Atlas of Heaven and Man

#304 - Shadow in the Heart

At nine in the morning, Zhao Qian was allowed to leave the Bureau of Investigation, but he would have to come back for questioning for the next few days.

This kind of disposal wouldn't hurt him much personally, but it was enough to damage his prestige within the company, especially after the last incident.

With a sullen face, he walked out of the Bureau of Investigation towards his armored car. His assistant had already opened the car door for him. After he sat down inside, the door was closed, and the assistant took his seat in the front.

The car started slowly, and after driving out of the square, accompanying security personnel drove protective vehicles in front and behind his car, guarding it.

Inside the apartment, Wu Bei sat within the Resonance Nest, using the nexus point to盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯盯スパイ, Wu Bei sits within the Resonance Nest, using the nexus point to stare at this convoy.

There is no doubt that Lianwei Heavy Industries has a Resonator equipped with a Resonance Nest, but that kind of person needs to be responsible for the company's field defense and will not follow Zhao Qian's actions.

But this doesn't mean that Zhao Qian doesn't have protection around him. As you can see, there is a Resonator following him, ready to act at any time, so today's operation also needs to target this Resonator at the same time.

He discovered that the convoy's route was also very particular. It didn't take the nearest straight route to return, but instead detoured, and the areas it passed through were all prosperous streets in the central city, because the municipal security forces in prosperous areas were also very sufficient, maximizing the guarantee that there would be no problems with safety.

Fortunately, these were all within his prior considerations. He said to Chen Chuan: "Brother Chen, I'm getting ready to start here. I'll send you the field signal later, and it will start in about two minutes."

On the other end of the nexus point, Chen Chuan said, "Okay, I'm waiting."

Two minutes later, the vehicle Zhao Qian was in arrived at an intersection. After a security vehicle in front passed, the traffic light just flickered, turning red, so his car had to slowly stop.

While waiting, Zhao Qian looked towards the opposite side of the intersection. It was originally just a casual glance, but at that moment, his gaze instantly froze.

Right there, a tall and upright young man, looking cheerful and sunny, was walking out of a high-end clothing store on the side of the road. He was carrying a bag in his hand, which seemed to contain clothes or something. When he came out, he politely nodded to the waiter who opened the door for him.

Even though the young man wasn't wearing training clothes, and his face seemed to be a few years older, with some slight differences from before, that kind of spirit and temperament was all too familiar to him.

How could it be?

He couldn't help but sit up straight, but just as he wanted to see more clearly, the young man turned around and walked to the other side of the street, and the green light ahead just turned on. The car started moving forward, and several vehicles happened to turn, blocking his view. After passing, when he looked back, he had already passed that street corner.

He withdrew his gaze and sat there, feeling uneasy, his face full of gloom.

He had personally witnessed that person's death that day, and there was absolutely no mistake. He repeatedly told himself that this person could never be alive, but…

A thought he couldn't suppress emerged in his heart, wanting him to confirm it again.

After driving for a while, he ordered: "Turn around ahead, go back, and return to the intersection just now." As he spoke, he marked the location with the nexus point.

The driver looked at him and followed his instructions. When they reached the next intersection, they turned around again. After seven or eight minutes, they circled back to the intersection just now and stopped across from the high-end clothing store.

Zhao Qian looked around in the car, but he couldn't see the figure from before. He didn't say anything, and no one else dared to speak.

After a while, he instructed the assistant in front, "Go in and take a look, who was buying clothes there just now, ask what kind of person it was."

"Yes."

The assistant opened the car door and walked down.

Zhao Qian used the nexus point to instruct the Resonator in the other car: "Get me the field recording from the store just now."

The Resonator replied: "Zhuoke Company attaches great importance to privacy, and the field signal is very secure. Give me five minutes."

Zhao Qian leaned back in the car. The weather in April wasn't hot, but he felt very stuffy and irritable in the car. He moved the storage door of the car compartment, took out a bottle of Pure Blood from inside, and poured a glass. Just as he was about to put it to his mouth, his gaze inadvertently shifted to the rearview mirror, and the movement in his hand suddenly paused.

A young man was striding towards him from the other side of the street.

As the figure gradually approached, he unbuttoned his top, took it off, and tossed it aside. Zhao Qian could then see wisps of纹路 spreading from his fist and forearm, extending towards his neck and cheeks. With each step, his hair flew in the wind, and the纹路 became increasingly clear.

Zhao Qian's pupils suddenly constricted.

玄相劲!

When the figure was still dozens of meters away from the vehicle, his pace suddenly quickened, and he began to run. Finally, he leaped up, descending from above towards the armored car.

Zhao Qian stared intently, there was no mistake. That stance, that attacking posture, was exactly the same as that figure from back then, only faster and more ferocious!

You think I'm still the same as before?!

He let out a low roar from his chest. He pushed open the door, instantly appearing outside, looking at the figure backlit by the light, pressing down from above, and kicked out a leg towards the sky!

The two figures rapidly approached, and just as their fists and feet were about to collide, it was as if intersecting timelines collided at that moment.

However, the next moment, Zhao Qian's foot passed through the other person's body. The full-force kick landed in empty space, vacantly without any support, causing him to lose his balance for a split second.

But after all, he had extremely solid basic skills. When he realized something was wrong, the异化 tissue on his body immediately twisted and pulled, allowing him to immediately restrain his strength.

Inside the high-end apartment building, Chen Chuan opened his eyes.

Success!

His hand was currently maintaining a punching posture, and that punch was the one he had just thrown.

Although as long as there was a photo of Shen Zheng at the time, it would be possible to simulate Shen Zheng's appearance, a simple shadow would not be able to deceive Zhao Qian. Therefore, the photos sent also included some drawings depicting Shen Zheng's various fighting postures.

This looked like Chang Ba's work, and it should have been completed under He Xiaohang's guidance, ensuring that it restored Shen Zheng's true condition.

But having this was not enough. Wu Bei was not a fighter and didn't know how fighters fought. So from the beginning, his Realm Manifest and Wu Bei's Resonance Nest field were connected, and he was responsible for expressing the true attack.

In this way, within a short move, he perfectly recreated a Shen Zheng who had grown up a few years later and whose strength had clearly entered the Third Limit!

He slowly lowered his fist.

Just now, Zhao Qian attacked his field, so it was also considered an attack on him. The first condition of the ritual had already been met, so next, he only needed to find a suitable opportunity, plus a suitable sacrifice, to launch the 怪谈.

The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ said ⊥ in ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥⊥ book ⊥⊥ bar ⊥⊥ first ⊥ hair!

On the other side, Wu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief.

He wiped the sweat from his head. The process just now was relatively smooth. Zhao Qian didn't turn off the Realm Manifest from beginning to end.

You must know that Zhao Qian used an implanted Realm Manifest, which was already very difficult to invade and interfere with. If there had been any action to turn it off just now, then he would have had to adopt a disruptive interaction technology that could only be used with the Resonance Nest, which could delay the shutdown time by one or two seconds.

Although Chen Chuan had told him that even a delay of one or two seconds would be enough, doing so would make the resonance amplitude extremely likely to make him faint. In that case, he might not be able to help later, and even if he had made arrangements beforehand, some unpredictable accidents could easily occur. The current result was just right.

Zhao Qian stood on the empty street, security personnel surrounded him, but each of them had serious expressions, looking straight ahead, but their eyes were a little subtle.

Because they had just seen Zhao Qian inexplicably run out of the car and kick into the sky. If they didn't know that Zhao Qian had almost no implants in his body, they would have almost thought he had functional disorder syndrome.

Zhao Qian looked around with a gloomy expression. Now he could be sure that someone had used a simulated illusion field to target him.

It was just that the situation just now was so real, as if Shen Zheng had really appeared in front of him, especially the state of that expression and劲法 transmission, which could not be used without being familiar with him and having an extremely thorough understanding of 玄相劲.

If it wasn't Shen Zheng, then who could it be?

No, there was still one person.

And this person's threat was very great, and he was still on guard against him.

But if this person really wanted to deal with him, he wouldn't use this almost intimidating and ineffective method, let alone alert the enemy.

"Supervisor?"

The assistant then walked out of the clothing store. He looked around, then looked at both sides of the street, somewhat puzzled.

Zhao Qian turned around and walked towards the car without saying a word. Seeing this, the assistant quickly ran ahead and straightened the car door for him.

Zhao Qian bent over to enter, and after sitting down in the car, he asked, "Did you find out?"

The assistant hurriedly bent over and said to the car, "I asked, the clerk was unwilling to say at first, I bought a piece of clothing and gave some tips, and learned that a tall and strong young man had come to the store, bought a piece of clothing and left, but I don't know where he went."

At this time, the resonator's voice sounded: "Supervisor, the field record of this store has just been deleted."

Zhao Qian's eyes were cold, he didn't say anything more, just waved his hand, the assistant quickly sat down in the front passenger seat, the security guards returned to the car, and the convoy slowly started again.

Zhao Qian then contacted a person through the Realm Manifest, "You go back to Yangzhi City for me and investigate something for me..."

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