After Chen Chuan finished his call with Bureau Chief Lei , he thought for a moment and didn't go straight back to school. Instead, he went back to his Little aunt's house first.
Because it was a Holiday, the whole family was there. When they were having dinner together in the evening, Nian Fuli suddenly said, "Little Chuan , do you have a team that often dines at the Du Yi Hotel?"
Chen Chuan said, "Not often, just twice."
Nian Fuli solemnly reminded him, "Then don't go near that area to eat recently."
"What's wrong?" Yu Wan asked with concern.
Nian Fuli put down his chopsticks and looked at the two of them. "Recently, bombs were found in the Du Yi Hotel area."
"Bombs?" Yu Wan was startled.
Nian Fuli sighed and said, "Not just the Du Yi Hotel, but also some other places around the city center. One was found very close to the municipal meeting hall. It should have been planted by the Resistance Organization. Although they were all defused in time, we're still worried about what might happen.
Recently, companies and officials from other cities have come to hold meetings. The higher-ups have told us to increase vigilance. It seems like the Resistance Organization is targeting this. Their activities probably won't stop anytime soon."
Yu Wan looked at Chen Chuan with worry in her eyes, "Chan'er ..."Chen Chuan immediately said, "Little aunt , uncle , don't worry, I won't go near there for a while."
Nian Fuli said, "That's good. Instead of defending, it's better to avoid it. Don't go if you don't have to."
Chen Chuan "s mind raced. Combining this with his previous deductions, the Resistance Organization's act of planting bombs was likely just to attract the Patrol Bureau's attention, making it easier for them to do other things.
The Resistance Organization had used this tactic before, and it had worked every time. Even if the Government Affairs Hall and Patrol Bureau knew that they were trying to divert attention, they would still have to increase security there, especially since the incident was in the city center. The Administrative Meeting Building, where meetings from all sides were being held, was of utmost importance and needed to be thoroughly checked.
After dinner, he stayed at his Little aunt's house for the night and returned to the Academy the next day.
He walked around Spring Autumn Lake, slowly Guiding his Breathing Technique. After finishing, he went to the Military Combat Department's Training Hall to practice his swordsmanship.
Every time he came here to train, a senior student from the Military Combat Department would come to spar with him. He welcomed this, gaining a lot of experience in dealing with various Weapons by competing with students who used them.
Although he mostly encountered firearms outside, when facing a Martial Artist , it was usually a deadly clash of Weapons.
With a "snap," as the wooden stick couldn't withstand the infusion of Internal energy, a Senior Students opposite him regretfully put down the broken half of the stick, cupped his fist at him, and said, "Junior Brother Chen, sorry for disturbing you."
Chen Chuan also returned the greeting with a fist.
The Senior Students took a few steps, then couldn't help but ask, "Junior Brother Chen, how do you Control your Internal energy so perfectly?"
Chen Chuan thought, isn't that how the strong beat the weak? He said solemnly, "I think it only comes from hard work."
The Senior Students thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, muttering, "Not enough practice, I need to practice more when I get back." He then said, "Thank you, Junior Brother," before throwing away the short stick and striding away.
The students who had been watching the two spar also cupped their fists at Chen Chuan and left with admiration and excitement to continue their own training.
After everyone left, Chen Chuan went to a private training room to practice his throwing method alone.
When used by him, this method was more effective than firearms at short range. It was fast, concealed, and didn't make much noise, which perfectly made up for the lack of long-range means.
After training all morning, he returned to his dormitory, took a shower, and was about to go to the cafeteria for lunch when the phone on his desk rang. He picked it up.
The voice of Bureau Chief Lei came from the other end, saying, "Is this Chen classmate ? This is Lei Guangcheng . After talking to you yesterday, I had people secretly check Xie Mountain. So far, we haven't found anything Anomaly."
"It's not there?"
Chen Chuan was slightly surprised.
Bureau Chief Lei said, "No, I think your deduction should be correct, but the expression of a Secret Ritual doesn't necessarily have to be completely visible. For example, some materials produced in Central City can achieve this.
With the advancement of technology, these are now replacing some traditional ritual materials, making it even more difficult to defend against. Fortunately, these materials are scarce, and their use in the field should be very limited."
Chen Chuan asked, "Bureau Chief Lei , are there Secret Cults in Central City too?"
Bureau Chief Lei said in a deep voice, "You could say that Central City is a breeding ground for Secret Cults. Every level can find comfort, needs, and even benefits in them. All we can do is Suppress them, not eliminate them."
Chen Chuan hummed in agreement.
"I'm calling you today to tell you something else. Because this matter is quite involved, it can't be solved by the Secret Cult Investigation Bureau alone. So there will be a meeting in a couple of days with colleagues from other departments to discuss this matter. I hope you can attend."
Chen Chuan said decisively,
"Okay, Bureau Chief Lei , I will be there."
"Good. I'll let you know the specific location later. By the way, your Wuyi Academy alumni woke up yesterday. Now she's just waiting to recover slowly. As for the others in her group, even the Martial Artist , are still unconscious. She's considered lucky."
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Thank you, Bureau Chief Lei ."
Bureau Chief Lei said, "You're welcome. I'll let you know when."
After the call, Chen Chuan put down the phone, called Feng Xiaoqi and Luo Kaiyuan back to the dorm, and they went to the cafeteria for lunch. After a short rest, he prepared to continue his afternoon training but received a call from Cheng Zitong , who told him, "Little Chuan , the new Minister Zhu wants to meet you."
"Meet me?"
Chen Chuan was slightly surprised and asked, "teacher , what is it about?"
Cheng Zitong said, "He was the one who signed your application form before. As the new Mayor , I suspect he might want to show goodwill to Wuyi Academy through you."
Chen Chuan thought for a moment, vaguely guessing one of the possibilities, and asked, "teacher , when is it?"
Cheng Zitong said, "This new Governor Zhu is very courteous. He said he knows you're working hard in your training and doesn't require you to set a specific time. teacher thinks that whether he's sincere or not, he's putting on a good show, so we shouldn't make him wait too long. And if this matter is settled sooner, you'll have fewer people paying attention to you, so you can focus on training."
Chen Chuan said, "teacher is right. In that case, let's do it now. I have time."
Cheng Zitong said, "Alright, teacher will drive you over. I'll be downstairs at the dormitory in a moment."
After Chen Chuan hung up, he went back to wash his face, then changed into a formal suit. He walked out of the dormitory building. When he got outside, Cheng Zitong "s car had just arrived. He quickly walked over, opened the door, and sat inside.
Cheng Zitong drove out of the school gate and headed south along the main road. In less than twenty minutes, they arrived at the Municipal Government Building south of the city. He said, "Little Chuan , go in. I called ahead. Someone will greet you when you go in."
Chen Chuan nodded, got out of the car, talked to the security personnel at the entrance, and soon a Government Affairs Hall staff member came out and politely led him into the administrative building.
Cheng Zitong waited in the car. About half an hour later, he saw Chen Chuan come out. When Chen Chuan got back into the car, he asked, "Did you meet?"
Chen Chuan nodded.
"What did he say to you? Did he give you a hard time?"
Chen Chuan said, "No, this Mayor is indeed as teacher said, very kind and approachable. After we met, he asked about the students' lives. When he learned that the Central City quota application had been submitted, he also encouraged the students. He didn't say anything else. It seemed like he just wanted to meet a student."
Cheng Zitong said, "Meeting you is his attitude. What he says isn't really that important."
The actions of political figures are never without meaning. They always indirectly send out some kind of information. Even if they don't want to, they will consider the possible reactions and consequences of doing something beforehand.
Chen Chuan looked at the administrative building. Although this Governor Zhu didn't mention anything extra during this meeting, he could feel that the purpose of him being called here was likely related to that matter.
At this moment, the car started again and returned to Wuyi Academy along the main road.
In the Mayor's office, Zhu Xian looked at the map of Yangzhi City. As the newly appointed Mayor , he was Anomaly wary of the Resistance Organization and Secret Cult organizations that had been causing trouble in Yangzhi City for a long time.
According to reports, he knew that they might have caught the tail of these people this time. If they could eliminate them in one fell swoop, it would undoubtedly be a brilliant achievement, enough to establish his prestige in Yang Zhi and successfully gain a foothold.
But similarly, failure this time would also be detrimental to him, so he couldn't openly express his position.
This meeting with Chen Chuan was because he knew that Chen Chuan was one of the participants in this. This outwardly showed only concern for Wuyi's excellent student while showing goodwill to Wuyi, without involving anything else.
If the target was successfully eliminated this time, it would undoubtedly highlight his foresight. Through some clever publicity, others would think that it was successful under his arrangement and encouragement. Even if it failed, as long as it was handled quietly, it wouldn't involve him. Either way, he wouldn't lose out.
However, this student gave him a different Tai Yi feeling.
Recalling Chen Chuan calmly standing in front of him, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.
Generally speaking, teenagers his age would be unnatural and nervous when they saw him, which was the gap in level brought about by identity and status.
But this student was calm throughout the whole process, and when those calm eyes looked over, he felt an unspeakable sense of oppression, which unconsciously reminded him of the scene when facing Wen Tong on the train that day.
It was as if his life no longer belonged to him at that time.
He secretly decided that he would try to stay away from these Martial Artist in the future.
He couldn't let such people get too close.