Chapter 840: Gaining Trust through Pretense
Chen Chuan said calmly, "I learned about your situation from Senior Fang, and then I found out from other sources that you two were living here.
As for the purpose of looking for you two, I have some questions for you regarding the elders. Don't worry, I have something here to prove my identity."
He took the bag he had just put down, untied it, took out a notebook from it, and handed it to He Zhilan who was walking forward.
He Zhilan took it in her hand and immediately recognized it with surprise, "This is... Senior Sister Zhen's notebook? It was a souvenir she gave to the teacher back then, there's no mistake." She turned her head to look at He Ruihai who was sitting there, shook it excitedly and said, "I bought this notebook for her back then. Look, there's a page with a missing corner. I said I wanted to replace it, but Senior Sister Zhen said it wasn't necessary. She said that the Wujian Sect sought Wujian because they had flaws. She herself has flaws, so it's right for the notebook to have flaws too. It's been so many years..."
As she spoke, she looked at Chen Chuan, her eyes shining. "Senior Sister Zhen's notebook is with you. You, you are Senior Sister Zhen's son. You are Xiao Chuan, right?"
Chen Chuan said: "Yes, senior, it's me."
"It's really you! I knew it!" He Zhilan became a little excited, and her tone suddenly rose. "You and Senior Sister Zhen look so much alike. Your eyebrows are almost exactly the same. Your eyebrows are so neat and beautiful, jet black, as if they were drawn with a brush. Your eyes are so lively and bright."
He Ruihai sat there without moving. He looked at Chen Chuanshuo and said, "The notebook is real, but I still can't believe you."
"Brother, you..." He Zhilan was immediately dissatisfied, but He Ruihai shook his head at her, then looked at Chen Chuan, "Is there anything else?"
Seeing how cautious he was, Chen Chuan was even more certain that something was wrong. Fortunately, he had made some preparations before coming out. He took out some photos of his childhood and those taken at his aunt's house from his bag.
He Zhilan picked it up immediately. When she saw the figure in the photo, her eyes immediately turned red. "It's Senior Sister Zhen, with her brother-in-law, and Xiaochuan you... This is, is Senior Sister Zhen's sister?"
Chen Chuan said: "Yes, this is my aunt Yu Wan."
He Ruihai looked at the photos and finally believed that these things were not so easy to forge, especially some details that only acquaintances could tell.
He tidied up the photos and handed them back to Chen Chuan. He told He Zhilan to go wash her face and bring up some preserved fruits and sugar cane. Then he said to Chen Chuan, "Is it okay for you to call me Xiao Chuan?"
Chen Chuanshuo said: "You two are my elders, so there is no problem in addressing you like that."
He Zhilan sat down next to him and asked with concern: "Xiao Chuan, why did you come here to see us..."
Chen Chuanshuo said: "My mother and father disappeared more than ten years ago, and I was later taken in and raised by my aunt and uncle. A few years ago, I found some things my parents left behind and realized their disappearance might not be that simple. I wanted to find out the truth, but I found that there were many important clues missing.
Later, I read in the records they left behind that they had found a martial arts instructor for me, but I never saw one. Some time ago, I went to the Bessar Khanate and found Senior Fang, who had opened a school there. After talking to him, I realized that he might be the two seniors, so after inquiring about their whereabouts, I rushed here."
He noticed that when he mentioned that his parents had found a teacher for him, both of them looked apologetic.
After a while, He Zhilan spoke first: "Xiao Chuan, to be honest, we had agreed with Senior Sister Zhen that we would be your fighting skills teachers, but... this matter is very complicated, we..." As she spoke, hesitation appeared in her expression again.
He Ruihai said at this time: "Xiao Chuan, judging from your appearance, you should have practiced martial arts, right?"
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "I learned a little."
"Are you learning from a teacher at a fighting gym?"
Chen Chuan said: "I was admitted to Wuyi College."
When the He brothers and sisters heard this, they couldn't help but be a little surprised and looked at each other. It is not easy to enter Wuyi. In addition to having talent, one also needs to have a certain foundation. Especially the latter, one needs to be guided by a reliable person and cannot make any mistakes.
He Zhilan asked, "Xiaochuan, you need to take an exam to join Wuyi. Did anyone teach you before that?"
Chen Chuan said: "My uncle found a teacher for me."
"No wonder, it seems your uncle and aunt treat you well."
Chen Chuan said: "Yes, my aunt and uncle were very good to me. They raised me to adulthood."
He Zhilan couldn't stop asking. She asked with concern, "Xiao Chuan, you're not even twenty years old yet, right? That means you should have graduated from Wuyi, right? Are you still in Yangzhi?"
Chen Chuanshuo said: "It's been a while since I graduated. Now I'm in the central city of Jibei Road."
"I went to Central City..."
The He brothers and sisters nodded. After all, marginal cities like Yangzhi have too few resources and are too closed. Anyone who is determined to make a name for themselves will go to the central city.
He Zhilan said sincerely: "That's great. If Senior Sister Zhen saw how successful you are now, she would definitely be very happy."
He Ruihai looked at Chen Chuan and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Chuan, you've learned martial arts and gone to Central City. I see you're doing well now. What happened back then was quite complicated, so it's best for you to stay out of it. This will be good for you, your aunt, and your uncle."
Chen Chuan looked at the two of them and said, "Seniors, let me tell you something. The year Xiaochu graduated, I was attacked. I narrowly escaped death, but I still don't know who attacked me."
The He brothers and sisters were both shocked when they heard this. He Zhilan looked at him anxiously and said, "Child, are you okay? Are there any hidden dangers left?"
Chen Chuanshuo said: "I recovered well afterwards, but the person who attacked me was definitely trying to kill me."
He Zhilan gritted her teeth and turned to He Ruihai and said, "Did they do it?"
He Ruihai frowned, "The year Xiaochuan and Xiaochu graduated, that should have been four or five years ago. It's been so long, how could it be..."
Chen Chuan looked at the two people and said, "You two, this might just be a coincidence, but it could also be related to what happened back then. But as long as there's a chance, I won't take any chances."
A sharp light flashed in his eyes. "I must get to the bottom of this matter. There may be some forces behind this, but I believe I have a certain ability to protect myself now."
He Ruihai said in a deep voice, "Xiao Zhuan, it's not that simple. Since you graduated from Wu Yi, you should be at the second level now, right? Maybe in a few years, you can enter the third level. But even if you become a third-level fighter, this little bit of martial arts won't be of much help in what you're about to face."
Chen Chuan agreed with him: "Being a third-level fighter is indeed not enough." He paused, looked up and said, "But what if it's a martial artist?"
"Fighter..."
He Ruihai and He Zhilan were stunned when they heard this word. They stared at Chen Chuan blankly, seeing his calm and composed appearance. Suddenly, He Zhilan's eyes lit up. She asked eagerly and with surprise, "Xiao Chuan, could it be that... you found a martial artist as your teacher?"
He Ruihai also sat up straight. If a fighter intervened in this matter, there would be no need to be so afraid. Even if the problem still could not be solved, at least Chen Chuan's safety could be guaranteed.
But then they saw Chen Chuan shaking his head, and they couldn't help but feel disappointed. They thought, "That's right, maybe I'm overthinking it. How could it be so likely that a fighter would meet him? And why would he accept Chen Chuan as his disciple?"
But then they heard Chen Chuan calmly say, "There are indeed many fighters among the seniors I have met, but I don't need to rely on them at the moment because I am a fighter myself."
When the two heard this, their eyes showed shock and disbelief, "You, Xiaochuan, you..."
Then they felt a strong sense of oppression emanating from Chen Chuan, and at this moment, the alienated tissues in their bodies began to frantically sound the alarm, and the original sounds around them seemed to disappear in an instant.
Chen Chuan didn't hold back his own field power at this time, but instead released some of it. He slowly said, "Seniors, I haven't formally introduced myself yet. I'm Chen Chuan, a national-level fighter. I'm currently the Director of the Central City Security and Defense Department of Jibei Road, a member of the Central City Security Decision-Making Group, and a member of the Military Advisory Committee of the Interchange Land."
Senior Brother and Sister He were so shocked at this moment that they thought it was impossible. However, in reality they could feel tremors coming from the alienated tissues inside their bodies, which made them feel confused as if there was a serious contradiction between their cognition and reality.
After Chen Chuan released the field for a while, he retracted it and said to the two people, "Seniors, I'm sorry."
It took Brother He and Sister He a while to recover from their shock, but their expressions still showed shock.
He Ruihai took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said with a hint of excitement, "Senior Sister Zhen's son is actually a martial artist?"
Then he exhaled forcefully and said decisively, "Alan, go get the things that Senior Sister Zhen left behind and give them to Xiaochuan."
"This..." He Zhilan still hesitated.
He Ruihai said solemnly, "No matter what Xiaochuan does, we are not qualified to make the decision for him in this matter. It's his stuff, so we should return it to him."
He Zhilan nodded seriously, she stood up and walked to the second floor. After a while, she came out with a box and carefully placed it on the table in front of Chen Chuan.
Chen Chuan took a look and found that it was a small password-sealed box, exactly the same as the one he had taken out from Wansheng Bank before. He thought of the previous password and entered it in. With a click, the box opened and the contents inside were revealed, which was a bottle of blue syringes.
He stared at it.
Is this... another memory potion?
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(End of this chapter)
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