Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 542 - 340 Acquaintances in Baoya City

Chapter 542: Chapter 340 Acquaintances in Baoya City

Baoya City wasn’t far from Furong River City, and it only took Three Cubs two hours to drive into the urban area of Baoya City.

This was a typical mining city, surrounded by several small hills rich in coal and other mineral resources.

Baoya City, bountiful with mines, had once been one of the largest cities in Haibei Province, but as the mining resources gradually depleted, the city’s decline followed.

As of today, it had become a retirement city, where the cost of housing and living was quite low, with a house going for as little as a few hundred thousand.

Nevertheless, even in its decay, Baoya City was still a populous metropolis, and where there were many people, there was much strife. The darkness hidden in its corners was no less than in any other place.

The local Hunters Association was situated within an abandoned mining site, truly reflecting the local characteristics. Under Zou Xiaomin’s guidance, Wen Wen met the captain of the local Demon Hunter squad.

"Eh, it’s you?"

Wen Wen looked in surprise at the scruffy uncle with a cigarette dangling from his lips—it was Gong Baoding, the first Containment Officer at the Sanctuary!

Gong Baoding wasn’t particularly surprised by Wen Wen’s arrival since Lin Zheyuan had already informed him.

He sighed and said, "Ah... I was assigned to be a Demon Hunter captain in another city, and I was there for less than a month when the captain here was killed in action."

"So they urgently transferred me over to stabilize the situation, and after things settled down here, another Demon Hunter was promoted there, so I stayed."

Thinking back, Gong Baoding seemed to have mentioned a job change at the gathering, but Wen Wen hadn’t paid much attention at the time.

Wen Wen spoke bluntly to Gong Baoding, "Since we’re acquainted, that makes things easier. I need all your information on Master Red Beard."

Gong Baoding frowned slightly and asked, "What do you want his information for? We’ve been ordered not to conflict with him."

"Don’t worry, I am a Ranger after all, I’ll judge the situation for myself," Wen Wen replied. He had sought information on Red Beard from the Association, but they only gave him details he already knew—the core content was never revealed to him.

Regarding Red Beard, their attitude was ambiguous: they did not hinder Wen Wen, nor did they support him. Everything was up to Wen Wen himself.

Indeed, Wen Wen could have approached Yin Hu to acquire internal information from the Investigators, which would have been more convenient.

However, that would be tantamount to formal cooperation between the Black Cross Organization and the Investigators, and Wen Wen didn’t want to utilize such resources for a minor matter.

After receiving the information, Wen Wen leaned in and whispered into Gong Baoding’s ear, "Hey, hey, that girl named Zou Xiaomin, is she a bit, you know, not all there in the head...?"

Gong Baoding gave Wen Wen a look and said, "What are you thinking? She’s quite a fine girl."

"Oh, oh..."

Wen Wen nodded continuously—if there were no problems with her mind, that made things even more troublesome.

After agreeing to have a drink with Gong Baoding when time allowed, Wen Wen left the Baoya City Association.

Within the Baoya City Association, Zou Xiaomin had been standing at a distance, stealthily stealing glances at Wen Wen, making him feel very uncomfortable. Thus, he chose to keep his distance from her.

Being liked by someone was an entirely new experience for Wen Wen.

After a brief moment of smug satisfaction, Wen Wen found the whole situation to be rather bothersome.

He never believed in something like love at first sight. If Zou Xiaomin was infatuated with him, it was likely due to some unique characteristic he possessed, not love.

If she encountered others with a similar characteristic, she would probably react in the same way.

The most important thing was, Zou Xiaomin was not Wen Wen’s type...

If it had been Gu Panxi instead, Wen Wen might have considered it for a moment, but unfortunately, that girl was too fiery...

...

Watching Wen Wen leave the Hunters Association, a woman clad in a moon-white, form-fitting long gown withdrew her gaze, her beautiful eyes adorned with long eyelashes, twinkling with a hint of puzzlement.

"He seems just like an ordinary superpower user, merely a short-lived human... I should have no intersections with him at all, so why do I feel like he is so familiar..."

"Sister A Yue, what are you looking at?"

Iyeta, with her dark skin, struggled to carry a large bundle of clothes and various cosmetics, jogging all the way up to the woman and asking.

Behind the woman’s head was a beautiful hairpin, adorned with gold and silver, the very same one that Wen Wen had seen in the Qi Ling Mountain Range!

"Nothing much... perhaps an old acquaintance, or perhaps nothing at all."

Then she turned around, looking at the clothes and cosmetics in Iyeta’s arms with a beaming smile.

"Did you buy everything? Let’s go back to the hotel quickly, I want to try on the clothes! This place is really interesting!"

"Okay, okay..." Iyeta responded helplessly.

After leaving the Qi Ling Mountain Range, Iyeta thought that hairpin had mysteriously disappeared, but a few days later, a woman wearing the same hairpin came looking for her.

This woman claimed to be the Moon Goddess, who had rescued Iyeta from Xun Ying’s clutches.

At first, Iyeta was full of doubts about this woman, whose strength seemed to be leagues apart from hers, but when the woman repeatedly demonstrated powers that were impossible for a Demon Hunter to possess, Iyeta dismissed her doubts.

But what troubled Iyeta was that the Moon Goddess had no interest in leading the Heart of Nature onto the right path.

Instead, she took Iyeta on a tour, exclaiming in awe at everything they came across, and buying whatever she wanted non-stop, spending all of Iyeta’s money.

Poor Iyeta, despite being of Disaster Upper Order strength, didn’t have much money because the strength of the Heart of Nature faction was weak, and the Moon Goddess was quickly emptying her wallet.

...

Following the address, Wen Wen arrived at an entertainment district in Baoya City, where KTVs and bars were everywhere.

In a secluded corner of this bustling area was a rather large but somewhat rundown traditional hotel—Baoya City’s old hotel.

However, compared to the old hotels in Furong River City, this one seemed much more upscale.

Luxury cars of all kinds could be seen in the parking area by the road, and Wen Wen’s black sports car didn’t seem as out of place here as it used to.

The hotel’s fence was low, but the barbed wire atop was electrified, and several teams of black-clad men with dogs patrolled the courtyard ceaselessly, their waists bulging out, clearly carrying firearms.

In the Federation’s social environment, having so many armed security guards undoubtedly gave the hotel guests a sense of security.

However, Wen Wen was well aware that the existence of these security guards was just to make the people hiding inside feel secure enough to spend their money.

If it were just up to these men in black, the hotel would have been flattened by the Federation’s military a long time ago.

What really protected the place was the powerful Barrier outside, and Red Beard, who was backing the hotel!