Chapter 60: Jiaoshan
September passed and time entered October.
Chen Chuan forgot everything else and focused on practicing Zhou Yuan Jin Fa, repeatedly honing his skills in San Shou, and also took some time to learn the basic sword moves that Cheng Zitong took the time to teach him.
On a day off in early October, Cheng Zitong called him that morning and said, "Xiaochuan, you can start the assignment now. The teacher has already arranged the details. The person who will be leading you is my nephew, who is your peer. You can call him senior or brother.
He's waiting for you downstairs now. Delegating tasks always involves unexpected situations, and he's more experienced, so just let him handle it when the time comes."
Chen Chuan said, "Okay, teacher. I'll take note of this." Then he asked, "Teacher, what is this brother's name?"
Cheng Zitong said, "Ren Xiaotian."
Chen Chuanxin said that this senior brother’s name is very wild.
After hanging up the phone, he thanked the dorm manager, went back to his room to get ready, and took the elevator downstairs. After exiting the building, he saw a gray-green SUV parked not far away. In front of the car was a man less than 1.6 meters tall, about 30 years old, waiting there. He had a serious and stern expression. When he saw Chen Chuan come out, he said briefly, "Chen Chuan?
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Senior Brother Ren?"
Ren Xiaotian said, "It's me, get in." As he said that, he opened the driver's door and stepped in.
Chen Chuan moved to the passenger seat, opened the door, moved in and sat in. After the door was closed and the seat belt was fastened, the car started.
But unlike the more capable Wei Changan whom I had met before, this Senior Brother Ren had a stern face and didn't say a word for a long distance after leaving the school gate.
Chen Chuan didn't know whether it was just his personality or some other reason, but since others didn't speak, he wouldn't bother them. He also didn't waste the time and continued practicing his breathing technique.
But after a while, Senior Brother Ren suddenly said, "Basic breathing method?"
Chen Chuan said: "Yes."
Senior Brother Ren fell silent again, and after a while, he said, "Very good."
Chen Chuan took a look and confirmed that this senior brother didn't know how to chat. After thinking about it, he took the initiative to say, "Senior Brother Ren, where are we going?"
Senior Brother Ren seemed relieved before he said, "Let's go to Jiaoshan."
Chen Chuan seemed to be thinking: "Jiaoshan?" He then asked: "What exactly is it for?"
Senior Brother Ren said, "I'm going to collect something for the client."
Chen Chuan thought about what Lu Ke had said to him before and could roughly guess the destination of this trip.
At this time, Senior Brother Ren handed him a notebook and said, "Take a look."
Chen Chuan took it and flipped through it. There were densely written words on it, all about the assigned tasks, and the key points were marked with red lines at the bottom.
Because the client's money is paid in one lump sum, after confirmation by the entrusting company and the client, no additional remuneration will be given and no compensation will be given, so all excess expenses during the execution need to be borne by the entrusted executor himself.
If there are variables, the executor needs to handle them on his own. If the handling is inappropriate or fails, the evaluation will be lowered, and it will be difficult to receive decent delegated tasks in the future.
To avoid this kind of thing, one must ensure success and the other is to minimize costs. He saw a bold note on the back of this notebook: "Information channels are important."
He couldn't help but nod.
What is being compared here is the information channels. One is the ability to quickly find various delegated tasks, and the other is to promptly obtain information about the tasks that need to be performed. The more detailed and accurate the information is, the higher the success rate and the lower the cost. Therefore, it is very important to have connections that specialize in this field.
However, after the sentence "Information channels are important", there is another sentence that follows: "Protecting yourself is the most important thing."
He agreed with this even more. Delegated tasks were just tools on his way forward. If he couldn't protect himself, then all of this would be meaningless.
He flipped through the notebook for a while. The notes in it were a mix of new and old. The most important points were specially marked with red pen, probably to make it easier for him to read. He thought to himself, "This Senior Brother Ren is really thoughtful. The person the teacher found is indeed reliable."
The off-road vehicle headed east, and after leaving the city, it crossed the national highway and drove towards a wasteland where there was almost no road.
Chen Chuan looked at the desolate scenery outside and felt as if he was suddenly far away from the civilized world, even though this place was not far from Yangzhi City.
However, the six counties of Yangzhi City are concentrated in the west and south, the north is mostly mountainous areas and small towns, and the area in the east near Jiaoshan is really sparsely populated, and it is said that only a few illegal organizations exist.
On the other hand, there are many people living in Jiaoshan who make a living by picking up garbage. They are nominally people of the Dashun Republic, but in fact they do not enjoy any citizen rights and do not even have household registration, so these people do not exist in any archival records.
He looked at the black shadow of the ring-shaped mountain in the distance. According to Lu Ke, there were many villages living near the ring-shaped mountain. They did not trust each other and had divided their spheres of influence.
Most of the time, the people of Jiaoshan trade with people in the Zhangshan mountain area and surrounding villages and towns in the northwest, and obtain supplies from there. The Iron Chain Gang holds a large share of the market, but it seems that they are not going there this time.
The road was very bumpy, but fortunately both of them were in very good physical condition and did not feel any discomfort. After driving for about three hours, a piece of charred soil appeared in front of them. Seeing this and the huge black mountain shadow that stretched across the horizon and gradually rose, they knew that they were about to enter the range of the charred mountain.
Ren Xiaotian then handed him a mask and a scarf and said, "Put them on."
Chen Chuan took it. He knew that most of the residents of Jiaoshan had lung diseases, which might be caused by the special dust in Jiaoshan. Wearing these was a necessary precaution, so he immediately put on both things.
At this time, a relatively flat road could be seen in the distance. It should have been opened by people who had driven back and forth in the past. After driving along this road for more than half an hour, a simple road sign made of waste tires and metal coils appeared on the side of the road. At the top of the road, the three big characters "Nangou Village" were simply bent with metal wires.
As if because of the sound of the car, a man in work clothes covered in dust came out from behind the road sign. He wore old goggles and a leather hat that covered his ears. He looked around carefully, checked the license plate number, compared it with the note in his hand, and then waved his hands at them.
The SUV slowly drove past and stopped not far from the road sign. Ren Xiaotian put on his hat and quickly wrapped himself in a scarf, covering himself tightly. He said, "Get out of the car." As he spoke, he opened the door, jumped out, and walked towards the man.
Chen Chuan also got out of the car. As soon as he got outside, he felt gusts of wind blowing, mixed with some fine powder. He glanced at the shadow of Jiaoshan Mountain in the distance that seemed to have entered the clouds, reached out to cover his student hat, and followed Ren Xiaotian.
As the two of them walked over together, the man trotted over, smiled and stretched out his dirty hand to Chen Chuan, nodded and said, "Mr. Ren, right? Mr. Ren is really young and promising."
Chen Chuan waved his hand and gestured to the side, saying, "This is Mr. Ren."
The man immediately knew he had the wrong person, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all. He quickly turned around and shook hands with Ren Xiaotian, saying, "Mr. Ren? Mr. Ren is really a man who doesn't show his true face."
Ren Xiaotian said with a straight face, "Are you Lao Mi?"
"Yes, that's me. They all call me that."
"Where's the stuff?"
Lao Mi sighed and said, "I originally brought the things with me, intending to trade them, but I encountered an accident when I was leaving the village..."
Ren Xiaotian said dryly, "We can negotiate the price, but don't lie to me."
"No, no." Lao Mi waved his hands quickly. "This is what happened. Isn't the village afraid of accidents? The village chief wants to invite you to the village to trade. That way, everyone can feel at ease, right?"
Ren Xiaotian was silent for a moment, then suddenly pulled out a revolver from his clothes and pressed it against Lao Mi's forehead. Staring into Lao Mi's shocked and panicked eyes, he said in a voice without any emotion, "Give me the thing, or I'll kill you."
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(End of this chapter)
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