101: Chapter 101: Hou Donggui’s Enthusiasm 101: Chapter 101: Hou Donggui’s Enthusiasm Confused and at a loss, Situ Bei was completely in the dark about what Hou Donggui was playing at.

Before Situ Bei could even begin to question him, Hou Donggui, who had his eyes slightly closed in silence, had already turned his head back.

“A thousand miles away, in Nandu City, Apricot Blossom Alley, number eighteen—that’s your home, isn’t it?”

“Right now, your wife happens to be at home.”

“Give her a call and ask if the property documents for your house, in the second compartment of your safe, are still there.”

With an inscrutable air, Hou Donggui spoke lightly, a smile playing on his lips.

The luxury suite in this hotel was already equipped with a telephone.

Though he did not understand Hou Donggui’s intentions, Situ Bei still hurriedly picked up the phone to call his home.

“Hou Donggui, I just called and asked, my wife said the document is indeed in the second compartment of the safe?”

“I am indeed surprised that you could know such a detail about my home.”

“But if you had previously investigated and knew about the existence of this safe, guessing these things wouldn’t be surprising at all.”

“If this is what you meant by a challenging test that would be eye-opening, then I am truly disappointed.”

After hanging up the phone, Situ Bei sat down on the sofa, his mouth turned in a derisive sneer as he spoke.

Still exuding an aura of mystery, Hou Donggui did not respond.

He drew back the curtains, and opened a crack in the window outside.

Then, reaching his hand out of the window, he made a gentle grabbing motion towards the void; when his hand withdrew, it held a document.

“Situ Bei, come, take a look, is this the property document you had in the second compartment of your safe?”

Walking over to Situ Bei, Hou Donggui tossed the document onto the coffee table in front of him, still with a smile.

“You transported a document from my safe over a distance of more than a thousand miles?”

“Hou Donggui, this joke of yours isn’t funny at all!”

Although Situ Bei said so, he still picked up the document in front of him and began to flip through it.

After only looking at the first page, his complexion had already completely changed.

By the time he finished going through the entire document, he seemed on the verge of madness.

“Xueru, can you check for me, in our safe, is that document I asked you to look at still there?”

“What?

It’s really gone…”

Another phone call back home, and once he confirmed with his wife that the document from the safe had indeed mysteriously vanished, he was completely dumbstruck.

With his understanding collapsed and his values upended, Situ Bei turned pale, devoid of any color, and sat in shock for a good ten minutes before he finally managed to regain his composure.

“Master Hou, I’m convinced, tell me, what little favor do you need?”

With a listless air, Situ Bei gave Hou Donggui a thumbs-up, inquiring what was needed.

“The academic community, you are familiar with it, and if I’m not mistaken, you hold a guest professorship at Capital Political and Legal University!”

“I have a young friend who successfully got admitted to that university, but his acceptance letter met with an accident and got burned!”

“The favor I need from you is very simple.

With your connections, arrange for Capital Political and Legal University to reissue an admission notice for my young friend, which should be just a few words’ worth of effort!”

…

With a slight smile, Hou Donggui spoke.

After receiving Chen Hai’s call for help, he had already given a heads-up to the county officials.

Over recent years, he had donated several million to Liuyuan County.

He just didn’t want to make a big fuss; usually, he’d quietly go back for a visit.

Once he asked, they naturally showed him great respect.

However, the best Liuyuan County could do for Chen Hai was to issue a certificate stating that his admission notice had been accidentally burned.

With that certificate, Chen Hai could actually go to Capital Political and Legal University and register successfully.

After all, his personal information was originally listed on their admission roster.

After some thought, Hou Donggui felt that helping someone should be done thoroughly.

With an original admission notice in hand, Chen Hai’s enrollment at university would be completely legitimate.

His parents, upon seeing the notice, would genuinely believe that their son had truly been admitted to university.

Of course, Hou Donggui’s meeting with Situ Bei wasn’t solely about this matter.

That guy had always been ranting in the newspapers, calling him a fraudster.

Hou Donggui had long wanted to meet him face to face and make this bet.

Helping Chen Hai was just a convenient aside.

“An admission notice got burned?

To reissue another?”

“Master Hou, if it is indeed true, I’ll take care of it!”

Situ Bei nodded and complied.

People like Hou Donggui usually had a contentious relationship with the academic community; him personally handling this task would not only be difficult but troublesome.

But not for Situ Bei.

With his status in the circles, getting Capital Political and Legal University to reissue an admission notice to the admitted student really wasn’t a big deal.

“My young friend’s name is Chen Hai, from Wuyang Town, Liuyuan County, Xiangnan Province!”

“There’s a file on him at Capital Political and Legal University.

Situ Bei, I’ll leave it to you to oversee the reissuing of the admission notice.”

“Don’t let it happen that school starts and the reissued notice still hasn’t reached the county!”

Hou Donggui nodded and reminded him.

“Chen Hai from Wuyang Town, Liuyuan County, Xiangnan Province?

Got it!”

“Master Hou, rest assured, I accept the bet and will fulfill my promise; there won’t be any slip-ups!”

“Tomorrow morning, I will rush back to the Capital City.”

Situ Bei quickly assured him.

Perhaps it was because of the skill Hou Donggui had demonstrated, which truly shocked him.

At this moment, in front of Hou Donggui, he was reverently calling him master at every turn.

With Situ Bei’s promise secured, Hou Donggui was satisfied.

He didn’t linger but turned and headed for the door.

Nowadays, there were many charlatans and witches among the common folks, but it was truly difficult to find someone who genuinely had some accomplishment in cultivation.

Chen Hai, a Taoist Friend not of his surname, had practiced the arts of Dragon and Tiger Mountain and had been initiated; Hou Donggui always felt this young friend was extraordinary.

To establish a good karma, to owe him a favor, might just be useful for him in the future?

This is what he thought.

It was also for this reason, after receiving Chen Hai’s call for help, that he acted so enthusiastically.

After informing Liuyuan County, Hou Donggui personally made a move to directly sort out the issuance of the new admission notice.