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Inside a budget hotel in Qinghe City.

"Captain, there's movement! The rats are coming out of their holes!"

A young man wearing a microphone and watching surveillance footage on a laptop said in a deep voice.

On the screen, a middle-aged man with narrow eyes, a receding jawline, and a somewhat sinister appearance calmly got into a black sedan.

If Mu Yun were here, he would definitely recognize that this person was the one he had just seen—Gao Shi!

"Continue monitoring to confirm the accuracy of its final route!"

In the suburbs of Qinghe City, a middle-aged man with a square face spoke in a deep voice.

"Captain, if you ask me, why don't we just go and search his base? Do we have to wait for him to slip up?"

A young man who looked quite young said.

"You have to do things based on evidence, especially in the line of elf investigators. There are a lot of people watching us. If we rush in rashly, we might alert them, and what if we don't find any evidence? Even if your father is a regional commander, you'll still get a scolding if you disrupt the normal operation of a law-abiding company."

The square-faced man explained patiently.

There was nothing he could do; the young man in front of him was the only son of his boss's boss.

If it weren't for the fact that he had a top-tier spirit and that he was a leader, he wouldn't have bothered with it.

"Alright."

Seeing that the captain had brought up his own father, He Lun had no choice but to give up.

His father was always upright and incorruptible; even his own son would not escape a beating if he made a mistake.

It was one thing when he was a kid, but now he's twenty-two. If he gets beaten up again, it would be too embarrassing.

Just then, the voice came through the square-faced captain's earpiece again:

"Captain, route confirmed, target's final destination is Qinghe Aquatic Products!"

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Qinghe Aquaculture Base.

"Hey Lao Wang, wanna grab a drink after get off work?"

A middle-aged man in a security uniform, with his collar open and looking rather sleazy, chuckled as he loosely clenched his fist in a semi-circle.

"Going again? It's been three days in a row, Lao Zhuang, can your old back take it?" Old Wang rubbed his back and glanced at him.

"Haha, I'm not married and I don't have kids, why would I need money if I didn't play?"

"Well, you're so carefree. My husband is quite the vigorous one. If he keeps messing around, you'll probably be eating at my feast tomorrow." Old Wang shook his head, took a sip of goji berry water, and sighed.

"Who told you to get married back then? You regret it now, don't you? Unlike me, I'm so carefree, I have a different girl every night. Forget it, I'm not talking to you anymore. Where's Brother Gao? I'm going to find him." Old Zhuang waved his hand.

"Brother Gao went to inspect the cold storage. You know, Brother Gao doesn't like people following him," Old Wang said.

"Cold storage..." Lao Zhuang murmured, "Do you think there's some secret about this cold storage? Otherwise, why wouldn't Brother Gao let us come along?"

"So what if it happens? We're just employees; if we get into trouble, it won't be our fault."

They've been doing this for a while now, and over time, even without seeing it with their own eyes, they can sense that something is amiss.

But so what?

The job here is stable, the salary is not low, and there's not much to do.

Besides, what big deal could something be going on at an aquaculture base?

It's nothing more than secretly buying and selling some fish; as long as you take care of things properly, it's not a problem at all.

Could it be fatal?

"boom!!"

Just then, a loud noise suddenly came from the direction of the cold storage.

"Holy crap, an earthquake?"

Old Zhuang rubbed his ears and subconsciously headed towards the cold storage, but Old Wang, who was standing nearby, was quick to grab his arm.

"Are you stupid? That's a cold storage room. Captain Gao strictly forbids us from going there."

"But......"

"But what is it? Take my advice: if you still want to be a groom every night, then slow down."

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Meanwhile, behind the cold storage.

"Ahem, who exactly are you?!"

A man covered in blood stared in fear at the stranger standing beside the red-striped savage bass.

He is the "Brother Gao" that Lao Wang and Lao Zhuang mentioned, Gao Shi's nephew, Gao Zao.

Just now, he learned that Kaohsiung City was coming to pick up the goods, so he came early to select three wild bass for slaughter. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, he saw a stranger dressed in a black outfit and wearing a strange mask.

The mask was oval-shaped, pure white, with some blue, wave-like patterns along the edges and above the right eye.

It looks both majestic and eerie.

However, the masked man did not respond to Gao Zao's meaning. He slightly raised his arm, and the red-striped savage perch beside him immediately released all the killing intent he had been forcibly suppressing, ending the demon in front of him who had killed countless members of his clan and his helpers.

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[Ding! Savage Bass (49) defeated Lightbulb Monster (44). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level is equal to yours. Congratulations, host! You have gained 44 points. Savage Bass's growth level has been slightly increased!]

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[Ding! Through continuous efforts, the Savage Bass has increased its growth level. Current level: 50!]

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"Mode!"

Having avenged its great grudge, the Red-striped Savage Bass let out a triumphant roar.

The look in her eyes when she looked at Mu Yun was no longer filled with hatred and suspicion, but with heartfelt gratitude.

Elves are such innocent creatures. Although he was beaten and controlled by Mu Yun before, as long as he is genuinely helped, he will respond with sincere trust and gratitude.

"Let's go, let's go save your people."

The voice coming from under the mask was not Mu Yun's original voice, but a hoarse, low sound like metal rubbing together.

With his current level of control over his body, changing his voice is an extremely simple thing.

No joke, he is one of the top voice actors in the world.

From men to women, from old to young, all human voices are perfectly natural, almost as good as Patrick Star's synthesized voices.

"Mode!"

The Red-striped Savage Bass nodded, jumped back into the water, and led Mu Yun toward the herd.

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Meanwhile, outside the cold storage.

Some of the workers responsible for loading and unloading the frozen fish were whispering about the huge tremor that had just occurred.

"What just happened? Why was it so loud?"

"Who knows? Probably Gao Ge did it."

"Shh, stop talking, the big boss is here!"

Just as the workers were whispering among themselves, Kao Shi, with a gloomy expression, walked over from not far away.

He had just heard that strange noise as well.

You have to understand, this place is where he and Sakura were secretly conducting illegal business. If they were discovered, the fines alone would bankrupt him. If he were to accidentally expose their private information sales, he would probably spend the rest of his life in jail.

"Everyone disperse and get back to what you were doing!"

Kao said in a deep voice, then strode towards the cold storage.

Seeing this, the surrounding workers naturally returned to their posts and continued working obediently.

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"Captain, has something happened? Gao Shi looks really off."

In the shadows, in the woods, He Lun asked curiously.

"I don't know, but it's possible. Anyway, I'll go in and take a look first. If I find anything, I'll let you know immediately."

"Yes, Captain."