Atlas of Heaven and Earth

Chen Chuan had no doubts about Wei Chang'an's arrangements, saying, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Brother Wei." Seeing that Wei Chang'an seemed to have more to say to Cai Si, he said, "Brother Wei, I'll go down and familiarize myself with the surroundings first, and I'll be back in a little while."

Wei Chang'an said, "Okay, be careful."

After he left, Cai Si said to Wei Chang'an, "Brother Wei, this Junior Chen is pretty good."

Generally speaking, newcomers like Chen Chuan, especially those with skills and abilities, love to show off and don't like being placed in the back.

But because of their lack of experience, they can easily mess things up. He had been through that himself, so he generally didn't like newcomers joining in. However, Chen Chuan was the one who provided the clues and was also a major participant, so it was impossible to leave him out. Fortunately, Chen Chuan was very self-aware, which made things much better.

Sometimes they weren't afraid of danger, but they were afraid of their own people holding them back.

Wei Chang'an said, "Don't underestimate him. Although he's two years younger than us, he was the one who caught the person during the last Assigned Mission, which I was supposed to lead. Fatty Guo played tricks, and I almost failed. This junior has good skills and is very decisive. If he gets a year or two of experience, most of us won't be as good as him."

"Really?" Cai Si said in surprise, "He's quite capable."

Wei Chang'an said, "Let's not talk about him. You all need to be careful this time. Our current information is coming from a "Brother Tian'. Due to limited time and various restrictions, we don't have the ability to verify everything one by one, so we can only choose to believe it. However, the specific situation is difficult to predict, and nothing can be foolproof, so we must be vigilant."

Wei Chang'an said, "It's my first time leading this kind of mission, so it would be a lie to say I'm not under pressure. The Patrol Bureau specifically assigned this to me by name, which has made many people in the Company unhappy. There are definitely a lot of people waiting to see me make a fool of myself.

But if we can succeed and use this lead to find Fang Dawei and his gang, with this experience, everyone will have a chance to be promoted to Senior Agent in the future, and then we'll have the opportunity to work independently. So, we have to give it our all no matter what."

Cai Si nodded silently.

He thought for a moment and said softly, "Brother Wei, I have to remind you that most of the people here, except for our own brothers and classmate, are sent by the Company. I'm afraid there are people among them who will try to sabotage us. You know, it's hard to succeed, but it's very easy to ruin things."

Wei Chang'an said, "I know, so key positions can only be filled by our own brothers. Speaking of which, Junior Chen is trustworthy. You can trust him at critical moments."

Cai Si smiled and said, "It seems that you put him in that position not just to take care of him. Okay, I understand."

At this time, Chen Chuan had already arrived downstairs. Knowing that there was something to do today, he didn't wear his student uniform and specially changed into an ordinary jacket.

He first strolled around the trade market. The front part mainly sold daily necessities and clothing, mostly wholesale, with many tricycles coming and going. Not far away, there was also a vegetable market and a fruit market.

Walking on the road in the middle of the market, looking back, one could see a row of windows on the building directly facing the market through the large characters on the signs above.

The intersection that Wei Chang'an asked him to guard later was a little further ahead, with shops selling daily necessities and food on both sides.

After taking a walk around, he bought a bag of apples and three bottles of soda. He walked back along the street, but when he turned the corner, he glanced at the building and noticed a woman walking out of there, which made him pay a little more attention.

This was because, although the other person was a middle-aged woman, her rhythm of walking suggested that she was trained. However, there were many people who were trained in this era, so he only glanced at her and then withdrew his gaze, returning to Wei Chang'an's base, putting the apples on the table, and handing each of them two bottles of soda.

Cai Si took it with a smile, saying, "Junior, you even brought things. You're so polite. Okay, Fourth Brother will definitely take care of you later."

Wei Chang'an took it but didn't drink it. He just washed an apple and ate it. Then he went to change his clothes. After coming out, he looked at his watch and said, "There's still an hour and a half. We need to prepare first. I'll arrange you first, and then you'll go to watch one by one. Come with me."

He took the two of them to the section of the road in front of the trade market and walked into a grain and oil shop located next to the street. After greeting the boss, he walked inside, handed a piece of paper to Chen Chuan, and instructed:

"Junior, according to the arrangement, the operation will start at ten o'clock. At ten fifteen, the manpower will gather on the roof in batches. At about ten twenty, firecrackers will be set off, which may be delayed a bit. We will take action half a minute after the firecrackers go off, so call this number at ten o'clock and have them cut the phone line."

This was to prevent any overlooked informants from calling Scarface when they took action. Although Scarface's informants might not use the phone to notify him, the possibility was extremely small, and doing it was better than not doing it.

Chen Chuan glanced at the number and said okay.

Wei Chang'an looked at Cai Si and said, "Keep an eye on things." Cai Si nodded solemnly.

After Wei Chang'an left, the two of them waited patiently there, occasionally chatting a few words.

Cai Si told Chen Chuan that there were not only the two of them here, but also some helpers responsible for assisting. For example, the boss of this shop was one of their own, and they could ask them to come forward if there was anything that needed to be done.

In the patient wait, more than an hour passed, and it was soon ten o'clock. Cai Si had been paying attention to the time. At this time, he looked up and said, "Junior, Brother Wei should have started going upstairs. You can make the call now!"

Chen Chuan was guarding the telephone next to him. Hearing this, he didn't hesitate. He immediately picked up the telephone receiver, and then dialed a number. After the call was connected, he followed the prompt on the paper and said, "This is the capture team. Please cut the phone line immediately."

The other side said, "Understood, execute immediately."

Chen Chuan put down the phone and nodded to Cai Si, who walked to the side of the shop, looked up at the top, and occasionally glanced at his watch.

About five or six minutes later, suddenly, the street of the trade market behind them became noisy, followed by a burst of shouting and footsteps. Someone shouted, "A fight broke out, a fight broke out."

Cai Si was stunned, looked back at the upstairs, and muttered, "It seems like there's some trouble."

At this moment, Wei Chang'an and five other people had already reached the roof. They had come up one by one from the planned locations, so no one noticed. However, they were still missing half of the expected number of people. They weren't in a hurry. There were still seven or eight minutes before the appointed time, which was enough to make it in time.

But at this moment, they suddenly heard a commotion in the market to the north, as if something had gone wrong. Someone poked his head out to take a look and said, "Brother Wei, there's a situation."

Wei Chang'an frowned. It was common for chaos to occur in this trade market, but it made them feel uncomfortable at this time. It could easily attract Scarface's attention to that side.

Moreover, the riot happened to occur at this time, which made him instinctively feel that they couldn't wait any longer. He immediately said, "The situation is not right. Things may have changed. We must take action immediately!"

Someone reminded, "But Brother Wei, not all the people have arrived yet."

Wei Chang'an said, "We'll take action first and hold them back. Those who come up will know what to do!"

"Wait a minute." One person grabbed him and said seriously, "Wei Commission, now we can't be sure if Scarface has noticed what's going on over there. In that case, we might as well choose to break through from the south first. The people who arrive later can enter from the north. Wouldn't that be a better chance with a two-sided attack?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Wei Chang'an, waiting for him to make a decision.

Wei Chang'an thought about it. This plan was just to switch the original order of breaking through from north to south, so he decisively said, "Okay, let's do it that way. Don't wait any longer, take action immediately!"

Wei Chang'an and others carefully moved to the south, trying not to make any noise with their feet. Then three of them took one end of the rope, and the other three pulled the rope and jumped out, using the strength of the pull to hit the old window.

With a crash, the window shattered. Wei Chang'an rolled in and flipped to his feet, only to see that the easternmost room was empty, and the sounds of cursing and fighting came from the other rooms. He immediately rushed into the other room.

As soon as he pushed the door open, a fist wind rushed towards him. He tilted his head to avoid it and reached out to push, while the other person also kicked out. Internal energy erupted, and both of them shook at the same time. He didn't retreat half a step, but the other person fell back, glanced at him, scrambled up, and without thinking, jumped out of the window opened to the north.

Wei Chang'an ignored him and rushed into the inner room, seeing a teammate entangled with a person, shouting at him, "Scarface is in the next room!"

Wei Chang'an immediately ran to the last room, but only ran halfway when there was a bang, and the opposite wall was broken, and a teammate flew out with the bricks. He quickly covered his face and retreated a few steps.

After brushing off the dust, he saw a burly man standing behind the broken wall, wearing a gray-blue overalls, with thick legs and feet, and a stitched scar on his face. He held a large machete in one hand and a construction hammer in the other.

His expression was solemn, and he shouted, "Scarface!"

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