Chapter 408 Battle

Old Bian sat for a while with a sullen face. He then turned to his apprentice standing not far away and asked, "Have you found out anything about that boy?"

The disciple in front of him immediately responded: "Master, I've figured it out. The person who came is from the Upper City Processing Bureau."

"Someone from the processing bureau?"

Old Bian was startled, then frowned and asked, "You figured it out so quickly? Is it true?"

While third-level fighters are certainly not without background, verifying them would still take some time, right? Especially for those from Upper City, whose personal information isn't written on their foreheads, so it's always going to take some effort. How long has it been since then? When did this stupid apprentice become so efficient?

“It’s true!”

Seeing that Lao Bian was still looking at him suspiciously, the apprentice said hurriedly: "No, Master, look at this, I got it from up there..." He quickly clicked a few times and sent a video recording to Lao Bian.

"The man in the video is him. The other one is Wei Wusheng from the Tianshu Gang. Master told us about him before."

"Wei Wusheng? The disciple of Old Man Yu from the Tianshu Gang?"

Old Bian watched the video in surprise. Wei Wusheng was quite famous, mainly because at his age, Yu Hongming of the Tianshu Gang was the hurdle that his master and even his grandmaster's generation could not cross.

Wei Wusheng was known as Yu Hongming's most proud student in the past thirty years, so he inevitably paid attention to him and often used this example to admonish his disciples.

Then he saw the scene of Chen Chuan pinning Wei Wusheng to the ground and hammering him hard, which made his eyelids twitch, especially the last moment, when the palm strike directly pierced Wei Wusheng's chest with such strength and speed. When he put himself in the situation, his blood began to race, his breathing became rapid, and his whole body tensed up.

The apprentice didn't notice his expression, and said as if he was presenting a treasure: "Master, there is also this part..." As he spoke, he sent another video clip over.

This section shows the scene where Chen Chuan comes out of the water carrying the head of Xu Xianwen, the leader of the Viper Regiment. The person who filmed it is very skilled and has integrated the light and shadow of the scenery and the characters very well. For ordinary people, it is quite impactful, but for Lao Bian, it is not as intuitive as the previous one.

He asked calmly, "Whose head is that in his hand?"

"Master, I heard it was Xu Xianwen."

"Xu Xianwen..."

Old Bian frowned. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere. Generally speaking, a fighter of his level could remember even his childhood memories, but he was too lazy to think about the irrelevant ones.

But before he could recall, his apprentice had already thoughtfully passed on Xu Xianwen's information to him. Not only Xu Xianwen, but also the information of every member of the Viper Group. Then he fell silent.

The apprentice asked, as if to take credit: "Master, did I find the information quickly and completely this time?"

Lao Bian's masseter muscle twitched slightly and he said, "Okay, very attentive."

The apprentice said with great anticipation, "Master, when are you going to teach that brat a lesson? I'll call my fellow apprentices to go and show support to you."

Old Bian frowned and scolded, "When did I say I would teach him a lesson? They are unkind, but I cannot be unrighteous. Have you forgotten what I told you? Fighting and killing alone will not solve the problem."

The apprentice was a little confused. Wasn't that what the Master had just meant? It was true that the Master had been less aggressive in recent years. It made sense that he could silence his opponents simply by relying on his past reputation.

He asked again, "Master, what should we do then?"

Old Bian frowned. He had heard before that the one coming was just a third-level fighter who was less than 20 years old. He thought he still had some confidence.

But after seeing Chen Chuan's battle scene just now, he couldn't help but retreat a little. Even if he was in his prime when he was young, he would not be able to withstand such fighting power.

He has long lost his former passion, and hiding here for years without taking any action has worn away his will. He just wants to enjoy his retirement in peace and make as much money as possible, so in recent years he has only relied on his early reputation to intimidate others.

But he really couldn't stand the current situation, because he could leave on his own initiative, but he couldn't be kicked out by others!

He said in a deep voice, "Tell Poison Ant Express that Lutong Express has found a new third-level fighter. Tell them that I don't want to get involved, so they found someone else."

"Master, do you need to pass the information you found to Poison Ant Express?"

"Need not."

Lao Bian said, "You've worked hard to find this out. Let them investigate on their own."

"Master is right. Let them investigate on their own."

Old Bian sneered inwardly. What if the news about Chen Chuan reached Poison Ant Express and they backed off? Wouldn't the matter of him being exiled then be completely unresolved?

It would be better to let the two families fight.

If Chen Chuan is defeated, he believes that the person who finally wins will let him finish the fight.

If the Poison Ants lost, it wouldn't matter. He still didn't believe it. If Lu Tong won this game, all the problems would be solved?

The Moss Gang behind Poison Ant Express will never give up. Even if they are intimidating when they are around, once they leave, Lu Tong will not be able to withstand the pressure, and sooner or later they will ask them to go back, but by then the price will not be the same.

Of course, he is not a bad person. He would leave some soup and water for Lu Tong and the others. He would not have the heart to see this group of people die.

Lan Xinnan acted quickly because some people from Lutong Logistics had already defected to Poison Ant Express, and there were some information channels between the two sides. So within two hours, Chen Chuan got the information about the fighter on the opposite side.

This man's name is Gai Er, he is 35 years old. In the photo, he has a fierce look on his face, wears training clothes, and a thick belt, and stands there barefoot. There is an indescribable murderous aura on his body, and he holds a metal nunchaku in his hand.

According to the information, this person came from a martial arts school, but because of his outstanding talent, he quickly stood out and was recruited as a son-in-law by the owner of the martial arts school.

However, not long after, he abandoned his wife and children because the competitor of this martial arts school offered higher conditions. But a few years later, he cooperated with the gang to take over this martial arts school. Since then, he has done illegal work for some gangs and has also been an underground killer. He has attacked government officials and killed company executives.

Because he committed too many crimes, he was wanted and rewarded by companies, governments, and even gangs, so he had to hide in the underground city.

If a third-level fighter hadn't committed a crime, he would have a place anywhere. However, being disliked by many parties is also considered a talent.

On the surface, this man is a complete scum and a lunatic, but Chen Chuan knows that character has nothing to do with strength. He can feel that the third limit stage attaches great importance to one's own thoughts.

This consistent attitude, which is evil from beginning to end, actually shows that this person has a firm mind and has never changed due to external circumstances.

In this case, he might be very powerful. This can be seen from the fact that he has so many enemies, yet he is still alive and well.

Then he looked at Lao Bian's information. He was already 69 years old. The more detailed records were about his battle achievements when he was young. At that time, he was also known as "Fierce Bear". Looking at the photos when he was young, he was a burly man more than two meters tall. He has shrunk a lot now, but is still more than 1.9 meters tall.

However, in the past seven or eight years, this person has not had any reliable combat record, and it seems that he has not fought with anyone during this period.

If a martial arts master does not communicate and fight with people of the same level for a long time, his fighting ability will degenerate. Not to mention seven or eight years, if he is not talented enough, not practicing for a few days may lead to a weakening of his condition.

However, it cannot be ruled out that he deliberately concealed his achievements, so we still need to be cautious.

After reading it, he said to Lan Xinnan, "I just arrived in the Lower City and don't know how you guys solve problems here. What's the point of me challenging that guy to a fight?"

Lan Xinnan replied, "It's common practice that if there's a conflict between two organizations, the Third Limit Fighters will usually mediate. If mediation isn't possible, they won't take action and let the people below resolve it. I heard from the old captain that this is a tacitly accepted rule among the Third Limit Fighters in the Lower City."

"Is that so..."

Chen Chuan thought about it and could understand that most fighters practiced skills not to fight for their lives, but to gain more enjoyment. After fighting hard, they might not get more, and it was more likely that they would suffer losses. Therefore, this rule was beneficial to all third-level fighters.

Lan Xinnan continued, "If the conflict between the two sides is irreconcilable, or one side refuses to back down, then they'll challenge each other to a fight. Old Bian is using this as an excuse to get me to give him another 20% of my resources."

Chen Chuanshuo said, "Since there is such a method, Captain Lan, please make an appointment with the guy from Poison Ant Express for me."

Lan Xinnan said, "Okay! But if they knew we had replaced Old Bian and had heard about you, Brother Chen, then they might feign a response while trying to delay."

After all, Chen Chuan is not from the lower city area, so he can't stay here for a long time. So if Poison Ant Express is smarter, there is no need to fight at all, just drag it out until Chen Chuan goes back.

This is also the situation she is most worried about.

Chen Chuan said calmly, "That's okay. I just checked. Poison Ant Express has a base. If you don't want to go, I can just go directly to their base."

Lan Xinnan couldn't help but nod. The other party would definitely not give in under this almost forced approach.

Because even if the decision makers don't care about the base, they are still worried that Chen Chuan will take his men to attack the people under him. Then they will have to give up the territory and business they had previously seized, which is something that the entire team cannot tolerate.

She said, "I'm going to challenge Poison Ant Express to a fight right now." As she said that, she went downstairs to arrange this matter.

However, Lan Xinnan's worries were in vain. Poison Ant Express clearly had no intention of avoiding the fight. Within half an hour of her sending out the challenge signal, they received a clear response. After both parties confirmed it, they set the fight for tomorrow morning.

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(End of this chapter)