Chapter 167: Good Heavens, Was a Septic Tank Blown Up Here?

The office venue of the Young Qilin Cup Zuoweihui.

Lie Sha was wearing a green janitor's uniform, feeling somewhat awkward.

With a hat on her hair and a thick mask on her face, it simply sealed away her Daji-like beauty.

She had miscalculated.

She had thought she could pretend to be young and pose as a student, thereby infiltrating the Young Qilin Cup Zuoweihui to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the Gospel Society.

At the very least, she could have dressed as a fashionable teacher.

As it turned out, that beast of a Chairman Zhang actually made her pose as a janitor.

Damn his ancestors.

Her figure was so good, so fully developed—curvy in all the right places.

This damn guy actually made her work as a cleaner!!! Lie Sha was so angry she was gnashing her teeth; she felt as if she had taken 100,000 points of critical damage.

The name "Chairman Zhang" seemed to be chewed over thousands of times in her mouth, her teeth grinding together to make a *crack-crack* sound.

If Chairman Zhang appeared in front of Lie Sha right now, she would definitely summon her fiercest Pet Beast and rush up to beat the hell out of him.

No wonder this guy was acting all shifty when he was talking.

After the meeting ended, he ran off immediately; it turned out he was acting out of a guilty conscience.

Lie Sha had finally finished cleaning, and just as she wanted to rest for a moment, she was assigned to clean the Laboratory.

What is this called? This is called the heavy stench of the workplace.

Damn it, she had finally become a high-level official in the provincial Pet Beast Guild, what was it for?

It was so she wouldn't have to do manual labor, wouldn't have to use her brain, and could just fight and kill.

But now, it was simply beyond words.

As soon as she entered the Laboratory, she suddenly smelled a foul stench hitting her.

That foul stench made Lie Sha want to retch on the spot.

Good heavens, was a septic tank blown up here? Why is it so smelly?

Looking at the globs of stuff smeared on the wall, the anger in Lie Sha's heart climbed to the extreme.

She was emo!!!

Damn it, she quit! She had hardly ever cleaned anything since she was a child; what kind of mess is this Laboratory? Is that poop smeared on the wall?

Lie Sha was so angry she threw down her tools and stormed off in a rage.

She needed to smoke a cigarette to calm down.

After Lie Sha left, the mud on the wall squirmed a bit, revealing a human face.

"That was close, I was almost discovered."

"Mud Monster, let's go!"

"Later, we need to notify the guy lurking in the surveillance room and tell them not to let anyone watch the surveillance video for Laboratory 442 until I've deleted my tracks."

The mud on the wall squirmed, carrying the man with it as they burrowed into the ventilation duct.

The Laboratory, which had been full of a foul stench, instantly became cleaner than if it had been washed.

Tank was assigned to the Logistics Department, specifically for moving supplies, which suited his wishes perfectly.

In his eyes, reasonable lifting of supplies was also a way of scientifically building muscle.

Tank, this muscle maniac, was extremely obsessed with muscles.

He wanted the most perfect physique.

The Pet Beast that Tank contracted was also a muscle maniac just like him.

As soon as Ye Bai came out, he saw a beautiful-looking person wearing a janitor's uniform, leaning against the wall with a cigarette in her mouth.

Her fingers snapped, and a flame appeared on her fingertip.

The lady's cigarette was quickly lit, and the pleasant smell of tobacco made Lie Sha's mood relax quite a bit.

Ye Bai saw gray mist appearing in more than one place on this person, combined with this person's getup and the eyepatch on her right eye.

He could judge that this person was sent by the provincial Pet Beast Guild.

As for why he was so certain, it was because Ye Bai did not feel any malice from this person.

It's just that this disguise was a bit too crude; anyone with eyes could see that this person had a problem.

Were the people around blind?

Ye Bai had just come out to get some air and, incidentally, to brainstorm how to write his thesis on the evolution of the Diamond Butterfly.

Lie Sha recognized at a glance that the person in front of her was a key protection target.

It was said that he had published many papers.

Lie Sha took a deep drag of her cigarette and exhaled rings of smoke.

Watching the smoke rings dissipate in mid-air, her mood immediately eased.

"What's wrong, encountered something troublesome?"

Ye Bai asked with a smile; he was best at the Great Chicken Soup Technique.

Especially those toxic chicken soups for the soul, enough to poison others.

Seeing Ye Bai speaking to her with such a familiar expression, Lie Sha was instantly dumbfounded.

In the provincial guild, wasn't she the representative who could stop a crying child at night? Why was this little brat in front of her not afraid of her at all, and seemingly very familiar with her?

"Sister, you don't need to disguise yourself anymore."

"How can a janitor's uniform highlight your proud temperament?"

"I'm actually quite familiar with Chairman Zhang from the provincial guild."

"It's just that this guy always likes to keep a straight face, looking a bit like a dead fish."

The first rule of social butterfly syndrome: deeply resonate with the other person.

Judging by the unwilling expression on her face, she must have offended President Zhang to be sent here as a cleaner.

Shark felt as if she had found her own people, and she poured out her grievances to Ye Bai.

"Yeah, you also think that guy is always pulling a long face, and he's so fierce when he lectures people."

"Stingy and miserly."

"He even makes his subordinates go Dutch when he treats them to a meal."

"Since you've seen through my identity, you must cover for me properly."

"I am currently executing a secret mission."

"This concerns your safety."

"Don't worry, once danger arises, I will protect your safety well."

Ye Bai smiled: "What does this have to do with you looking so gloomy?"

Shark held a cigarette in one hand and scratched her hair with the other: "Kid, you don't understand."

"This world is very difficult."

"I was just told to clean a Laboratory, and it turned out to be incredibly foul-smelling."

"It felt like that pile of stuff was smeared on the wall, and it disgusted me to death."

"That's why I came out to get some air."

A trace of gloom flashed across Shark's face.

"Kid, you guys are doing experiments; it's impossible that you blew up a cesspit, right?"

Shark said with extreme indignation; she came here to do cleaning, not to shovel excrement.

Ye Bai, however, felt a bit strange.

"That shouldn't be; our competition project this time is just studying cabbage worms."

"It's impossible to reach the point of blowing up a cesspit."

"Could it be a Sludge Monster?"

Ye Bai immediately became vigilant.

"Sludge Monster?"

After being prompted by Ye Bai, Shark also felt that there must be something fishy about this matter.

"Let's go, let's go take a look; I want to see who exactly did the experiment."

"That could blow up a cesspit."

Shark stubbed out her lady's cigarette.

She put it into the ashtray.

She clapped her hands and led Ye Bai toward the Laboratory.

However, the Laboratory that was originally foul-smelling had actually returned to normal.

How could this be?

And the Laboratory was cleaned as if it were new.

Could it be that someone cleaned the Laboratory after she left?

That's not very likely, right?

Shark rubbed her eyes, looking incredulous. "Could it be that it was my hallucination just now?"

"Or did I find the wrong place?"

Shark muttered to herself; she was starting to doubt herself.

"No, there was really something here just now."

"It's just that it left."

"The Sludge Monster itself is acidic and contains toxins."

"That's why the pH test paper in the Laboratory changed color."

"I'm afraid a Sludge Monster has snuck in; we must report it immediately."

Ye Bai noticed a detail and immediately said to Shark.

"Every Laboratory actually has video recordings."

"We just need to review the footage."

Ye Bai said with extreme composure.

"According to the rules of our third round of assessment."

"To prevent cheating, one can watch the surveillance footage at any time."

"Let's go, let's go apply for it immediately."

"Let's see who exactly is playing tricks in the dark!"

In the dark.

People from the Gospel Society, wearing black robes, gathered in an abandoned warehouse.

This place was surrounded by a large number of Sludge Monsters.

"Our operation this time hasn't been exposed, right?"

A hoarse voice came; he was wearing a mask with a star on it.

The character "one" was written on the mask.

"The purpose of our hostage-taking this time is to exchange for Lord Star Sage."

"This mission must not have any omissions; if any problems arise, all of you bring your heads to see me."

"Is the list of people we are hijacking this time ready?"

"The most important thing for us is to have researchers with potential."

"It would be best if they are people who have stood out in the Young Qilin Cup."

At this moment, someone stood up.

"Father."

"We are currently screening them."

"However, the Sludge Monster has already captured several hostages, and it is said that these guys have quite good rankings in the Young Qilin Cup."

Father nodded: "Just pay attention to it."

"Make sure not to alert the enemy and arouse the suspicion of the Provincial Capital Association."

"I didn't expect that Chairman Zhang of the Provincial Capital Association would hide so deeply; he is actually a Seventh-Order powerhouse."

"He is almost catching up to his teacher."

"We had such a hard time suppressing his teacher through Gu poison, but it turns out this guy is even more talented."

"We should hijack as many people as possible this time."

"This can be used as a bargaining chip! The more people we hijack, the greater the leverage."

"Everyone, disperse and set things up properly."

"Remember, absolutely, absolutely do not let anyone discover any clues."

Father said earnestly.

The people from the Zuoweihui were transporting the Handbags to the testing room.

To prevent cheating, once the Handbags are sealed, they are not allowed to be opened; they can only be scanned directly through special Detection Instruments.

Soon, the data for each Pet Beast appeared on the display screen.

Contestants who can enter the third round are naturally not mediocre.

Thus, even green caterpillars have successfully evolved.

However, the individuals after evolution vary in quality.

The Detection Instrument will provide a preliminary score.

Then, three members of the Zuoweihui will conduct a review and sign their names with electronic signatures.

Once everything is settled, the top ten will be screened for comparison.

They will review it again, and if they encounter areas that need discussion, they will stop and discuss them together.

They will make decisions based on the principle of the minority being subordinate to the majority.

Only after there are no problems will everyone submit the final ranking.

At this time, Ye Bai had already brought Lie Sha to the monitoring room.

"Hello, I need to retrieve the monitoring records of Laboratory 442."

As soon as Ye Bai said this, the expressions of the people in the monitoring room changed.

They looked at each other.

"Student, may I ask what the reason is?"

"You must have a reasonable cause to be allowed to see the monitoring."

Ye Bai frowned: "I remember that during the Young Qilin Cup, as long as a contestant applies to view the monitoring, there is no need to state a reason."

"This rule is recorded in the Young Qilin Cup manual."

"You have organized the Young Qilin Cup so many times, you can't possibly not know this rule."

Ye Bai had long since discovered through his Insight Eye that these people all had more or less gray mist on them, which meant that these guys were all disguised by people from the Gospel Society.

He was also deliberately provoking these people to enter the trap first.

Judging from the situation just now, a portion of the students should have already been abducted by people from the Gospel Society.

"Haha, student, we are from the school."

The leader among them came out to laugh it off.

"The school? Who are you trying to fool?"

"Have you ever read the Young Qilin Cup manual?"

"The manual states that during the process of holding the Young Qilin Cup competition, all monitoring footage is taken over by the Zuoweihui of the Young Qilin Cup."

"No one else is allowed to hold this position, so don't try to lie to me."

"You are the people from the Young Qilin Cup; you keep refusing to let me see the monitoring footage, could it be that there are unspeakable secrets inside!!!"

Ye Bai had an aggressive tone.

One of them was so angry that he suddenly stood up.

A pungent, foul odor fell from his body, and Ye Bai and Lie Sha saw their feet tightly bound by mud.

Just as Lie Sha intended to summon her Pet Beast, Ye Bai soothed Lie Sha with his eyes, telling her not to be impatient.

That's right, since he knew there was a problem here, it was very likely that the Gospel Society had already begun their actions.

They would take this opportunity to pretend to be caught by mistake and be taken directly to the place where the missing students were being held.

Having figured this out, Lie Sha stopped resisting and let her body be swallowed by the Sludge Monster.

It was this smell that made it hard for Lie Sha to endure.

She felt that the mud seemed to be surging into her mouth and other parts through her nostrils.

It made Lie Sha feel very disgusted.

After capturing Ye Bai and Lie Sha at the same time, the security captain glared at his subordinates.

"I told you to be low-key, to be low-key."

"Another thing is that we need to figure out the rules of the Young Qilin Cup."

"Look at us, being asked like that, we gave ourselves away immediately."

"Send these two people to the warehouse and lock them up."

"I just looked this guy up, good grief, he was first place in both the first and second rounds."

"He cultivated a brand-new evolutionary form of the cabbage caterpillar."

"This guy is an important bargaining chip; whether we can negotiate properly with Chairman Zhang and get the Star Sage released depends on whether we have enough chips in our hands."

The others rolled their eyes; we understand the logic, but why capture a janitor?

"If anyone comes over later to ask about the surveillance, we'll handle them all the same way."

"Once we have captured enough people, we will transfer them directly to our base through the Father's Void Jellyfish."

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