The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1860: Lingering Fear

No matter what, the situation is as follows: the tunnel has been destroyed, and the mutants are temporarily trapped underground. Ye Shikai breathed a long sigh of relief. Just now, if these creatures had indeed burst out, the whole of Hong Kong would be ruined. These monsters entering the urban area would be like a pack of hungry wolves charging into a flock of sheep. One move determining the fate of millions would plunge anyone into extreme tension. Even now, Ye Shikai still feels a lingering fear, his legs even somewhat weak, as does Tianjing. The millions of dreaming citizens outside the factory wouldn’t have imagined that their fate almost changed in those few seconds...

The two sat crouched on the ground, gasping for breath, recovering their strength, and calming their nerves.

Half an hour later.

"Instructor Ye, why are you here too?" Cheng Luoqi asked curiously. Upon receiving orders from her superiors, she led the SAD special forces to the factory, just in time to see the police stopping a batch of factory personnel, so she hurried up to help. Later, when a large squad of police arrived, the situation outside was completely controlled, prompting her to lead her team inside.

"Investigating the case." Ye Shikai said blandly.

"Cough cough, I’m the group leader from the National Security Bureau, Tianjing. This factory is suspected of conducting human experimentation." Tianjing took out the National Security Bureau identification to explain to Cheng Luoqi.

"What, human experimentation, how could this happen?" Cheng Luoqi was quite shocked. Apart from being somewhat large in scale, this factory seemed nothing special; how could there be human experiments?

"The specifics will be explained at the summary meeting when you return. Captain Cheng, this factory should have a tunnel, quickly have someone look for it." Tianjing didn’t have time to explain, and the matter of mutants cannot be leaked.

"Did you all hear? Carefully search nearby and see if there’s a tunnel here." Cheng Luoqi commanded.

"Yes."

"Yes."

Although these creatures were "suppressed" underground, neither Ye Shikai nor Tianjing dared to relax. They immediately reported the entire situation to Jin Li, and to their greater shock, Jin Li arrived in Hong Kong an hour later. In fact, when he heard Shen Wu was attacked, he was already on a plane to Hong Kong, not just Jin Li, but also a batch of experts from the National Security Bureau and Dragon Teeth, all were mobilized.

Hong Kong, Security Office.

The matter of the mutants is of great importance, even though they are now "suppressed" underground, they are nonetheless a ticking time bomb that must be removed. The key is how to eliminate them.

"Everyone, here are the pictures and data on the mutants." Jin Li distributed the compiled data to the leaders of the Security Office. The data includes those of the Mothman, and information learned from De. Although it’s uncertain if the current mutants are the same as before, it serves as a reference. The most terrifying aspect of the HST project lies in this: if one could control these mutants, only a few hundred Mothmen would be needed to throw a city into chaos. If produced in batch, without exaggeration, the entire world would be in turmoil. If combat power is quantified, each creature possesses at least late-stage Divine Separation strength, and a cultivator at this level is a "hot commodity" in any family. Cultivating such a master requires an enormous amount of cultivation resources. As Ye Shikai knows, even in the Chen family, those who reach late-stage Divine Separation are a mere few dozen, and additionally, these creatures fear neither death, akin to wild beasts.

"This... I never expected such terrifying creatures to exist. These people have been plotting for so long in Hong Kong, why has no one noticed?"

"Everyone, now is not the time to evaluate right or wrong. At present, these creatures are just temporarily suppressed underground. We don’t know if or when they’ll emerge, how many there are, or the extent of their destructive power." Jin Li tapped the table with his fingers, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"Director Jin, our people have secured the entire factory, with heavy troops stationed at the iron gate. If those creatures come out, they’ll immediately open fire to kill them." said one of the group.

"Given the current situation, conventional weapons can hardly inflict fatal damage on these mutants. The factory is surrounded by residential areas with high traffic, thus we can’t use weapons of mass destruction." Tianjing continued, "Therefore, blocking the exits is the final defense line. We must go in and resolve it."

"By the way, if these mutants are suppressed in the basement, will they die of starvation?" Suddenly someone asked a question that, though seemed "dumb," was indeed a realistic issue. Whether the mutants need to eat is something Ye Shikai is actually unclear about. From the perspective of energy conservation, since they are living entities, they must eat, or they’ll starve. But with these mutants, it really is hard to say...

"We interrogated the researchers, and they do need to eat. But even if consumption is interrupted, they can survive for several months at least, which is a conservative estimate." Tianjing reported.

"That means if they’re not dealt with, millions of Hong Kong residents will live over a ticking time bomb for several months." Everyone heard the firmness in Jin Li’s tone; these creatures must be eliminated.

"Additionally, we found a tunnel in the factory, with initial speculation that the mastermind has already left Hong Kong via the tunnel, taking all the research drugs. What we caught were just some security and research personnel." Tianjing added.

"Despicable, letting these bastards escape."

Ye Shikai also felt it was a pity. The only bottle of medicine was snatched during Shen Wu’s escorting, meaning all research results were taken. The only consolation is that these researchers remained. If the masterminds were more deranged, they would have killed them all during retreat.

Two hours later, the meeting ended, and Cheng Luoqi immediately found Ye Shikai.

"Such a big incident happened, why didn’t you inform me earlier?" Cheng Luoqi questioned.

"This matter is of great importance. Actually, not only you, but even the leaders at the Security Office were unaware. If it weren’t for us coming here to investigate, we wouldn’t know the HST project’s base had moved to Hong Kong." Ye Shikai explained.

"These people truly are insane. We must catch them." Cheng Luoqi said angrily, punching the wall.

"I’m afraid it’s too late. That tunnel leads directly to the harbor dock. As expected, they’ve already left Hong Kong for overseas."