249: Two scapegoats

"Oh, Captain Gu, what business do you have with me?" Yu Xun asked, taken aback.

"It's like this. Just today, my youngest son, Gu Teng, called me and said that while he was out in the wilderness for training with teachers from Nanming No. 1 High School, he nearly died at the hands of those bastards from the Blood Wolf Hall! A teacher from Nanming No. 1 High School, Tu Ya, turned out to be a sleeper agent for the Blood Wolf Hall. They wanted to capture these students to use as medicine testing tools! Luckily, they were rescued by a powerful expert halfway through and managed to escape unscathed..." Gu Fengyang said, still shaken.

"Ahem... I already know about this matter!" Yu Xun snorted.

"What?! Head Yu, you already know about it?! That's impossible, right? Since when did our Southern Division's information System become so efficient?!" Gu Fengyang said in disbelief.

"Haha, don't worry about that. The reason I'm looking for you is actually related to this matter as well!" Yu Xun said.

"Oh? Are we going on a mission?" Gu Fengyang's voice rose by several decibels.

"Correct! You are familiar with the situation in Nanming. There is a mission now that requires you to lead a team there to apprehend the evil cult criminals..." Yu Xun briefly summarized the situation and pointed out one specific detail: the leader of the opposing side possesses a humanoid mecha and is very likely capable of unleashing combat power at the Martial Commander level...

After listening, Gu Fengyang said loudly, "Rest assured, Head Yu! I will lead my men and set off immediately. I guarantee I will complete the mission!"

"Good, keep in touch at all times!"

"Yes, Head Yu!!!"

Nanming City, the southwestern waste dump area. This place was desolate and uninhabited, with mountains of trash. Those who didn't know better would think it was located in the wilderness, but it was, in fact, firmly within the city.

Teams of large garbage trucks appeared here from time to time. After dumping the trash, they would quickly return to the city, seemingly not wanting to stay for even a second. There was no helping it; the smell here was simply too foul. Even for people who had worked here for years, whose sense of smell had almost degenerated, it was still difficult to endure such a harsh environment. This was because it wasn't just smelly; dust and smog filled the sky, and there were insects, rats, vultures, and even swarms of unknown small beasts that had made their homes here...

A figure flew over rapidly from the distance, landing on a tree branch on a nearby hill like a leaf. It was Long Yuan. After dealing with Feng Qin and his group, he had hurried here without pause, following the map. Looking at the scene before him, he couldn't help but frown...

Having scavenged through so many trash heaps, this one before him was definitely the largest, the most chaotic, and the foulest-smelling of them all!

It was worthy of being a waste dump for a Tier 2 base city...

"Whoosh, whoosh—" A rumbling sound came from above. Long Yuan looked up, and his eyes lit up!

He saw a large transport helicopter flying over slowly. This was a helicopter that used ordinary fuel for energy, which couldn't compare to those that used xuan stone for energy. Because of its slow speed and poor self-defense capabilities, it would be extremely dangerous if it went into the wilderness and encountered attacks from strange birds. Therefore, it was mainly used for transport within the city. At this moment, the helicopter arrived at the edge of the waste dump, dumped a batch of trash below, and then flew back in the direction it came from...

"Is that actually a flying boat from the Nanming Alchemy Guild? Isn't this the Alchemy Guild controlled by the Tong Family?" Long Yuan thought to himself.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed something and couldn't help but thump his head in annoyance. He finally realized that waste materials were actually categorized by quality; the energy contained in ordinary waste was definitely far inferior to waste from Alchemy and Artifact Refining. Although waste pills were toxic and unusable by people, they were actually condensed from various precious medicinal herbs. And those medicinal residues were certainly composed of herbs rich in Profound Qi; the energy within them must far exceed that of ordinary waste. The same logic applied to discarded mineral materials and scraps from Profound Weapon crafting. If he could obtain this type of energy-rich waste, the speed at which he collected energy would increase several times, or even more than tenfold!

Previously, when he was in Fengyang, he hadn't paid special attention to whether the Alchemy and Artifact Refining Guilds there had waste, or whether those two guilds also uniformly dumped it into a waste dump like in Nanming City. If it was the latter, that would be fine, but if it was the former, he might need to go directly to check it out himself to obtain it.

He thought again: the Alchemy Guild in the Nanming area was controlled by the Tong Family, and the waste dumps of other Tier 3 bases under Nanming's jurisdiction were much smaller in scale. Fortunately, fortunately, he hadn't actually missed too much...

Additionally, he thought of another problem: the scale of the Nanming City waste dump was large, so helicopters were dispatched to transport the waste. This was unlike those Tier 3 bases. Therefore, if he collected it, the people on the flying vessels would definitely discover the anomaly from the air after some time, and the risk of exposure would be greater. Fortunately, he had prepared quite thoroughly for this outing and brought many sets of illusion Formation, all to avoid this situation from occurring.

"I must collect it quickly, then set up the Formation. But I must absolutely not expose my figure, to avoid being discovered later..." Long Yuan made up his mind. He first disguised himself, then put on a mask, and waited until the sky grew slightly darker and no one was around before sneaking into the waste dump to take action quickly...

At the same time, many people had gathered in the Martial Arts Hall inside Nanming No. 1 High School. Besides the group of teachers and students who had just retreated from the wilderness, there were also school leaders such as Principal Su Minghui, as well as Prefect Duan Jian of Nanming and the prefectural guards...

The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat heavy. Many students were receiving treatment from doctors. Even Lin Shengnan and Shi Qing were pale, clearly not having fully recovered yet.

Looking at this chaotic scene, the expressions of Su Minghui and Prefect Duan Jian were very grim. They never expected that the Blood Wolf Hall would target this group of teachers and students to capture them for use as medicine testing tools. If they had really succeeded, I'm afraid their official positions would be at risk. Damn the evil cult!!!

What made Principal Su Minghui feel even more disheartened was that Tu Ya was actually an insider for the Blood Wolf Hall. How much hatred must the Blood Wolf Hall have for him to plant this Evil Cultist right under his nose? It was clearly meant to make things difficult for him!!!

In short, with the matter of Tu Ya, he was definitely going to be the scapegoat. After all, Tu Ya had been at Nanming No. 1 High School for several years, and as the principal, he hadn't discovered anything unusual about him. He definitely couldn't escape this responsibility. Damn it!!!

He was now filled with immense regret. If he had known it would turn out like this, he shouldn't have agreed to the request from Lin Shengnan and the others to go out for training. Last time, the Southern Division of the Jianxuan Envoy Department had already warned him that someone was targeting the school's students, intending to capture them to use as medicine testing tools. Although he had stopped their plan to go out for training at that time, he still didn't really believe such things would happen, so this time, in a moment of muddled thinking, he had agreed to their request, which resulted in such a disaster!