Atlas of Heaven and Man

Chen Chuan put the items back, closed the box, walked to the living room, found a rotary phone, picked up the receiver, and said, "This is the Nian residence..."

A familiar voice came from the other end of the receiver: "Hey, Chen Chuan, what are you doing? Don't stay cooped up at home, come out and hang out?"

He recalled that this was the voice of his middle school classmate, Ding Jiao. He heard a lot of noise from the other end of the receiver, probably from a phone booth on the street. He asked, "Where are you?"

"Where else? The usual place, Zizai Snack Street. Dali and Miangua are here too. What have you been up to lately? I haven't seen you around."

Chen Chuan said, "You guys have fun, I'm a bit busy lately, so I won't go."

"Hey, looking for a job? I'm telling you, don't keep things bottled up, we brothers will help if we can. I won't say anything else, but my family's factory, finding you a position would be easy, right?"

Chen Chuan smiled and said, "I certainly won't be polite if I need to find you."

He didn't mention that he had been admitted to Wuyi, because Ding Jiao was very loyal, but also a bigmouth. If he said it now, all his classmates would know the next day. Then many people would come to congratulate him or try to curry favor. He still needed to prepare for the entrance re-examination, and he really didn't have the time to deal with those people.

"Okay, by the way, do you know..." Ding Jiao's voice suddenly rose, "Han Laosan went to Molan! It's all over the place! Damn it, that kid has such incredible luck! His grades weren't even as good as yours!"

Chen Chuan was slightly surprised: "Molan Corporation?"

"Which other one could it be? That kid is so smug!" As he spoke, Ding Jiao's envious and jealous energy seemed to overflow from the phone.

Chen Chuan hummed in acknowledgement.

Molan Corporation, full name "Molan Gaoling Corporation," is said to be headquartered in Central City. The one in Yangzhi City is a relatively important branch. On the surface, its main business is cosmetics, but in reality, this company has already penetrated all aspects of Yangzhi City and the surrounding counties and towns. Most of the people's basic needs are related to Molan and its subsidiaries.

According to Nian Fuli privately, half of the councilors of the Municipal Consultative Bureau take money from Molan, and the other half help Molan count the money. Several civil affairs chiefs have to look at Molan Corporation's face when doing things.

This company also has an independent security team and its own place to train company employees. His classmate should be going there. That's really not simple, perhaps his family found some connections. He vaguely remembered that the Han family seemed to be in charge of water affairs?

After Ding Jiao said a lot, he remembered something and raised his voice, "By the way, don't forget the graduation dinner at the end of next month."

He took out a map of Yangzhi City, spread it on the table, and took out a booklet labeled "Martial Arts Records." His eyes moved around, as if searching for something, and he used a pencil to heavily circle a few places.

Time flew by, and soon it was time for dinner. Nian Fuli and his family returned one after another, and the house became lively. When the family sat down at the dinner table, Nian Fuli said, "Kid, did you go looking for a job today?"

Chen Chuan said, "Yes, Uncle."

Nian Fuli hummed and said, "How was it?" He just asked casually, assuming that since it was only the first day, there probably wouldn't be any results.

Chen Chuan said, "I went to Wuyi University today."

"Wuda?" Nian Fuli suddenly looked at him, very surprised, "What did you go there for?"

Chen Chuan said with a smile, "I was just about to tell Aunt and Uncle, I passed the entrance exam for Wuyi University today and will be moving to the school to live when the semester starts."

"Admitted to Wuda? You?"

Nian Fuli was shocked, his eyes widened as he looked Chen Chuan up and down, as if he was meeting this nephew for the first time.

What kind of place was Wuda? Every year, countless people wanted to squeeze in. Wei Laohu, who didn't get along with him, bragged for a whole year about his son entering Wuda!

He couldn't help but suspect, "You didn't cheat, did you?"

Yu Wan immediately became unhappy and pushed him, "Why can't Chan'er pass?"

Chen Chuan said with a smile, "Uncle, how could I cheat? I don't know anyone and I don't have any money. Why would the teachers at Wuyi help me?"

"That's true."

Nian Fuli looked at him a few more times, with a complex and indescribable look in his eyes. Chen Chuan also noticed that a hint of melancholy had been added to his aunt's expression, but more so, she was gratified.

After a while, Nian Fuli picked up his chopsticks and tapped the table, saying, "Wuda is a way out. Getting in is like having a gold brick in your pocket in advance, but you still have to pass the re-examination, right?"

"Yes," Chen Chuan nodded, "There's an entrance re-examination."

"That's it." Nian Fuli tapped again and said, "Xiaochuan, let me tell you, there's a trick to this. Even if you get in, passing the re-examination and not passing the re-examination are very different. I don't know how Wuda let you pass, but even if you can get in, you may not be able to pass the re-examination."

Yu Wan became a little anxious and said, "Dad, what should we do?"

Nian Fuli waved his hand at her, looked at Chen Chuan, and said, "Xiaochuan, what were you originally planning to do?"

Chen Chuan thought for a while and said, "I was originally planning to find a boxing club to learn from, but I don't know which one is more reliable. I was just about to ask Uncle about it."

Nian Fuli leaned back, thought for a while, and said, "Don't go to a boxing club. That place is a mixed bag. The tricks are too deep, you spend a lot of money, but you may not learn anything real, and you can easily get yourself into trouble."

Chen Chuan nodded and sincerely asked for advice, "Then Uncle, what should I do?"

Nian Fuli stroked the stubble on his head and said, "There are still two months before school starts, right?"

Chen Chuan said, "Yes, Uncle." In fact, it was three months before the official start of school, but the applicants needed to register one month in advance, so two months was also correct.

Nian Fuli said, "Xiaochuan, I'll find someone for you. You go and learn from them for a while and try to pass the exam this time. This person is not simple. If you can learn two tricks from them, you will benefit immensely."

Yu Wan asked with concern, "Is there tuition?"

Nian Fuli said, "Don't worry about this." He said to Chen Chuan, "Xiaochuan, come with me after dinner."

Chen Chuan said, "Okay."

After finishing dinner, the two of them pushed their bicycles out the door. After about a five-minute ride, they arrived at the Baofeng District Patrol Bureau, which was also where Nian Fuli worked.

This place was originally a fortress built during the war years, but it was later converted into a patrol bureau. It was constructed entirely of reinforced concrete, so it looked particularly heavy from the outside. Now, the sky hadn't completely darkened, and the road leading to the entrance was already blocked by barricades.

Upon seeing Nian Fuli and the other man, a patrolman wearing an armband slowly strolled over from behind the barricades and said, "Yo, Nian Tou, why are you back? It's not your shift tonight."

Nian Fuli tossed a cigarette over, gestured towards Chen Chuan with his mouth, and said, "This is my nephew, just bringing him over to see the world."

The patrolman put the cigarette under his nose and sniffed it, seemingly casually glanced at Chen Chuan, didn't ask any more questions, and waved his hand. Two patrolmen came up to remove the barricades.

Nian Fuli said, "Thanks," signaled Chen Chuan to follow him, and pushed his bike inside.

After the two of them went in, the armband patrolman swept his gaze over the street outside a few times before slowly turning back.

This was Chen Chuan's first time at the Patrol Bureau. He was a bit curious at first, but most of the buildings here only had a few holes on the outside. They looked solid and dull, very oppressive, and there wasn't really anything to see, so he lost interest.

The two of them went around and around, as if they were making a big circle, and finally arrived at a place that looked like a warehouse. The lights here were very bright, and the terrazzo floor was covered with soft mats. There were many exercise equipment and stacked wooden boxes piled around.

More than a dozen patrolmen had taken off their shirts, wearing only undershirts, revealing their sturdy arms. They were either squatting or standing, forming a circle around a middle-aged man wearing a Chinese-style suit, looking refined and gentle, as if he was explaining something.

"Everyone can try standing on one leg first, and hold the position."

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A group of patrolmen immediately stood on one leg. Some people were wobbly from the start, and some stood for quite a while, but even the wobbly ones managed to steady themselves after a few tries.

One patrolman said, "Mr. Wen, what's so difficult about this?"

Mr. Wen smiled and said, "Then please close your eyes."

The patrolmen closed their eyes as instructed. This time, most people's bodies started shaking violently as soon as they started, and they also started spouting all kinds of swear words. However, one young patrolman still stood steadily.

"Chicken Crest is amazing!"

"This posture, motionless, can't tell!"

"Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg, what an image!"

The patrolmen said one thing after another. The young patrolman closed his eyes and said triumphantly, "I used to play this often when I was a kid, and also butting heads like goats. I can stand still like this for an hour. Mr. Wen, what else is there? Let me try it!"

Mr. Wen smiled and said, "Officer Ji, very good. This time, you can stand on the box and then try it again like this."

"That's easy, watch me!"

The young patrolman excitedly climbed onto the box, and then…

"What the…!"

He had only stood for a short while before he started shaking violently, and then had to jump down from above.

He looked back at the box and also felt incredulous. It was clearly just a change from the flat ground to the box, and the place to stand wasn't necessarily smaller, and the box wasn't necessarily that high, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he had a feeling of panic and couldn't stand still.

"Wait, I didn't stand still just now."

The young patrolman was still not convinced and went up to try again, but this time it was even worse than before. He started shaking as soon as he closed his eyes. He jumped down and said in confusion, "That's strange, Mr. Wen, what's going on?"

Mr. Wen smiled and said, "Because your brain is telling you that you are currently in an unstable environment and wants you to reject this kind of behavior."

He pointed to his head, "This is your brain competing with you. For example, when some people stand at a high place, they have the urge to jump down. The same is based on this principle, essentially your brain wants you to stay away from danger. However, we can coordinate our bodies through certain training.

Martial artists in the old era would choose to be active on the edge of cliffs when practicing in order to achieve the purpose of subduing mental obstacles. Nowadays, we don't have to be so extreme, we can choose to train on the edge of a high platform and slowly adapt.

In fact, there are still various places we need to overcome in our daily lives, such as when you see a fist coming, you will subconsciously close your eyes. Fists are okay, but if it is a weapon, that blink of an eye may be fatal. As patrolmen, you must keep your line of sight able to observe the target at all times, unless you have better senses to replace it."

Someone subconsciously asked, "Better senses?"

Mr. Wen smiled and didn't say much.

When Chen Chuan heard this sentence, his heart stirred slightly. Suppose he used "Second Me" to replace himself to see, wouldn't that be considered a better sense?

"Second Me" basically exists within a few meters around him, and is one with him. If he could replace normal vision, then he could not only see from behind, but maybe also see from above, and observe the opponent from various angles…

Just as he was thinking, Nian Fuli had already taken the initiative to step forward, greeted Mr. Wen, and said, "Mr. Wen." Then he signaled Chen Chuan to come forward, patted him on the shoulder, raised his voice and said, "My nephew, just got into Wu Da."

"Wu Da? Wuyi Academy?"

"Yo, that's amazing! Nian Tou, your nephew is doing well!"

"Nian Tou has to treat us!"

More than a dozen patrolmen started to join in the fun. In this era, if you want to stand out, you either have to get into a higher institution or enter Wu Da. Not to mention anything else, many people who come out of Wu Da work as security consultants for officials in the Department of Civil Affairs. If you are lucky enough to go to the Central City, it is even a step to the sky.

Nian Fuli also felt that his face was glowing, and said, "Mr. Wen, my nephew hasn't practiced martial arts before, he just tinkered with it himself. I don't know how he passed the entrance exam. I'm thinking that he can't be allowed to mess around with his temperament in the subsequent re-examination. I want to ask Mr. Wen to give him some guidance. Mr. Wen, what do you think?"

Mr. Wen looked at Chen Chuan, pondered slightly, and said, "In this way, Captain Nian, let's talk over there." The patrolmen were all very sensible. As soon as they heard this, they all dispersed one by one.

Chen Chuan and Nian Fuli followed Mr. Wen to a spacious corner. Mr. Wen said in a sincere tone, "Captain Nian, with all due respect, I don't want to delay your nephew."

Nian Fuli was stunned, "What do you mean?"