Chapter 368

Chen Fan had been to the Tianyuan Hotel twice before.

The first time was with Li Zhi, and the second time was for a date with Yang Chuchu.

This third time coming here was to investigate the heart of 'Punishment.'

Now, coming to this city again, he felt it was very small—so small that he alone could suppress the entire city.

But for Lukasi, who was visiting a human city for the first time, everything here was incomparably novel.

The gorgeous decorations, the city full of technological sense, and the well-fed and well-clothed citizens—all of this made him grieve for the suffering of his own clansmen.

He sat opposite Chen Fan, looking around at the luxurious furnishings in the room, and couldn't help but frown and say: "Chen Fan, why did we have to come here to gather information?"

"What do you know!" Chen Fan glared at him and said unpleasantly: "This is the most luxurious hotel in Qingcheng City. The big shots of Qingcheng City all run here. If there is any important news, it definitely won't be hidden from the boss here."

"Oh." Lukasi was noncommittal, lowered his head, picked up a piece of pepper-fragrant exotic beast meat, and put it into his mouth, his eyes immediately lighting up.

He ate several pieces in a row, and his heart grew even more sorrowful for his clansmen.

Not long after, a slightly chubby man knocked on the door and entered cautiously, his face full of flattery.

"Master Chen, I didn't expect you to still remember this humble shop. It is my great honor."

The man who appeared was none other than the Zhang-surnamed boss of the Tianyuan Hotel.

"Haha, one naturally remembers friends for a lifetime." Chen Fan said it right off the bat.

When Boss Zhang heard this, the corners of his mouth almost split to his ears; he was incomparably excited to be called a friend by a big shot like Chen Fan.

"Master Chen, what did you call me over for?" He asked respectfully, bowing his waist.

"Sit down together, let's eat and talk." Chen Fan smiled, pulled out a chair on his left, and signaled for him to sit beside him.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Boss Zhang trotted all the way over and sat with half his butt on the stool, waiting for Chen Fan's question.

"Boss Zhang, we're all friends, no need to be so reserved." Chen Fan laughed: "I didn't call you over for anything urgent; I just wanted to ask you about any strange news or important events that have happened in Qingcheng City recently."

"What aspect does Master Chen want to ask about?"

"Anything unusual!" Chen Fan said briefly.

After thinking for a moment, Boss Zhang said: "A few days ago, the director of the Supervision Department was keeping a mistress on the side and was caught red-handed by his original wife. It is said that the two women fought on the spot, and his original wife is an ability user who blew up the mistress's two big thunder-bags..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Chen Fan hurriedly interrupted: "I don't want to hear about that; is there anything related to the Beast Worship Cult?"

Boss Zhang thought again and said: "Ever since Mayor Hou arrived, Qingcheng City has been much more peaceful, and the Beast Worship Cult has rarely appeared. However, I did hear that two Beast Worship Cult members were caught two days ago."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Chen Fan put down his chopsticks and couldn't help but become a bit more serious.

Boss Zhang hurriedly organized his words and said: "I heard that the Yunxiang Group was operating in violation of regulations and accidentally dug into an underground natural gas pipeline, causing an explosion that killed and injured hundreds of people. When Mayor Hou sent people to check, they actually discovered two Beast Worship Cult members hidden in the construction team."

"And then?" Chen Fan asked.

"Later, the municipal government announced to the public that the explosion incident was a terrorist activity maliciously created by these two Beast Worship Cult members."

Hearing this, Chen Fan's expression became solemn.

Diana noticed his abnormality and spoke up: "Is there something wrong?"

Chen Fan frowned: "Based on my understanding of the Beast Worship Cult, they do everything with a purpose; they wouldn't simply create an explosion incident. And if they really were just creating an explosion, these two Beast Worship Cult members would have run away before the explosion happened—how could they still be caught at the scene?"

Chen Fan did not answer her, but asked Boss Zhang: "If I'm not mistaken, these two people weren't caught later; they should have been among the seriously injured personnel, right?"

"Master Chen is truly as wise as a god." Boss Zhang first flattered him, then took the initiative to explain: "This explosion killed more than two hundred people and seriously injured dozens; both of these people had their legs blown off. I heard that when they were being treated in the hospital, the first thing they did when they woke up was think they had been caught, and they held the medical staff hostage on the spot, which is how their Beast Worship Cult identity was exposed."

Hearing this, Chen Fan's brows furrowed even deeper.

"Boss Zhang, do you know what happened to these two people? Were they killed, or are they still being detained?"

Boss Zhang showed a bitter expression: "Master Chen, I'm just a small person; I don't know the details."

"That's true." Chen Fan nodded and lowered his head to ponder.

"It seems I have to go meet this Mayor Hou."

Chen Fan originally didn't intend to have contact with this person; firstly, he was worried that there might be spies from the Beast Worship Cult in the municipal government, which would easily expose their purpose.

Secondly, this Mayor Hou graduated from Kyoto University and is a junior fellow student of Ye Beichen, so he didn't want to have contact.

Thirdly, the person who once held that position was his true friend.

Unfortunately, things have changed and people are no longer the same.

But now he must make a trip to the municipal government.

Lukasi questioned: "Chen Fan, hasn't it already been cleared up? The explosion was just a terrorist activity organized by the Beast Worship Cult. If you go, can you really ask for any other different results?"

"What the hell do you know!" Chen Fan looked at him with extreme displeasure.

"Based on my understanding of the Beast Worship Cult, they do everything with a deep-seated purpose. To say it was purely to create a terrorist activity—even a dog wouldn't believe it!"

Chen Fan snorted lightly and said: "You guys eat; I'm going to go meet this Mayor Hou."

Mayor Hou, named Hou Ping, was a heaven-favored son of Kyoto University. After graduation, he first trained in the Qiongxiao Army for five years, and later, after the changes in Qingcheng City, he was transferred to be the mayor.

He worked diligently to develop the economy and improve people's livelihoods; in the eyes of everyone, he was also a good mayor who did not lose to Li Zhi.

But recently, the Yunxiang Group explosion incident had given him a massive headache.

The Yunxiang Group was unwilling to pay the high death compensation; the reason was very simple: this was a terrorist activity organized by the Beast Worship Cult, and they were also one of the victims.

Facing the frequent lawsuits from the families of the deceased, this money could only be advanced by the government, and they would have to find a way to solve it later.

But now the city's fiscal deficit was severe, and they couldn't even come up with this money.

He looked at the financial report in his hand, and his anger immediately rushed to the top of his head.

"Damn it, what a bunch of trash!"

*Slap! * The file folder in his hand was thrown fiercely onto the ground by him.

"Hehe, Mayor Hou really has quite a temper."

A young man's voice suddenly rang out in his office.

"Who!" Hou Ping was startled and hurriedly looked for the source of the voice.

He saw Chen Fan's figure slowly appearing on the guest sofa in the room.

"It's you, Chen Fan!? When did you arrive?" Hou Ping exclaimed.

"I've been sitting here for ten minutes, but Mayor Hou's eyesight is poor and he couldn't see me."

Chen Fan was not lying; ten minutes ago, he had teleported into Hou Ping's office, but when he appeared, he had activated his Mimicry ability.

The upgraded Mimicry allowed him to blend in with the surrounding environment, achieving visual invisibility.

However, what he didn't expect was that Mimicry would be so effective.

Hou Ping had passed in front of him several times, but simply hadn't discovered him.