Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1064: The Doubts Hidden in the Argument

As the fleet gradually approached the land, it sent a telegram to the central city of Serranocha, informing them that due to abnormal fog, the team had deviated from the original route and was attacked by unidentified cult members on the way, and was now stranded on the coast.

In accordance with the reception treaty signed by the two countries, the team requested assistance from the European government to ensure safe reception and provide necessary support.

Officials from the accompanying federal capital also sent an inquiry telegram to the state government, demanding that the state government immediately dispatch security forces to escort the foreign affairs team into the city and provide detailed explanations as to why the safety of the foreign affairs team could not be effectively guaranteed.

While the telegrams were being exchanged, the secret instrument team's airship quickly arrived at the scene and collected and searched the area.

Because they arrived very timely, many traces are still preserved, and until now, the cracks still exist there, which is simply the most direct and concrete evidence.

Moreover, some cultists did not die directly in the attack just now, but just lost consciousness. These people were also arrested, but were only detained temporarily and not interrogated.

After returning to the airship, Chen Chuan immediately sent a telegram to the international investigation team. He still kept Skalson's contact information and believed that with this person's attitude, he would definitely push forward the investigation as quickly as possible.

After waiting for half an hour, the federal government finally responded, asking the Dashun foreign affairs team to stay where they were and saying that they would immediately send a security team to pick them up, and that they would arrive before 2 p.m. at the earliest.

So the whole team stayed here, but Captain Xie was more cautious and let the fleet stay outside the coastline instead of going directly to the land.

At this time, Bian Zhijie and Wang Tongshan were finally able to take a look at the situation ahead. They came out of the airship formation and arrived at the scene of the incident. The first thing they saw was the huge circular crater that appeared on the ground.

There is no doubt that this should be left behind by what Chen Chuan was fighting just now.

The two of them looked at the huge pit that looked like a falling star from outer space, their eyes full of shock. After a long while, Bian Zhijie's throat moved, "This is... caused by a spiritual impact, right?"

Although Wang Tongshan's heart was filled with emotions, he tried his best to appear calm on the surface and said in a calm tone, "That should be it."

Bian Zhijie took a deep breath and exclaimed: "The destructive power of Changsheng Temple."

He couldn't help but look around again. No matter how many times they saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel shocked. It felt too exaggerated.

After looking at it for a while, he asked again: "What on earth was this thing that Director Chen encountered?"

Wang Tongshan stared at the crack for a few seconds, and said solemnly, "It must be the unclean thing coming from the other side."

Bian Zhijie couldn't help but say, "I remember this place isn't far from the central city, right? It's only a few hours' drive away at most. How could there be a rift here? What the hell is the Federation doing?"

The Central City is an important node of the World Ring, and its main responsibility is to close the rifts. If you can open continuous rifts at will in this place so close to you, and let the other side's things come over, then what is the use of your Central City? Isn't this just blocking a lonely place?
Wang Tongshan knew more. He shook his head and said, "This is the Federation, not Dashun. In fact, Dashun, except for the capital..." He stopped talking and paused, "You will get used to it in the future."

Bian Zhijie looked at him, stared at him and said, "Can you get used to this kind of thing?"

Wang Tongshan said helplessly: "This is the case in the Federation, especially on the West Coast."

Bian Zhijie was speechless.

At this time, Cassian and Olin from the federal team came to the front of the rift. Both of them asked their entourage to use special filming equipment to record the rift.

However, they were obviously very calm about the situation. The only thing that amazed them was the destructive power caused by Chen Chuan, but this made them more confident in their own safety.

The two of them did not forget to take a group photo standing in front of the crack, with their smiles very brightly. It felt like they were taking a photo at a tourist attraction.

After returning to the airship, they expressed deep sympathy and indignation for the exchange team's experience this time, and said that they had reported the situation to the federal government through formal telegram documents, and promised to closely monitor the subsequent progress.

Captain Xie knew that this was just a polite remark, because no matter how he investigated, there would be no results, and he just wanted the other party to have this attitude. In fact, if the federal capital really controlled the central city of the West Coast, then the Dashun side would have to be vigilant.

Chen Chuan also returned to the airship at this moment. After Captain Xie had dealt with the matter, he immediately had a conversation with the latter.

He said, "Captain Xie, the previous interception incident in Gaiserfituzhou and the current incident should have been driven by someone behind the scenes. The identity of the attacker is pending investigation by the secret service team, but it is certain that the two incidents are not isolated."

Captain Xie reacted quickly and immediately grasped the key point from Chen Chuan's words. He pondered for a moment and said, "If they were not isolated, their original purpose... was to force us to change our sailing route?"

Chen Chuan nodded. "If we deviate from the course at the beginning, we will most likely pass through this area according to the subsequent landing location, and we will just run into here."

Captain Xie said: "But we didn't pass by here, and the fog still found us."

Chen Chuanshuo said, "According to my personal judgment, the fog was able to find us so accurately because there must be something in the team that lured it, like bait, to attract its power." Team leader Xie immediately made a judgment and said, "If this thing existed at the beginning, then there would be no need to do so in the beginning, so the thing that attracted that existence should have appeared later..." He paused and said in a deep voice, "Was it someone in our team who did this?"

Chen Chuan said: "It is very likely."

Captain Xie was very cautious. He did not immediately make a judgment, but said, "But we should have a secret device on board. Logically, nothing can break through and establish a connection with something in the outside world."

Although he is not a professional, as a staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he is not completely ignorant of this aspect.

Chen Chuanshuo said, "It's actually not that difficult. Once we've confirmed that the course will not change, throwing some special items into the sea, or releasing some unique pheromones or small creatures can all play a corresponding role. The other side just needs to make sure they have a rough direction at a close enough distance."

Captain Xie understood, and he said in a serious tone: "What does Director Chen want to do?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: "There is a problem in the team. We can't just turn a blind eye. There is still time. Let's hand this matter over to the team's disciplinary inspection team for investigation. I will ensure safety."

Captain Xie thought for a moment and asked in a deep voice, "Do they have any problems?"

Chen Chuan knew that he was asking about the three fighters who were accompanying him, because they all had the intention of walking out of the open deck. If they had made any small movements, it would be difficult for ordinary people to discover them, and it would be much more difficult to deal with, and the destructive power would not be small.

However, after talking with Tao Huiya, he was always paying attention to these three people, so he was sure that there was nothing wrong with them.

"I don't see a problem with them, but to make sure there is nothing wrong, I will bring them on board my ship while I investigate," he said.

Head Xie said solemnly: "Internal problems must be resolved in a timely manner. Director Chen, I agree with this matter, but I have one request, to ensure the safety of every member as much as possible."

Chen Chuan said hello.

After ending the call, he first contacted the woman who followed Tao Huiya that day.

"Tell Team Leader Tao that in light of what just happened, we are going to conduct an internal disciplinary inspection."

After giving the instructions, he immediately contacted his team members and asked them to disperse and cooperate with the security inspection team to investigate every suspicious person.

This matter is actually not as difficult as imagined, because except for a few people on the airship, most people's public activities are monitored and recorded by inactive consciousness bodies.

And in the case of secret equipment blocking the way, no matter what it is, whether it is a signal or an item, it will not play any role in the cabin, so we just need to focus on the people who go to the open-air platform during this period.

At this time, he received the investigation report sent by the secret ritual team. It was basically confirmed that the dead tribesmen in the local area were all primitive people. They should have been worshiping and summoning natural spirits, but the natural spirits were polluted in some way, causing them to become the carriers of a certain existence on the opposite side.

Judging from the clothes and belongings of those cultists, they should be members of the New Light Sect that exists on the west coast of the Federation.

Therefore, this was a typical incident of cult activity, and it can be confirmed that it was a targeted attack.

After reading these, Chen Chuan immediately recorded them and saved them. These are all evidences, and they will be handed over to the international investigation team in due time.

The investigation went faster than expected. He only had to wait for an hour before the person was caught.

He was an officer of a mission office. According to him, before setting out, someone told him about a blessing ceremony, which required throwing something into the sea at a safe time when arriving in the Federation to ensure a safe journey.

Moreover, through inspection, it was found that more than one person in the team was carrying similar things, but the secret ritual team could not find any problems with it. It was just an ordinary accessory. Then it is very likely that the action itself was given meaning, which is the most difficult to guard against.

This person has been taken into custody pending further investigation.

After reading it, Chen Chuan did not ask any further questions. He raised the issue and the disciplinary group was responsible for solving it.

As for the person in the team who might pass information to the Federation, he should not be exposed so easily. With his identity as an officer, he would not have access to any confidential information, so he can be ruled out for the time being.

The delegation spent the entire morning making various preparations and waited until two o'clock in the afternoon, when an airship appeared in the distance. The escort ship from the central city of Serranocha finally arrived.

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(End of this chapter)