The proof of Emperor Wu began with daily rewards for diligence.

"You brat! How dare you?!"

A loud shout came from the stairwell.

Chen Jue looked up and was disappointed to find that the person who came was not Zhang Wei, but Zhang Wei's cousin Zhang Yaozu.

"Why wouldn't I dare? You caused trouble at the garrison, so isn't it perfectly reasonable for me to retaliate?"

Chen Jue scoffed coldly, stood at the top of the stairs, and stared directly at Zhang Yaozu on the steps.

"Heh, looks like you still haven't learned your lesson..."

"Let me test you. Who among the people here can vouch for you? Your accomplice, Lin Shoucheng?"

Zhang Yaozu's eyes were filled with greed as he looked at Chen Jue.

Last time, he felt that his cousin hadn't asked for enough money.

This time it was his turn to set up the scheme. Now that blood had been drawn, he would not stop until he had extorted three to five hundred thousand from each of Chen Jue and He Yuanshan!

"I really don't know if you're genuinely stupid or just overly arrogant, thinking you can control me."

"You actually used the same trick on the same person twice?"

Chen Jue didn't even glance at the damaged surveillance camera in the stairwell. He dusted off the wrinkles on his clothes caused by Zhang Qi's grip, revealing the gleaming body camera on his chest.

Zhang Yaozu's pupils contracted, and he lunged at Chen Jue, attempting to snatch the body camera.

Chen Jue immediately took a few steps back, took out his phone, and said with a surprised look, "Oops! I'm sorry! My body camera is connected to my phone, and what just happened was accidentally posted to the police station's group chat."

He looked completely innocent and stepped back to Lin Shoucheng's side.

"Let go now!"

Seeing that Zhang Lin was still holding onto Uncle Lin's arm, Chen Jue's eyes narrowed and he snorted coldly.

Zhang Lin possesses the third level of True Qi, theoretically making him far stronger than Chen Jue.

Under Chen Jue's glare, he subconsciously loosened his grip, allowing Lin Shoucheng to successfully draw the long sword from his waist, scabbard and all.

Zhang Lin could only retreat towards Zhang Yaozu, thus increasing the distance between himself and Chen and Lin.

"What the hell have you done?! Delete the message right now!"

"We're official inspectors, at most we'll be fined and given a warning. You're just an intern, don't you want your job?!"

Zhang Yaozu was furious. He had followed the exact same steps as his cousin, and even dispersed the onlookers beforehand, so how did things end up looking so bad?!

What is going wrong?

"I remember you were there that day, weren't you?"

"Have they bullied so many people that they've forgotten why they targeted me in the first place?"

Chen Jue chuckled, took out the badge that symbolized an official patrolman from his pocket, and pinned it above the body camera.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yaozu's eyes widened instantly, his brain spun, and he almost fell backward.

"You dare to play me for a fool?! I'll kill you!" Zhang Yaozu was furious and drew his sword.

"Hey hey hey~~~ It's being recorded. If you don't pay me some money today, I'm going to post this video in the group again."

Chen Jue was not afraid at all. Instead, he pointed to the body camera on his chest with a roguish look, his expression extremely irritating.

At this moment, the garrison's group chat had exploded. Many people watched the video but refrained from commenting due to Zhang Wei's identity, yet they all flooded the chat with "Little Soybean Eating Melon" emojis.

Soon, the video was seen by the leaders of the health center, including the center's secretary, Zhao Wei.

"Zhang Wei! Get your ass over here!"

The secretary's text message, like a powerful blade slicing through the Milky Way, instantly silenced all subsequent comments.

Zhang Yaozu was furious and wanted to slash Chen Jue without thinking, but Zhang Lin wisely stopped him.

"Don't be impulsive. The boss has been summoned by the Party Secretary. If we hurt him now, none of us will be happy."

"Look, there are some smart people in Group Four! Let me see how to edit this video to make it more effective when posted in the group."

Chen Jue was no longer simply making sarcastic remarks; he was practically defecating on the heads of the two Zhangs.

"you!"

Zhang Yaozu continued to fly into a rage. To prevent him from falling into Chen Jue's trap again, Zhang Lin had no choice but to snatch the knife from his hand and forcibly pull him behind him.

"We've been caught this time. How much money do you want for me to delete the rest of the videos?" Zhang Lin asked.

Chen Jue grinned and said, "I won't ask for more. Just give me back my 30,000, and then give me another 30,000!"

"You're dreaming!" Zhang Yaozu roared.

"Then let's send it out. Let the leaders see what kind of mess your Group Four is in now."

As Chen Jue spoke, he made a series of operations on his phone, putting the video, which ended with Zhang Yaozu drawing his knife, into the send box.

"Wait! It's only 60,000, we'll give it to you!"

Zhang Linqiang suppressed the resentful Zhang Yaozu and transferred 60,000 yuan to Chen Jue.

It wasn't that Zhang Lin was cowardly, but the video of Zhang Yaozu drawing his knife in anger seriously violated the regulations of the Inspection Division and absolutely could not be posted in the group.

When the higher-ups find fault, not only will Zhang Yaozu be severely punished, but even Zhang Wei, the boss, will be implicated.

Nepotism and lax management are enough to ruin the leader's future, and it's even uncertain whether he can keep his position as team leader.

Therefore, compared to the potential unknown risks, losing some money is the wisest choice.

"Chen Jue seems gentle and modest on the surface, but I never expected him to be so meticulous and ruthless in his thinking and methods."

"He Yuanshan is incredibly lucky; his family has produced such a remarkable nephew..."

Seeing that Chen Jue had gotten back double the money he had lost the day before yesterday, Lin Shoucheng couldn't help but feel great admiration.

"You can handle the people yourselves. Uncle Lin and I are going to patrol the streets."

After receiving the money, Chen Jue immediately transferred 40,000 yuan to his uncle, He Yuanshan.

This is his way of returning the favor, responding to his uncle's long-standing affection and care for him.

As for today's events, whether we have completely offended Zhang Wei and the others...

Chen Jue didn't care at all.

People like Zhang Yaozu are bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. The more you are cowardly and yield, the more he will take advantage of you. In the end, he might even ruin your family.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Chen Jue never intended to be kind.

This is why Lin Shoucheng tried to dodge with him, but he managed to break free of Lin Shoucheng's grasp.

After all, if he didn't get bumped into, how would Zhang Yaozu and his gang have the "opportunity" to cause trouble?

"However... I clearly held back when I swung the sword, so why is the force still so great?"

Before leaving, Chen Jue glanced down at Zhang Qi, who was lying on the ground with blood seeping from his waist and groaning incessantly, his expression slightly strange.

He used his mind to flip through his previous reward logs and finally found the description of "Comprehending advanced power application techniques - 'whole force'" on the night of "Martial Arts Foundation Building".

The so-called "whole-body strength" is also known as "the combined strength of the whole body".

It is said that a martial artist's muscles, bones, joints, and fascia work in sync, and that power can be transmitted completely from the soles of the feet to all the extremities, without any local disconnection or internal power loss.

It is a high-level technique that allows a martial artist's body to achieve a state where "when one part moves, all parts move; when one part is still, all parts are still."

It can also be broadly understood as a super-enhanced version of the "external three-in-one" technique.

"What a pleasant surprise!"

A smug look appeared on Chen Jue's lips.

Watching Chen and Lin walk downstairs and disappear into the distance, Zhang Yaozu's eyes blazed with fury, and he almost ground his entire row of back teeth to dust.

"This isn't over!" he said bitterly.

"Of course it's not over yet."

Zhang Lin carried the unlucky guy on his back, his expression solemn.

"That kid has only just reached the 'Foundation Building' stage in martial arts, yet he was able to defeat Qi Zi, who is at the same level as him, in one move..."

"This shows that the kid has remarkable martial arts talent. The rumor that he has 'above average martial arts aptitude' might not be false."

There is a sequence to learning the Way.

Zhang Qi, who is nearly thirty years old and also at the first level of True Qi, has been immersed in this minor realm for more than a year, accumulating more than eighty strands of True Qi in his body.

Logically speaking, if Zhang Qi were to unleash his full power of true energy, he would be able to crush Chen Jue.

But what Zhang Lin saw was that Chen Jue barely used his true energy; he only relied on his brute strength to knock down the unsuspecting Zhang Qi.

It was fortunate that Chen Jue used a scabbard; if it had been a life-or-death battle, Zhang Qi would already be dead.

"Zhang Lin, are you kidding me?! Do you know what it means to have above-average martial arts aptitude?"

Upon hearing Zhang Lin's conjecture, Zhang Yaozu gasped like an elderly man in his eighties, exclaiming in shock, "How could someone with such talent go to a junior college, and how could he only be at the Foundation Establishment stage of martial arts now?!"

"..." Zhang Lin fell silent upon hearing this.

Zhang Yaozu is right. If Chen Jue is truly exceptionally talented, why is he only at the "Martial Arts Foundation Establishment" stage now?

This seems to create a paradox.

The fact that he could easily defeat Chen Jue, who was at the same level, suggests that he might have extraordinary talent.

However, it's unlikely that Chen Jue, who only reached the "Martial Arts Foundation Establishment" stage at the age of twenty, possessed extraordinary talent.

"I'll talk to the boss about this privately when he gets back from the secretary's office."

"This kid is a bit strange; we must nip him in the bud as soon as possible."

"Perfect timing! We have some people with the Rat Gang. Let our boss stir things up. Today, we'll make sure those two are left to rot in the streets!"

As a martial artist at the third level of True Qi, Zhang Lin had seen a lot of the world.

He had heard that some genius martial artists rose to prominence so quickly that, in the blink of an eye, their enemies had grown to the point where they could single-handedly wipe out their entire family.

Therefore, he felt that the matter of eliminating Chen Jue could not be delayed and should be resolved as soon as possible.