Chapter 253: Sue me?
The corridor was dark, with dim lights on both sides.
There were splatters of Chang Yu's blood on the wall at the corner and on the carpet as well.
The warm blood seeped into the carpet, adding a bloody tinge to the dark red carpet, as if it had been re-dyed.
The man stood at the door with an indifferent look in his eyes. He didn't take Yi Yi, the branch manager, seriously at all. He said calmly: "Rules? You and I are both sensible people. Let's not talk about rules."
"Are the rules of the tavern nothing in your eyes?"
Yi Yi was obviously angry. The seriously injured Chang Yu in front of him reminded him of his apprentice Yi Mo who was still suffering from dementia.
Whenever he thought of Yi Mo's demented appearance, he felt heartbroken.
He supported Chang Yu, stared at the man with a sullen face and said word by word: "You hurt my apprentice once, hurt Shen Yu the second time, and hurt Chang Yu the third time. I will report this to the headquarters!"
"Huh? Report to headquarters?"
The man smiled faintly, his expression still calm, and he didn't take the matter to heart at all.
He waved his hand casually and threw out a black card. The card spun rapidly in the air, like a sharp blade, and pierced directly into the wall of the corridor next to Yi Yi.
On the card was clearly written the headquarters' phone number.
This is a direct mockery.
His meaning was very clear. He asked Yi Yi to report quickly and he would just stand here and wait.
"At the headquarters, the department that handles reports from branches is headed by a director named Fan Lu." He looked at Yi Yi and said, "That's me. What do you want to report to me?"
"you……"
A surge of anger rose in Yi Yi's chest and he clenched his fists. He didn't expect this man to be so shameless.
He had been in Coral City for many years and had never returned to the headquarters. He had never imagined that the director of that department had been replaced. This person's name was clearly not on the documents and messages sent before.
Long-term marginalization has made him out of touch with the headquarters and he is out of touch with many news.
But Yi Yi knew that hunting down the masked monster should be done by the lower-level members.
Fan Lu already holds a high position and is a member of the core layer of the tavern. He does not need the prestige brought by hunting down masked monsters, but he actually came here in person from the headquarters to act arrogantly in the branch in this small city in the southwest.
Since he doesn't need prestige, does he need the hundreds of millions in bounty?
Probably not necessary.
With his status and position, there are many ways for him to make money.
He doesn't even need to make the money himself, someone will find ways to give him money, and he just needs to think about how to refuse.
Yi Yi suddenly thought that among the investigation team from the headquarters, there was a young man whose eyebrows and eyes were similar to Fan Lu, and he might be his junior.
This is to support future generations!
The achievement of hunting down the masked monster is enough to allow his descendants to be trained by the tavern in the next few years and quickly rise to the core level of the tavern.
"Just for your offspring?" Yi Yi suppressed his anger and looked directly at Fan Lu, "You are using public power for personal gain! Sooner or later, the reputation of the tavern will be ruined by insects like you!"
"how?"
Fan Lu smiled and responded, " How do you think you and Xue Lie got the position of store manager of the branch? At that time, you two brothers were still inexperienced and had not yet become a fourth-level creature. Xue Lie had just become a fourth-level creature a few months ago. If it weren't for your master's face, would you two have been the store managers of these two cities?"
As he spoke, he pointed his finger at the ground and sneered, "Do you know where this is? This is Coral City, the most important city in the southwest region for the Mechanical Clan. With your strength and qualifications at the time, why were you sent here?"
"you……"
This made Yi Yi not know how to respond.
The rules for dispatching branch owners at the Zero Point Tavern are actually similar to those of the Mechanical Tribe.
The owner of a branch store in every small city must have certain qualifications, and his strength must basically reach level four or above, otherwise he will not be able to control his subordinates.
This rule is not written down explicitly, but everyone knows it.
Over the years, there have been few exceptions.
The brothers Yi Yi and Xue Lie were exceptions.
At that time, both of them were level three creatures, but they both became shop owners, and one of the cities was Coral City.
At that time, neither of them thought much about it. After all, the southwest region has always been poor and has few resources. It is not the wealthy region like the southeast. The shop owners who were sent here were generally weak. They never thought that it was their master who was operating there.
"Where there are people, there are ways of the world." Fan Lu said coldly, "Think about it carefully. You have enjoyed yourself here for so many years. You can't have learned nothing."
After he finished speaking, a ray of blue light suddenly flashed in his cold eyes. The blue was so captivating that it seemed like a gaze coming from the depths of his soul.
Yi Yi, who was looking at him, was unable to react in time. He groaned as if he had been hit hard, took a half step back, and his vision went dark for a moment.
He immediately activated the psychic shield and took a defensive stance.
But when he looked again, Fan Lu had already walked back into the room and even closed the door, leaving only an empty and dark corridor for Yi Yi. The contempt he showed was self-evident.
If he had wanted to take action at that moment, Yi Yi and Chang Yu would have been dead.
"Boss Yi, are you okay?" Chang Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and asked him hurriedly.
"It's okay... this bastard..."
Yi Yi shook his head, suppressed his anger, took a deep look at the room, and said, "Let's go back first."
The instantaneous power that made him feel dizzy and headache just now was the soul-capturing skill.
However, when interrogating Shen Yu and others, Fan Lu mainly used deterrence and control, while when dealing with a level 4 creature like Yi Yi, Fan Lu mainly used attack.
He used this strange power very skillfully.
Yi Yi supported Chang Yu and slowly walked to the elevator entrance, swiped the card to open the elevator, and went all the way up.
The underground world of the tavern is very quiet, with no one else there. Under normal circumstances, members of the North Wind Storytelling Society are not qualified to come underground, but now is an extraordinary period.
When Yi Yi brought Chang Yu back to the room where the Bei Feng story meeting was held, many members in the room exclaimed.
" Boss , which bastard beat you up like this?"
"President, are you okay?"
"Brother Chang, lie down quickly and drink two healing potions first..."
“…”
Chang Yu looked so miserable.
Normally, he was always the handsome and patient big brother. He was the strongest in the story club and had hardly ever been injured.
In the southwest region, except for the only one or two level 4 creatures in each city, Chang Yu's level 3.6 psychic power is already a top master.
But today, his chest collapsed, his body was covered in blood, his left hand was broken, he kept coughing up blood, he was breathing in more than out, and it looked like he would not live long.
If it were an ordinary person, he would have fainted from such an injury.
"Quick, get out all the healing potions."
Zhu Lu, who was usually calm, was a little panicked. He was in a hurry. He picked up the medicine box and took out a bunch of healing potions. He didn't care whether they were useful or not, and poured them into Chang Yu.
Chang Yu lay on the sofa, waved his hands helplessly and said: "It's okay, I'm not going to die yet, what's this little injury?"
"You call this a minor injury? The broken ribs have pierced into the lungs!" Zhu Lu took a deep breath, stared at him and said, "Brother Chang, you can't fall down now. The brothers need you."
Chang Yu nodded: "I know, don't worry."
Zhu Lu asked: "Was it those bastards at the headquarters who did it?"
"yes."
"Damn it, no fighting is allowed inside the tavern. They are here to hunt down Mask for this." Zhu Lu said through gritted teeth, "Now he almost beat you to death. What does this mean? If it weren't for Boss Yi finding you, you wouldn't have been able to hold out for long with these injuries!"
"Yes!" Yang Liang, who was standing beside him, slammed his fist on the table in anger, "Why? Is it because he has special privileges as someone at the headquarters?"
"Boss Yi, this matter must be reported to headquarters."
Yuan Hua was furious and gnashed his teeth as he pleaded with Yi Yi, "They have killed them. Headquarters cannot ignore this matter!"
During this period, all the registered members of the Coral City branch were holding back, and everyone was living in a restricted situation. Su Xia had already noticed it when she came to the tavern just now. The depressing atmosphere was almost suffocating.
Many members have been interrogated by the headquarters investigation team, and those from the North Wind Story Club have been targeted the hardest.
They were holding a grudge, and the accident with Yi Mo and Shen Yu almost made them explode, but they still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that the investigation team could give them an explanation and cure the two.
Today, Chang Yu went to ask for an explanation, but was beaten like this.
Everyone couldn't bear it any longer, and they all looked at Yi Yi in anger.
"Boss Yi, what are you waiting for?" Yuan Hua pointed at the cubicle with an unpleasant expression, "A-Mo has become like this, how can you still tolerate it?"
"Boss Yi, call headquarters!"
"They've gone too far. Headquarters can't just let them do whatever they want!"
“…”
In the minds of most members, the headquarters is still a place that upholds beliefs such as "freedom" and "fairness".
Although they had never been to the headquarters, when they encountered such a thing, the first thing they thought of was to seek help there.
But Yi Yi raised his head and sighed, looking at the angry crowd, and asked: "Do you know the identity of the leader of this investigation team, that is, Fan Lu?"
"Isn't he just an investigator from headquarters?"
"No, ordinary investigators are not level 5 creatures..."
Yi Yi moved his gaze, glanced at Chang Yu who was recovering, and said, "You tell them."
Chang Yu looked helpless and nodded: "Okay."
Then, Sanyu briefly explained what happened when he went to find those people.
The process is actually simple.
Those people regarded him as an ant and didn't want to give any explanation at all.
When he entered the room, everyone in the room acted as if they didn't see him and went about their own business. After a long while, Fan Lu casually answered a few of his questions.
As for the injuries of Yi Mo and Shen Yu, Fan Lu said it had nothing to do with him, he was just doing his job.
Chang Yu was very angry when he heard the cold answer.
Obviously, this kind of thing has happened before. Fan Lu is aware of the harm that the soul-stealing skill will cause to other people, but he doesn't care at all. He has never even thought about how to make those demented people sober again.
When Chang Yu asked him if he had any solution, he just said calmly: "He is not dead, he just became a fool."
After saying this, Fan Lu was about to drive Chang Yu out.
But Chang Yu refused to leave and insisted on getting an explanation.
After that, it was the scene that Yi Yi saw.
Fan Lu was also a ruthless man who had killed countless people. He had rich combat experience and acted extremely quickly. He severely injured Chang Yu almost instantly, and Chang Yu had no power to fight back.
He picked up Chang Yu's body and threw him at the corner of the corridor as if he was throwing away garbage.
"As for why he dared to act like this..."
Chang Yu looked at his brothers and slowly revealed Fan Lu's identity.
Even if Yi Yi called the headquarters now, what would be the use?
They just answer the phone.
Moreover, the headquarters, knowing Fan Lu's identity, still allowed him to lead the investigation team here in person, which clearly tacitly allowed him to do some excessive things here.
After hearing this, Yang Liang couldn't help it anymore. He punched the door and cursed, "Damn it, the contract we signed is just like waste paper. It's uncomfortable to stay in this damn place. Let's go!"
"Yes! Let's go to Commander Bei Feng!"
"The commander has thousands of capable fighters under his command. If that bastard dares to chase us, we can beat him so badly that his mother won't even recognize him!"
The crowd was so excited that everyone couldn't help but roar in anger.
The unique contract of the Midnight Tavern did not restrict their freedom, and they could leave as long as they kept the secret.
But now, they are like a group of prisoners, locked up in this underground area, unable to see the sunlight, waiting for long interrogations day after day.
"Let's go! Let's go now! Do those people dare to stop us?"
The North Wind Storytelling Club was originally established in the name of "North Wind". Every member takes Commander North Wind as the standard of conduct, and each member has a Commander doll.
Su Xia heard the voices of these guys through the nanorobots and could not help but remain silent.
How could he have thousands of people under him?
The entire Beifeng organization has only about 400 official members, plus more than 100 external players, a total of only more than 500 people.
With this number of people on a large-scale frontal battlefield, they would be wiped out by one round of artillery fire.
If we add the personnel trained by Blue Light, White Horse, Blue Bird and others, and then add the soldiers trained by the Oasis Camp itself, we can form a force of several thousand people.
However, ever since An Lan was defeated and those pictures were circulated, the outside world has generally believed that Commander Bei Feng is the leader of the entire Oasis camp.
Little did they know that the Oasis Camp was just a temporary gathering place.
In the room, Chang Yu waved his hand, signaling the angry crowd to be quiet.
He endured the severe pain all over his body, sat up from the sofa, and asked Yi Yi: "Boss Yi, is your master still in charge now?"
Hearing this, Yi Yi smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "My master left the tavern a long time ago. He just held an empty title and didn't care about anything. I don't know how long he hasn't shown up. His phone can't be reached. Now... he may be on a beach in the southeast coastal area, watching those young girls."
His master no longer cared about the lives of his disciples.
A few years ago, in a war ruin, Yi Yi’s junior sister was killed by Wang Teng. He went to find his master at that time, but his master just said that life and death are determined by fate.
Recently, Wang Teng came to Coral City to fight the masked monster.
Yi Yi originally wanted to cooperate with Su Xia. He blocked the other mercenary masters and let Su Xia kill Wang Teng for him.
He had told Su Xia about this matter before when they were in the basement of the slums, but he did not expect that things are unpredictable and now Su Xia has become a wanted person in the entire tavern.
And Wang Teng was still shouting in the wilderness. As time passed, his prestige grew higher and higher, and the number of mercenaries under his command gradually increased. He became the real king of mercenaries.
At this moment, Yi Yi suddenly felt an itch on his wrist.
He raised his wrist and saw Su Xia had written two more lines of words.
[Let them calm down, Yi Mo and Shen Yu can save them]
[Deal with the investigation team for now. As for Fan Lu, he will pay the price.]
