Chapter 63: The Alarm Sounded

“Alright, I’ll do as my brother-in-law says.”
Feng Baobao’s face bore a trace of obedience, and true to his name, he really was a good child.
“Alright, I have some matters to attend to. You two stay here and get familiar with the environment.”
Xu Bancheng stood up and patted a palm-sized circular device on the table.
“When this turns red and starts sounding an alarm, it means there’s a beast causing trouble.”
“All emergency calls will be routed here at that time.”
Xu Bancheng took out two phones and tossed them to them. “Use these; they work anywhere in the world, connected via satellite. They have plenty of functions, so you should explore them.”
With that, Xu Bancheng left, dragging along a reluctant Feng Baobao.
The room was now left with only Lin Qiu and Xu Bing.
Although they were bound by contract and now colleagues, Lin Qiu felt no fondness for this woman.
If not for her, he would have made the contract with Xu Bancheng instead.
Lin Qiu began to study the phone in his hand.
But just then, a red light flashed on the table, accompanied by a sharp, piercing alarm.
“What…”
Lin Qiu froze, and a gleam of excitement instantly appeared in Xu Bing’s eyes.
“The alarm’s gone off—there’s a beast causing mayhem!”
Xu Bing was visibly thrilled. The next moment, both their phones vibrated.
“Breaking news: A mysterious creature has appeared and is causing destruction in Dingyuan District, Wudu. Assistance requested!”
After the message appeared, a location was sent through.
“How advanced!”
Lin Qiu looked at the GPS on his phone with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
“It’s time to move!”
Lin Qiu stood up, clipped a multifunctional stun baton to his waist, and pinned his credentials to his chest.
As he turned, the dragon motif engraved on his badge glinted coldly in the light.
Xu Bing packed her things, called out, “Wait for me!” and hurried after him.
Outside the convenience store, Xu Bing opened the door of a black Hummer and entered the coordinates from her phone into the car’s navigation screen.
Once Lin Qiu, in the passenger seat, had buckled up, she shifted into first gear, pressed down on the clutch, and revved the engine to five thousand RPM.
As the revs peaked, she abruptly released the clutch and dropped the handbrake.
The Hummer’s wheels spun in place, billowing thick white smoke and filling the air with the acrid smell of burning rubber.
“It’s just a start—do you really need a launch start with tire burnout?”
Lin Qiu glanced at her coolly, watching the rapidly shifting scenery ahead.

A powerful force pressed them back into their seats as the Hummer shot forward like a bolt of black lightning.
In just three seconds, the speedometer hit one hundred and ten.
“Maniac!”
Lin Qiu instinctively gripped the handle, a trace of lingering fear on his face.
“You’re from the aquatic clan, and you’re scared of a car ride?”
Xu Bing glanced at him with a mocking smirk.
“What do you know!”
Lin Qiu shut his eyes, not daring to look.
“Even if I’m from the aquatic clan, can’t I still get carsick?”
He was genuinely nervous—he hadn’t lied; he really did get carsick.
“Ugh! Slow down!”
Lin Qiu’s cheeks bulged as he began to retch.
“You really are useless!”
Xu Bing took a sharp turn, her face full of ridicule.
Even with his seatbelt on, Lin Qiu was almost thrown out of the seat.
“My hair!”
Lin Qiu exclaimed in panic, quickly pressing his hair down.
His obsession with cleanliness made him particularly sensitive about his appearance.
At this, Xu Bing finally eased up on the accelerator, watching as Lin Qiu pulled a small mirror from his pocket.
“A grown man like you, carrying a mirror everywhere?”
“What do you know?”
Lin Qiu gazed at the handsome man in the mirror, his eyes full of infatuation.
“Absolutely stunning! Absolutely stunning!”
He was completely captivated by his own looks.
“How could there be such a devastatingly handsome man in this world?”
Lin Qiu was utterly intoxicated, unable to get enough of his own reflection.
In his previous life, whenever he had spare time, he’d whip out a mirror and lose himself in his own beauty.
Give him the chance, and he could admire himself all day long.
“Vain!”
Xu Bing rolled her eyes at him and pressed on the accelerator again.
As the Hummer sped around another bend, Lin Qiu’s cries filled the car once more.

“Maniac!”
Pedestrians on the road leaped aside in alarm, watching the Hummer streak past like a black bolt of lightning, their faces all marked by lingering dread.
Dingyuan District was less than five kilometers from the convenience store.
A few minutes later, the black Hummer, like a wild beast gone mad, barreled through the streets.
With a dramatic drift, it screeched to a halt in a parking spot at the entrance of a residential complex.
The door swung open, and Lin Qiu half-collapsed out of the car, retching loudly.
On the other side, Xu Bing got out, glanced at his sorry state, and sneered.
“Hurry up. This is our first mission—we have to make a good impression.”
With that, Xu Bing strode off.
“You damned brat, may you never find a man in your life!”
“Ugh!”
Lin Qiu cursed, then began retching again.
After a moment, he felt better, opened the door, and got out.
He tidied his disheveled hair, checked his reflection, declared himself beautiful, and hurried after her.
“That little punk, I’ve had it with him. Always picking on me—let’s see how he likes my revenge now.”
In one of the apartment buildings, a door stood ajar.
A burly man with thick black hair on his legs and clad in floral shorts stood inside, looking down at the man collapsed on the floor and chuckling.
“Monster, monster!”
The collapsed man’s eyes were wild with terror.
His mind was on the verge of breaking.
The stray dog he’d taken in had suddenly started talking today, then transformed into a burly man right before his eyes.
He’d nearly died of fright.
A dog, turning into a man—and such a fierce-looking one at that.
His heart was filled with nothing but fear. He slapped himself desperately, trying to wake from what must surely be a nightmare.
But even when his face was swollen from the blows, the big man was still there, looking at him with amusement, as if he were a toy.
Zhao Xiaobing, the terrified man, grew more and more agitated.
“I’ve already called the police! Leave now, or when the patrol team arrives, you won’t be able to escape!”
“Patrol team?”
The burly man’s face twisted with a sneer.
“I am the great Lord Heize. Those little grasshoppers harming the great Lord Heize? What a ridiculous joke!”