Chapter 293: Harvest
Chapter 293: Harvest
Chen Chuan gazed at the emblem on his hand and couldn't help but think of Tan Wang, the Serpent Sect member from before. According to the later trial records, Wei Jun had requested this person to handle his affairs.
Could this also be the case here?
Highly possible.
But who could it be?
He put aside the documents and other items, flipping through the notebook in his hand.
Every page was filled with coded language, and without knowing the password, it was unclear what it was used for. However, every few pages, there were detailed dates noted at the back.
The earliest date on the notebook was two years ago. He flipped to the last page and saw the date—March 20th.
Hmm?
His gaze flickered slightly, remembering that this was the day he took the entrance assessment test. Could there be a connection between these two?
It's hard to say for now.
He thought for a moment, setting the notebook aside, intending to take it back later and let the people at the Processing Bureau see if they could decipher it.
Next, he opened the second drawer, where two spare Boundary Tokens were kept—a new one and an old, used one. Perhaps he could find some clues from these items.
In the third drawer, he discovered some everyday anti-transmutation drugs and an old, tattered Serpent Sect scripture.
His gaze paused, and he picked up the book, flipping through it. The content was described using both text and symbols, with some symbols replaced by common Serpent Sect ritual symbols. It would be like reading a heavenly book for most people, and even for Chen Chuan, who had studied Serpent Sect materials, it was equally incomprehensible.
However, that was fine. If he couldn't understand it, there would be someone who could.
He planned to take this book back as well, take photos of it, and send them to Director Lei, believing that Director Lei wouldn't have much trouble understanding the content.
After checking the bedside cabinet, he moved to the wardrobe and searched through it. There were several changes of clothes inside, and at the back, there was a hidden door. After opening it, he found several firearms—both rifles and handguns—with matching fully loaded ammunition boxes, which appeared to have hardly been used.
Seeing that there was nothing else of value, he left and went to the last room. Opening the door, he noticed two cabinets, one long and one short, placed against the wall.
Upon seeing this, he had a vague guess. He went back to the previous room, found a few possible keys, and returned. He tried a few keys on the short cabinet and quickly found the correct one. Opening it, he saw that it indeed contained combat cultivation drugs, likely for third-limit fighters.
Some of the drugs were very special, sealed in glass tubes, resembling liquid in a fluid state, emitting scattered, sparkling light. He had no idea what they were.
He closed the door, then went to the opposite long cabinet. It opened with a try, revealing rows upon rows of high-energy nutrient cans, almost covering an entire wall.
He had thought that since this person used a Resonance Nest, there must be some high-energy nutrients stored here, but he hadn't expected there to be so many. However, since he didn't understand these biological entities, it was hard to say how long they could be used.
After looking through it, he closed the cabinet door and locked it casually. Since he had finished inspecting the second floor, he proceeded to the third floor via the stairs.
The floorboards and walls on this floor had clearly undergone reinforcement, with no partitions, and an algae oil generator was placed there. Surprisingly, two vehicles were also parked.
He walked up and took a look. The key to one of the vehicles was still in the ignition. The front of the vehicle faced the rear, where there was a spring-loaded door ramp, seemingly allowing for direct driving down. It was probably prepared for emergency escape.
He used the Boundary Token to examine the vehicle and found that it was a regular passenger car produced by the Gard Corporation, likely modified privately, with additional protective plating on the exterior.
The other vehicle was covered with a car cover. He lifted it, and to his surprise, it was a Silver Lightning produced by the Baorui Corporation. The entire body was silver, shimmering with a flowing, dynamic design. One could imagine the effect when it was in motion, indeed like a bolt of lightning.
At that moment, Wu Bei's excited voice came through the Boundary Token, "Chen, I'm here."
So fast?
Chen Chuan said, "Okay, Wu, wait there. I'll be right over."
He went downstairs and took a look outside. Although the rain hadn't stopped, it had lessened. His raincoat had been torn earlier, so he found an umbrella in the storage box at the bottom of the hill. He then descended the hill.
At the foot of the hill, he saw a medium-sized car with protective plating parked there. The headlights were on, clearly illuminating the raindrop ripples in the pond ahead. As he approached, the car door was opened, and Wu Bei waved from inside. His voice simultaneously sounded from the Boundary Token, "Chen, I'm here."
Chen Chuan walked over, and Wu Bei, plump and anxious, hurriedly squeezed out of the car. He opened an umbrella that barely covered his body and waved it in front of Chen Chuan. His breathing seemed rapid.
Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Wu, no rush. Take a breath."
"I have, I have." Wu Bei took out a thermos from his coat pocket, took a few gulps, and immediately felt much better. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
Chen Chuan waited for Wu Bei to catch his breath before turning and leading the way, "Follow me, the mountain path is slippery, and there are many traps. Be careful and stay behind me."
"Okay, okay."
Chen Chuan led Wu Bei back to the house halfway up the mountain. As they entered the room, Wu Bei completely ignored the white bones and severed heads on the ground, his attention immediately captured by the Resonance Nest. His eyes lit up with excitement as he rushed over, exclaiming, "It's indeed a Transcendent Heavenly Gate Corporation's Mobile Green Island Type! With a lifespan of thirty years, it can boost Resonance assistance by up to one hundred and seventy percent."
"And it's a low-consumption special type? Wow, this originally costs over one million two hundred thousand, and even second-hand ones are priced at a minimum of five hundred thousand on the market. The good ones go for seven hundred thousand. This one was probably used for less than a year, and it hasn't fully resonated with its owner yet. What a gem, what a gem..."
Seeing Wu Bei's excited hand-rubbing, he seemed ready to embrace the Resonance Nest at any moment.
Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Wu Xiao Ge, I'll leave this to you. You can take it back and examine it at your leisure."
"Mmm-hmm..." Wu Bei nodded eagerly like a chick pecking at rice, his double chin quivering with joy. He was thrilled beyond words, and it seemed like he was about to bow down to the Resonance Nest in gratitude.
Chen Chuan took out the Boundary Token and handed it to him, saying, "Wu Xiao Ge, see if you can find any useful information."
Wu Bei's face immediately turned serious. He acknowledged with a hum and took the Boundary Token, holding it close to his neck as he stared at it for a moment. Finally, he sighed in relief, "Thankfully, the Boundary Token hasn't been cremated."
"Cremated?"
Wu Bei explained to Chen Chuan that some people would install bioelectric power organs on Boundary Tokens and set up biofeedback mechanisms. Some passive types would stimulate the organs upon the owner's death, causing the entire token to burn, leaving no records behind.
It wasn't impossible to restore the data, but it was costly, and the amount of recoverable information was uncertain.
"This Boundary Token also has a connected power organ. It seems to be an active type, but it wasn't used in the end. Maybe you acted too fast, Chen Xiao Ge."
Chen Chuan pondered for a moment. Third Limit Fighters had incredibly robust vitality; even with their heads severed, they wouldn't die immediately. If someone intended to destroy the token, it might be possible.
It was unclear whether this person couldn't do it due to the influence of the monster tales or simply didn't want to.
After a quick inspection, Wu Bei transferred some easily accessible field record information to his own Boundary Token, starting with the most commonly used contact personnel.
The top layer of the Boundary Token contained field exchange information from the past three days, so Wu Bei could now restore all the conversations this person had with others during that period.
He began by restoring the most recent conversation.
A monotonous voice echoed in both their Boundary Tokens: "Youshang, please ask the client when the target can be dealt with."
Then, a hoarse voice replied: "Tell the client soon."
After hearing these two voices, Chen Chuan's thoughts raced. The hoarse voice undoubtedly belonged to the headless man, whose name was Youshang, likely a codename.
'Client'—someone had hired this person to deal with him. Chen Chuan recalled the advertisement from the Secret Sect and their services, and everything seemed to fit.
He looked up and asked, "Wu Xiao Ge, can you trace the source of the first voice?"
Wu Bei contemplated, "That voice probably borrowed a non-active consciousness entity, making it difficult to trace."
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and asked, "Now that we have this Boundary Token, if someone contacts him again, can we use it to find some clues?"
Wu Bei explained, "That depends on whether he has interacted with the non-active consciousness behind it, like through a platform account. If he has requested a service, they will periodically exchange bio-domain information with the account owner. The intervals can vary from as short as ten minutes or half an hour to as long as half a day, or even several days or months."
"If the account owner dies and there's no exchange for an extended period, the account will be frozen. I'm not sure if he has such an interaction setup, but if he does, his death may have already been noticed by the people behind him."
"Even if they haven't discovered his death, if I were to communicate with them, they could have voiceprint frequency data. Even with a recording of his voice, it would be challenging to imitate it with perfect accuracy."
After listening to Wu Bei, Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Since that's the case..." He glanced at the Resonance Nest, "Wu Xiao Ge, you mentioned there might be residual information on this. I'd appreciate it if you could use this to investigate."
Excited by the request, Wu Bei rubbed his hands together and approached the Resonance Nest. "Alright, I'll adjust the field frequency first. It won't take long, and then I'll have it work with me."
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(End of Chapter)
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