Chapter 290: 228, Two Faces

In the hover car, Li Changqing’s assistant Yue Er sat across from her, “Boss, the facial recognition results are in. The young man is named Qing Chen. He’s currently attending high school in the Sixth District. His family used to be in the construction materials business under the Qing’s Family umbrella. Originally, their family name was Zhang, but 112 years ago, they were given the ‘Qing’ surname by the previous Qing Clan House Master. As the power within the Qing’s Family shifted, their business began to decline. His parents died in a robbery a few years ago, but the truth might be that someone wanted to seize the last of the family business and thus hired someone to commit premeditated murder.”

As she spoke, Yue Er handed a transparent crystal panel to Li Changqing and continued, “Two years ago, when the young man was desperate, he sold all his family’s properties and exchanged them for two FDE Genetic Potions on the black market. The seller was Su Xingzhi, and we’ve verified this; the information is accurate. These were two FDE Genetic Potions that we had previously released.”

The woman leaned back comfortably in the back seat of the hover car, her snug long dress outlining her graceful curves. She frowned and said with empathy, “Poor Xiao Chen…”

Yue Er across from her said nothing, thinking to herself that the boss’s usual decisive and competent demeanor seemed quite different today.

Li Changqing looked at the data on the crystal panel, “He’s even fighting in underground fights in the boxing gyms of the Fourth District to pay his tuition. It’s so tough, and he’s only 17.”

Yue Er said in a low voice, “Boss, it’s not tough for him at all. Qing Chen, alias Qing Xiaotu, is now the most lucrative boxer in the Fourth District. It seems the owner of the Begonia Boxing Gym even wants to promote him as the Tiger Grade Boxing King of the entire City 18.”

Li Changqing glanced at her, “Fighting in underground fights is risking one’s life. How can that not be tough? Don’t measure his hardship by how much money he makes.”

“You’re right, boss,” Yue Er said submissively.

“By the way, what’s this about the Tiger Grade Boxing King?” Li Changqing asked.

“The owner of the Begonia Boxing Gym has put up 20 million as a prize, welcoming all Tiger Grade Boxing Kings to challenge him,” Yue Er said. “It seems that other gyms also want to take the prize. And since Qing Chen showed up, the business of other gyms has been affected. It seems they don’t want him to keep winning and are ready to suppress his momentum. Just now, four people have already issued a challenge. The fight is set for tomorrow night, and one of them is the Tiger Grade Boxing King of the Fourth District.”

“Huh, why does Begonia Boxing Gym sound so familiar?” Li Changqing frowned in recollection. “Isn’t that Yino’s favorite place?”

“Yes, boss. You just visited there tonight, and Miss Yino is a regular,” Yue Er said. “According to the timing, when you were waiting outside for Miss Yino tonight, he had just finished six rounds of intense boxing matches inside.”

“He managed to clean himself up so neatly to see me after fighting six rounds of intense boxing matches?” Li Changqing thought to herself, noting she must be quite important to him. She thought for a moment and then said, “Cancel all my plans for tomorrow night, I want to go watch the boxing matches.”

“Boss,” Yue Er confirmed, “tomorrow night you have a meeting scheduled with the chairman of the Public Security Management Committee of City 18.”

“Reschedule it to the afternoon,” Li Changqing said.

“The afternoon is…” Yue Er glanced at Li Changqing’s expression and then said no more, “I’ll arrange it.”

“Tell me, now that he’s making so much money, how should I pay him?” Li Changqing worried, “No wonder he initially refused me tonight, probably because he looks down on the salary of a bodyguard. But then he agreed again, does this mean he doesn’t really care about my money?”

Yue Er was silent, saying nothing.

Little did they know that in reality, online, they weren’t even talking to the same person…

Li Changqing asked, “How many FDE Genetic Potions do we still have in stock? The ones with the sequences 003, 002, 001.”

Yue Er replied, “Boss, the remaining twenty or so sets this year are currently being configured, but these are to be delivered to the First Army Group. Of course, they wouldn’t dare say anything if you were to allocate one set, but the military tournament is starting next spring. The Genetic Potions from the Qing’s Family and Chen Clan are already in place, and Jindai and Deer Island won’t be far behind…”

“Missing one set won’t hurt,” Li Changqing said, “There are still extras of 004, 005, right? This batch won’t go to the black market. Let the army group handle its distribution.”

“Okay,” Yue Er took note, “I’ll contact the research institute right away, and once this batch of Genetic Potions is ready, I’ll deliver a set to you.”

Genetic Potions, even for a consortium, aren’t something that can be mass produced, which is why they are scarce.

Typically, the most one could find on the market are those with sequences such as 003, 004, 005; it’s absolutely impossible to find 002, 001.

In the back seat of the hover car, Li Changqing closed her eyes to rest quietly. As she thought back to Qing Chen’s ambivalence and the sweet nothings exchanged online, a slight smile curled the corners of her mouth.

She hadn’t expected such a shy young man to have two faces.

Suddenly, Yue Er said, “Boss, I just got word from Su Xingzhi confirming that one of the FDE-003 Genetic Potions we released was secretly bought by Miao Qifeng. This means, strictly speaking, Miao Qifeng is no longer a Tiger Grade Boxer, but a Land Cruise Grade.”

Li Changqing suddenly opened her eyes, “Cheating?”

“Yes, according to the rules of underground boxing, it is indeed cheating,” Yue Er said. “Do you want me to stop the match?”

Li Changqing thought seriously for a long time, “No need to stop it. First, gather all the evidence of his secretly buying the Genetic Potion. Then, let Lao Liu stay beside the Octagon cage. If Xiao Chen faces any danger, Lao Liu can step in to save him. That way, I will have saved him once!”

Yue Er hesitated, “Boss, the rules of the Octagon cage do not allow intervention during a match. It’s not that you can’t save him. The rules of the Li family naturally disregard the trivial rules of the Octagon cage. However, by doing so, Qing Xiaotu won’t be able to fight in matches anymore.”

“Isn’t it good if he can’t fight anymore?” Li Changqing said with a sly smile. “He can just be my bodyguard in earnest and make all his money that way, right?”

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The following night, a long queue had already formed at the entrance of Begonia Boxing Gym.

The promotion for tonight’s boxing match had gone out early. In Begonia’s words, tonight would be the crowning of the new Tiger Grade King. The old king was bound to be replaced, and the new king would ascend the throne at Begonia Boxing Gym over the old king’s bones…

Miao Qifeng was already a favorite among many in the Fourth District, and the moment they heard Begonia Boxing Gym’s promotional phrase, it exploded.

A large crowd came to Begonia Boxing Gym, all eager to see how Miao Qifeng would dispose of Qing Xiaotu.

However, many were stunned upon arriving at Begonia Boxing Gym, for Qing Xiaotu had to fight not just Miao Qifeng today but three others first!

This was equivalent to four people ganging up on one, and by the time Qing Xiaotu faced Miao Qifeng, he would have already used up a good deal of his strength.

Most crucially, Miao Qifeng had not rejected this fight schedule.

Did this mean Miao Qifeng also felt unsure?

By 7 o’clock in the evening, Li Yinuo’s convoy arrived as promised. The buzz around this boxing match was immense, attracting not only the wastrel descendants of the Lee family but also many from Qing’s Family.

City 18 was essentially the home turf of the Lee and Qing families, where other corporate powers had mostly been ousted, similar to how City 7 was dominated solely by the Chen Clan.

Yet, many were surprised upon entering Begonia Boxing Gym when they saw a strange convoy of Lee family vehicles. Those who were well-informed quickly recognized one of the hover cars’ license plates as belonging to Chang Qing!

Such a place as illegal boxing, usually frequented by the third-generation descendants of various corporations, had unexpectedly attracted the actual power figures of the corporations tonight!

Not only were these passersby bewildered, but even Li Yinuo was perplexed when she saw her aunt’s convoy appear again.

She slowly approached the convoy only to find it empty save for a few drivers guarding the vehicles.

Li Yinuo approached Yue Er and asked, “Where is my aunt?”

Yue Er honestly replied, “The boss has already gone inside. She said if she saw you, to tell you she’s waiting inside.”

“Wait, wasn’t she supposed to come specifically to find me?” Li Yinuo asked in surprise.

Yue Er said, “No, the boss came tonight to watch the boxing match.”

“Oh,” Li Yinuo proceeded inside, taking Nan Gengchen and Li Tongyun with her, but the more she thought about it, the more it didn’t add up.

Once, she had also invited Chang Qing to a boxing match, who found it boring after just one match.

According to Chang Qing, watching a bunch of E-Class boxers was hardly interesting. Watching operation records of the Federal Army or documentaries about small-scale wars in Jindai and Deer Island was much more engaging than this.

Yet, this very aunt, who had once scoffed at underground boxing, had actually made a special trip to watch a boxing match?

After entering the private viewing room, Chang Qing had already taken a seat on the sofa early on. Nan Gengchen and Li Tongyun felt a bit restrained as they were not very familiar with her.

Chang Qing smiled at Li Tongyun, “Tongyun, come here. I even held you several years ago. In the blink of an eye, you’ve grown so much. Sit next to your aunt. You shouldn’t follow your sister Yino to that ridiculous ‘Fierce Tiger Sect’ to get training. If you end up like her, you won’t be your aunt’s favorite.”

Li Yinuo, standing nearby with a dark expression, said, “Aunt, you can like Tongyun without belittling me. Anyway, why are you here to watch the match today? You must have something important to discuss with me secretly, right? Don’t worry, there are no listening devices or surveillance in this private room. Jiang Xiaotang knows to keep things discreet.”

“I have nothing to look for you about, I just came to watch the match,” Chang Qing said with a smile, “I heard about a boxer named Qing Xiaotu who has been pounding through Tiger Grade Boxers, so I came specially to see him, planning to scout a good seed for my bodyguard team.”

“Didn’t you say E-Class wasn’t worth watching? Moreover, aren’t your bodyguards at least D-Class?” the beauty warrior asked, widening her eyes.

“Low ability doesn’t matter; my aunt controls the Genetic Potion. It’s just a matter of a word if I want to enhance his strength,” Chang Qing replied.

Li Yinuo thought to herself, Qing Chen probably wouldn’t be willing to take the Genetic Potion.

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