Chapter 559

Even though he had long known that Su Yang possessed a precious space-type pet beast.

But suddenly seeing the teleportation skill still shocked him greatly.

He clearly understood what this ability meant in combat.

However, He Gang was He Gang—he quickly regained his composure: "Lieutenant Su, any progress on the spy case?"

"We've found a crucial lead!"

He Gang asked solemnly: "Can you track the person down?"

"Probably, but I need General He's cooperation!"

He Gang's face broke into a delighted expression.

He saw Zhou Wanshan and the others arrive, so he said: "This isn't a place to talk—let's go to my office!"

"Alright!"

He Gang entered the office, Su Yang followed right behind, and Zhou Wanshan and the others came in after them.

Liu Mengyun gently closed the door.

"You've all worked hard—sit down!"

The four of them sat on the sofa opposite He Gang's desk.

He Gang sat in his chair, looking at the young, handsome Su Yang—the more he looked, the more he liked him.

"Tell me how to cooperate!"

Learning that Su Yang had found a crucial lead and was confident in exposing the spy, He Gang felt a wave of relief.

"General He, here's the thing—I need you to gather all high-ranking officials still in Yilan City…"

As Su Yang spoke, he couldn't help but sniff.

He smelled a faint, faint stench.

As he spoke, he scanned the office, finding nothing unusual.

Then Su Yang suddenly stared at the teacup He Gang was lifting to his lips.

"Don't drink it—put it down!"

Zhou Wanshan, Liu Mengyun, and Tao Sheng all turned to look at Su Yang.

He Gang's hand holding the teacup froze midair.

"What's wrong?" He Gang looked at his teacup, then quickly realized—he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is the tea poisoned?"

"Probably," Su Yang slowly rose from the sofa, walked to He Gang's side, and picked up the teacup: "This tea smells foul."

There couldn't be a stench!

The problem was—the stench came from the water He Gang was drinking!

He was the Western General—his drinking water was surely thoroughly treated.

And now was a critical moment!

"Stench?" He Gang leaned close and sniffed: "I don't smell anything."

"There is—only my lord can't detect it!"

"I hope this is just a false alarm!" He Gang barked loudly, face grim: "Deputy Officer Duan!"

Deputy Officer Duan rushed in: "My lord, what are your orders?"

"Go to the livestock farm and bring me a live young fang-boar—hurry!"

"Yes!"

He Gang wouldn't risk his own life.

Su Yang had already proven himself to be a reliable man!

Soon, a Platinum-rank officer carried in a young fang-boar.

The young fang-boar wriggled and squealed shrilly.

"General, how should we handle this fang-boar?"

The Platinum-rank pet master who caught it was equally confused.

He hadn't dealt with a Black-Iron-rank beast in years.

"I'll do it!"

Su Yang pried open the young fang-boar's mouth with his left hand and seized He Gang's teacup with his right.

General He Gang raised his hand, about to speak—but seeing Su Yang swiftly shove the teacup into the pig's mouth, he said nothing…

"Put it down and watch!"

"Yes!"

In General He's office, a group of Kings, Starlight, and Platinum-rank pet masters all fixed their gazes on the newborn fang-boar, barely Black-Iron Low-Grade in power.

The young fang-boar had barely touched the floor when it scrambled toward the office corner, trembling in fear.

It was terrified!

These people looked terrifying!

One minute passed, two minutes passed, five minutes passed…

And the young fang-boar remained perfectly fine.

Everyone turned to look at Su Yang.

Including General He Gang.

Su Yang felt embarrassed—he really wanted to strangle that piglet!

He Gang glanced at the still-living fang-boar, then ordered: "Deputy Officer Duan, send for Liu Xun—he's the best at poison detection and application."

"Yes!"

Not long after, a tall, thin middle-aged colonel appeared.

Su Yang took one look—he was another Star Radiance-level expert!

He Gang briefly explained the situation, and Liu Xun said with great confidence: "General, rest assured—I am the best in Yilan City at identifying all kinds of potent toxins. If there really is poison, one test from me will reveal it!"

Liu Xun glanced at Su Yang, picked up He Gang's teacup, and sniffed it.

A flash of white light passed over his body—he had activated some special pet beast ability!

Su Yang saw his expression and knew he had found nothing.

He drew a gleaming dagger and asked: "General, may I test the pig's blood?"

"Of course!"

Liu Xun sliced a wound on the little fanged pig's body; bright red blood flowed out.

He dipped his finger in the blood, sniffed it, and another flash of white light appeared.

Liu Xun tossed aside the piglet and said: "General, there is no toxin—it was just a false alarm!"

"That's good, that's good!" He Gang nodded, then looked at his own teacup and smiled bitterly, "But my cup is probably unusable now."

Zhou Wanshan and Liu Mengyun turned to look at Su Yang again.

This blame had to fall on Su Yang.

But Su Yang stood frozen in place—he had just heard a system prompt:

"Ding~ Congratulations, Host! You have successfully prevented General He Gang of the Western Army from being poisoned, making a major contribution to the victory of the large-scale military mission. If the Western Army ultimately prevails, your mission evaluation will be rated: GOOD!"

Su Yang had not expected he had actually saved He Gang's life.

He had saved the man's life, yet the man didn't know—and now Su Yang had to take the blame. It made him furious.

"General He, that cup of water really was poisoned!"

He Gang was about to speak, but someone beat him to it.

Liu Xun stepped forward and said: "Colonel Su, I know you're capable, but when it comes to toxins, I am the expert!"

Su Yang insisting the water was poisoned was indirectly saying Liu Xun's toxin-detection ability was flawed. This struck at the very skill Liu Xun prided himself on—how could he tolerate it?

"Sometimes even experts make mistakes, don't they?"

"Impossible. That cup had no poison, and this piglet is not poisoned!"

As he spoke, Liu Xun stuck out his tongue and licked the bloodstained dagger.

Su Yang stared in shock!

This…

Liu Xun said with absolute confidence: "Absolutely no poison—I stake my life on it!"

The moment Liu Xun finished speaking, the little piglet cowering in the corner behind him suddenly twitched, then collapsed silently to the ground…