Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1288 Suppressing Force and Setting Restrictions

After the two delegations meet, they will stay outside the city for a day to rest before setting off back home. Because of the large number of people, the temporary hotels that have been booked are already full.

Some people can only set up tents in the wild or simply stand guard all night. After all, most of the security personnel are fighters, and they are also aided by drugs and implants, so one night has no impact on them at all.

Most of the upper-level members of the team have their own rooms.

Chen Chuan, on the other hand, had set up his resting place on the airship. So he led Gao Ming and the people from the Fighters Council up to the anchor tower and into the airship's cabin.

Once seated, two members of the International Martial Arts Association took out their name cards and placed them on the table.

One of the middle-aged men with a small mustache said, "Mr. Chen, this is our identification. You can verify it in Central City using the Cochlear Insect or the Boundary Verification Database. You can find us on the list of personnel of the International Fighters Council."

The International Martial Arts Council is not a unified organization, but rather an international group comprised of permanent representatives from martial arts councils of various countries who jointly consult and manage matters concerning martial artists entering each other's territories.

Sometimes they also accept commissions from other countries' martial arts councils to provide certain services or conduct corresponding supervision for martial arts fighters entering their country's territory.

For example, there are also agency agreements, but such cases are rare because countries usually keep their own agreements on their fighters firmly in their own hands and do not delegate them arbitrarily.

Unless a fighter's threat level is too high, and there is a fear of security issues arising during the period when they are not bound by the agreement, this loophole needs to be plugged in time.

"As we just said, we were sent here on behalf of Da Shun. We are located within the Federal territory. Your security agreement has not yet been signed this year, so we were sent here to handle it."

There's one more thing..."

The man with the mustache's expression turned serious, and his tone became more forceful.

"Mr. Chen, your international influence rating is very high now. Your actual combat power has far exceeded the level of ordinary Secret Hall fighters and is almost at the lower limit of Throne Fighters."

For security reasons, many countries have filed complaints and suggestions with the International Martial Arts Council Association. Upon learning of this matter, the Da Shun government and the Da Shun Martial Arts Council, after in-depth discussion and research, believe that in order to maintain international order and for the security of all countries, they hope you will sign this temporary supplementary agreement before returning home.

The other person took out a stack of documents from his briefcase. “The specific terms are here. You can take a look. Oh, and if you’re not sure, you can always verify the authenticity of this commission by transoceanic telegram.”

If you agree, all you need to do is sign it. Considering your imminent return trip, and to avoid delaying your journey, we can arrange for a ceremony staff member to come here today to formally sign the agreement with you.

The man with the mustache said, "Actually, we received this request about two weeks ago, but there were many things that could be coordinated. Also, we considered that it wouldn't be convenient for you while you were on a mission, but now that your mission is complete, there shouldn't be any obstacles. What do you think?"

Chen Chuan did not answer, but instead reached out and picked up the document and looked at it.

The document was very formal, bearing the seals of the National Security Commission, the National Martial Arts Council, and other departments. The content was also very standard, with annotations from high-ranking officials of some departments requesting him, as the director of the Jibei Province Security and Defense Department, to cooperate in signing the agreement.

He raised an eyebrow when he saw certain content, then handed it to Gao Ming, who glanced at it, adjusted his glasses, and said, "Excuse me, I need to check this out. Please wait a moment."

The man with the mustache said, "Of course." Then he said to Chen Chuan, "This is your right, Mr. Chen."

Gao Ming walked out with the documents in his hand.

The man with the mustache then said, "Director Chen, my suggestion is that you could submit an application form before signing the contract."

Chen Chuanshuo: "Oh? Is there any special saying about this?"

The man with the mustache said, "Because the security agreement has its own evaluation mechanism for upgrading, we can't go into the specifics, but we can tell you that members who take the initiative and actively sign the agreement are usually given a higher evaluation by the council."

Another person said, "Yes, so if you are the one who initiated this application, it will be beneficial to you personally."

Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Then I must thank you both for telling me this."

"Director Chen, you're too kind."

The man with the mustache explained, "Although we are members of the International Fighters Council, we are also of East Asian descent. Since someone like you has emerged from the East Asian region, we naturally hope that you will go on to achieve great things in the future."

The three chatted for a while, and after waiting for about half an hour, Gao Ming came in from outside. He placed the documents in front of Chen Chuan and said, "The documents are all official and have been confirmed by transoceanic telegram. They were indeed commissioned by the domestic Fighters Council."

The two council members exchanged a glance, and then the man with the mustache looked at Chen Chuan. "Mr. Chen, so what's your decision? Of course, if you find the application process troublesome, we can sign an agreement directly."

Chen Chuan looked at them and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, we don't intend to sign this agreement."

The two were taken aback, seemingly not understanding why he had been so polite just moments before, but now chose to refuse.

The man with the mustache frowned and said, "Mr. Chen, is there anything you still have questions about?" Chen Chuan replied, "If it were an official document, I would be willing to sign it, but this document is not."

He looked at the two of them and said, "Perhaps you are indeed members of the International Fighters Council, but the commission from within Da Shun is actually problematic, and you should be aware of that yourselves."

The man with the mustache said in a deep voice, "Mr. Chen, are you making excuses? If you have any problems, just say so directly. There's no need for such clumsy excuses. And you should think carefully. You are refusing the security agreement of the International Fighters Council. Have you considered the consequences?"

Another person said, "Mr. Chen, please don't joke around. This is a very serious matter."

Chen Chuan had no intention of arguing with them any longer. He tapped the boundary token, and immediately several security personnel, led by Wu Han, walked in.

He said, "Detaining these two people first is suspicious because I suspect they intend to use the name of the Fighters' Council to control the senior members of the delegation, which is suspected of endangering national security and stealing state secrets."

The two men's expressions changed instantly. The other man stood up abruptly and said sternly, "Director Chen, you will be held responsible for what you've done! Can you bear the consequences?!"

Wu Han punched him hard in the stomach without hesitation. The man screamed and doubled over. The man with the mustache was startled and quickly raised his hands to indicate that he was willing to cooperate.

Under the intimidation of the security personnel outside, the guards they brought did not dare to cause any trouble and obediently handed over all the weapons and items they were carrying.

Soon after, the group was taken down and imprisoned in cells in the boat cabin.

Gao Ming asked, "What are you planning to do with them, cousin?"

Chen Chuan said, "After we set off tomorrow, we'll bring the people back. I want to see who's behind this."

Gao Ming adjusted his glasses and said, "This person must have considerable influence."

Chen Chuan hummed in agreement. On the surface, there was nothing wrong with the documents from these two people; at least the content looked very formal.

However, there is a flaw here, because in the document provided by the National Security Committee, he was always referred to as the Director of the Security and Defense Department of Jebu Province.

In reality, he had already become a member of the National Security Council, but this was not announced before, so not many people knew about it.

The fact that this title is no longer on the documents is enough to show that it was not truly authorized from above, or at least not through formal procedures, but rather privately authorized by someone in the Fighters Council or the Security Committee.

Of course, although the procedure is not formal, if you actually sign it, the agreement is still recognized, and you can only accept the loss later, even if you regret it, it will be useless.

The two men also implied that he should apply for it himself, ostensibly for his own good, but actually to plug the only loophole, because if he applied for it himself, then they and the people behind him would bear no responsibility at all.

The other party undoubtedly wants to restrain him as soon as possible and does not want to see him pose a threat to certain people or things.

He couldn't say for sure who it was yet; it might not be a single person, but rather a group.

We don't need to worry about it now; the person has already been arrested, and we can deal with them when we get back. Of course, it would be best if someone couldn't resist coming forward on their own.

However, even if the person who came today is the one who will formally sign the agreement, he will not sign it immediately, but will try to delay it.

Because what he needs to do now is to find an opponent as soon as possible and seek an opportunity to break through. If he is constrained, he can forget about doing anything.

Moreover, once he breaks through the Dongxuan Temple, although an agreement will be signed, as far as he knows, it will be a completely different matter then. There will be no way to bind him with the previous agreement. At that time, he will be able to turn from passive to active.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the hotel, Chu Zhixian was on the phone with a West Coast councilor. The two talked for a long time. After he hung up the phone, he picked up his water glass and had just taken a sip when there was a knock on the door.

He put down his cup, straightened his collar, walked over to open the door, and saw his attendant standing there, looking somewhat uneasy. He glanced at him, let the man in, and then returned to the sofa to sit down, asking, "What is it?"

The attendant said, "Sir, the two council members who went to see Director Chen just now were arrested by Director Chen."

"They've arrested him?"

Chu Zhixian was startled and frowned, asking, "What happened?"

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(End of this chapter)