Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 479 Situation

"At 11:20 a.m., the warehouse of Lianwei Zhongyu Company located on Bo Street in Shenwei District was attacked by armed thugs. As of the report, there were more than 20 casualties, five vehicles were damaged, and the loss of property is unknown..."

"Lianwei Zhongyu's security consultant, Mr. You Shan, said that they have upgraded the security level and will strictly investigate the mastermind behind the scenes and ensure that Lianwei Zhongyu's business will not be affected."

"...a large-scale conflict broke out between the Elephant Gang and the Swordfish Gang in Yinglu District..."

"City Patrol spokesperson Guan Song claimed that these armed criminals will be arrested as soon as possible..."

On his way back to the dormitory, Chen Chuan heard several pieces of news from Jie Ping one after another, and they were closely connected to each other.

This should be the Ferris Wheel Company's revenge against Lianwei Zhongyu Company.

The Ferris Wheel Company is now being watched from all sides. It seems unwise to retaliate against Lianwei Zhongyu under this circumstance.

But if you think about it again, it may be precisely because the Ferris wheel has been oppressed by external situations that it has to make a fierce and tough response.

Just like a wounded and stressed beast, it is often most aggressive at this time.

Lianwei Chongyu Company is much larger than the Ferris Wheel in scale, but it is only a branch in the central city of Jibei Road, and there is not much power that can be projected here. The Ferris Wheel headquarters is here, and it is backed by the overseas islands, so it can get support at any time.

The conflict between the two gangs in Yinglu District should be related to this incident, because the Ferris Wheel Company is behind the Swordfish Gang.

After the Elephant Gang was driven out and beaten back, they huddled in a corner and couldn't get out. Now they are fighting again. It is impossible to say that there is no support from other forces behind them. It is very likely that Lian Wei has regained control.

But he thought about it again. The two companies suddenly adopted such a fierce way to confront each other. He always felt that there were more than just these superficial reasons. There might be some bigger changes involved behind the scenes, but he couldn't know it yet.

He shook his head. He didn't need to think about these things. He just needed to focus on his own practice.

After returning to the dormitory, he changed Chaoming's food and water, and placed the incense and medicine he had just purchased from the college on the table.

This kind of medicine combined with meditation is time-effective and needs to be taken every day. If he goes to the fusion area, it is still okay in the base, but once he goes out to perform a mission and is delayed on the road for a few days, he will have no way to practice, so his short-term goal is to quickly get through this stage.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of the booklet that Instructor Wen gave him, but he said that he should wait until he found his own way before opening it, so he decided to wait a little longer.

He took out a few tubes of nutritional paste and ate them, then changed his clothes, entered the practice room, sat down, and began today's meditation practice.

He sat there until the incense burned out.

He got up and stretched his legs, drank a glass of water, then returned to the center of the venue and said, "Hong Fu."

Suddenly, a red shadow appeared in the practice room.

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Hongfu, I need you to help me practice the external cultivation method."

The eyes behind Hong Fu's veil looked at him and she nodded slightly. Then the surrounding scenery changed and the two of them seemed to be in a temple in an instant.

The copper furnace was filled with smoke and mysterious singing, and behind them was a statue of an unrecognizable god. When they looked up again, they saw that there was more than just a statue in front of them. In the clouds above them, there was a statue looking down at them, and the two of them were in the statue's two palms outstretched.

After taking a look, he retracted his gaze, took a breath, and sat down.

As soon as he entered the state, he felt a ball of red light penetrate into his spirit. Different from the bright light like the sun displayed by Teacher Xue, the light displayed by Hong Fu was like a sky-wide scorching fire, constantly burning and forging the heart jade that he was concentrating on.

Hongfu would increase the intensity according to his specific performance, just within the range that he could bear, not increasing or decreasing by a single bit.

However, Teacher Xue had reminded him that the main purpose of external training was not to consume his spiritual energy, because his spiritual energy was cultivated through meditation, just like his blood essence. It could save his life in a fight and would play a greater role in the following techniques, so there was no need to waste it on this.

After the external training method is completed, you can perform the internal training method by yourself. Although the progress is not as fast as the external training method, it does not consume too much of yourself. The combination of internal and external methods is far better than the previous training methods.

But he had doubts before. Based on the people he had met in the past, it seemed that it would not be difficult to find someone to help him with his external training.

Teacher Xue’s answer was that this external training method was not as simple as one might think, and not just anyone could use it. It involved a set of complex techniques, which, in addition to the accumulation of attempts and explorations by previous generations, were also the results of repeated calculations with the help of active consciousness.

There is another reason. This approach is risky after all. If you are not careful, it is easy to destroy your spirit. Few nobles in the old times dared to do this.

After he finished practicing the external cultivation method, he opened his eyes. A bright light flashed in his eyes. He nodded to Hong Fu and said, "Thank you."

Hongfu returned his greeting, and her red shadow disappeared without a trace as she flew away, and the surrounding scenery faded away as well.

Chen Chuan continued to practice the method of internal cultivation. The effect of this method was not as obvious as the external cultivation method, but the spiritual power was accumulated bit by bit, and it became very solid and powerful step by step.

By the time a round of practice was over, it was already two hours later.

I just feel particularly energetic, but if I continue, the effect will gradually decrease, and I will most likely become exhausted, so I can stop here.

But it was not over yet, he still needed to try the cleansing method that Teacher Xue had taught him before. After he had mastered this suggestion, he could do it about once every ten days or half a month, and no matter what method he used to sharpen his spirit in the future, he must not abandon this method.

He recalled the key points. During this process, one needs to temporarily forget one's own existence, empty oneself, and only keep a little memory. Then, one can gather back those that are scattered little by little. As for those that are too radical, one can leave them outside. Although they will not really disappear, they will not occupy the dominant position.

He adjusted the inside and outside and started trying.

He practiced in the dormitory for seven consecutive days and only stopped before the mid-month holiday.

He could feel that he had made great progress. In terms of physical fitness, it was only a slight improvement, but as he embarked on the path of spiritual practice, his control over himself and his understanding of various techniques became more profound.

This is only the result of half a month's training, and it is still in the initial stage. With progress, the strength should improve rapidly.

Tomorrow is a day off. In the evening, he relaxed a little, poured a cup of hot drink beside him, played some light and rhythmic music in his phone, and flipped through the introduction of the new movie.

After looking for a while, Ni Qianqian's profile picture started flashing, and he called in, "Sister Ni?"

Ni Qianqian's voice rang out: "Brother Chen, have you read any news from the bureau recently?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Sister Ni, are you talking about the conflict between the two companies? I saw it."

These days, he has been paying attention to news from the outside world. The conflict between Ferris Wheel and Lianwei Zhongyu has not been resolved, but has become more and more intensified.

Ni Qianqian said: "This incident should be deliberately promoted by the Ferris Wheel Company. They probably want to make a big fuss about it and get the government departments to step in to put pressure on the bureau, and then make us compromise. Director Wu has been called to several meetings."

Chen Chuan asked: "How does the bureau plan to deal with this?"

"Ferris Wheel conducted self-investigation and concluded that this was a private act of a company executive, who has now been fired and committed suicide.

The conditions they offer are to compensate you and the bureau for your losses, pay a fine, sign a letter of guarantee, and publicly bow and apologize in the media.

The higher-ups said that the situation is still under control, but if it continues like this, other companies may be involved, so they also think it’s time to control the situation.”

Ni Qianqian asked again: "Brother Chen, what is your opinion the bureau wants to ask?"

Chen Chuan responded: "The bureau handled it very well. I have no opinion."

After talking with Gao Ming and Director Lei, he knew that this matter was extremely complicated and there were great restrictions in all aspects. But that didn't mean he gave up on pursuing it. He just wanted to put it aside for now and wait for the right opportunity.

Just like facing a fighter who is very strong and almost impossible to be knocked down with one blow, you have to deal with him patiently, slowly drain his strength, and then strike after finding his flaw.

"Okay, then I'll reply to the bureau like this. Director Wu said that this is the best result we can get at the moment, and your compensation will not be small. Um, by the way, do you know Director Lei of the Esoteric Cult Bureau?"

Chen Chuan nodded, "I know him."

"Director Lei directly stationed an inspection team at Ferris Wheel Company. Ferris Wheel Company was dissatisfied with this matter and filed a complaint with the Esoteric Inspection Bureau. It also sent out lawyers and a public relations team to lobby and pressure government departments and legislators."

Ni Qianqian snorted, "But it's useless. The Censorship Bureau received a letter of inquiry from the government, and the response was very simple. If there is nothing wrong with the Ferris wheel, then why are they afraid of the Censorship Bureau's review? Haha, does the Ferris Wheel Company really think that their tricks can be accepted everywhere?"

Chen Chuan nodded slightly. If a general government department conducted such an investigation on the Ferris Wheel Company, it would indeed be subject to restrictions. For example, the bureau's participation in the logistics support of the defense plan and most of the funds for the bureau's daily operations would be borne by the central city government.

Although there is no direct subordinate relationship between the two, it is impossible not to be influenced and restricted by the central city government.

But the Esoteric Censorship Bureau is different. This department is relatively independent, and both its funding and personnel are directly under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Capital.

This is because Dashun is very wary of cults, and there is basically no logic to be used when it comes to such things.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a call coming in from Jie Ping. It was Counselor Pei looking for him. He had an idea and apologized to Ni Qianqian, ended the call here, and took in the signal from Counselor Pei.

"Captain Chen? Let's meet." Counselor Pei paused, "About that matter."

Chen Chuan understood and calculated the time, it was about time, so he asked, "When?"

"Now, I'm in front of the Xuan Palace Building."

Chen Chuan said: "I'll be right there."

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(End of this chapter)