Atlas of Heaven and Man

More than ten minutes later, armed patrol cars drove into the lakeside park. After inspecting the area, they collected all the firearms and equipment left at the scene and loaded the bodies onto trailers.

A patrolman approached the team leader, saluted, and said, "Team Leader Qian, after investigation, the deceased at the scene were all armed thugs."

Team Leader Qian grunted in acknowledgement and asked calmly, "Have their identities been verified?"

"Preliminary identification indicates they are a mercenary group from out of town. The leader is called Suo Pingtou, who has a criminal record. My subordinates checked the records, and his entire group is here, none missing."

Team Leader Qian sighed, "The younger generation is indeed formidable. Team Leader Nian is truly blessed." He then instructed, "Remember to process the evidence and leave a copy for Team Leader Nian's side."

The patrolman immediately responded.

"Is everything taken care of? If so, let's head back."

"Yes, sir!"

A few minutes later, the armed patrol cars drove away, leaving behind only a lake and reed marshes shrouded in the night.

Meanwhile, Chen Chuan had already returned to the training hall on Xiuyi Street. When he entered, the security guards didn't sense anything amiss and greeted him with a smile, commenting on his early return today.

After reaching the upper floor, he placed the Snow Plume Saber on the sword rack and made a call to Gao Ming. However, he didn't say anything; he just let it ring a few times before hanging up.

But just a few minutes later, the phone rang. He picked it up, and it was Nian Fuli's voice: "Xiao Chuan, were you attacked by armed individuals?"

When Chen Chuan left the park earlier, he had called the patrol bureau on the way. He knew that Nian Fuli, as the team leader, would definitely know about this, and he didn't intend to hide it.

"Yes, these people were coming for me. Uncle, things might be a bit complicated recently, and I need some time to handle it."

Nian Fuli said solemnly, "I understand, Xiao Chuan. Remember, you are a member of the patrol bureau's family."

Chen Chuan nodded, "I know, Uncle."

In the patrol bureau's office, Nian Fuli hung up the phone. After thinking for a moment, he took a document, signed it, and instructed the patrolman on duty outside, saying, "Call Xiao Wu in here."

After a while, a young and capable patrolman came to the office, saluted, and said, "Master."

Nian Fuli handed the document to Xiao Wu and instructed, "Transfer a team from the bureau to Quanzhou District. The instructions are written above. The bureau there will cooperate with you."

"Yes, sir!"

Xiao Wu stepped forward, took the document, saluted again, and left the office, closing the door behind him.

Back at the training hall, Gao Ming immediately came to meet Chen Chuan after receiving his call.

Chen Chuan first poured Gao Ming a cup of tea before saying, "I was attacked just now, but I've already taken care of it. The patrol bureau should already be handling the scene."

Gao Ming asked for details and said, "No problem. In Yangzhi City, openly carrying firearms automatically grants ordinary citizens the right to kill criminals. Besides, the patrol bureau arrived at the scene immediately, so they won't be able to find any fault with you, Brother Chen."

Chen Chuan said, "Then the next step is next."

Gao Ming pushed up his glasses and said, "Yes, since these thugs couldn't handle you, Brother Chen, they will either be unwilling to give up and try again, or they will send someone with a higher level of force who believes you have no way to resist, in an attempt to eliminate you before you can hide."

"But this is also our opportunity, because this kind of expert won't be without a background or connections. Whether we capture them alive or kill them, we can uncover subsequent events."

Chen Chuan continued, "So after this comes the third step."

"That's right, the key lies in the third step," Gao Ming said earnestly. "If they really make that choice, you can go all out, Brother Chen, and try to resolve all the problems at once."

Chen Chuan slowly nodded. Even if the situation differed from their predictions, it didn't matter. He and Gao Ming had prepared several contingency plans to respond to different situations.

The Mutual Aid Society wanted to control the situation, and he was also controlling the situation, trying to guide it in the direction he hoped for.

Only an hour later, the news that the armed thugs' attack on Chen Chuan had failed and that all of them had been killed reached Shao Xiaobie. Upon hearing the news, he kicked over his desk and cursed the incompetence of these hired thugs.

He paced restlessly in the office, constantly muttering curses.

Previously, he had taken on this matter with great confidence, patting his chest and saying he could handle it. But now he had messed it up and even alerted the target.

After walking for a while, he sat down, called the housekeeper in charge of specific tasks, and said with a sullen face, "Can you send someone else? Not some useless trash, but someone who can get things done!"

Knowing his temper, the housekeeper said patiently, "Young Master, Suo Pingtou and his group rarely fail. This time's annihilation is either an accident, or the target's strength exceeds our expectations. I've seen the target's file, and it's possible we underestimated him beforehand."

Shao Xiaobie was very impatient and waved his hand, saying, "Don't talk about these useless things now. Find someone for me, find someone to complete this task!"

The housekeeper said, "Young Master, this matter is difficult to handle. Suo Pingtou and his group have cooperated with us several times and can be trusted. Others might take the money but not necessarily get the job done. Recently, the patrol bureau has been investigating strictly, so we'll have to wait a while to find someone to take over this matter."

"Then offer a high price? Won't someone take it if we offer a high price?"

The housekeeper explained, "News travels quickly within this circle. Suo Pingtou's failure means others will become cautious even if they are willing to take the job. I'm afraid we still have to wait."

Actually, there were some things he couldn't easily say. These armed gangs were all ruthless characters. If you raised the price, they would immediately realize you were in a hurry. Then they would wonder if you might raise it again if they waited. They would all hold back and observe. So, this couldn't be settled in a short time.

"How long the hell do we have to wait?"

"If you're in a hurry, young master," the butler said, "then we can only use locals."

"No, absolutely not locals!"

Shao Xiaobie refused immediately. Using locals could easily lead back to him. Others might be fine, but he might be the one to take the fall, doing a favor for others while he himself suffered. He wasn't that stupid.

Suddenly, he thought of something. He slapped the table and pointed. "That's right, his family! If we can't deal with him, we'll deal with his family first!"

The butler said, "Young master, this student was raised by his aunt and uncle. His uncle, Nian Fuli, is the captain of the patrol bureau. His family all live in the patrol bureau's residential area. Young master, be careful."

"Damn it!"

Shao Xiaobie cursed again, knowing it was hopeless.

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The patrol bureau was very tightly knit, and because of the nature of their work, all family members lived in the patrol bureau's residential area, with armed personnel protecting them. Outsiders couldn't even get in, let alone cause a big scene. If something happened, the entire patrol bureau would riot, and he couldn't handle that.

The butler then said, "Young master, we don't necessarily have to act ourselves to use locals, nor do we have to do anything ourselves, so it won't involve you."

Shao Xiaobie sat up straight. "How so?"

The butler said, "Besides this student's file and records, I also had people inquire. Recently, this student had a conflict with the Bloodscar Gang. Zhuo Bao, one of the Bloodscar Gang's Five Claws, supposedly had a hand chopped off by him, and he even used that as a reason to sue him. The matter hasn't ended yet. We can leak his location in the south of the city to Zhuo Bao."

Shao Xiaobie was somewhat skeptical. "The Bloodscar Gang? Aren't they fighting with the Iron Chain Gang right now? Do they have time to deal with this? Besides, why would Zhuo Bao listen to you? You think he'll just go if you tell him to?"

The butler said, "Zhuo Bao is a madman, mentally very unstable, but he's extremely vengeful. He always remembers those who have harmed him, let alone losing a hand.

He now has a new hand implant, and we provided the anti-rejection drugs he's using. This time, we can add something to the drugs Zhuo Bao takes, and add some psychological suggestions. He won't be able to resist.

With the Bloodscar Gang's manpower and weapons, a surprise attack might succeed. Even if he fails, the Bloodscar Gang will lose face and won't let it go, and it will have nothing to do with us."

"Good idea."

Shao Xiaobie liked this kind of thing where he didn't have to put in any effort himself, just instigate others to do it. And if the Bloodscar Gang really got involved, then the previous work could be pushed onto the Bloodscar Gang.

"Just do it. I don't care how you do it, I just want to see results as soon as possible."

The butler respectfully nodded. "Young master, then I'll go out first."

"Go quickly, go quickly."

The butler's arrangements were very efficient. However, a day later, Zhuo Bao received some information about Chen Chuan, and someone even sent him a photo of Xiuyi Street, noting that Chen Chuan lived there.

He was very sensitive to the name Chen Chuan. He lost an arm because of this person, which became a laughingstock in the gang, saying that he had been defeated by a first-year Wuyi student, that he was getting worse and worse, and that he might as well give his position to a younger brother.

Although he now had a replacement implanted arm, which seemed stronger than the original, this thorn was always in his heart.

This time, after taking the newly sent anti-rejection drugs, he felt like there was a flame burning inside his body. This name repeatedly stimulated his nerves and impacted his sanity.

With a bang, the glass was crushed by his implanted hand. The surrounding underlings looked at him nervously.

Zhuo Bao raised his head and found himself sitting in a bar. He frowned. When did he come here? What was he doing before? He couldn't remember, but it didn't matter.

He stood up, his voice filled with coldness: "Follow me."

The surrounding underlings stood up one after another. They had been inexplicably called over by Zhuo Bao just now, and then watched him drink one glass after another. They knew that their boss's temper had become more violent since he lost an arm, and they didn't dare to ask any questions, so they could only accompany him.

After Zhuo Bao got into the car, the burly leader who followed him also sat in, and after closing the door: "Boss, where are we going?"

Zhuo Bao rubbed his forehead and said with a gloomy expression: "Number 17 Xiuyi Street, tell the brothers to bring their hard gear."

The leader's heart tightened. Hard gear meant bringing guns, but this was in the city...

But he didn't dare to disobey Zhuo Bao's orders. He had been able to stay by Zhuo Bao's side for so long because he did whatever Zhuo Bao said, without the slightest discount.

"Understood, boss, I'll have the brothers bring their hard gear."

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