Celestial Human Diagram-Chapter 117 - 105: A Major Commission

Chen Chuan immediately remembered. Someone had asked Fang Mingming to bring him a Name Card before, but he’d just tossed it aside. He hadn’t expected them to come looking for him directly.

He shook hands with the senior student. "A pleasure."

"Chen, I was wondering if you have some time? I’d like to talk with you," Min Lan said with a polite smile. "If it’s not convenient, I won’t disturb you. We can find another time."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I was just heading to the cafeteria for a meal. Why don’t we talk there?"

Min Lan smiled faintly. "In that case, let me treat you. After all, I’m the one taking up your time."

The two of them descended the stairs of the dormitory building, chatting about topics related to the School Office on their way. They soon arrived at the cafeteria. After entering the A-class student area, Min Lan took the initiative to take the menu and order the food.

Regular students could order from the menu without paying extra, but her offer to treat him was clearly more than just a superficial gesture. She ordered a few additional dishes—nothing too expensive, showing a good sense of propriety.

Since Wuyi Academy prohibited alcohol, and Fighters rarely touched the stuff anyway, she ordered two bottles of soda instead.

It was more convenient to discuss business at the dinner table. After the food arrived, Min Lan said, "I was a bit forward today. I actually wanted to ask Fang to help me schedule a meeting with you, Chen. But I knew that if I waited, I might fall a step behind someone else, so I had to act first."

Chen Chuan said, "Senior Sister Min, are you saying that a lot of people will be looking for me soon?"

"Yes. If I’m not mistaken, there must be a lot of letters in your delivery box today, Chen." Min Lan smiled, then sat up a little straighter and said seriously, "Chen, you have no idea how famous you are right now.

Lanxiang Cinema is not only the largest movie theater in South City, but it’s also a primary social venue for many of the city’s wealthy residents. Anything that happens there spreads quickly. By solving the cinema’s paranormal incident, your name has naturally become known to many people."

In fact, it was more than just what she said. When some of the major commission companies learned that the person who solved this incident was the same one who dealt with Fang Dawei and his gang, Chen Chuan’s value was magnified even further.

Crucially, Chen Chuan was only a first-year student and had already obtained a Weapon Permit. Anyone could see that he would become even more exceptional in the next two or three years. How could these companies with their keen sense of smell not try to recruit him ahead of time?

After learning this, Chen Chuan didn’t feel any aversion to the idea. ’Being famous would make it much easier to get commissions in the future.’

’His goal was to constantly grow stronger. Until he had enough power to break free from his constraints, following the rules of the outside world was the most appropriate course of action for now.’

’However, he wouldn’t just blindly accept offers from anyone.’

Having said her piece, Min Lan briefly introduced her company, shared a few amusing anecdotes about it, and then casually slipped in mentions of the benefits and perks the company offered.

She didn’t try to pressure Chen Chuan into joining her company. From their brief interaction, she could tell that he was a man with a mind of his own. Such a person was difficult to sway, whether by her or anyone else, so she figured it was better to leave a good impression than to say too much.

She understood very well that when people got along comfortably, they sometimes didn’t mind taking a small loss in terms of benefits.

Chen Chuan mostly listened, but he still found it quite insightful. What she spoke about was clearly carefully curated information that the average person wouldn’t be privy to, so he ended up learning a few things he hadn’t known before.

The meal was a pleasant experience for both of them. As they were parting, Min Lan shook his hand again and said with a smile, "I’m sorry for taking up your time today. I just hope that in the future, when you’re choosing a company or a commission, you’ll think of us." She then took a Name Card from her bag and presented it with both hands. "This is my Name Card."

Chen Chuan accepted it. "Thank you for treating me today."

Min Lan smiled. "It was my pleasure to treat such a talented junior. Let’s talk again when we have the chance." She clearly understood the importance of maintaining proper boundaries and distance. After saying her goodbyes, she departed without dallying.

Around the same time, Brother Ren and his group also arrived on the Wuyi Academy campus.

The holidays were approaching, but the campus was even more lively than usual. Many citizens had tickets to watch the arena matches and took the opportunity to stroll around the School Office. Even the snow that had fallen over the past two days couldn’t dampen their enthusiasm.

However, even though they were itching to go watch the arena matches, they remembered their real purpose and wanted to find their person first.

"Xiaojiang, is the person you found reliable?"

"Don’t worry. Ling’s parents both work at a company owned by a friend of mine. He’s an A-class student at Wuyi; he definitely knows more about what goes on at the academy than we do."

Even though they had a general idea of Chen Chuan’s appearance, it was still difficult for them to find him precisely. So, they had to resort to using their connections to find a Wuyi Student to help them search.

They didn’t wait long by the main hall before a young man walked over. He glanced at the others and politely greeted Xiaojiang, "Young Master Jiang."

In reality, after being admitted to Wuyi, especially after becoming an A-class student, his status was completely different from before. However, since his parents worked at the company of Xiaojiang’s friend, he was willing to show some courtesy and still used the old form of address. But one could hear from his tone that there was no flattery in it; he treated it as a simple, ordinary title.

Xiaojiang quickly said, "No, no, Brother Xiaoling, you should just call me Xiaojiang."

"Alright." Ling didn’t stand on ceremony either and asked, "Xiaojiang, you said you needed my help finding someone?"

"Yes, we’re looking for a Wuyi Student to be our company’s agent. This person is also an A-class student. He has a Weapon Permit, his surname is Chen, he’s quite tall, and... um..."

Before he could finish, Ling immediately cut in, "Wait, wait. The person you’re looking for... is he skilled with a Long Blade?"

"Yes, yes!" Xiaojiang said, pleasantly surprised. "You know him?"

"Then it has to be him. I don’t personally know Chen, but I know of him. He’s very famous among the first-years."

Ling said with great enthusiasm, "Did you know? During his entrance re-examination, he kicked a senior student in charge of the assessment into a vegetative state. And an assistant who tried to cause trouble for him was also crippled by him. And just the other day..."

The young men listened, stunned. ’Wait, is the person we’re looking for that ruthless?’

They Involuntarily felt a sense of fear toward the Chen Chuan they had yet to meet. But for them, who were in their rebellious phase, this also held a strong attraction. Some of them even began to feel a sense of admiration.

After speaking until his mouth was a bit dry, Ling finally paused and asked, "You want to meet him?"

Brother Ren said quickly, "Yes, that’s why we came here today, to meet him."

"Alright. It should be mealtime right now. How about this, I’ll call his dorm. Whether or not we can set up a meeting depends on if he agrees."

"Thank you, thank you so much." Brother Ren and the others quickly thanked him in unison.

Chen Chuan had already returned to his dorm by this time. He had just washed up when the dorm supervisor came knocking on his door to tell him he had a phone call. He said his thanks and went to take the call. On the other end was a student he’d never met, who chatted with him enthusiastically for a moment before explaining the situation and asking if he was free to meet.

Chen Chuan thought for a moment. "Alright. How about this: have one of them come, and we’ll find a place to talk."

Seeing that Chen Chuan was showing him respect, Ling was very pleased. He said, "Then you can just come to my dorm." After Chen Chuan agreed, Ling gave him the location and hung up. He turned and spoke to Xiaojiang and his group, who were waiting for him. After a brief discussion, Xiaojiang and the others decided that Brother Ren would be the one to go up and talk with Chen Chuan.

Ling then added a reminder, "Everyone, Chen is willing to meet as a favor to me, so please don’t say anything to offend him."

"We won’t, we won’t."

Brother Ren and his group quickly gave their assurance. Besides, after hearing Ling’s stories about Chen Chuan’s deeds, how would they dare?

After hanging up, Chen Chuan took the elevator to Area Two on the third floor. Ling was already waiting by the elevators. When he saw Chen Chuan arrive, he greeted him warmly, introduced Brother Ren who was following behind him, and then led the two to his dorm. Once they were seated in the living room, he said, "I’ll let you two talk. I won’t disturb you." With that, he left the room and stood outside the door.

Brother Ren’s body was a little stiff. He was fine outside, but now, sitting face-to-face with Chen Chuan, and with all the stories he’d just heard, he couldn’t help but feel nervous.

He composed himself before speaking. "M-Mr. Chen, hello. My name is Ren Shu. I’ve started a commission company with a few like-minded partners, but we’re lacking a suitable agent. When we learned that you, Mr. Chen, were the one who resolved the Lanxiang Cinema incident, we did everything we could to find you..."

Chen Chuan understood. He could tell, however, that these people didn’t have the same kind of Energy as Min Lan’s company, but they did seem sincere enough.

He thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Ren, you said you came looking for me after learning that I solved the Lanxiang Cinema incident yesterday. Does that mean your main focus right now is on paranormal-type commissions?"

"Yes, that’s right!"

Ren Shu’s spirits lifted. He said, "Because our company was just established, we know we can’t compete with the big companies for regular commissions, so we decided to try and find an angle with paranormal cases."

Chen Chuan was now a little curious. "You dare to go in this direction. Is it because you have a lot of these kinds of commissions on hand?"

Ren Shu quickly explained, "It’s like this. Various departments and the Administrative Affairs Hall actually have a lot of paranormal commissions, but very few people ever take them, and even fewer complete them. Some people take one and then never do it again. The number of accumulated cases is quite large. But we have an in. We can negotiate with the Administrative Affairs Hall, pay some money, and have them package up some of the outdated or long-unhandled commissions for us..."

Chen Chuan listened for a while and got the general idea. Many commissions were time-sensitive. After a long time, the original clients might not even exist anymore.

But as long as the matter wasn’t resolved, the commission would remain listed with the Administrative Affairs Hall. These were effectively dead commissions. Even if you accepted one, you’d get a rating at most, but no longer any payment.

New commission companies just entering the business need a credit rating. They would be willing to pay money just to get a good rating, let alone take on commissions with no reward. So, Ren Shu and his group decided to just pay a lump sum and take all of these commissions off their hands.

’This company clearly isn’t short on funds.’

"Also..."

To convince Chen Chuan, Ren Shu decided to show his true sincerity. "We’ve learned through certain channels that there’s a major commission from the Administrative Affairs Hall coming up."

He gestured with his hands. "This commission isn’t just big, it also involves the paranormal. A single company can’t possibly handle it all. That’s why many commission companies are looking for experts in this field right now. We don’t want to miss out, so we sincerely invite you, Mr. Chen, to join us, even if it’s just for a temporary partnership."

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