From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 352 - 260: Thunder Methods

After coming out of the Iron Blood Building, Yuan Hecheng expressed his deepest gratitude to Lu Heng, with his appreciation overflowing beyond words.

Yuan Yaoyao extended her pinky finger and said, "We made a promise, no backing out."

Lu Heng knew what she was referring to; he had promised her before to keep the secret about her cybernetic implant.

This incident led to her exposing a bit of her secret, and she was worried that Lu Heng might reveal all of her secrets, which is why she wanted to make a pinky promise as assurance.

Lu Heng asked with a smile, "Are elementary school students still so childish these days? Everything has to be sealed with a pinky promise."

Yuan Yaoyao suddenly felt that making a pinky promise was indeed a bit childish, so she changed it to a high five, "Then let’s do a high five."

Lu Heng extended his hand and gave her a high five, agreeing, "Alright."

After the high five with her, Lu Heng turned to Yuan Hecheng and reminded him, "Recently, there have been foreign forces hiring Superpower Users to attack Quenching Masters, so you need to be careful."

Yuan Yaoyao immediately widened her eyes and said, "I knew it. That guy must have wanted to shoot at us, I was definitely right."

Yuan Hecheng was actually still a bit baffled, but he was less worried now that his daughter was safe.

Yuan Yaoyao started to consider taking on the duties of a bodyguard whenever she went out.

With the Combat Power of Black Feather Spirit, there wouldn’t be too many Superpower Users stronger than her on Blue Star.

So, Yuan Hecheng’s safety wasn’t too big of a concern.

However, at Flame Emblem, there wasn’t just one Quenching Master like Yuan Hecheng; there were many Quenching Masters, Forging Masters, and Engravers.

It was definitely necessary to strengthen precautions, but there was no such thing as being able to prevent theft every single day.

To resolve this incident, a different approach was needed.

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After returning from the Iron Blood Headquarters, Lu Heng reminded Lin Zeyu to increase security.

Early the next morning.

Lin Zeyu called in a hurry, "Something seems to have happened, two Quenching Masters want to terminate their contracts with us, saying if we don’t agree to the termination, they’ll just break the contract."

The situation was a bit strange; if only one Quenching Master requested termination, it could be considered an accidental incident.

But with two Quenching Masters requesting termination at the same time, the matter was obviously unusual.

When Lu Heng arrived at Flame Emblem, Lin Zeyu and the club manager were talking to the two Quenching Masters.

Both Quenching Masters were talented and contracted with Flame Emblem, and one of them was a female Quenching Master.

Female Quenching Masters were rarer, as the quenching process was physically demanding, and men were generally more suitable.

However, female Quenching Masters also had their advantages, such as being more precise with the details of Quenching.

The more physically demanding work could be handled by Quenching Assistants.

Therefore, for certain weapons, female Quenching Masters had an advantage during the Quenching process.

The male Quenching Master was rather impatient; when Lu Heng arrived at the Flame Emblem Building, he heard him arguing with the manager.

"I said terminate the contract! Don’t you understand? Is paying the penalty not enough? Terminate it now!"

This Quenching Master’s name was Zhai Zhihong, in his thirties with a somewhat rough appearance, ranking in the top five among the Quenching Masters contracted by Flame Emblem.

Hearing the argument, Lu Heng walked over and said, "The contract can be terminated, it can be done right away, but I want to know the reason."

Seeing Lu Heng, Zhai Zhihong didn’t dare to continue shouting loudly. He took a deep breath and attempted to speak calmly, "No reason, people want to climb higher. I just don’t want to work here anymore, it’s that simple."

Currently, Flame Emblem held a dominant position in the field of Quenching, ensuring a steady flow of Quenching Orders.

Outside Quenching Masters were desperate to join, and those under Flame Emblem, theoretically, shouldn’t want to leave.

Even if one wanted to terminate the contract to seek other opportunities, there was no need to be so anxious.

A normal termination and a proper handover would allow for departure.

But Zhai Zhihong was too rushed, as if he couldn’t rest until he terminated the contract today, even if it meant making a scene at the club.

Combined with Yuan Hecheng’s earlier encounter with an attack, there was a high probability of a connection between the two incidents.

Seeing how anxious Zhai Zhihong was, Lu Heng probed, "Has someone threatened you?"

Zhai Zhihong was startled for a moment, then immediately denied, "No! Stop making things up! I’m just here to terminate the contract, I’ll pay the penalty, I just want out."

Lu Heng could see the panic in his eyes; he must have been threatened.

Furthermore, since he was able to come to the company, it indicated that his freedom wasn’t being restricted, so it was likely that it was his family who was threatened.

Lu Heng glanced to the side at the lobby of the club, the crowd was a bit mixed, and it was very possible someone was monitoring him there, which explained his urgency.

He needed to take him somewhere out of surveillance to get the truth.

Lu Heng beckoned and said to the manager, "Have legal draft the termination contract and take him to the meeting room for the signature."

Hearing he could terminate, Zhai Zhihong relaxed immediately and hurriedly followed the manager to the meeting room.

The termination contract was quickly printed out and brought to the meeting room.

Lu Heng sat down across from him personally and passed the termination contract over to him.

Zhai Zhihong didn’t even look at the termination contract, grabbed it, and searched for a pen to sign quickly.

"Aren’t you going to read the contract? What if there’s a trap in the clauses?" Lu Heng cautioned.

"If there are traps, so be it. As long as I can terminate, anything is fine," Zhai Zhihong picked up the pen, ready to sign.

Lu Heng reached out to block him and said, "Can you tell the truth now? Someone has threatened you, right? And they threatened you with your family."

Upon hearing this, Zhai Zhihong’s expression immediately tensed up again.

Lu Heng continued, "Don’t be nervous, I won’t stop you from terminating the contract. I just want to know the truth. If you tell me what’s really going on, I’ll let you terminate the contract and leave. But think about it, if they could threaten you once, they could do it countless times. Are you sure that after the termination, you and your family will be safe?"