[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-158":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Secret Buyer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1758814,2324,"Chapter 158 - 132: The Taste of Power","secret-buyer-chapter-158",158,"\u003Cp>His expression turned solemn:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty years old, a Martial Arts Master, True Divine Realm, and gaining the favor of the lordly patrons. His future is truly limitless...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly man sighed softly, somewhat distracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three enforcement teams, totaling over four hundred people, surrounded the training ground’s edge, silently watching the frail-looking youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth sat upright, with a large wooden table in front of him, filled with plate after plate of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beef, pork, lamb...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of pounds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was indulging in the feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One team member swallowed hard:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t this new Assistant a bit too much of an eater...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were a bit dazed, just watching as plate after plate of meat was consumed, while the belly of the frail youth only slightly protruded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, another team member whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not a big deal if he eats a lot; it might just be some special physique. What I’m curious about is how his strength measures up. Why do I feel like he’s here just to gild himself a bit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people were whispering among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No other way around it; this Vice Director Zhang looked too young, and the records showed he was only 25.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how formidable such a person is, just how formidable could he be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the low hum of chatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng chewed and swallowed the last piece of beef.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six hundred pounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full six hundred pounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the strength within his body increased by six hundred pounds as well, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t eat any more, really couldn’t eat any more!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He burped, releasing some power, and the grease on his hands instantly shook off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changle rushed forward, personally wiping Vice Director Zhang’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vice Director Zhang glanced around, speaking calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard everything you guys just said.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total of four hundred eighty people across the three teams remained silent, their eyes shifting over the frail-looking youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng ignored the skeptical gazes, speaking calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If nothing unexpected happens, I won’t be in this Assistant Commissioner position for long, nor will I be working with you all for long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clear voice echoed in the vast training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pausing briefly, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I don’t need to engage emotionally or build relations with you. Since everyone here could join the enforcement team, you are naturally the elite among elites, and I know you all have your own pride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In enforcement team members, if it’s a subordinate city, generally the Martial Artist is at either the First Refinement or Second Refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here is Chongyang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s one of the seven major superior cities of the Golden Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a team specifically targeting Martial Artists, every one of these members is at least of the Third Refinement level,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the three captains are even Martial Artists of the Eleventh Refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng stretched, yawning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don’t care how you view me, or what you think of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether gilding or just passing time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the upcoming short period, I need you to put aside all distractions, prioritize my will, and absolutely obey orders, absolutely follow instructions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one responded; they quietly watched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng raised his eyebrows, stepping forward one step at a time, the sound of his footsteps echoing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood in front of a leading team captain, asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why aren’t you speaking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was soft and feeble - a form of silent resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I listen to your words, and act as you say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But will I exert effort? What will the result be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s none of your business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng paused for a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>extended his hand, and placed it on the team captain’s face, addressing the people around:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone move back a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd exchanged glances, slowly stepping back a few steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move further back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep retreating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, just like that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the closest enforcement team members were already over ten meters away, Zhang Fusheng lightly patted the team captain’s cheek, brought his ear close:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your voice was a bit quiet earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I couldn’t quite hear it clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The near-humiliating gesture caused the crowd to stir, many throwing straightly disdainful glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team captain’s mouth twitched, staring coldly at the young man:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Sir...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shout wasn’t finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you yelling so loudly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng pressed down on his face, suddenly thrusting downward!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team captain was slammed hard into the ground, the alloy floor instantly torn apart, accompanied by a tremendous blast, waves of force rolling and bursting forth!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire training ground trembled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the enforcement team members over ten meters away were all overturned by the shockwave, causing a chaotic scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the fragmented metallic debris settled down, and the fallen enforcement team members scrambled to their feet awkwardly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they saw Vice Director Zhang standing upright, as for the captain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was embedded in a pit over a meter wide and half a meter deep!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, this was special alloy!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough... cough cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under a series of horrified gazes, the captain with half a shattered face struggled to rise, coughed blood, and lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Th-thank you, Sir, for showing mercy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even special alloy was broken like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Vice Director Zhang hadn’t dispersed the power just now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd saw the still-standing Vice Director Zhang snort through his nose, turning back to the center of the vast training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng glanced at these team members with mixed reactions and knew that among them were people arranged by He Gaozhuo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and that one show of dominance wouldn’t make them behave properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhang Fusheng said before, he wouldn’t be staying in the Assistant Commissioner position for long and didn’t need to build a relationship with these subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just needed them to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tidying up, later the second and third teams will remain for training, the first team will follow me for reception and security work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng scanned the circle, suddenly asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are there still any disobedient people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered, and all team members who met his gaze involuntarily lowered their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng smiled, took the towel handed by his little assistant, wiped his hands, and casually threw the towel on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First team, gear up neatly, follow me in three minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the response was noticeably more vigorous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One armed hovercar after another rose from the Public Security Headquarters, with Zhang Fusheng seated in the lead hovercar, looking at the scenery of a city far more bustling than Jiangzhou outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Chongyang City, hovercars were almost packed densely, and there were several aerial tracks intertwining among the steel jungle, with bionic robots and ordinary people with prosthetics everywhere...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that the enormous holographic projections and neon lights that never cease day or night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Jiangzhou, this place more resembles a ’Future City’, faintly showing traces of an interstellar era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve armed hovercars gradually landed on the outskirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he got off the car, the 160 enforcement team members quickly dispersed, taking positions. Zhang Fusheng stood on the open ground, quietly watching the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Took a sip of the cola handed over by Lin Changle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, thick clouds rolled away as a gigantic aerospace ship slowly descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a grandiose setup huh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng muttered to himself; moving around in an aerospace ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The status of this Source Point Research Institute might be higher than he imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there wasn’t much information about the Source Point Research Institute found on the Divine Net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that’s good too, this way the High Heaven Association could grow faster...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the swirling thoughts, the hatch of the aerospace ship slowly opened, and a dozen or so men and women in white clothes, led by an elderly woman, came down together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he just see that unlucky kid Zhang Xiaoxi??\u003C\u002Fp>",1333,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","354827527a0933488061be6b1837fd9f13b80d24f960b9e869263cc8e1c8e9e4","secret-buyer-chapter-358","secret-buyer-chapter-357",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]