Chapter Four: The Nine O'Clock Review
Forty minutes later, all seven hazards were isolated and three repaired. Viewers had expected a collapse. Instead, they watched a gym seal its own machines.
WHY DOES MY EXPENSIVE GYM NEVER SHOW INSPECTIONS?
THIS PLACE IS BROKE, BUT AT LEAST IT ADMITS THINGS.
[Reputation: 21 to 46.]
Coaching credentials came last.
Ma opened Han's certificate. “Valid license, but this system lists him as a high-risk practitioner after a tournament nine years ago. He cannot serve as head coach.”
Silence filled the gym. Han's injured leg tightened. His career had not merely ended; the industry had erased him.
Zhou projected a government receipt. “That flag came from a Tianheng-operated event. The original sanction has no regulator's seal.
