Upon hearing Chi Xiao's explanation, Xiao Feng looked enlightened and asked, "That Qi Guanghe, is there anything special about him?"
"In terms of combat ability, Qi Guanghe is naturally no match for Brother Xiao, otherwise, he wouldn't have been injured by you. But this person does have so background."
"So background?" Xiao Feng chuckled lightly, "Since we've already started on the topic, we might as well go through with it. What's his background?"
Chi Xiao pondered for a mont and said, "Jiangcheng is not far from Kyoto. The Chen Family in Kyoto, have you heard of them?"
"Are you talking about Chen Feihu's family?" Xiao Feng asked uncertainly.
"That's right!" Chi Xiao nodded and said, "The Qi Family behind Qi Guanghe is not much weaker than the Chen Family, perhaps even a bit stronger.
After all, Chen Feihu only has one sister, but Qi Guanghe has two brothers.
For a family, it's not about temporary strength or weakness, but about a long-lasting legacy. Three sons versus one son is indeed quite different."
After listening, Xiao Feng asked curiously, "Is your family also from Kyoto?"
"Yes." Chi Xiao almost didn't hesitate and admitted, then smiled bitterly, "However, compared to families like Chen Feihu and Qi Guanghe, I'm far behind."
Xiao Feng nodded silently, thinking that the reason the other joined the Demon Suppression Action Team was likely not much different from his own apprentice.
A mont later, Xiao Feng took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to Chi Xiao, saying, "Look at this photo. Do you recognize the person in it?"
The person in the photo, of course, was Wang Tingwei.
In order to find her quickly, a thousand identical copies of this photo were printed. Xue Nuo's subordinates each had one, and Xiao Feng kept one on him as well.
Chi Xiao took the photo, looked at it for a while, and shook his head, "Sorry, I don't rember her."
Xiao Feng took back the photo and put it in his pocket, not showing much disappointnt in his deanor.
Wang Tingwei didn't have a common face; she was a stunning beauty with outstanding looks and temperant. It was hard to forget once you saw her.
So there were only two possibilities for the result:
The first: He has seen Wang Tingwei but refuses to admit it for various reasons.
The second: He really hasn't seen her.
And for Xiao Feng, either possibility was about the sa.
Chi Xiao didn't ask about the woman in the photo, instead, he continued discussing the matter at hand, "Qi Guanghe, this person, looks burly but is actually small-minded. He can hold grudges over the smallest slights, and his desire for revenge is strong.
Moreover, he has a cousin who is one of the examiners for this assessnt.
His audacity to be so blatant, even to the point of extorting others openly, is due to this reason."
Xiao Feng remained calm and didn't show much surprise.
This reaction left Chi Xiao sowhat surprised, "Aren't you afraid that his cousin might deliberately give you a low score?"
"I actually hope he does that," Xiao Feng replied unhurriedly. "In such open assessnts, anyone who dares to rig the results is just shooting themselves in the foot.
If you're going to trip soone up, it needs to be within the permissible scope of the rules."
Chi Xiao asked with interest, "Such as?"
"Such as in a two-on-two fight, informing my paired teammate in advance to surrender as soon as they step into the arena, or to hold back and ss things up.
Or during target shooting, deliberately giving a flawed gun, and so on.
There are plenty of ways to sabotage. Just the ones I've thought of now number over thirty. Do you want to hear them?"
Chi Xiao shook his head, looking at Xiao Feng with a slightly peculiar gaze.
This guy is so familiar with the tricks of tripping others up—could he often do this kind of thing?
"In that case, my warning seems a bit redundant," Chi Xiao laughed self-deprecatingly.
Xiao Feng adjusted his expression and said earnestly, "That's not how it is. I appreciate your kind reminder, Brother Chi."
A weight lifted off Chi Xiao's mind, thinking that his efforts weren't in vain after all.
His personal strength isn't outstanding. Among the participants in the assessnt, he's only of average level.
Thus, he had the idea of supporting soone powerful.
Since he lacked personal strength, he could only pin his hopes on team competitions.
By chance, Xiao Feng had just arrived and had already beaten the previously dominating Qi Guanghe.
Chi Xiao felt that anyone daring to do that must be competent, so he approached Xiao Feng.
But after this exchange, he found that he had misjudged the situation; what he thought of, the other had already thought of, and what he hadn't thought of, the other had also anticipated.
Moreover, Chi Xiao sensed that Xiao Feng didn't seem to take this matter to heart at all.
Thus, his warnings appeared rather redundant.
Fortunately, the other man appreciated the kindness in earnest, which balanced things out significantly!
Xiao Feng looked at Chi Xiao, and with a slight turn of the eyes, said, "Brother Chi, earlier you ntioned that you joined the preparatory group. You must have seen the list of participants in the assessnt, right?"
"This..." Chi Xiao didn't quite understand what Xiao Feng intended, so he could only nod in acknowledgnt, "I have."
"I have a small favor to ask of you. If you manage to get it done, I can't help with the personal assessnt, but in team competitions, even if you're on the opposing team, I'll ensure you pass!"
"This..."
"What's wrong?" Xiao Feng narrowed his eyes. "Brother Chi doesn't believe what I'm saying?"
Chi Xiao quickly responded, "No, no, no, I'm just... never mind!"
If Brother Xiao needs my help with sothing, I will assist to the best of my ability!"
Xiao Feng nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's nothing major. Of the participants this ti, I need you to compile a list of those from Kyoto and give it to ."
"That simple?"
"That simple!"
Chi Xiao nodded emphatically, "I'll get on it right away!"
With that, he turned around and left.
Watching Chi Xiao's departing figure, Xiao Feng's lips curled slightly.
Everything has its reasons—this is a principle he understood well already.
In the adult world, there are few altruistic gestures without expectations in return. Most of the ti, when soone shows kindness, there's usually an ulterior motive behind it!
Based on this, Xiao Feng didn't need to think hard to figure out the calculations in Chi Xiao's mind.
And then, simply engaged in a mutual—well, let's say mutually beneficial—transaction.
Since Chi Xiao was running errands in the preparatory group, finding out which participants ca from Kyoto was a breeze.
And helping Chi Xiao pass by the way was effortless for Xiao Feng.
The arrangent fell into place seamlessly!
As for why he wanted to identify people from Kyoto, it was still for the purpose of gathering information about Wang Tingwei.
Despite the slim and potentially infinitesimal chance to gain valuable information, Xiao Feng decided to give it a try.
Doing it doesn't guarantee a reward.
But not doing it assures no reward.
Shifting his gaze back, Xiao Feng walked over to the group of people and instructed them on how to assist Chi Xiao in the coming tasks.
Having done all he could, the rest was up to Chi Xiao's luck.
If during the team project of the assessnt, divisions were made such that he and his group weren't matched together at all, then that wouldn't be anyone else's fault.
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