Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 218 Painter
Chen Chuan looked at the river outside and said, "If my guess is correct, he originally wanted to use Molan to obtain esoteric materials and use the waterways of Yangzhi City to complete an esoteric ritual arrangement, which may include part of Yangzhi City or the entire Yangzhi City."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then Director Lei's voice came out clearly, and it was full of seriousness. "Student Chen, please tell me everything you saw and the clues clearly and completely. Speak slowly. I'm listening."

Chen Chuan said hello, and then he told about what he had seen when he was commissioned before, and combined with today's findings, he finally said: "Director Lei, I suspect that the things leaked by Molan Company may be one of the secret cult materials that were used.

If it can be confirmed, then I suspect that the news that these soils can beautify and nourish the body was probably intentionally released by the person behind the scenes, and there may be people arranged by this person among the purchasers. "

Director Lei said: "My Inspection Bureau has examined that thing, and we have not yet concluded what it is, but it is not enough to be used as esoteric cult material, but..."

He added: "The water quality in Yangzhi City is special. If the two are combined, it is hard to say whether there will be any special effect. This is something that is easy to overlook. I will arrange for someone to check it later."

Chen Chuan said: "Director Lei, this person can do such a thing in the river near Molan Company. The company itself must be aware of this matter. Maybe Molan Company is behind it.

It’s just that nothing happened to the Molan Company until it collapsed, so it should not have been completed in the end. But from the current situation, it seems that this person has not completely given up the original idea. "

Director Lei said: "If according to what you have discovered, the ceremony was arranged according to the waterway, then the entire city should be included. But this is not enough. This is only the outermost edge. The central part must also be filled with a lot of filling, which cannot be completed by the river alone..."

At this point, he paused, "Wait a moment..."

On the other end of the phone, Director Lei seemed to be flipping through something. After a while, his voice came from the other end of the phone again, and this time it became very serious:
“If the ceremony is arranged according to the river line, then the previous ceremony on Olive Street was probably not just to transfer the vital energy, but to use this as a cover to make it part of the entire grand ceremony.

If you look at it this way, the old factory where you worked in the west of the city should also be one of the nodes.

Before this, we have discovered and destroyed various rituals in the south and north of the city. Although the distances are not equal, there are undoubtedly large and small waterways or underground rivers on the outer edges of each place that can correspond to them. "

From this perspective, this person must have had this big plan a long time ago, and was very patient, taking several years to slowly push forward, improve his skills, and then slowly piece together the whole puzzle. "

At this point, Director Lei said calmly, "But his business is too big, and his plan is too good. If he wants to achieve that effect, it would be impossible unless the people from the Yangzhi City Esoteric Cult Review Bureau don't exist."

Chen Chuan nodded silently. Now it seems that even if the Esoteric Cult Inspection Bureau did not know about this plan in advance, they still managed to destroy most of the plan with their extraordinary professionalism.

But that was also because the Review Bureau had the experienced Director Lei. What if Director Lei was not in office? He couldn't help but think of the incident with Director Lei's son three years ago. This didn't seem to be a coincidence.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Director Lei, if this secret ritual is completed, what effect will it achieve?"

Director Lei pondered for a moment and said, "It is not clear at the moment, because this ritual does not exist in any records. It should be that he modified it according to the actual situation.

There has never been a secret ritual of this scale before, and even the success or failure is not certain, so maybe even he himself does not know. This time he should only pursue the success of the technique. Perhaps only after trying it, his next step will be to pursue the effect. "

Chen Chuan said: "So, Molan Company may have been used by him, um, or Molan Company doesn't care about these investments. Although Molan Company is no longer there, it seems that he is still trying to restore the ceremony."

Director Lei said in a deep voice: "We have destroyed many nodes. It is impossible for him to achieve the original scale of the ceremony. If he only completes part of it, it will not make much sense. But there is another possibility...

If he thought that the waterway was the boundary, and instead of looking inward, he looked outward, and targeted the areas and people outside the river, then that would be possible.

"Beyond the river...that's outside the city?"

Chen Chuan suddenly thought of the previous attack on Caijiazhai by the Bloodstain Gang, which included members of the secret sect. Could it be for this purpose?

wrong!

It is too far away from the main river channel, and no one knows where it is. If it is to be arranged outward, it can only be distributed along the river channel to achieve the desired effect.

The more important places outside the river that can be used...

A place name suddenly popped up in his mind.

Lashan!

This mountain in the southeast is very close to the Baihe River, and there is a railway under the mountain, which was blown up many times before. Although it has been repaired now, there is no guarantee that it will not be targeted again.

Moreover, Xieshan is one of the three mountains in the Three Mountains legend, and it is also a place where strange stories frequently occur. He eliminated the mountain ghost in Xieshan!
But this does not mean that there is only one strange story in Xieshan. Assuming that the esoteric ritual can drive out the strange stories that originally existed in Xieshan, then even if the Xieshan section is opened to traffic again, it will become extremely dangerous.

Especially since the resistance organization has repeatedly caused trouble here, and now the resistance organization seems to be involved with the Bloodstain Gang and the person behind it, so could the key lie here?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible, so after changing his mind, he told Director Lei about his idea. The latter said: "Student Chen, this conjecture is very likely. The key is to see what purpose that person wants to achieve. Judging from the person's actions, if a certain effect cannot be achieved, it is meaningless to him."

He said in a deep voice: "Recently, the ownership of Molan Building has to be decided. Many large companies will come to Yangzhi. Domestic companies can choose to take their own armed vehicles, while some foreign companies can only take the railway. Then the newly repaired railway section may be an attack target.

We cannot ignore even the slightest possibility of this inference. I will try to communicate with the relevant departments and will also secretly verify this matter first. "

At this point, he added, "If this is confirmed, we must try to stop it. Mr. Chen, we may have a commission for you at that time. Wait for my call."

After Chen Chuan put down the receiver, he came out of the phone booth and looked at the river flowing outside.

He had no interest in escorting people from those corporate giants, but most of the people passing by on the train were ordinary passengers, and these people were innocent.

Besides, whether it was Shen Zheng’s previous incident or the incident with the old factory that was directly related to himself, the person behind the scenes was involved, so he should also be rewarded.

At about the same time, in a secret base in Shangbu City, the leader of the resistance organization, Bao Yuan, was communicating with someone on the phone.

"Manager Han, I will do what I promised you, but isn't it time for you to deliver the guns and funds you promised us?
...You have gone to hide in the chaotic place, but you have to leave your brothers to deal with those greyhounds. If you want to fight and have enough food, you need weapons...

The last batch? Forget about it. They were caught by the Greyhounds on the way and never got into their hands...

Haha... I will do it. What have I not done that I promised your Molan Company?

...Having said that, let me tell you the truth. Manager Han, you know exactly what we do. If I don't stand up, my brothers under me will not obey me. Don't you think this makes sense?
So you don't have to worry that I won't work. As long as I get the things, I will definitely move. No matter how much or how little I work, you won't suffer any loss, right?
Okay, I'll be waiting. As soon as the funds and guns are in place, we'll start immediately...

...Just wait and see, I will give you a gift in return this time."

With a click, Bao Yuan hung up the phone and looked up at the team member next to him and said, "We've talked it through. The stuff will arrive in a few days. Once we have the money and the stuff, we'll rush back to Yangzhi City. This time we're going to give them a big fight."

The team member perked up, thought for a moment, and reminded him: "Captain, the Caijiazhai gang seems to be looking for us everywhere recently, should we..."

Bao Yuan frowned, "They are lucky that the Bloodstain Gang didn't deal with them. We don't have time to bother with them now, so ignore them."

The team members complained: "Captain, they are holding us back and many things can't be done. They also always slander us to their superiors. Why don't we just..."

Bao Yuan said solemnly, "No, we can't do it on our own. Anyway, we won't confront them this time. But if they really dare to come and provoke us, we'll fight them together. Go down and tell the brothers to be quiet and don't cause any trouble."

"Okay." The team members left angrily.

Bao Yuan thought about it, then went to the telegraph room next door and said to the operator waiting there, "Send a telegram to ask Mr. Painter if the painting can be delivered on time?"

The operator immediately sent the telegram according to his instructions.

Bao Yuan did not leave, but waited here. However, there was no response after more than an hour, but he seemed very patient. When almost two hours had passed, the operator finally received a call back. He could not help but stand up and ask, "What did you say?"

After the telegraph operator translated the message, he looked up and said, "Captain, the painter said that there is no shortage of painting tools and canvas, and the painting will be delivered on time."

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(End of this chapter)