Atlas of Heaven and Earth

Two hours later, Caijia Village.

The Patrol Bureau had moved in, and Senior Liu's body was found in the rubble.

His body was covered by the somewhat tattered protective umbrella. The protective gear on his body was mostly intact, but the fatal injury was from the broken beam that had fallen on top of him.

He died in a position of crouching and supporting the ground, with a child tightly protected underneath him. Although the child was also unconscious, thanks to the space he had forcefully propped up, he was still breathing and appeared unharmed.

The female senior said in a low voice, "We figured it out. Several rooms around were actually tied with villagers, and remote-controlled explosives were buried on the road. They probably wanted to attract people to rescue them and then press the detonator. Fortunately, we moved fast…"

At this point, her eyes were a little red as she said, "He could have left."

Several male students were silent.

Chen Chuan looked around. At least five or six houses had collapsed due to the explosion. The child in this house was saved because of Senior Liu's self-sacrifice, but the villagers in those houses were buried underneath as well.

Han Guo came over at this time and said, "I will write a truthful comment about Senior Liu's death."

Han Guo said, "A person leaves a name behind when they die, and what he did is still meaningful. The corpse committee will also help deal with it." She looked at a few people. "Also, I want to inform you that the assigned mission has been cancelled."

The students present were all surprised and looked at her together. The female student stared at her and asked, "What do you mean?"

Han Guo said indifferently, "The literal meaning. Don't ask me why, I don't know, but you should still get the scores you deserve. I guess it's because Council Member Fang's son was saved?"

Wu Xuechang sneered and said, "Saved? He's not here."

Chen Chuan had also heard about this just now. While the Patrol Bureau was searching with all its might, Council Member Fang's son was playing darts at a classmate's house where he was skipping class, so at first, they thought he had been kidnapped. The two children thought it was fun after they found out and deliberately hid until a long time later when it was confirmed.

If it weren't for this, I'm afraid such a big commotion wouldn't have occurred.

Han Guo said, "Although the assigned mission has been cancelled, the mission is still there, but it has been transferred to the Patrol Bureau. It's up to you to decide whether to continue or leave. The review committee will not interfere."

The female senior said, "What's the situation now?"

Han Guo said, "Fang Dawei and his group didn't get far. They have now fled to a highland to the north, where there is an abandoned sentry post left over from the Great Reclamation era, but the entrance terrain is narrow. The Patrol Bureau has charged several times but failed to get up. Do what you think is best. Those who want to leave can leave with me. I'll wait for you for ten minutes."

After she finished speaking, she left directly.

The few people stood in silence. After a while, the female senior said, "I quit."

A male student also lowered his head and said, "Me too."

"I quit too." Another male student looked at the others and said, "I admit I'm scared. If Senior Liu hadn't died, I would have stayed. I advise you to leave too. With that kind of terrain, we will definitely have to rely on us to break through, but how can we break through? Besides, the assigned mission has been cancelled, so why bother? I advise everyone to think carefully."

"I…" Wu Xuechang seemed to want to stay, but he couldn't seem to make up his mind. He looked at Chen Chuan and asked, "Junior Chen, what about you?"

Chen Chuan looked at these seniors, as if they were also expecting him to quit together, but before he could answer, a young woman's voice came over, "Classmate Chen, is that you?"

He looked over and saw a fair-skinned, quiet, and frail young woman standing there. She had two braids and wore ordinary rural girl's clothes, but she had a sense of maturity beyond her age. He was a little surprised: "Guan Xiaohui?"

He thought for a while and said to the students, "Seniors, you go first."

Seeing that he had met an acquaintance, the students didn't say anything more, looked at each other, and left.

Chen Chuan walked over and said, "Guan Xiaohui, is it really you? Do you… have relatives here in Caijia Village?"

At a class reunion, he heard Ding Jiao mention that Guan Xiaohui had to hide in the countryside because her father owed gambling debts and her stepmother ran away with her daughter. Was it here?

Guan Xiaohui nodded lightly. She said, "Classmate Chen, why are you here too?"

Chen Chuan said, "I was admitted to Wuyi University^[-]. I'm here this time because I took on an assigned mission from the Government Affairs Hall."

Guan Xiaohui glanced at him, very surprised, as if she didn't recognize this classmate anymore.

After a while, she said, "I understand." She said softly, "My mother's family is from Caijia Village, but the village was occupied by a group of people a few days ago. My uncle and I were able to escape because we were outside at the time.

We sent a message to the city, wanting to seek help, but no one paid attention. My uncle contacted relatives and friends in other villages, wanting to fight back.

Originally, I thought the Patrol Bureau would be able to solve it today, but they told us to put down our weapons. We could only watch those people rush out."

She looked at the departing Wuyi Academy students and asked, "Are you all leaving?"

Chen Chuan looked at her and then at the collapsed houses around him, and slowly said, "I will stay."

In the sentry command post, Guan Yumming looked at the map. Although Fang Dawei and his group had escaped quickly, he had arrangements on the periphery, so these people were now trapped on a high ground.

It was just that this place was difficult to attack, with steep slopes on three sides, and the sentry post often had villagers staying there, so it also had some water and food stored, so it couldn't be expected that this group would not be able to withstand it in the short term.

And he could feel that as Council Member Fang's son was found, the Government Affairs Hall's concern and support for this place was also decreasing.

The situation was still deadlocked here. It was okay during the day, but at night, there might be other problems, especially with a large number of Patrol Bureau police officers being dragged outside. If there was a rebellious organization in this incident, would there be problems in the city?

"Director Guan." An assistant walked in and said to him, "A group of villagers has come outside, old and young, all saying that their relatives died at the hands of the bandits and want to ask us to help solve those bandits."

Guan Yumming walked out, looked at the villagers standing outside the cordon below the sentry post, and said in a deep voice, "Tell them I will do my best."

The messenger police officer chased out at this time and said, "Director Guan, the director is on the phone."

Guan Yumming walked back, picked up the telephone receiver, "Hello, I'm Guan Yumming."

"I'm telling you something, the Molan Company's security guard team is already on the way to your place."

Guan Yumming frowned and said, "What are they doing here?"

"Because we are making slow progress, the Government Affairs Hall is quite dissatisfied. Molan Company has convinced the Government Affairs Hall, and they will take over and capture Fang Dawei and his group."

Guan Yumming's expression changed and said, "Director, how can this matter be handed over to them? This matter clearly has…"

The other side interrupted him without hesitation: "I ask you, since you knew that Council Member Fang's son was not there, why did you stay in the village for so long?"

Guan Yumming explained, "There was an explosion in the village, and many villagers were buried underneath. There may still be survivors, so I asked the police officers to clean up and rescue them."

"You don't care about what you should care about. What does the life and death of those villagers have to do with you?"

Guan Yumming took a breath and said, "Director, our duty is…"

"Don't talk to me about duty, I know better than you. You've already left the city, what are you meddling in?"

Speaking of this, the other side's tone softened a little, "Okay, Lao Guan, the Molan Company people will be there in at most forty minutes. If you can solve it, solve it. If you can't solve it, let the Molan Company security guard team solve it. That's it."

Saying that, he hung up the phone directly.

Guan Yumming frowned. He stared at the map, his mind seemed to be thinking about something, and at this time, the adjutant walked in. Seeing that he was thinking, he stood behind him, hesitant to speak.

He asked without turning his head, "What's the matter again? Speak."

The assistant said, "A student from Wuyi, he said he is willing to cooperate with us to raid that sentry post."

Guan Yumming slowly turned around and said, "Didn't they go back?"

"There's one left."

"One person?"

Guan Yumming was a little disappointed. Those people from the Commission Company had also charged before, but they all failed. Just one person, he couldn't play much of a role.

The assistant said, "He said he can get up."

Guan Yumming thought for a while and said, "Let him come over, I'll ask him."

"Yes."

After a while, Chen Chuan walked in.

Guan Yumming looked at him with sharp eyes and asked, "I want to know, they all left, why did you stay? Don't tell me it's for the mission, the assigned mission has been cancelled."

Chen Chuan didn't explain too much, he only said one sentence: "My uncle is Nian Fuli, and I am also a child of the Patrol Bureau."

Guan Yumming was stunned and slowly stood up straight, and the adjutant also looked at him. At first, they still had questions, but now that they heard him report his family, they immediately had a sense of trust in him from the bottom of their hearts.

The adjutant said excitedly, "Director Guan, I knew that at the critical moment, our Patrol Bureau children are the most reliable!"

Although Chen Chuan said this to the two people, he knew in his heart that he was not for the Patrol Bureau, nor was he for any assigned mission, but just because these people deserved to die!

Guan Yumming glanced at the long sword in his hand and said to the deputy, "Go, bring my protective gear!"

"Yes!"

Guan Yumming looked at him and said, "I just received a call that the Molan Company security guard team is about to take over the follow-up, we only have less than forty minutes, are you confident?"

Chen Chuan raised his head and said, "Forty minutes is enough!"

After a while, the assistant walked in with a light-colored protective suit. Chen Chuan took off his coat and put on the protective gear inside.

This protective suit protected the neck, torso, and limbs, and also included a pair of gloves, but it didn't feel airtight, and it fit his body after moving a few times. Looking closely, there seemed to be dense and indistinguishable patterns on it.

Guan Yumming said, "This protective gear of mine was assigned to me by the headquarters, Central City technology, even machine gun strafing from a distance can be defended."

Chen Chuan said, "Director Guan, then I'll go over now."

Guan Yumming walked up, patted Chen Chuan on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "If the resistance is great, it doesn't matter if you don't succeed. Your future is very bright. You can advance by retreating. There's no need to fight here." After he finished speaking, he said to the assistant, "Use my car, you take him there."

"Yes."

Chen Chuan gave Guan Yumming a fist salute and turned around and left the outpost in his sight.

Guan Yumming said to the messenger police officer, "Let the brothers below cooperate fully."

The messenger police officer saluted, and his footsteps stopped when he went out. He turned his head and said, "Director Guan, don't worry, the brothers below will do it!"

Guan Yumming nodded, looked at his watch, and thought silently in his heart: "There's still more than half an hour left, is it too late…"

Chen Chuan got off the sentry post and saw the group of villagers. Guan Xiaohui was also there. When the two met eyes, Guan Xiaohui asked loudly, "Wait a minute, Classmate Chen, where are you going?"

Chen Chuan paused, walked over, and said, "To do what should be done. Classmate Guan, do you have anything you want to say?"

Guan Xiaohui hesitated and said, "There is a secret passage under the fortress, but only one person can pass through it. People can walk up from there, but I don't know if it will be useful to you."

Chen Chuan didn't know why she didn't tell the Patrol Bureau about this. Was it because she didn't trust them? He nodded and said, "Thank you."

Just then, he saw a figure walking towards him and couldn't help but be a little surprised. He looked at it and said, "Wu Xuechang? Didn't you leave?"

Wu Xuechang walked up to him, cursing, "I really can't swallow this breath. Damn it, even if I put my life on the line, I will avenge Brother Liu! Junior Chen, are you going to attack that sentry post? I, Lao Wu, will do this with you!"

Chen Chuan looked at him and didn't stand on ceremony. "Good! Then please help me, Wu Xuechang."

"Okay! Junior Chen, I've heard about you, I believe you can do it. I, Lao Wu, will sell my life to you today."

Chen Chuan told him a few words, after hearing this he nodded repeatedly, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, leave this to me!"

At this time, the assistant drove the car over, and Chen Chuan took a few steps forward, pulled open the door, and jumped into the car.

After he got in, the car immediately accelerated. On the way, the assistant simply discussed the tactics with him, and also told him the specific situation obtained after the battle just now. It can be determined that there are a total of six implanted people in Fang Dawei's group, and the rest are only wearing protective gear, so these six people should be extra careful.

The vehicle drove all the way to the bottom of the sentry post highland. The surrounding Patrol Bureau police officers had dug out trenches and built simple earth fortresses.

Wei Laohu was in charge of this direction. He already knew the situation through a temporary phone call. He saw the assistant and Chen Chuan getting out of the car and took the initiative to walk over. He looked at Chen Chuan and said, "Is it Little Chuan? I've seen you once, do you still remember Uncle Wei?"

Chen Chuan said, "I remember, I always hear Brother Wei mention Uncle Wei."

"This kid definitely doesn't say good things about me." Wei Laohu looked at him, "Little Chuan, can you do it?"

Chen Chuan said, "Don't worry, Uncle Wei, I'm confident."

"That's good! Chang An said you can do it, and I believe you too!"

Chen Chuan said, "It's not just me, Uncle Wei." He looked around, "There are so many Patrol Bureau seniors here, isn't this our home field? So what's there to be afraid of?"

"Little Chuan, you said it well!"

"Brother Chen is right!"

"Damn it, this is right!"

Some Patrol Bureau police officers were standing around, all of them were stimulated by this sentence to the point of boiling blood, and they all felt that they must not lose face in front of the younger generation.

Chen Chuan looked at the sentry post at this time. Here, he could see a winding path leading to the top. There was only one door to enter on the front, but it was in disrepair, and several holes were broken in the top and other places.

He didn't want to take the secret passage below, but prepared to break through directly from the front.

He tightened the scabbard. Under the gaze of Wei Laohu, the adjutant, and more than six hundred Patrol Bureau police officers around him, he walked alone to the front of the uphill road and stood there.

He first looked up at the sun above, then looked at the sentry post on Gao Qiu. With force in his hand, he inserted the Snow Emperor Blade scabbard into the ground, burying half of it, and then grabbed the hilt and slowly pulled it out. The friction sound of the blade being drawn slowly came out. At the end, with a clang, a flash of snow-white blade shone in the sun.

He slowly adjusted his breathing and could feel that the sword in his hand seemed to be eager to move, and the protective gear on his body seemed to be contracting and expanding with his chest and abdomen. At this time, he couldn't help but think of a sentence Wei Chang'an had said to him before:

"Carrying a weapon, no taboos!"

His eyes were fixed on the sentry post above, he tightly gripped the hilt in his hand, and then leaned forward, stepped forward, and at the moment when his feet landed heavily, the Second Self behind him merged with him in an instant. With a bang, smoke and dust exploded in place, and a figure rushed towards the top!

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