At the end of May, Chen Chuan was ready to go for the assessment. He had greeted his aunt and his family in advance. The reason was that he and Cheng Zitong would go out for special training recently and might go for a walk in the wilderness, so it was possible to pass on the news. It will be more difficult.
And he had already written some letters and would ask Cheng Zitong to send them when the time comes. This would not only satisfy the An family, but also create the illusion that he has been staying somewhere.
This kind of letters includes not only family members, but also people familiar with the company, including classmates I met in college, and even old classmates Ding Jiao and others. However, in order not to be too deliberate, these are just preparations. No need to send it out if necessary.
He had to be so cautious, as what happened to Shen Zheng back then was there, not to mention that the latter had already passed the unlimited defense certificate at that time. He had not passed the test now, so he naturally had to be more careful.
For those students who were familiar with him, he had already casually mentioned in his words that he wanted to practice with his instructor, so the students had already had some vague concepts about this, so when he brought it up now, he didn't feel anything out of the ordinary. Many of them wish him success in this practice.
On the night of the 30th, around 11 p.m., Chen Chuan picked up a suitcase and got into Cheng Zitong's car with the Xue Jun knife in the box.
The vehicle headed west out of Yangzhi City. It took more than six hours to drive and arrived at Shangbu City, located southwest of Yangzhi City. It is the junction of two prefectural roads and an important land and water transportation hub.
According to the assessment process, he needs to make a phone call here, and a member of the assessment team will come over, hand him a train ticket, and let him take the train to the next designated stop.
Once here, he needs to go to the exam location by himself.
After getting off the car, he said to Cheng Zitong: "Teacher, please go back. The students have to walk the rest of the way by themselves."
Cheng Zitong looked at him and said with some emotion: "You student, you are a little taller than last year. Time flies so fast." He stepped forward and said: "Concentrate on the assessment, school and family matters." The teacher is here, so you don’t have to think too much, and be careful outside, the teacher is waiting for news from you in Yangzhi." After saying that, he patted Chen Chuan heavily on the shoulder.
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Students, please keep this in mind."
"Teacher is going back now. By the way, I have left something in the box for you. You may need it. You can check it out when you have time."
Cheng Zitong waved to him, got in the car again, and drove towards the road as the engine sounded. After Chen Chuan watched him leave, he pressed his hat and turned around to walk towards the station square not far away.
He checked his watch. Although it was just before six in the morning, the road was already filled with people carrying large and small bags. The sun shone from behind him and fell on the square. The thick building walls of the train station were also illuminated. Most of it is bright.
He looked around and found a row of roadside phone booths at the edge of the square. After walking over, he found a place with a smaller queue. Waiting for the people inside to come out, he walked in, picked up the phone, threw in a coin, and followed the instructions I called the number given by the assessment team before, and after waiting for a while, the call was connected.
He said: "I have arrived at the designated station."
The voice on the other side said: "Wait there." Then hung up the phone with a click.
Chen Chuan came out of the phone booth, bought a newspaper and two story magazines on the way to a newsstand, and sat down on a waiting chair in the square to wait.
Half an hour later, an ordinary-looking man sat down next to him, handed him a train ticket in a natural movement, and said at the same time:
"Take the train ticket at 7:50 in the morning. When you arrive at the station, call the number below. Before entering the chaotic place, someone will come to check your belongings and see if anyone is helping or following you. Do you have any questions?"
Chen Chuan took out a piece of paper from the back of the ticket with a series of numbers written on it. He thought for a moment and said, "What should I do if the phone number is wrong or the person cannot be contacted after arriving at the boundary?"
The person replied: "You can call me again and I will reschedule you. The delayed time will not be included in your assessment, but you will pay for the extra expenses during the period. The assessment team is not responsible."
Chen Chuan nodded, "Then I have no doubt."
The man rolled up the newspaper in his hand, stood up, and walked away, quickly disappearing into the crowd.
Chen Chuan did not leave immediately, but read the newspaper for a while before getting up and walking into the station.
After entering the waiting hall, he looked at the bus schedule above, then chose a seat next to him and sat down. More than an hour later, the broadcast reminded him that the train he was taking had arrived at the station and he could check in and board the train.
He stood up, queued up and passed the ticket gate smoothly. When he walked out, a black train was already parked there. He passed a cart selling snacks and walked up from the narrow entrance. After walking a few steps, I found my seat in the first carriage, put my suitcase and Xue Jun Dao on the luggage rack above, and sat down.
The review team seemed to have a very tight budget. He had to take the train for nearly a whole day, but the ticket he was given was not a sleeper berth, but a seated ticket.
But he didn't care. As a fighter with a tough physique, he does not have high requirements in this regard. He can rest even if he is standing.
He took out a stick of nutritional ointment, tore it open, ate it, and continued reading the newspaper.
This is still him
At this time, a little man came over with the ticket. After checking it, he knew that he had found the right seat. However, his luggage bag seemed a bit heavy. Even after tiptoing several times, it slipped down. He said to him with a grimace: "Brother, can you help me?"
Chen Chuan raised his head, stood up, and gently raised his hand to carry the suitcase inside.
"Thank you, buddy. I mean, buddy, you are really tall. With your physique, you are practicing martial arts, right?" The man looked at Chen Chuan with envy, then glanced at the box containing the Xuejun sword on the luggage rack, and took it He took out a cigarette and handed it to him.
Chen Chuan signaled that he would not and sat back down. The man didn't care, but this man was obviously a familiar person. After sitting down, he asked where Chen Chuan was. Chen Chuan dealt with it casually for a few times, and he was the only one left. I was talking about it, and several members of my family talked about what kind of business they were going to do this time, and they also said that the road was always uneven and it was difficult to do business.
He talked eloquently, but his eyes looked around from time to time. Chen Chuan did not show any impatience, he just read the newspaper by himself.
At this time, a few people with unkind eyes came over and saw him talking here. They glanced at Chen Chuan opposite, hesitated, whispered a few words, and then left.
The man seemed relieved.
After a while, with several whistles, the train under him finally began to move slowly, and the man fell silent and looked at the scenery outside.
Only three stops later, this man seemed to have arrived at the station. He neatly put on his hat, jumped up and took off his duffel bag. Before leaving, he whispered: "Thanks, buddy."
Chen Chuan looked up at him and nodded.
As the train progressed from station to station, the passengers on the other side were constantly changing, and the sky outside also changed from bright to dark, and then fell into total darkness.
Seeing that it was almost time, Chen Chuan went to the bathroom to wash up briefly, then returned to his seat and closed his eyes to rest.
At this moment, he also discovered that after alienating the internal organs, the two were not simply merged into one. The alienated tissue was like another set of his organs, which could rest alternately with the original organs.
While one is sleeping, the other can remain active. It can be said that these are tissues and organs born to adapt to combat.
Therefore, as long as there is a slight movement around him, or something out of harmony with the environment appears, his senses will immediately alert him, and he will respond quickly.
But maybe it's because he's not easy to mess with, and he also has the invisible aura that comes with being a fighter. Even in a place with a complicated flow of people like a train, I didn't encounter anyone who wanted to mess with him. , some people who were obviously pickpockets consciously stayed away from him after seeing him. They were obviously discerning.
He understood that these people most likely had the same destination as him, and they were also going to a place of chaos, because to go there was to first have the force to protect themselves.
At around six o'clock in the morning, the train finally arrived at the last stop of its journey. The friction between the axle and the track gradually weakened. The train slowly stopped and the steam valve opened. As the residual steam was released, a sound came from the exhaust pipe. There was a long sound of breathing out, and the surrounding sounds became clearer.
Chen Chuan took his luggage, took the box with the Xuejun knife on his back, and got out of the car. When he walked out of the station, he felt a cold wind in front of him. There was snow left on the ground, and many people around him were wrapped in relatively tight clothes. The clothes were thick, but he felt very comfortable, but in order not to be too conspicuous, he also took out a scarf and put it on.
Passengers coming and going here are in a hurry and rarely gather together. On both sides of the station are security personnel with guns, each with sharp eyes, scanning the crowds in the square from time to time.
After a few glances, he found a phone booth at the edge of the square, put a coin in, and dialed the number given by the man. When the call was connected, he said: "I have arrived at the station." and called a phone number. Number on the note.
A female voice with a smoky voice came from the other side: "Come right away."
He waited for less than a quarter of an hour when he saw a modified off-road vehicle drive over and stop not far in front of him. The person in the driver's seat shook his head and said, "Get in the car."
Chen Chuan saw that this was a woman in her twenties or seventies, wearing a short coat and goggles on her forehead. She looked pretty at first glance, but there were a lot of weather marks at the corners of her eyes, but her eyes were very sharp, which was not good to look at. provoke.
He walked over, opened the door and got in the car. After sitting down, the man spoke first, "Are you Brother Chen for this assessment?" Chen Chuan nodded and asked, "What's your name?"
"Excuse me, my surname is Hu, Hu Xian."
Chen Chuanchuan: "It turns out to be Ms. Hu. Please come and pick me up. Is Ms. Hu also a member of the review team?"
Hu Xian said carelessly: "Yes, I am the auditor. I am also responsible for providing you with intelligence, weapons, and logistical support. Of course, including..." She glanced at the rearview mirror and said, "I'll collect it for you."
corpse. "
When she said this, she stared at Chen Chuan, as if she wanted to see something from his face, but Chen Chuan's eyes were very calm, and she said: "I can see that you are experienced, but every year For the students who were seriously injured or died in the assessment here, I hope you will not become one of them, so as not to cause me any further trouble."
Chen Chuan asked: "Has Ms. Hu been here for a long time?"
"It's just a job. No one else is willing to come to this shitty place. It doesn't matter to me. I can't be transferred back even if I want to. Besides, I've been here for a long time. Every time someone gets a new head, they think I'm doing a good job. Take my file and Look, hey, he’s an old employee, he’s never had any problems, okay, you can just leave it here.”
Hu Xian laughed at himself, stepped on the accelerator, and drove the off-road vehicle very fast, stopping at an old-fashioned hotel in about ten minutes. She walked in with Chen Chuan, asked the pretty woman at the reception desk for the key, and threw it to Chen Chuan.
"I own this hotel. It's my private property. The first three days are free, and you'll have to pay later. If you need anything, tell Lao Wan. It's just the bearded man guarding the door. Even though he has a rough look on his face, he's very careful. After all, he can run horses on his elbows, embroider on his fingers, and you can leave anything to him."
Chen Chuan followed her to the second floor and entered a room. The living room had a thick carpet on the floor and a chandelier hanging above it. There was a long log table in the middle and a dart board hung on the wall.
Hu Xian walked over and opened the window, "The view here is okay, and the sun can shine in. Of course, if you feel it's not good, you can change it. But the conditions here are like this, and this one is already the best."
Chen Chuan looked at it, nodded and said, "There's no need to change it." He put the suitcase down and gestured, "Do I need to check it? The person who took care of me said that there is this process."
Hu Xian glanced at it and said nonchalantly: "No need, how many things can you bring? Is there anything I can't get here? Just wait for me." She turned around and went out, and came back after a while, throwing away something. Stacked the booklet on his desk and said: "Your assessment objectives."
