Liang Wenbin

A young police officer stepped forward quickly and reported respectfully to the middle-aged officer: "Captain Liang, all exits have been sealed off!"

Hearing the title "Captain Liang," Chen Mochuan finally recalled who this middle-aged policeman was.

Liang Wenbin! Captain of the Special Operations Brigade of the Antu City Police Department, a Martial Artist at the third-tier Inner Scene Realm, and one of the pillars of the Antu City police force.

Chen Mochuan, who followed local news every day, had seen the man handling major incidents and giving interviews on television more than once; at this moment, he finally matched the name to the face.

He had not expected that a mere few Ferocious Beasts would alarm such a high-ranking figure.

However, on second thought, discovering highly threatening Ferocious Beasts in the bustling city center was a matter of extreme severity. It made sense for Liang Wenbin to personally take charge of the command to ensure nothing went wrong.

Seeing that the student before him, despite his pale face and disheveled clothes, had steady eyes and a clear narrative, the tense expression on Liang Wenbin's face softened slightly.

He immediately signaled a young officer who had been standing by to step forward and quickly take a concise statement from Chen Mochuan at the safe zone near the edge of the cordon.

Just as the young officer was recording the details of the danger Chen Mochuan had described, the special police officers who had entered the alley to search reported to Liang Wenbin one after another via their walkie-talkies:

"Report, Captain Liang! Two Ferocious Beasts found, both neutralized!"

"Report! No other civilians found trapped!"

"Report! No further signs of Ferocious Beast activity detected for now; we are expanding the search radius and conducting a deep sweep!"

Just as everyone thought the threat had been basically neutralized:

"BOOM!!!"

A dull, heavy crashing sound suddenly erupted from the depths of the alley!

Liang Wenbin's hawk-like gaze instantly locked onto the direction of the sound, his expression turning incomparably grave. His body flickered like a black arrow released from a bow, stirring up a gust of wind as he rushed into the alley with lightning speed.

His speed was so fast that Chen Mochuan only felt a blur before the man's figure vanished into the darkness, leaving only the lingering sound of wind being torn apart in the air.

After just over a minute, Chen Mochuan saw Liang Wenbin walk out from the shadows of the alley.

In his left hand, he carried the corpse of a rodent of abnormal size; it was far larger than a typical Ferocious Beast, resembling a small calf, with oily black fur and bared, hideous fangs.

"That is definitely not an ordinary Ferocious Beast!" Chen Mochuan frowned slightly.

According to martial arts textbooks and online data, the largest recorded Ferocious Beasts were no bigger than an adult Border Collie.

He had never heard of such a massive specimen.

Liang Wenbin tossed the giant carcass onto the ground with a dull thud.

With a cold expression, he said to the young officer who had just finished the statement:

"This is the culprit! It has evolved into a Ferocious Rat King, possessing second-tier strength and a special method for concealing its aura, which is how it managed to silently bypass the layers of perimeter defense and lead this pack of rat pups into the city..."

"Hand its carcass over to the Research Institute properly. Have them focus on studying this concealment ability to see if we can develop countermeasures as soon as possible."

"Understood!" The young officer replied, quickly recording Liang Wenbin's instructions on his terminal; these were key parts of the operation report.

In the time that followed, no other major incidents occurred, only the occasional short, faint noise from the alley, which quickly subsided.

During one instance, Liang Wenbin flashed into the alley, but returned shortly after with a livid face, his hands empty; clearly, he had come up short.

After the officers conducted a carpet-like search and confirmed there were no further anomalies in the alley, the team began to withdraw, having neutralized and retrieved a total of three ordinary Ferocious Beasts.

However, one team of officers brought back a man and a woman who looked disheveled, panicked, and somewhat dazed.

Through the supplementary reports of the officers, Chen Mochuan finally learned the full truth behind that dull, heavy crash:

It turned out that while the officers were conducting their search, they had discovered the Ferocious Rat King. Perhaps sensing the intense threat posed by Liang Wenbin outside the alley, the Ferocious Rat King had not attempted to attack, but instead chose to smash through a sewer manhole cover in an attempt to escape.

However, the sewer entrance was too small to accommodate its overly large frame, and it was eventually caught and killed by Liang Wenbin.

Meanwhile, during their deep sweep, the officers had stumbled upon this couple in the open courtyard of a closed shop, engaged in illicit acts.

At the same time, a previously undetected Broken-Legged Ferocious Rat was startled and suddenly darted out from the shadows.

Out of their duty to protect the public, the officers prioritized shielding the terrified couple behind them.

In the chaos, the Ferocious Beast had one of its legs broken, but it took advantage of the gap while the officers were protecting the couple to dive into the sewer manhole the Ferocious Rat King had smashed open.

Although Liang Wenbin, who was in command, had pursued the moment he heard the radio call and sensed something was wrong, he was ultimately one step too slow and failed to intercept the Broken-Legged Ferocious Rat.

Even though he had already understood the situation during the operation, Liang Wenbin's expression remained grim.

The absurd behavior of this couple had not only put themselves in danger but had also caused a flaw in an otherwise perfect operation, leaving behind the serious security risk of a Broken-Legged Ferocious Rat on the loose!

A hot-tempered officer, filled with suppressed rage, stepped forward and sternly questioned the pair:

"After we sealed all entrances and exits to the alley, we used high-decibel loudspeakers to call out at least three times, repeatedly confirming if anyone needed rescue! Are you two deaf?! You didn't react at all, and you were in a place like this..."

He forcibly swallowed more vulgar words, clearly furious.

The disheveled woman kept her head down, trembling and muttering without a word.

The man, eyes flickering, weakly replied: "We... we were too... too focused, we didn't... didn't hear the broadcast..."

As soon as these words were out, the veins on the hot-tempered officer's forehead bulged, and he instinctively raised his foot to kick them, only to be hurriedly held back by those beside him.

"Enough!" Liang Wenbin's voice was low but possessed great deterrent power. "Take them both back to the station and record their statements separately! Focus on finding out if they took any prohibited substances and whether their mental state was normal at the time!"

His sharp gaze swept over their dazed and confused expressions, and he had already formed his own judgment.

He was all too familiar with this reaction, having spent over a decade in the department specifically tasked with cracking down on illicit drugs: they were high on narcotics!

Watching the two of them being shoved into the police cruiser with a hint of roughness, Chen Mochuan couldn't help but sigh.

Judging by their appearance, this pair might even be younger than him, likely still high school students, yet they were out in a dark alley at this hour doing something so outrageous.

Once the police station notified their school and verified the situation, the minimum penalty would be academic probation; if it were serious, they would likely lose their student status entirely.

Liang Wenbin suppressed his anger and ordered the officers to immediately contact the city drainage management office for assistance, insisting they organize a force to surround and capture that Broken-Legged Ferocious Rat that had escaped into the sewer as quickly as possible.

Afterward, he took the statement regarding Chen Mochuan from the young officer and began to look it over.