Chapter 192: Rabies

Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Rabies

Tang Huai deliberately ignored Hu Zifeng and directly posted an announcement:

"To all Lords, if you find any trace of Pangolin activity in your territory, please let me know. For any useful clue, the Su Feng Team will offer at least twenty kilograms of Yellow Light Wheat as a reward."

Hu Zifeng snorted coldly, "You haven’t even confirmed if the scale armor came from the two you lost, yet you dared to make a scene at the Base Commander’s office and demand our team compensate your losses. The Su Feng Team really is impressive."

Regarding that incident, Tang Huai also felt that Tang Zhengsu had been rash. But with Hu Zifeng confronting him directly, Tang Huai naturally had to side with the Su Feng Team, since he was still eating from their bowl. "There are no native Pangolins near our territories, so isn’t our suspicion reasonable? Besides, in the end, it wasn’t you who compensated us, it was us who paid you 300,000!"

Hu Zifeng shot back, "Who told you to sneak into our training base? The fact that I didn’t just blow your people’s heads off is me already giving you face. Don’t be ungrateful."

Tang Huai cursed back, "Who’s the ungrateful one? Even by your rip-off standard of 4,000 per person, we should have only paid 250,000. On what grounds did you demand 300,000?"

Hu Zifeng said smugly, "If you want to know why, go ask your great captain. If he was willing to pay, there must have been a good reason for it."

Tang Huai started speaking sarcastically, "Heh... You don’t know the reason, do you? What, has the captain of a main task force like you been sidelined to farming duty?"

Hu Zifeng snorted coldly, "Whether I’m sidelined or not isn’t for a member who’s always been on the fringes of his team to judge."

Xiaqing stroked Sheep Leader’s wool and sighed. ’Boss, Hu Zifeng’s mouth is really venomous.’

As expected, Tang Huai, who had always been on the fringes of the team, was provoked. "Hu Fenzhi, you get the hell out here! I’m challenging you to a one-on-one duel!"

Hu Zifeng chuckled. "A duel? In what? Digging for worms? I concede. That’s a skill where I truly can’t compare to you."

Xiaqing...

Tang Huai snorted. "Good that you know it."

Xiaqing...

’Can’t Tang Huai tell that Hu Zifeng is mocking him?’

Just when Xiaqing thought the argument between the two would end there for the day, Tang Huai unexpectedly turned his aim toward the Danger Investigation Team. "If you ask me, Captain Tan bears the primary responsibility for our team’s Pangolins going missing."

Before anyone else could respond, Tang Zhengpo interrupted his son, "Ah Huai, come back and eat."

"Okay." Tang Huai replied, then continued his attack on the Danger Investigation Team. "The ultrasound attack is a method with an extremely large area of effect and immense destructive power. According to base regulations, everyone within the affected area, including teams on missions, should be notified before its use. If Captain Tan had followed procedure, our team would have received the notice, we would have prepared for it, and the Pangolins wouldn’t have been lost."

Hu Zifeng started cursing, "Have you gone rabid? Biting whoever you see! Did you notify Captain Tan when you came to this area to carry out a mission?"

Tang Huai retorted, "How do you know we didn’t?"

Su Ming of the Danger Investigation Team spoke up. "On August third and in the three days prior, the Danger Investigation Team received no notification of any team conducting a mission in the Evolution Forest near Territories No. 1 to No. 26."

Tang Huai remained relentless. "Even if we didn’t notify you, shouldn’t you have reported to the base’s high command before using an ultrasound attack?"

Now, Xiaqing understood. Tang Huai’s rabid fit today wasn’t aimed at biting the Green Dragon Team, but at tearing into the Danger Investigation Team.

’What is he trying to do?’

’Or rather, is this Tang Huai’s own idea, or is it the Su Feng Team’s?’

Su Ming of the Danger Investigation Team also understood. He replied in a hard, stiff tone, "If you have a problem with our investigation team, you can file a complaint with the higher-ups."

This made Tang Huai even more furious. "Of course I’m going to file a complaint. If you hadn’t been unable to resolve the crisis quickly, why would you have resorted to an ultrasound attack? Don’t you know how dangerous an ultrasound attack is? I was wearing a High Level Protective Mask and the vibrations still left my body feeling awful for half a month! Our team’s Pangolins were startled and ran off! This is all because of your incompetence! If you can’t do the job, then hurry up and get replaced by a team that has a skilled Sniper. If we had a skilled Sniper here, we absolutely wouldn’t have suffered such a huge loss."

’The Tang Family wants to remove Tan Junjie’s investigation squad and replace them with their own people?’ Xiaqing frowned.

Sick Wolf, who had finally caught up to Xiaqing and Sheep Leader and was squatting beside Sheep Leader with its tongue out to cool down, sensed Xiaqing’s emotional shift, closed its mouth, and looked at her.

Xiaqing reached her arm over Sheep Leader, smoothed the clean but sparse fur on Sick Wolf’s body, and soothed it gently, "It’s nothing. Just rest."

Aside from Second Territory and No. 9 Territory, none of the other Lords wanted to see the diligent and responsible team of Tan Junjie replaced. They were all waiting for Hu Zifeng to curse back, and then they would follow suit.

Unexpectedly, before Hu Zifeng could speak, an unforeseen person came online.

Luo Pei, Hui San Base’s best Sniper, responded to Tang Huai, "This isn’t Captain Tan’s fault; it’s mine. I was the one who suggested to the Base Commander that we pull Snipers from the military and the teams to form Hui San’s first line of defense."

Brother Luo!

Xiaqing immediately pressed the button. "If it weren’t for the first line of defense formed by the Snipers, which wiped out most of the Evolved Fierce Birds, the losses to our base and territories would have been much greater than they are now."

"Exactly!" Shi Du came online right after. "If it weren’t for Captain Tan’s competent command, there’s no way we could have withstood the attack of more than two hundred Evolved Fierce Birds."

"Right." Qi Fu also stated his position. Although it was just one word, it was firm.

Before the other Lords could chime in, and before Tang Huai could interrupt, a voice that everyone had been missing several times a day sounded out on the Lord channel.

"Don’t blame Tan Junjie, and don’t blame Luo Pei. Blame me. It’s my fault the Laser Cannons in my territory weren’t powerful enough. They didn’t blow the flock of birds to smithereens in one shot, causing the Su Feng Team to lose two of their tamed beasts, and causing the people of Second Territory to feel awful for half a month. Tang Huai, I’m truly sorry. Tell Tang Zhengsu that I, Zhang San, will compensate you double for those two Pangolins. Have him send me a price as soon as possible."

Lord No. 7, Zhang San, who had been away from his territory for twenty days, was also back!

His die-hard fan Xiaqing was the first to post a welcome message: "Welcome back to the territory, Brother San."

"Brother San, you’re finally back, old friend!" Zhao Ze snatched second place.

The Lord channel erupted in a frenzy. Inside Territory No. 12, Tang Huai was sweating and panicking. "Dad, what do I do?"

Tang Zhengpo poured boiling water over the teapot and teacups, instructing his son unhurriedly, "Reply to Zhang San. Just say that wasn’t your intention."

Tang Huai had a pained expression. "But he has to believe me! This is terrible. Our relationship with Brother San had just started to ease up, and now it’s strained again."

Tang Heng, who was sitting at the table waiting for his tea, smiled. "It’s Second Territory’s relationship with Brother San that’s strained. Dad and I aren’t affected. Brother, just reply like that. Any smart person will understand what’s going on."