him.

"Alright!" Manager Dong laughed and hurriedly called for the others to get moving. Everyone seemed to have even more drive.

Fang Yu then followed his father into the office nearby.

The door closed.

"Fang Yu, what was going on with that phone call you just made to Manager Xing?" Fang Pingan still maintained his calmness.

"Dad, I have already signed with Xinghe Group—the day before yesterday, after my skills had a Breakthrough, it was sensed by the Starry Sky Base—yesterday—" Fang Yu quickly recounted the whole story to his father.

He told him everything about the specific bonuses, the training program, and Inspector Ye word for word—towards his grandfather and father, he had always held nothing back.

His grandfather was in retirement and didn't manage things much, so knowing roughly was enough—but his father had to support this family and deal with all sorts of people, so he needed to know all the information.

Previously, Fang Yu had only told his father that his verdict had been overturned and he was fine.

But matters like obtaining the Patrol Contract and signing with Xinghe Group, Fang Yu hadn't had time to tell his father yet—after all, Fang Yu had only signed with Xinghe Group yesterday, and coming home today, he also intended to give his father a surprise.

"A four-star member?"

"A Patrol Contract? Eighty million in training funds?" Even though Fang Pingan had already witnessed some things just now, truly learning of the drastic changes Fang Yu had experienced in the past two days still filled his heart with shock.

For a moment, Fang Pingan fell silent.

Fang Yu stood aside without speaking; he knew his father needed time to digest it.

After a long while.

"Fang Yu, when you called Manager Xing just now and put it on speaker, did you do that on purpose?" Fang Pingan finally spoke.

"Mhm." Fang Yu nodded. "Dad, Xinghe Group values me a lot and even gave me four-star authority, but in the end, I am currently just an outer member—furthermore, I only have authority, not true power. I can't actually mobilize the internal manpower of Xinghe Group."

Remember the fastest novel site on the whole network, go find books at 101 Reading Net, 101 k k s . c o m, super complete.

"The first time I tell Manager Xing, he will take it very seriously, but if it's a second or third time—after too many times, they might feel annoyed in their hearts." Fang Yu said.

Fang Yu saw through these things very thoroughly.

In terms of status, he now seemed to have risen a lot.

However, this was all established on the basis of his talent. Objectively speaking, he couldn't truly punish anyone behind the scenes because he couldn't directly mobilize resources.

Take Hu Yan for example.

He was also a four-star member, and he was incomparably polite to him—but when it came to actual power, he was actually much greater than himself because he could directly mobilize the resources of Xinghe Group.

"On one hand, I want to use Manager Xing's hand to deter everyone who threatens you." Fang Yu said, "On the other hand, I also want to use that Manager Qin to let the ordinary employees of the supermarket and Uncle Dong and the others know that my power is extremely large, and I'm someone ordinary people cannot afford to provoke."

"They will definitely spread today's events quickly."

"Very soon."

"Anyone or any force paying attention to our family will know that our Fang family not only has a relationship with Shengchuan Group, but is also very strong ourselves, being the upper echelon of Xinghe Group—furthermore, rumors tend to become more and more outrageous, naturally forming a deterrent force. Some small troubles will dissolve, and I won't need to ask the relevant departments of Xinghe Group to take action again and again." Fang Yu smiled and said.

This was Fang Yu's understanding.

Before truly becoming an Earth Martial Artist and a person of real power in society, deterring the covetous individuals existing in the dark was the best approach. His father ran a supermarket and inevitably came into contact with many people, so he needed a certain amount of deterrence.

It wouldn't take too long.

At most two or three years, no matter which Martial Artist group he ultimately joined, he would possess true power.

"Alright, you've grown up now too. As long as you've thought it through, that's fine." Fang Pingan nodded with considerable gratification, truly feeling the drastic changes his son had undergone in these past few months.

"Speaking of which."

"Your Awakening of the Intermediate Star Phase and your contract with Xinghe Group are actually much higher than your younger brother and sister's." Fang Pingan suddenly smiled.

"It's different." Fang Yu shook his head and said, "The advantage of the Upper Astral Constellation is indeed very big, but the Star Phase is only a part of talent, not representing everything, and the future uncertainty is also great."

"Just like basketball before the Great Burning Heaven Era, height is the foundation. If one's height is not enough, it's hard to gain a foothold in high-level leagues, and the Innate disadvantage is too great."

"But after height reaches a certain level, physical coordination, muscle explosiveness, and so on become even more important—even basketball IQ will become a decisive factor."

"Wanting to become a powerful Martial Artist, naturally the stronger the Star Phase the better, after all, it can elevate one's life level faster, and the advantage after becoming an Earth Martial Artist is also greater."

"But to become an Earth Martial Artist, skill talent is actually more important."

"My Star Phase standard is temporarily inferior to Dragon's and Siyue's." Fang Yu smiled and said, "But my skill talent has already been recognized by the school and the Martial Artist groups."

In fact, Fang Yu had looked up some data.

Those who Awakened the Upper Astral Constellation ultimately mostly stopped at level 39—those Martial Artist groups were all master minds who wouldn't scatter eagles without seeing rabbits, and naturally wouldn't be willing to invest a massive amount of funds right from the beginning.

"Right, Dad."

"Moving to the city branch tomorrow, there shouldn't be any problem, right?" Fang Yu asked. He had just mentioned the moving matter earlier.

"Alright." Fang Pingan nodded, "Living at the Xinghe Group city branch, there is military protection there, as well as the internal Security Department of Xinghe Group. No matter how powerful Xia Kaishan's influence is, he wouldn't dare to directly make a move."

Xinghe Middle School, Senior High Department, Martial Dao Rocket Building.

As an affiliated middle school belonging to Xinghe Group, it was one of the top two middle schools in Wuling City. The students able to be admitted into the senior high department were all individuals with excellent academic records.

——

The Martial Dao Rocket Building was specifically used by the students of the martial dao rocket classes in each grade, and the martial dao talents of the students inside were all astonishing.

Past five o'clock in the afternoon, students had already left school one after another—in this era, high school classes were not taught at night, and students could choose to return home or study independently at school.

Of course, boarding students basically all stayed at school.

Inside one of the martial dao rooms.

Whoosh! Whoosh! A burly teenager was wearing a martial dao uniform, silently Cultivating saber techniques. Every move and stance was incomparably serious and very dedicated.

"Fang Long, are you going back to the dormitory?" A long-haired girl shouted.

"No, sister." Fang Long's voice was dull: "I'll go straight to the cafeteria for dinner later, and I estimate I'll continue extra practice until ten at night. You don't have to wait for me."

"Don't push yourself too hard either." Fang Siyue couldn't help saying: "Martial dao Cultivation, too much is as bad as too little."

"Mhm, I know." Fang Long said in a low voice: "Sister, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Fang Siyue sighed inwardly, knowing she couldn't persuade him, and said: "Alright, then I'll go back to the dormitory first. Send me a message if anything comes up."

Afterwards, Fang Siyue walked out of the martial dao room.

Upon stepping out, she had just walked past the corridor corner.

She froze.

Because she discovered that in the corridor behind the window of the martial dao room, the school director and the martial dao head teacher were both standing there accompanying a youth of about twenty-odd years old. Several people were precisely observing Fang Long, who was Cultivating inside the martial dao room, through the window.

"Older Brother?" Fang Siyue was somewhat incredulous.

"Siyue." Fang Yu also smiled, waving at his younger sister and signaling her to come over.

"Director, Teacher Yue." Fang Siyue hurriedly trotted up, finally casting her gaze toward Fang Yu, and couldn't help saying: "Older brother, why are you here? Weren't you in Xingsha City?"

"I just came back and thought of coming to see you two." Fang Yu smiled and said.

"But—" Fang Siyue's brain was still very messy.

She wouldn't find it strange for her older brother to return, and even entering the school was normal—however, why was even the grade director accompanying him?

She wasn't stupid.

She was very clear that when ordinary parents entered the school to see their children, as long as they passed identity verification, the guards would let them in, and the head teacher couldn't be bothered to ask, let alone accompany them.

"What's wrong with Dragon? I just heard some things from your Teacher Yue." Fang Yu asked, pointing into the martial dao room.

"It's just that last time, when news of your incident came over—" Fang Siyue hesitated for a moment and said, "Ever since then, Dragon seemed to have received some stimulation, and his Cultivation focus is even higher than before."

Fang Yu nodded slightly.

After communicating with his father at noon, he specifically rushed to the Xinghe Group city branch. Firstly, to check out the villa they were about to move into and see the actual environment; secondly, to prepare to pick up his younger brother and sister to go home for a trip; and thirdly, to understand how they had been doing since entering high school during this period.

Just now at the gate of Xinghe Middle School, after Fang Yu verified his identity,

not only did their head teacher quickly hurry over, even the grade director came—after a round of communication, Fang Yu also learned the situation of his younger brother and sister after entering the school. His sister's Cultivation was already relatively hardworking.

However, compared to his younger brother Fang Long, Fang Siyue's was far inferior. Fang Long's diligence in Cultivation could be described as "crazy," and moreover, in terms of martial dao skills, he gradually revealed a talent surpassing ordinary people.

Now, Fang Long was already a key cultivation target for the first year of high school at Xinghe Middle School.

"Alright, I'll go in and see him." Fang Yu said, and quickly walked into the martial dao room.

Accompanied by Fang Yu's deliberate footsteps sounding out,

Fang Long still didn't turn his head, still pondering his saber technique.

"Martial dao Cultivation is not just about practicing blindly; you have to combine work with rest." Fang Yu's slightly smiling voice sounded.

"Mhm?" Fang Long suddenly turned his head, his eyes revealing shock and yet full of pleasant surprise: "Older brother, why did you come back? And you even came to our school?"

"Can't I come back to see you guys?" Fang Yu smiled.

"No."

"I mean, didn't Dad say you—" Fang Long didn't know what to say for a moment. The news he had received was still his older brother being put on trial ten days ago.

In his imagination, his older brother was judged for "excessive self-defense" and might be locked up for a period of time.

During this time, he practiced incomparably hard, and this was one of the reasons.

He wanted to grow up as quickly as possible, so that if there were any big events again, he could help the family.

"Let's go, school is over, let's go home today." Fang Yu smiled and said: "I'll slowly tell you guys on the way."

"Alright." Fang Long nodded happily.

Being able to have his older brother return safely was more important than anything else.