Atlas of Heaven and Man

The Tuotu sedan continued along the highway, and soon arrived in the outskirts of Dongbao District, which is adjacent to a national highway that leads directly to other cities, and even to the central city.

This was a military-grade highway built when Yangzhi City was a material transit center, not only solid and wide, but also capable of driving tanks directly on it.

However, the area outside the road was a bit desolate. In the distance, several hills could be seen to the left front of the road, with many simple shacks scattered on the tops and at the foot of the hills.

There was an old watchtower on top of the hill. When the sedan drove over, a person was watching with binoculars, and then changed the flag on top.

As the sedan approached, a small camp appeared in front, with scattered sentry posts around it. Guarding inside were young men and women with their coats open, all holding crossbows. Their clothes and chests were painted with five blood-colored scratches.

The sedan arrived in front and stopped at the roadblock at the entrance. The crossbow arrows on the sentry posts shifted, faintly aiming at the vehicle. A bald woman with a gum in her mouth and a fit figure walked up, knocked on the car window, and asked, "Where are you from?"

Wei Changan rolled down the car window and handed her a name card, saying, "The Land Affairs Office has made an appointment with your boss. It's for this morning."

The bald woman took the name card, scoffed, and said to her subordinate behind her, "Go and tell the boss that the person he's expecting has arrived."

After a while, someone waved a hand towards here, and the bald woman also opened the road, shouting to the back, "Let them through!"

The roadblock in front was removed, and the two iron doors of the camp were also pulled open.

Wei Changan saw that the ground in front was pitted and full of puddles of muddy water, and couldn't help but twitch his mouth, but he still endured the heartache and drove over.

Once inside the camp, he paid attention to the road while instructing Chen Chuan, "Junior, when you meet Guo Fatty later, he's the boss here, try not to speak, and let me negotiate with them."

Chen Chuan said, "Okay, Brother Wei."

Wei Changan looked at him again, smiled, and said, "But don't be afraid, we are here under commission, with the endorsement of the commissioning company and the upper echelons of the Blood Scar Gang, Guo Fatty won't dare to mess around, but I reckon he will definitely use some tricks later, just improvise then."

The car drove to an open space. Inside this camp was a large area, which should have been a drill ground in the past.

Next to it was a dilapidated lattice telephone booth, and the edges were piled with sections of hollow concrete drainage pipes, on which some members of the Blood Scar Gang were sitting scattered.

These people were all wearing yellow and red checkered shirts, most of them were carrying knuckle dusters, and daggers were inserted in their waists. Seeing the sedan driving past, they all looked at it with ill intentions.

In the middle of the camp was a large two-story barracks. In front of it was a fair-skinned fatty sitting there who was more than two meters tall, with a bald head, wearing a tight vest that squeezed out his flesh, and five torn claw marks painted on his chest. He was also accompanied by a man wearing a mask and a white coat.

And not far away, several white lambs were tied with ropes, with bells hanging around their necks, and their fur was groomed very smoothly and cleanly, looking like pets.

Wei Changan said, "That's Guo Fatty, one of the leaders of the Blood Scar Gang."

Chen Chuan looked him over, noting that the person's breathing was very steady, he should have practiced breathing techniques, and especially, this person's five fingers on his right hand were all wearing glittering silver finger cots, which were very eye-catching.

When the car stopped in front, the two of them opened the car doors and got out. Guo Fatty also stood up, opened his hands, "People from the Land Affairs Office, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

After Wei Changan came out, he stood not far from the front of the car and showed his name card, saying, "Mr. Guo, I am the client, Wei Changan." Chen Chuan also stood by the car door, but one hand was inserted into his pocket, where there were two prepared pebbles.

Guo Fatty said, "So it's two young people, why don't you come in and have a drink first?"

Wei Changan refused, "Mr. Guo, I'm sorry, we're not here to build relationships with you. The Land Affairs Office should have told you, hand over the person to us, and we'll leave immediately, without disturbing your business."

Guo Fatty rolled his eyes. He had a lot of flesh on his face, which made his eyes look particularly small, and he looked a bit sly. He hummed and said, "I said I'd hand over the person to you, but if you just take the person away like that, I won't have any face in the gang."

Wei Changan said, "Oh? Mr. Guo, are you trying to go back on your word?"

Guo Fatty waved his fat palm, "I wouldn't go back on my word. I, Guo, am a man of my word, but..." He walked up two steps and looked down at Wei Changan, "I give face to the Land Affairs Office, but I don't necessarily have to give you face. If you want to see the person, then it depends on whether you have the ability."

Wei Changan knew that something like this would happen, so he didn't give the other party a good look from the beginning, because the more you do that, the more they will think you are weak and easy to bully. He sneered, "Mr. Guo, that does sound like your style, tell me, what do you want?"

Guo Fatty seemed a little excited, stepped back a little, and rubbed his thick arms together, "It's very simple, I heard that you are a student of Wu University, have a fight with my people, how about it? If you win, I'll let the person go with you, fair, right?"

Wei Changan frowned. Although he was from Wu University, he didn't really like fighting in front of so many people, which made him feel very undignified.

But he knew that if he didn't agree, he didn't know how long it would drag on, so he didn't waste any words, and started to untie the watch on his wrist, saying, "Tell me, where is the person?"

"That's the spirit!"

Guo the Fatty added quickly, "However, I get to choose the location for the fight."

Wei Chang'an stopped his movements and stared at him, saying, "Where do you want it? Mr. Guo, don't cause trouble. If it ends badly, don't blame Wei for not giving you face."

"Of course, of course. You're from the Mainland Affairs Office, after all, so you have to consider his reputation..."

Guo the Fatty chuckled and pointed to the dilapidated phone booth not far away, jokingly saying, "How about in there?"

Wei Chang'an frowned, but didn't refuse. He started taking off his coat again, then walked to the car and threw everything inside.

Guo the Fatty clapped his hands to the sky and shouted, "Oh, ho!" Immediately, a drummer at the edge of the arena began drumming with both hands. In the rhythmic sound, a lean man around thirty years old with scars all over his body walked out.

He first looked at Wei Chang'an with sinister eyes, then blew his nose at him, wiped it directly on his pants, grinned, and went straight into the phone booth.

Wei Chang'an was immediately disgusted. He said to Chen Chuan, "Junior, I'll go take care of this. Remember to act according to the situation."

Chen Chuan looked calm and said, "Okay."

After Wei Chang'an stood there, his eyes became very indifferent. He didn't show any reaction to the dirt on his opponent's body or the stench in his mouth. It was as if the clean and decent urban elite from just now had disappeared, leaving only a pure fighter.

At this moment, the drumbeat paused, and Guo the Fatty raised his hands high and shouted, "Begin!!!" The drumbeat immediately sped up again.

The lean man reacted quickly. The moment the sound fell, he threw a punch.

When the sound rang out, Wei Chang'an simply tilted his head back slightly, and then suddenly slammed a headbutt down!

It could be seen that his legs were firmly planted on the ground, and his whole body was like a whip, while the head seemed to have become the tip of the whip at this moment. Although it was only a small swing, the power started from the feet, went from the knees to the waist, from the waist to the spine, and then from the spine to the neck. With each layer of transmission, the speed became extremely fast.

His head actually penetrated the shadow of the fist and hit the opponent's head first. With a muffled sound, the phone booth shook, and the lean man's eyes rolled back, and he slid down like mud.

The cheers outside came to an abrupt halt. Even the drumbeat couldn't stop and played a few extra beats. No one thought that what was supposed to be a good show would end so quickly.

Wei Chang'an still had time to straighten his tie, took out a handkerchief to wipe his forehead, and said to the outside, "Mr. Guo, can you hand the person over to us now?"

Guo the Fatty stared at him with his beady eyes for a while, "Of course, of course." He turned his head and shouted to the outside, "Go call the person out."

Before long, a skinny man around forty years old with a full beard walked out, accompanied by three bodyguards, one of whom was looking around with sinister eyes.

"What's the matter? Boss Guo?"

Guo the Fatty said with a chuckle, "Old Chou, it's not that I'm not protecting you," he pointed to Wei Chang'an and Chen Chuan on the other side, "These are people from the Mainland Affairs Office. They want to take you back to the police station for questioning."

Chou Hu's face changed, he spat and cursed, and said to the two bodyguards beside him, "Stop them." Then he ran away, and the direction he was running in was where a car was parked.

When Wei Chang'an saw this, his expression changed, and he slammed on the door, saying, "Guo the Fatty?"

Guo the Fatty spread his hands and said, "I said I'd give you the person. Now I've brought him to you. Whether you can take him back is up to you."

Wei Chang'an knew that if Chou Hu got into the car, it would be difficult to catch him. He took a breath and punched the door. The entire phone booth was shaking, but it didn't open.

Guo the Fatty chuckled.

After Wei Chang'an entered the phone booth and was locked inside, Chen Chuan felt that things might change, so he was prepared early on. Seeing this, he didn't hesitate at all. He tapped the ground with his foot, and his body shot out, chasing after Chou Hu's escape.

When Wei Chang'an saw his movements, he said anxiously, "Hey, don't go! The one next to him is Zhai Wu from the Black Arena!" But Chen Chuan was running very fast and didn't stop, as if he hadn't heard.

Wei Chang'an was also anxious. He looked at the door. Someone was squeezing next to his leg, making it even harder to exert force.

There was no other way.

He sighed helplessly, leaned back again, and slammed his forehead against the door.

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