Atlas of Heaven and Man

Eight o'clock in the evening, a private practice hall in the south of the city.

Gao Ming arrived before the agreed time. He met Chen Chuan upstairs, and after sitting down, he analyzed, "Cousin, I have read a lot of information about the Yangzhi City Mutual Aid Society these days, and I know them well.

When encountering this kind of thing, they usually try to win over and appease first, and then resort to means if that doesn't work. But you, cousin, have refused them several times in advance, and now you, cousin, pose a threat to them, so they probably won't do that anymore. The greater probability is that they will choose to directly resort to means. A relatively easy approach is to use framing, planting evidence, and shifting blame.

But you, cousin, usually act alone and rarely have contact with the outside world. Moreover, you are also a descendant of the Patrol Bureau, which means they can't use this method to control you. As for fabricating something out of thin air and using lawsuits to bring you to the Court of Judgment, that would be time-consuming and laborious. Not to mention the big commotion, it's also easy for various accidents to happen. If I were them, I wouldn't choose that."

Speaking of this, he pushed his glasses and looked at Chen Chuan, "Then there is only one remaining method, which is also the most cost-effective, and that is to physically eliminate you."

Chen Chuan agreed with this statement. Rather than using energy from above to suppress him, directly eliminating a person is the cheapest and simplest way.

Because when a person dies, many things come to an end. Even if there is an investigation afterward, the people behind it will have ways to get away with it. The key is that the core goal is achieved.

"So you have to be careful, cousin. Now is the holiday, not in the academy. If someone wants to take action, this period is the most likely time."

A bright light shone in Chen Chuan's eyes, but his tone was very calm: "Then I will be here, waiting for them to come."

After meeting with Gao Ming, he did not return to his aunt's house, but stayed in the training hall. With the medicine he had brought back last time, he could actually conduct combat training here all day long.

However, he felt that if the training hall was attacked, it might implicate innocent people, so he decided to create opportunities for those who might attack him.

In addition to some necessary training in the gymnasium, he would go to a nearby lake park to practice boxing and sword moves in the evening, every day.

There are still many people in this park during the day, but after four or five o'clock, there are usually no people coming. Especially under the premise of fierce gang conflicts, even the south of the city is not so safe. No one wants to wander around in this kind of sparsely populated place.

And if someone wants to get rid of him, they will definitely choose this kind of uninhabited area to do things. In fact, he also thinks this place is very good. Once a fight breaks out, there will be no commotion.

In the days that followed, he came here regularly every day. Although there was no movement for five or six days in a row, he knew that those people would not keep him waiting for too long, because the holiday was the best opportunity. Once the holiday was over, once he returned to the academy, it would be much more difficult to deal with him than it is now.

On this day, he saw that the time was almost up and was about to go out again, but before that, he suddenly received a call from Director Lei.

"Liu Zhan called to tell me that someone from the Foreign Affairs Bureau leaked the matter of recommending you. He said that he did not discipline his subordinates strictly and was very sorry to you."

Chen Chuan asked: "Is he directing and acting this himself?"

Director Lei said: "No, I understand. The evaluation file was taken away by a clerk under his command. Now this clerk has been transferred. This is indeed an accident.

Of course, he is not out of good intentions. He could have used this matter himself. Now that it has been exposed in advance, it is naturally of no value. On the contrary, in the eyes of some people, he belongs to the unreliable kind. Since he can't get any benefits, he might as well sell a favor to us in advance and leave a relationship behind.

Xiaochuan, be careful yourself. If you encounter any problems, you can come to me first. Your senior sister and I will arrange a safe place for you."

Chen Chuan sincerely thanked him: "Thank you, Director Lei, but it's not time yet."

Director Lei said: "Okay, you can call me anytime if you need anything."

After ending the call, Chen Chuan glanced outside, then took his knife and walked out of the training hall. The security guard at the door asked: "Little Brother Chen, are you going to the lakeside park to practice your knife again?"

Chen Chuan smiled and nodded, saying: "Yes."

The security guards watched him walk out. They also understood why Chen Chuan didn't practice in the training hall but had to run outside, because some people just don't like shrinking in the house to practice, and the air outside is good. Although that place is a bit remote, the scenery is really good.

After Chen Chuan came out, he crossed three streets in a row and walked for thirty minutes before arriving at the park. There is a wetland lake here, and there is a reed marsh swaying in the wind on the lakeside.

He looked at the sparkling water, where the afterglow of the setting sun was shining, and several egrets occasionally flew by, like white spots skimming across the water.

At this time, there was no one else around, only him standing in this world.

He raised his hand and gently paused, then inserted the Snow Monarch Blade into the ground, grabbed the hilt, and slowly drew the knife. With a flash of the blade and a clang, it was completely unsheathed. Then, he stretched out his body and began to practice his moves against the setting sun.

At this time, gusts of evening wind blew, and the emerald green reed marshes first bowed down neatly, and then surged like waves.

At this time, in a small forest in the southeast, a dozen people were squatting behind trees and bushes, all lying still, watching his every move.

These people were all strong and sturdy, with gloomy expressions, but they were all experienced people, knowing that fighters are very sensitive to other people's gazes, so most of them would glance at them and then look away, without staring directly.

“That kid's swordsmanship is quite sharp; he's a tough nut to crack.”

“A student from the Martial Valor Academy, huh? This is their bread and butter. They train to look impressive, but what's the use? One gunshot, and their parents raised them for nothing. Can his sword be faster than our guns?”

They had taken on jobs like this more than once, but in the past, it was always assassinating people with status and position. This was the first time they had come to kill a student.

“This kid has chosen a good spot for himself, saving us the trouble of digging a hole for him later.”

“Alright, enough talk. It's getting dark. Once we've killed him, let's get out of here quickly. Yangzhi has been restless lately.”

The man responded and raised his gun, carefully placing Chen Chuan's figure into the crosshairs. He slowly placed his finger on the trigger, squinting his eyes because Chen Chuan was facing the setting sun.

Although this angle wasn't ideal, it was the best place to hide nearby. However, he always relied on his instincts when shooting and didn't need to stare constantly.

However, just as he was about to pull the trigger, a dazzling flash of the blade appeared. He subconsciously blinked, but when he looked again, the person had disappeared from the tidal flat. He was stunned, closed his eyes, shook his head, and then looked around again.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard a furious roar, accompanied by the sound of gunfire. Then, a gust of wind swept past, and the grass stems flew up, and he felt something hot splashing on his face.

He turned his head and saw that one of his companions, just a few steps away, was missing his head, leaving only a bloody stump. Looking further back, the people who had been ambushing there were now all separated into pieces, with a trail of blood spreading backward.

However, one person in the back saw it clearly. Just as they were about to make a move, the figure with the knife suddenly stopped halfway and then charged towards them without warning.

Even though they were forty or fifty meters apart, he was in front of them in the blink of an eye, and wherever he passed, severed limbs flew into the air.

He raised his gun in horror and fired continuously at the charging figure, but his eyes couldn't keep up with the speed of the figure, and all the bullets missed.

Chen Chuan had already charged to the rear. He had barely made any moves just now, simply holding the knife horizontally and lightly slicing through with his own speed, cutting everyone along the way.

Now, seeing someone firing a gun, he glanced over. He seemed to turn his body in the distance, and in the next instant, he suddenly appeared in front of that person.

He swept horizontally with the back of his knife, first breaking the person's arm inward, and then causing his waist to cave inward. However, his head and feet were still in their original positions, and the whole person was folded in half, and then suddenly flew out.

At this moment, a hooded man suddenly rushed out of the shadows, like a poisonous snake hidden in the dark, very suddenly, and he caught the moment when he swung his knife.

Chen Chuan tapped the ground with his toe, and his whole body shifted to the side. He spread his arms, as if waiting for that person to come over himself. When the person passed by his side, his arm fell, clasping the person's chest and rib area, and then he exerted a little force.

Crack, crack, crack…

Accompanied by a series of bone-cracking sounds, that area instantly pressed inward. The man's eyes bulged, and blood kept overflowing from inside the mask.

Chen Chuan loosened his hand, letting the soft and rotten body fall to the ground. His eyes slanted over, and his peripheral vision fell on the remaining few people.

The buzz-cut man saw the whole process clearly and couldn't help but curse in despair: “Damn it, this is Third Limit! The intelligence was wrong!”

At this moment, Chen Chuan turned the blade and walked towards the few people. The buzz-cut man roared loudly: “Shoot, shoot, don't think about running, you can't escape!”

Everyone else desperately drew their guns and fired.

Chen Chuan lowered his body, and as his feet moved, he was already in front of the leader. He gently pushed his chin, and there was a sound like breaking sugarcane, and his head flipped over completely.

Then, he turned to the other side, and the bangs of gunfire only sounded briefly a few times before stopping. Only the birds startled in the distance flew into the glow of the remaining sunset.

After Chen Chuan turned around in the field and dealt with all the remaining people, he stomped on the ground, and the high-speed movement of his body suddenly stopped. Only his clothes were stretched by the excessive speed, and the grass stems and leaves at his feet flew up, swirling suddenly for a while before falling one after another. Only at this time did wisps of white air rise from his body.

He didn't look at the corpses all over the ground, flicked the blade, returned to the lakeside, slowly inserted the knife into its sheath, and then lifted the knife and strode away from here.

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