Six days later.
On the afternoon of January 30th, Lin Qing arrived at the branch office and headed straight for the secret room used for studying combat techniques.
Although he had only paid back half the "debt" for Combat Technique: Speed, he could have come to the secret room to verify his identity as a "Combat Technique Genius" six days ago. He simply felt that three days was too fast—far quicker than the "ten days" he had originally claimed—whereas nine days felt just right. In any case, being faster wouldn't improve his treatment; until he fully understood the situation at Inspection Headquarters, it was better to keep a low profile. Years of life in the apocalypse had taught him the value of discretion and keeping his cards close to his chest. By choosing today, he could also get everything finalized before February.
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