Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 158 Exploration
After Chen Chuan returned to the school dormitory, he called the police station and told them about the crossbow incident. After all, the other party shot an arrow at him, which was very rude.

After washing up, I went back to sleep.

The next day, after he finished his training, he called Cheng Zitong to discuss the matter of the Skull-Splitting Demon. However, this conversation did not resolve some of his doubts, but instead made him more confused.

At around nine o'clock that evening, the phone suddenly rang.

He came over and picked up the microphone. Ren Shu's voice came from the other side: "Expert Chen, there are more people coming from the Bloodstain Gang. It is said that another leader has had his brain removed by the Skull-Splitting Demon. We hope we can go to the scene to take a look."

Chen Chuan's heart moved and he asked, "Where is it?"

"It's an underground arena opened by the Bloodstain Gang. It's located at the junction of Baofeng District and Daping District, not far from Wuyi."

Chen Chuan felt that this sounded familiar and asked, "What was the name of the dead leader?"

"Fu Shouxin."

It turned out to be this person.

Chen Chuan nodded. He had actually seen this person before. He and Ren Xiaotian went to do a commission together and were responsible for bringing back a rich girl. It was in this place that he saw Ren Xiaotian take out a gun, forcing this person to take the initiative to send the person out. Unexpectedly, this person was also found by the Split-Skull Demon.

He changed his mind and said, "I'll go take a look." After hanging up the phone, he thought about it and made another call to the Baofeng District Police Bureau. Then he took the Xuejun Knife and left the school.

When he arrived at the door, Master Xiao Wei was already waiting there. He got in the car, and after just ten minutes, they arrived near the underground arena.

However, although it was only half past nine, the lights outside the venue were bright. Hundreds of cars were parked densely in the square, and members of the Bloodstain Gang were sitting or standing around. Each of them wore clothes with five bloodstains on the chest, and had various daggers and weapons in their hands and waists.

Master Wei was also startled and turned around to ask, "Expert Chen?"

Chen Chuan was very calm and said, "It's okay, just drive through."

Master Wei said OK, slowed down the car a bit and drove towards the square. When the Bloodstain Gang members saw this, some of them who were nearby came over, but were quickly shouted back. Then a burly man came out with his chest bare and his hair shaved around his temples, leaving only a patch of hair on his head.

Chen Chuan waited for the car to stop, then got out. The burly man walked up, glanced at him from head to toe, and raised his chin towards him, "Expert Chen?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: “It’s me.”

"My boss has been waiting for you for a long time, come with me." The leader waved at him and walked into the venue first.

Chen Chuan said to Xiao Wei in the car: "Master Xiao Wei, you go back first. I will call you when I solve it."

Driver Xiao Wei didn't try to be tough and said, "Okay, Expert Chen."

Chen Chuan took a step forward, holding the Xuejun Knife, and followed the leader into the venue. He saw that there were also members of the Bloodstain Gang here, but they seemed to be divided into two groups. One group was squatting in the corner, while the other was responsible for watching over them and kicking them from time to time.

He then asked: "Who is your boss?"

The leader said: "We in the Bloodstain Gang have Five Claws. Have you heard of them?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: “I have heard of it.”

The Bloodstain Gang is a gang. Although it runs a company, its external signboard is violence after all. The so-called Five Claws are the five most capable fighters. It is said that someone in this group of people used to be Wu Yi's teacher.

The leader pointed his thumb upwards and said, "My boss is Zhuo Bao, one of the Five Claws."

Chen Chuan had only heard of the Five Claws, and had not tried to understand who the specific people were, so he just said "hmm". The leader seemed a little dissatisfied with his indifference. He muttered something, quickened his pace and went upstairs, directly to the place where Fu Shouxin met Ren Xiaotian last time.

The leader said to him, "They are inside." He pushed the door open and said to the inside, "Boss, they are coming."

On the sofa on the left side, a man in his thirties was sitting there leaning sideways, with his elbows on the armrests and his palms spread out and placed under his nose.

He was wearing a shirt, but it was unbuttoned, revealing his strong chest with five bloody scars on it. When he heard someone calling him from outside, he didn't turn his head, but his eyes suddenly moved over and fell directly on Chen Chuan. The cold light in his eyes made people feel very dangerous.

He looked for a while and said, "Since we are here, let's take a look first."

The leader turned around and said, "Expert Chen, my boss wants you to take a look. Please."

Chen Chuan walked over and glanced into the corner, where he saw a few members of the Bloodstain Gang squatting. He ignored them and walked forward. There was a person sitting on the single sofa right opposite him.

The man had his hands on the armrests of the sofa, his head tilted back, and his mouth wide open. When you looked over, you could clearly see that the upper half of his skull was split into two halves.

This person was none other than Fu Shouxin whom he had met last time. He was still wearing a decent set of imported formal attire, his leather shoes were polished to a shine, and his nails were specially trimmed.

After taking a look, he walked to the back of the sofa and looked down. He could see clearly that the head was empty, but there was no blood left, which was almost the same as what was shown in the photo.

Remember what the other party said at the last time they separated? It seemed that he didn't want to see them again? Well, to some extent, he kept his promise and lived up to his name. He came to the back of Fu Shouxin again, stared at the empty head for a while, and asked: "When did you find it?"

The leader reacted and yelled at the Bloodstain Gang members squatting there, "I want to ask you, when did you find out?"

One of the gang members said, "Yes, it was two hours ago."

The leader repeated to Chen Chuan, "Two hours ago."

Chen Chuan observed the condition of Fu Shouxin's body and found that it was indeed not a long time. He paid attention to the second self and found that there was no sign of emptiness.

All the ghost stories I have come across so far have carried a special kind of harm, which has more or less caused the second self to show signs of virtuality, but I don’t see it here. Is it because the ghost story itself is no longer there?

However, last time he only looked at photos, but this time after a close observation, he discovered from the traces that the head seemed to have been broken open from the inside, and not from the outside as he had thought before. It was as if the brain had come out by itself. This was a bit like a sign unique to ghost stories and was difficult to explain with common sense.

He asked, "Has he been anywhere before?"

The leader shouted to the minions below: "I'm asking you guys?"

"No, the boss has been here this month and has not gone out."

Chen Chuan asked again: "Has anyone come here in the past month?"

Before the leader could yell at him again, the henchman immediately answered, "Yes, yes, several gang leaders came here, and they drank and watched the game together."

At this time, Zhuo Bao, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly spoke up, "Which ones?"

"Boss Han, Boss Tie, and Boss Xiao. Yes, and Boss Liu..." With the additions from other minions, they named six or seven people in a row.

Chen Chuan asked more details and found that three of them happened to be the leaders of the Blood Scar Gang who were previously taken care of by the Split Skull Monster. Was this a coincidence? Or was there some other reason?
Was it because they met someone at the party? If so, would it be their turn next for the remaining few who survived?
Although he thought so, he didn't remind her.

It was hard to be sure, and the Bloodstain Gang members themselves might not have thought of it. Besides, the Bloodstain Gang members were not all scum, but none of them were good people, especially the leaders. They would be executed without any guilt.

He stared at the skull for a while. For some reason, he instinctively felt that this was not some weird talk. He couldn't explain why, but he just had this feeling.

But he has another way to verify it.

For anything like a ghost story, or the people or things involved in a ghost story, as long as the time interval is not long, then just take out the remains of another ghost story and touch them slightly. If there is a slight reaction, then it can basically be confirmed that this is a ghost story.

Especially the things left behind by powerful ghost stories are more likely to cause reactions.

This method was summed up by people who used to dispel strange stories. After all, they didn't have a second self, so they could only use this method. Although it is not 100% accurate, it has been proven to be effective.

This time he also brought something.

He took out a strand of hair from his pocket, which was left by the flying-head monster. He wrapped it around his fingers a few times, then reached out and probed inside Fu Shouxin's head.

When the leader saw him do this, he couldn't help but grin. The minions also widened their eyes when they saw it. Only Zhuo Bao who was sitting over there didn't react at all.

Chen Chuan felt it for a while, and when he stretched out his hand, there was no reaction.

Now he was basically certain that this matter had little to do with ghost stories, and it was basically impossible to use the methods of finding ghost stories to find the murderer.

In this case, this matter is no longer within his scope of handling.

He quickly collected the strand of hair and said, "This thing should not be caused by a ghost story. If you want to find the murderer, you can think about whether you have offended anyone recently."

After he finished speaking, he picked up the Xuejun Knife and walked out directly. The leader was a little overwhelmed. He looked around, touched his head and said, "You're leaving now?"

When Chen Chuan was about to reach the door, Zhuo Bao's voice came from behind him: "Wait a moment."

Zhuo Bao stood up from the sofa. He couldn't be seen from where he was sitting, but after he stood up, it was discovered that he was about the same height as Chen Chuan. He stood there and said, "Brothers have been waiting for you for so long, and you just left without saying anything? Don't you take our Bloodstain Gang seriously?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: "I have already given you the answer. This is not caused by strange rumors."

Zhuo Bao waved his hand, and the leader beside him immediately handed him a cigarette and lit it. He took a puff and exhaled a long puff of smoke, "Who cares if it's a skull-splitting demon or something else? Since you are an expert, you must find the murderer for me!"

After hearing this, Chen Chuan turned around and said calmly, "You may have misunderstood something. I am not here to solve your problem or find the murderer for you. I am just interested in the ghost story itself. As for the matter of your Bloodstain Gang, it has nothing to do with me."

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(End of this chapter)