Chapter 156: Seal Broken

Within the industrial mining site contracted by the Fan Group, a driver was operating a bulldozer to clear soil when, with one scoop, it felt as if he had struck something hard.

The driver hurriedly shouted, "There's something underneath!"

The surrounding workers quickly gathered around, and together they dug it out to take a look, only to see a large, square stone with two talismans on it.

A group of people asked in confusion, "What is this thing? It even has talismans on it."

"Can Shu, you're a man of wide experience; what do you say this is?"

Can Shu took a look and said, "It's probably just superstition from people in the past, burying something underneath."

"Should we dig it up and see?"

"Won't there be something unclean in there?"

"What era is this? 'Unclean things'—we have to move this stone regardless, or how are we supposed to work?"

The group immediately set to work and moved the square stone away.

After a closer look, the few of them saw a bottomless hole.

The next second, a gust of wild wind blew out from the hole, demonic Qi overflowed, and the Cat Demon broke through the seal.

The surrounding workers fled in terror in all directions.

The newly emerged Cat Demon was still somewhat weak; he dared not linger and immediately transformed into a demonic wind to depart.

The workers had no idea what had happened, and not daring to stay, they swarmed away.

But inside the Dao Mountain Nursing Home, the nearly sixty-year-old Zhang Dashuai was dozing; the next second, he opened his eyes and returned directly to his room.

He took two bags from under his bed; the items inside were all left behind by his father.

He was of the lineage of the Celestial Master Zhang of Dragon Tiger Mountain, and his ancestors had come to Hong Kong Island to hunt down a Cat Demon.

That Cat Demon had nine lives and would emerge every fifty years.

The first-generation Celestial Master killed the Cat Demon and, after sealing the corpse, settled down there.

Fifty years later, the first-generation Celestial Master had already passed away, but fortunately, his son had already attained the Dao through cultivation and suppressed the resurrected Cat Demon.

For the next few hundred years, this lineage lived in the vicinity, right up to the generation of Zhang Dashuai.

Zhang Dashuai opened the first box, which contained a bow and three dharma arrows.

These were all dharma treasures left by his father, and they were his only means of dealing with the Cat Demon.

He still remembered that his own father had died precisely to suppress the Cat Demon.

Fifty years ago, his father had set an ambush on a piece of wasteland, used a net to catch the Cat Demon, and then sacrificed himself to hold the Cat Demon down while Zhang Dashuai personally took a dharma arrow and plunged it into his father's body.

His father immediately used his own vital essence to cast a spell, driving the dharma arrow into the Cat Demon's body to sever its life force and push it into the deep pit to be sealed.

Before his father died, he had instructed him to remember this day, for in fifty years, the Cat Demon would inevitably emerge.

And today, he was startled awake from his nap because he sensed the seal had been broken and the Cat Demon had already emerged.

He immediately grabbed the two bags and murmured, "Father, don't worry, I will definitely complete the mission and kill the Cat Demon!"

Zhang Dashuai set off immediately and arrived at the place where the Cat Demon had previously been sealed.

He saw that the place had become a construction site, but seeing no one around, he knew something had happened.

He immediately ran toward the site of the seal and discovered that the seal had been moved by someone; the Cat Demon inside had certainly already escaped.

Yet, feeling very unwilling to give up, he came before the deep pit to take a look, then wrung his hands and sighed, "Still a step too late."

In front of the Fan Family Building in To Kwa Wan, several security guards were walking inside with their arms around each other's shoulders, talking about what they had seen today.

Just as they entered, a newly hired security guard hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Do you guys smell a very strong fishy odor?"

The few stopped, sniffed carefully, and nodded, saying, "There really is one. Don't know where it's coming from. Ah Chao, since you discovered it, you go find it."

Ah Chao said with some dissatisfaction, "Why is it me again?"

The others laughed, "What, do you need us to go for such a small matter?"

Seeing them all colluding, Ah Chao couldn't help but glare at them and murmur, "Bullying me because I'm the new guy."

He grumbled as he opened the elevator and walked in.

The other security guards immediately reminded him, "Don't go to the boss's office on the twelfth floor; the boss and Miss Tian Na haven't left yet."

Inside the boss's office on the twelfth floor, Fan Zhancai had just finished a "mandarin duck bath" with his secretary, Tian Na.

He wiped himself off, wrapped himself in a bath towel, and walked out of the bathroom, then picked up the phone to call his driver, Luo Dayou.

On the other end, Luo Dayou was having sex in the car with a dance hostess; upon hearing the phone ring, he hurriedly signaled the hostess to be quiet and then answered the call.

"Hello, Boss, what are your orders?"

Fan Zhancai said somewhat lazily, "Dayou, I'm going home in half an hour; hurry to the company."

Luo Dayou hurriedly said, "Alright, Boss, I'm coming right now."

He then hung up the phone.

The dance hostess on the side hurriedly said, "You really are shameless, saying this car was your father's; turns out you're just a driver."

Luo Dayou immediately began to thrust, saying, "So what if I'm a driver? As long as I have money, that's all that matters."

After finishing, Luo Dayou pulled up his pants and refused to acknowledge her, saying, "You dance hostess aren't any more noble yourself."

The dance hostess refused to be outdone and said, "I've already signed up for Miss Hong Kong Island; you just wait and see, kid."

Luo Dayou immediately changed positions and said, "Hurry up, I'll give you a ride; I'm in a rush to pick up the boss."

Luo Dayou had only been driving for a few minutes when he saw an old man suddenly appear in front; if not for his decent skills, he would have hit him.

He hurriedly stuck his head out the car window and shouted, "Old man, what are you doing in the middle of the road?"

Zhang Dashuai hurriedly apologized, "I'm so sorry, I'd like to hitch a ride."

Luo Dayou was a man with a decent heart; he nodded and said, "Fine, get in the car quickly."

The dance hostess, however, blocked him, saying, "Hey, why are you letting this kind of person in the car? It's very dangerous."

Luo Dayou dismissed it, saying, "What danger is there from an old man? You're being neurotic."

The dancing girl, however, was relentless, and Luo Dayou immediately said to Marshal Zhang, "Old man, help me out."

The next second, the dancing girl was tossed onto the side of the road by Marshal Zhang and Luo Dayou.

Immediately after, the two drove away.

Inside the Fan family building, Da Dan Chao had already reached the tenth floor to search for the source of the fishy smell.

Soon, he found that the iron door of a fire exit had been destroyed.

Da Dan Chao said with a look of surprise, "No way, how was this iron door destroyed like this?"

He immediately walked inside and felt that the fishy smell was getting stronger.

He walked up the stairs and arrived at the middle landing, where he saw a human hand among a pile of things.

He immediately reached out to move the things aside, and then saw a man lying inside.

Just as he was about to take a closer look, the man with the pale face and tightly closed eyes stood up directly and grabbed his neck.

Da Dan Chao was scared into screaming, struggled hard to break free from the man, and ran into the tenth floor.

"Help!"

Da Dan Chao ran while shouting, but no one answered.

He immediately picked up his walkie-talkie and shouted, "Monitoring center, this is Da Dan Chao."

Unfortunately, there was only chaotic static in the walkie-talkie.

The panicked Da Dan Chao could only drop the walkie-talkie and then run into the elevator.

But that Cat Demon chased after him and bit Da Dan Chao to death.

On the other side, Fan Zhancai had finished packing up; he didn't wait for Tian Na and went downstairs first, but upon reaching the first floor, he discovered that the main door was locked.

He then looked toward the security room and discovered that the security guard had been killed.

Startled, Fan Zhancai scrambled away in a panic; he ran blindly to the basement, where he saw the Cat Demon and fainted from fright.

Luo Dayou, who was driving to pick up Fan Zhancai, still did not know that his boss had met with an accident; he was still chatting with Marshal Zhang.

However, Marshal Zhang said to him, "I see dark clouds covering your face; you will surely face a great disaster soon."

Luo Dayou hurriedly stopped the car and said, "No way, don't try to scare me."

Marshal Zhang took out a jade talisman and said, "Take this. If you are fine within seven days, throw it away afterward. It's free."

Luo Dayou was half-believing and half-doubting, but he wore the jade talisman on his body.

However, at the Fan family building, someone called the police to report that a major incident had occurred; soon, the police arrived to seal off the entire building, and reporters from various newspapers swarmed in.

Zhang Xiaochuan had just gotten out of the car and instructed, "David, you go find the person in charge here. Tommy, hurry and bring over the filming equipment. A-Rong, give me the microphone; everyone, hurry and prepare."

Soon, everything was ready, and Zhang Xiaochuan immediately said in front of the camera, "Dear viewers, good evening, I am reporter Zhang Xiaochuan. We are at the Fan family building in To Kwa Wan, the scene of the incident. Forty-five minutes ago, a major beast attack occurred here."

"The number of casualties is currently unknown. The building owner, Mr. Fan Zhancai, was injured and has already been sent to the hospital. I will report further news to everyone as soon as it becomes available. City Television reporter Zhang Xiaochuan is very happy to report for you."

After finishing the broadcast, Zhang Xiaochuan immediately went to look for the person in charge of the scene.

The person in charge of this matter was Sergeant Hu Jing, who was a suitor of Zhang Xiaochuan; Zhang Xiaochuan intended to obtain some detailed intelligence from him.

Before long, Zhang Xiaochuan found Hu Jing, and she hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "Officer Hu, can you tell me the situation inside?"

Hu Jing hurriedly dismissed the police officers beside him and said with some resentment, "Xiaochuan, why did you leave me behind and walk away last time?"

Zhang Xiaochuan hurriedly defended herself, "Last time it was because I had an emergency; you know how urgent we reporters are."

Hu Jing did not dare to blame Zhang Xiaochuan, so he pulled Zhang Xiaochuan to a secluded corner, intending to tell her about the situation.

He hurriedly said, "This matter is very strange, and I don't know much either."

Zhang Xiaochuan then said, "Then let me go inside and take a look."

Hu Jing raised an eyebrow and said, "That would be a breach of discipline, but if you..."

"Are you Sergeant Hu Jing?"

Hearing someone call him, Hu Jing hurriedly turned his head to look, thinking indignantly: How is this guy so handsome?

Zhang Wei took out his credentials and said, "I am Probationary Inspector Zhang Wei, responsible for handling this matter."

Hu Jing said in surprise, "Ah, isn't this what I am responsible for handling?"

Zhang Wei took out an internal order and said, "You are currently responsible for maintaining order at the scene and assisting me in investigating this case. Furthermore, unauthorized personnel are not permitted to remain here."

Zhang Xiaochuan glared at Zhang Wei and said, "Citizens have the right to know what happened!"

Zhang Wei said with a straight face, "Our department will issue a report to the public regarding this matter, so there is no need for you to do it."

Zhang Xiaochuan argued, "The citizens need the truth!"

Zhang Wei said in a firm tone, "What we report is the truth; please do not groundlessly slander the credibility of the police department!"

"Also, unauthorized entry into the scene by ordinary members of the public like you will destroy evidence at the scene. This is interfering with our investigation, and I have the right to arrest you!"

Hu Jing hurriedly pulled Zhang Xiaochuan and whispered, "Don't make a scene; he is one rank higher than me. A higher official crushes those below them."

Zhang Xiaochuan was helpless and hurriedly left the scene.

Zhang Wei kept a straight face and continued to ask, "Let's go, we are going to inspect the scene."

Hu Jing hurriedly followed.

Zhang Wei took a look and sensed the demonic aura left behind by the Cat Demon, thinking to himself: It has killed quite a few people; this Cat Demon's strength has recovered somewhat, I must find the Cat Demon.

At this moment, a police officer ran over and said, "Inspector Zhang, Fan Zhancai's driver is outside and wants to come in."

Zhang Wei immediately said, "Tell him to come and take a look."

Soon, Zhang Wei met Luo Dayou; he saw that this person had dark clouds covering his face and must have faced a bloody disaster recently, but then he saw the jade talisman on his chest.

He said directly, "Your boss has met with an accident and is not here, so you should go back first."

After speaking, he let Luo Dayou leave.

Luo Dayou ran out, saw that Marshal Zhang had not yet left, and hurriedly chased after him, saying, "Marshal, my boss really did meet with an accident. Thanks to you, otherwise I would have been in trouble too. I won't say more, I'm going home to check on my boss first."

Marshal Zhang nodded and said, "Mm, if you have any trouble, you can come to 79 Caine Road to find me."

Zhang Xiaochuan said with some dissatisfaction: "Dad, why did you just give our home address to someone else?"

Zhang Dashuai hurriedly said: "Alright, this time it is for an important matter."

Zhang Xiaochuan found it somewhat amusing and said: "I know, it's that cat demon business again, right? What era do you think this is?"

Zhang Xiaochuan immediately put on a stern face and walked to the side; Zhang Dashuai hurriedly followed to apologize.

Zhang Wei walked out from the doorway, looking thoughtful, and muttered: "Cat demon. It seems Grand Martial Uncle wants me to come and help him."

Zhang Wei looked toward the other side where Luo Dayou was hurriedly leaving; he immediately drove to follow him, and subsequently arrived outside Fan Zhancai's large villa.

He looked at the villa and thought to himself: Although I don't know why this cat demon would appear in the Fan family building, and this Fan family driver looks like he has a looming disaster of blood recently, I fear there is some connection between these things.

He decided to see if there were any problems outside the Fan family's villa.

Meanwhile, inside the villa, the butler was instructing everyone, saying: "Everyone must be quieter tonight; Mr. Fan is resting in his bedroom, do not go and disturb him."

"Furthermore, after twelve o'clock at night, do not leave your rooms; everyone should go to sleep early tonight."

The nannies, gardeners, and others below immediately began to discuss it, voicing their own guesses.

At this moment, Luo Dayou also returned, and he hurriedly said: "Butler, how is Mr. Fan?"

The butler dismissed the others and said: "Mr. Fan has already gone to sleep, so you should not go and disturb him."

Luo Dayou hurriedly said: "I must go and explain things to Mr. Fan."

The butler said crossly: "Explain what? Talk about it tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)