Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 864: The Wind Rises

After Han Cheng put down the phone, he turned around and shuddered all over because he saw Han Kuang standing at the entrance of the corridor. He stammered, "Dad..."

Han Kuang looked at him, but he didn't get angry at him as expected. Instead, he said, "Come to the study with me. I have something to tell you."

Han Cheng obediently followed him into the study. To be honest, he didn't stay home because he was afraid of his father. Han Kuang had been very strict with him since he was a child and had high expectations for him, so he felt very depressed. He always wanted to get rid of this bondage, and didn't want to come back once he had a chance to go out.

"Please sit down. Now we have met your cousin." Han Kuang was in the study and asked him to sit down.

"I've seen it." Han Cheng sat down obediently.

"how do you feel?"

"Can't see through."

"That's right." Han Kuang said, "It seems you don't know your cousin's situation yet." He took an internal newspaper and handed it to Han Cheng, motioning him to look at the place marked with a red pen. "Take a look."

Han Cheng took a look at it, "Security and Defense Director Chen Chuan... Director?!" He was startled and looked up at Han Kuang, who signaled him not to get excited and continue reading. So he continued reading, and his eyes almost popped out, and he stuttered, "G-G-Fighter?"

Han Kuang said, "Do you understand?"

Han Cheng swallowed his saliva and said, "I see." He thought to himself, no wonder he suddenly became alert in the morning, no wonder he said something about welcoming an important person, but the important person he was welcoming was actually his cousin! ?

But at this moment he thought of something else and suddenly became confused and uneasy.

Han Kuang frowned, "What's wrong?"

"Dad..." Han Cheng said with a gloomy face, "I just told my cousin all about the mess that happened in the garrison..."

Han Kuang was silent for a while, then he said: "Those things are the same whether we talk about them or not."

"Same?"

Han Kuang said in a deep voice: "Do you think the higher-ups don't know this? It's just that some things are difficult to handle right now, or it's not the right time to handle them yet."

Han Cheng was startled. He heard something unusual. He tried to ask carefully, "Dad, are you saying..."

Han Kuang looked at him sternly, "Tell me honestly, are you involved with them?"

"No, no." Han Cheng quickly shook his head to deny, "Dad, you know me, I don't have the courage. Some people wanted to invest money in my company, but I didn't dare to accept it."

"That's good. If there is, cut it off immediately." Han Kuang said seriously, "I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking, but I feel like something is not right recently. You better behave yourself for a while."

Han Cheng nodded repeatedly. He had never seen his father talk about the above matters so seriously. He would never talk to him about these things before. He hesitated and said, "My cousin..."

Han Kuang shook his head and said, "I don't know if he really just came to visit us, but Dad knows that with Xiao Chuan's current identity and the power he possesses, no matter where he goes, there will never be peace."

Inside the guest room, Chen Chuan was looking through some information and newspapers about Shannan Dao, which were provided to him by Han Kuang. Now that he was here, he tried to understand the situation here.

The biggest feature of Shannan Road is the resistance organization mentioned by Han Cheng. It is located in the heart of Dashun, has a large population, a large number of marginal cities, and many remnants of the old era.

When the Grand Alliance was first formed, there were indeed some civilian armed organizations involved. However, with the collapse of the Grand Alliance, these organizations and armed forces were jointly suppressed by companies and governments, but they did not really die out and stubbornly continued to exist. The underground city area of ​​Shannan Road played a huge role in this.

However, unlike Jibei Province, the lower city area of ​​Shannan Province has underground communication passages with several surrounding marginal cities. This situation is unique to Shannan Province. The resistance organization uses this environment to confront companies and the government for a long time. However, he can feel that neither the companies nor the government of Shannan Province seem to want to really wipe out the resistance organization.

At this time, Ling Ma's voice sounded outside the door: "My dear cousin, Madam asked me to bring you some snacks."

"Please come in, the door is open."

Ling's mother came in and placed a plate of soup dumplings in front of Chen Chuan. He said, "Thank you, Ling's mother."

"Unkind."

After Ling's mother left, Chen Chuan looked at the plate of soup dumplings, but he did not move immediately. Instead, he moved the plate away, revealing a piece of paper underneath. This was what Ling's mother had brought in just now.

He picked it up and read the contents first. His eyes moved. After he finished reading, his gaze fell on the last line. The signature was: Chang Shuyu, the head of the Shannan Dao Pure Sect. At this moment, a ray of light floated silently on his finger, and the note turned into burnt chips and fell on the table. Then he picked up the spoon and bowl and slowly began to eat.

A quarter of an hour later, Ling's mother came in. She saw the crumbs and looked unconcerned. She went up to get a rag and wiped them, leaving nothing behind. Then she picked up the plate, bowed to Chen Chuan, and walked out, closing the door behind her.

Chen Chuan stood up and looked at the map of Shannan Road hanging on the wall. He had checked it before setting off and found that the Pure Faction also had a branch here, but most of the branch personnel were in the Interfusion Area. The fighter stationed in the Interfusion Area now should be this Senior Chang.

He had long known that every fighter's private affairs and official business could not be completely separated. The only difference was that he had a great deal of autonomy in his choices. As long as it did not involve national security, if he himself did not want to, naturally no one would force him. But if it was just what was mentioned on the note, he would be willing to cooperate.

After looking for a while, he walked to the door and locked it, then turned back and opened the box he carried with him, and took out the high-energy nutrients inside. All the things he currently carried were supplied to him by Yuan'an Company.

Most of these high-energy nutrients are medicines, which are generally controlled by the state and are in limited supply. In terms of value alone, they can be said to be several times more valuable than equivalent food ingredients. Yuan'an is worthy of being a national arms company with abundant wealth. They directly provided him with these, and the quantity was sufficient to support his consumption at this stage.

He took out a portion of medicine, swallowed it, then lit up the remains of the incense burner and began his practice for the day.

For the next three days, he just moved around the garrison's military district, because his identity was not suitable for going to the central city. As soon as he went out, there would be guards set up everywhere and a special car to escort him. There would be nothing to see and it would just cause trouble for others, so he simply didn't go anywhere.

However, he found a training ground by the lake with complete facilities near the military area. After seeing it, he simply moved his daily training here. After knowing this, the administrators of the military area designated the nearby area as a restricted area, so no one came to disturb him for several days.

On this day, after finishing his training, he walked out of the training ground, sat down under the pavilion by the lake, and slowly drank the honeydew he brought from the Besa Khanate.

After just sitting for a while, he saw a woman in white holding a long sword appear on the opposite side of the lake. She was wearing a dress in the style of the old times, with a cross collar, wide sleeves, and a long skirt that dragged on the ground. She walked directly towards him on the water, causing ripples. Her skirt fluttered lightly as she walked, like a white lotus on the water.

She looked very young, but he could sense the accumulation of time emanating from her.

The woman walked across the lake and came to the pavilion. She introduced herself, "Brother Chen, you can just call me Aunt Bai. I am the municipal safety consultant for Shannan Province."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Senior Bai, please take a seat." This should be the fighter who has been stationed in the central city of Shannan Dao for a long time, and he should be quite old.

Bai Gu said, "No need to sit down." At this time, she glanced at the honey dew in Chen Chuan's hand, then took off a bag from her waist and threw it to him, "I brought it with me. I haven't drunk it before. Try it."

Chen Chuan reached out to take it and smelled it. A strong and strange fragrance came from it. It should be some special high-energy nutrient solution. He drank a sip, nodded, and commented: "Good stuff."

Bai Gu looked at him and said, "Young man, I see faith in your eyes, the faith to climb to infinite heights. When I was young, I was as spirited and persistent as you."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "So what now?"

Bai Gu shook her head and said, "I won't think about those unrealistic things." She glanced at Chen Chuan and said, "When you have experienced what I have experienced, you will understand. Listen to my advice. You should take advantage of your youth to get what you can get first and don't think too much."

Chen Chuan looked at her and said, "Senior Bai, you came here this time. It seems that you have something to say to me?"

Bai Gu sighed and said, "Young man, can't you see? Your coming to Shannan Road has had some impact on us. Many people and many things are difficult to do, so they hope you can leave as soon as possible."

Chen Chuan nodded, "I think I understand what you mean, senior."

"Ah."

Seeing that he understood, Bai Gu showed a little satisfaction. Then she opened her palm and a package floated over. "Young man, this is for you. I made it myself. It's a gift for you."

Chen Chuan took a look and saw that it was a pack of incense. The smell made people feel very comfortable, which could obviously play a certain auxiliary role in spiritual practice.

Bai Gu added: "Besides, the Shannan Dao is not ignorant of the rules. When you leave, the Shannan Dao will prepare a gift for you and will not let you suffer any loss." After saying this, she seemed not to plan to stay any longer and turned around to leave.

"Please wait a moment, Senior."

Bai Gu stopped and looked back.

Chen Chuan let the package fall on the table, then slowly stood up from his seat and said earnestly, "Senior Bai, I understand what you mean. Now tell me what I mean." He looked at Aunt Bai, his eyes deep and calm, "Can you please stay here for a while?"

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(End of this chapter)