Chapter 204: Chapter 152: Warning! Evil Cultivator Discovered!
The lanky man snickered, "You stiffed a prostitute, didn’t you? Is that why she called the cops?"
"Hahaha..."
The five of them laughed and joked around, following them out of the room without a hint of panic.
For them, a trip to the police station was like coming home.
They knew the drill!
...
「At the same time.」
Donghua Wildlife Park, Staff Dormitories.
Inside Chen Ze’s room, the atmosphere was a world away from Zhang Chenghu’s situation.
Huang Zhongmu, Zhao Dalong, and several other members of the zoo’s management were all present.
Yang Qi hadn’t left yet, either, and was standing off to one side.
"Xiaochen, I understand what you’re thinking."
Huang Zhongmu sat in the chair across from Chen Ze, his tone gentle. "You’re thinking about the Zoo. You’re afraid of causing trouble, afraid it’ll be like that incident from the start of the year where the Zoo took the hit and you were left feeling wronged."
He paused, then continued, "But things are different this time. You’re the victim, and the female tourist who was attacked is being very reasonable. It’s not like that incident at the beginning of the year."
Chen Ze opened his mouth as if to say something.
Huang Zhongmu raised a hand to stop him. "I’ve already had Chief Zhao call the police; they’re on their way now. This needs to go through the proper channels. The Zoo won’t let you get the short end of the stick. We will back you up all the way."
At the mention of "that incident at the start of the year," the expressions of the managers in the room grew complicated.
It was a dispute that had occurred at the Zoo back in March.
A couple was arguing outside the Panda Hall. The fight escalated, and the man hit the woman.
The on-duty security guard stepped in to stop them. During the ensuing scuffle, the man who had been hitting the woman lost his footing, fell, and scraped his hand.
Then something ridiculous happened.
The woman who had been getting beaten suddenly turned on the guard, grabbing him and refusing to let go. She claimed her boyfriend was injured and demanded the Zoo pay compensation—opening with a demand for one hundred thousand.
The police came to mediate, but it was no use. The woman cried and threw a fit while the man stood by, playing the victim.
In the end, just to make the problem go away, the Zoo paid them some money to settle it.
So, Chen Ze’s reluctance to call the police after being assaulted was, in large part, influenced by that incident.
"I was in the wrong, too."
Zhao Dalong picked up the conversation, his voice tinged with guilt. "Xiaochen, at first, I was thinking of telling you not to call the police. So when you brought it up yourself, I was actually relieved. Looking back now, I must have been an idiot! I apologize."
"It’s okay, it’s okay."
Chen Ze replied, "I understand your reasoning, Chief Zhao. You were just looking out for the Zoo’s best interests."
"Chief Zhao’s apology is a good thing,"
Huang Zhongmu nodded. "But what’s more important is that we need to have a system in place to back our employees. From now on, as long as an employee is properly carrying out their duties or acts heroically, the Zoo will offer its full support. If we need to call the police, we’ll call them. If we need to press charges, we’ll press them. We will never let our staff feel like they’ve been left out in the cold!"
He looked at Chen Ze, his expression serious. "You focus on recovering and cooperate with the police investigation. The Zoo will handle everything else."
"Thank you, Director."
Chen Ze responded with gratitude.
Standing to the side, Yang Qi watched the scene unfold and nodded to himself.
He hadn’t been here at the beginning of the year, so he didn’t know the details of that incident.
But Yang Qi could understand Chen Ze’s choice not to call the police.
Whether it was out of fear of trouble or because he was bottling up his anger and wanted to get even himself, it was a personal choice.
And it was also understandable that the Zoo was now choosing to call the police and stand firmly behind its employee.
When the situation was in their favor, there were plenty of benefits to calling the police.
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As the group left the staff dormitories,
an announcement popped up in the main work group chat, "Donghua Wildlife Park Zoo Family."
[Official Report and Commendation Regarding Today’s Tourist Dispute]
[At approximately 11:00 AM today, a dispute occurred between tourists within the park. A male visitor, following a dispute with his girlfriend, lost emotional control and engaged in violent behavior toward her. Comrade Chen Ze, an employee of our park’s security department, discovered the situation while on patrol and immediately intervened. In the process of de-escalating the conflict, he was violently assaulted, sustaining multiple injuries to his face and body.
Throughout the incident, Comrade Chen Ze maintained his composure and upheld his professional ethics...
After internal review, the following has been decided:
1. Comrade Chen Ze will be publicly commended for his heroic actions. The park will also submit his case for an official "Good Samaritan" award as per regulations.
2. The park administration has taken the initiative to report the incident to the police and will fully cooperate with the public security authorities’ investigation.
3. All of Comrade Chen Ze’s medical expenses will be covered by the park. He will also be granted paid leave for his recovery.
4. The park administration will resolutely defend the legal rights and interests of its employees...]
...
After the message was posted, the group chat was instantly flooded with new messages.
"Way to go, Chen Ze!"
"Props to Brother Ze~"
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With Zhang Chenghu’s arrest and Chen Ze’s public commendation and reward from the park, the incident was temporarily resolved.
For the next few days, Yang Qi’s life returned to its peaceful, regular rhythm.
During the day, he fed the gray wolves and raccoons, cleaned their enclosures, and conducted behavioral training.
In the evening, he would take the giant panda, Tuantuan, out of his enclosure for a stroll.
Horn Carved Qi Zai’s "Project Blue Sky" was also progressing steadily. Every day involved scheduled flights, data recording, and analysis of his flight paths and hunting behaviors. Everything was proceeding according to plan.
The system’s lottery draws only yielded routine supplies.
「Late one night.」
Yang Qi sat cross-legged on the Meditation Cushion, his body enveloped in a faint halo of Spiritual Qi, invisible to the naked eye.
The Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array operated smoothly, slowly gathering and purifying the sparse Five Elements Spiritual Qi from the surroundings for him to absorb and use for his cultivation.
His cultivation at the Third Level of Qi Cultivation was stable and growing slowly.
Suddenly—
[WARNING! WARNING!]
[Evil cultivator detected invading the sect! Host, please assist the Precepts Hall disciples immediately in capturing the evil cultivator to ensure the sect’s safety!]
"Hm?!"
Yang Qi’s eyes snapped open, a sharp glint flashing within them for a moment. ’An evil cultivator invasion? Did someone sneak into the Zoo?’
He immediately stopped circulating his Cultivation Technique and pulled himself out of his meditative state.
