Urban Super Medical Saint-Chapter 425 - 424: A Tough Stance
"Bang!" The sound of a gunshot echoed through the mountain woods.
"Ah!" Zhong Yongxiu let out a scream of agony, dropped to his knees, with fresh blood ceaselessly flowing from his thigh.
It was only due to Zhong Yongxiu’s quick reaction that the shot didn’t take his life.
Everyone was stunned, no one expected Xu Lei to aim the gun at Zhong Yongxiu and open fire directly.
Nor did they know that Ge Dongxu, the chief consultant was not just in name. Even Director Fan Hong had to address him as ’sir’. Under the circumstances of being actively challenged, Zhong Yongxiu dared to summon a zombie cat to attack Ge Dongxu, an act far more severe than attacking a police officer with a deadly weapon. It was equivalent to assassinating the head of their department, a serious challenge to the authority of the state agency, and Xu Lei had no reason to be polite to him.
That he wasn’t killed by a single shot could be considered lucky.
As for Ge Dongxu being far stronger than Zhong Yongxiu, not something Zhong Yongxiu could kill - that was not for Xu Lei to consider.
What he needed to consider was the nature of Zhong Yongxiu’s actions just now!
"Meow!" As Zhong Yongxiu was struck by the bullet and fell to the ground, the zombie cat lost control and suddenly turned around, returning to Zhong Yongxiu’s side.
"You, you actually dared to shoot Zhong Yongxiu!" It took a while for Zhong Yichao to violently snap out of his shock, his face extremely sinister and ugly as he pointed at Xu Lei, a string of dark beads appearing in his hand unknowingly.
The other Zhong Family descendants also took out their magic artifacts, clearly ready to fight to the death with Xu Lei.
In ancient language, ’heroes use martial force to break laws’; these were not just empty words.
Particularly for those from Qimen, who were a unique force in ancient times, barely controllable even by the government. In this era, although subduing themselves to governmental control, how could they, with their special abilities, truly submit and become law-abiding citizens?
Like Zhong Yongxiu earlier, attacking Ge Dongxu without a word - although part of it was due to his personality, wasn’t it also a display of his indifference towards the national departments and the laws in his bones?
If it were an ordinary citizen, who would dare to do this?
"Zhong Yichao, what are you trying to do? Are you trying to revolt?" Xu Lei saw each member of the Zhong Family with fierce eyes and spoke in a cold voice.
"Xu Lei, that’s a big accusation you’re making. Who gave you the authority to shoot? Do you want to challenge the entire Qimen?" Although Zhong Yichao was eccentric and arrogant, he wasn’t stupid and would not admit to such a serious crime. Not only did he not admit, but he also tried to provoke animosity towards the Special Ability Management Bureau among the other Qimen practitioners.
"There are rules in the family, laws in the country. Living in this country, we should act according to the rules of the nation. If one, with some ability, can do whatever one wants, kill whomever one wants - then what difference do we have from the iron-armored zombie in the forest? Just now, I did not hold the younger generations of the Zhong Family accountable, but when he actually used a zombie cat to attack me, was Xu Lei, as an officer of the Special Ability Management Bureau, wrong to shoot him?" Ge Dongxu was actually somewhat surprised by Xu Lei’s ruthless actions, but he did not think Xu Lei was wrong. Being able to defend himself against the zombie cat was one thing, but the nature and principle of the incident were another. So he did not stop Xu Lei before, and now he spoke up with a cold face.
"Director Ge, could you please say less? Aren’t you being too critical of this place…" Yang Xiangrong said with a bitter smile.
"Shut up, we need to be tough when it’s called for! Zhong Yongxiu just now, without a word, released that zombie cat. It’s obvious how wild and brutal he usually acts, and just imagine how much the Zhong Family normally indulges their clan members! With families like the Zhong’s, if they aren’t restrained and controlled, can’t you see how dangerous they are to society?" Ge Dongxu sternly rebuked without any courtesy.
Seeing Ge Dongxu scolding him, a flash of resentment crossed Yang Xiangrong’s face, but given the hierarchies of officialdom where rank trumps all, he ultimately held back.
Just then, many birds in the forest were suddenly startled into flight, and numerous beasts ran out from the woods. Almost simultaneously, an overwhelmingly strong, fierce, and sinister presence attacked from the forest. A gust of wind brought with it a thick scent of blood and decay.
"Such a powerful presence, even stronger than the last time!" Lv Xinghai’s face paled as he blurted out.
"It seems that Elder Zhong Yiteng’s prediction was right, the iron-armored zombie really has evolved!" An old man said with his complexion changing drastically as well.
Zhong Yichao’s face also turned pale, a look of panic flashing through his eyes.
An iron-armored zombie that had just advanced to the middle rank was already equivalent to the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer. Even if its intelligence was lower and discounting that, it still roughly had the strength of the Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivation. Under these circumstances, even though the Zhong Family had unique secret techniques to deal with zombies, Zhong Yichao had no confidence at all.
After all, he was only at the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation, a gap in strength too great to overcome.
"Yes, this is definitely the presence of a middle-rank iron-armored zombie. Haha, I really want to see how you from the Special Ability Management Bureau will handle this. Let’s go, move to the perimeter." However, Zhong Yichao soon laughed triumphantly as he looked up to the sky and, saying this, reached out to carry the injured Zhong Yongxiu and prepared to leave.
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"Brother Zhong, this matter concerns the life and death of the common people, you can’t just walk away out of spite…" Lv Xinghai said urgently.
"Haha, Old Man Lv, what do the lives of the commoners have to do with me? That’s for these officials and soldiers to worry about. I think you all shouldn’t bother either, just get going fast." Zhong Yichao didn’t wait for Lv Xinghai to finish before interrupting him with laughter, filled with arrogance and disdain.
"Initially, since your junior from the Zhong Family survived the great trouble, I didn’t plan to pursue it further, considering we all belong to the Qimen community. But your attitude has really made me question the usual conduct and character of the Zhong Family, so the earlier attack by Zhong Yongxiu on me must be investigated, and some actions the Zhong Family took in Xiangxi over the years must be settled afterward. Now, you can leave temporarily, but Zhong Yongxiu must stay." Ge Dongxu, seeing Zhong Yichao utter such words at such a critical juncture, finally revealed a trace of killing intent on his face, intent not directed at the middle-rank iron-armored zombie but at Zhong Yichao.
"Haha, junior, do you really think just because you’re a director or consultant you can boss the Zhong Family around? You’re still too green. The affairs of the Qimen, are they something a greenhorn like you can handle as you please? Better start thinking about how to escape from the iron-armored zombie." Upon hearing this, Zhong Yichao’s face suddenly darkened, and then he burst into laughter again, his chuckle full of wild conceit and scorn.
Laughing, Zhong Yichao continued to carry Zhong Yongxiu and strode towards the exit, followed by his clan members.
"Clan Leader Zhong, could it be that you don’t understand what I’m saying?" Ge Dongxu called out coldly.
"So what if I don’t understand? You don’t think Xu Lei and your men would dare to use guns against us, do you?" Zhong Yichao replied with a fierce and wild look, showing utter contempt for Ge Dongxu.
