My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome-Chapter 217 - 216 Gou Donghai
Chapter 217: Chapter 216 Gou Donghai
Chapter 217 -216 Gou Donghai
Eight o’clock in the morning, peak hour for office commuters in Yundu City, private cars moved in a continuous stream, unaffected by the smashed glass facade of the Yundu Hotel, the city seemed largely untouched by the incident.
At the Abnormal Administration Bureau of Yundu City, a black, custom-made private car slowly came to a stop. The reception staff of the Bureau hurried forward to open the door and, after exchanging a few warm greetings, escorted the visitor inside.
Li Yiming couldn’t remember how many government cars had arrived by now, as the parking lot of the Bureau was filled with various types of cars, all belonging to officials from Yundu City.
Li Yiming, Casar, and Hu Shiwu sat in a breakfast joint next to the Bureau, staring anxiously at the constantly cold breakfast on the table, and frequently gazing at the main entrance of the Bureau with solemn expressions.
The day before, after the incident, Li Yiming found Shao Zifeng’s cell phone in his room. Clueless and desperate, he contacted Bald Qiang immediately, but the guy’s phone was turned off.
In the end, having no other options, he called Casar and Hu Shiwu to come early and wait at the Bureau, hoping to receive news about Shao Zifeng as soon as possible.
They were unclear about the specifics of what had happened the day before, but seeing so many high-profile figures arriving, their hearts sank even lower.
Squeal—!
The tires of a speeding taxi locked up, leaving twin skid marks before coming to a stable stop in front of the breakfast shop. Bald Qiang, disheveled, hurried out of the taxi, tossing some banknotes into the window before running to the group, with lipstick marks still uncleaned on his face due to the rush.
“What’s the situation? Have you seen Zifeng?” Bald Qiang called out as soon as he entered the breakfast shop.
Li Yiming and Casar were somewhat dissatisfied with Bald Qiang, not even glancing at him; only Hu Shiwu shook his head.
Thump.
“Damn it,” Bald Qiang punched the table, sending the bowls and plates clattering.
That morning when he woke up to exercise with Yu Hong, he had turned on his phone while Yu Hong was helping him warm up, only to be stunned by the dozens of missed call notifications that flooded his screen.
He originally thought the ‘bad thing’ Shao Zifeng mentioned was just a casual remark, and indeed, it had taken quite an effort to appease Yu Hong.
Who the hell knew that casual remark was just the beginning of ‘bad things’? He almost blew up the damn hotel.
Now he regretted terribly ever suggesting that they drink.
The breakfast shop owner, distressed over his table, was about to scold them, but seeing Bald Qiang’s towering and fierce appearance, he prudently shut his mouth and silently came over to clear away the dishes.
After venting, Bald Qiang slumped onto the stool. There was nothing they could do at the moment, and they could only hope to confirm whether Shao Zifeng was safe at the earliest opportunity.
…
The meeting room of the Abnormal Administration Bureau was spacious and bright, with an oval table at the center. The walls were adorned with a majestic landscape painting, flanked by Star Dragon red flags on both sides, lending an exceptionally solemn atmosphere to the room.
At this moment, the table was full of people, each in front of a nameplate with a small Star Dragon red flag inserted next to it.
All these people were officials related to Yundu City, who had received notice to assemble here for an early morning meeting. Many of them were also unaware of what exactly had happened and were quietly whispering and speculating amongst themselves.
The one sitting at the head of the table was the highest official of the Yundu Region; proceeding downward in order were the mayor, the deputy mayor, the director of the Abnormal Administration Bureau, and so on.
The highest official of the Yundu Region was around 60 years old. A ceramic cup rested before him; he was now reclining in his chair with his eyes closed, giving his mind a rest, his fingers lightly tapping on the conference table, and none could fathom his true thoughts.
Knock knock.
There was a knock on the door, and a middle-aged man dressed in a black suit and sporting a slicked-back hairdo entered.
Upon entering, he first looked around the room, his brows slightly furrowed when he saw Zhao Li, and then turned his gaze to the highest official of Yundu City and spoke respectfully, “Director Feng, I apologize for my tardiness.”
“Ah, Gou, you’ve arrived,” Feng Yaohua opened his eyes and glanced at him indifferently, “Take a seat; we were just waiting for you.”
“Yes, yes.” Gou Donghai nodded hurriedly, pulled out a chair, and sat down opposite Zhao Li.
“Now that everyone is present, let’s begin today’s agenda,” Feng Yaohua straightened up and took a sip from the ceramic cup to moisten his throat.
The other officials of various ranks hastily sat up straight, took out their notebooks to record the proceedings—although a clerk would document everything and distribute printed copies after the meeting—yet, some still preferred to take their own notes.
Setting down the ceramic cup, Feng Yaohua turned to Zhao Li and said, “Zhao, why don’t you start by reporting on yesterday’s events for us.”
“Yes.” Zhao Liqian stood up with a serious expression, took out a stack of documents from his file bag, and had them distributed to everyone.
Officials of all levels read over the materials seriously, leaving only the sound of pages turning in the meeting room.
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When everyone had nearly finished reading, Zhao Liqian spoke, “Recently, a poaching gang has surfaced in our city, repeatedly stealing juvenile creatures from Yundu’s protected area. In order to take them down, our bureau joined forces with the Abnormal Offices of various districts to organize an encirclement operation, codenamed ‘Fox Hunt.'”
“Shortly after the mission began, three action teams were captured… In a video, we found evidence suggesting that these people are very likely remnants of the Holy Origin Society.”
At this, a murmuring swept the meeting room.
Those present were aware of the disaster that struck Su City over half a year ago, which was reportedly caused by the Holy Origin Society. Following that incident, the Yundu Region was on high alert, dismantling several Holy Origin Society strongholds and arresting hundreds of its lower members. But could there still be fugitives at large?
“Silence.” Feng Yaohua knocked on the table and then looked at Zhao Liqian, “Continue, Zhao.”
“The gang was extremely cunning, using the captured personnel as hostages and demanding their release. While the negotiation was at a stalemate, the captain of the Su City University sports team, Shao Zifeng, unexpectedly subdued the remnants of the Holy Origin Society and aided in rescuing the captives.”
Feng Yaohua coughed and looked at Zhao Liqian, “Is that all?”
“That’s all,” Zhao Liqian replied hesitantly, saluted, and sat down.
“That’s not right, though.”
At this moment, Gou Donghai, who was seated across from Zhao Liqian, knocked on the table, “Are you going to let it go just like that, Director Zhao, with that student named Zhao Zifeng defying the law, summoning mutant creatures in the city to create panic, and damaging private property?”
Gou Donghai’s sudden challenge cast a strange atmosphere in the meeting room; all eyes were drawn to the two of them. The conflicts between the pair were long-standing lore, but since everyone had to deal with one another daily, there was no need to openly clash. Yet, today’s outright confrontation carried a rather heavy scent of gunpowder.
