Chapter 68 Urban Legend
After leaving the invitational class, Chen Chuan attended another open class and then returned to the dormitory. However, as he entered the hall, the dormitory supervisor said to him, "Student Chen, a teacher from the Executive Office is looking for you."
Chen Chuan looked over and saw a young teacher walking towards him. He first showed his name card and then said politely, "Hello, Chen, I'm He Mei from the Executive Office. You can call me Teacher He. I have something to talk to you about. Can I go to your dormitory to talk to you?"
Chen Chuan said: "Of course."
He took the elevator upstairs with Teacher He, brought him to the dormitory, asked him to sit down, and poured him a glass of water.
Teacher He said, "Student Chen, don't be so busy. Sit down and talk." After Chen Chuan sat down, he said, "I came to see you this time because of Qiu Xin. The matter has been clarified. Qiu Xin is the one who is at fault this time."
Chen Chuan asked, "Is it because of Zhong Wu?"
Teacher He said, "Yes, Qiu Xin and Zhong Wu, who was Chen's student assessor, have always had a good relationship. After hearing the news about Zhong Wu, he immediately resigned from his original position and returned to school, working as an assistant for various invited class teachers.
He is a quiet person who works hard and never complains, so the teachers don't reject him.
He also admitted that the reason he returned to school was because he had been waiting for an opportunity to attack you, because you would attend the invitational class no matter what. He said he would wait even if it took three years, so there was a high probability that the situation this time would happen.
Chen Chuan actually admired this man's perseverance and persistence. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Qiu Xin's attack was very heavy. If I hadn't been prepared and something had really happened on the surface, based on his behavior, it wouldn't be just a mistake. He wouldn't have been able to escape."
Teacher He said, "That's right. He admitted it himself. He said he asked for help, but no one was willing to help Zhong Wu, so he had to do it himself. He also said that since he chose to do this, he didn't care about the outcome. He just said it was a pity that he didn't achieve his goal in the end, but he also paid the price for his actions."
He paused and said, "The medical examination showed that his internal organs were overloaded. He might be confined to bed for the rest of his life. Considering his friendship with Zhong Wu, we arranged for the two of them to be together. It can be considered humane."
Chen Chuanshuo said, "Is that so? Thank you for telling me, teacher."
Teacher He smiled and said, "It's nothing. This is what we should do. Okay, I should go now." Then he stood up.
Chen Chuan also stood up.
Teacher He said: "Student Chen, if you stand out in the forest, the wind will surely destroy it. You should be careful. However, the more you are targeted, the more it shows how outstanding you are. I look forward to your future performance." After that, he stretched out his hand and shook hands with Chen Chuan, then said goodbye and left.
Chen Chuan thanked the teacher again, and the teacher left. He then went into the training room and started his daily practice again.
As night fell, Cheng Zitong came over and asked as soon as he entered the room, "I heard about what happened this afternoon. Are you okay?"
Chen Chuanshuo said: "Teacher, don't worry. Since the students have gone there, they are prepared."
Cheng Zitong said, "I'm relieved about this. You have your own ideas. Besides, you've mastered the Jin method. When you don't have the ability, you can be conservative. But when you have the ability, you will definitely solve problems. There's no point in letting problems persist."
Chen Chuanshuo said: "Teacher, I think so too."
Cheng Zitong hummed and said, "I've already taken care of the weapons license issue, but once you register, you may be given an exam at any time. The content of the exam is still unknown. Based on past experience, there will be one or more designated assignments, which may be local or out of town, so you must be prepared at all times and strengthen yourself as much as possible this month."
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Students know that a weapon license is very important."
"Yes, as long as you understand, you must find a way to get it, the sooner the better." Cheng Zitong reminded him again, then thought for a moment, "Oh, by the way, there is something else I want to discuss with you.
Your future training may require more actual combat and more medicine, so the original salary may not be enough. I have some tasks for you to delegate, so that you can accumulate experience in independent delegation. Are you willing to do it?"
Chen Chuan said: "Students are eager to learn this."
Cheng Zitong seemed to perk up and said, "Let me tell you this. The selection of assigned tasks is actually very particular. If the level is too low, then the gold content is not enough. Even if the response is excellent, it will not be highly regarded by the various client parties.
And I'm sure there are quite a few students who want to get their weapons licenses right now. High-level, well-paid assignments are definitely highly sought after. This requires connections and the power behind them, but competing for them isn't worth it, and there's no need to waste time on them. So, we don't have to flock to them; we can find other paths."
Chen Chuan asked, "What is the teacher's plan?"
Cheng Zitong looked at him and asked, "Do you know any urban legends?"
Chen Chuan was slightly surprised, then replied affirmatively, "I've heard of it. My uncle works for the police department, and he said that these urban legends often have traces of human involvement."
Cheng Zitong nodded and said, "Your uncle is right. Most urban legends are true, but there are exceptions. My next assignment for you is to solve a case involving an urban legend. Don't worry, my teacher has studied this for a long time and won't cheat you. Just follow my teacher's instructions and you'll be fine."
Chen Chuan said: "Students naturally trust their teachers."
Cheng Zitong was delighted. He said, "Wait a minute." He pulled a stack of paper from his briefcase and pushed it in front of him. "Teacher has prepared it for you. Here are the materials. Take a look at them first. I will negotiate with the client. You just need to complete the assignment."
Chen Chuan took it and began to read it. He was slightly moved. "Doll in the Well? I think I heard of this urban legend when I was a child..."
In fact, every native of Yangzhi City has heard the strange story of the doll in the well when they were a child.
Legend has it that every year from October to November, after nine o'clock in the evening, if you pour half a bowl of soybeans and half a bowl of black beans into the well water, a beautiful child will emerge from the well, and the well water will turn into wine.
Adults won't feel anything after drinking this water, but children will become drowsy all day long. Children like this very much because it allows them to skip classes. However, most children will forget what happened in the past one or two days when they wake up, and occasionally some children will become stupid because of this.
It’s not that no one has tried to solve this problem, but they have all failed. In the end, the adults can only restrain their children, but you can still hear about this kind of thing from time to time.
He remembered that when he was a child, he and a group of friends had tried it, but apart from wasting half a bowl of black beans and soybeans, he didn't see anything.
However, as he looked through the materials and read the detailed records, he realized that his approach was actually useless.
The "baby in the well" only appears in the area around the Old City God Temple in the northern suburbs of the city, and its appearance is regular.
It always starts in October and appears in old wells in the north of the city that are at least 30 years old according to a certain pattern. There is also a hand-drawn distribution map of the wells in the information.
Judging from the activity curve above, it seems that it moves along with the groundwater, so if the well is not exactly on the route and the feeding location is not right, it will definitely not be able to touch it.
There was another paragraph written in red pen below the information, which stated that as long as you calculate the next possible well where the doll in the well might appear, then a few minutes before nine o'clock in the evening, take a bucket of water from it and pour half a bowl of soybeans and black beans into it. The doll in the well will climb up the wall of the well and run into the bucket by itself. Then you can take it away and send it to the designated place.
The information contains a detailed map showing the location of every old well in the area, and the corresponding dates are also marked below.
With this, things become much simpler. Even if you can't be sure at once, as long as you have a rough range, you can find the correct target by constantly eliminating it.
Chen Chuan looked up and asked, "Teacher, did you organize this?"
Cheng Zitong said, "Yes, teacher, I usually like to study these things. The old man always scolds me for not doing my job properly. What do you think?"
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and answered seriously, "I think it's quite good. These mysterious things give people a lot of unknowns, and the feeling of exploring the unknown and the process of pursuing answers are very wonderful."
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(End of this chapter)
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