Chapter 243: Clouds of Suspicion

"Big brother!" Tongtong rushed over, hugging Chen Fan's thigh, tears of grievance flowing down.

"It's big brother's fault for letting you suffer." Chen Fan held her tightly in his arms, feeling incredibly uncomfortable in his heart.

Tongtong was only so young, yet she had already experienced two life-and-death crises.

Wang Yanran also walked over, hugging Chen Fan tightly: "Little Fan, we thought we would never see you again!"

At this moment, quite a few parents of students had already rushed onto the campus.

Some of them were hugging their heads and crying, while others were secretly rejoicing.

The former grade director, Du Jiang, had been promoted to vice principal; at this moment, he was apologizing incessantly to the parents around him.

"I'm sorry, it's the school that didn't protect your children well!"

His eyes were red, and his waist was bent at a 90-degree angle.

Many parents who had suffered emotional breakdowns rushed forward and beat Du Jiang frantically.

"It's your fault, it's all your fault! You said it was safe at school and let us send our children here, but what happened? My child died at school!"

"Give us back our children's lives!"

The campus was filled with wailing.

A sense of malevolence surged in Chen Fan's heart; he was truly furious.

Why? Why would the soldiers at Beiyang Pass be derelict in their duty?

That was an entrance to an other-dimensional space, how could they be derelict in their duty!!!

Just at this moment, a system prompt suddenly sounded in Chen Fan's mind: "System mission: Exterminate the Beast Worship Cult members in Qingcheng City, destroy the Beast Worship Cult's plot. Mission rank: C. Completing the mission allows for a lottery draw. Countdown: 5 days."

Chen Fan couldn't help but snort in his heart; it was the Beast Worship Cult again!

"Qingyou!" Chen Fan's voice was incredibly cold.

Qingyou felt Chen Fan's anger and landed by his side from high in the sky.

"Help me send Sister Yanran and Tongtong back."

Qingyou nodded obediently and lay on the ground.

Chen Fan carried Tongtong onto Qingyou's back and said to Wang Yanran: "Sister Yanran, you and Tongtong go home and wait for me."

"Then what about you?" Wang Yanran was somewhat worried.

"I'm going to go and demand an explanation."

After sending the two away, Chen Fan looked at Cat Girl again: "Sister Cat Girl, can you do me a favor?"

"Speak." Cat Girl nodded lightly.

"Help me clear out the strange beasts in the city."

"Okay." Cat Girl said, and left.

The next moment, thunder wings appeared behind Chen Fan, and his figure shot into the sky.

He was prepared to go to Beiyang Pass and see for himself!

At this moment, Beiyang Pass was littered with corpses, and more than half of the soldiers had died in battle.

The supreme commander of Beiyang Pass, Zhang Hongjun, led an elite squad to guard the space entrance and fight in a bloodbath.

"Hold the line for me, don't let a single strange beast out!"

"Charge, killing one is not a loss, killing a pair is a blood profit!"

All the soldiers' eyes were red with killing.

But the beast tide continued to pour out of the other-dimensional space.

When Chen Fan flew over, there were fewer than a hundred soldiers left alive.

Zhang Hongjun held a giant wind blade and fought bitterly in a bloodbath.

Chen Fan descended from the sky; his figure shuttled through the field, fast as lightning, and in a short while, the surrounding strange beasts were swept away.

Everyone stopped their movements and looked at Chen Fan in shock.

"Chen... Chen Fan!" Zhang Hongjun's face revealed disbelief.

Chen Fan looked at him, his eyes cold.

The next moment, his figure appeared in front of Zhang Hongjun and grabbed his neck.

"Why did Beiyang Pass fall? Give me an explanation."

Zhang Hongjun's face was squeezed purple by Chen Fan.

"It... it was me who didn't guard Beiyang Pass well." Zhang Hongjun was dispirited.

"Do you know how many people died in Qingcheng City because of your dereliction of duty?" Chen Fan increased the force in his hand.

The surrounding soldiers were instantly dumbfounded and rushed forward to stop him.

"Little brother, let go of the officer. The fall of Beiyang Pass has nothing to do with him. It was a phone call from above saying 'Yuliang Pass' had fallen and ordering our entire army to move out to provide support."

"If it weren't for the officer insisting on leaving 500 people behind to guard, the number of strange beasts rushing out wouldn't just be this many."

"Oh?" Chen Fan frowned.

Yuliang Pass had fallen? Wasn't that nonsense? He had just passed by there that morning, and it was perfectly fine; where did the fall come from?

Chen Fan questioned: "Who made the phone call, and who brought the troop deployment talisman?"

Zhang Hongjun said in a deep voice: "It was Mayor Li who made the call personally, and the troop deployment talisman was brought by his secretary, Gao Hong."

"Li Zhi?!" Chen Fan's first reaction was that it was impossible.

He knew Li Zhi's character; it was absolutely impossible for him to do something like faking a message.

"You dare to lie to me?" Chen Fan looked at Zhang Hongjun, his eyes filled with anger.

"What benefits did the Beast Worship Cult give you to make you move all the soldiers away?"

Zhang Hongjun coughed up blood and said: "Chen Fan, the Beast Worship Cult can bribe a coward, but it can never bribe a soldier. I, Zhang Hongjun, have guarded Beiyang Pass for 28 years, and there has never been an accident before. This is ironclad proof!"

"Whether you believe me or not, it doesn't matter anymore. As the supreme commander of Beiyang Pass, I cannot shirk the responsibility for such a thing happening. The soldiers are all dead, and I have no face to live on. I will apologize with my death. But I want to warn you, watch out for Li Zhi!"

After saying this, he snatched a weapon from a nearby soldier and stabbed it toward his own heart.

Chen Fan was quick-witted and grabbed the long sword.

"You're coming with me to see Li Zhi!"

Chen Fan said, and without further ado, grabbed his shoulder, spread his thunder wings, and shot into the sky.

Half an hour later, Chen Fan teleported and appeared directly in Li Zhi's office.

Li Zhi was originally standing in front of the window, and Chen Fan's sudden appearance startled him.

His eyes stalled, but then he was pleasantly surprised: "Chen Fan?! How did you come back?"

Chen Fan put Zhang Hongjun down and asked in a deep voice: "He said it was you who called him to move the troops away from Beiyang Pass, and it was your secretary who sent the troop deployment talisman to Beiyang Pass. How do you explain this?"

Li Zhi's eyes were surprised, and he shook his head: "I have never called Beiyang Pass, and as for my secretary, she asked for leave yesterday and hasn't returned yet..."

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he hurriedly went to check his password box, which was empty inside.

"The troop deployment talisman was stolen!!" Li Zhi was instantly furious.

Zhang Hongjun also couldn't help but open his eyes wide: "It... it was Secretary Gao who did it?"

Li Zhi said: "It seems Gao Hong has already defected to the Beast Worship Cult. Was it my negligence? She must have simulated my voice to make the call, then stole the troop deployment talisman and brought it to Beiyang Pass."

Chen Fan's expression was incredibly ugly; he hadn't expected the Beast Worship Cult's infiltration to be so deep.

Li Zhi added: "But don't worry, Brother Chen, I will definitely send people to catch her and give everyone an explanation."

Chen Fan nodded and said: "Old Li, I want to see Gao Hong alive; I have great use for her. Also, time is tight; she must be found within two days!"

"Don't worry!" Li Zhi nodded heavily.

Leaving Li Zhi, Chen Fan did not go home but instead killed the remaining strange beasts in Qingcheng City.

It wasn't until noon that all the strange beasts in Qingcheng City were slaughtered.

At this moment, Chen Fan and Cat Girl stood side-by-side on the roof of the tallest building in Qingcheng City, overlooking the entire city.

Chen Fan couldn't help but frown and ask: "Sister Cat Girl, you say Qingcheng City has no resources, why does the Beast Worship Cult always like to keep an eye on this place?"

Cat Girl shook her head lightly: "Within the Beast Worship Cult, there is a city ranking. This ranking is not based on population scale or economic development, but on the importance to the Beast Worship Cult."

"In that ranking, Qingcheng City is in the first tier."

"Oh? Why is that?" Chen Fan was puzzled.

"My rank is too low, I'm not clear on this."

"Alright." Chen Fan added: "The secretary beside the mayor, such a high-level spy exposing herself, wouldn't just be to incite a painless beast tide, would it?"

"You mean the Beast Worship Cult will have big moves next?" Cat Girl frowned slightly.

"Definitely!" Chen Fan nodded, wrapped his arms around Cat Girl's waist, and leaped down from the high building.

"Let's go, home!"

"Hey hey hey! Wait a minute, I haven't thought about what to say when I see them." Cat Girl's pretty face flushed slightly.

"Don't be nervous, an ugly daughter-in-law always has a day to meet her mother-in-law." Chen Fan laughed.

"Hey hey hey, don't talk nonsense, who is your daughter-in-law!! Also, who are you calling ugly!!!"

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