Chapter 216 Secret Map
Next to the off-road vehicle, Master Wei was waiting there leisurely. He was very experienced. If Mr. Chen went out to do a commission and was not asked to go back first, he would definitely be back soon.
He turned on the radio in the car, and immediately the news came in. The most heard thing in recent days was about the ownership of Molan Building.
This matter has been very popular recently, and many companies are now interested in it. The most frequently appearing ones are state-owned enterprises such as Yuan'an and Canghong Tianqu, as well as domestic giants such as Longde Food and Tiancong Baicao, but there are also some foreign companies that seem to be very interested in it.
But he was not interested in this, so he turned it around and tuned to a mystery program. He preferred listening to urban stories and the like.
The reason he was assigned to be Chen Chuan's driver was not only because he had good driving skills and was reliable, but also because he was interested in these things and felt that by following Chen Chuan he could see many things that he could not see in normal times.
Not long after he listened, he saw Chen Chuan walking towards him from a distance. He immediately sat up, got out of the car and opened the door for Chen Chuan.
Chen Chuan thanked him and sat down in the back seat. When Xiao Wei returned to his seat, he said, "Master Xiao Wei, let's go back."
"Okay, Mr. Chen, please sit down."
The car started slowly and returned very smoothly.
Chen Chuan put the small suitcase he got from Han Chang aside. There might be a lot of clues in it, but he had no intention of opening it. He would just hand it over to Director Lei to deal with it later.
After the car returned to the city, he called Director Lei. When he returned to the gate of Wuyi College, Director Lei's special car was already parked there.
Chen Chuan asked driver Xiao Wei to go back first, then he got out with a small suitcase and got into Director Lei's car. Director Lei listened to his description of the mission, asked the staff next to him to record it, and then opened the suitcase on the spot. The first thing he saw was a stack of gold notes and a full banknote of Jianyuan coins, as well as some account books, deeds and notebooks.
Director Lei ignored the gold notes, flipped through them, and pulled out a booklet. He opened it and looked at it for a while, then looked up and said, "Student Chen, have you read the information I sent you these past two days?"
Chen Chuan replied: "I saw it."
Director Lei handed him the booklet and said, "Take a look at it first and tell me what you think."
Chen Chuan took it and flipped through it. He saw some simple drawings on it, as well as a price list of materials for Tantric rituals.
After reading it, he thought for a moment and said, "The information Director Lei gave me contains the ritual patterns of the Life Sect and the various esoteric materials required, but this booklet is missing a lot. I think it's not that they don't want to recreate the original ritual, but that they are simply limited in conditions and can't gather all the materials, so they had to make a simple version."
"You're right, but it's not that simple. The rituals are developed by generations of esoteric practitioners and are not easily modified. Those who can simplify them are usually extremely rare elites within the esoteric sect."
Director Lei said slowly, "The simplification of the ceremony, although not as effective as before, is more conducive to dissemination. This is actually not a good thing."
He pulled a booklet from his briefcase, flipped to a page, and handed it to Chen Chuan. "Based on the clues, we've found some of the sect's previous arrangements. Compare them with the esoteric ritual patterns used a while ago. Do you see anything?"
Chen Chuan flipped it open and saw two photos of designs that looked largely identical, but with subtle changes. After studying them for a while, he looked up and said, "Is he trying to improve it?"
Director Lei showed an appreciative look and nodded, saying, "That's right. I have reason to suspect that the person behind this intends to use the Blood Scar Gang to take over the village and then arrange more rituals to improve their own ritual structure."
He took the booklet back from Chen Chuan's hand and turned to a certain page. "Take a look at this."
Chen Chuan took it and looked at it. He felt that it looked very familiar and said, "This is a bit like the ritual pattern used by the mutual aid association in the old factory..."
Director Lei said: "Yes, but this is from three years ago. Turn the page again, the one after that is the one you encountered before."
Chen Chuan flipped to the back and compared the two. He found that they were not completely identical, but there were some subtle changes. At this moment, he suddenly thought of a possibility and looked up at Director Lei, "Director Lei, the students feel that..."
Director Lei nodded and said, "Just as you thought. After comparing, we can confirm that the person who drew the secret map for the ceremony in the old factory is the same person who drew the map for the Life Sect."
At this point, his expression became slightly serious. "We have reason to suspect that many of Yangzhi City's esoteric ceremonies are inextricably linked to this person. If we can find this person, the entire underground esoteric ceremonies in Yangzhi City will not only collapse, but will certainly disappear for a long time."
Chen Chuan thought again. It seemed that this person had been hiding behind the scenes. Even when Molan Company collapsed, he had not left the scene.
He asked, "Director Lei, since those powerful families need this person to draw the secret diagrams of the ritual, don't any of them know who this person is?"
Director Lei said, "They really don't know, because they found this person through the Double-Faced Secret Cult. Because there are rules for dealings between secret cults, the Double-Faced Secret Cult members also don't know this person's true identity. All we can do now is wait and see if he surfaces again. We believe that this person should still be in Yangzhi City."
Chen Chuan thought about it and agreed, "I think so too."
"Really? Tell me your reasons." Director Lei looked at him, seeming to care about the reason why he came to this conclusion.
Chen Chuan pondered, "I feel like this person is seeking a breakthrough in his skills, just like those of us who practice martial arts, always chasing higher and stronger boundaries, trying to challenge one peak after another."
He pointed to the two pictures above and said, "He gives me the feeling that he is also pursuing something. This spirit is expressed very strongly, and it is difficult to ignore. I think this kind of person will not easily retreat until he reaches his goal. Even if he encounters setbacks, he will not give up."
Director Lei looked at him for a few seconds and said slowly, "You looked very carefully." He took out a hard folder from his briefcase, opened it, and motioned for Chen Chuan to take a look.
Chen Chuan put down the booklet, took the thing and looked at it, and found that the content written on it was an analysis of the painter of this esoteric Buddhist pattern.
Judging from the handwriting above, it should be from Director Lei.
The above also believes that this person has a very paranoid temperament and an absolute pursuit of perfection.
And behind this was a comment: Such a person would never succumb to temporary setbacks, and would definitely continue to improve his own works in Yangzhi City to prove the perfection of his own skills.
Director Lei said gravely, "The principle is the same. You fighters need to challenge and defeat your opponents, and so does he. Throughout his ritual works, the scale is always getting larger and larger, as if he wants to use scale to compensate for the original simplicity. But the current situation in the city has left him with little room for maneuver.
If he wanted to complete this kind of ritual, he might have to find a way outside the city, or bring in external forces to disrupt the city and attract other people's attention, so that he could buy space and time to arrange the ritual. Yangzhi City happened to have such a force, and even if the Molan Company collapsed, it would not disappear.
Chen Chuan immediately realized, "Director Lei, are you talking about the resistance organization?"
Director Lei nodded. "The so-called resistance organization in Yangzhi City has been carrying out various vicious attacks under the banner of resistance to the government, with no regard for the lives of the people."
Chen Chuan nodded. There were signs of cooperation with the resistance organization in the actions of Fang Dawei's group, and in the incident at the Foreign Affairs Bureau, he had witnessed the unscrupulousness of this group, who directly fired at the crowd, which was completely different from what they claimed.
Just listening to what Director Lei said, it seems that there are differences within this resistance organization? However, this topic is very sensitive, so he did not open his mouth to ask.
Director Lei said, "Due to a lack of clues, we can't do anything right now. We can only wait. Please read as much of the information I've given you as possible to learn how to defend against key areas. Fighters are good at direct combat, but some esoteric rituals are difficult to defend against. Understanding them will be beneficial to you."
Chen Chuan deeply agreed. Although Shen Zheng had no rivals in the academy at the time, he still fell under the conspiracy of the esoteric ritual.
In addition to his interest in mysterious things such as esoteric rituals, he was also interested in the fact that esoteric rituals seemed to be able to restrain strange stories.
If this can be achieved, then can ghost stories be used as another source of medicine?
After finishing the conversation with Director Lei, he got out of the car and walked into the college. While walking on the road, he was also thinking about this matter.
It’s not necessarily true that there are no clues.
When he was checking the bodies of the remaining Blood Mark Gang members today, he found several people who were suspected to be non-Blood Mark Gang members. Because the Blood Mark Gang members would have five blood marks on their chests and clothes, it was easy to distinguish between the two, and these people did not have anything special to indicate their identity.
Could these people be members of the resistance organization?
While he was thinking, he walked into the dormitory building. Suddenly, the dormitory teacher called him, "Student Chen, Supervisor Cheng wants to see you. Please call him back when you get home."
Chen Chuan came back to his senses and said thank you. He returned to the dormitory and called Cheng Zitong. When the call was connected, Cheng Zitong's excited voice came out:
"Xiaochuan, get ready. The Armored Certificate Review Committee will be at school tomorrow. They will conduct an on-site review of you. If you pass, you can receive your Armored Certificate."
Chen Chuan asked: "On-site review?"
Cheng Zitong said: "Most of the time they just ask you a few questions. The process must be followed. Otherwise, the review committee has no meaning."
Chen Chuan understood and asked about the time. He said, "Okay, teacher, I'll be there on time tomorrow."
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(End of this chapter)
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