Chapter 53: The Azure Robe Sect

Liang Hui stood up from her seat, no longer intending to speak with this man. She was heading back to the Human Resources Department. She bid farewell to Wei Xueying and hurried off, as there was still much work waiting for her in her department.

Suddenly, she heard Hua Tianyu’s voice behind her: “Xueying, I think Liang Hui is even more dedicated than I am—she squeezes herself into every task!” At that, Liang Hui nearly stumbled and fell in the corridor…

By the time Hua Tianyu rushed to catch up and steady her, Liang Hui had already vanished down the hallway. He wondered, not without astonishment, how she managed to walk so quickly in high heels.

When Hua Tianyu returned to the security office, Cui Quan had already prepared a new duty roster as requested. Cui Quan was quite familiar with the operations of the Security Department, so Hua Tianyu felt at ease entrusting many tasks to him. Reviewing the duty schedule, Hua Tianyu noticed Cui Quan had still assigned himself to the roster of guards on duty, which made Hua Tianyu regard his character even more highly.

Nevertheless, Hua Tianyu pointed out several issues. First, security patrols needed to be intensified on the nineteenth floor, especially at night. Second, while keeping the total work hours unchanged, the duration of each individual shift should be reduced, with more frequent rotations, thereby ensuring the efficiency of each duty period. Third, there should no longer be personnel assigned long-term to sit idly in the security office as a mobile response force; instead, those guards in their rest periods should take on that role to handle emergencies.

Hua Tianyu had no intention of following Cheng Feng’s example, who, as manager, kept a host of idle subordinates. As for how to deal with Cheng Feng? Assign him to the most crucial post—standing guard at the main entrance of Swan International Tower. Let everyone be put to good use!

What is it like to stand guard outside Swan International Tower for an entire day? Before today, no one could have answered that question, since guards were usually rotated out after an hour at most. But today, Cheng Feng truly discovered the answer.

It was an experience that stripped a man of all confidence.

His legs were weak, his back ached, his vision swam with stars—it was no different from the symptoms of kidney exhaustion. Worse yet, there was the prospect of returning home to his brother-in-law, Shi Yi, who would surely report him. Cheng Feng’s head throbbed at the thought.

To be honest, Cheng Feng had met all types in his day, but never someone as shamelessly direct and unconventionally ruthless as Hua Tianyu. After his shift, he had to sit in the security office for a full hour before he felt able to move again.

Yet the familiar chorus of “Manager Cheng” was gone, and not a single person greeted him. Everyone still remembered how the new Manager Hua had dealt with him and his cronies that very morning. Besides, everyone knew exactly how Cheng Feng had treated them before; now, no one would stick their neck out for him.

He once thought the day of the meeting with Hongwei Security Company was his lowest point, but now he realized that rock bottom always had a deeper floor.

When he could finally walk normally, Cheng Feng left Swan International Tower as quickly as possible. Once outside, he immediately pulled out his phone and called Jiang Lifu.

“How’s the investigation into Hua Tianyu going?” Cheng Feng asked.

“At present, this man appeared in Shangjiang City quite suddenly. We haven’t found any evidence of a powerful background,” Jiang Lifu replied, summarizing his findings. However, he withheld certain information—such as the connection between Hua Tianyu and Lin Lin. This wasn’t for any particular reason, but rather because Jiang Lifu was shrewd and liked to keep a few cards up his sleeve in all matters.

“If he doesn’t have a strong background, then take him out for me in the next few days! The Sinister Hall is getting impatient!” Cheng Feng spoke each word with venom, his hatred seeping through the phone to Jiang Lifu.

Perhaps sensing Cheng Feng’s mood, Jiang Lifu agreed without hesitation: “Alright! No problem. Our men are already waiting at his friend’s apartment on Tiantong Road. The moment he dares to return, he won’t leave alive!”

“Good. I’ll make sure the Sinister Hall credits your martial arts school in their records,” Cheng Feng replied, well-versed in the art of reciprocal favors.

“Thank you, Brother Cheng!” Jiang Lifu responded politely.

After hanging up, even having set this death warrant on Hua Tianyu brought Cheng Feng no comfort. He knew he would not feel at ease until he saw Hua Tianyu utterly ruined.

He flagged down a taxi and named a bar. Only the raucous hormones and exhilarating alcohol within could help him forget the name Hua Tianyu for a while.

When someone falls from grace, another rises. Cui Quan, having experienced a rollercoaster of fortune today, now stood at a small summit in his life. Previously, his straightforwardness and lack of flattery had made him one of the most marginalized members of the Security Department. Only by chance had he partnered with Hua Tianyu for a few days, building a good rapport, though that morning, Cheng Feng had inexplicably taken his revenge on him.

He had thought misfortune awaited him, but thanks to Hua Tianyu’s arrival, everything took a one-hundred-eighty-degree turn. He never expected that, because of a moment’s impulse a few days ago to recognize Hua Tianyu as his “big brother,” he would now be entrusted with significant authority in the Security Department.

Fortunately, his diligent work and deep familiarity with department procedures meant that everything proceeded smoothly. In just half a day, people in the department were already addressing him as “Brother Cui.” It was clear that the position of second-in-command was now his alone.

Even after work, Cui Quan felt as if he were in a dream. He decided to bring home a few bottles of wine and celebrate with his wife—not for any other reason but for the first time being called “Brother Cui.”

Alcohol is a magical thing; no matter the mood, it always finds its place. Much like Hua Tianyu’s name in the Security Department of Swan International Tower, his very presence had changed the fate of many, in great or small ways. Thus, Hua Tianyu was now firmly etched into everyone’s memory.

Du Xinghao, a classmate of Lin Lin’s in the Physical Education Department, had also remembered Hua Tianyu’s name because of the recent basketball game. The match had brought him not just instant fame on the Fighting Bear platform, but more so, the shock of seeing Hua Tianyu utterly dominate the opposing side—twice.

Afterwards, he looked up all the information he could find and realized: for someone to leap from beyond the three-point line and dunk directly… there wasn’t a single other person who could do it!