Atlas of Heaven and Man

The sedan drove out of Quanzhou District in the south of the city and entered Xigang District after forty-five minutes. This area, with its many abandoned factories, had become a stronghold for various gangs and a trading place for contraband.

The vehicle drove over the bumpy road. Chen Chuan looked at the abandoned factory buildings outside. He remembered that he had come here once with Wei Chang'an to capture Tong Qianjiang, but for various reasons, they failed to catch him. It wasn't until later that they eliminated this group at the sentry post outside Caijia Village.

At this moment, the car bumped again, seemingly due to a pothole on the road, but a rustling sound came from the box at hand.

Chen Chuan reached out and patted the box, and the noise quickly disappeared.

After driving for a while, the driver slowly reduced the speed and said from the seat, "Mr. Chen, the front is the Li'an Old Factory, but the road seems to be blocked by roadblocks."

Chen Chuan looked ahead and saw two sections of concrete roadblocks. He could already see the factory building in the distance. He said, "It's not far. I'll get out here."

He opened the car door, took out the Snow Sovereign Saber, and stepped out. The driver also got out of the car and helped him take out the box from the other side.

He looked at his watch. It was 3:45 PM, fifteen minutes before the agreed time.

The driver came over and placed the box in front of him. Chen Chuan said thank you, picked up the box, and walked towards the factory with the Snow Sovereign Saber.

As he walked along the road, he could see sparse woods on both sides, as well as simple, old roadside benches. The road under his feet was also uneven, covered with branches and gravel.

Three years ago, Shen Zheng probably walked this road too, right?

And today, he has also come here.

However, they are not the same.

He looked ahead, steadily and powerfully striding forward, each step crushing the fallen leaves beneath his feet, creating a clear, crisp sound, gradually approaching the dark factory building.

At almost the same time, on the National Highway in the east of the city, a black, extended sedan was heading towards Chaoyangzhi City, and from the direction of the vehicle, it was clear that it was coming from the central city.

A man in his thirties with inlaid lines on half of his cheek was sitting in the back seat, and the car's tape recorder was playing soothing music. He took out a bottle, poured half a glass of orange juice into it, and slowly savored it.

As a fighter, he was strictly self-disciplined, not drinking or smoking, but the technology in the central city had long been able to make drinks taste like high-end wine, so he could savor the flavor.

On the other side, Chen Chuan had arrived in front of the factory building. Here, he could see many high-end sedans parked outside, many with their headlights still on. There were also some private security personnel standing outside. At this moment, a butler-like person greeted him with a smile and said, "Are you Mr. Chen?"

Chen Chuan said, "I am."

"Please come with me."

The butler gestured, and a wide rolling gate in front of the factory was slowly raised by two security personnel, immediately revealing the bright light inside, gathered by many industrial lamps. There were also two spotlights on the left and right, the long beams of light deliberately shining from the inside out, seemingly deliberately displaying something.

Chen Chuan stood in front of the tall gate with his saber. Behind him was the dark night, and in front of him was the dazzling light, as if this door separated two different worlds.

The butler reached out to invite him, "Mr. Chen, please."

Chen Chuan tightened his grip on the Snow Sovereign Saber and walked inside. After about seven or eight steps, the rolling gate behind him slowly lowered again, finally landing on the ground with a clatter.

He didn't pay attention to this and looked around. The interior of the factory was very large. Around the perimeter, about three or four meters high, was a steel structure platform made of metal plates and supports, with metal stairs below and passages in the middle.

At this moment, people were walking back and forth on it, making a thumping sound. At the corners of the passages and at the positions of the square pillars, spotlights were also placed, and at this moment, they were turned on with a bang, and a dozen or so light sources shone down on him.

Chen Chuan thought for a moment. He placed the box in his hand on the ground, then held the Snow Sovereign Saber and walked forward, until under a platform. He could see that there were members of the Mutual Aid Society standing above.

The reason he could recognize them at a glance was because they were all wearing Mutual Aid Society-customized clothing, with gold thread and the Mutual Aid Society emblem of two hands holding each other. It was somewhat similar to the academy's formal attire, but even more luxurious.

There were probably five or six people standing on the platform in front, and whispering could be heard from a distance on both sides. In addition, on the platforms and passages in other parts of the factory, he could hear many breaths, at least dozens, perhaps even more, presumably security and attendants.

This was normal. Without a certain guarantee of safety, these people would probably not dare to appear in front of him at all.

Just as now, these people are standing at a high place, seemingly to show their strength and status, but perhaps it is also because of fear that they deliberately keep a distance from him.

With a few thuds, Wei Jun walked to the front of the metal railing. He raised a hand and slapped it, then looked down, "Junior Brother Chen Chuan, you're very punctual."

Chen Chuan said, "I never like to be late, so I don't want to be that kind of person."

Wei Jun said "Oh," nodded, and commented, "This habit is good, no need to waste each other's time. Since you're here, let's have a good talk first."

With Chen Chuan's arrival here, his mood was not as urgent as before. For tonight, they had made many arrangements, with their people inside and out.

And in Yangzhi City, the forces of various companies and families had also been mobilized long ago, watching the forces in Yangzhi City that might be involved in this matter. It can be said that they would know any disturbance at the first moment.

But so far, there has been no movement. In this case, Chen Chuan came to the appointment alone and walked into here, then this matter is actually stable.

"Junior Brother Chen, we don't necessarily need to come to this point. I know what you want, but do you really think this road is so easy to walk?"

He reached out and put his hand on the steel pipe of the railing, walking to the side while talking, his fingers tapping on it.

"I know you got the Foreign Affairs Bureau's evaluation, and next you will definitely take the Infinite Defense Certificate exam. The purpose is to get a place to go to the Central City, but no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to get this place. Do you know why?"

Seeming to feel that he had the victory in his grasp, Wei Jun seemed very relaxed, but with a hint of unspeakable restlessness.

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"By the way, you should have heard of Shen Zheng, right?" He suddenly turned around and looked at Chen Chuan, then nodded and said, "It seems you have heard of him, and you should have heard of him."

"He fell on the way to this road. Do you know what his mistake was?"

"That is, overstepping the boundary!"

Speaking of this, Wei Jun pointed down forcefully, seemingly emphasizing something, "He didn't abide by the rules he should have abided by, overstepped the boundaries he shouldn't have overstepped, so it led to his end!"

He suddenly turned around, pressing both hands heavily on the metal railing, causing the surroundings to shake slightly, and dust fell down. He stared at Chen Chuan standing below, "Now you are also going in this direction, it's very dangerous, really dangerous."

He slowed down his tone slightly, "Actually, you don't have to be like this. As long as you step back, abide by the rules, and act according to the rules, we can live in peace, you know? If you continue to go on, then what you will face is not us, the Mutual Aid Society? Heh, no…"

Speaking of this, he slowly raised his hands high, "But the high dam erected by many upper-class forces in Yangzhi."

Chen Chuan stood below looking up, he knew the meaning of it. This world has a clear hierarchy. At the very center is the Central City, followed by outer cities like Yangzhi City, then villages and towns, and then the wilderness…

Each place is an independent circle, with its own different ways of survival. They seem to be completely independent of each other, and there is also a huge gap between them.

The passage to cross this step is very narrow, and only a few people can pass. Those who are qualified to pass will try to suppress anyone who tries to compete with them for this passage.

As long as you don't try to go to a higher level, don't think about breaking the boundaries, and honestly stay in your own position, then nothing will happen.

But once you try to break the boundaries of that rule, you will be met with various suppressions.

"We are willing to have a good talk with you, because we don't want to go to that point." Wei Jun's voice came down from above again.

"Junior Brother Jiang has invited you to join the Mutual Aid Society twice," he spread his hands, gesturing to Jiang Wei standing aside, "Now I can invite you again.

Those cumbersome conditions can be ignored, and we don't require you to do anything. The treaties and agreements are for those mediocre people, you don't need them. We can give you funding, as long as you don't cross that boundary."

Chen Chuan just gave a snort to this. He knew clearly that the so-called conditions were just a compromise that had to be made because they saw his strength, and they just wanted to stabilize him temporarily.

Once he agreed and put down the knife in his hand, they would have ways to slowly disintegrate and divide the supporters behind him, and then calmly mobilize their forces to target him.

If he was obedient, then they would let him become a thug of the Mutual Aid Society to deal with those who tried to cross the boundary in the future. If he was not obedient, then he would end up like Shen Zheng.

"Since this senior has asked, then I can give you a clear answer now."

Chen Chuan slowly said, "I will continue to walk this road, and keep walking on, as for the so-called obstacles on the road…" He raised his head, looked at Wei Jun above, and the members of the Mutual Aid Society, his eyes like blades, "Just clear them all."

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