Li Tianming raised his eyebrows.
'What does that mean?'
'What does he mean by "you've worked hard"?'
After saying this, under the slightly puzzled gazes of everyone, Qin Siyang bowed toward Li Tianming.
Li Tianming was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized something and helped Qin Siyang up.
"Xiao Qin, these words are too formal."
"No!"
"Principal Li, Professor Li, the kindness you've shown me is something I can never repay."
Qin Siyang continued, "So, I've decided to give you the opportunity to establish a contract with this Crimson Crystal!"
'What?'
Qin Siyang's words instantly shocked everyone.
However, before anyone could react, Qin Siyang directly took out the God-Hunting Dagger from Wang Bozhong's waist.
Puchi!
With a swift motion, he stabbed it into Li Tianming's palm, then dripped his blood onto the Crimson Crystal.
The entire sequence of actions was smooth and fluid, catching everyone completely off guard.
Even Li Tianming was utterly stunned.
But then, the pain hit, twisting his facial expression.
He looked down.
The God-Hunting Dagger had actually pierced straight through his palm, with half the blade emerging from the back of his hand.
Li Tianming had only one thought in his mind: 'This brat did it on purpose.'
Since there were too many people around, he could only grit his teeth and hold back his voice.
His facial muscles twitched as he looked at Qin Siyang, "You brat, well done!"
"Professor Li, no need to thank me!"
Puchi!
Qin Siyang pulled the God-Hunting Dagger out again, wiped off the blood, and returned it to Wang Bozhong's waist.
"Thank you, Dean Wang…"
"OW—", This time, Li Tianming finally couldn't hold it in and let out a slight cry.
Wang Bozhong gave Qin Siyang a meaningful look but said nothing.
Blood continued to flow from his hand, and Li Tianming's face visibly paled from red to white.
Qin Siyang was puzzled, 'Li Tianming hasn't lost that much blood yet, so his complexion shouldn't have changed due to blood loss.'
'Is he just that mad?'
Zhang Kuang, who was nearby, quickly tore a strip of red silk from Qin Siyang's coffin and wrapped it around Li Tianming's hand to stop the bleeding.
Looking at the wound on Li Tianming's hand, Zhang Kuang couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
"This kid has some serious strength."
Enduring the pain, Li Tianming addressed the crowd, "Regarding the allocation of the Crimson Crystal, I will convene a meeting and ensure everyone gets to participate. As for Qin Siyang's conditions—"
"Professor Li, you help me negotiate them!"
"Alright."
Seeing that the matter was settled, the others had no intention of lingering.
Some people regretted not stopping Qin Siyang from establishing a contract with the Crimson Crystal earlier to discuss it further.
Li Tianming was an old fox. If he controlled the Crimson Crystal, things would be far more complicated than if Qin Siyang had it.
At the very least, once the contract was established, the conditions wouldn't be as easy to negotiate as before.
Calculating everything, they weren't sure if they could even make up for the loss of kicking Xiao Zhigang out.
Unlike the majority who were focused on the Crimson Crystal, someone else had come to Qin Siyang's funeral. An old acquaintance.
The office director of the Sequence Ability Users Management Department, Crawford.
He had previously participated in the three-way tribunal against Qin Siyang with Florence and Jonathan.
In the end, he had been convinced by Qin Siyang and Li Tianming's remarkable ability to turn enemies into allies.
At the same time, from City 141's mayor, Chen Zhongming, he had learned that Qin Siyang had once given a famous speech—
("My Benefactor, Section Chief Qian.")
As a gesture of goodwill, he had issued a formal document to the governor's office of State 14, proposing to promote Qin Siyang's benefactor to the director of Management Bureau District 14121.
The proposal was quickly approved.
After this exchange of favors, he had established a foundation for cooperation with Qin Siyang.
This time, he had come to attend Qin Siyang's funeral on behalf of the Sequence Ability Users Management Department, intending to catch up with Li Tianming and see if he could get a share of the Crimson Crystal.
Qin Siyang's unexpected resurrection disrupted all his plans.
Originally, he had wanted to talk with Qin Siyang first to see if he could receive special treatment.
But then, when Qin Siyang was expressing gratitude to Li Tianming just now, he had also mentioned Qian Wenzhao's name.
Crawford, who knew the relationship between the two, immediately understood that Qin Siyang was a man who repaid kindness.
A sudden idea struck him.
'Why waste my effort here?'
'I can just let Qian Wenzhao represent the management department in negotiating the Crimson Crystal's terms.'
After saying his goodbyes to Qin Siyang and Li Tianming, he left.
From their own perspectives, they were all extremely dissatisfied with how quickly Qin Siyang had handled the Crimson Crystal's ownership.
But from an outsider's perspective, they deeply respected Qin Siyang's sense of gratitude and loyalty.
Comparing these two feelings, no one could bring themselves to criticize him.
Previously, when the Vine Core incident happened, everyone had thought Qin Siyang was just a lucky kid at best—perhaps with decent God-Hunting abilities and some skill in dealing with people.
Now, with the Crimson Crystal event, everyone realized—
Qin Siyang wasn't just a lucky kid.
His God-Hunting ability was top-tier, and he was loyal and righteous.
They began to think that Zhao Longfei had truly scored big by signing Qin Siyang.
Watching the others leave, Qin Siyang smirked slightly.
He was proud of his quick thinking just now.
To ensure no one had time to react before finalizing the contract, he had activated his [Violence] skill.
From pulling out the dagger to stabbing it into Li Tianming's hand—
What seemed like a smooth, fluid motion was actually a single, powerful strike.
And it had indeed worked.
"Old Li, no need to thank me. When negotiating my conditions, make sure to ask for more."
Li Tianming, clutching his hand and sweating profusely: "Brat, you better not have done that on purpose."
"Old Li, come on. When will you ever stop being so petty? I gave you a Crimson Crystal. Even if I stabbed you ten times, you shouldn't even frown!"
Zhang Kuang nodded, "Xiao Qin makes a valid point."
Li Tianming glared at Zhang Kuang, "Easy for you to say—you're not the one getting stabbed!"
Zhao Longfei walked over, grinning from ear to ear.
Just moments ago, he had been worried about competing for the Crimson Crystal.
Now, the control had fallen right into Li Tianming's hands.
As the principal of South Glory University, he was now the unquestionable biggest winner.
"Xiao Qin, you did well by having Professor Li sign the contract with the Crimson Crystal. But from now on, Professor Li will have many eyes on him and probably won't be able to serve as your [Insurer] anymore. Do you have any future plans?"
"What future plans?"
"According to our agreement, if you're not ranked first in your grade by points, your privileges will be revoked."
Zhao Longfei was considering arranging another [Insurer] for Qin Siyang, hoping to get more Crimson Crystal and Vine Core for South Glory University in return.
Qin Siyang narrowed his eyes at Zhao Longfei.
He had a feeling this bald-headed schemer was trying to set him up again.
Qin Siyang wasn't about to let himself be led by the nose. He turned to Li Tianming and said indignantly: "Old Li, in the Crimson Crystal allocation meeting, kick South Glory University out."
"I nearly died trying to get the Crimson Crystal for my alma mater, and they're still calculating accounts with me? This kind of alma mater is just too disappointing."
Zhao Longfei's eyes widened.
'Helping your alma mater get the Crimson Crystal?'
'You didn't even let me sign the contract!'
'Damn, I really just kicked my own school out?'
Just as Zhao Longfei was about to curse, he suddenly recalled—
Xiao Zhigang had just been set up as the perfect negative example.
Forget it. A wise man doesn't suffer immediate losses.
He quickly grabbed Qin Siyang with a smile, "Xiao Qin, come on. A contract is just a piece of paper—the terms are still negotiable, right?"
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