Atlas of Heaven and Man

After returning to the company building, Zhao Qian immediately summoned the resonator and a trusted implant doctor to his office, instructing them to conduct a comprehensive examination of his Boundary Marker.

After the two men examined him, they concluded that there were no issues with his person.

The resonator said, "Supervisor, the person who attacked you used a Simulated Projection technique. They didn't directly tamper with your Boundary Marker. Your Boundary Marker only served as an observation and reception point.

I've checked, and the other party concentrated the field resources of the entire street. However, to accomplish such a feat in such a short time, it could only be a resonator with a resonance nest and similar equipment. This kind of ability is usually only possessed by large companies, organizations, and government entities."

Zhao Qian asked in a cold voice, "With such a large disturbance, he couldn't have left no trace. Can you track down his whereabouts?"

Zhao Qian immediately issued the command, "Add it for me now!"

The next important transport operation was about to begin, and he couldn't allow any more anomalies to occur. Although today's scene was nothing major, it must have been recorded by some security personnel and secretly transmitted to the head office and competitors, so there absolutely could be no more mistakes.

The resonator immediately walked up to Zhao Qian, placed his hand on the Boundary Marker, and the other hand on Zhao Qian's shoulder. Blue bio-electrical light began to flash in his eyes.

Zhao Qian could feel a tingling sensation like an electric shock surging up. This was necessary for strong command transmission. This could also be done at Boundary Points, but the difference was that this was only temporary and could be canceled at any time.

After about half a minute, the resonator said, "Done." With that, he retreated to his original position.

Zhao Qian looked at the assistant again and said, "If anyone asks about today's events, your answer is that I had some inspiration in combat and am seeking a breakthrough."

The assistant hurriedly agreed.

Zhao Qian knew this explanation was far-fetched, but before the upcoming transport operation, he absolutely couldn't be labeled as irrational or problematic. Once he dealt with the immediate matter, the adverse effects could be slowly eliminated later.

He waved for the resonator and assistant to leave. After the two people left the office, he got up and walked around the room.

He hadn't participated in operations for nearly five months. The recent operations below had nothing to do with him. It seemed like things were the same whether he was there or not. If he didn't show his face this time, then there really was no need for him to sit here anymore.

Although he had indicated his willingness to relinquish his position after this operation, that was to stabilize certain people in the company. If he could solve both the internal and external problems this time, it wasn't impossible for him to return.

Just as he was thinking, a communication suddenly came from the Boundary Marker. When he saw the contact person, he quickly connected and said in a respectful tone, "Director Xing."

A voice came from the other side of the Boundary Marker: "The escort time has been determined. Remember to handle it well."

After one sentence, the other side ended the call.

Only then did Zhao Qian realize that the previous conversation was a pre-recorded message. This director didn't even have the interest to have a proper conversation with him, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his eyes.

He tried to calm his breathing and looked at the time on the Boundary Marker. He immediately contacted the assistant again, "The specific time has been determined. Arrange a motorcade for me, and also contact the municipal government..."

In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed.

On April 27th, Wu Bei, who had been watching the city's transportation network, suddenly perked up. After taking a closer look, he immediately contacted Chen Chuan and said, "Brother Chen, it's happening. Tomorrow, the municipal transportation department will adjust several road sections in accordance with Lianwei Heavy Haul's requirements."

Chen Chuan said, "Received, thank you, Brother Wu."

"It's nothing."

In the apartment, Chen Chuan ended the call and said to Gao Ming in front of him, "It seems that Lianwei Heavy Haul's transport is tomorrow."

Yes, they previously had no way of knowing the specific departure time of Lianwei Heavy Haul, but the departure of an armed convoy must be reported to the municipal government one to two days in advance.

The municipal government has no obligation and will not hide this information, and from this, they could accurately deduce the time of its departure, so they could prepare accordingly.

Gao Ming said, "According to the intelligence analysis recently disclosed by AnTan Company, Lianwei Heavy Haul's convoy should depart at the end of this month or the beginning of next month, which is also extremely accurate."

Chen Chuan asked, "Is it possible for them to change the time?"

Gao Ming said, "Even if they adjust it, it won't exceed two days before or after, but there's no need, because as soon as this kind of transport operation is launched, the convoy will be known to all major companies anyway. It can't be hidden."

Chen Chuan said, "Then let's wait for tomorrow."

On April 28th, in the early morning, a convoy composed of twenty-five armed vehicles and three heavy transport vehicles drove out of Lianwei Heavy Haul Company.

Large companies like Lianwei Heavy Haul have temporary weapon permits granted by the government. In reality, once they leave the central city, no one will supervise these matters at all.

Zhao Qian sat in the middle of the armored vehicle. This vehicle was equipped with a small field-type creature, allowing the entire transport convoy to perform simple signal transmissions using Realm Credentials even after leaving the central city.

Beside him was a Third Threshold fighter named Chi Duan. This man was cultivated using the Zhao family's resources during its heyday. He usually handled inconvenient matters for Zhao Qian, and Zhao Qian brought him along on every transport mission.

The security captain in charge of the entire convoy, "Peregrine," was sent by the head office.

Although nominally everyone, including Peregrine, had to obey his orders as the supervisor, the actual command of the security team rested with Peregrine. Even if problems arose en route, he would contact the head office via radio first, rather than seek Zhao Qian's opinion.

Watching the two-wheeled motorcycles flanking the convoy, Zhao Qian felt a strange premonition that this escort mission might not be so peaceful, but the convoy's powerful armament gave him confidence.

He looked out the window at the receding scenery and smoothed back his dyed grayish-white hair, believing that he could overcome even minor issues.

On the forty-ninth floor of the Xuangong Building, in Dormitory Number One, Chen Chuan stood by the window, gazing at the shining morning sunlight. At that moment, his Realm Credential rang, and Wu Bei's voice came through, "Brother Chen, they've come out."

"Okay."

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Chen Chuan left the window, turned his back to the sunlight, and put on the protective suit he had placed on the table beforehand. Then, he put on the trench coat, mask, top hat, and scarf that the Bureau of General Affairs had distributed to him, one by one, and finally, he put on and tightened the protective gloves.

He reached out, took the Snow Monarch Blade from the sword rack, drew it out to examine it, and after a moment, slowly slid the cold gleam back into its scabbard. Then, he left the dormitory and took the elevator directly to the underground garage. As he exited the elevator, he pressed his Realm Credential and said to Wu Bei, "Brother Wu, I'm heading over now."

Wu Bei said, "I'm keeping an eye on them."

Chen Chuan walked to the side of the Jiede car, opened the door, and sat inside. With a muffled engine roar, the car drove out of the underground garage and onto the road, heading quickly in the direction of the west side of the city.

Although the Lianwei Heavy Drive convoy had departed earlier than him, he was not impatient. Even though there was a certain distance limit to when a Weird Tale could be activated, an hour's drive was not a problem. This time, he planned to wait until the armed team was far enough away from the central city before taking action.

When he and Gao Ming were drafting the plan, he originally wondered if it would be possible to choose to ambush them on the return journey, because the team would undoubtedly be at its most vigilant and best prepared when it had just set off.

However, Gao Ming told him that, after analysis, Zhao Qian was a decisive person who dared to abandon things at critical moments. When Molan Corporation was on the verge of collapse, he severed ties with the Zhao family. He didn't get much of the Zhao family's wealth, but because of this, the Zhao family's downfall didn't affect him.

Now that the situation was unfavorable to him in all aspects, if Zhao Qian simply chose not to return, or stopped in another central city, then it would be very difficult to deal with him.

Moreover, after Zhao Qian arrived there, he could still continue to hire assassins through a certain platform to deal with him, or even wait until the impact disappeared before returning. Therefore, it was best to strike when he set off; these people would never expect it.

Chen Chuan finally agreed with this opinion, even though he had spoken more conservatively in front of Gao Ming before. However, he was still quite confident in using a Weird Tale to deal with Zhao Qian.

He had previously seen the scene of You Xing killing targets after accepting commissions. This person had targeted middle-level managers of certain companies more than once before.

The results were all successful, indicating that it was very difficult for company managers at that level to resist the invasion of such Weird Tales.

Admittedly, after his contractual modification, the power of the Weird Tale might not be as strong, but even if it only severely injured him, it would be enough, because the convoy's medical conditions were not as good as those in the central city. The only thing they could do was to send him back in time for treatment.

However, since the convoy had set off, it was impossible to turn back for just one person, which would serve to break up the convoy, and that was the only gap they could exploit.

However, because Zhao Qian was a Class B customer of city security, once he returned to the city, a security team would immediately come to take over.

At the same time, this person was also a Level 3 customer of Parallel Emergency Rescue. No matter how seriously injured he was, as long as he was found, the emergency rescue team could possibly save him, so he absolutely could not be allowed to return to the city; he had to be blocked outside.

However, there was still one possible extreme situation: the Weird Tale had no effect, or even if he was seriously injured, he hid in the convoy and didn't come out.

Although it was unlikely, it didn't mean it wouldn't happen at all. If that was the case, they would have to choose to give up temporarily, because a direct assault was not a wise move with the resources they currently had.

Chen Chuan drove all the way, and more than an hour later, he arrived at a pre-prepared small house on the western edge of the city and stopped. He took the Snow Monarch Blade and walked out. He had just received news that the transport convoy had left the central city for more than twenty minutes. In a little while, he could launch the attack.

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