Chapter 140: Replacement

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That night, on Chang Street in Jiaxian County. Chen Chuan, Wang Gan, and several plainclothes members of the Public Security Bureau walked along this bustling street. Both sides of the night market street were lined with snack stalls, various shops selling small ornaments with lanterns hanging, one after another, and activities such as lantern riddles, pitch-pot, wrestling, and guest opera performances. Fireworks occasionally shot up in the distance. For a small county town, it was indeed very lively, and according to Wang Gan, the Qiaoshen Festival day was the most bustling, with almost half of the county's population coming out. This was also the part the government office was most worried about, fearing that things might get out of hand in the end, yet they couldn't possibly force everyone to stay indoors, and even if they set such a rule, it would be impossible to enforce. But no matter what, at least in the current atmosphere, they could slightly relax their originally tense emotions. Chen Chuan then said to them, "You'd better buy something, even if it's just a snack. If you don't buy anything, you might end up with that thing when you go back, of course, it's just a possibility." Hearing this, Wang Gan and the Public Security Bureau members were startled and quickly went to buy something from both sides. After they returned, Chen Chuan said, "Alright, there's no mission tonight, so let's just enjoy the night market for now." Seeing that he had been standing still, Wang Gan asked, "Expert Chen, what about you? You... not buying?" Chen Chuan hummed in acknowledgment. Wang Gan couldn't help but shiver. Chen Chuan didn't buy anything this time, nor did he eat anything. When it was almost past ten at night, as the group was leaving the night market, he suddenly saw Indeed, was it there? He reached out, took the thing out of his pocket, and looked at it. Sure enough, it was a love knot, but not a new one; it was the one he had taken from the corpse during the day! He had clearly placed this thing in the car earlier, but now it had suddenly appeared in his pocket. Seeing him suddenly take out this thing, Wang Gan was startled and said, "Expert Chen, how did you bring this thing with you?" Chen Chuan slowly said, "I didn't bring it; it appeared by itself." "Wh-what?" Wang Gan's voice trembled.Don't worry," Chen Chuan glanced at him, "I have it under control." Seeing him so calm, Wang Gan steadied himself and asked, "Expert Chen, what should we do next?" Chen Chuan put the thing away and said, "Wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow, please confirm, Wang Gan, if no one continues to die because of the butterfly tattoo, then it proves my guess is correct. If there are still deaths, then we might need to try another method." Supernatural Entities also have certain patterns, especially this kind of collective Supernatural Entity. He noticed that, from the timeline, since the discovery of the butterfly tattoo ten days ago, one person has died every day, no more, no less. But there's a problem, what if the person who got the love knot before didn't die? The love knot in his hand was previously obtained by someone, but that person didn't die because of the butterfly tattoo; instead, they died due to some accident. Now that this thing is in his hands, there's a discrepancy with the pattern of the Supernatural Entity itself. He wants to see if the Supernatural Entity will skip over him or if it cannot continue without killing him. If it's the latter, then as long as he doesn't die, the rest won't die. But if there's no influence at all, then he will try another method. After leaving the night market, he went to the hotel arranged by Wang Gan, which is also the best hotel in Jiaxian County. He came to the front desk, signaled for the people there to step aside, and then made a phone call to Cheng Zitong, briefly explaining the situation and saying that he had some ideas. Cheng Zitong said seriously, "Using this accidental death to find a breakthrough point is a good method, but doing so means taking the confrontation with the Supernatural Entity upon yourself, Little Chuan, are you sure?" Chen Chuan said, "Teacher, I have confidence. When I discussed with Bureau Chief Lei before, he said I have talents that even I'm not aware of, capable of resisting the invasion of Supernatural Entities. I think that's indeed the case." Cheng Zitong hummed in agreement. When others handle Supernatural Entity Commissions, they usually need a long interval, and inevitably feel inexplicably weak, but this student is always lively and frequently takes on Commissions, and his Spirit seems to be getting better and better. So he believes this claim.But he still solemnly reminded, "After all, Supernatural Entities are Supernatural Entities, and even the best swimmers can drown. So even though you have a lot of experience, you still need to be careful. If you have any problems, call me at any time." "Okay, teacher." After Chen Chuan hung up the phone, he stayed at the inn. As for that love knot, he casually threw it away when he entered the inn, but when he settled down, he inadvertently found it by the bedside. He wasn't surprised by this. Because this thing was supposed to turn into a butterfly tattoo, but now Because And throughout the night, he could feel a certain Strength constantly invading him, but it wasn't very strong, far from comparable to the Flying Head Monster. By Chen Chuan's eyes focused, "What about the remains?" "They've been sent to the inspection department now, and the results should be out soon." Chen Chuan nodded, then they could only wait for now. Only after confirming could they decide the next step. By noon, Officer Wang came to tell him that the cause of death of the corpse was indeed caused by the butterfly tattoo, but the decomposed flesh left on the corpse was at least seven days old, meaning it was not recent. Chen Chuan thought for a moment, then asked, "Have any other similar corpses been found?" Officer Wang shook his head. Chen Chuan considered for a while, it seemed that his method might be useful, but to confirm, he needed to wait a couple more days. And that night, he found that the fading signs had suddenly deepened a lot, but he was actually in high spirits because he felt he might be doing the right thing. By Chen Chuan was still waiting there, and that night the fading signs deepened further, even to the point of stimulating his Mutated Tissue. By this time, he could already confirm that the method he was using was correct. This kind of Supernatural Entity is difficult to eliminate at once, the most effective way to deal with it is to find the root of the problem and then fight a battle of attrition with it. He knew this was a tug of war, either the Supernatural Entity would wear him down, or he would exhaust the Strength of the Supernatural Entity's root. But the former possibility was unlikely to happen, because if he felt something was wrong, he would leave Jiaxian County in advance. This is also the way to deal with most Supernatural Entities, that is, to leave the location of the Supernatural Entity, unless it is manipulated by humans, it can generally be avoided. But in densely populated areas, the people living here can't just leave at will.He admired Chen Chuan very much, because Chen Chuan came up with a solution on the very day he arrived, and indeed, no butterfly tattoo incidents had occurred over the past two days. Chen Chuan knew it was not yet time to truly relax. He said, "The matter is not over yet. One more day and it will be the Qiaoshen Festival. If we can smoothly pass this festival, then it's fine. Otherwise, there will still be trouble." He privately judged that this Supernatural Entity might be connected to the Qiaoshen Festival, and tomorrow the festival would arrive, possibly bringing a greater invasive Strength. Only by getting through that day would they truly pass this hurdle. Hearing this, Officer Wang became uneasy again, but he now had confidence in Chen Chuan and asked, "Expert Chen, is there anything you need? I can prepare it for you." seaʀᴄh thё nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "If there's anything to do, it's not to have too many people around this inn." "Understood," Officer Wang said with a serious expression. After leaving the room, he immediately went to make arrangements. Another day passed, and soon it was the day of the Qiaoshen Festival. Chen Chuan found his judgment was correct. With the arrival of the festival, the Strength dispersed by those love knots seemed to be converging one by one. It was a matter of which side could hold out longer. At this moment, the level of invasion could not be compared to the last encounter with the Flying Head Monster, where he almost couldn't hold out. But that was because he also had to fight the Flying Head at the same time. Now, he didn't need to do that, which saved him a lot of Merge time. But just in case, he also had the Company's driver prepare outside. If he really felt he might not hold out, he would leave Jiaxian County in advance to avoid this invasion and then think of a way to deal with it later. At this time, the Qiaoshen Festival outside also reached a climax. The citizens of the county town came out to the streets to celebrate tonight. It was a rare festival in the small county town, second only to the New Year, and most people in the city would come out to relax. Chen Chuan sat in the inn, watching the fireworks constantly rising and bursting outside the window, while his body felt the intense stimulation as if he had taken several times the normal dose of drugs. He adjusted his breathing, guiding the growth of his Mutated Tissue. As time slowly passed, by midnight, as the noise outside ended, the feeling transmitted to him gradually weakened and quickly returned to a lower level. Although it was still continuing, it was far from the previous intensity.He knew that the most dangerous moment had passed. He did not sleep, but sat cross-legged all the time, with the Snow Emperor Blade placed within easy reach. As the sky gradually brightened, a ray of sunlight also shone in from outside. He took the knife and got down from the bed, walked to the window, took a breath of fresh air, and looked at the rising sun from the distant hills. At this moment, he suddenly felt something, reached into his pocket to take out the love knot, but only got a handful of rotten powder, with only a tassel knot remaining. He looked at When the room was filled with sunlight, he heard a knock on the door, and the cautious voice of Officer Wang came: "Expert Chen, are you there?" Chen Chuan said, "The door is not locked, Officer Wang, come in." Officer Wang outside heard his normal speech and full spirit, and also breathed a sigh of relief. He pushed the door open and came in, saw Chen Chuan standing by the window looking at the scenery outside, walked over to take a look, and said, "This is the highest inn in Jiaxian County, where you can see most of the county town and the Hulu Water outside. It is said that the county town used to suffer from frequent waterlogging, but after the Great Reclamation period, this situation rarely happened." Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Officer Wang, you can go check those people who were detained, to see if the butterfly tattoos are still on them." Officer Wang was stunned, then ran out like a gust of wind. In less than half an hour, Officer Wang called, excitedly saying, "Expert Chen, they're gone, they're gone, the tattoos on their bodies have all disappeared." Chen Chuan could feel his excitement even over the phone, he smiled, "That's good, Officer Wang, since that's the case, my commission in Jiaxian County is also completed, so I will leave here soon and return to Yang Zhi." "Wait a minute, please wait a minute," Officer Wang said anxiously, "I'll see you off, Expert Chen." Chen Chuan said okay, he packed up, came out of the inn, took care of the company's driver, waited for the car to come over, and waited there. In less than ten minutes, he saw Officer Wang running over quickly, his forehead full of sweat, he was holding a book in his hand, seeing him still there, he hurried up and handed the book to him, sincerely saying:Expert Chen, thank you for solving the trouble in our Jiaxian County. I don't have much to offer in thanks, but I remember that Expert Chen seems to be interested in local customs and traditions. This book, "The Legends of the Three Mountains," records many ancient legends from several nearby counties and towns. I'm giving it to you, Expert Chen, hoping you won't find it unworthy. Chen Chuan took it over, smiled, and said, "Thank you, Officer Wang. I really like this gift. I'm off now, please go back." He waved to Officer Wang, got into the car, and Officer Wang also waved to him, standing there, watching him drive away, not leaving for a long time.

Chapter 140: Replacement

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