"Are you sure... this is true?" Lin Bingyun walked to the side, covering the mouthpiece, and glanced back at the mother and son discussing whether it should be a death sentence or life imprisonment, her expression strange as she asked Feng Wenyu.
"The whole thing is quite complicated, but simply put, there's this Spirit Particle Potion that fell to the ground, and Ah Qing went over to pick it up, but in the process, it triggered a mechanism that pricked her finger."
Feng Wenyu opened his mouth helplessly, explaining the brief rundown of the situation:
"The outer packaging of the Spirit Particle Potion is usually designed to mimic adrenaline..."
"Adrenaline can be injected anywhere on the body, except the finger. So after a brief observation, we confirmed Ah Qing didn't beastify and sent her to the hospital...
"So please pass this message on to Master Fox."
During the execution of tasks, external information shouldn't normally come in, but this involves the owner of a [Guardian Level Spirit Beast], which is no ordinary matter.
The Spirit Beasts don't care where you are from.
They only draw close to those they like, and when those people encounter problems, just because I'm helping you, you think it might affect my emotions, so you suppress the matter and plan to inform me afterward?
Screw that!
Just wait and see if I'll answer your calls in the future.
The Security Bureau has very rich experience (in stepping on pitfalls) in dealing with Spirit Beasts.
This has resulted in some peculiar regulations.
Once Master Fox's owner had an incident, Feng Wenyu immediately received a notification from the branch office to pass on the message.
"The outer packaging of adrenaline..."
Lin Bingyun, having disconnected the call, instantly understood what had happened.
The adrenaline injector pen essentially acts to constrict blood vessels, raise blood pressure, and expand the airways as a prescription medicine, and the hand's palm has an area dense with tiny blood vessels.
Injecting adrenaline into the finger could cause necrosis from blood vessel constriction or even penetrate the finger bone.
That being said.
Ah Qing wasn't injected with adrenaline but a Spirit Particle Potion with a covering labeled as adrenaline, so taking her to the hospital was very reasonable.
But...
Why would a Spirit Particle Potion even be there?
Could it have been tossed around at home by Master Fox? Lin Bingyun wondered inwardly and quickly approached where Master Fox was to explain the whole situation.
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Master Fox, who was originally discussing what to do next with the Lin family, whether to kill or find them all first, felt his brain's cortex momentarily relaxed and expanded, as if he were sauntering through space, after hearing Lin Bingyun's explanation.
"Where did the Spirit Particle Potion come from? Ansheng's evil plan never involves bringing weapons home; I'm not a thrill-seeking deviant..."
Upon coming to senses, Ansheng and Lin Bingyun realized a critical point; damn, how did a Spirit Particle Potion end up at home out of nowhere!
He didn't bring it home nor invite anyone from the Security Bureau, yet Ah Qing still ended up pricked by it.
What kind of Sleeping Beauty is this?
"Master Fox, something happened at your place; you should go back and take care of it! I can handle things here myself." Lin Ying said to Master Fox.
"......"
Ansheng looked at Lin Ying with droopy fox ears and Lin Bingyun beside her, with her triangular ears perked up, highly receptive, sometimes twitching to pick up sounds clearly.
In his mind, Master Fox could imagine rushing to the hospital.
Most likely to be chased around and gnawed on by Ah Qing, transformed into a fox lady on all fours.
"No!"
A strong resolve showed on the one-meter-two-tall child's face, as Master Fox's handsome little face displayed a stern and decisive conviction:
"Ansheng finishes what he starts; having promised to end the traitors in your family, I must purge the traitors!"
"Get up!"
Master Fox glared, swinging a big hammer with a fierce look, smashing it onto the Dog Demon's head.
"Woo....."
When Master Fox got serious, a menacing aura seemed to rise around him, as if a tremendously thick atmosphere suffocating to Spirit Beasts surged.
Even with a huge bump on its head from the blow, the Dog Demon, attuned to the aura of a superior, albeit still trembling with fear, retreated firmly, using the dried spinal fluid of the elder family members as blankets to curl up at the bottom of the large pit.
Even though its size was as big as a truck and a little pit couldn't hold its behind.
The elders' bodies could only partially cover the Dog Demon's snout but nonetheless resolutely covered its eyes.
"......."
Lin Zhe, having been kicked into the pit by Master Fox and playing dead, was nearly crushed by the Dog Demon's rear end.
He twitched an eye, kicked to push the troublesome dog sitting on him off.
Sending the Dog Demon's large form sliding dozens of meters away.
"Let's go!"
Master Fox grabbed the Dog Demon by the scruff, dragging the reluctant big lug away.
Lin Ying and Lin Bingyun hurried to follow.
While moving, Lin Bingyun appeared to think of something, turning in a different direction.
When Lin Bingyun appeared next, she was already taking the elevator to the manor's third floor, carrying with her two golden statues.
And Master Fox arrived not at Lin Manor's second floor but following the traitors' path to the golf course in the backyard of the manor.
On the lush green lawn, a mechanical hydraulic door opened a portal of five meters by three meters.
Direct concrete stairs led to a public hall next to the auditorium, filled with emergency food supplies and some locked weapon boxes.
The portal's opening was very loud, and coupled with the earlier elevator shaft explosion, the people in the manor went from originally gazing towards the elevator shaft location to heading towards the backyard.
"Master Fox!"
Standing on the manor's third floor, Lin Bingyun shouted upon seeing Master Fox and Lin Ying, throwing the golden statues in her hands towards him.
"Please make sure not to let them go unpunished!"
"Make sure they heed the leader's teachings!"
Master Fox lifted his hand to catch the statue, glancing at the face of the golden figure, a male, smiling, though with eyes a touch cold, giving an uneasy feel.
The sculptor's craftsmanship was well-versed, showing even the cold expression vividly.
"Your grandpa...looks quite fierce." Master Fox remarked, glancing sideways at Lin Ying.
"In grandpa's safe, there's a stash of 1990s bikini magazines and...VIP tickets for a beauty pageant in Xiangjiang a decade ago."
Without the Spirit Particle Potion being injected, Lin Ying might jokingly tell Master Fox that grandpa is cold outside but warm inside, a fascinating elder with a penchant for storytelling.
But after the Spirit Particle Potion injection, Lin Ying didn't add any adjectives; just a vivid description gave Master Fox insight into what kind of person her grandpa truly was behind the scenes.
"Awoo—"
The now unwilling Dog Demon, upon sniffing certain scents in the air, turned ferocious.
With a powerful charge, it paid no heed to Master Fox, who held onto its fur, transforming into a shadow of the night, lunging towards a person standing by the window on the manor's first floor.
"Sit!"
Master Fox, with a serene expression, swiftly appeared beside the Dog Demon as if an arrow released from the bow, raising the golden statue in his hand and bringing it heavily down on the Dog Demon's nose.
"Ow...."
The Dog Demon clamped its mouth shut as its immense form smashed through the manor's outer wall, using its two paws to clutch its nose while howling madly in pain.
Master Fox landed, his eye immediately catching the young man whom the Dog Demon intended to attack.
The young man sat on the ground, his face full of horror as he looked at Master Fox. The moment Master Fox looked at him, he swallowed nervously.
"Look at your grandpa!"
Master Fox flung the statue, striking the young man's head forcefully, making him bleed, and the golden figure bounced into the air. Master Fox reached out to catch the rebounding golden statue.
"Awoo!"
As the pain in its nose faded, the primal strength in the Dog Demon's genes activated, driving it to lunge at another person beside it.
However, the golden statue reappeared just in time, coming down heavily.
"Awoo—"
Guarding against food,