Chapter 294: System-level Freestyle Combat Establishes Authority, A Talented Master Produces An Excellent Disciple!
Ring ring ring—
A sudden mobile phone ring interrupted Jiang Tao and Han Rui’s conversation.
Han Rui took out her phone and saw that the caller ID was Su Xiuna, the front desk client manager who had just called her.
“I’ll take a call.”
Han Rui said to Jiang Tao, got up, and walked towards the window, swiping her finger to answer the phone as she walked.
“General Manager Han! Something’s wrong…”
The moment the call was connected, Su Xiuna’s voice sounded panicked from the other end of the line.
Jiang Tao only heard “Something’s wrong,” and couldn’t make out the rest because Han Rui was already far from him.
But he saw Han Rui’s face instantly turn pale white, and her fingers gripping the phone tightened with some force.
Jiang Tao guessed that Han Rui must have encountered some trouble.
It seemed like he had come at the wrong time today!
“Security guards! Get all the security guards up here!”
“A bunch of useless people! What are you all doing, not even able to stop a few people!”
Although Jiang Tao was present, Han Rui kept her voice very low, but her anger could still be heard.
After saying a few words into the phone, Han Rui swiped her finger to hang up and casually put her phone back in her pocket.
“General Manager Han, let’s stop here for today. You can ask me any questions on WeChat. I won’t bother you anymore.”
Jiang Tao saw Han Rui hang up the phone and then got up to take his leave, preparing to depart.
Although he didn’t know exactly what had happened.
All signs indicated that a good show was about to unfold at Han Rui’s place.
Jiang Tao wasn’t the type to enjoy watching drama, and he was even more afraid of getting involved and attracting trouble that had nothing to do with him.
“Okay, I also have some things to attend to. I won’t see you out.”
Han Rui adjusted her emotions and tried to see Jiang Tao off in a calm tone.
Bang!!
As soon as Han Rui finished speaking, the office door was forcefully pushed open from the outside.
Due to the excessive force and violence used to open it, the entire door frame shook slightly.
A burly man, over 2 meters tall with bulging muscles, along with two men of similar build, barged into the office aggressively.
“So it’s true! Han Rui, you bitch!”
“I knew you’d find someone else when you divorced me!”
“Keeping a gigolo behind my back, right! You’re finally caught red-handed today!”
The man stared fiercely at Jiang Tao, who had just gotten up to leave, his stance suggesting he wanted to punch him flat.
The two burly men behind the man also looked at Jiang Tao with fierce eyes.
“…”
Jiang Tao was speechless when he heard the man call him a “gigolo,” finding it both funny and exasperating.
This was truly an undeserved disaster!
“Tian Linan! This has nothing to do with him. He’s just a business partner who came to discuss cooperation with me!”
“Jiang Tao, you should go first! I’ll contact you if anything comes up.”
Han Rui angrily explained the relationship between her and Jiang Tao and signaled for him to leave quickly.
Although Tian Linan had a quick temper like an explosive barrel that ignited easily, he wouldn’t lay hands on Han Rui.
“Want to leave? Did you ask me first? You say he’s a business partner, and he is?”
“He looks so delicate and fair-skinned, it makes me angry! He obviously lives off women!”
“Tell me the truth, do you have feelings for my wife?”
Tian Linan strode up to Jiang Tao, looking down at him angrily.
His expression was as if he would immediately attack and teach Jiang Tao a lesson if his answer wasn’t satisfactory.
Jiang Tao, at 1.85 meters tall, appeared somewhat small in front of Tian Linan, who was nearly two meters tall and had a body of muscle.
However, his Physique was already as high as 138 points, far exceeding that of an ordinary person.
Coupled with his skill in System-level Freestyle Combat, which was both offensive and defensive, he had something to protect himself.
Therefore, he wasn’t afraid at all when facing Tian Linan.
Despite the guy’s large size, Jiang Tao saw him as nothing more than a showy pillow, all looks and no substance.
“Tian Linan! Don’t go too far!”
Han Rui’s face darkened, and she shouted sternly, but Tian Linan completely ignored her.
“You’re smiling? I’ll fucking kill you for smiling!”
Tian Linan saw a mocking smile suddenly appear at the corner of Jiang Tao’s mouth.
His anger instantly flared up, and with a swing of his arm, he slapped towards Jiang Tao’s face!
“Tian Linan, stop it quickly!”
Han Rui shrieked in alarm and rushed towards Tian Linan and Jiang Tao.
Although she didn’t know Jiang Tao well, she couldn’t bear to watch him suffer an undeserved disaster due to her ex-husband’s misunderstanding.
In her opinion, the weak and helpless Jiang Tao was no match for her ex-husband, Tian Linan, the violent brute.
“Sister-in-law, don’t interfere. This is a matter between men, and it should be resolved like men.”
A subordinate who had entered with Tian Linan stepped forward and blocked Han Rui’s path.
Slap!
A crisp sound echoed in the office.
But it wasn’t what everyone expected.
Tian Linan’s slap, aimed at Jiang Tao, abruptly stopped less than 10 centimeters from Jiang Tao’s face.
His wrist was firmly gripped by Jiang Tao’s lightning-fast right hand, preventing it from moving even an inch further.
Swish, swish, swish!
Everyone’s gaze snapped towards Jiang Tao and Tian Linan.
Seeing the two suddenly frozen in confrontation, their faces showed expressions of surprise and astonishment.
Among them, the most surprised was naturally Tian Linan himself, as he felt it the most.
He felt as though his wrist was being held by a cold, incredibly strong machine, and a sense of powerlessness washed over him.
“You dare to…”
Slap!
Before Tian Linan could finish speaking, Jiang Tao swung his left arm and fiercely slapped Tian Linan’s right cheek with his left hand!
In front of the astonished crowd, Tian Linan’s mouth contorted, and two white molars shot out of his mouth.
His cheek suddenly began to swell rapidly, like an inflated globe.
“Brother Nan!”
“Brother Nan!”
The two subordinates who had entered with Tian Linan exclaimed when they saw their boss getting beaten and, forgetting their fear, rushed towards Jiang Tao.
They intended to overwhelm him with numbers.
Although Jiang Tao had shown great strength just now.
They firmly believed that reality wasn’t like a movie, and two fists couldn’t beat four hands.
With more people on their side, the scales of victory would surely tip in their favor.
In less time than it takes to blink, from the moment the two subordinates exclaimed to when they reached Jiang Tao, only two to three seconds passed.
One on the left and one on the right, they both swung a fist towards Jiang Tao’s head.
Bang! Bang!
“Ouch!”
“Ooh!”
In Han Rui’s utterly shocked gaze.
Jiang Tao actually used the nearly two-meter-tall Tian Linan, who weighed over 240 pounds, as a human weapon.
He bent down, grabbed Tian Linan by the ankle, and with seemingly no effort, flipped him headfirst.
With a casual swing, he used Tian Linan’s body as a wrecking ball to smash into his two subordinates.
The three bodies collided, instantly becoming disoriented and falling to the ground together, feeling as if their bodies were falling apart.
For a moment, only the screams of pain from the three people filled Han Rui’s office.
As Han Rui’s gaze shifted from the three on the ground to Jiang Tao, her eyes held not only surprise but also awe!
Single-handedly, facing three opponents, he had easily defeated Tian Linan and his two companions.
The strength Jiang Tao had displayed so casually surpassed Han Rui’s understanding of the world.
The scene just now might be ordinary in an action movie, and Jiang Tao would still need to train.
But in reality, it was absolutely astonishing!
It wasn’t just Han Rui who was shocked; the three people on the ground screaming in pain were no less shocked than Han Rui!
What’s going on!
They were decisively taken down by that person in just one encounter?
Even with all three of them working together, they were no match for Jiang Tao!
This crushing gap was despair-inducing!
Was this truly a level that humans could achieve?
Tian Linan thought about the moment he was used as a wrecking ball by Jiang Tao, and the more he thought about it, the more absurd it felt, unreal!
But everything was also so real.
The pain, as if his body was falling apart, was so intense!
“I guess this is self-defense, right?”
Jiang Tao looked at Han Rui, lightly patting his hands as if dusting them off.
His expression remained as calm as still water, without a ripple.
It was as if he had just done something insignificant.
“Yes.”
Han Rui’s gaze shifted back and forth between Jiang Tao and the three lying on the ground, finally uttering a single word.
Seeing Tian Linan confront Jiang Tao and their conflict.
Han Rui had imagined several outcomes, but never the one before her.
“Should I call the police? I can stay and assist with the report.”
Jiang Tao never sought trouble, but he wasn’t afraid when trouble found him.
Today’s events, whether by reason, logic, public interest, or private interest, he stood firmly on moral high ground.
As soon as Jiang Tao finished speaking, a clamor of hurried footsteps was heard from the corridor outside.
The next second, seven or eight hotel staff members in uniform appeared at the doorway.
“This…”
Everyone was also shocked by the scene in the office.
Clearly, this scene was beyond everyone’s expectations and imagination.
“Get out! All of you, get out!”
Tian Linan struggled to get up from the ground and roared at the people standing at the door.
The people outside were intimidated by Tian Linan’s roar.
After exchanging glances, they actually slowly retreated.
Han Rui’s chest heaved with anger at this, but she didn’t stop them, as if she was used to this kind of situation.
Jiang Tao frowned slightly at this. It seemed this brawny guy had quite a background.
Swish!
After everyone had exited the room, Tian Linan’s gaze suddenly shifted back to Jiang Tao.
Although he had just lost two teeth from Jiang Tao’s slap.
And had been thrown around like a human wrecking ball, making him feel dizzy.
His gaze towards Jiang Tao wasn’t one of anger, but rather one of fervent admiration!
It was the admiration of the weak for the strong!
Jiang Tao’s use of force to subdue Tian Linan and the others had, ironically, won him over.
“Buddy, you can fight, huh?”
Tian Linan’s right cheek was swollen like a pig’s head, and with two missing front teeth, his speech was somewhat slurred.
“Not bad.”
Jiang Tao smiled and nodded, showing no fear.
“You’re amazing! Truly amazing! Have you trained? Or are you an ex-soldier?”
Tian Linan looked at Jiang Tao with curiosity, asking gossipy questions.
As if he wasn’t the one who had just fought with Jiang Tao.
“I’ve trained some in legwork, but I haven’t served in the military.”
Jiang Tao answered with a half-truth.
Seeing Tian Linan’s current attitude, he was also unsure what the man intended to do.
【Ding! Congratulations on triggering the Special Mission 『Famous Teacher, Talented Student』!】
As soon as Jiang Tao finished speaking, a system notification sounded in his mind.
At the same time, a cyan system interface suddenly appeared, displaying a piece of prompt information.
【Task Name】: Famous Teacher, Talented Student
【Task Content】: Accept Tian Linan as a disciple and guide him in practicing Freestyle Combat until he reaches the graduation standard to complete the mission.
【Task Reward】: Cash 1.99 million, Physique +10, Charm Value +10, Inventory Slot +5!
“Oh…”
Seeing the task panel that suddenly appeared, Jiang Tao let out a soft exclamation.
He truly hadn’t expected to trigger a special mission while coming to discuss business.
Moreover, the task reward seemed quite good.
With a cash reward of 1.99 million, it was among the higher bonuses for special missions he had undertaken.
When Jiang Tao looked at Tian Linan again, a line of numbers appeared above his head.
【Tian Linan: Freestyle Combat 42!】
According to the system’s introduction, Jiang Tao needed to train Tian Linan’s Freestyle Combat skill to level 70.
Furthermore, he needed to win a championship in an authoritative competition to complete the mission.
As expected!
Missions with generous rewards were also proportional in difficulty!
“Only 42 for such a big guy? Looks like this kid is a typical case of being bad at something but loving to do it!”
Jiang Tao carefully observed Tian Linan, feeling that his ability level was ridiculously low.
“You’re very strong! Stop being Han Rui’s kept man.”
“Come work for me! How about being my bodyguard?”
“Your monthly salary will be no less than 80,000!”
Tian Linan looked at Jiang Tao with burning eyes, not hiding his admiration at all.
“Tian Linan! What nonsense are you spouting!”
“I told you, Jiang Tao is just a client of mine! We’re not what you think!”
Han Rui became furious upon hearing Tian Linan’s words and reiterated their relationship.
But Tian Linan completely ignored her.
He only trusted his own judgment.
“Heh, 80,000 to hire me? You’re dreaming!”
“Even if you add another zero behind that, I wouldn’t have time to play with you.”
Jiang Tao smiled and shook his head, appearing unmoved.
After upgrading the “Money-Making Money” with an upgrade coupon, this single special item alone brought him a passive income of $10,000 USD per day.
Converted to RMB, that was already around 80,000!
Coupled with several other special items, the daily revenue of his company, and the projects he had invested in.
His daily passive income was around hundreds of thousands, or even millions if he was lucky.
An 80,000 monthly salary job was already the ceiling for ordinary people working.
But for Jiang Tao, it held no attraction!
Jiang Tao’s straightforward refusal earned him even more respect from Tian Linan.
“If you want to make progress in Freestyle Combat, pay me 80,000 tuition fee per month, and I don’t mind giving you some pointers.”
Hearing Jiang Tao’s words, the gazes of everyone in the room shifted to him, their expressions varying.
