Chapter 164

Chai Yunyue disappeared the day before yesterday.

He was ordered to go to Nibra to investigate a fighting arena. The investigation was good. The night before yesterday, he sent back a lot of photos and finished at two in the morning.

Sheng Tianhai saw these photos at six o'clock the next morning. At that time, he contacted Chai Yunyue, but he had lost contact. In

the next two days, not only Chai Yunyue could not be contacted, but also the two subordinates who were traveling with him could not be contacted.

Sheng Tianhai guessed that he had been in trouble, but he was not sure whether the news was leaked from the capital planet or it was related to the local forces on Nibra.

Considering that the information about Nibra was told to him by Xiang Bie, Sheng Tianhai contacted Xiang Bie first to verify with him before sending people there for rescue.

After listening to his uncle's words, Xiang Bie glanced upstairs. He

saw the crowd of people watching by the window still looking around. Xiang Bie said, "Call me back in 20 minutes."

20 minutes was enough for him to examine Bernard.

Sheng Tianhai said, "Okay, but that tit..."

"Pop." Xiang Bie hung up the call.

Seeing that Brother Xiang had hung up the call, Mu Ling hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

Xiang Bie led Mu Ling upstairs and whispered, "I'll go to the rooftop."

Mu Ling understood and said, "Then I'll help you hold back the others, lest they follow you to the rooftop because they see the excitement."

Soon, Mu Ling pretended to be angry and knocked on a dormitory door, catching a group of employees inside. Seeing that she seemed angry, the employees did not dare to say a word and returned to their rooms in disgrace.

During this period, Xiang Bie met Bernard.

Bernard was sleeping in a large cage at this time.

This cage was an old cage before magic, wide and large, with a wooden bed inside, and a quilt on the bed.

Xiang Bie patted the cage.

Bernard woke up immediately. He saw Xiang Bie outside and rushed to the railing. He grabbed the railing and said in pain: "Brother, I have told you everything I know. Please let me out."

Xiang Bie didn't waste his words and asked directly what he wanted to ask.

Bernard wanted to cry after hearing this: "I have never been to Nibra, how do I know what it is like there? I just know that the most common thing there is an arena, large and small, countless."

Xiang Bie frowned: "Do you have a base there?"

Bernard immediately shook his head: "No, Nibra is the territory of interstellar pirates. The rebels have tried to set up bases in the territory of interstellar pirates before, but they were robbed. It was dark, and they didn't dare to invade rashly. However, the higher-ups were willing to trade with the interstellar pirates. For example, those war beasts were safe if they were hidden in the interstellar pirates' territory. If the Federation Army really attacked, there would be interstellar pirates to hold them back. Those interstellar pirates were not easy to deal with. They had surrounded the planet Nibra like an iron barrel. "

Bernard said some more of what he knew, regardless of whether it was useful or not, he said it all anyway, with great sincerity.

After listening to everything, Xiangbie got up and left.

Bernard hurriedly called him: "Brother, I've been so obedient. When can you let me go? It's winter, and I'm sleeping on this uncovered rooftop. I'm really going to catch a cold. If I catch a cold, it will be troublesome for you!"

Xiang Bie glanced at him and said lightly: "Wait."

Twenty minutes later, the president's call came. Xiang Bie told Bernard the message and then went back to the dormitory.

In the dormitory, Wei Li was immediately surprised to see him come back. He wanted to ask Brother Xiang why he hadn't come back for so long. Did he kiss him secretly after the director sent everyone away? But seeing that Brother Xiang looked serious, he didn't dare to ask. He could only scratch his ears and cheeks to cover up his gossip.

Xiang Bie didn't care about Wei Li's mood. After he lay down, he was still thinking about Chai Yunyue.

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Xiang Bie and Mu Ling both thought that after conveying Bernard's information, this matter had nothing to do with them.

But unexpectedly, the next day, there were many more explosive posts related to Nibra on the Star Network.

Netizens heard that there was such a blatant lawless place in the Western Star Region, and they asked why the head of the Western Star Region did not clear it up, and asked if there were really war beasts carrying out beast fighting activities, and what the government planned to do.

The popularity of these posts was astonishingly high, and it seemed that someone was manipulating them behind the scenes, and it was impossible to suppress them.

At noon, teachers from the War Beast Center and the Animal Protection Association also posted a video criticizing the West Star Region Military District for its inaction. Under pressure, the West Star Region Military District finally expressed its position and said that it would immediately go to Nibra Star for investigation. At the same time, it also invited teachers from the War Beast Center and the Animal Protection Association to form a rescue team and go together. After all, from the photos of the revelations, there are indeed some animals in need of rescue.

Mu Ling frowned as she read the post. She didn't know why the matter suddenly became so big, and she didn't know whether the public opinion was a good thing or a bad thing.

"Ding ding ding." Just as she was thinking, Mu Ling's computer suddenly rang. She clicked it and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. She picked up: "Hello, who is this?"

Ten minutes later, Mu Ling hung up the call, and she was a little confused.

Xiang Bie just came in to get animal food at this time. Seeing that Mu Ling looked strange, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Mu Ling said blankly, "Someone from the Animal Protection Association called me and asked if I wanted to join the rescue team and go to Nibra together."

Xiang Bie was stunned and frowned, "Why did they find you?"

Mu Ling scratched her head, "The Animal Protection Association has in-depth cooperation with major zoos. After all, if there are rescued animals, they need to be placed in zoos. They said that this is a large-scale rescue activity. The more people participate, the better. Not only me, but also managers of other zoos have been invited. I heard that Director Tian will also go."

Xiang Bie pursed his lips and fell silent.

Mu Ling looked at Xiang Ge's face and said, "I plan to go with you to see. You can go with me."

Xiang Bie looked at her.

Mu Ling sighed: "I can see that you are very worried about Director Chai. Anyway, so many people are going, two more of us won't make much difference."

Xiang Bie held Mu Ling's hand, clasped their fingers together again, and then said: "Don't stand out when the time comes. The lower-key the better."

Mu Ling smiled: "Don't worry, I'm a very honest person."

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Because so many people are going, the Animal Protection Association also formed a group.

Finally, a total of fifty-six people were decided. At about ten o'clock that evening, everyone gathered on the Wind Planet, a medium-sized planet closest to Nebra.

Gathering with them were the experts from the War Beast Center and a large number of Vanguard troops.

A part of the Vanguard troops had already entered Nebra in advance. After all, Nebra is a very dangerous and lawless planet. If the military does not go in and control it first, it will be easy for civilians like them to get into trouble.

Mu Ling thought that it would take at least one or two days for the Vanguard troops to control Nebra. However, a few hours later, at three o'clock in the morning, Mu Ling was resting in the hotel and was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door. The Vanguard troops said that they could enter Nebra now.

Mu Ling: "?"

So fast?

Isn't it said that interstellar pirates are difficult to deal with?

There was no time to think about it. After being woken up, everyone boarded the starship together.

After an hour and a half of sailing, they finally arrived at Nibra after four o'clock in the morning.

At night, Nibra was brightly lit, with blurred lights and shadows, and bustling pedestrians everywhere.

Most of the men and women here were covered with tattoos, some kissed passionately in the street, and some were noisy and reveling. The people of the rescue team got off the starship and walked along the way, but they only saw that every street here was decadent and corrupt, and there was no trace of being controlled by the vanguard.

The faces of the rescue team members were not very good. Someone could not help but ask: "Is there no one to control them?"

The pioneer army leading the way said: "Why should we control them? It is not illegal for them to drink and sing. We are here to rescue the fighting beasts. The fighting arena is in front."

The others could not say anything and could only continue to move forward.

After walking for a while, the rescue team stood in front of a large building. The sign on the building read "Crazy Fighting Arena".

The pioneer army said: "We have checked. There is only this fighting arena in the entire Nibra planet. It has been controlled. There are a total of twelve fighting beasts, all locked in cages. As for the war beasts, no one was found."

Everyone: "..."

What, you told me that there is only one fighting arena in the entire Nibra planet?

Tian Yuanzhang, who was in the crowd, frowned and said, "According to the revelations, there are at least hundreds of arenas on the entire Nebra planet."

The leading Vanguard Army smiled and said, "You also said it was a revelation. After field investigation, we know that those revelations are exaggerated and fabricated. If you don't believe it, it's still early. We can take you around the entire Nebra planet to see if there are any arenas."

Mu Ling finally understood it.

No wonder it took only a few hours to get it done. It turned out that the Vanguard Army came to Nebra Planet not to control it, but to inform the interstellar pirates and help them deal with the aftermath, so as to put on a good show.

She laughed angrily. Xiang Bie was afraid that she couldn't control herself, so he held her hand and said, "Keep a low profile."

Mu Ling took a deep breath and tried to be calm: "I'm honest, I'm honest."

"Okay, go in." The Vanguard led the way.

The rescue team followed in, and as soon as they entered, they saw more than a dozen burly men squatting in the hall.

These should be the staff of the arena, and from inside, the sounds of animals could be heard from time to time.

"The arena is in that room." The Vanguard pointed to one of the rooms.

Everyone walked over, but at this moment, they heard a howl from inside.

It was not the howl of an animal, but the howl of a human.

Everyone pushed the door open and entered, and was stunned. They saw more than a dozen cages inside, each containing a beast, but there was a lion that was not locked in a cage. It stood by the window sill, nervously and fearfully biting the leg of one of the pioneers, and was tentatively dragging the man back.

There were other pioneers inside, and seeing this, the others quickly took out their guns and aimed at the lion.

Mu Ling was startled and immediately shouted, "Don't shoot!"

"Bang!" The bullet had already been fired, and the next second, the bald lion fell to the ground, with only painful sobs in its mouth.

Mu Ling's face changed drastically, and he rushed over there. Other members of the rescue team also hurried over.

The pioneers who escaped from the lion's mouth crawled out with their farts and urine flowing. The lieutenant colonel of the pioneers who came in from behind shouted: "What the hell is going on!"

One of the pioneers said: "Lieutenant colonel, there must be another beast that we missed. It suddenly jumped in from the window and almost got into trouble."

The lieutenant colonel frowned, and then said: "It's okay."

It's okay?

Mu Ling gritted his teeth and checked the wounds on the lion with others.

The lion was shot in the waist and abdomen, and a lot of blood was flowing. I don't know if it was injured internally.

It looks very uncomfortable now, with wet eyes and heavy breathing. It is obvious that it is breathing out more than breathing in.

There are still many old wounds on its body and many scars on its fur.

Judging from its age, it should be only three or four years old. It is even just a sub-adult half-grown lion.

A veterinarian opened his medical box and said seriously: "We need to perform surgery to remove the bullet immediately! Who will help me?"

Another veterinarian said, "I'll do it."

Seeing that they began to treat the lion, Mu Ling turned around and looked at the twelve cages over there.

In those cages, other animals were still crying anxiously, only a female lion that looked very young was making a howling sound and pacing towards this side.

Judging from the condition of the breasts and abdomen, this is a female lion with childbearing experience. It is very likely that it is the mother of this half-grown lion.

Mu Ling's anger finally could not be suppressed. She stood up suddenly, looked at the pioneers, and said in a sharp voice: "Military uniforms have protective layers. Although the soldier's leg was bitten by the lion, he was not injured at all, and he didn't even bleed. Even if you want to control the lion, you should use a tranquilizer gun, not a real gun. You are here to rescue the beasts. Don't you have a tranquilizer gun? If you have one, why use a real gun!"

Mu Ling's angry voice made the scene quiet for a few seconds.

The pioneers were about to make excuses.

Chairman Su of the Animal Protection Association said, "We will report this to the higher authorities."

Expert Zhao from the War Beast Center said, "We have already told you not to shoot, why did you still shoot?"

Other members of the rescue team also had opinions: "Have you confirmed the species of this lion? Many war lions are not much different from ordinary lions in appearance. What if it is a war beast? Harming a war beast will result in a military court!"

Condemned voices came from all directions. The pioneers were very dissatisfied and felt that these people were making a fuss. Are animal lives more important than human lives? In a critical moment, of course, people should be saved first!

But after hearing what happened next, they became nervous again and asked their lieutenant colonel worriedly, "Lieutenant colonel, they won't really report us, will they?"

The lieutenant colonel's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He glanced coldly at the members of the rescue team and said in a deep voice, "Be more cautious at the back. Some of these people are quite vocal, especially the female director of the Beak Zoo. She has a great influence in public opinion. Don't mess with her."

Having said that, the lieutenant colonel held back his anger and stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Sorry, we really lack experience, and there won't be a next time."

They didn't want to hit a smiling person. After all, the other party was a lieutenant colonel, and he had apologized, so they couldn't say anything.

Mu Ling said, "Didn't you say you would take us for a walk? Let's go. I want to see if there is really only one fighting arena on Nibra!"

Mu Ling's reluctance made the lieutenant colonel look unhappy, but he still led her the way in person.

Except for Mu Ling, most of the rescue team members followed. Xiang Bie walked to Mu Ling and said in a low voice, "Low-key?"

Mu Ling grinned, "Honest people also have tempers!"

Xiang Bie: "..."

Fake honesty.

People walked on the streets of Nibra in the early morning. Most of the buildings here are dilapidated.

If you know the history of Nibra, you will know that fifty years ago, it was just a small planet that was poor but stable. Until due to geographical reasons, after several natural disasters, the people here gradually migrated to other planets.

Since then, this place has been occupied by bandits, and slowly, it has become like this. Now there are basically no natives on Nibra, and the only traces they left are these dilapidated buildings.

Walking down the road, there are hotels and bars everywhere, and there are people racing in the distance, but there is indeed no more arena.

The lieutenant colonel smiled and said, "See, there are really no other arenas."

Mu Ling suddenly stopped and stood at the door of a large theater.

The lieutenant colonel paused and looked at her: "Director Mu, what's wrong?"

Mu Ling pointed to the side: "This is the arena."

The lieutenant colonel narrowed his eyes and looked at the theater door next to him, raising his eyebrows: "Director Mu, this is the opera house, look, there are people singing opera inside."

Indeed, music can be heard from outside.

However, the members of the rescue team who often deal with animals always feel that something is wrong.

Until Mu Ling pointed out what was wrong: "You are stepping on bear feces, the electric pole behind you has been urinated by wolves, the prints on the iron gate of the theater are cow hoof prints, the claw prints on the carpet are tiger claw prints, and most importantly."

Mu Ling walked to the bench next to the theater door and picked up a flyer under the bench. On it, the words "Bawanghua Fighting Beast Arena Third Anniversary Rewards" came into everyone's sight.

And this theater is called the Bawanghua Opera House.

Mu Ling handed the flyer to the Vanguard Army: "Don't you want to go in and check it out, wise lieutenant colonel?"