Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 160 - 158 Zhang Kewei

Chapter 160: Chapter 158 Zhang Kewei

Jiao Xinlei wanted to talk more, but her body suddenly stiffened, and then she started screaming.

A slick and slimy thing had crawled up her pants leg, and it had already reached her chest!

It was still inside her clothes, moving around!

"Keep it down, don’t distract me while I’m driving. There are a million roads, but safety comes first." Wen Wen, feeling annoyed, scolded her.

"There’s a snake, there’s a snake!" Jiao Xinlei said in panic, feeling the snake inside her clothes.

Although she had become a superpower user, she had not yet mastered combat abilities, nor had she experienced a real fight, so in this regard, she was no different from an ordinary woman.

"Relax, this is my snake; it won’t bite unless I command it to," Wen Wen reassured her.

"Then get it out of here, quick!" Jiao Xinlei screamed.

"Oh, women are such a hassle. Three Cubs, come out and stop causing trouble," Wen Wen ordered helplessly as the Three Cubs crawled out.

Then Jiao Xinlei saw a transparent little snake, as thick as a thumb and over half a meter long, crawl out from her collar, up onto Wen Wen. It coiled around his neck, closed its eyes, and began to sleep.

When it coiled around his neck, it looked like a scarf.

By the time Wen Wen had named it Three Cubs, he had already completely tamed it. When Wen Wen told it to eat calluses, it dared not touch loaches.

Its mimetic abilities were a great help to Wen Wen, so he occasionally carried it on his person.

The snake smelled faintly fragrant. Wen Wen took a deep breath, then said to Jiao Xinlei, "Your perfume smells nice."

Shaken by the snake, Jiao Xinlei’s mood was hard to calm, and she wasn’t aware of what Wen Wen was saying.

Soon, the two arrived at the city sanatorium, where their first task was to meet Zhang Kewei.

The incident had occurred in his private museum, and to conduct an investigation, they needed to consult him first.

Even in the world of superpower users, the power of capital was strong.

After a thorough security screening, Wen Wen finally met the legendary Zhang Kewei in person.

Unlike the dynamic entrepreneur in the photographs, sitting in front of Wen Wen was an old man with white hair and an IV in his arm.

But Wen Wen didn’t underestimate him because of his appearance; he could feel that there were at least five superpower users nearby!

Many superpower users were reluctant to join the Hunters Association, but under the Association’s supervision, they couldn’t engage in illegal activities. Thus, to secure a better life, some chose to become bodyguards for big shots like Zhang Kewei.

Of course, the Hunters Association strictly regulated this, and only prominent individuals among ordinary people like Zhang Kewei qualified to employ superpower user bodyguards.

Ordinary wealthy people who were unaware of the superpower world couldn’t even access superpower users.

Among these five nearby superpower users, three had a Qi strength close to Jiao Xinlei’s, meaning they were also Exploration-level superpower users.

Another one appeared to be a Mastery-level superpower user and seemed to be the leader of these bodyguards.

The last one was a middle-aged woman lying on a sofa and fiddling with a gaming console. Wen Wen couldn’t see through her strength, but from the kind gaze she cast towards him, she was likely a superpower user sent by the Hunters Association to protect Zhang Kewei.

Many Demon Hunters who retire from the frontlines often take on lighter tasks like protecting officials.

"Mr. Zhang, last night in your private museum, a superpower user broke out through a window; do you have any knowledge about this?"

Zhang Kewei’s eyes shifted for a moment, and after pondering for a while, he said,

"I don’t know more about that person than you do. After the incident, I had people investigate; there was evidence of superpower user activity on certain nights, but it was scarce."

His slow response wasn’t because he wanted to hide anything, but because his mind was slower than before.

"Did you lose anything, then?" Wen Wen asked routinely.

"No, nothing at all," Zhang Kewei answered.

Wen Wen nodded, and Zhang Kewei’s answer was very straightforward, not like a lie at all.

This meant that he really didn’t know about the Philosophical Bracelet before. So, nobody knew what he had taken from the museum, which was good news.

After asking the routine questions, Jiao Xinlei and Wen Wen didn’t stay there any longer and left the sanatorium.

"Ah... the rich people, look at their lives, then look at mine..."

Wen Wen sighed. After getting those gold bars and a new car, he had thought he was quite wealthy.

But compared to Zhang Kewei, he felt like a beggar.

"People are never satisfied."

Sitting in the car, the two began analyzing the conversation they had just had with Zhang Kewei.

"He didn’t lose anything, so the superpower user didn’t do anything bad, probably just showed up there because he was startled."

Wen Wen subtly excused himself.

"But he’s still a pervert," Jiao Xinlei said earnestly.

"Being a pervert isn’t a crime..." Wen Wen replied weakly.

For superpower users who caused some trouble but didn’t commit a major crime, the Hunters Association generally just verified their identity and regulated them without pursuing further.

As long as they didn’t cause trouble, they were considered good superpower users.

However, if their identity couldn’t be clearly determined, the Association wouldn’t insist but would just record the information.

Thus, as long as Wen Wen didn’t slip up, and the long-term investigation turned up nothing, the Hunters Association would give up on investigating the streaking incident.

With so many daily affairs, if they dug into every trivial matter, they wouldn’t need to do anything else.

Afterward, all Wen Wen needed to do was to put on a show of investigating with Jiao Xinlei and then report to Lin Zheyuan, and that would be the end of it.

The rest would be handled by the supporters who would conduct the investigation.

After discussing the streaking man incident, Jiao Xinlei hesitated before saying to Wen Wen, "I think there’s something off about Zhang Kewei."

"Oh? What’s off about him?" Wen Wen asked casually.

After choosing her words carefully, Jiao Xinlei said, "He should be dead."

Wen Wen perked up, surprised, "You mean he’s a zombie?"

Jiao Xinlei shook her head, "No, I mean, he should have died long ago, but he’s still alive, he didn’t die on the day he was supposed to."

"That’s not so strange, it just shows that the death you saw can be intervened with and changed, which should be a good thing for you," Wen Wen consoled.

"It’s a bit different, his life had already run out, it’s not just about escaping a life-threatening situation once; he’s relying on something else to sustain his life, but I don’t know what it is, definitely not normal medication."

Wen Wen wasn’t too concerned, "With his kind of wealth, it’s not strange to have unusual methods to extend his life as long as those methods don’t violate the Association’s rules."

Jiao Xinlei nodded and did not ask further, lacking the experience Wen Wen had in this regard.

If Wen Wen were really investigating the muscle-streaking man, he would definitely not overlook this suspicious point.

But since the streaking man was himself, he also didn’t want to dig deeper, hence he hastily covered up this matter.

On the top floor of the sanatorium, a figure in a white suit stood with his face unclear, silently watching Wen Wen and Jiao Xinlei as they gradually walked away.

After watching for a while, he retracted his gaze and then raised his hand, carefully inspecting the item in his hand.

It was a broken Mouse Puppet!