Failed?
Zhao Qian's face darkened.
You Xing's past success rate was one hundred percent, and he also knew that this person had worked for the Company and completed tasks efficiently, so he trusted the other party's abilities.
How could such a person fail?
What could be the reason?
Since this cleanup was done through the platform, it ensured that You Xing didn't know who the client was, but he also didn't know the specifics of You Xing's execution.
He didn't think this was something Chen Chuan could achieve with his personal ability. Was it the protection of the Processing Bureau or Wuyi Academy? Or was there an unknown force intervening?
If it was an unknown force...
He once thought that Chen Chuan was a pawn pushed out by the Government to deal with the Mutual Aid Society and Molan Company, and pawns were just pawns, generally discarded after use.
But if the pawn was not just a pawn, but had already joined them, or was one of them? Then You Xing's failure could be explained, and he had to consider that this matter might have already triggered the vigilance of certain departments.He took a deep breath, preparing to wait and see, because of the Zhao Family's identity, the Government had investigated him several times, although he had managed to get through each time, many people in the Company were dissatisfied with him, including some competitors.
If his personal actions influenced the interests of the department and the Company, these people would be eager to jump out and bite him, even if it was just a trivial matter, it might be infinitely magnified. At this time, he couldn't give them any more excuses.
He knew very well that in Central City, the Company was the source of his greatest benefit. Only with the Company's skin could he protect everything he had.
Anyway, he was in the dark, and he still had time. He would figure out the situation first.
After thinking about this, he said to the opposite side, "Not needed for now."
"Okay, the reply has been recorded. If you need cleaning services again, the platform is always available. The deposit will be refunded to your account within three days."
Zhao Qian ended the connection, deleted the record, stood up, walked to the window, and contacted someone using the Boundary Token. After waiting for a while, the other side connected, and a very dull voice came out: "Boss, what do you need me to do?"
Zhao Qian said, "I need you to help me investigate something, and also about a Wuyi Academy student. Remember not to alarm anyone. Don't use the platform for the information you gather, bring it to me personally."
"Boss, you're so cautious, it seems the target has some background. How much time do I have?"
"I need to know the results within a month."
"Hmm, what about that other matter?"
"Leave that aside for now, this is more important."
"Understood, Boss, wait for my news."
After ending the call, he still stood there, deep in thought.
Footsteps came from behind, and a petite young woman, about fourteen or fifteen years old, walked in from outside.
She had obvious embedded lines on her neck, scattered bioelectric light on her cervical vertebrae, and the parts below her thighs were clearly implanted limbs.
She picked up a drink from the desk, poured a cup, held it with both hands, and came to Zhao Qian, then slowly knelt down and offered the drink.
Zhao Qian took it and drank a sip. He looked down at the pure and delicate face and said, "Every time I see it, it feels so similar. Very good, just kneel there."
The young woman remained silent.
Zhao Qian turned and left, leaving only the petite figure kneeling there, reflected on the glass curtain wall.
Outside the north passage checkpoint of Central City, Chen Chuan drove the Jiade car to this place and slowly stopped the car by the roadside.
He looked at the open road ahead and the City Patrol officers patrolling back and forth. This was one of the main passages into Central City. Because of the road closures, he didn't enter the city from here before, but chose to go around from the side.
Such things were not uncommon. Central City was so large that it was impossible to keep an eye on every place. Most people without identification entered the city from those marginal areas. Smuggling activities were endless in these places, and various violent activities were inevitable.
Not to mention these places, even the checkpoints had also been subjected to violent rushes and attacks, so he came to pick up Gao Ming this time, more to take care of the latter's safety.
He waited only a little while when he saw a gray-white car driving towards the checkpoint. It began a tedious inspection procedure, and after more than ten minutes, the car slowly drove out of there.
At this moment, continuous days of cloudy and rainy weather gradually dissipated, and the sun shone through the clouds, casting light on the road. He reached out, opened the door, and got out of the car.
The car also slowly stopped. The door opened, and Gao Ming got out of the back seat, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, straightened his long, dark brown gentleman's suit, and walked towards him.
Chen Chuan smiled slightly, walked up, and stopped in the place where the sun was shining. The two clapped hands, and he said, "Gao Ming, was the journey smooth?"
Gao Ming smiled and said, "Just waited a little longer at the checkpoint."
Chen Chuan asked, "Have you found a place to live?"
"The law firm has arranged an apartment, I'll stay there first."
Chen Chuan said, "That's good. Once you're settled, I have something to discuss with you."
Gao Ming pushed his glasses and said, "Cousin, you are my first client. You can tell me anything as soon as possible."
Chen Chuan nodded. "We'll talk more about it when we get back."
He was very clear about his current driving skills, and he was using a temporary pass, so he asked Gao Ming to return to the original car, and he just followed behind.
After taking Gao Ming to the law firm's apartment and helping him settle down, he only talked about business after everything was packed up, telling him about Zhao Qian.
"This person was also a member of the Mutual Aid Society, one of the main planners of Senior Student Shen's matter. Wei Jun's later actions were just an imitation of him. However, although Molan Company collapsed, and the Zhao Family was destroyed, he escaped the cleanup."
Gao Ming said, "Cousin, according to the information you provided, this person has a large company background. If we want to deal with this person, no matter what method we use, I first need to collect some necessary and detailed data. This will take some time."
Chen Chuan nodded. He knew that this matter could not be rushed. After all, what they were facing this time was not a lone wolf like You Xing, but a middle-level member of a large company, whose resources were far beyond what ordinary martial artists could compare to.
After finishing the business, he and Gao Ming talked about Yang Zhi and the family, had a meal together, and then left the apartment, driving the Jiade car back to the Academy.
On the way, the Boundary Token showed a connection. He saw that it was Old Qi, so he connected, and Old Qi's voice rang out: "Little Brother Chen, I have bought the materials you requested in the quantities you requested, and they are all placed in the warehouse."
Chen Chuan said, "Old Qi, did you encounter any trouble?"
Old Qi said, "No, no."
"Okay, Old Qi, thank you for your trouble."
"It's a small matter."
Chen Chuan thought for a moment, turned around, and drove towards the warehouse.
The matter of the raccoon cat stone carving had to be resolved as soon as possible. Even though this supernatural entity was fed by You Xing, according to his inference, if ritual activities were not carried out for a long time, and the supernatural entity could not be satisfied, it might come out on its own to satisfy its own needs, and then the restraint might not work.
This was also why he brought this thing back, instead of simply leaving it there.
He arrived at Wu Bei's warehouse, found the secret cult materials, and checked that the quantity and quality were all right. Old Qi was still very reliable in this regard.
Next was to hold the ritual, but there were many important things in the warehouse, so the ritual could not be held here, but there was a place that was very suitable.
He parked the Jiade car here, borrowed Wu Bei's small truck, moved the stone carving up, drove out of here, and drove directly to the wasteland where Instructor Wu originally lived.
This location would not disturb others, and the energy field monitoring seemed to be weakened because of the problem here, so it was convenient to deal with some things.
After arriving here, he looked around and finally found a place that looked more suitable, so he stopped here, moved the raccoon cat stone carving down, and placed it in a suitable position.
Then he turned back, put down the luggage bag containing the ritual materials, found a sheltered place, took out the things one by one, and finally opened the data book that Bureau Chief Lei gave him, and began to carefully depict the restraint ritual around it according to the pattern on it.
This time, he drew two ritual patterns in a row. The first one was just a simple circle, to prevent the supernatural entity from escaping; the second one was the most important restraint ritual. Because he had actually operated it once before, he was more confident this time, and it only took less than two hours to complete the two arrangements.
He checked it again, and seeing that there were no omissions or mistakes, he came to the raccoon cat stone carving and stood still, looking up at it.
This raccoon cat stone carving was very old. It was inferred that the original image was shaped only to facilitate the placement of sacrifices and kowtows. In fact, the supernatural entity did not have a fixed form.
However, precisely because this statue was old enough, it was enough to become an object to carry the supernatural entity, so it could be recycled later.
He reached out and pressed it on the head of the raccoon cat stone carving, and then his eyes narrowed. A stream of internal energy instantly penetrated into it. The stone carving shook, and immediately cracks appeared on it.
At the same time, a violent roar came to his ears, and signs of fading appeared on the Second Self.
After fighting with You Xing, the merge time had reached two days and ten hours, and the strength possessed by the Second Self was closer to his main body, but even so, when this supernatural entity was gradually released, the merge time was being rapidly reduced. This degree of invasion was the most intense he had encountered so far.
But at the same time, the supernatural entity was constantly stimulating the mutated tissue all over his body while invading him.
As cracking sounds came from the stone carving, pieces of gravel fell from the stone carving, and finally shattered into a pile on the ground. At the same time, a scream that could almost tear through the skull came to his ears.