Chapter 300 - 284: Tiger’s Roar Breaks Soul-Chasing, Shattering Proud Bones
Chapter 300: Chapter 284: Tiger’s Roar Breaks Soul-Chasing, Shattering Proud Bones
"Chu Zhengxiong, are you even capable of doing your job?
I sent you to investigate a case, and now the whole city knows about it!"
"Can you handle this or not? If you can’t, I’ll find someone who can!"
Early in the morning, the call from Captain Meng came through.
The moment the call connected, Chu Zhengxiong hadn’t even managed to say a word.
He was immediately hit with a torrent of abuse.
After a long moment, Chu Zhengxiong finally said, "Captain Meng, why don’t you just replace me then!"
"I won’t even get into how powerful that aberration was!"
"It insisted on killing people in a crowded city center. How is that my fault?"
"What, was I supposed to tell it to pick another spot to commit murder?"
"If you’re going to be this unreasonable, then you might as well not use me at all!"
Chu Zhengxiong was also simmering with rage.
Last night, he’d been whipped several times by that Ancient Tree Demon, leaving his body covered in bloody welts.
They were still stinging painfully even now.
He hadn’t even found anyone to complain to, and here he was getting a dressing-down first.
"Fine, Chu Zhengxiong. You want to play hardball with me, is that it?"
"Then tell me, what are we supposed to do now? Someone already uploaded what happened last night to the internet, and it’s causing a huge stir!"
"It’s not just Songshan City anymore. Panic is spreading to other cities too!"
"Some people are even slandering the Demon Hunting Bureau, saying we’re useless. They say if we can’t even hunt demons and aberrations, what’s the point of calling ourselves the Demon Hunting Bureau?"
"There’s even a post claiming the Restricted Area has collapsed, that this is just the first sign, and soon a massive number of demons and aberrations will flood into the residential areas..."
After Captain Meng finished speaking,
Chu Zhengxiong couldn’t help but laugh. "I didn’t realize these people had such strong deductive skills!"
"They even managed to guess all that... But Captain Meng, you can’t be asking me what to do, can you?"
"Can’t you officials just suppress all the buzz?"
"Bullshit! Have you ever considered the consequences if news like this gets out? You want us officials to suppress it? Even if we did, what’s the use if we can’t kill or capture the aberration?"
"Chu Zhengxiong, stop being so flippant with me!"
"I’m warning you, if you can’t solve this case for me within a week!"
"You can stop being a captain. Come to Jingbei and hand me your resignation yourself. Got it?!"
Chu Zhengxiong laughed. "Captain Meng, even if I really did resign, could you bear to approve it?"
"Could you find a better replacement for me?"
"I’m definitely going to solve the case, but these demons and aberrations, they appear and disappear without a trace. It’s not easy to find them!"
"Giving me a deadline like this just adds unnecessary pressure, don’t you think?"
"We’re already short-staffed. More pressure makes it even harder to solve cases!"
After he spoke, Captain Meng let out a breath and said in a low voice, "If you’re short-staffed, get people from Xingwu University!"
"I’ll call Principal Tang later and get you a few interns!"
"In any case, Chu Zhengxiong, don’t say I didn’t warn you. If this case isn’t solved soon and we can’t get the public opinion under control, you’re done as captain!"
"If I can’t find a suitable replacement, I’ll just transfer a captain over from Jingbei Headquarters!"
After saying that, Captain Meng gave him no further chance to argue.
He hung up the phone directly.
Listening to the DOOT, DOOT, DOOT of the dial tone,
Chu Zhengxiong was about to start cussing.
Meanwhile, Mo Yanfeng, sitting opposite him, watched as his face turned beet red.
He couldn’t help but laugh and say, "Got an earful, did you?"
"Hmph, more than just an earful. He’s threatening to replace me!"
"Old Meng is really pissed this time. He ordered us to take care of that aberration within a week and suppress the public outcry, or else I’m getting replaced!"
Chu Zhengxiong said, grumbling and cursing under his breath.
Mo Yanfeng smiled. "That’s just how Old Meng is!"
"He values public opinion more than his own life. With something like this happening, of course he’s more anxious than anyone!"
"But speaking of which, what exactly was that aberration from last night?"
"It could turn into liquid, and also into a withered tree!"
"Its tentacles didn’t look like branches, or anything else for that matter!"
"They felt more like... rubber tires!"
"Do you think that thing could be a tire that turned into a demon?"
After Mo Yanfeng finished speaking,
Chu Zhengxiong couldn’t help but laugh. "Hey? You know, that’s actually possible!"
"Last night, when I got close to it, I smelled a whiff of rubber!"
"Maybe it really is related to tires!"
Mo Yanfeng furrowed his brow, lost in thought.
After a long while, he murmured, half to Chu Zhengxiong and half to himself,
"Maybe it’s hiding somewhere near tires!"
Hearing this, it was like a switch flipped in Chu Zhengxiong’s mind.
"How about we go check out some tire or rubber factories, or auto repair shops?"
Mo Yanfeng turned back and met his gaze.
The next moment, they both stood up in unison and walked outside.
...
「Xingwu University.」
Lin Yi had returned.
When he got back to his dorm, he found it completely empty. There wasn’t a single person in sight.
Lin Yi frowned. ’Where did everyone go?’
He then took out his phone and first called Wei Nan.
But after ringing for a long time, no one answered.
Next, he tried calling Wei Shang.
"Hello? Lin Yi, what’s up?"
Wei Shang picked up the phone quickly.
Lin Yi said with a laugh, "Old Wei, where did you all run off to?"
"Me? I’m out on a mission with Feng Lei. Weren’t you at Dragon Tiger Mountain? So we went back to work. Wait, don’t tell me you’re back already?"