75: Chapter 75: Visit Again

“Mayor Gong, your Settlement actually has a Mutant. Why didn’t you mention this earlier?” Duan Bing rebuked.

“A Mutant? What is a Mutant?” Mayor Gong didn’t understand.

Duan Bing was directly choked into silence.

Alright, it was like playing a lute to a cow.

“Mayor Gong, it’s like this: we found the person we’re looking for in Meilin Settlement, and we hope you can coordinate to have him return to the capital with us,” Duan Bing said.

Mayor Gong’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that they had found Cao Yinghua? Or had they found other members of the Mercenary Guild? After all, the Mercenary Guild’s forty-odd people had all received vaccinations.

But were these people in front of him all clairvoyant? Could they tell if a person was immune to the virus?

He didn’t know that Mutants had special abilities.

“May I ask where the person you mentioned is and what his name is?” Mayor Gong asked.

“His name is Celestial Fiend,” Duan Bing replied.

“Celestial Fiend?” Mayor Gong didn’t remember knowing such a person, so he called out:

“Secretary Liu, please come in.”

“Mayor Gong, you called for me?” Secretary Liu walked in.

“Hmm. Is there someone named Celestial Fiend in our base? Do you know him?” Mayor Gong asked.

“Celestial Fiend? Let me think. No, I haven’t heard of him.” Secretary Liu frowned, thinking for a long time but couldn’t recall anyone.

Duan Bing frowned, thinking he was being perfunctory. A Mutant, who also possessed a firearm, couldn’t be an unknown in the Settlement.

“Mayor Gong, I hope you can seriously cooperate with our work. Although our Military Political Department is not a direct local management department, defying the Speaker’s orders is not something a small mayor like you can bear!” Duan Bing warned.

“Absolutely not!” Mayor Gong was startled. With such a big accusation thrown at him, his political career seemed to be coming to an end.

“How about this, you take me there, and I’ll see who it is. I truly don’t know such a person exists,” Mayor Gong hastily stated.

At the same time, at the Mercenary Guild.

Oriental Chen was sitting in the office drinking tea with Brother Zhang when Shen Wengang walked in.

“Boss, there’s a situation,” Shen Wengang said.

“Oh? What is it?” Oriental Chen put down his teacup and asked.

Shen Wengang recounted what had just happened.

“So the people from the Military Political Department already know about the existence of Mutants? And they invited you to go?” Oriental Chen asked.

“Yes,” Shen Wengang replied.

“This is a good thing! The Military Political Department being able to discover Mutants shows that official research work has never stopped. Besides, wouldn’t it be a good opportunity for you to go to the Military Political Department and go undercover?” Oriental Chen said after a brief thought.

“Ah? But we didn’t have a very pleasant interaction just now,” Shen Wengang said awkwardly, scratching his head.

If only he had known, he wouldn’t have been so rash earlier.

“Those are minor matters. They’ll probably come back to persuade you since you didn’t agree. When they do, you can also mention Luoer, and this matter will be settled,” Oriental Chen said.

“Alright!” Shen Wengang agreed.

As expected. Half an hour later, Duan Bing returned to the Mercenary Guild with Mayor Gong.

“This is the Mercenary Guild!” Mayor Gong’s heart sank.

If it was Boss Niu’s subordinate, things would be difficult to handle. The current Boss Niu might not give him face.

“I met him here just now,” Duan Bing said.

“Oh! Good, good, good! Let’s go in first.” Mayor Gong didn’t dare to be arrogant and could only brace himself and enter.

“Greetings, Mayor Gong!” The patrolling guard at the entrance immediately greeted Mayor Gong upon seeing him.

“Is your Guild Leader in?” Mayor Gong asked.

He had met Zhang Yuankui a few times but wasn't very familiar with him.

“He is. I’ll take you there.”

“Hmm.” Mayor Gong and his group followed the patrolling guard towards the Guild Leader’s office.

“Mayor Gong, I didn’t know you were coming, forgive my lack of a proper welcome!” Zhang Yuankui acted very politely.

“Celestial Fiend, these gentlemen are from the Military Political Department, and they’ve come to ask you some questions,” Mayor Gong went straight to the point.

Zhang Yuankui knew what it was about, so he wasn’t surprised.

“Alright! Come in! Please have a seat, gentlemen!” Zhang Yuankui greeted.

“You’re called Celestial Fiend?” Duan Bing asked.

“That’s right,” Zhang Yuankui admitted frankly.

“Then what’s your relationship with Celestial Fiend?” Duan Bing noticed that their names were very similar, so he asked.

“Celestial Fiend and I are just friends. Are you gentlemen here to find him?” Zhang Yuankui said.

“Yes. May I ask if you, Guild Leader, are aware that Celestial Fiend is a Mutant?” Duan Bing said.

“I am,” Zhang Yuankui answered calmly while pouring tea for the gentlemen.

“As expected, it seems this Mercenary Guild is not simple.” Duan Bing felt a chill down his spine.

How many unknown secrets were hidden within this small Settlement’s guild?

“It’s like this: we’ve come here on the Speaker’s orders to conscript Mutants. We hope Guild Leader Celestial Fiend can release him,” Duan Bing said.

“Look at what you’re saying. Celestial Fiend and I are just ordinary friends, not my subordinates, so there’s no question of releasing him or not. As long as he’s willing to go, that’s fine; you don’t need to ask for my opinion,” Zhang Yuankui said with a smile.

Duan Bing’s brows furrowed, revealing a hint of displeasure.

Both Mayor Gong and the Guild Leader of this Mercenary Guild said it had nothing to do with them, giving him the feeling that they were passing the buck.