Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 132 - 130 Yan Biqing

Chapter 132: Chapter 130 Yan Biqing

Lin Zheyuan rested his chin on his hand, struggling to find the right words.

"Generally, we do provide some assistance to newly joined Demon Hunters and even assign a mentor, but giving those things to you would be a waste of resources, so you get no benefits."

"You also can’t use the official Demon Hunter permissions yet; you have to wait until after the evaluation period. Right now, you’re a Probationary Demon Hunter, just like Jiao Xinlei."

Wen Wen’s eyes widened, and he abruptly sat on Lin Zheyuan’s desk, angrily saying, "You were so attentive to me before; how come your attitude changed as soon as I joined?"

"Ha, the contract is signed; feel free to defect if you dare!" retorted Lin Zheyuan disdainfully.

Wen Wen: "..."

Afterward, the office echoed with intense arguments, interspersed with some profanities; everything was very harmonious, extremely harmonious.

Adjusting his collar, Wen Wen walked out of Lin Zheyuan’s office, ignoring Secretary Miao Xinyi who was covering her mouth and laughing at the door, and left in a huff.

Although he didn’t reap the benefits he wanted, Wen Wen still obtained an important piece of information.

That was all the information on Yan Biqing that the Furong River Hunters Association currently possessed!

With this information, Wen Wen could take direct action against him, and might even resolve the matter with Yan Biqing within five days!

Now that Lin Zheyuan and his team had already drafted a battle plan, they did not fit Wen Wen into it; instead, they had him conduct his own investigation on Yan Biqing.

For this, Wen Wen had no objections; solo fights were the best way to showcase his strength.

Moreover, he could now command several Supporters, meaning many miscellaneous tasks wouldn’t require Wen Wen’s direct involvement, greatly increasing his efficiency.

Without rushing to look at the information on Yan Biqing, Wen Wen first sought out Gong Baoding, the true first Containment Officer of the Catastrophe Containment Facility at present.

Although they had met many times before, Wen Wen still feigned surprise as he spoke to Gong Baoding.

"Uncle Gong, I heard you had awakened, but I never found the time to visit you. Now that I officially joined the Association, I specially came to see you, my old comrade."

Wen Wen’s demeanor matched that of a normal person, which somewhat eased Gong Baoding’s suspicions about him.

"It’s just good luck, I guess. Fate isn’t ready for me to go yet; Heaven still wants me to work a bit longer," Gong Baoding remarked with a sigh.

"That’s a sign of a good person being favored by Heaven," agreed Wen Wen.

After some pleasantries, Wen Wen expressed his true purpose for the visit.

"I’ve come to ask you about some issues."

"I knew you never visit without reason; go ahead and ask," Uncle Gong said with a laugh, taking a sip of his iced tea.

"You’ve fought all kinds of monsters during your years as a Demon Hunter. I want to know, if a monster is hiding its true body behind the scenes, controlling puppets to commit evil, how should we respond?"

What Wen Wen referred to was the true entity behind the Gao Fang; if this entity wasn’t dealt with, settling with just the Gao Fang or just winning the game was meaningless.

Although Gong Baoding wasn’t especially powerful, he was the oldest superpower user Wen Wen knew, likely privy to more secrets than others.

"Why do you ask this?" Gong Baoding asked, puzzled.

"It’s like this. I once caught a monster that controlled puppets. If not for my luck, it would have escaped, so I want to know any ways to capture it without finding its true body first."

Wen Wen used Xu Hai as a cover in explaining to Gong Baoding.

"Hmm, that is indeed quite challenging. If you can’t find the true body, capturing it is almost impossible, unless..." Gong Baoding said, scratching his chin.

Wen Wen’s eyes brightened. Could he have a solution?

"Unless what?"

"You can follow the channel controlling the puppet to lock onto the original entity!"

After finishing his statement, Gong Baoding shook his head.

"However, it is almost impossible for you, unless you are a superpower user at the ’True Self’ realm, or possess some special ability; otherwise, it’s fundamentally impossible to trace the connection..."

Wen Wen’s eyes squinted slightly— the ’True Self’ realm was out of reach, but perhaps the ’Catastrophe’ level was not!

"Thank you for your guidance," Wen Wen said, bowing slightly. Afterwards, he made small talk with Gong Baoding about other matters and then left Gong Baoding’s room.

Gong Baoding watched Wen Wen’s retreating figure in silence.

He suspected that Wen Wen was the Containment Officer who had preceded him, although Wen Wen had managed an almost perfect disguise, Gong Baoding had still investigated Wen Wen before.

After learning about the Containment Officers, Wen Wen remained the prime suspect among everyone.

Especially after seeing several monsters detained in the Sanctuary and investigating Wen Wen’s accomplishments, it was hard not to suspect him.

But currently, some critical evidence was still missing, which is why he hadn’t made up his mind.

Even if Gong Baoding confirmed Wen Wen’s identity, he would not directly ask or even probe.

Because just like his uncertainty about Wen Wen’s identity, Wen Wen might also be unaware of his, and speaking rashly would only expose himself.

It was better not to act before having a full understanding.

Joining such a mysterious organization, what one ought to do the most wasn’t exploration but self-preservation.

After leaving Gong Baoding, Wen Wen found a deserted restroom and called Zhu Qipei to ask some questions.

The two spoke for a long time, and after hanging up, Wen Wen began to ponder.

"Now, to clarify what should be done, I must first deal with Yan Biqing!"

Yan Biqing, male, forty-six years old.

His ability was to travel using electronic devices within a range of no more than ten kilometers, though now the range might be much greater!

He had the ability to digitalize his body, which could greatly enhance his basic capabilities.

Two weeks ago, he attempted to promote and failed, leading to a warrant from the Association. He had since fled to Furong River City.

Next were some habits and appearance descriptions of his, Wen Wen only glanced once and memorized them all— shorthand was basic training for a detective.

The final note stated, ’Target’s strength is of Disaster Level, extremely dangerous.’

Closing the information, Wen Wen fell into a deep thought.

"Let’s analyze this briefly, for now, all I have are his name and appearance, and his ability to traverse through electronic communication."

"The rest of the information is a bit vague, especially about body digitalization— how exactly is that manifested?"

"Strength is at Disaster Level, since he failed, why would his strength increase? And even if his strength did increase, shouldn’t it be the Assimilation Realm instead of the monster-categorizing Disaster Level?"

The mysteries surrounding the Assimilation Realm were growing, Wen Wen’s previous theory was that failing to promote to the Assimilation Realm could result in replacement by the Heart Demon or something similar, and now he speculated that it might be replaced by some strange entities from the Inner World!

But what that entity was, Wen Wen did not know.

"I have obtained Yan Biqing’s information, but I still don’t know his movements, nor am I sure whether that guy will keep his whereabouts unknown these next five days..."

"Wait, if the ability is digitalization, then Ding Mingguang’s monkey might be able to be useful..."