"What? Is that true?"
Lu Qingyan blurted out the question. He blinked, his gaze shifting between Lu Bai and Pu Xueli.
Children could often read the room better than adults. Though Pu Xueli hadn't even begun to explain, Lu Qingyan wisely opened the door and left. "Then I'll go play outside for a bit, bro."
He hurried out and even closed the door behind him. What a thoughtful kid.
But Pu Xueli wasn't in the mood to praise the little brat. Skipping the small talk, he went straight to Lu Bai and asked in a low voice, "Do you know when the Mona people will make their move?"
Lu Bai was still lying on the sofa. He didn't get up, only shook his head.
Noticing the disappointment on Principal Pu's face, Lu Bai added, "I've already told you everything I know. I've no reason to hide anything, do I?"
Pu Xueli gave a bitter smile. "The mess you've stirred up this time is huge. Even the field units at our Deathmatch campuses have been mobilized and placed on round-the-clock, level-three alert."
Officially, the field units at these Deathmatch campuses were part of the shelter government's armed forces. But the shelter had so many government-backed troops that most of the time, there was no need to mobilize Deathmatch campus personnel.
Just look at the massive protest that had turned bloody, involving tens of thousands of people. The field units at the Deathmatch campuses hadn't been called in. A few military units had been enough to suppress the protesters.
Strictly speaking, the field units at the Deathmatch campuses were even redundant within the City Council system. It was more like the government was funding these people with supernatural abilities to keep them occupied and out of trouble.
But now, the City Council