Chapter 1623: The Red One Investigation Team That Violated the Accommodation Agreement Terms

At dusk, Xia Qing was standing at the north gate of Northern District One cheering on Ram Boss when Tang Huai came running over. "Sister Qing, why did the investigation team staying at the Ninth Center get on a truck headed for our safe zone?"

Xia Qing, wearing a one-way light-filtering protective mask, replied, "The 1223 Explosion Case investigation team learned that Professor Guo is here, so they invited him over to help analyze the case."

Tang Huai was shocked. "Isn't Professor Guo a primate research expert?!"

Xia Qing gazed silently at Ram Boss, who was searching for Little Flat-Top in Section Three of Mountain 49, and did not answer the question.

Even without Xia Qing responding, Tang Huai could chatter away just fine on his own. "Oh, right! Humans are also primates, so they fall within his research scope. When he was at Red One, did he assist the police with cases like Song Ge does? I don't think I've ever seen any reports about that…"

Of course not. Guo Qingbin had been invited because of his same-frequency evolution ability. Seeing Ram Boss turn to look at her, Xia Qing stepped forward, entered Section Three of Mountain 49, and joined it in searching for the hiding Little Flat-Top.

Mountain 49 was the territory of the Azure Dragon Squad. Tang Huai, who had no entry permit, stood at the isolation belt and shouted, "Sister Qing, Boss, you two go check the west side. When I was coming over just now, I heard Little Flat-Top snorting and digging at the snow over there…"

"Not that side, the west side. Sister Qing, tell the Boss—that side is the west side…"

Failing to find an opponent, Ram Boss got angry, turned around, dug at the snow, and charged at Tang Huai. Tang Huai let out a yelp of fright, turned, and ran.

Ram Boss chased him for a stretch, then noticed Xia Qing hadn't followed. It let out a roar and turned to teach the little rascal a lesson. Xia Qing knew it wanted a fight, and she was willing to have one with it—but not here. Because both she and Ram Boss were high-level strength evolvers; fighting here would definitely knock down the wire-mesh walls.

So Xia Qing turned and ran into Section Three of Mountain 49. Ram Boss chased after her without hesitation. The human and the ram tangled together, trees toppling and rocks shattering.

In the breeding greenhouse of Territory Three, Wolf Lao Er was holding mealworms in its mouth to feed the fish when it heard the commotion. It immediately ran out of the greenhouse, vaulted over two fences, and charged into Section Three of Mountain 49. Finding no intruders, Wolf Lao Er stood under a tree, grinning happily as it watched its two companions roughhouse.

The plucked-fur weasel family, the red fox family, and Little Flat-Top all heard the noise and, one after another, ran over to stand beside Wolf Lao Er and watch the fight. Bai Yan the raven also flew over from District Five and landed on the big tree.

Tang Huai, who hadn't run far, also ran back. Standing on the north isolation belt, he hopped around unable to see anything, then began using both hands and feet to climb the wire-mesh wall.

Tang Huai's commotion startled the wolf-dog Wolf Lao Er. It walked out of Section Three of Mountain 49 and let out a low growl at Tang Huai, who was climbing the wall.

Seeing this wolf-dog he hadn't seen in a long time, its fur now thicker and denser, Tang Huai's eyes immediately began to sparkle. "Lao Er~ I'm Tang Huai, Xia Qing's good friend…"

"Grrr!!!" Wolf Lao Er bared its fangs and assumed an attacking stance.

The two bodyguards by the wire-mesh wall stood in place and quietly reminded Tang Huai, "Brother Huai, get down quick, or that wolf-dog is going to charge over."

"Okay." Tang Huai nimbly jumped to the ground, facing Wolf Lao Er as he backed away. There was not a trace of anger on his face—only joy at seeing this wolf-dog still alive and well.

After driving away the annoying and noisy Tang Huai, Wolf Lao Er did not return to Section Three of Mountain 49. Instead, it passed through two iron gates into Territory Three and went back to the greenhouse to continue feeding the fish.

Fighting was Ram Boss and Xia Qing's hobby; feeding fish was wolf-dog Wolf Lao Er's hobby.

Twenty minutes later, a patrol car stopped at the north isolation belt of Territory Three. Su Ming rolled down the window and listened carefully to the sounds inside.

According to regulations, although Mountain 49 was the Azure Dragon Squad's training ground, to ensure territorial safety, the Azure Dragon Squad could not conduct high-intensity combat training or live-fire shooting drills within 1.5 kilometers north of the north isolation belt. But the sounds of fighting inside were clearly within that 1.5-kilometer range.

So Su Ming pressed the walkie-talkie button and asked, "Mountain 49, is anyone there?"

Beard Feng, who was making cat food in Territory One, paused and pulled out his phone to check the situation. In the Mountain 49 monitoring room, Jing Kuan pressed the walkie-talkie button. "Yes. Brother Su, two big wild boars we keep in the valley have escaped, and the squad members are catching them."

Su Ming pressed the walkie-talkie button again. "Copy. Do you need assistance?"

Jing Kuan looked at Ram Boss, whose stamina was clearly flagging on the video feed, and pressed the walkie-talkie button. "No need, almost caught. Make sure the wild boars don't charge into the territory."

"Copy." Su Ming put away the walkie-talkie and continued on his way.

Hearing Zhu Li, who had also heard the commotion, cheerfully came online. "Brother Kuan, after this wild boar is caught, is it going to be slaughtered? If it is, I want five jin of leaf fat to render into lard for stewing dishes and making dumplings."

Shi Mu also came online. "We'll take two jin."

Jing Kuan looked at the filthy Ram Boss on the screen and replied, "This one's a quality breeding boar. It can't be killed."

Observing through binoculars that a tree over ten meters tall in Mountain 49 had been knocked down, Hu Guangdong, who was in the Ninth Center's new employee dormitory building, analyzed, "Judging by how the big tree fell, it must have been rammed down. Whatever did it has to be a strength evolver."

Yao Yuanxing, who does pharmacological research, was also very interested. "According to the investigation, the Azure Dragon Squad raises edible wild boars and bamboo rats in Mountain 49. It must be a strength-evolved wild boar that got out. I'll contact the Azure Dragon Squad tomorrow to ask about the price of this boar. Our strength evolution research lab is short on large animal research material, and we have two new drugs that could be tested on this boar."

"In the tenth year of the Calamity, Hui Three Research Institute established a wild boar breeding center in Mountain 49. After research confirmed that the boars here were too dependent on their place of origin to be bred elsewhere, the breeding project was discontinued. If we purchase boars from here, we won't be able to maintain their quality after bringing them back."

Zhou Fen, a symbiotic defense and resource zoologist at Red One Research Institute, analyzed the rationality of the purchase and reminded Hu Guangdong not to violate the agreement regulations on top of already having gotten Professor Fu Tianfeng upset. "Binoculars are not allowed inside the Ninth Center. Teacher Hu, please don't…"

*Knock knock knock! *

Before Zhou Fen could finish, someone knocked on the door.

After the door was opened, Dai Yanxian, captain of the Ninth Center's Security Team Two, presented his work ID and then stated his purpose. "Just now, you used binoculars to peer outside through the window, violating the agreement you signed when you checked into the Ninth Center. Please hand over your equipment and pay a fine of 2,000 credits. If you violate the agreement again, you will be blacklisted and expelled from the Ninth Center, banned for life."

Zhou Fen raised a hand to press her throbbing temple, deeply feeling that her decision this time to team up with this Red One University bunch and come over had been a mistake.

Hu Guangdong flew into a rage. "You people…"

Dai Yanxian, missing his right hand, extended his left to glance at his watch and expressionlessly cut Hu Guangdong off. "You have nine minutes left. If the equipment and fine are not paid by the deadline, it will be handled as a breach of contract."