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Chapter 744
Yes—what blazed in his eyes was fervor. An ordinary person, even a professional fighter, wouldn’t react like that. In a moment like this, the natural response should be caution, even fear. Yet after being knocked down, something inside the student seemed to ignite. His gaze turned fearless, almost homicidally bold.While Joseph was still exchanging blows with the other two, he noticed it as well.The student pushed himself to his feet, clearly intent on rejoining the fight.“Hold it. You’ve been taken down. Your chance is gone,” Brian Adams called out, stopping him.“Coach, I… I want another go. He’s… strong,” the student said, glancing at Adams with a hint of pleading.“I said your chance is gone. In a real fight, you’d already be dead. Fall back into formation,” Adams snapped, displeasure flickering across his face.“Yes, sir.” The student swallowed it down and returned to the line.In the same breath, another of the pair still grappling with Joseph went down hard, and he wasn’t get
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“On what basis?” Neil Foster froze, then shot back the question.“Their footwork is rooted, their eyes like blades. You can see the explosive power in their bodies at a glance. They’ve all undergone specialized training,” Joseph said, watching the group from a distance, his tone layered with meaning.“You’re not wrong, Mr. Wilson. But these students are Head Coach Adams’s prized protégés. Isn’t specialized training exactly what you’d expect?” Neil followed Joseph’s lead, playing along.But Joseph heard the dodge in his voice. If this were ordinary instruction, how had they been honed into this—so lethal that the killing intent radiated off them even from afar?That aura doesn’t come from drills alone.“Fair enough,” Joseph nodded. Since Neil intended to conceal the truth, there was little point in pressing.“Let’s head over, Mr. Wilson,” Neil suggested.“All right,” Joseph replied, and followed him toward Brian Adams.“Head Coach Adams,” Neil called as they approached.“You came after
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“The place we’re heading to is our university’s West Mountain training base. It’s tucked away in the middle of nowhere—one of our secret facilities.”“You probably know this already: our student body isn’t made up solely of kids from civilian life. We enroll a good number of former officers and soldiers as well.”“So, our academy is entrusted with quite a few secrets. For instance, the location of this West Mountain base. I must ask you, Mr. Wilson, not to disclose it to anyone.”Neil Foster offered a brief explanation, then made his request.“Rest assured, Dean Foster. I don’t gossip about things like this,” Joseph replied at once.“It’s not that I don’t trust you, Mr. Wilson—just a friendly reminder,” Neil said, giving Joseph’s shoulder a light pat and a warm smile.“I understand,” Joseph nodded.“Then let’s be off. I’ll wait for you at the campus gate.”With that, Neil climbed into his car, and Joseph turned back toward where he had parked.When Joseph pulled up to the gate, he spo
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“Let me guess—he told you that if you want the deanship, you’ll need the endorsement of the leadership and the senior faculty? And that if they back you, you absolutely mustn’t refuse?”Mason Alvarez spoke as if she’d read the script.“How do you know that? That’s exactly what he said.”Joseph could only grimace.“He’s reeling you in. The leadership and the senior professors are basically of one mind with him. If he supports you, that means everyone supports you.”“That’s just how it is—Nova University’s leadership is famously united.”Mason continued, unhurried.“Fair enough.”Joseph sighed. It seemed this particular mantle wouldn’t be easy to shrug off.“Mr. Wilson—oh, come on. Why the long face? Principal Harris is doing this because he values you.”“If it were someone else chasing this position, he wouldn’t be so eager to give it.”“The dean of the Sixth Affiliated? That’s practically a step into the upper echelons. The benefits go without saying, and your standing will rise accor
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“Hahaha… No mistake at all—how could it be? This is your doing.”“If not for you, why would Mr. Richard Anderson speak so warmly on our behalf? Without his help, it would be difficult for us to secure the Havencrest Medical Center site.”Geoffrey Harris laughed again.Joseph, however, was still a little at sea.“How do you figure?”He asked.“Here’s how it went—let me walk you through it.”Geoffrey’s tone was enthusiastic.He then recounted the day’s events in detail, including all the delicate turns and hinges in between.Joseph listened patiently until he finally understood.“I merely spoke from a sense of public duty. Nothing more.”He answered with quiet modesty.“Whatever the case, the credit is yours. You provided the finishing touch, Mr. Wilson.”Geoffrey sounded genuinely gratified.“You flatter me, Principal.”Joseph was embarrassed by the praise.“Mr. Wilson, the deanship of Nova University’s Sixth Affiliated Hospital will be hard for you to decline.”Geoffrey said it with m
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They clinked cups again—tea standing in for wine—and the whole ritual was faintly comical.“Mr. Anderson, your thinking and mine align perfectly.”“But in your view, after your response to the inquiry, how confident are we that Nova University can secure the site?”Geoffrey Harris asked between bites.“One hundred percent.”Richard Anderson answered without hesitation.“One hundred percent?”Geoffrey was stunned—the good news was dizzyingly abrupt.“The government’s position is essentially to let Nova City determine how to use the land.”“Havencrest Medical Center sits on our soil. We get to decide how to handle it. If we’re talking public-interest projects, the government has no grounds to refuse.”Richard elaborated.“Then I can promise this: whether Mr. Wilson likes it or not, Nova University will push him to take the deanship of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital.”Geoffrey spoke with complete conviction.“Hahaha… that’s an internal university decision; I won’t weigh in. But I trust yo
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