Chapter 158: Investigation

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Chapter 158 of "Atlas of Heaven and Earth" begins with: After Chen Chuan returned to his school dormitory, he called the Patrol Bureau to mention... See the full story!

After Chen Chuan returned to his school dormitory, he called the Patrol Bureau to mention the crossbow incident, after all, someone had shot an arrow at him, which he found very impolite. He washed up and went to sleep. That night, a little after nine o'clock, the phone suddenly rang. He picked up the receiver, and Ren Shu's voice came from the other end: "Expert Chen, the Bloodstain Gang is having more problems. It's said that another leader has had his brains splattered by the Skull-Splitting Demon. We were hoping you could come take a look at the scene." Chen Chuan's heart stirred slightly, and he asked, "Where is it?" "It's an underground arena run by the Bloodstain Gang, located at the border of Baofeng District and Daping District, not far from Wuyi." Chen Chuan found it sounded familiar and asked, "What's the name of the dead leader?" "Fu Shouxin." So, it was this person. Chen Chuan nodded. He had actually met this person before. When he and Ren Xiaotian went on a commission to bring back a wealthy woman, this was the guy watching the place who had to hand her over when Ren Xiaotian pulled out a gun. He didn't expect that the Skull-Splitting Demon had found this guy as well. He thought for a moment and said, "I'll go take a look." After hanging up, he thought for a bit, then dialed the Baofeng District Patrol Bureau before taking his Snow Emperor Blade and leaving the school. When he arrived at the gate, Master Xiao Wei was already waiting there. He got into the car, and just over ten minutes later, they arrived near the underground arena. However, even though it was only half past nine, the venue was brightly lit. Hundreds of cars were densely packed in the square, and the Bloodstain Gang members were everywhere, either sitting or standing. Each of them was wearing clothes with five blood streaks on the chest, with various daggers and weapons tucked into their hands and waists. Master Xiao Wei was also alarmed and turned back to ask, "Expert Chen?" Chen Chuan was calm and said, "It's okay, drive over." Master Xiao Wei said okay and slowed the car down slightly as he drove towards the square. When the Bloodstain Gang members saw them, some of those nearby began to crowd around, but they were quickly shouted back. A burly man with a shaved head around the temples, leaving only the hair on top, came forward. Chen Chuan waited for the car to stop, then got out. The burly man walked up, scanned him up and down, and raised his chin at him. "Expert Chen?" S~eaʀᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Chen Chuan said, "That's me." "My boss has been waiting for you. Come with me." The leader waved him over and started walking into the venue. Chen Chuan said to Xiao Wei in the car, "Master Xiao Wei, you can go back first. I'll call you when I'm done." The driver Xiao Wei didn't try to be brave and said, "Okay, Expert Chen." Chen Chuan stepped forward, holding the Snow Emperor Blade, and followed the leader into the venue. He saw that there were also Bloodstain Gang members inside, but they seemed to be divided into two groups. One group was squatting in the corner, while the other group was watching over them, occasionally kicking them. He then asked, "Which one is your boss?" The leader said, "The Bloodstain Gang has Five Claws, have you heard of them?" Chen Chuan said, "I've heard of them." The Bloodstain Gang is a gang. Although they run Companies, their external image is still violence. The so-called Five Claws are the five best martial combat experts. It's said that some of these people used to be teachers in Wuyi. The leader pointed his thumb upwards, "My boss is Zhuo Bao, one of the Five Claws." Chen Chuan had only heard of the Five Claws, and didn't know the specific people, so he just hummed in response. The leader seemed a bit dissatisfied with his indifference, muttered something, and quickened his pace to the upper floor, directly to the place where Fu Shouxin had met Ren Xiaotian last time. The leader said to him, "It's inside." He pushed open the door and said inside, "Boss, the person has arrived." Inside, a man in his thirties was sitting on the sofa on the left, leaning back casually, his elbow resting on the armrest, his hand cupped below his nose. He was wearing a shirt, but it wasn't buttoned, revealing a solid chest with five blood-colored scars. Hearing the call from outside, he didn't turn his head, but his gaze shifted and landed directly on Chen Chuan. The cold light in those eyes made one feel very dangerous. He looked for a while and said, "Since you're here, take a look first." The leader turned back and said, "Expert Chen, my boss wants you to take a look, please." Chen Chuan walked over. At this time, he glanced at the corner and saw several Bloodstain Gang members squatting there. He ignored them and walked forward. On the single sofa directly opposite, there was also a person sitting. This person had his hands on the sofa armrests, his head tilted back, his mouth wide open. Coming over, one could clearly see that the upper half of the skull had been split in two. This person was Fu Shouxin, whom he had met last time, still wearing a decent imported formal wear, his leather shoes polished to a shine, and his fingernails specially manicured. After looking at him, he walked to the back of the sofa. Here, one could see very clearly that the inside of the head was empty, but there were no traces of blood, almost identical to those shown in the photos. He remembered what the other party had said last time when they parted, something like not wanting to see them again? Well, in a way, he kept his promise and lived up to his name. He then came to the back of Fu Shouxin and stared at the empty skull for a while, asking, "When was this discovered?" The leader reacted and shouted at the Bloodstain Gang members squatting there, "I'm asking you, when was it discovered?" A gang member said, "Just, just two hours ago." The leader repeated to Chen Chuan, "Two hours ago." Chen Chuan observed Fu Shouxin's physical condition and indeed, it hadn't been long. He noted that. So far, all the Supernatural Entities he'd encountered had a special kind of infringement, more or less. However, last time he had only seen photos, but this time, observing up close, he discovered from the traces that this head seemed to have been broken open from the inside, rather than opened from the outside as he had previously thought, as if the brain had run out by itself. This was somewhat like a unique sign of a Supernatural Entity, difficult to explain with common sense. He asked, "Where had he been before this?" The leader shouted to the underlings, "I'm asking you?" "No, Boss has been here this month and hasn't gone out." Chen Chuan asked again, "Then has anyone come here in the past month?" Before the leader could shout at them again, the underling quickly answered, "Yes, yes, several of the gang's bosses have come. They even drank and watched matches together." At this time, Zhuo Bao, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly spoke, "Which ones?" "Boss Han, Boss Tie, and, Boss Xiao, yes, and Boss Liu..." With the other underlings adding, a string of six or seven people was mentioned. Chen Chuan asked in detail again, only to find that three of them happened to be the Bloodstain Gang leaders who had previously been taken care of by the Skull-Splitting Demon. Was this a coincidence? Or was there some other reason? Was it because they met someone during the gathering? If so, would the remaining few who hadn't died be next in line? Although he thought so, he didn't remind them. This matter was not easy to determine, and the Bloodstain Gang people themselves might not even think of it. Besides, the Bloodstain Gang people, if not all scumbags, were definitely not good people, especially the leaders above, none of them would be wrongly executed if taken out and shot. He stared at the skull for a while. He didn't know why, but he instinctively felt that this was not a Supernatural Entity. He couldn't explain why, but he just had this feeling. However, he had another way to verify. Whenever things like Supernatural Entities, or people or things involved by Supernatural Entities, as long as the time interval isn't too long, as long as another Supernatural Entity's relics are taken out and slightly touched, if there is a weak reaction, then it can basically be determined that this is a Supernatural Entity. Especially things left behind by powerful Supernatural Entities are even more likely to react. This method was summarized by people who used to exorcise Supernatural Entities, after all, they didn't have He also brought something this time. He took out a strand of hair from his pocket. This was left behind by the Flying Head Monster. He wrapped it around his finger a few times, then reached out and probed into the inside of Fu Shouxin's head. The leader couldn't help but grimace when he saw him do this, and the underlings also widened their eyes when they saw it. Only Zhuo Bao, who was sitting there, had no reaction. Chen Chuan felt for a while, and when he took his hand out, there was no reaction. Now he could basically determine that this matter had little to do with Supernatural Entities. Looking for the murderer using methods for finding Supernatural Entities would basically be impossible. Since this was the case, this matter was not within his scope of handling. He quickly put away the strand of hair and said, "This thing should not have been caused by a Supernatural Entity. If you want to find the murderer, you can think about whether you have offended anyone recently." After saying this, he picked up his Snow Emperor Blade and walked straight out. The leader was a bit at a loss, looked left and right, touched his head and said, "He's leaving just like that?" When Chen Chuan was about to reach the door, Zhuo Bao's voice came from behind, "Wait a moment." Zhuo Bao stood up from the sofa. One couldn't tell when sitting there, but after standing up, it was discovered that he was about the same height as Chen Chuan. He stood there and said, "My brothers have been waiting for you for so long, and you're leaving after just saying a word? Aren't you taking our Bloodstain Gang seriously?" Chen Chuan said, "I have already given you the answer. This matter was not caused by a Supernatural Entity." He beckoned, and the leader next to him immediately handed over a cigarette and lit it for him. He took a puff and exhaled a long stream of smoke, "Who cares if it's the Skull-Splitting Demon or something else, since you're an expert, you must find the murderer for me!" Hearing this sentence, Chen Chuan turned around and said in a calm voice, "You must have misunderstood something. I came here not to solve problems for you, nor to find the murderer for you, but simply because the Supernatural Entity itself interests me somewhat. As for the matters of your Bloodstain Gang, they have nothing to do with me."

Chapter 158: Investigation

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