192: Chapter 192 Unlucky Driver Old Li
Bang bang bang!
Chen Long's eyes were bloodshot as he swept the items before him to the ground, his whole body trembling with extreme rage.
He could hardly believe the news he had received, and only after confirming it with Driver Old Li repeatedly did he dare to be certain of Chen Hu's death.
His own younger brother, Chen Hu, was dead!
He died at the hands of Yue Yun, whom Chen Hu had regarded as a thorn in his side, and at the hands of the younger brother of his enemy, Yue Shu.
"Why is it that Xiao Hu is dead, yet you are still alive and well?"
Chen Long knelt amidst the mess and roared, "Yue Yun, you murderer, I will make you pay the price!"
The heart-wrenching voice echoed in the family garden, soon attracting Mother Chen, who was equally heartbroken, while en own was in his study planning a final counterattack.
With a flushed face and bulging neck veins, en own held the phone, his other hand slapping the desk loudly. "I don't care what method you use, I want to hear of Yue Yun's death in the shortest time possible!
This time, I don't want to hear the word 'accident' again!"
On the other end of the line, Driver Old Li felt bitter.
Initially, investigating Yue Yun was just a minor move, but who would have expected those three Black Gloves couldn't even handle a high school student.
By the time he was ready to strike at Yue Yun again, the news of person colluding with exotic beasts broke, causing unrest throughout the East District management, forcing him to lie low and wait for an opportunity.
Who would have thought that Yue Yun would dare to kill Chen Hu during the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination, showing no regard for the Chen family's influence.
Facing en own's uncontrollable roar, Driver Old Li could only bow and scrape as he accepted the task.
As en own's Black Glove, his life had long since been sold to the Chen family. He bore the primary responsibility for Chen Hu's death and could only deal with Yue Yun as quickly as possible to appease en own's wrath.
Although now was not a good time to strike at Yue Yun, he could no longer care about that.
After hanging up, Driver Old Li packed his things and, using the Shadow Leopard's ability to sneak through shadows, silently infiltrated Yue Yun's home.
Sensing a Pet Beast infiltrating the residential area through the shadows, the Pet Beasts of the residents went into a state of alert one after another.
After the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination ended, Yue Yun did not return directly to Jianghai City, partly to lie low as instructed by Mayor Xu.
Secondly, he stayed to accompany Mo Yu in learning other subjects, while also bringing along Jiang Hanqiu, a local, to tour Nanyuan City.
It wasn't until a few days later that the Three Heavenly Kings set off on their return journey.
During this time, Driver Old Li had been hiding in the shadows of Yue Yun's home, waiting for an opportunity like a predator.
With the chubby Miao Sang perched on his shoulder, Yue Yun wore a calm smile as he naturally walked into the apartment building.
The Pet Beasts that used to shuttle through the corridors were now in groups of two or three, and canine Pet Beasts would occasionally sniff the air or bark fiercely in a certain direction.
Some Pet Beasts confined at home were even risking a beating by scratching at the doors, impatient to burst out.
"Strange!"
The behavior of these Pet Beasts was quite abnormal. Seeing this, Yue Yun subconsciously frowned, a hint of unease rising in his heart.
One must know that the world consisted of more than just Beast Tamers and Pet Beasts; there were also ordinary people without Beast Taming Talent.
Because of these groups with insufficient self-protection abilities, the beast taming law and the laws of various districts imposed strict restrictions on Beast Tamers.
Only those Pet Beasts that were objectively harmless and did not affect the environment could be released in residential areas without explicit regulations.
For example, domestic Pet Beasts like the Earth Spirit Cat, which are certified by the Beast Tamer Association.
Noticing the abnormality of the Pet Beasts in the neighborhood, Yue Yun slightly turned his head to look at Miao Sang lying on his shoulder.
Miao Sang still maintained that lazy, indifferent posture. His heavy eyelids showed no intention of lifting, but his drooping orange tail began to wag one beat after another.
Yue Yun reached up to stroke the cat's head, his pace unslackened as he walked through the familiar corridor toward the home where he had lived for many years.
Standing in front of his own front door.
Yue Yun's Martial Artist intuition set off alarm bells, indicating that something terrifying enough to threaten his life was hidden behind the door.
Once he pushed open this door, he would uncontrollably slide into an abyss full of killing intent and pay a painful price.
Countless distracting thoughts surged out in an instant, but Yue Yun only hesitated for a moment before decisively opening his front door.
Creak—!
The moment the door opened, the shadows inside the room suddenly churned, lunging at Yue Yun with cold killing intent.
Yue Yun's expression was calm, and he even felt like laughing.
A powerful surge of Contract Power came from behind him, and an invisible pressure suddenly erupted, pinning the churning shadows in place.
A tall figure stepped out from behind Yue Yun. His broad suit was stretched tight by muscles, his spiky grey-black short hair looked as if it had been blasted by a cannonball, and his aura was savage and powerful.
This suit-clad thug, who looked like Colonel Sanders, was none other than Huo Lingguan, the Head of the Association's Secret Realm Management Department.
Powerful Mental Energy, using the bridge established by Contract Power, influenced the physical world with absolute force.
The cold killing intent seemed to hit the pause button at this moment, shattering into pieces inch by inch with Huo Lingguan's movements.
As those sharp eyes turned, they easily and accurately locked onto Driver Old Li, who was hidden in the shadows.
Driver Old Li was instantly drenched in cold sweat.
Although Huo Lingguan did not speak, the invisible pressure rushed toward him, making it impossible for Driver Old Li to breathe.
Before his psychological defenses completely collapsed, Driver Old Li instinctively pulled the trigger of his Heavy Sniper Rifle.
Bang!
A dull, heavy impact suddenly exploded, and a bullet streaked out from the scorching muzzle flash, lunging straight at Yue Yun with the momentum of a thunderbolt.
However, all of this was in vain!
Under the influence of Huo Lingguan's Mental Energy, the bullet that should have been whistling through the air seemed as if it had been fired into the deep sea, moving across the air at a visible snail's pace.
What disappeared was not just its speed, but also its thunderous kinetic energy!
Huo Lingguan took a casual step forward, yet it was like a heavy chariot crushing ahead, shattering all obstacles with overwhelming power.
The bullet that had left the barrel suddenly vibrated and crumpled inward with a snap, as if it had been kneaded into a small iron ball by an invisible hand.
The small iron ball lost all support and fell to the ground, rolling toward Driver Old Li with a rattling sound.
Driver Old Li's scalp was tingling with numbness.
His strained rationality frantically spawned fear; in the blink of an eye, his head was filled with unprecedented terror, and he almost abandoned his contracted Pet Beast, the Shadow Leopard, to flee.
"Trying to run?"
Huo Lingguan suddenly let out a soft snort. Without giving Driver Old Li a chance to choose, his broad palm reached forward.
The Contract Power surged like a river with no end in sight, and the powerful mental force nearly condensed into substance, sweeping forward with the momentum of a thousand thunderbolts to engulf Driver Old Li.
Although Driver Old Li was a Four-Star Beast Tamer, he had no power to resist before an Eight-Star Beast Tamer like Huo Lingguan.
The terrifying mental force invaded overbearingly, dispersing the shadows that could have served as cover and forcibly dragging Driver Old Li out.
"Ugh... cough, cough-cough!"
Driver Old Li struggled desperately as if he were drowning.
Huo Lingguan first dislocated his jaw to prevent him from committing suicide by poison, then held him in his hand like a little chick. With a sidelong glance, he guessed Driver Old Li's origin and motive.
"Did that kid from the Chen family send you?"