The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 377 Citywide Lockdown!

"A little bit~"

High in the air, Lomi made a face at the sky and said, "Want to catch us? In your next life!"

"Damn it!" Qin Lang looked at Danbao, who was still in the paralyzed state, and felt a sense of helplessness.

In the end, he could only watch as the escape balloon rapidly soared into the sky, becoming a tiny black dot that was almost invisible in his sight.

"Miss Sasha!" A group of security personnel rushed over, looking up at the sky with grim expressions. "Sorry, we're late."

"Damn it! They kidnapped Little Flower Fairy!" Wei Shasha stomped her foot angrily, her eyes red with worry. "Quickly notify the security management team! We absolutely cannot let these despicable guys escape from Lanqiu City!"

"Miss Sasha, we have already notified the security team," the head security officer said. "They are on their way now."

"Sasha, don't worry." Di You patted Wei Sasha on the shoulder. "Trust the security team, Little Flower Fairy will definitely come back safely."

“That’s right!” Qin Lang nodded. “This isn’t the first time we’ve dealt with those two guys. When the security team arrives, we can provide some crucial information to help them make their arrest!”

"Thank you everyone." Wei Shasha nodded sadly. "I'm really sorry that this incident has affected your tour."

"Don't say that." Zhao Qian stepped forward and hugged Wei Shasha. "We're already friends, so of course we should help each other."

“We were careless this time.” Her expression was somewhat grave. “That guy Lomi has actually gained a few more fighting techniques.”

Earth and Ice types are both effective against Lightning types, but Fighting types are effective against both Earth and Ice types.

This highly targeted selection was clearly a deliberate move by Lomi.

Cao Dongdong, standing to the side, nodded in agreement, his expression somewhat embarrassed.

If he hadn't underestimated his opponent, Tuantuan wouldn't have been defeated by Laiyi so quickly, even with his dual attributes countering Laiyi's.

As they were talking, five or six people in the uniforms of the public security management team walked quickly toward them. The leader looked anxious and quickly scanned everyone present. "I am Zhong Tu, the captain of the Lanqiu City Public Security Management Team. Are there any innocent civilians injured here?"

"Captain Zhong, none of us are injured." Wei Shasha stepped forward quickly. "But Little Flower Fairy has been kidnapped."

“I already know about this.” Zhong Tu nodded. “Rest assured, we will do our utmost to capture the criminals who kidnapped Zhenling.”

Then, he looked at Qin Lang and said, "You must be Qin Lang."

"Captain Zhong, do you know me?" Qin Lang asked, somewhat surprised.

“Qi Bing mentioned you to me yesterday,” Zhong Tu smiled. “She said you should be coming to Lanqiu City in the next couple of days and asked me to take care of you a little.”

"However, I didn't expect we would meet under these circumstances."

"So it's Sister Qi Bing." Qin Lang realized, a warmth spreading through his heart.

I never expected that I would still receive care from Sister Qi Bing after leaving Yuehu City.

However, he immediately thought of something more important at the moment.

"Captain Zhong," Qin Lang's expression turned serious, "I should be able to provide some information about those two guys who kidnapped Little Flower Fairy."

"Oh?" Zhong Tu's eyes lit up, and he took out paper and pen. "Go on."

"Their names are Liu Chuang and Luo Mi, and both are members of the rare animal hunting team."

“The Rare Spirit Hunting Team…” Zhong Tu’s eyes flashed with anger. “Targeting rare spirits is indeed in line with this organization’s style of doing things.”

"I can't believe they dared to show their faces again after committing such a serious crime in Yuehu City not long ago." "Recently, the entire Mingjing Prefecture has intensified its efforts to capture the rare animal hunting teams. If they dare to show their faces, they won't escape!"

"That's for the best." Qin Lang breathed a sigh of relief, and then added some more information he knew about the two of them.

After recording, Zhong Tu nodded to Qin Lang, "Thank you for your cooperation. I will issue arrest warrants for the two of them as quickly as possible."

"Oh, right." He suddenly remembered something, "You're here for tourism in Lanqiu City, do you plan to leave anytime soon?"

"This..." Qin Lang shook his head, "I'm not quite sure, but it should stay for a while. Why is Captain Zhong asking this?"

“That’s right.” Zhong Tu smiled. “In order to capture these two, Lanqiu City may be temporarily locked down, and no one will be allowed to leave.”

"This process will continue until the two members of the hunting team are caught, or until the lockdown is lifted after half a month without their capture." Zhong Tu paused here, "Of course, I will do my best to prevent the latter from happening."

"Please understand if this has caused you any inconvenience."

"It's alright." Qin Lang shook his head, a thought suddenly occurring to him.

This is the first time the Spirit Chef Association has made the decision to seal off the entire city. It seems that Zhong Tu was right. Because of what happened in Yuehu City, the association's crackdown on the Treasure Hunting Team is much stronger than before.

That means those two guys should be caught by now...
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"call!"

Having landed safely, Lomi put away the escape balloon, a smug smile on her face. "How about it? My plan was pretty good, wasn't it?"

"This is the first time we've successfully made a getaway!"

“Indeed.” Liu Chuang nodded in deep agreement, then hesitated before speaking, “But I always feel like we’ve overlooked something.”

"what?"

Luo Mi asked casually, but before Liu Chuang could answer, the communicator on her waist emitted a rapid alarm, instantly drawing her attention.

She turned on her communicator to check, and then her expression suddenly changed.

"A city-wide warrant for our arrest?!"

"Furthermore, the entire city of Rancho has been sealed off; no one is allowed to leave Rancho until the two of us are caught..."

"Does it have to be this ruthless?!" She stomped her foot in frustration, pacing back and forth unconsciously. "Has the association gone mad?"

"A city lockdown and arrests are the treatment reserved for elite officers. We two are just ordinary members of the rare animal hunting team, and we only showed our faces briefly... Wait a minute!"

She looked at the contents of the wanted poster again, and then her expression turned even more grim. "They say we kidnapped the precious spirit of Lan Jinyuan?"

"This is slander!" Lomi slammed the communicator to the ground. "We didn't take Zhenling away at all, okay? This is too unfair."

Who knows? This time, apart from sneaking into Lanjinyuan without an appointment, they didn't have time to do anything else bad!
This awful feeling of failing to do something wrong and still having to take the blame...

"Hey, say something!" Lomi grabbed Liu Chuang's collar angrily. "We're about to be arrested, what are you spacing out for?"

"I've got it!" Liu Chuang suddenly exclaimed, "I've realized something we've forgotten!"

"…What?"

"The Leaping Fish!" Liu Chuang grinned. "This time, when we faced Qin Lang head-on, the Leaping Fish didn't help Qin Lang at all!"

"…ha?"

(End of this chapter)