Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 24 Workaround

Two quarters of an hour later.

The meeting hall of the Military Administration Office.

Seven men and one woman sat on chairs in the lobby, exchanging glances with each other, with confusion in their eyes.

The eight of them were deputy directors of eight major martial arts schools and were familiar with each other.

Why did Inspector Shu call them here at this time? What's the matter?
"Everyone is here, right?"

After a while, Shu Suwan appeared from behind the screen and sat directly on the main seat. She was not as gentle as she was in the yard before, and her whole body exuded a cold air.

Feeling Shu Suwan's aura, the eight people became even more confused. Who had offended Inspector Shu again?

Although the inspector's status is not as high as that of the director and deputy director, he is in charge of the power of inspection and rectification. It can be said that he is the person that major martial arts schools are most reluctant to offend.

"I called you all here because of something. This year, I heard that the first student in the Hezhen Martial Arts Hall who has cultivated his vital energy is unwilling to give him the quota for the Enlightenment Pill?"

When Shu Suwan said this, the four people at the scene were confused, and then they all suddenly realized.

The puzzling thing is that those four didn't know who Lin Chen was, while the four deputy directors who knew had already been informed by the instructor a long time ago.

However, the enrollment matter is not the responsibility of Inspector Shu. What does Inspector Shu mean by this?

"Master Shu, Lin Chen has been to our Qingfeng Martial Arts School, but our school is full." The deputy head of Qingfeng Martial Arts School pondered for a moment and began to explain.

"The same goes for our Mantis Martial Arts School."

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The deputy masters of Mantis Martial Arts School, Kuangfeng Martial Arts School and Yunyin Martial Arts School stood up one after another to explain the situation. The other four schools also recalled all the student information given by Wu Zheng and remembered who Lin Chen was.

Any martial arts hall students who develop vital energy within a year will be reported to the Martial Arts Administration Office, which will then distribute it to all the major martial arts halls.

They had glanced at the name Lin Chen but did not have a deep impression of him. It was only when they heard the four deputy directors of Qingfeng Martial Arts School mention him that they vaguely remembered that there was such a student.

It seems that he is the number one in a martial arts hall, but his family background is average.

The other four deputy masters recalled Lin Chen's information and knew clearly in their minds why the other four schools decided not to accept Qingfeng Martial Arts School.

In the past, the first person in the martial arts hall who had cultivated his vital energy would be given a place even if his family background was average. After all, he represented the best in the town, so he had to look decent.

But the situation is different this year. Not only have the number of students trained exceeded eighty within a year, but the director has also set rules for martial arts competitions. Instead of just looking at the top ten, the top fifty rankings will be considered to provide resources to each major martial arts school.

Before admission, the student’s financial resources largely represent his potential.

With Lin Chen's family background, he might not even make it into the top 80, let alone the top 50. No martial arts school wants to waste this spot.

Shu Suwan was not surprised by what the various martial arts schools said, and said calmly, "The information submitted by the Kaohe Town Martial Arts Hall shows that Lin Chen only spent less than twenty taels to cultivate his essence. He has a strong talent in martial arts. It is a bit unreasonable not to give such a student a place in the Enlightenment Pill Program."

The deputy head of the Mantis Martial Arts School hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke:

"Master Shu, only Lin Chen knows how much money he spent on cultivating his vital energy. If he secretly spent money, there is no way to verify it. The rules of the martial arts halls in each town are loose to begin with."

When the deputy head of Mantis Martial Arts School spoke, everyone else present showed agreement on their faces.

Martial arts schools never look at how much money students spend to develop their energy, because this thing cannot be proven.

If a martial arts school recruits students, it will also look at how much money the students have spent to cultivate their energy, which gives the students an opportunity to cheat.

Students who want to cheat can spend less money in the martial arts hall on the surface, and secretly take medicinal soup or eat poultry to replenish qi and blood. It is impossible for the martial arts hall to send people to watch over the students when they are out.

"A few months ago, I proposed to Lord Su that we give money to the disciples of the martial arts hall as an incentive. Lord Su agreed and reported it to the Military Affairs Department of Raozhou Prefecture. However, according to the information collected by the Military Affairs Department today, only Lin Chen received the money."

Shu Suwan said it lightly, but the eight people present looked thoughtful. They began to understand why Inspector Shu cared about Lin Chen.

Inspector Shu and Lord Su have both been in office for a short time. The decree to reward students in the martial arts hall represents the political achievements of these two people to some extent.

Lin Chen is the only one who has received silver so far. If Lin Chen didn't get the Enlightenment Pill, wouldn't Inspector Shu and Lord Su be ashamed?
This is where the problem lies!
Everyone in the lobby fell silent.

"So, Lin Chen is indeed the candidate for the Enlightenment Pill, but our martial arts school has already filled the ten spots."

"Our Mantis Martial Arts School is also full, so this matter is really difficult to handle."

The deputy directors of the major martial arts schools have changed their tone, but the problem now is that their places have indeed been given out, and they cannot go back on their word and ask the students who have obtained the places to give them up.

This has never happened before in all these years.

"Junior Sister Kong, if I remember correctly, your hall should still have vacancies."

A man looked at the only female deputy owner present.

"We at Jingshui Martial Arts School only recruit female disciples. Even though there are many vacancies, we can't give them to Lin Chen." Kong Yinglei spread her hands. Jingshui Martial Arts School does not have the rule of recruiting male disciples.

"Inspector Shu, colleagues, I do have an idea."

The man who asked Kong Yinglei looked at everyone, and after getting Shu Suwan's permission, he said, "There are more than eighty students who have cultivated their essence this year, but there are only eight female disciples. There are two vacancies. Is what I said right, Junior Sister Kong?"

"Up to today, there are only eight female disciples who have cultivated their vital energy and registered at the martial arts gym." Kong Yinglei nodded.

"Then things will be easy. Jingshui Martial Arts School can give Lin Chen a quota for the Enlightenment Pill."

"Senior Brother Zhang, our Jingshui Martial Arts School does not accept male disciples." Kong Yinglei frowned. Jingshui Martial Arts School has not accepted male disciples for more than ten years.

Zhang Songfan smiled slightly: "Lin Chen is not considered a disciple of Jingshui Martial Arts School. He is just listed in Jingshui Martial Arts School in name only. Any other martial arts school can accept Lin Chen."

As soon as Zhang Songfan finished speaking, several teachers at the scene began to ponder, thinking about the feasibility of this.

"Brother Zhang, although the Military Administration Department has not stipulated this, it is assumed that the students who have received the Enlightenment Pill belong to the martial arts hall. This operation may be suspected of buying and selling the quota of the Enlightenment Pill. The Military Administration Department..."

Kong Yinglei suddenly stopped talking halfway.

After taking a look at Inspector Shu who was sitting at the top, she came to her senses.

If this operation was carried out between their martial arts schools, it would be suspected of secretly manipulating the buying and selling of quotas for the Enlightenment Pill.

But if Inspector Shu agreed, then it would become a workaround for the benefit of martial arts students in Poyang County.

Even if the Military Affairs Department knew, he wouldn't say anything.

"As long as there is a martial arts school that accepts Lin Chen, they can temporarily register it under the name of our Jingshui Martial Arts School."

Kong Yinglei didn't waste any more words. Inspector Shu had summoned them all. Now that there was a solution, it was natural to give them face.

This matter is not without benefits for the martial arts school. After all, the school has two more vacancies. One is given to Lin Chen, leaving one vacancies left.

Inspector Shu allowed the martial arts school to do so, so the remaining spot can also be given up in this way. However, if other martial arts schools still want this spot, they will need to offer benefits in exchange.

This was also the benefit that Inspector Shu gave to their Jingshui Martial Arts School, and everyone understood it tacitly.

"Inspector Shu, the reason why we confiscated Lin Chen before was because we had no quota for the Enlightenment Pill in our martial arts school. We in Mantis Martial Arts School are still very optimistic about Lin Chen. Now that we have a solution, our martial arts school is willing to recruit Lin Chen."

"Although Lin Chen has never been to the Seven Stars Martial Arts School, our Seven Stars Martial Arts School can also recruit Lin Chen."

"Why are you guys from the Seven Stars Martial Arts School joining in the fun? Can Lin Chen afford the secret medicine?"

"Our Qixing Martial Arts School won't work, so your Zhenyue Martial Arts School will work. If Lin Chen goes to your Zhenyue Martial Arts School, he won't have money to buy medicine to heal his injuries, so he might be beaten to death."

"Lin Chen is still suitable for our Tiexue Martial Arts School. Don't forget that Lin Chen comes from Linhu Village. Lord Jiang came from Linhu Village back then."

"What's wrong with someone coming out of Linhu Village? Your Iron Blood Martial Arts School values students from Linhu Village so much. After Lord Jiang, I haven't seen your martial arts school recruit another student from Linhu Village."

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The deputy heads of the seven martial arts schools started arguing instantly. If Lin Chen did not need to occupy their martial arts schools' quota for the Enlightenment Pill, then he would become popular.

If Lin Chen can become famous, the martial arts school will have gained a talented student for free. If he cannot become famous, there will be no loss to the martial arts school.

Shu Suwan listened to the quarrels among the teachers and knew very well why these people behaved like that.

These people wanted to take advantage of the situation firstly, since they didn't have to pay for the enlightenment pills. Secondly, they wanted to give themselves face so that the scene wouldn't be so deserted.

"Inspector Shu, the first martial arts school Lin Chen went to was Qingfeng Martial Arts School. I think he likes our martial arts school. His instructor Yu Yongnian is also a graduate of Qingfeng Martial Arts School. Qingfeng Martial Arts School is willing to accept Lin Chen. During his stay at Jingshui Martial Arts School, Qingfeng Martial Arts School will be responsible for the expenses of the martial arts school."

Qi He, the deputy head of Qingfeng Martial Arts School, gave the conditions after hesitating for a moment.

He could see clearly that when the other martial arts schools spoke, Inspector Shu's expression did not change. It was obvious that these martial arts schools were not the ones that Inspector Shu thought Lin Chen should go to.

Considering that Lin Chen first came to Qingfeng Martial Arts School, and his instructor Yu Yongnian also graduated from Qingfeng Martial Arts School, it is obvious that Inspector Shu also thinks that Lin Chen is suitable for Qingfeng Martial Arts School.

In this case, if he doesn't speak up, wouldn't he be giving Inspector Shu no face?

After Qi He spoke, Shu Suwan smiled and said, "Okay, then let Qingfeng Martial Arts School and Jingshui Martial Arts School discuss the specific operation methods for this matter."

Shu Suwan made the final decision that Qingfeng Martial Arts School was indeed the most suitable for Lin Chen. As for whether Lin Chen felt uncomfortable after being rejected by Qingfeng Martial Arts School and now returning to Qingfeng Martial Arts School, she did not consider it.

People who learn martial arts don't necessarily have to be broad-minded, but those who are narrow-minded and nitpicking will not go far.

(End of this chapter)