Excessive ferocity due to caution

"The Sand Sea Prison holds countless super prisoners who hate Z City to the core. In addition, they have many affiliated forces in Z City. If they unite to deal with Z City, the trouble we face will not be just a few simple S-level criminals..."

Zhou Shaoren was lucid.

"At that time, we won't be facing just a few simple S-class criminals, but... all the super criminals arrested in S City over the past decades!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the smiles on the faces of the family leaders and city officials who had been laughing and joking immediately vanished.

Having held high positions for years without any pressure, they haven't experienced the oppressive feeling of a real supervillain for a long time.

In their minds, supervillains have long become a means and method for their families to earn contributions. They even spend time and energy cultivating supervillains when there are no supervillains in the city.

To the public, these super criminals are terrifying butchers who burn, kill, and plunder, and executioners who destroy peace.

However, in the eyes of these urban elites, the so-called super criminals are simply pigs that can provide them with juicy pork.

It's just that in the past, the ecological environment was better, and they had wild boar meat to eat.

Now that they have hunted wild boars to near extinction, they have begun to seek sustainable development and have started to breed suitable "pigs" according to their own needs.

As for the impact of cultivating supervillains on the safety of the residents of Z City...

Haha, I'm so sorry.

That was simply not within the consideration of the officials in Z City.

They never treated them like human beings.

But now... the situation has changed.

The Sand Sea Cage has imprisoned all the super criminals for decades. The reason these people are willing to stay obediently in the cage is not because they have repented, but because of the collar around their necks!

It was precisely because of the advent of this collar that the higher-ups in Z City dared to become increasingly brazen in cultivating super criminals, because they were certain that as long as these super criminals wore this collar around their necks, they would "willingly" and quietly die of old age or illness in the sand prison!

Now, an unexpected incident has occurred within the Sand Sea Prison: the guards have been slaughtered, and all the super-powered collars on the prisoners have been removed...

They were already an extremely powerful fighting force, but if they had a leader, the nature of these criminals would change!

What was originally a disorganized bunch will, under the leadership of their leader, become an invincible and terrifying army!

"Z City is a vast city with extensive transportation network. The military region is short-handed and unable to effectively defend its perimeter. In other words, if these criminals want to return to Z City for revenge, it will be very difficult for us to resist them."

Zhou Shao's face was grim.

"Can we request assistance from the Temple?"

The old woman's tone changed; she no longer spoke sarcastically to Zhou Shao about her family business as before.

Zhou Shao remained silent for a long time before shaking his head:

"The temple will most likely not get involved."

"Besides, even if the Temple intervenes, we will still suffer extremely heavy losses..."

In the parliament, someone raised their hand and proposed:

"Didn't we develop a devastating weapon before?"

"Why not just send them a big gift?"

Zhou Shao's tone was solemn:

"Without the help of the internet, it would take at least three days for news of the Sand Sea Prison to reach Z City, even if we were just driving."

"In other words, we didn't receive this message until three days later."

"They're not going to stand idly in this desert prison and become our target."

"If my estimate is correct, they are already close to entering Z City."

Upon hearing this, the others quickly stood up!

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"Damn it! Get the military moving right now!"

"Tens of thousands of super criminals are trapped in the Sand Sea Prison. If they all flooded into Z City, what would happen?!"

The scene suddenly became noisy, and seeing their reaction, Zhou Shao's expression became even more unpleasant!

He slammed his hand on the table and roared:

"Look at you all, what kind of behavior is this?!"

His outburst calmed everyone down a bit.

Zhou Shao turned his gaze to Qiu Feng:

"General Qiu, what's the situation on your end?"

Qiu Feng barely managed to wake up from his daze.

"Young Master Li is currently staying at a coastal manor. I have arranged for him to have three hundred high-value female maids to accompany him every day. These women are all handpicked by me from many universities in the city. There should be one that suits Young Master Li's taste."

"In terms of food and accommodation, it has reached the highest quality level that can be found in the city."

As he spoke, he asked another question:

"By the way, Chairman Zhou, why did Young Master Li choose to come to Z City this time?"

While at the manor, Qiu Feng knew he couldn't ask about this matter.

If you don't ask, you won't make a mistake.

Asking might actually cause you trouble.

After a brief silence, Zhou Shao said in a deep voice:

"Originally, I was reluctant to publicize this matter, but the current situation is special. Z City is facing a huge disaster at any time, and Young Master Li's interests will also be affected."

"Qiu Feng, after you go back, discuss with the other generals of Phoenix Guard about sending a portion of the troops to protect the science and technology experimental building."

"Many people are eyeing the 'Blue Poison' project lately. Young Master Li's purpose in coming to Z City for the trials is to protect this thing!"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly looked at each other, their eyes filled with distrust, wariness, and suspicion!

"This thing is top secret, isn't it?"

"How did those guys at the entertainment company who conducted the trials know about Blue Poison?"

"Which of you leaked information to the entertainment company?"

Seeing this, Zhou Shao waved his hand, dispelling their suspicions:

"Since you have signed the 'agreement,' I believe you will not leak the secret."

"Entertainment companies use all sorts of unpredictable tactics, so it's no surprise that we couldn't defend against them."

"The most crucial thing right now is to deal with those supervillains and protect the Blue Poison project!"

Whether we can overcome this difficulty depends on you all!

"I hope everyone will not hold back. If your families have any powerful trump cards, please share them, no matter how small, so we can work together to deal with this crisis!"

The group looked at each other, then agreed.

He had barely finished speaking when the phone rang.

Zhou Shao answered the phone, and a hurried voice came from the other end:

"President...something terrible has happened!"

Zhou Shao raised an eyebrow:

"What's wrong?"

The person on the other end of the phone was extremely anxious:

"Isn't Jin Hai Auction House going to auction off many valuable items today?"

"After the auction began... it was robbed!"

"They were powerful enough to eliminate the guards and take control of the entire auction house in a very short time..."

"Now, all the high-ranking officials and important figures in Z City have become their hostages!"

"Zhao Yi, the leader of the robbers inside, asked us to pass on a message to you..."

"He said...he said..."

The man was perhaps too nervous, as he slurred his words, nearly driving Zhou Shao to despair.

"What the hell did he say? Tell me the fuck!"

The other person took a couple of breaths and said:

"Zhao Yi said he has a revenge list..."

"He told us to get the heads of the people on the list for him as soon as possible. Starting at three o'clock, he'll kill one of those people from the auction house every ten minutes..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shao's eyelids twitched, and he subconsciously looked at the hanging clock.

2: 58.

P.S.: I'll start writing the second chapter soon; three chapters today.