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 to his Little Aunt's house first.
Because it was a holiday, the whole family was there. During dinner that 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 for food lately."
"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 during a sweep at the Du Yi Hotel."
"Bombs?" Yu Wan was startled.
Nian Fuli sighed and said, "It's not just the Du Yi Hotel; some other places around the city center were also found to have them. One was very close to the municipal meeting hall; it must have been planted by the Resistance Organization. Although they were all defused in time, I'm just afraid of what might happen.
Recently, companies, enterprises, and officials from other cities have come to hold meetings here. The higher-ups have told us to strengthen security. It seems the Resistance Organization is targeting this, so their activities probably won't stop anytime soon."
Yu Wan looked at Chen Chuan , her eyes full of worry. "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. Rather than defending, it's better to avoid it. Don't go if you don't have to."
Chen Chuan thought to himself that, combined with his previous deduction, 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 because even if the Government Affairs Hall and Patrol Bureau knew you were trying to attract attention, they would still have to strengthen security there, especially since the incidents were happening in the city center. The Administrative Meeting Building, where various parties were gathering for meetings, was of utmost importance, and it 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 it, and he gained a lot of experience fighting against various weapons by competing against students who used them.
Although he encountered firearms most often outside, when facing Martial Artists , it was mostly a matter of life and death between weapons.
With a "snap," as the wooden staff couldn't withstand the infusion of Internal energy and broke, a senior student regretfully put down the half-broken staff in his hand, clasped his fist to him, and said, "Junior Chen, sorry for disturbing you."
Chen Chuan also clasped his fist in return.
The senior student took two steps and couldn't help but ask, "Junior Chen, how do you control your Internal energy so perfectly?"
Chen Chuan thought to himself, isn't this how it is when the strong beat the weak? He said solemnly, "I think it only comes from hard work."
The senior student thought about it and nodded in agreement, muttering, "Not enough practice. I need to practice more when I get back." He added, "Thank you, Junior." Then he threw away the short staff and strode away.
The students who had been watching the two spar also clasped their fists at Chen Chuan , left with admiration and excitement, and went to train.
After everyone left, Chen Chuan went to a single training room and practiced his throwing method alone.
When used by him, this kind of technique was more effective than firearms at short range. One was that it was fast and concealed, and the other was that it didn't make much noise, which could make up for the lack of long-range methods.
After training all morning, he returned to his dormitory, washed up, and was about to go to the cafeteria for lunch when the phone on his desk rang. He picked it up.
Bureau Chief Lei's voice came from the other end, saying, "Is this Chen classmate? I'm Lei Guangcheng . After talking to you yesterday, I had people secretly check Xie Mountain, but we haven't found any anomalies yet."
"Not there?"
Chen Chuan was slightly surprised.
Bureau Chief Lei said, "No, I think your deduction should be correct, but the expression of Secret Rituals doesn't necessarily have to be all visible. For example, some materials produced in Central City can do that.
With technological advancements, they are now replacing some traditional ritual materials, which makes them even more difficult to defend against. Fortunately, these materials are produced in small quantities, so 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, "It should be said that Central City is a hotbed for Secret Cults. Every class can find comfort, needs, and even benefits in them. All we can do is suppress them, not eliminate them."
Chen Chuan hmmmed.
"I'm calling you today to tell you something else. Because this matter is quite serious, it can't be solved by the Secret Cult Investigation Bureau alone, so there will be a meeting in a few days with colleagues from other departments to discuss this matter. I hope you can attend."
Chen Chuan said decisively,
"Okay, Bureau Chief Lei , I'll be there."
"Good. I'll let you know the specific location then. By the way, your Wuyi Academy alumnus woke up yesterday. Now, she's just waiting to recover slowly. As for the others in her group, even the Martial Artists , 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 eat together in the cafeteria, and then went back for a short rest, prepared to continue the afternoon's training, but received a call from Cheng Zitong , telling 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 guess he might want to use you to show goodwill to Wuyi Academy."
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 and approachable. He said he knows you're working hard in 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 resolving this matter sooner will reduce the number of people paying attention to you, so you can focus on training."
Chen Chuan said, "What teacher said makes sense. In that case, let's do it now, since I have time."
Cheng Zitong said, "Good. Then teacher will drive you over. I'll be downstairs at the dormitory in a bit."
After Chen Chuan hung up the phone, he went back to wash his face, changed into a formal suit, and 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 down.
Cheng Zitong drove out of the school gate and drove south along the main road. In less than twenty minutes, they arrived at the administrative building of the Municipal Government in the south of the city. He said, "Little Chuan , go in. I've already called. Someone will greet you when you go in."
Chen Chuan nodded, got out of the car, communicated with the security personnel in front of the door, and soon a Government Affairs Hall staff member came out and very politely led him into the administrative building.
Cheng Zitong waited in the car. About half an hour later, he saw Chen Chuan walk out. When Chen Chuan got into the car, he asked, "Did you meet him?"
Chen Chuan nodded.
"What did he say to you? Did he make things difficult for you?"
Chen Chuan said, "No, this Mayor is indeed as teacher said, very friendly and approachable. After meeting, he asked about the students' lives. After learning that the Central City application form had been submitted, he also encouraged the students. He didn't say anything else, as if he just wanted to meet a student."
Cheng Zitong said, "Meeting you is his attitude. What he says isn't really important."
The actions of political figures are never without meaning. They always indirectly convey some information to the outside world. Even if they don't think so, they will consider the possible reactions and consequences of doing something in advance.
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 this person asking him to come was likely related to that matter.
At this time, 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 exceptionally vigilant about the Resistance Organization and Secret Cult organizations that had been causing trouble in Yangzhi City for a long time.
Through the reports below, he knew that he might have caught the tail of these people this time. If he could eliminate them in one fell swoop, it would undoubtedly be a very bright 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 express his position openly.
This meeting with Chen Chuan was because he knew that Chen Chuan was one of the participants in this matter. This showed on the surface that he was only concerned about Wuyi's excellent students and was 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 downplayed, it wouldn't involve him. Either way, he wouldn't lose out.
However, this student gave him a different feeling.
Recalling Chen Chuan's composure when standing in front of him, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.
How should he put it? Usually, teenagers would be unnatural and nervous when they saw him, which was the difference in level brought about by status and position.
But this student remained calm throughout, and when he looked over with his calm eyes, he always felt an unspeakable pressure, which made him unconsciously recall the scene when he faced 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 should try to stay away from these Martial Artists in the future.
He couldn't let such people get too close.