Just then, a voice sounded from outside the door, "Leave the severed hand, and we'll call it even."

The words were spoken by Qu Jianlei. The other party didn't gamble against him but chose to compensate, acting on their own.

It's good to show submission, of course, but obviously, it was a small fry sent to take the hit, which made him a bit unhappy.

Then just leave the severed hand. The medical level in Central City allows for reattaching severed hands.

Last time, the thug took a severed arm with them, presumably planning to have it reattached, and at the time, Qu Jianlei didn't care — they just cursed once.

But this time... want to play hard with me? Then don't plan to reattach your hand.

A flicker of deeply hidden venom flashed in the thug's eyes, but he didn't dare speak, clenching his left arm as he turned and left.

This matter should end here, subsequently, the Security Team finally conceded.

The Inspection Bureau was surprisingly forthright in pressuring the Frost Wolf for Jian Lei, something they hadn't anticipated.

Frost Wolf was merely overseeing the casino; the real behind-the-scenes figures were people from the Thirty-Six Noble Families.

With the Inspection Bureau being so relentless, the Security Team didn't want to hold out any longer.

However, they didn't provide full compensation, only scraping together the assets of all involved — they didn't even spare former tenants.

Then, the Security Team added a symbolic amount and handed it to the Inspection Bureau.

The compensation was mainly in Silver Notes and Gold; there were three B-level Crystals, and none of the A-level.

The other side stated that they couldn't obtain these things, so they'd use Silver Notes instead, reasoning that the Inspection Bureau knows many Ultimate Warriors.

As for the outstanding debt, they said they would repay slowly, acknowledging the debt.

Qu Jianlei thought it might become bad debt or stagnant debt, but he let the Inspector decide.

The compensation received now would be split equally between him and the Earth Room — the benefits can't be fully realized for now, can't blame me for that.

However, Jamaari stated that he wanted to keep the three B-level Crystals, giving Jian Lei a bit more cash and gold.

As for the welfare of the other individuals in the Earth Room, the Inspector said he would compensate with cash.

Because he's already a B-level Warrior, he can directly use the B-level Crystals for Cultivation, which is a necessity.

Qu Jianlei smirked but didn't object — after all, sudden wealth shouldn't make a person too greedy.

He didn't notice Jamaari observing his smirk from the corner of his eye.

Subsequently, Qu Jianlei returned to a peaceful life.

Time flew by like the moon and a shuttle; before he knew it, summer had passed, and in mid-autumn, he finally broke through the bottleneck to reach the ninth level of Qi Refining.

His Cultivation Level shouldn't have advanced this quickly.

Mainly because he had been reviewing many Cultivation Methods recently, not just the Five Major Attributes.

He had also reviewed mutated attributes affiliated with the Five Elements, like ice and stone.

Plus, with a sudden windfall to support him, he didn't need to worry about anything else, focusing solely on Cultivation, not even needing to buy groceries.

Every month, he only needed to visit the Inspection Bureau once to collect his salary.

During this time, some people asked him to repair equipment, since his colleagues had earned a little extra with him, they didn't mind coming to his place.

That day, he finally broke through the bottleneck, feeling somewhat overconfident, "The next step is to break through to a greater Realm."

The commotion during his breakthrough wasn't small, but since there weren't any Ultimate Warriors nearby, there was no need to be on guard.

What he didn't expect was that in a restaurant at the doorway, a helper suddenly stopped chopping vegetables.

Then he glanced casually at the backyard before continuing to chop vegetables.

This person was a member of the restaurant owner's team, named Xiao Moshan, appearing to be in his mid-forties, with excellent knife skills, specializing in chopping vegetables.

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