Chapter 298: Investigation

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“So, Senior Lu, what do you plan to do?” Chen Chuan wanted to hear Lu Fang's thoughts. Lu Fang said, “I want to find Zhao Qian's whereabouts first, and then investigate from his side. Since he took Senior's sister away, it must be for some purpose. Since not much time has passed, I think there should be some traces left.” He leaned forward a little, placing his hand on the hot drink, “Zhao Qian graduated from Wu Yi Main Academy, so I was originally thinking, if I could find you, Junior, I could inquire about his possible whereabouts from you. I didn't expect to meet you here today.” Chen Chuan nodded and said, “I know where Zhao Qian is.” Lu Fang raised his head to look at him. Chen Chuan said, “But Senior Lu, even if you find him, how will you find clues about Senior Student Shen's sister? Are you going to ask him directly?” Lu Fang quickly said, “Although I came alone, I do have acquaintances in Central City. I found a few seniors I knew before, and with their help, I was able to gain a foothold here. I think, as long as I determine Zhao Qian's location, I can investigate slowly. There will always be results.” Chen Chuan looked at him and said, “But Senior, you may not be aware that Zhao Qian , as a middle-level manager in the Company, has a Security guard team and Resonator constantly protecting him. If you repeatedly appear near the Company, you will be put on their watch list. If I'm not mistaken, Senior Lu, you probably don't have formal citizen status yet. Even if the Security guard organization uses violent means against you, no one will pay attention, no matter how serious the consequences are. The end result might be that you are secretly dealt with, and Zhao Qian might not even know you were there.” Upon hearing this, Lu Fang said very seriously, “Junior, thank you for telling me this. Although this matter is difficult, I still can't ignore it. Senior Student Shen gave me and other classmate a lot of help back then. I owe him, so I should repay him.” He looked at Chen Chuan with a sincere expression, “Junior, can you tell me where Zhao Qian is? I just need to know this, and I will be as careful as possible.” Chen Chuan pondered for a moment. Although Senior Lu was very persistent, he was indeed the most loyal kind of person. The Fenxin Society had supported him several times before without asking for any reward. He appreciated this kindness. He said, “If Senior Lu really wants to know the answer from back then, then it's best not to do anything at this stage. Wait for a while, and perhaps there will be results.” Lu Fang was a little uncertain about his idea. He hesitated and said, “Junior, you don't actually need to get involved in this matter…” Chen Chuan shook his head and said, “Senior Lu, don't think too much. It has nothing to do with what you said today. You care about Senior Student Shen's matter from back then, but doesn't Zhao Qian care about the Zhao Family's downfall?” Lu Fang couldn't help but be stunned. He understood what Chen Chuan meant and looked at him with some concern, “Junior, so you…” Searᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Chen Chuan smiled slightly and said, “Alright, Senior, it's rare to meet, let's not talk about this. Let's talk about other things. You just said that a few seniors who came to Central City helped you. I wonder what they are doing now?” In Voidward District, inside an underground Martial Combat gym, two young men in their twenties were instructing twenty-odd Young man on how to practice their punches and kicks. They were very strict, and if anyone's movements were not in place, they would immediately yell loudly or kick them directly. The Young man who fell would immediately get up on their own and continue practicing their punches without saying a word. Only after correcting the movements would they shift their gaze to the next person. After a long time, when a bell rang, one of the short-haired young men said, “Take a break.” The Young man first bowed to one of them, then shouted “Oh,” and scattered, smiles appearing on their faces. Only then did they look like Young man . The short-haired young man returned to the side, picked up a bottle of water, took a sip, and said, “The Heavens' Forgiveness Gang has sent people again recently. They've added some conditions, and they also said that as long as we join, they can help us solve the problem of our identities.” The other taller young man said in a deep voice, “It's not that simple. They just want to use us. Identity? They will only dangle that in front of us and then make us risk our lives for them. There's no need to pay attention to them. Things are fine as they are now.” The short-haired young man hummed in agreement. After a while, he said, “Junior Lu said he was going to find a junior who entered the Main Academy this year to inquire about information today. I really didn't expect that in a place like Yang Zhi, someone could enter the Main Academy with a commoner's background. That's really not simple, but once you go there, your identity is different. I don't know if there will be any results.” The other young man said, “It doesn't matter if there are results or not. If the person he's looking for has already become a Company executive, then it's destined to be fruitless. We can't fight the Company.” “Yes, but he's too persistent. We can't talk him out of it.” The short-haired young man sighed, “I hope he listened to the warnings we gave him.” Half an hour later, Chen Chuan and Lu Fang exchanged Contact details and walked out of the drinks shop. Originally, Chen Chuan had intended to pay the bill himself, but Lu Fang insisted on splitting it, so he didn't refuse. The two parted ways at the street corner. Watching Lu Fang leave, Chen Chuan returned to the dormitory, picked up the Snow Emperor Blade, and consolidated and digested the Skills he had learned from Teacher Zheng today. Just as he was immersed in it, there was a sudden connection sound on the Boundary Token. Seeing that it was Gao Ming , he felt a slight stirring in his heart, put down the knife, walked out of the training room, and connected. Gao Ming's voice came out, “Cousin, I have some leads here. Do you have time now? Let's meet and talk.” Chen Chuan said, “I have time. I'll be right over.” He tidied up a bit, left the dormitory, went to the underground garage to get the car, and went directly to Gao Ming's apartment. After the two met and exchanged greetings, Gao Ming took off his Boundary Token and said with a smile, “Cousin, the content we're going to talk about is a bit sensitive. It's best to take off this thing temporarily.” Chen Chuan nodded. It was convenient to use the Boundary Token to communicate, but it couldn't completely prevent the possibility of being technically monitored. As a Lawyer, Gao Ming was very aware of this, and he understood very well. He also took off his Boundary Token. Gao Ming put the two Boundary Tokens in a box, closed it, turned back, handed Chen Chuan a glass of water, sat down, and said: “Cousin, after arriving at the law firm, I've been reviewing a lot of Data these past few days. Well, including some law firm platform Data and paper documents.” Due to the special nature of Lawyerlaw firm's profession, the really valuable information is actually in paper files and the law firm's non-connected independent biological storage, and only internal personnel of the law firm can access them. As an invited partner, he was qualified to review a portion of the not particularly secret documents. “Cousin, if you want to target Zhao Qian , I currently have two ideas.” Gao Ming took out a handwritten document and handed it to him, “The first is to use official Strength. I've learned about the specific functions of the various Government Agency in Central City and found that your Processing Bureau has a role in suppressing and limiting the expansion of various Company. Well, it's a bit like the Patrol Bureau in Yangzhi City. There, the Patrol Bureau guards against Molan Company, while in Central City, the City Patrol team has almost no possibility of confronting the Company, and the Processing Bureau shoulders this function. Almost every Company employs Martial Artist , security personnel are especially indispensable, and some outstanding Martial Artist can even directly become Company executives, while the Processing Bureau precisely interferes with various Company by controlling and restraining Martial Artist . Going back to United Power Heavy Industries Company, where Zhao Qian works, it has been specially "taken care of' by the Processing Bureau four times in the past year alone, and the latter two times were almost related to Zhao Qian personally.” Chen Chuan asked, “Is it because it involves Molan Company and Zhao Family businesses?” Gao Ming said, “That's right. I've checked some of Zhao Qian's public information and found that he's very smart. After coming to Central City, he realized that Molan Company was on the decline, so he gradually cut off business dealings with Molan Company, withdrew from the family business, and joined United Power Heavy Industries by some unknown method. But he enjoyed the benefits of the Zhao Family, and it's impossible to completely break away from the relationship. The relevant Government Agency and Processing Bureau are precisely seizing on this point and have conducted several audits on him, but they haven't pushed him too hard. I personally speculate that these departments may hope that he can continue to stay in United Power Heavy Industries Company.” Chen Chuan understood in his heart that even if Zhao Qian was attacked, it would only be one person, but if Zhao Qian was kept, then they could use this to extend their reach into United Power Heavy Industries Company. Gao Ming gently pushed up his glasses and said, “Cousin, so I'm thinking, perhaps we can borrow the Strength of the Processing Bureau without having to take action ourselves. If operated reasonably, then perhaps it can force United Power Heavy Industries Company to abandon Zhao Qian . Without the identity of a Company executive, he's just an ordinary Martial Artist , and it's much easier to deal with him. The competition between Company in Central City is fierce. He has offended many people in Central City for so many years. Perhaps you won't need to take action, and someone will take the initiative to solve him. The disadvantage of this plan is that it takes time to operate everything, and it doesn't rule out some special circumstances, such as Zhao Qian perhaps having some special value. If this is the case, we have to consider such a possibility in advance. That is, even if there is concrete evidence that Zhao Qian assassinated you, some superiors in the Processing Bureau may not agree to target him. Instead, they may use this incident to make Zhao Qian an easier object to manipulate. So, if we adopt this method, perhaps we don't need to face him directly, but before things reach that point, we can't control and determine the final outcome of this matter.” Chen Chuan nodded and asked, “Then what's the other way?”

Chapter 298: Investigation

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