Chapter 33: Recycling the Gold Eating Mother Beetle I : Pinching a c*ckroach with Bare Hands

The employment relationship between Xue Li Hong and Xiao Mo was thus established.

Xiao Mo decided to change his attitude towards the youth. He could no longer think of the youth as a kid anymore, since he was all grown up now.

Xue Li Hong started preparing for the job. As for Xiao Mo, he too, got ready a few tools and essentials.

After he marked out the position on the map, the both of them discussed and finally decided on the route. Xiao Mo also informed his family members that he was going out to carry out some tasks before setting off.

The Xiao Family were all very busy too, so they did not ask about their whereabouts or reason. Except for Deng An Jie, who asked them to come back in time for dinner.

Xiao Mo rarely rejected Deng An Jie’s request, so he promised to return in time.

Xue Li Hong looked at Xiao Mo, before turning to look at Deng An Jie, looking all beautiful and dignified. His lips twisted into a strange smile.

Xiao Mo did not notice the youth’s strange expression. He was too busy checking out the road conditions from the balcony.

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“We have to first go there and observe the situation. If there are any obstacles, we can think of another way.”

Xiao Mo felt that the adult version of Xue Li Hong was not as cute as the child version, but he was truly proficient at handling tasks.

The two were about to leave.

“Old Xiao.” Xue Li Hong suddenly squeezed the brakes, placed both his feet on the floor, and pointed, “Look in front.”

“Yeah, what happened?”

Xiao Mo looked in the direction the youth pointed. As soon as he looked up, he saw a huge swarm of c*ckroaches lying on the side of the wall of a building diagonally opposite.

Xiao Mo immediately got goosebumps looking at the sheer number of c*ckroaches.

“Ahh!!” The other residents in the community also discovered the situation.

Some citizens that passed by the area also heard the screams. Perhaps they thought the screams were of excitement, so they curiously walked towards the source instead of running away.

Xue Li Hong grabbed a flying c*ckroach and observed it closely, flipping it up and down and examining it in detail.

Xiao Mo did not notice what he was doing as he was standing behind him. When the security guards appeared, he immediately shouted at them, “Don’t hit the c*ckroaches, they might fly all over the place. Go get a large can of insecticide or get a pest control company to hurry over.”

The security guards saw the dense swarm of c*ckroaches, none of them dared to rush towards it. Instead, they took a few steps backwards.

“Hurry up, broadcast and inform the residents of the community to close all their windows and doors, and make sure to block all gaps.” Xiao Mo also hurriedly dialed home to inform his family members about the situation and to do the same.

As soon as he finished calling, he looked back, only to see the youth holding onto a c*ckroach, studying it in detail.

Xiao Mo frowned and clutched the handlebar tightly when he saw what the youth was doing with the insect. “What’s so good about that c*ckroach? Don’t you think that it’s dirty and full of germs?”

It was unsure what Xue Li Hong saw from the c*ckroach, but seeing that Xiao Mo was disgusted with the c*ckroach, he evilly used two fingers and splat, pinched the c*ckroach to death.

He carelessly threw away the c*ckroach that had white foam spilling out from his head, before patting Xiao Mo on the shoulder. He pointed to the c*ckroaches and commented, “Don’t you think they look like they’re trying to drill into the wall?”

“… … Don’t wipe your dirty claw on my body.”

“I’ll use my feet to crush it the next time.” Xue Li Hong rubbed his dirtied hand on the man’s shirt repeatedly and said heartlessly.

Xiao Mo, “… …”

“What happened? Why are there so many c*ckroaches?” The people of the community as weel as the security guards were all panicking, shocked at such a scene.

“Look there!” A middle-aged man pointed at the other building and screamed.

“The same thing is happening to that other building!” The other security guard also started screaming and yelling, pointing to the other side.

As far as they could see, there were dense swarms of c*ckroaches crawling on all sides of the walls of the three buildings.

“Oh my goodness! c*ckroaches everywhere! Why are there so many of them!” The residents walking on the road jumped in shock.

Large swarms of c*ckroaches crawled across the road.

“OMG! The c*ckroaches are flying! Quick, run!”

It was unknown as to who yelled, but as soon as the yell sounded, a large number of c*ckroaches started flying mid-air, towards the light poles, the buildings, and even towards the people.

“Don’t bother about these c*ckroaches, let’s go!” Xue Li Hong stepped on the pedal and escaped. Xiao Mo followed suit.

Along the way, the ride was not smooth.

The City Government had mobilized its Military and Police Force to restore the city after the disaster, but the disaster that struck last night caused damage everywhere, and everything was too sudden.

On the way, there were a lot of people busying about. They were trying to overcome the new disasters that popped up one after another. Large swarms of c*ckroaches, even swarms of rats, were seen jumping about on the ground and in the shadows. This made the rescue and clean up even tougher that it already was.

After discussing, the two of them decided to complete the mission within the second ringed road in the city before proceeding to the outskirts.

The bicycle made it convenient to move around the city easily, but when they completed all the tasks within the city, it would be near impossible to move about with only a bicycle at the outskirts. They could only hope that the government could clear the main roads leading to the outside of the city as soon as possible.

According to the plan, the nearest target was at a street park not far from Tong Tian Street.

There was a new exhibition in this park, showcasing various metallic art pieces, resulting in the small square to be filled with metal pieces that were of unique shapes, some restrained, others unrestrained, even wretched.

When the two of them arrived, they saw several people working busily in the park.

There were some soldiers that were removing the obstacles that blocked the road leading to the open space in the park. Several police were riding their bicycles around. The citizens were either helping or asking for help, but most of them were asking for help.

The Park occupied a large area, and its location was right in the middle of the city. For dispatching convenience, there was a temporary command center erected at the east corner of the park. The Military Police and municipal workers kept entering and exiting from there. A temporary emergency station where people could get medical help was set up at the west corner of the park. Some citizens were queuing to get treatment for their minor injuries there.

“Ding! Target is nearby. Estimated distance 32 meters, 30 meters…”

Xiao Mo stopped his bicycle.

“There are too many people here.” Xiao Mo whispered to the youth.

Xue Li Hong propped the bicycle with a foot. He scanned the surroundings and frowned slightly.

“I don’t know how powerful the Gold Eating Mother Beetle is, but if it is of the same level as the Mother of Gluttony, then we are in real trouble.”

The young man asked calmly, “How far is it from here?”

“It’s around here.” According to the map that had surfaced in his mind, Xiao Mo raised his hand and pointed his finger at one of the metallic structures in one corner of the park. It was a metallic piece of art that resembled a female, featuring a heavily distorted waist and exaggerated chest and derriere.

“Let me take a look first.” Xue Li Hong gave his employer a look and took the initiative to charge towards danger.

Xiao Mo was about to ask Xue Li Hong whether they should go together.

Xiao Mo quickly stood aside. He was immediately separated from the youth.

The group of people that had intervened were rushing towards the emergency station.

Xiao Mo took a glance and saw that the group of people were carrying a stretcher, which laid a young soldier. He seemed to be heavily injured and there were blood spots trailing after them on the floor.

A soldier ran out of the command tent. He raised his horn and shouted, “Team 3, team 4! Follow me, backup is required.”

The dozens of soldiers that were scattered about swiftly gathered and uniformly assembled.

“What happened? Why is so badly injured?” A military doctor donned in the uniform with a white coat ran over from the ambulance.

“I don’t know. The communication set was out of order just now and we couldn’t get in touch. We could only hear them calling for help. I hope there is someone that can repair the communication equipment. Alas, the more we hope to achieve something, the more problems seem to surface.”

After the brief conversation, the young soldier with epaulettes of a lieutenant ran out of the street park with two teams of soldiers.

Xiao Mo and Xue Li Hong glanced at each other.

Xue Li Hong kicked the ground and rode towards the center of the park.

Xiao Mo hesitated for a while before hurrying to keep up with Xue Li Hong. He was able to repair the communication equipment, but he had never dealt with military equipment before. However, the basic structure should be the same. Additionally, he has his supernatural ability that helps him to repair and restore anything.

The two reached the statue that the target was hiding. Xue Li Hong bent down to observe the shape of the statue.

The map in Xiao Mo’s mind transformed into a 3D display, pointing out the exact location of the beetle. “Between the left foot and the base. Not the outside, but the place where the bottom foot meets the base.”

Xue Li Hong squatted down and stretched his hand out and felt the inner part of the left foot. “There is a small hole here, as big as a sesame seed. The beetle should have gotten in from there.”

Xiao Mo circled the metal structure twice and tried to push it. “This is welded to the ground. It is too difficult to move it away. But it is even more difficult to separate the foot from its base. The entire structure seems to be made out of a whole entire block of metal, so we must find a cutter or electric saw to dissect it open. I think we should head back and get some tools from the shop.”

“Before you head out of the city, drive back to your house and get some tools.” As the youth said so, he drew out a saw blade about five centimeters wide, and fifteen centimeters long, with a handle from his backpack.

“You actually have almost everything in your bag.” Xiao Mo wondered how such a large tool managed to fit in his small backpack.

“After living for so long, it is only natural to have gathered some useful trinkets. Unfortunately, I don’t have a chainsaw.”

Xue Li Hong began to use the saw blade to cut the connection between the foot and the base.

Xiao Mo also squatted down, “Are you sure this saw blade is able to do the job? When will we ever finish sawing?”

“That will be for you, not me.”

“Ooops. Sorry, I forgot, you have the internal strength worth a thousand of years.”

The corner of the youth’s mouth curled up without denying anything. Seeing the youth saw, it seemed like he did not apply much effort and force.

The youth stopped and held on to the handle of the saw blade and said, “Hold it well.”

“Hold what?” Xiao Mo saw that the blade had almost cut into the figure. It was almost a fifth done as soon as the youth started pulling the blade in and out. Xiao Mo hurriedly supported the upper part of the body.

The beetle-free foot of the figure soon quickly separated from its base.

“Later on, when I break open this figure and move it away, you shall be responsible for covering the beetle with this net and not let it escape.” Xue Li Hong pulled out a gauze net from his backpack and handed it to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo took the gauze, opened it and was shocked. The gauze felt cold to touch, “Can this really hold the beetle?”

“It’s made of the Sky Silkworm’s Silk.” Xue Li Hong did not even lift his head and started to saw the bottom of the foot with the bug.

Xiao Mo was astonished,” You mean, there really exist Sky Silkworms? The one that even fire and water cannot destroy, the one that cannot be cut using a knife, but is elastic? The one that is cool in summer and warm during winter?”

Xue Li Hong looked up at him in surprise,” You believe that?”

“Oh, just continue sawing!”