119: Strange, missing hunting team

After returning to school by bus, Jiang Fan struggled to escape from the horde of crazy girls.

“So fragrant, so soft, I really envy you, kid!”

Wang Hao, who had also enjoyed the gentle embrace, said enviously.

“Alas, there’s no helping it. When one is too outstanding, there are always so many troubles!”

Jiang Fan said in a humblebragging tone.

“Go to hell! Come on, let’s go home. My mom said she wants to treat you to a meal.”

Wang Hao dragged Jiang Fan and hurried home.

Jiang Fan thought about it and realized he really should visit Auntie.

After all, he hadn’t shown up since her discharge from the hospital after the surgery.

Along the way, Jiang Fan received superstar treatment, with everyone greeting him warmly.

From time to time, young girls excitedly came up and asked for a group photo.

When buying fruit, even the convenience store owner’s wife gave him a discount.

This display made Wang Hao, who was beside him, so envious that his eyes almost popped out.

“Mom, I brought Jiang Fan back!”

As soon as he entered the door, Wang Hao excitedly said, looking at his mother busy in the kitchen.

Li Xiuqin came out of the kitchen, forcing a smile as she greeted him:

“Jiang Fan is here. Hurry and wash your hands so we can eat! I owe you so much for my last surgery.”

“Hello, Auntie Li, there’s no need to be so polite with me.”

Jiang Fan replied.

At the dinner table, Wang Hao looked at his mother, who was forcing a smile, and asked in confusion:

“Mom, you don’t seem very happy. Has something happened?”

“Exactly, Auntie Li, have you encountered any difficulties?”

Jiang Fan also chimed in.

Hearing this, Li Xiuqin put down her chopsticks and sadly said:

“Xiao Hao, your dad… he’s been missing for several days.

We can’t find him now, and his phone is unreachable.

What do you think we should do?!”

“What! Why didn’t you tell me before the exam? What exactly happened?!”

Wang Hao immediately grew anxious upon hearing this.

Li Xiuqin sobbed:

“Mom was worried about affecting your exam, so I didn’t tell you at the time.

I also contacted the family members of the teammates who were with your dad in the same team, and they are also missing!”

Jiang Fan, upon hearing this, also realized the seriousness of the situation and asked:

“Auntie, don’t worry. Have you reported it to the Law Enforcement Team?”

Li Xiuqin said:

“I did, but it’s no use. There’s been no result so far.”

Then she looked at Jiang Fan pleadingly and said,

“Jiang Fan, Auntie knows you’re famous now and know many people.

Auntie begs you to help me find Wang Hao’s dad.”

Jiang Fan comforted her:

“Don’t worry, leave this matter to me. I happen to know someone in the Law Enforcement Team.”

Li Xiuqin breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this and said gratefully:

“Then Auntie thanks you!”

The meal was extremely rushed, and no one had much appetite.

After the meal,

“I’ll go with you!”

Wang Hao had lost his usual cheerfulness, his face filled with anxiety.

“You stay home and keep your mom company. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you as soon as I have any news!”

Jiang Fan patted Wang Hao’s shoulder, then bid farewell to the two and hurried to the Law Enforcement Team.

Nancheng Law Enforcement Team.

“Hello, Jiang Shen!”

Wang Yuan in the guard room saw Jiang Fan and greeted him warmly.

Jiang Fan nodded and said with a smile:

“Hello, is Captain Duan in?”

“Yes, I’ll take you there!”

Wang Yuan stood up and said politely.

He was far from the overbearing attitude he had shown the first time Jiang Fan came.

Wang Yuan led Jiang Fan towards the end of the corridor.

Along the way, many female staff in uniform looked at Jiang Fan with sparkling eyes and whispered among themselves.

“Isn’t that Jiang Fan? He’s even more handsome in person than on TV!”

“With his handsome looks and long legs, he could be a star!”

“His status is much higher than a star’s now; he’s a Genius Martial Artist of the whole country!”

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“Oh, isn’t this the big star Jiang Fan? What brings you here?!”

Section Chief Duan Feng saw Jiang Fan and teased him.

“Captain Duan, long time no see!”

Jiang Fan greeted him with a smile, then got straight to the point,

“Captain Duan, I’m here to ask about something. My friend’s father, Wang Deshui, is a member of a hunting team. He went out of the city to hunt a few days ago and hasn’t returned home, nor can he be contacted. Do you have any leads here?”

Hearing this, Section Chief Duan Feng’s smile gradually faded, replaced by a worried expression:

“Brother, to be honest, too many hunting teams have gone missing recently, nearly two hundred people. We’ve sent out many team members, but we still have no clue.”

“Nearly two hundred people! So many people are missing?! Did a beast tide erupt outside the city?”

Jiang Fan’s heart tightened upon hearing this; the seriousness of the situation exceeded his imagination.

Section Chief Duan Feng shook his head:

“We’ve been to the monitoring department, and they haven’t detected any special energy fluctuations, meaning no beast tide has occurred. As for the reason for their disappearance, we haven’t found anything yet.”

Jiang Fan nodded, then he remembered being ambushed by a Vicious Beast in the examination hall.

So he asked:

“Captain Duan, how is the Zhang family case progressing? Is there any progress?”

Section Chief Duan Feng sighed even more upon hearing this:

“Those few people from Zhang Yao were silenced, and several witnesses are dead, so the case has reached a dead end again.”

“Dead? How could people die while in the Law Enforcement Team?!”

Jiang Fan was extremely frustrated; his original plan of having the law enforcement department use this opportunity to bring the Zhang family to justice had fallen through again.

“Alas, the guard on duty that night disappeared the next day. It’s likely he was bribed by the Zhang family.”

Section Chief Duan Feng said helplessly, then he changed the subject,

“However, tomorrow the Law Enforcement Team and the Martial Alliance plan to jointly inspect the Zhang family’s factory to see if they can find any clues.”

“I estimate it’s unlikely. The Zhang family’s potions have already made a significant Breakthrough.”

After speaking, Jiang Fan also recounted how he was attacked by a super-enraged Vicious Beast in the examination hall.

Hearing this, Section Chief Duan Feng’s face grew even more solemn:

“It seems we really need to conduct a thorough inspection tomorrow. Perhaps we’ll find something!”

“How about this, I’ll go with you all tomorrow.”

Jiang Fan thought for a moment and suggested.

“Good, I’ll send someone to pick you up first thing tomorrow morning!”

Section Chief Duan Feng agreed without hesitation.

The current Jiang Fan was not the same as when they first met in terms of strength.

It could be said that he was among the top in the entire Cloud Edge.

With him there, tomorrow’s operation would be safer.

If they really found something, it was hard to guarantee that the Zhang family wouldn’t go to extremes.

The two chatted for a while longer, then Jiang Fan said goodbye and left.

Looking at Jiang Fan’s retreating figure, Section Chief Duan Feng was filled with emotion.

In just one month,

Jiang Fan had grown to such an extent that Section Chief Duan Feng felt a sense of unreality.

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Night fell.

Inside a factory building located in the industrial zone of the east city.

Five or six enclosed trucks successively drove into the factory area.

Zhang Changchun and Zhang Qinghe looked at the surveillance footage, and the two exchanged a smile.

“Father, we have already received news from the Law Enforcement Team that tomorrow morning, the Law Enforcement Team and the Martial Alliance will form a joint investigation team to inspect the factory.”

Zhang Qinghe said respectfully.

Zhang Changchun’s eyes were gloomy:

“Then let them come and never return. Cloud Edge, it’s time for a change!”

Zhang Qinghe could not hide his excitement, and he added:

“Also, Jiang Fan has returned to Cloud Edge, and it is said that he will also come tomorrow!”

Zhang Changchun’s eyes flickered:

“Then we’ll deal with them all at once, saving me another trip!”