Chapter 13: The Giant Fang Bat

Upon receiving the message sent back from her subordinate, the woman in the villa burst into loud laughter. She had initially only wanted to find some people who had conflicts with her daughter but lacked powerful backgrounds to accompany her daughter in death, as well as to vent her own inner emotions.

But she never expected that by blindly striking out she would unexpectedly hit pay dirt.

The woman sitting by the window muttered to herself, "To actually survive an assassin's attack, you little bitch, hiding such strength and yet still enduring, what exactly are you enduring? Is my daughter's death related to you? Being bullied by her every day, you must hate her."

She knew her daughter's capabilities better than anyone, with a Beast Taming Level of only 31, and although the family had provided her with a set of decent skills, she lacked real combat experience and was also not focused on developing her Beast Taming abilities.

You Jinghong entered, took a few steps, stopped, and spoke to the woman by the window. "That's enough, this matter ends here."

"Why should it?"

"Because she is a student valued by Wan Hailong."

"Our daughter also got into Wan Hai High School, she's his student as well."

"There's a difference between students, and being a student at Wan Hai High School is not the same as being Wan Hailong's student!" You Jinghong said coldly, "Don't cause any more trouble, if the daughter is gone, just have another who is more obedient."

"Does that girl have anything to do with our daughter's death?" the woman asked unwillingly.

After a moment of silence, You Jinghong said, "I don't know."

The woman suddenly laughed, a laugh full of despair, "Do you really not know, or are you just afraid to say? You fear that I'll take revenge on her, jeopardizing your leadership transition, don't you? You Jinghong, it seems you've never changed; after all these years, you're still this cold-hearted. And to think I once foolishly hoped I could change you."

You Jinghong said indifferently, "The forensic pathologist has examined the body, the wounds on the corpse have nothing to do with her Beast Taming."

"I see, so should we call off the assassin we hired before?"

You Jinghong's expression was enigmatic, "That's not necessary; he said not to extend our reach further, not to pull our extended hand back. That assassin has become the whetstone for that girl now."

"Heh," the woman couldn't help but scoff, "You people are all the same once your hearts are carved out."

After speaking, the woman turned to look out the window in silence.

You Jinghong reiterated his warning, "Just stay at home quietly during this time."

The woman said nonchalantly, "Fine, I got it. By the way, hire me a few Beast Taming trainers. Ever since I married you, I've neglected my training. It's been a long time since I trained any beasts."

Seeing that You Jinghong wasn't speaking, the woman turned her head and smiled sweetly, "What's the matter? Won't you even let me train beasts now? Don't worry; I'm still looking forward to your continued climb upward. I wouldn't ruin your good thing at a time like this. We are husband and wife after all, aren't we?"

"I will arrange for someone," You Jinghong nodded and left the room.

...

At the city's exit.

A bus heading for the neighboring mountain city was stopped and blockaded.

In the last row of the bus sat a man in black wearing a hat and a mask. As the bus came to a halt, he abruptly turned his head to look out the window, then his gaze fell on the girl sitting next to him.

To his left was a girl with curly hair, dressed in a crop top, with perfect figure, her long, snow-white legs crossed and propped up, also wearing a white hat and chewing bubble gum.

As the officers drew closer, the man's eyes flashed with a vicious light as he prepared to summon his Beast Taming creature, but his motions suddenly froze.

What... When did that happen?

A scorpion, unknown to him as to when it had crawled up from behind his seat, was now on his shoulder, edging slowly under the brim of his hat, its black, shiny stinger hovering less than half a centimeter from his eye.

Pop~

The bubble gum burst.

The girl stretched her arms in a luxurious yawn, revealing the beautiful curve of her abs, but clearly, the man's attention was nowhere near that.

The girl said to herself, "Don't move around, and don't run away. Just go back where you came from, okay? Quitting halfway is not a good habit."

The man's eyes twitched in frustration. Damn it, why wouldn't they leave him alone even though he'd already decided to abandon the mission and leave?

Which group did this girl belong to? The employer? Or those who saved the target?

He had thought it was a straightforward assassination mission. The employer had given him a list of thirteen high school girls, and he had chosen to start with the one with the weakest background after some investigation.

But as soon as he made his move, he hit a snag. Just when he was about to take down his target, a mysterious Beast Taming creature appeared and repelled him.

There was something wrong with the information the employer provided!

Realizing the danger, he decisively gave up on the mission and planned to relocate his strategic position.

Now it seemed that someone absolutely didn't want to let him go.

The police officer walked to his car with a fire hound, then headed straight for the man, pulling out his badge.

"Sir, we suspect you are involved in a case. Please come to the station to assist with the investigation," he said.

An hour later, the man walked out of the police station. The investigation concluded that he was a major suspect. Not only was he fitted with a tracking bracelet, but he was also ordered not to leave Jincheng until the case was closed.

"Pah!"

Standing in front of the police station, the man spat on the ground.

Then a fierce light gleamed in his eyes. Since they wouldn't let him leave, then just wait for the consequences. He wouldn't play house with these big shots. If someone died, it would be too late for regret.

...

"He's here."

Officer Gao Lin, who was sitting in the room, lifted his head and slapped his hands together sharply.

The Four-armed Spirit Monkey, which had been standing in the living room, suddenly reached out, grabbing a golden energy rod from the void into his palm and charging towards the balcony, swinging it heavily through the air.

Boom!!!

An explosive sound came from the air, with an invisible bomb going off several meters away from the balcony.

The powerful blast blew the balcony railing apart, with fragments flying everywhere.

"Giant Fang Bat, it seems you, too, were once a citizen who underwent obligatory education. Why have you chosen this path?"

Gao Lin looked at a cow-sized black bat hovering above the community. Against the sunlight, its figure was indiscernible, with only a vague bat-shaped silhouette visible.

On the inside of the living room, Liu Yuzhen and Chen Guohai sat in their chairs, holding hands, as Liu Yuzhen gazed at the lean figure standing protectively in front of them.

In their era, there were no free compulsory education and no national distribution of free tamed beasts. Tamed beasts weren't cheap and were even more expensive to train, not to mention the day-to-day maintenance costs, which weren't lower than owning a car.

But at this moment, Liu Yuzhen suddenly regretted not biting the bullet back then and training a tamed beast.

Had she owned a tamed beast, she might have been able to stand in front of her son as a mother.

Giant Fang Bat?

Chen Xing remembered, among the tamed beasts distributed for free by the state, there was the Giant Fang Bat.

This was a Wind Element beast, with a growth limit of Energy Level 33.

Moreover, it grew fast, reaching maturity in just one year.

The commotion had already drawn the attention of many residents in the community. The Giant Fang Bat stalled for just a moment before diving down, and at the same time, four crescent-shaped cyan arcs materialized and circled around it as it flew.