Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 156 Warning
When Chen Chuan heard the name of the Bloodstain Gang, he looked into the living room and asked, "What's the matter?"

Ren Shu said, "It was the previous commission about the Skull-Splitting Monster. We sent a letter before Expert Chen came back. We said that you were not here. Now we heard that you are back, so we sent someone again." He added, "But this time we are not coming in the name of a gang, but in the name of the Dodo Company."

Chen Chuan knew that the Dodo Company was just one of the many companies run by the Bloodstain Gang. It was just a cover, but it looked better on the surface.

He thought for a moment and said, "I don't have time now. The last letter was not very clear. Ask them to send the specific content over. I'll read it and then I'll talk."

Ren Shu said, “Okay, I’ll reply to them like this.”

After he hung up the phone, he went back to talk to his aunt's family. However, just after lunch, Ren Shu called and said, "Expert Chen, the Bloodstain Gang has sent the stuff over, and this time they want to talk to you in person..."

So fast?

Chen Chuan thought for a moment, it seems that the Bloodstain Gang is indeed very anxious, but he doesn't want to run around on his day off for this matter, so he said: "Just say I have something to do, and we'll make an appointment in the evening." Ren Shu said: "Okay, I'll ask Xiao Wei to pick you up then."

Chen Chuan stayed at his aunt's house that afternoon. After dinner, he made a phone call to confirm, washed up, changed his clothes, and then went out.

This time, in addition to the Xuejun Knife, he also had a handbag in his hand, which contained a box of Taiana spiders. Since this thing was not big and was quite dangerous, he did not leave it in school but carried it with him.

When he arrived at the back of the alley, driver Xiao Wei had already driven the car to the door. He got in directly, and the car started smoothly and drove all the way to the company.

Ren Shu had been waiting for him, and when he saw him coming, he came out to greet him. After greeting him, he said, "Expert Chen, the person is still waiting here. He has been sitting here all afternoon."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "He is very patient."

Ren Shu said, "We are a legitimate company. Even if it is the Bloodstain Gang, since they are negotiating with us as a company, they must abide by the rules between companies."

When he said this, unlike Chen Chuan's cautious tone, he was very confident instead, because this was undoubtedly an area he was good at.

He looked at Chen Chuan again and asked, "Does Expert Chen need to see him now?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Right now."

Ren Shu said "OK" and gestured. A staff member went to invite someone, and he took Chen Chuan directly to the reception hall of the third building.

He said: "We are currently installing an elevator so that expert Chen doesn't have to run up and down every time."

Chen Chuan nodded. He knew what Ren Shu meant. He had been trying to give him better conditions. So he gave the company more rewards. He said, "The company's environment is good now."

When they arrived at the reception room, the two of them sat for a while and heard someone outside say, "Mr. Li, this way please."

A moment later, a tall and thin man walked out. He did not look like a gangster at all, and his clothes were no different from those of other senior employees of the company.

After entering the door, he introduced himself to the two people, saying that he was Li Hui, a senior manager of Dodo Company, and then greeted them warmly and politely.

After a round of compliments and polite words, both parties sat down, and Manager Li tried to ask: "I wonder if Expert Chen has time to listen to my explanation of the situation?"

Chen Chuan said: "This is why I asked Manager Li to come here."

"well."

Manager Li took the briefcase in his hand and put it on the table. He took out a stack of information from it and handed it to Ren Shu and Chen Chuan, saying, "This is the information our company sent at the request of expert Chen."

Chen Chuan took it and while flipping through it, Manager Li said, "Please allow me to briefly explain that three respected gentlemen in the Bloodstain Gang have died. This is truly a pity."

Chen Chuan did not comment and looked through the information. Before, he only saw text descriptions, but now he saw very intuitive photos.

When these three people died, their skulls were split into two sides and separated so dramatically that one could see at a glance that everything inside was gone. This reminded him of the two halves of watermelon that he had eaten with a spoon in the afternoon.

Just by looking at the photo, he seemed to be able to feel that the eater peeled off the skin and flesh very carefully and separated them. Not only did he eat the main brain tissue, but he also licked the internal residue clean, leaving no trace. There was not even a trace of blood around, only an empty skull.

Ren Shu, who was standing next to him, just took a few glances at the photos and felt overwhelmed. He felt nauseous and could only cover his mouth with a handkerchief.

Manager Li said, "We have investigated repeatedly and even asked people to come and take a look, but we couldn't find any clues. They were just sleeping in their own beds when their brains were broken. So we can basically confirm that this was really done by the skull-splitting demon."

Chen Chuan looked at the detailed investigation records below. All the deceased died suddenly. For example, one of them was talking to his wife on the bed, but suddenly stopped talking.

The lady was very dissatisfied. When she turned around, she found that her head was cracked and there was an empty skull. She was so scared that she fainted on the spot. After waking up, she experienced the same thing again and had some mental problems afterwards.

There was another one. Maybe his family didn't care much about him. His lover got up in the morning, dressed up carefully, said hello and went out. He didn't know that the person on the bed had his head eaten. It was not until he saw the person lying there in the evening that he realized something was wrong. By then, he had been cold for a day. Only the last person was found in the gang office, and there was no sign of outsiders breaking in.

He then said to Manager Li, "The Skull-Splitting Demon has appeared in Yangzhi City for a long time, but it has never been dealt with, so I need to study it first before deciding whether to accept this commission."

"Okay, okay." Manager Li was very good at reading people's expressions. His only hope now was with Chen Chuan. It was good enough that he was willing to check. He didn't dare to be disrespectful. He stood up and said, "Then I won't bother Expert Chen. If Expert Chen finds anything, please let us know."

He took out a name card and placed it on the table. After greeting the two people, he left tactfully.

Chen Chuan waited for Ren Shu to send the man away and came back, then asked, "Mr. Ren, has the company ever had similar cases reported from other places?"

Ren Shu thought for a moment and said, "We recently received a batch of information from the Government Affairs Office and did not see any similar reports. We don't know if there are any that have not been reported. However, I have asked someone to sort out all the past reports on the Skull-Splitting Monster. Do you want to see them now, Expert Chen?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Okay, bring them all here."

When the employees brought the files over, he removed some of them that were obviously used to confuse people and those that were too old, leaving only the more valuable ones.

After looking at it, he found that these situations were exactly the same as what he had seen in the photos before, but this could not be really confirmed unless he went to the scene to take a look. But seeing that the bodies had been buried, there was no need to make any more trouble. He could only wait for the next appearance of the Skull-Splitting Demon to see if there would be any chance.

Since there was nothing to do here, he didn't stay in the company for long and took a bus directly back to school. On the way, he was also thinking, why did the Skull-Splitting Demon only target the Blood Scar Gang this time? Was it because of something the Blood Scar Gang did? Or was there some other reason?
While he was thinking, he suddenly reacted. He stretched out his hand and firmly grabbed a crossbow arrow shot from the car window.

But judging from the direction, the crossbow arrow would not have been able to hit him. If I was right, it would have hit the car door next to him and nailed him there.

He turned his head and saw a figure disappear on the roof across the road.

He looked away and saw a small piece of paper stuck on the crossbow arrow.

This guy obviously has good skills, because even a little bit of extra stuff on the arrow may interfere with the arrow. He can accurately shoot the arrow into the window of a moving car from a distance of more than 30 meters and ensure that the people inside are not hurt. This shows a very high level of archery.

He untied the note from above, opened it and saw a sentence written in blood, "It has nothing to do with you, stay away."

He thought thoughtfully, it should be the matter of the Bloodstain Gang. It seemed like this was a warning.

Who could it be? The Chain Gang?

On the surface, the most likely group to have done this is the Chain Gang, but he has also come into contact with people from the Chain Gang, and he always feels that this style is somewhat inconsistent with the temperament of the Chain Gang.

He said to the driver Xiao Wei: "Master Xiao Wei, stop the car in front."

Driver Xiao Wei said, "Okay, Expert Chen."

After the car stopped, Chen Chuan got out, straightened his clothes, and went to a secluded place. He took out a box from his briefcase and tapped it with his fingers, "I need you to lead the way."

On the other side, the figure who shot the crossbow arrow jumped off the roof and ran around a secluded alley. Half an hour later, he came to a remote small building.

There were several young men inside. When they saw him come in, they asked, "Brother Xin, how are you?"

The man took off his hood, revealing a young face. He took a few deep breaths and said, "I have already warned the expert, but I don't know if he will continue to help the Blood Scar Gang." When he mentioned the Blood Scar Gang, hatred appeared in his eyes.

A young man who was standing in the corner and didn't come over said, "The legend of the skull-splitting monster has been around for so many years, and no one has been able to solve it. I don't think it's necessary to do anything."

Brother Xing said seriously: "I told you that the expert is very powerful. He even defeated the Flying Head Cult before, so he may be able to defeat the Skull-Splitting Demon as well."

The young man still didn't take it seriously, "I don't think such a powerful person would be scared by your crossbow."

"You have to try it anyway."

The young man said, "What we need is not to scare people, but more good weapons. For example, why not just kill this expert directly? Why bother with that?"

Brother Xing said in a deep voice: "It will be there. I have already contacted them. Once we get it, none of us will have to be afraid."

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(End of this chapter)