The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 161 The goods were actually... You call this smuggling? (7k)

After getting into the carriage, Wu Zhen spoke to Jiang Chuan very politely and sincerely:
"thank you."

But before Jiang Chuan could respond, Wu Zhen suddenly became more wary and asked:
"Why are you going?"

"Going to the city to cultivate? To carry out a mission?"

Jiang Chuan shook his head: "Let's go on vacation."

Upon hearing that Jiang Chuan and the others were going out to have fun, Wu Zhen immediately relaxed a lot.

Jiang Chuan then asked Wu Zhen, "So you're going to train?"

Wu Zhen nodded, proudly saying:

"That's right! While you were having fun, I was diligently cultivating!"

"I'll catch up to your tiny lead very soon!"

"Jiang Chuan! I'm about to surpass you!"

The fact that he didn't say "trample underfoot" was already a great sign of respect for Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan said "Oh," and then said, "Then we'll practice when we get back."

Wu Zhen was taken aback: "Huh?"

"..."

"I'm still very busy, let's talk about it another time."

Hearing this answer, Jiang Chuan looked at him and smiled.

Wu Zhen blushed slightly and remained silent.

Jiang Chuan didn't expose him, but instead asked again:
Where are you going to train?

"Is there anywhere in the city where the training is more effective than at an institution?"

Wu Zhen said, "My master has a partnership with the organization and is a collaborator with it. He occasionally receives tasks assigned by the organization."

"I'm going there this time to help my master carry out a mission."

Jiang Chuan understood and nodded.

With only the manpower of the Public Security Bureau and the Institutional Inspection Group, maintaining order for a population of 30 million would be extremely difficult. Therefore, the emergence of such collaborators is not surprising.

For organizations, the status of civilian collaborators also serves as a constraint, allowing them to bring capable non-organizational awakened individuals under the jurisdiction of the organization and the police department. Furthermore, collaborators can report any unusual events they observe to the organization, broadening their intelligence sources.

It can be said to be a good thing that achieves multiple benefits.

At this moment, Song Xi asked Wu Zhen curiously:

Who is your master?

Wu Zhen answered with considerable pride: "My master is Du Shengjie, the founder of Shengjie Martial Arts School!"

"The awakened memories are even more impressive; it's Cao Bin!"

"They are incredibly strong!"

Jiang Chuan casually asked, "Who is Cao Bin?"

Wu Zhen glared at him: "You don't even know this?"

Tian Tian guessed, "Is he a military general?"

Wu Zhen nodded: "Cao Bin is indeed the Left Divine Martial General of the Northern Song Dynasty!"

Jiang Chuan truly had no idea of ​​the existence of this Northern Song Dynasty Left Divine Martial General...

His sources of historical knowledge, besides history textbooks, were short videos and novels like Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin; he had indeed never heard of Cao Bin.

Cao Bin, as a founding general of the Northern Song Dynasty, made great achievements in both military and political affairs. He was hailed as "the best general of the Song Dynasty" and was a truly legendary figure.

Jiang Chuan looked at Wu Zhen and asked, "What mission are you going to carry out?"

Wu Zhen shook his head: "I don't know."

"But the task my teacher gave me will definitely make my skills improve by leaps and bounds!"

Jiang Chuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

The reason I asked so many questions was because I was afraid he would go looking for trouble.

Given the reputation of the two kings, it was expected that they would fall ill.

But if it's a task given to him by his teacher, then it's naturally much more reassuring.

After all, he's a partner of the organization, so he's definitely more reliable than Wu Zhen. It's impossible to send Wu Zhen on any dangerous missions...

As long as my life is safe, I don't need to worry about anything else.

……

The two cars sped along the highway, one after the other.

The trip passed quickly amidst their laughter and conversation.

The two members of the inspection team saw the eleven people off at the station and then left.

After thanking him again, Wu Zhen hurriedly left.

Next, Jiang Chuan and the others pushed open the door and walked into the seafood buffet restaurant.

The doorman greeted us with a smile: "Welcome! How many people are in your party, sir?"

Jiang Chuan looked at the luxurious decor of the buffet restaurant. Although it was a restaurant, it somehow felt more like an aquarium...

Looking at the price tags again, Jiang Chuan felt his scalp tingle.

It costs 1499 per person?!
I know seafood is expensive, but is it really necessary to be this bad?

Is this the place Song Xi chose?

Jiang Chuan now feels that letting Song Xi take charge of choosing a restaurant was a major mistake.

This girl doesn't seem to have any concept of money. How could I let her shoulder such a difficult task?
I thought it would be about 300 yuan per person, and 3,000 yuan at most for ten people. How did we end up spending 15,000 yuan?
Although it hurt his wallet, he could still afford the 200,000 yuan prize money.

Jiang Chuan asked, "Are there any discounts for the ten of us?"

The waiter shook his head: "I'm sorry, sir, the current price is already discounted."

Jiang Chuan was speechless: "Sweep where?"

After paying and everyone had just put on their wristbands, Song Xi couldn't contain herself any longer.

"Hey! Come with me!"

The "Hey" was meant for Tian Tian, ​​and Tian Tian understood immediately. She followed Song Xi, turning left and right, and disappeared from Jiang Chuan's sight.

Chen Ming stared in astonishment at Song Xi's figure disappearing as quickly as if she hadn't eaten for days, muttering, "At least choose where you're going to sit first?"

Before anyone could respond, Li Yi's words surprised everyone even more:

"I probably won't see them for the next two hours."

"Don't worry about her."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan realized that he had underestimated Song Xi's fighting power.

I've only ever seen people eat like Song Xi on TV.

It's not a competitive eating contest, but rather Sun Wukong who has just participated in the World Martial Arts Tournament.

But Jiang Chuan didn't think much of it, and he quickly immersed himself in the sea of ​​delicious food.

King crab legs, lobster, and all sorts of shellfish.

The smooth texture upon entry and the burst of sweetness in the mouth are irresistible.

In addition, this seafood buffet can help them process the ingredients, so they only need to cook rice.

As Jiang Chuan ate, he recalled the last time he ate seafood, which was six years ago...

But the seafood buffet my parents took me to that time wasn't as high-end or as pure as this one.

What's it like to eat all-you-can-eat lobster?
Jiang Chuan finally experienced that indescribable, immense satisfaction.

The 15,000 yuan was well worth the ticket price.

An hour and a half later, Song Xi reappeared before everyone. She pulled Tian Tian, ​​who was almost unconscious from eating, and left her beside the group, then said:
"I'm going to get some more things, you guys wait for me."

Tian Tian lay on the table and waved her hand, "I can't take it anymore, let me lie down for a while..."

Half an hour later, Song Xi reappeared before everyone, completely satisfied.

As expected of sisters, Li Yi has a complete grasp on Song Xi's eating schedule.

……

After lunch, they strolled around the ancient streets of Qing City.

It's called an ancient street, but it's actually just a commercial street disguised as an ancient street.

This area is full of snack shops catering to tourists, selling things like giant fried squid, durian pastries, and stinky tofu...

Apart from a few scattered handicraft shops, there's not much to see for these locals in Qing City.

They just didn't have anywhere else to go, and this street happened to be nearby, on their way to the hotel... so they decided to stop by and take a look, which would also help them digest their food.

Jiang Chuan suddenly realized that if it were him and Shen Jing, they would have already headed straight to an internet cafe by now.

However, once inside, I felt regretful.

This place is packed with people, so crowded that it would trigger trypophobia.

Moreover, these people often attract attention when they walk among crowds.

It's not for any other reason than that these people are quite good-looking.

The four girls, needless to say, each have their own unique charm and are a sight to behold.

Lin Ci and Liang Cheng are both incredibly handsome, only slightly less so than Jiang Chuan...

It was fine at first when people looked at me, but after a while I started to feel uncomfortable.

Tang Songming sighed helplessly, "Why are there so many people?"

Liang Cheng said, "There are two holidays, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, there will definitely be a lot of people today."

Tang Songming frowned: "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so why are there so many people today?"

Ai Zhe explained for Liang Cheng: "It's the tourist season. I took my annual leave in advance to avoid the peak of the holidays, so there are bound to be a lot of people coming out to play."

Then everyone realized that tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival!
Song Xi suddenly realized: "We can go buy some mooncakes to eat."

Jiang Chuan was astonished: "You can still eat?"

Song Xi countered, "Why can't I eat it?"

Jiang Chuan said, "Eat less..."

Song Xi straightened her back and said with unusual determination in her eyes, "Food is the only thing I cannot let down!"

Before Jiang Chuan could reply, Song Xi's gaze was already drawn to another part of the ancient street:

"There's a queue over there!"

"I'm going to see what's good to eat!"

Jiang Chuan also noticed that there was a long queue on the right front of this street.

Everyone was so full that they had lost interest in food.

However, to prevent Song Xi from getting separated, they all followed and joined the group.

"Young friend! Would you like to have your fortune told?"

While they were queuing, a rather calm and magnetic voice rang out not far from them.

Jiang Chuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged Taoist priest wearing a gray cloth robe, a hairpin in his hair, and a pair of small round sunglasses, who was smiling slightly at them.

The Taoist priest had only a banner with the words "Bazi (Eight Characters) Fortune Telling" written on it, which made him seem very unprofessional.

"Young friend, I see a connection between our appearances. How about we have our fortunes told?"

Jiang Chuan was stunned for a moment. People were coming and going on the street, but the Taoist priest seemed to be talking to him.

But he didn't take it seriously. He couldn't trust those charlatans on the street. If he needed a divination, he could just ask Master Shen.

He shook his head slightly, ignoring it.

But the Taoist priest was undeterred and continued:

"Young friend, are you aware that your heavenly secrets have been concealed?"

"Others can't see these things. Young friend, are you sure you don't want to have your fortune told?"

Jiang Chuan felt a tremor in his heart.

Could he tell that his divination result was being obscured?

How could that be? He didn't even know his own name, nor his birth date and time...

Is this just something you made up?
Jiang Chuan immediately thought it was just the usual rhetoric of charlatans, a mere coincidence, and ignored it.

The Taoist priest continued:

"Don't you really want to listen to me?"

"If you don't want to, I'll shut up now."

"But you should think it over carefully, because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"..."

"Little friend Jiangchuan."

Jiang Chuan's pupils contracted slightly. Not only him, but Li Yi, Zhong Huahua, and the others standing beside him also frowned and looked over.

Does he know his own name?

In other words, what he just said about the divination being covered up wasn't just something he said offhand.

Does he have evidence?

Who is this person?

Jiang Chuan sensed something was wrong, but he remained calm and composed.

He asked the Taoist priest, "Are you calling me?"

The Taoist priest was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, stroked his beard, and said, "Young friend, why bother testing me like this?"

"So many people pass by my door, yet I call only you."

"If it wasn't you, was there anyone else?"

Jiang Chuan silently activated his perception domain.

People were coming and going around them, the crowd was extremely dense, but after a moment of observation, he did not notice anything strange.

But how did he know his name?

Jiang Chuan felt a chill run down his spine.

Just as Jiang Chuan was filled with doubt, the Taoist priest spoke again and continued:

"Orphaned and raised alone..."

"Yes, there are some others..."

He stared at Jiang Chuan and pondered, "Let me take a closer look..."

"Just survived a life-or-death ordeal..."

"Your financial luck has been good lately."

"Am I right?"

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Chuan gritted his teeth. He sensed a sense of danger and instinctively reached for the dagger at his waist.

But when he reached out, he found nothing. Only then did he remember that the dagger was with Tian Tian.

Li Yu once said that his birth date and time and some specific information must never be revealed, so what exactly is this fortune telling?

How could you calculate to this extent without any information?
How did he do that? By looking at faces?
Lin Ci had seen his own face before. Divination and face reading could only reveal some general information, so how could this Taoist priest see so comprehensively?

Tang Songming and the others had already turned their gazes over, and seeing the expression on Jiang Chuan's face, they all became wary. Jiang Chuan no longer bothered with pretense or probing, and asked directly, "How do you know my name?"

The Taoist priest chuckled and said, "Young friend, would you like to have your fortune told?"

Jiang Chuan paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something and suddenly asked:

"You... Team Leader Li invited him?"

The Taoist priest was taken aback when he heard Jiang Chuan's question.

But he quickly recovered, smiled, and said:

"Young friend, you are indeed a prodigy."

"The reaction speed is extremely fast."

Jiang Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yu had previously mentioned that he would ask his colleagues to help him uncover the secrets that Zhao Tianyu had concealed.

If you count the days, it's been more than a month since we talked about it back then.

Then, after the other person called him by name and mentioned some recent events, Jiang Chuan remembered what Li Yu had said.

Tang, Song, Ming, Lin Ci, and others lowered their guard.

Jiang Chuan then asked the Taoist priest, "Why didn't you contact the organization?"

The Taoist chuckled and stroked his beard, saying:
“Team Leader Li had already told me about this matter a long time ago, but he hadn’t had a free time until now.”

"I didn't come here specifically for you."

"The fact that we can meet here shows that my friend and I are indeed destined to meet."

"My name is Zhou Zhishan, young friend, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Jiang Chuan also politely replied, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Thinking about what had just been said, Jiang Chuan asked again, "Is there a mission involved?"

The Taoist priest Zhou Zhishan nodded: "Young friend, are you aware of the recent smuggling activities in Qing City?"

Jiang Chuan thought to himself, "I don't know, and I don't want to know."

But he nodded nonetheless and said, "I know a little."

On the way here, Yang Zongliang from the inspection team mentioned some things about the smuggling case.

Jiang Chuan just didn't expect that this smuggling case would alarm headquarters.

Zhou Zhishan continued, "Someone brought a vampire from outside."

"This thing has escaped."

"We're here in Qing City to assist in the kill."

vampire?
what's the situation?
Smuggling... is this the thing being smuggled?
Do you call this smuggling?
This is clearly a scam!
Jiang Chuan didn't say much about what he was thinking; he simply asked the Taoist, "This vampire... is it very powerful?"

The Taoist shook his head: "It's not exactly strong, but it multiplies very quickly and is quite harmful."

"The people are not on guard, so we need to cut off the source as soon as possible."

Jiang Chuan pinched the bridge of his nose: "Are there many field agents coming here?"

The Taoist priest said, "Twenty or thirty people have come, most of them are from our special group."

"The coffin was confirmed yesterday, and we arrived in Qingdao early this morning."

"This morning, as soon as the sun came out, three young people who came out of a nightclub were tanned to a crisp."

Fortunately, subsequent investigations confirmed that there were no more victims.

"This also roughly determined the vampire's area of ​​activity."

"We should be able to close the net in the next couple of days."

Special group?

Jiang Chuan knew an old acquaintance who was also in a special group.

He immediately thought of the deceased uncle, and a sense of sadness welled up in his heart.

He wanted to ask Shi Changzai about things, but he didn't know what to ask.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Chuan brought up the topic of the mission:
"Vampires? The kind we know?"

"Like the kind of character portrayed in movies and novels? Afraid of sunlight, afraid of silver, etc."

The Taoist priest pondered for a moment:

"Probably, it varies depending on bloodline level."

"This one was smuggled in, so its level should be relatively low."

"Regardless of whether it's low-level or high-level, one cannot act under the sun."

"They can't come out during the day."

Jiang Chuan asked suspiciously, "So, what are you doing here at your stall...?"

The Taoist chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "It's just a habit, a habit."

"As you probably know, the higher the compatibility, the stronger you will be."

"The vampire doesn't go out during the day. He just comes out for a walk because he has nothing to do."

The Taoist priest shook his head at this point: "The flow of people is clearly so large, yet not a single person has come to have their fortune told."

"That's all."

"Meeting young friend Jiang Chuan has made the trip worthwhile..."

"Closing up shop."

"These days, young people really aren't interested in traditional culture."

Traditional culture? Jiang Chuan thought to himself, "That's called feudal superstition."

Although he wanted to ask more about vampires, he was also quite curious about this new foreign creature.

But since it was someone else's task and the other party didn't seem inclined to elaborate, he didn't press further.

Before leaving, the Taoist priest said to Jiang Chuan, "I will visit the Qing City organization before I return to discuss the matter of your heavenly secrets being concealed."

Jiang Chuan thought for a moment and replied, "I think it doesn't matter whether we solve it or not."

"If you're busy, you don't have to answer."

After all, if you ask someone for help, you not only owe them a favor, but you also have to tell them your real birth date and time.

Besides, since my destiny is special, the hexagram doesn't matter.

The Taoist priest Zhou Zhishan paused for a moment, then nodded: "Alright."

"We'll talk about that later."

He then embraced the wrapped banner and blended into the crowd, quickly disappearing from sight.

Watching the Taoist priest named Zhou Zhishan leave, Jiang Chuan also remembered some other things.

Previously, during an escort mission, Captain Chen mentioned that their own diviners would help conceal the divination results.

Although I, as a variable, was not obscured by the divination, now that I think about it, although this special field team is not strong in combat, its search and rescue strategy is indispensable.

At this moment, Li Yi asked Jiang Chuan:
"Something happened again?"

Jiang Chuan nodded: "They said a vampire was smuggled in."

"The worst part is that it got away."

"I don't know why they smuggle this stuff."

Li Yi thought for a moment, then said, "I think finding the buyer is more important."

This statement is spot on.

Finding the vampire is important, but if the buyer isn't caught, this kind of thing will happen again sooner or later.

However, the organization must have its own plans for this, so they don't need to worry about it.

Jiang Chuan nodded and then said:

Where is Song Xi?

Zhong Huahua pointed into the distance: "She's buying limited edition mooncakes."

Tang Songming walked up to Jiang Chuan and asked, "Brother Jiang, how are you?"

Jiang Chuan nodded to indicate that he was alright, and then recounted what the Taoist priest had mentioned earlier.

Tang and Song Dynasties:

"This matter has caused quite a stir recently."

"It is said that people overseas have been suffering for a long time."

Chen Ming also said, "That's right, London has already imposed a curfew."

"It was even on international news a couple of days ago... but they didn't explicitly say it was vampires, they just said it was a special disease..."

"Right now, their population is overpopulated and causing a plague; who knows what will happen next?"

Lin Ci was very resistant: "Who exactly is smuggling this kind of thing?"

Jiang Chuan said, "It must be some rich person who has fallen seriously ill..."

Song Xi was carrying a large bag of mooncakes. She was completely unaware of what had just happened, and simply waved the bag excitedly in her hand.
"I got it!"

Liang Cheng watched Song Xi return happily, but his face was full of bitterness:
"Let's get out of here quickly, there are too many people here, I can't breathe."

The topic of vampires was temporarily interrupted.

Liang Cheng, being socially awkward, suffered terribly in crowded places, and Jiang Chuan also didn't want to stay there any longer:

“Going back to the hotel is fine too.”

"There's a swimming pool and a movie theater over there."

"You're free to do whatever you want before dinner."

Tian Tian waved her hand: "Let's not talk about food yet, I'm feeling a little unwell."

Aizhe noticed a blind spot: "A swimming pool? A movie theater?"

Jiang Chuan nodded: "Five-star."

"Sister Wu gave me four free one-night stay vouchers."

"Two rooms for boys and two rooms for girls."

"Just right."

Chen Ming asked in surprise, "There's such a good thing?"

When Chen Ming asked this question, Jiang Chuan also had the same doubt in his heart.

After all, given that he possesses an unlucky constitution that is difficult for others to understand, it is truly extraordinary that such good fortune would occur.

But that's a five-star hotel, what danger could there be?
Jiang Chuan said firmly:
"Of course there are such good things. Sister Wu said that these vouchers were given as gifts when we cooperated with Shengjing Hotel."

"It won't expire if we don't use it, which is perfect for us."

"set off!"

……

the other side.

Aoshi Shengjie Martial Arts School.

Wu Zhen said with a face full of resistance, "You want me to do this?"

"Hotel waiter? A man born between heaven and earth, how could he..."

Du Shengjie interrupted Wu Zhen:

"You can't refuse now."

"You said you were coming to help."

Wu Zhen questioned, "What danger could there be? Master, I need the kind of life-or-death danger! Otherwise, how can I improve?"

Du Shengjie raised his hand and slapped him on the head. Wu Zhen tried to dodge, but couldn't.

Snapped!
He rubbed the back of his head, seeing stars.

In a daze, he felt as if he were standing on the playground again, and he subconsciously rubbed his cheeks.

Du Shengjie said, "Do a good job!"

"You're just one part of this capture operation. Be responsible for your part and absolutely no mistakes are allowed!"

"Do you understand?"

Wu Zhen said dejectedly, "I understand... I understand..."

……

The meeting room of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Qing City Public Security Bureau.

More than twenty people were sitting around the long table in the conference room.

The vast majority of people present were from the Qing City Police Department, while some were from the Qing City Institutional Inspection Team. Those sitting on the edge were the "collaborators".

At this moment, Yang Zongliang, a member of the inspection team, was recounting the details of the mission:
"The people responsible for capturing the escaped 'goods' were sent from headquarters."

"We don't need to worry about the situation over there. Tonight's mission is to arrest the buyer of the 'goods'."

"This... is the target of tonight's operation."

As soon as he finished speaking, a photograph appeared on the projector screen in the conference room.

This is a photo taken at a conference. The man in the photo is sitting with his legs crossed, wearing a suit and leather shoes, and the gold watch on his wrist is faintly visible on his cuff. He seems to be talking at length when the photo was taken, and you can tell from his demeanor that he is a successful person.

Yang Zongliang continued:
"Sun Pingyun, 54 years old, is a shareholder of Jiangshan Pharmaceutical Group."

"The flow of funds has been verified through institutional big data analysis, confirming that he is the buyer of the 'goods'."

"He will be checking into the Shengjing Hotel tonight, most likely to make a deal with the seller..."

"We will catch them red-handed while they are making the deal."

Fang He, the captain of the criminal investigation detachment, nodded. He reviewed the mission report again and then asked:
"Will there be any changes?"

"I don't see any awakened members from any organization on the mission list?"

"If something goes wrong, it will be difficult to handle."

Yang Zongliang nodded:
"We currently have a complete list of all guests and have analyzed all potential threats."

"Currently, the overall threat level does not exceed Level D."

“Sun Pingyun’s awakened memory is that of a businessman. According to his gait data analysis, he is no different from an ordinary person.”

"Moreover, just to be on the safe side, we also have a partner to help us this time. He runs a martial arts school and is quite skilled."

"..."

As Yang Zongliang spoke, he glanced at the list of personnel involved in the operation.

Among the notes labeled "Collaborator Task Execution List," he saw a familiar name.

Just as he was about to speak again, a new column suddenly appeared on the "List of Guests at Shengjing Hotel" table displayed on his tablet.

Such a refresh naturally caught Yang Zongliang's attention.

However, when he saw the names on the list, his expression showed surprise and astonishment.

But he quickly smiled and said:

"no need to worry."

"We...have unexpected outside help."

"They are ready to support the operation if needed."

(End of this chapter)