Atlas of Heaven and Man

Hearing Chen Chuan's words, Lan Xinnan knew that what he had said to her before was not just empty talk. She felt a slight relief and then explained the difficulties she was currently facing in detail.

In fact, the matter was not complicated. The lower district had a dense tunnel system that could reach almost every area of the upper district.

Moreover, the largest black market in the entire Central City was also located here. The lower district needed to purchase some necessities from the upper district, so there were many people engaged in the logistics business in this area.

Lu Tong Logistics was originally one of the major teams, but in recent years, it had encountered several serious problems in a row. One of them involved losing an extremely important shipment.

After paying a huge amount of compensation, internal conflicts arose over the distribution of profits, leading to the team's split.

A relatively important group of people was directly poached by the competitor, Poison Ant Express. To make matters worse, the team's original supervisor and financial staff disappeared together, causing the entire logistics organization to grind to a halt. The remaining people then sought their own paths.

Lan Xinnan was originally a security guard. Together with some people who were unwilling to leave, she took over the original business and worked hard to restore some of the operations. Although it was not as good as before, she could still manage in some areas because of her previous reputation.

However, Poison Ant Express did not stop there. They had been using violent means to drive them out and suppress them, especially in the past two months, with frequent actions and repeated attacks.

If it weren't for Lao Bian, a third-limit fighter in their team, who gave the other side some concerns, and the team itself being composed of a large number of security personnel with experience in dealing with low-intensity combat, they might not have been able to hold on.

However, Lao Bian was also unreliable.

This third-limit fighter had a big appetite, constantly demanding various materials and money from them, but he never took the initiative to attack. He would only come forward to mediate after others had already come to their door.

This time, because what Lao Bian was asking for had exceeded their bottom line, Lan Xinnan didn't plan to continue cooperating with him.

Chen Chuan considered for a moment and said, "I want to ask a question. Lu Tong Logistics was able to grow so big in the past, so it should have been backed by a certain force. Who was your original supporter?"

Lan Xinnan said, "Our original supporter was the Iron Fist Society, but the Iron Fist Society no longer exists. I don't know the specific situation. I only know that when Lu Tong Logistics had problems, they were already overwhelmed. Later, they disbanded even faster than us.

It seems that the Iron Fist Society's supporter was Jin Yu Company, but I only heard a predecessor mention it, and I'm not sure."

Chen Chuan pondered for a moment. There were many companies in Central City, and the Bureau of Handling mainly cared about large and medium-sized companies. However, he happened to have some impression of this Jin Yu Company because it was a security company.

Any company that was related to force, regardless of its size, was under the Bureau of Handling's attention. Moreover, this company happened to have some involvement with Lianwei Heavy Industries, and it seemed to have encountered some trouble before the New Year and had now been acquired by Lianwei Heavy Industries.

That's no wonder. Many gangs relied on companies to provide funding and technical support, and the businesses in the lower district could only grow big with the backing of gang forces. Once they lost their force and financial backer, they would be meat on the chopping block, waiting for people to divide them up.

He said, "I roughly understand. How many third-limit fighters are on the other side?"

"How many? No, only one."

Lan Xinnan thought for a moment and said, "Brother Chen, the resources in the lower district can't compare with those in the upper district. Most third-limit fighters are supported by large gangs and teams. If Lu Tong Logistics's business hadn't been big enough in the past, we might not have been able to hire someone like Lao Bian."

She said helplessly, "So I've always tolerated Lao Bian because we really can't find anyone else without them."

Chen Chuan said, "One?" He thought for a moment, "I can help you solve this matter. But have you thought about it? Even if it's solved, as long as you don't have enough power behind you, you'll encounter such things in the future. Even if it's not Poison Ant Express, other forces will set their sights on you."

Lan Xinnan said frankly, "I've considered this issue. Brother Chen, if you're willing, after this matter is resolved, we want to borrow your name for a while to deter others.

During this period, we will give you a portion of our extra profits. Although our business is not as good as before, as long as we get it going, the resources we can provide are not small. We will take this time to contact some forces to rely on, so that we can stabilize the team."

Chen Chuan nodded slightly. Lan Xinnan's thinking was still relatively clear. She knew what the focus was and also thought about what to do next. Whether she could do it was another matter, but at least this path was feasible.

He said, "I need some information on the third-limit fighter behind Poison Ant Express. Hmm, and also a copy of Lao Bian's information, give it to me."

He would not underestimate any opponent. If he could understand some information in advance, it would be more convenient to solve the problem. He would not reject a labor-saving method, and the cleaner the solution, the greater the deterrent effect on the outside world.

Hearing him say this, Lan Xinnan knew that he had clearly agreed. She said, "Lao Bian's information… Brother Chen, are you saying that he will be detrimental to us?"

Chen Chuan looked at her and said, "I don't know how he will choose, but we need to be prepared first."

Lan Xinnan actually had these concerns in her heart, but since she had made a decision, she would not back down. Originally, she wanted to remind Chen Chuan, but the latter thought of it one step ahead, which made her feel that Chen Chuan was very reliable.

She said very decisively, "Okay! I'll collect it immediately. Brother Chen, if you need anything else…" She tapped the boundary badge and applied for a contact with Chen Chuan, "Just tell me directly."

Chen Chuan added the contact and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll look for Captain Lan if anything happens."

Lan Xinnan was a decisive person. After settling things with Chen Chuan, she immediately brought the team's leaders back together.

After everyone arrived, she did not mention Chen Chuan's matter first, but said that Lao Bian had proposed adding another 20% to his demands. As soon as this was said, it was as if a pot had exploded. Xiao Ding was the first to jump up and disagree.

The others also said that Lao Bian was going too far this time. The team had already been squeezed to the bottom line, and they had given as much as they could. Yet, he was still not satisfied.

Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Lan Xinnan then told them about persuading Chen Chuan to take action.

Immediately, the few people couldn't help but be excited. Lao Cao asked in surprise, "Xiao Nan, Brother Chen is willing to take action? Did you just go to persuade him?"

Sister Yun opened her mouth and said, "I said it, we should find a reliable person. Lao Bian is unreliable."

Xiao Ding was the most excited, "Yes, that old geezer Lao Bian, I've long been displeased with his old face. This time, we'll dump him, and we don't have to look at his face anymore."

Lao Shen, who was in charge of finance, didn't understand fighting and didn't know the division of strength between fighters. He couldn't help but worry about this. He said, "Xiao Nan, that Brother Chen looks very young. Can he do it?"

In fact, not only him, but Lao Cao and Sister Yun also felt a little unsure in their hearts. After all, they knew nothing about Chen Chuan, while the fighter on Poison Ant Express's side was said to be extremely fierce. Lao Bian had repeatedly emphasized to them that this person was very strong, so they had a psychological shadow over the long term.

Lan Xinnan had great confidence in Chen Chuan. After all, she had seen the recording of Chen Chuan fighting Wei Wusheng. Although she was only at the second limit, as a fighter, she could see some of the secrets and naturally had a yardstick in her heart.

She said in a very certain tone, "Uncle Shen, Lao Cao, Sister Yun, don't worry. Brother Chen is definitely not a problem. He will definitely be able to deal with that person from Poison Ant Express."

"That's good, that's good."

Seeing her say this, although the few people still felt a little uneasy in their hearts, they were somewhat reassured.

Lan Xinnan discussed with everyone here and carefully arranged some follow-up matters. She then came alone to an open space far away from the crowd and contacted Lao Bian.

The boundary badge first rang with an old-fashioned theatrical waiting sound. After waiting for a while, the other side connected, and Lao Bian's voice came out, "Xiao Nan, how have you considered it? The other side has come to talk to me again. This situation is different from the past. You have to think clearly."

Lan Xinnan said, "Uncle Bian, we have already discussed it. This matter may implicate Uncle Bian in fighting with the fighter on the other side. We really feel bad about it, so we decided not to trouble Uncle Bian anymore. We will deal with it ourselves."

"…Xiao Nan, if you think adding 20% is too high, Uncle Bian can also find a way to lower it in consideration of past favors…"

Lan Xinnan said very seriously, "No, we can't let Uncle Bian suffer. Uncle Bian, you were right before. If it wasn't for past favors, Uncle Bian could go anywhere. There's no need to spend your mind on us juniors.

Uncle Bian, these days we have really been a burden to you. Now we understand. We will deal with our own affairs ourselves, so we won't trouble Uncle Bian."

"…" There was a moment of silence on the other end, and then the call ended.

Lan Xinnan ended the contact and turned around sharply, walking back towards the place where the lights of the convoy gathered with firm steps.

On the other side of the boundary badge, Uncle Bian sat there with a gloomy face. He looked like an old man in his fifties, but his actual age was sixty-nine years old. However, the slightly loose flesh on his body still bound strong muscles.

He sneered, "Want to kick me out? Not so easy!"