Chapter 68: Come on! You can kill me, but I won

Be careful on the way, stay safe.

Lin Ying placed Fuli Master in her shoulder bag and carried him onto the second business vehicle, handing An Sheng the phone and snacks she had previously purchased.

See you later.

Lin Ying stroked the fox, then stepped down from the business vehicle and watched Fuli Master depart.

“So this is what Kulinan looks like.” Chen Zhiyu, standing at the entrance of the Pet Paradise, also watched the business vehicle drive away.

Lin Ying glanced at Chen Zhiyu, her expression calm, saying nothing sarcastic.

Before this, the two had never met; they had only become connected through Fuli Master and the spirit beasts.

But it was also because of Fuli Master that some misunderstandings still existed between them.

At noon, Chen Zhiyu had personally seen Yu Xueqing carrying Xiao’an at the Pet Paradise, knowing Xiao’an was the fox Yu Xueqing had adopted a month ago.

Here’s the problem.

If Fuli Master belongs to Yu Xueqing, then what exactly is Lin Ying’s situation, sneaking around town at night with Yu Xueqing’s fox?

If we explain this whole matter using human social roles.

Isn’t Lin Ying’s behavior exactly that of a home-wrecker stealing someone else’s partner?

Given such a bad woman, isn’t it natural for Chen Zhiyu to harbor some hostility toward her?

And the reason Lin Ying snapped back at Chen Zhiyu was actually very simple: she didn’t trust Chen Zhiyu at all, sensing that this wild, untamed person might very well betray Fuli Master soon.

She refused to let Chen Zhiyu near Fuli Master to eliminate any possibility of exposing his location.

Because they distrusted each other, they had never exchanged a word, both deeply wary of the other.

Yet the truth was, both knew exactly where An Sheng lived, and both even knew Yu Xueqing.

Lin Ying took out her phone and called the Anquan Bureau, as well as the Nongye Bureau, Water Resources Bureau, and Emergency Bureau, clearly reporting what had happened at Changping Pet Paradise.

Within less than ten minutes, officers from the local security station arrived on site.

As eyewitnesses, Lin Ying and Chen Zhiyu were taken by the security officers to the municipal bureau’s office.

Meanwhile, the two unconscious crocodiles were loaded onto two low-temperature refrigerated transport vehicles with the help of a forklift and immediately transferred inland.

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Chen Zhiyu sat alone in a private room at the municipal bureau; the room’s decor was extremely plain, containing nothing but two desks and some chairs.

Though it was a hot summer night, Chen Zhiyu felt a chilling breeze inside the room.

Her mind involuntarily recalled spy dramas and superhero movies she had watched, especially the scenes of torture and interrogation.

The more she thought, the more serious her expression became.

“No one has come yet—are they already applying psychological pressure to make me easier to interrogate later?”

Chen Zhiyu took a deep breath, picked up the water cup on the table, and took a small sip; the warm water settled in her stomach, slightly calming her turbulent thoughts.

“Click—”

As Chen Zhiyu was lost in thought, the plain door of the room opened from outside, and a young man in a short-sleeved shirt and long pants, carrying a shoulder bag, entered with three others holding briefcases.

The young man with the shoulder bag smiled and greeted Chen Zhiyu:

“Sorry about that! Traffic jammed on the way, held us up for ages.”

“I’ve already heard from the guys at the bureau about your situation—we deeply sympathize with your ordeal.”

“According to the National Wildlife Protection Law, you may apply to the Nongye Bureau for compensation after review.”

After sitting down, the young man first apologized with a contrite smile, then took a document from the briefcase of one of the middle-aged men and handed it to Chen Zhiyu.

Chen Zhiyu looked at the paper document: ninety percent of its content was printed template text, with only a few lines and a seal freshly stamped; the header simply read: 【Confidentiality Agreement】.

The legal clauses below were simplified into plain, easy-to-understand language.

Chen Zhiyu blinked, staring at the man across from her: “Just sign my name? You’re not going to torture me or interrogate me, right?”

Her words slipped out unconsciously, leaving the young man and the middle-aged men stunned.

“Miss Chen, you’ve got quite the imagination,” the young man chuckled awkwardly. “Just sign first, okay?”

Chen Zhiyu signed her name on the agreement and handed it back to the young man.

He glanced at it, then passed the document to the middle-aged man from the Confidentiality Bureau holding the briefcase.

“Alright, we ask that you keep the Changping Mountain Pet Paradise incident confidential and not disclose anything about the spirit beasts until they are officially revealed to the public.”

“In return, we will do our best to compensate you for your losses and answer some of your questions.”

“Huh?”

Chen Zhiyu stared at the young man with a strange expression.

The young man sighed and said: “Spirit beasts aren’t truly top-secret. If you trace it back, you’ll find references going as far as last century.”

“And honestly, humans are just stubborn—we’re more likely to dig into something the more it’s forbidden. For your safety, our work, and local security, we can answer some questions to satisfy your curiosity.”

“So what exactly are spirit beasts?” Chen Zhiyu asked the young man.

“‘Spirit beast’ is just a label—don’t equate it with cultivation or xianxia novels. The ‘spirit’ in spirit beast refers to the extraordinary creatures’ high level of sentience.”

“Spirit beasts are generally quite intelligent; some even rival humans in intellect,” the young man said.

“But before discussing spirit beasts, we must first understand their danger.”

“Don’t gamble your life on whether those extraordinary beasts are full today. Spirit beasts are mutated creatures influenced by external factors and stimuli.”

“In last century, spirit beasts differed from ordinary animals only in fur color and intelligence—but today, certain apex spirit beasts are so powerful that standard human firearms can’t even harm them.”

The young man smiled and said:

“You were an eyewitness to tonight’s incident at Changping Pet Paradise—you must have some sense of their danger, right?”

At the Changping Mountain Pet Paradise battlefield, besides the traces of spirit beast combat, several powder-metallurgy arrowheads were recovered along the riverbank.

Tracing the origin of those specialized items wouldn’t be too difficult.

Chen Zhiyu had faced the giant crocodile herself—she should understand the danger of spirit beasts far better now.

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