Atlas of Heaven and Man

After Chen Chuan finished his call with Bureau Chief Lei, he thought for a moment and didn't go straight back to school. Instead, he first went back to his aunt's house.

Since it was a day off, the whole family was there. During dinner that evening, Nian Fuli suddenly said, "Xiaochuan, do you have a small group that often dines at the Duyi Hotel?"

Chen Chuan said, "Not often, just twice."

Nian Fuli solemnly reminded him, "Then don't go near that area to eat recently."

"What's wrong?" Yu Wan asked with concern.

Nian Fuli put down his chopsticks and looked at the two of them, "Recently, bombs were found during a search at the Duyi Hotel."

"Bombs?" Yu Wan was startled.

Nian Fuli sighed and said, "It's not just the Duyi Hotel, but also some other places around the city center. One was found very close to the Municipal Conference Hall, which should have been planted by the resistance organization. Although they were all defused in time, I'm just afraid of what might happen."

"Recently, companies, enterprises, and some officials from other cities are coming to hold meetings. The higher-ups have asked us to strengthen security. It seems that the resistance organization is targeting this, and their actions probably won't stop in the near future."

Yu Wan looked at Chen Chuan, her eyes full of worry, "Chuan'er..."

Chen Chuan immediately said, "Aunt, Uncle, don't worry. I won't go near that area for the time being."

Nian Fuli said, "That's good. Instead of being on guard, it's better to avoid it. Don't go if you don't have to."

Chen Chuan's mind raced. Combining it with his previous deductions, the resistance organization's act of planting bombs was likely just to attract the attention of the Patrol Bureau, making it easier for them to do other things.

The resistance organization had used this tactic before, and it had worked repeatedly. Even if the Political Affairs Hall and the Patrol Bureau knew that you were trying to attract attention, they would still have to increase security there. Moreover, this time the incident occurred in the city center, and the administrative conference building where various parties gathered for meetings was of utmost importance, so a strict search was even more necessary.

After dinner, he stayed at his aunt's house for the night and returned to the academy the next day.

He walked around Spring Autumn Lake, slowly guiding his breathing technique. After finishing, he went to the training hall of the Weaponry Department to practice swordsmanship.

Every time he came here to train, a senior student from the Weaponry Department would come to spar with him. He welcomed it too. Every time he competed with students using various weapons, he gained a lot of experience in dealing with such weapons.

Although he encountered firearms the most outside, if he faced a combatant, it would mostly be a deadly clash between weapons.

With a "snap," as the wooden stick couldn't withstand the infusion of force and broke, the senior student on the opposite side regretfully put down the half-broken stick, cupped his fist at him, and said, "Junior Chen, sorry for the interruption."

Chen Chuan also returned the salute with a cupped fist.

The senior student took two steps and couldn't help but ask, "Junior Chen, how do you control your strength so perfectly?"

Chen Chuan thought to himself, isn't this what happens when someone strong fights someone weak? He solemnly said, "I think, only through hard practice."

The senior student thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and muttered, "Not enough practice, I have to practice more when I get back." He added, "Thank you, Junior." Then he threw away the short stick and strode away.

The students who had been observing the two's battle also cupped their fists at Chen Chuan, left with admiration and excitement, and went to train themselves.

After the others left, Chen Chuan went to a single training room and practiced throwing techniques alone.

When these techniques were used in his hands, they were more effective than firearms at close range. One was that they were quick and concealed, and the other was that there was not much noise, which could well make up for the lack of long-range methods.

Chen Chuan asked, "Bureau Chief Lei, are there also secret religions in Central City?"

Bureau Chief Lei said in a deep voice, "It should be said that Central City is a breeding ground for secret religions. Every class can obtain comfort, needs, and even benefits from it. All we can do is contain it, but we cannot eliminate it."

Chen Chuan hummed in agreement.

"I'm calling you today to tell you something else. Because this matter involves a lot, it cannot be solved by the Secret Religion Review Bureau alone, so there will be a meeting in two days, and colleagues from other departments will participate in the discussion. I hope you will attend."

Chen Chuan said decisively, "Okay, Bureau Chief Lei, I will be there."

"That's good. I will notify you of the specific location at that time. By the way, your Wuyi Academy alumnus woke up yesterday and is now waiting to recover slowly. As for the others in her batch, even the combatants are still in a coma. She is considered lucky."

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Thank you, Bureau Chief Lei."

Bureau Chief Lei said, "You're welcome. I'll let you know when."

After the call, Chen Chuan put down the phone, called Feng Xiaoqi and Luo Kaiyuan, who had returned, to go to the cafeteria for dinner. After resting for a while, he was preparing to continue the afternoon's training when he received a call from Cheng Zitong, who told him, "Xiaochuan, the new Chief Administrator Zhu wants to meet you."

"Meet me?"

Chen Chuan was slightly surprised and asked, "Teacher, I don't know what it's about?"

Cheng Zitong said, "He was the one who signed your application form before. As the new Chief Administrator, I guess he may want to show goodwill to Wuyi Academy through you."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment, vaguely guessing one of the possibilities, and asked, "Teacher, when?"

Cheng Zitong said, "This new Chief Administrator Zhu is very courteous and approachable. He said he knows your training is hard and doesn't require you to specify a time. Teacher thinks that whether he is sincere or pretending, his superficial attitude is sufficient, so we shouldn't keep him waiting too long. Moreover, the sooner this matter is resolved, the less attention you will receive, so you can train in peace."

Chen Chuan said, "Teacher is right. In that case, let's do it now. I happen to have time."

Cheng Zitong said, "Okay, then Teacher will drive you over. I'll be downstairs at the dormitory in a while."

After Chen Chuan hung up the phone, he went back to wash his face, then changed into a formal suit, walked out of the dormitory building. When he got outside, Cheng Zitong's car had just arrived. He quickly walked forward, opened the door, and sat inside.

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Cheng Zitong drove out of the school gate and drove south along the avenue. In less than twenty minutes, they arrived at the Municipal Government Administrative Building in the south of the city. He said, "Xiaochuan, go in. I've called before. Someone will take care of you after you go in."

Chen Chuan nodded, got out of the car, went over to communicate with the security personnel in front of the door. Soon, a staff member from the Political Affairs Hall came out and politely led him into the administrative building.

Cheng Zitong waited in the car. After about half an hour, he saw Chen Chuan walking out from inside. When Chen Chuan got into the car, he asked, "Did you meet?"

Chen Chuan nodded.

"What did he say to you? Did he make things difficult for you?"

Chen Chuan said, "No, this Chief Administrator is indeed as Teacher said, very kind and approachable, without any airs. After meeting, he asked about the students' lives. After learning that the application for the quota in Central City had been submitted, he also encouraged the students. He didn't say anything else. It seemed like he just wanted to meet a student."

Cheng Zitong said, "Meeting is his attitude. What he says is not very important."

The actions of political figures are never meaningless. They always indirectly convey some information to the outside world. Even if they don't think so much, they will consider in advance the possible repercussions and consequences of doing something.

Chen Chuan looked at the administrative building. Although Chief Administrator Zhu didn't mention anything extra during this meeting, he could feel that the purpose of inviting him might be related to that matter.

At this time, the car started again and returned to Wuyi Academy along the avenue.

Inside the Chief Administrator's office, Zhu Xian looked at the map of Yangzhi City. As the newly appointed Chief Administrator, he was extremely vigilant about the resistance organizations and secret religious organizations that had been causing trouble in Yangzhi City for a long time.

Through the reports from below, he knew that this time he might catch the tails of these people. If he could eliminate them in one fell swoop, it would undoubtedly be a very bright achievement, enough to establish his prestige in Yangzhi and successfully gain a foothold.

But similarly, if this failed, it would also be detrimental to him, so he couldn't openly express his position.

This time, meeting Chen Chuan was because he knew that Chen Chuan was one of the participants in this matter. This way, what was shown on the surface was just concern for the outstanding students of Wuyi, while showing goodwill to Wuyi, without involving anything.

And if the target was successfully wiped out this time, it would undoubtedly highlight his foresight. Through some clever publicity, others would think that it was successful under his arrangement and encouragement. Even if it failed, as long as it was handled lightly, it would not involve him. Either way, he would not lose.

However, this student gave him a different feeling.

Recalling the scene when Chen Chuan stood calmly in front of him, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

How should he put it? Generally, teenagers would always be unnatural and nervous when they saw him. That was the hierarchical gap brought about by identity and status.

But this student was calm throughout, and when those calm eyes looked over, he always felt an unspeakable sense of oppression, which made him unconsciously recall the scene when he faced Wen Tong on the train that day.

It was as if his life was no longer his own at that time.

He secretly decided that he would try to stay away from these combatants as much as possible in the future and not let such people get too close.

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