"Ring-ring..."
The crisp ringtone shattered the warehouse's silence, sounding especially piercing.
Gu Feng stopped in his tracks, a hint of confusion appearing on his face as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.
Seeing his supervisor's number on the screen, he immediately answered and lowered his voice.
"Hello? Supervisor, what is it?"
"People from the Ability Management Bureau have arrived at the base entrance. Hurry over and receive them. Be polite—don't keep them waiting too long." His supervisor's urgent voice came through the phone.
"Alright, I'll go right away." Gu Feng hurriedly agreed. After hanging up, he turned and headed toward the warehouse doors.
He knew perfectly well that the previous seed theft was not something an ordinary thief could have pulled off. It had to have been the work of a Cultivator.
The base had already called the police, so the Ability Management Bureau stepping in to investigate was only to be expected.
Now that they had arrived at the entrance, he, as the security guard responsible for the core area's security, had to go receive them at once.
Huang Yongqiang, hiding behind the shelves, heard every word of their conversation clearly.
His brow instantly furrowed tight, and his expression turned grave.
People from the Ability Management Bureau had actually come. This was completely beyond his expectations. Once law enforcement had their eyes on him, escaping smoothly today would become several times harder.
I have to get the seeds and leave as soon as possible. If I wait for the Ability Management Bureau to come in and search, then even if I grew wings today, I still wouldn't be able to fly away. Huang Yongqiang fretted inwardly.
Just as Gu Feng had stepped one foot out of the warehouse and was about to turn around and