Atlas of Heaven and Man

Inside the Wei family's villa, Wei Jun ended the call, put down the receiver, and said, raising his head, "Senior Zhao has agreed. He will make calls to coordinate all aspects and give us his support."

He looked at Jiang Wei and Shao Xiaobie and slowly said, "Back then, under Senior Zhao's leadership, we eliminated Shen Zheng. Now, we can eliminate that Chen Chuan in the same way."

Jiang Wei said, "This matter shouldn't involve only us."

Wei Jun nodded. This matter had to involve the upper echelons of the Mutual Aid Society. Although they were the ones doing it, the benefits would be shared by everyone. Even if these people didn't contribute in the process, they should advance and retreat together and share the risks.

They had already determined that Chen Chuan must have forces supporting him behind the scenes. Therefore, only by uniting could they quell any potential storms and allow Yangzhi to maintain its old order.

Just like three years ago.

"After you return, make some calls and notify people."

Jiang Wei immediately stood up from the sofa and walked out.

Shao Xiaobie nodded and also walked out.

In the next few hours, as calls were made to various villas and estates, an undercurrent surged in Yangzhi City.

In the training hall, Chen Chuan stood on the training hall's terrace, carefully wiping the Snow Monarch Saber. Below him, the river flowed continuously, and after the rainstorm, the sky was much brighter, but there were still some lingering wisps of clouds.

As he wiped it for the last time, the strand of blood on the back of the Snow Monarch Saber became even clearer. Holding it in his hand, he could feel his breathing resonating with it, and a slight exertion of force would cause it to vibrate.

He gripped the blade and slowly slid the saber into its scabbard. When the distance was sufficient, he grabbed the hilt and clicked it completely into the sheath. Then he stood up, returned to the living room, and placed the saber on the saber rack.

Returning to his seat, he picked up the package that Tan Wang had been carrying. He took out the contents. Gao Ming had already looked at them, but said there was nothing of value, only things related to Tan Wang's personal cultivation.

He picked them up and flipped through them. The most noteworthy item was a hideous black snake diagram. The snake had three heads, or rather, a front view, a left view, and a right view, cleverly connected to a single body, forming an artistic effect of three heads together.

On the snake's body were three concentric circles, each with different guide lines marked, with the front ends of the guide lines landing on different parts of the snake's body.

At first glance, he thought it was some secret technique, but after looking at it, he realized it was actually a shopping list. It listed more than twenty items, all related to implant modification technology, covering everything from inside the body to the surface, from the skin to internal tissues.

The three circles should represent the first to third limits. On the largest circle, several items were already checked. He looked at them and realized these were Tan Wang's selections, either completed or yet to be done modification projects.

For example, the "High-Density Muscle Implant" and "Multi-Segment Bone Modification" checked items. The former should have been completed, while the multi-segment bone modification, which transforms the limbs and torso into snake-like bones, should be the case for Tan Wang's neck. The rest of his body was normal, so only a part of it should have been done.

There were also upgrade and progressive options for individual sub-items. For example, implant surgery on the basis of heteromorphic bones within the first limit, attempting to increase the number of muscle fibers, while modifying the muscle shape and structure, so that the limbs have unconventional stretching ability.

There were also surface items such as "Hard Scale Implant", "Subcutaneous Gland Implant", and "Sharp Tooth Sheath Implant", which needed to be performed in sequence.

The "Sharp Tooth Sheath Implant" was a relatively brutal implanted killing weapon. After successful surgery, it could squeeze out fine or narrow saw-toothed blades from the scales through muscle peristalsis, which could be used to entangle and cut opponents in conjunction with the Secret Snake Sect's techniques. Tan Wang should have only done the first step, and the latter two steps were not completed.

But even so, Tan Wang still wouldn't win even if he implanted all the items on this list, because being slower by a hair was a line between life and death, and the result would be no different.

At this moment, his gaze moved down and found the words "Internal Shopping List" marked at the bottom of the page. In that case, the Secret Snake Sect not only modified its own people, but also sold some special implants to outsiders.

But seeing how much Tan Wang cared about a piece of clothing, it seemed that this so-called internal shopping list shouldn't be cheap.

Just then, he heard the sound of a car coming downstairs. After a while, a security guard came up and said, "Brother Chen, there's a Lawyer Song who says he's been entrusted to come and wants to talk to you."

Gao Ming heard the movement at this time and walked out of a lounge next door. He said, "Cousin, you don't have to come forward, I'll talk to him."

Chen Chuan nodded.

Gao Ming and the security guard went downstairs and met a middle-aged lawyer in his forties with a slicked-back hairstyle, who introduced himself as Song. Gao Ming came up and shook hands with him, smiling and saying, "My name is Gao Ming, and I am Mr. Chen Chuan's fully authorized lawyer. If Lawyer Song has anything to discuss, you can talk to me directly."

"So it's Lawyer Gao. May I ask where you practice?"

Gao Ming smiled and said, "Mi's Law Firm."

"The Mi family…" Lawyer Song's expression became a bit more serious. "Alright, let's talk slowly."

After the two sat down, Gao Ming gestured to wait a moment, then dragged a box out from under the table and placed it on the desk. After opening it, it revealed a finely tuned wire recorder. He pressed the record button, extended his hand in invitation, and said with a smile, "Lawyer Song, we can start talking now."

Two hours later, Lawyer Song drove away.

Gao Ming returned upstairs and said to Chen Chuan, "Cousin, they want to invite you to talk, and they hope the time will be within the next two days."

Chen Chuan said, "Do they think I'll definitely go?"

Gao Ming smiled and said, "Lawyer Song specifically mentioned your primary and secondary schools, and also mentioned the names of some of your familiar classmates. This is probably a kind of threat."

Chen Chuan hummed in acknowledgment. He did indeed have many familiar and close classmates, but using that as a threat was overthinking it. He wouldn't change his approach because of it, and would only find a way to deal with those who used violence afterward.

Sometimes, the more you care, the more rampant they become; the less you care, the more they fear you.

Gao Ming said, "I told Lawyer Song that we need to consider it and will give him a reply before midnight today." He looked up, "Cousin, I suggest you go tomorrow. It can resolve this matter sooner, and with less time, they'll have less preparation, making it easier for them to make mistakes."

Chen Chuan nodded. "Then let's set it for tomorrow."

Gao Ming said, "It's just that the specific time and location may not be determined yet."

Chen Chuan said, "It doesn't matter, I won't be doing nothing either."

He thought for a moment, walked to the telephone, dialed Cheng Zitong's number, and said after it connected, "Teacher, the Mutual Aid Society is here. They've asked me to talk, and I'm going to go."

Cheng Zitong said solemnly, "Xiao Chuan, what does the teacher need to do?"

Chen Chuan told him his thoughts.

Cheng Zitong said, "Xiao Chuan, although I know you always act with discretion, the teacher still says the same thing: be careful. The teacher will do everything possible to cooperate with you."

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"Thank you, Teacher."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Chuan dialed Director Lei's number. After waiting a while for it to connect, he said, "Director Lei, I have an appointment tomorrow, but things might get out of control, so I need to ask you for a favor."

Director Lei said, "I've said it before, you can always come to me and He Nan if you have any problems."

Chen Chuan told him his request, and the other side agreed without hesitation. After ending the call with Director Lei, he began to make the last call.

"Hello, is this the Patrol Bureau? I am Chen Chuan, yes, Captain Nian's nephew, I have something to find him." After the phone was connected, he said, "Uncle, I need to tell you something in advance…"

After all the calls were over, he slowly placed the microphone on the telephone and looked up at Gao Ming. "Gao Ming, you can reply to them now."

Gao Ming nodded and turned to walk out.

Inside an office on the top floor of the Wuyi Administrative Building, an old man with white hair was practicing calligraphy with a two-meter-long brush when a young teacher hurriedly walked in and said, "Teacher…"

The white-haired old man didn't look at him, his hand holding the brush steadily against the paper on the wall, and asked, "What's the matter that's so urgent?"

The young teacher walked over and whispered a few words.

"Oh?"

The white-haired old man suddenly turned around, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. Then he threw down the two-meter-long brush, took two steps, "Good, very good."

He said, "We didn't have time to react three years ago, but this time we won't. This is not only a good knife, but the handle is in our own hands. Not bad, really not bad. Now that the knife has been drawn, we can't let it return empty. Let's give it a boost. Hmm, let those students move too."

The young teacher was puzzled, "Teacher, are they useful?"

The white-haired old man said, "Having more people doesn't necessarily make them useful, but having more people definitely creates momentum. When momentum gathers together, it becomes a torrent, and we'll see if this torrent can break through that thick dam."

In the training hall, Gao Ming returned from outside, "Cousin, the time has been set. Four o'clock tomorrow morning, the location is the old Lian Mechanical Factory in the west of the city."

Chen Chuan found it somewhat familiar, thought for a moment, and his eyes flickered slightly. "That place?"

Gao Ming said, "I checked, that's where it is."

Chen Chuan nodded. "Tell them I'll be there on time." Gao Ming said okay and turned to leave.

After he left, Chen Chuan looked out. It was currently dusk, and groups of fiery clouds appeared in the sky. This meant tomorrow should be a good day.

He slowly sat down on the soft cushion, guiding his internal and external breathing together. In his deep and still meditation, the scenery outside seemed to change slowly but actually quickly, and the sky gradually darkened.

Until one moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the clock not far away, stood up, first washed up, then changed into a formal suit, walked to the knife rack, took the Snow Monarch Saber in his hand, and picked up a box from the ground, walking out of the building.

Gao Ming was already waiting there. The driver and car sent by He Nan had also arrived, and the car door was open.

Chen Chuan looked up. The summer night sky was twinkling with stars, but some dark clouds would occasionally obscure the starlight. He walked over and sat in the car. Gao Ming helped him close the door, gently tapped on the car body, the lights in front of the car turned on, instantly illuminating the road, and then slowly drove away.

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