Atlas of Heaven and Man

After returning to his school dormitory, Chen Chuan called the patrol bureau to report the crossbow incident, mentioning that it was impolite of someone to shoot an arrow at him.

After washing up, he went to sleep.

The next day, after finishing his training, he called Cheng Zitong to discuss the matter of the Skull-Splitter Demon, but the conversation didn't resolve his questions; instead, it deepened his confusion.

That evening, around nine o'clock, the phone suddenly rang.

He picked up the receiver, and Ren Shu's voice came from the other end: "Expert Chen, more people from the Blood Scar Gang have arrived. It's said that another leader has had his brain removed by the Skull-Splitter Demon. We hope you can come to the scene and take a look."

Chen Chuan's heart stirred, and he asked, "Where is it?"

"It's an underground arena run by the Blood Scar Gang, located at the border of Baofeng District and Daping District, not far from Wuyi."

Chen Chuan felt a sense of familiarity and asked, "What's the name of the dead leader?"

"Fu Shouxin."

So it was him.

Chen Chuan nodded inwardly. He had actually met this person before. When he and Ren Xiaotian went on a mission together to bring back a wealthy woman, it was at this venue that Ren Xiaotian pulled out a gun, forcing Fu Shouxin to hand the woman over. He didn't expect that this person would also be targeted by the Skull-Splitter Demon.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go take a look." After hanging up, he thought for a while and made another call to the Baofeng District Patrol Bureau before taking his Snow Monarch Saber and leaving the school.

When he arrived at the entrance, Master Wei was already waiting there. He got into the car, and just over ten minutes later, they arrived near the underground arena.

However, although it was only half-past nine, the venue was brightly lit, and the square was densely packed with hundreds of cars. The surrounding area was filled with Blood Scar Gang members, all wearing clothing with five blood-red scars on the chest, and carrying various daggers and weapons on their waists.

Master Wei was also alarmed and looked back to ask, "Expert Chen?"

Chen Chuan remained calm and said, "It's alright, drive over there."

Master Wei said, "Okay," and slightly reduced the car's speed, driving towards the square. When the Blood Scar Gang members saw them, some of those nearby crowded around, but they were quickly shouted back. A burly man with a shaved head around his temples, leaving only a patch of hair on top, came out.

Chen Chuan waited for the car to stop and got out. The burly man walked over, scanned him up and down, and raised his chin at him, "Expert Chen?"

Chen Chuan said, "That's me."

"My boss has been waiting for you for a long time, come with me." The leader waved his hand and walked into the venue.

Chen Chuan said to Master Wei in the car, "Master Wei, you can go back first. I'll call you when I've finished here."

The driver Wei didn't try to be brave and said, "Alright, Expert Chen."

Chen Chuan stepped forward, carrying the Snow Monarch Saber, and followed the leader into the venue. He saw that the place was also full of Blood Scar Gang members, but they seemed to be divided into two groups. One group was squatting in the corner, while the other was responsible for guarding them, occasionally kicking them.

He then asked, "Which one is your boss?"

The leader said, "Our Blood Scar Gang has Five Claws, have you heard of them?"

Chen Chuan said, "I have heard of them."

The Blood Scar Gang is a gang. Although they run a company, their outward image is still one of violence. The so-called Five Claws are the five best fighters, and it is said that some of them were once teachers at Wuyi.

The leader pointed his thumb upwards, "My boss is one of the Five Claws, Zhuo Bao."

Chen Chuan had only heard of the Five Claws and hadn't delved into the specifics of who they were, so he just hummed in acknowledgment. The leader seemed a little dissatisfied with his indifference, muttered something, and quickened his pace to the upper floor, arriving directly at the place where Fu Shouxin had met Ren Xiaotian last time.

The leader said to him, "It's inside." He pushed open the door and called out inside, "Boss, the person has arrived."

A man in his thirties was sitting on the sofa on the left, leaning casually with his elbow propped on the armrest and his fingers spread open beneath his nose.

He was wearing a shirt, but it was unbuttoned, revealing a sturdy chest with five blood-colored scars. Hearing the call from outside, he didn't turn his head, but his gaze immediately shifted to Chen Chuan, the cold light in his eyes making one feel extremely dangerous.

He looked for a moment and said, "Since you're here, take a look first."

The leader turned his head and said, "Expert Chen, my boss wants you to take a look, please."

Chen Chuan walked over. At this time, he glanced at the corner and saw several Blood Scar Gang members squatting there. He ignored them and walked forward. On the single sofa directly opposite, another person was sitting.

This person's hands were resting on the armrests of the sofa, and his head was tilted back, his mouth wide open. As he approached, he could clearly see that the upper half of his skull had been split in two.

This person was none other than Fu Shouxin, whom he had met last time, still wearing a decent set of imported formal attire, his leather shoes polished to a shine, and his nails carefully manicured.

After taking a glance, he walked to the back of the sofa, where he could see very clearly that the inside of the head was empty, but without leaving any traces of blood, almost identical to those shown in the photos.

He remembered what the other party had said last time when they parted, something like not wanting to see them again? Well, to some extent, he had kept his promise and lived up to his name.

He came to Fu Shouxin's back again, looked at the empty skull for a while, and asked, "When did you discover it?"

The boss reacted and roared at the Blood Scar gang members squatting there, "I'm asking you, when did you discover it?"

One gang member said, "It was, it was two hours ago."

The boss repeated to Chen Chuan, "Two hours ago."

Chen Chuan observed Fu Shouxin's physical state. It was indeed not long. He noticed his second self, and there were no signs of virtualization.

All the strange tales he had encountered so far had a special kind of infringement, which more or less caused his second self to show signs of virtualization, but he didn't see it here. Was it because the strange tale itself was no longer there?

However, last time he only looked at photos, but this time, after observing it up close, he discovered from the traces that this head seemed to have been broken open from the inside, rather than opened from the outside as he had previously thought, as if the brain had run out by itself. This was a bit like the unique signs of a strange tale, which was difficult to explain with common sense.

He asked, "Where had he been before this?"

The boss shouted to the underlings, "I'm asking you!"

"No, boss has been here all month and hasn't gone out," the underling immediately搶答ed before the boss could roar at him again.

Chen Chuan asked again, "Then has anyone come here in the past month?"

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Before the boss could roar at him again, the underling immediately抢答ed, "Yes, yes, several bosses from the gang have come. They even drank and watched the game together."

Although he thought so, he didn't remind them.

This matter was not easy to determine, and the Blood Scar gang might not have thought of it themselves. Besides, the people of the Blood Scar gang were not all scum, but they were definitely not good people, especially the bosses above, none of them would be wrongly executed.

He stared at the skull for a while. He didn't know why, but he instinctively felt that this was not a strange tale. He couldn't say why, but he just had this feeling.

But he had another way to verify it.

Anything like a strange tale, or people or things involved in a strange tale, as long as the time interval is not long, then as long as you take out a relic of another strange tale and make slight contact with it, if there is a weak reaction, then you can basically determine that this is a strange tale.

Especially things left by powerful strange tales are more likely to react.

This method was summarized by people who used to exorcise strange tales. After all, they didn't have a second self and could only use this method. Although it was not 100% accurate, it had been proven to be effective.

He also brought something this time.

He took out a strand of hair from his pocket, which was left by the flying head monster. He wrapped it around his fingers a few times, then reached out and probed into the inside of Fu Shouxin's head.

When the boss saw him making this movement, he couldn't help but grimace. When the underlings saw it, their eyes widened, but Zhuo Bao, who was sitting there, didn't react much.

Chen Chuan felt it for a while, and when he stretched out his hand, there was no reaction.

Now he could basically determine that this matter had little to do with strange tales. It was basically impossible to find the murderer using the method of finding strange tales.

In that case, this matter was not within his scope of handling.

He quickly put away the strand of hair and said, "This thing should not be caused by a strange tale. If you want to find the murderer, you can think about whether you have offended anyone recently."

After saying that, he picked up the Xue Jun knife and walked straight out. The boss was a little at a loss, looked around, and touched his head and said, "He's leaving like this?"

When Chen Chuan was about to walk to the door, Zhuo Bao's voice came from behind, "Wait a minute."

Zhuo Bao stood up from the sofa. You couldn't tell when he was sitting there, but after he stood up, he found that he was about the same height as Chen Chuan. He stood there and said, "The brothers have been waiting for you for so long, and you left with a word? Are you not taking our Blood Scar gang seriously enough?"

Chen Chuan said, "I have already given you the answer. This matter was not caused by a strange tale."

Zhuo Bao招了招手. The boss next to him immediately handed over a cigarette and lit it for him. He took a puff and exhaled a long puff of smoke, "Who cares if it's a skull-splitting demon or something else. Since you are an expert, you must find the murderer for me!"

When Chen Chuan heard this sentence, he turned around and said in a calm voice, "You probably misunderstood something. I came here not to solve problems for you, nor to find the murderer for you, but because the strange tale itself made me a little interested. As for the affairs of your Blood Scar gang, it has nothing to do with me."

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