Chapter 269

Chapter 269

Meng Chuan’s proposal had given Zhang Bei a few ideas of his own.

There was no need to rush, though. He had plenty of time. Once he had a proper plan, he would toss it to Meng Chuan.

Wasn’t doing the work what secretaries were for?

Time flew. Two days had passed since the old monk’s visit to the Amusement Park.

Today, quite a crowd had gathered outside it.

These were regular visitors who had cleared at least one attraction.

Their reason for gathering was simple.

Zootopia, which Zhang Bei had been promoting for so long, officially opened today.

Some of them held a Pass Card. Others had been coaxed here by Zhang Bei’s silver tongue.

Naturally, Li Yang, Zhang Bei’s most valued employee, stood among them too.

Zhang Bei approached through the early morning sunlight.

With that exceptionally friendly smile, anyone who didn’t know him would surely have thought him a cheerful, wholesome young man.

But there were a full hundred people here, and every one of them knew just how vile Boss Zhang’s personality was.

“Is everyone here?”

Li Yang nodded beside him. “Everyone except Qingqing.”

“Where is she?”

“Getting her equipment. She’ll be right here.”

He had barely finished when Qingqing’s slightly hoarse voice rang out.

“It’s not every day I get to go there. Shouldn’t I bring a camera?”

Amusement gleamed in Zhang Bei’s eyes, but he said nothing.

Hopefully, you’ll still feel like taking photos after trying the attraction.

Before long, several coaches stopped outside the Amusement Park.

Zhang Bei called everyone aboard.

The original plan had been for the plane to take off directly from the Amusement Park.

Unfortunately, there simply wasn’t enough room.

Even though their plane didn’t need a very long runway, the space outside the park was still too small to accommodate it.

But Meng Chuan was Meng Chuan.

After all the practice he’d had lately, leaving his other abilities aside, his efficiency at solving problems alone had already far surpassed that of an ordinary person.

Within only a few hours, the civil aviation authorities in Dingyang City had made a dedicated runway available.

And so Zhang Bei led a grand procession of nearly a hundred people toward the airport.

Li Yang fastened his safety belt and looked around the plane’s brand-new interior.

“Boss, did we really manufacture this ourselves?”

“Yes. Every part was made in-house.”

“Wow. One of these must cost a fortune to build, right?”

Zhang Bei thought carefully. Without labor costs, it actually wasn’t very expensive.

Probably only half the cost of a Boeing 747.

Of course, the technology was for their own use. If they sold it to others, the price would have to be at least ten times higher.

The plane took less than twenty minutes to reach its destination.

Zhang Bei smiled at the arched gateway a short distance from the airport.

“Come on. I’ll show you the way!”

Gu Yue, Qingqing, Li Yang, and You Bai followed Boss Zhang with extreme reluctance.

The visitors might have some hope of escaping. But the four of them…

Zhang Bei would absolutely keep them under close watch.

However long the road, eventually it had to end.

Zhang Bei pushed open the arched gate and waved to the people behind him.

“First, the rules. Start here and keep going until you reach the exit. You’ll need an exit key card to open it.”

“One exit key card lets five people clear the attraction together. Of course, if you haven’t come out after five hours, I’ll come in to find you.”

He paused, then his tone abruptly grew sinister.

“Finally, take my advice. If you run into danger, you only have to run faster than your teammates!”

With that, Zhang Bei stepped aside, and the crowd marched into Zootopia.

As soon as the last person passed through the arch, Zhang Bei shut the heavy iron gate and added two large padlocks for good measure.

Gu Yue, You Bai, and the others huddled together, staring at the closed gate behind them with a long sigh.

“I knew it. That beast wouldn’t leave us a single loophole.”

Hearing the familiar description, You Bai patted Gu Yue’s shoulder.

“Remember to call him Boss. How do you think I ended up here?”

Li Yang stole a glance at a camera in a nearby tree.

“Is there any chance that if we stay here chatting much longer, we’ll be in danger?”

At that, Qingqing immediately started walking forward.

Zhang Bei’s refusal to act human wasn’t anything new.

A moment’s thought made it obvious: stay in one place too long, and something would go wrong.

Especially here at the entrance!

Seeing Qingqing move, the others caught on at once and hurried after her.

The interior of Zootopia looked more like a primeval forest.

Paths wound through it in a complicated web. One careless turn could easily leave you lost.

Unknown dangers lurked in the dense vegetation.

Three of the four were employees. The fourth was practically more of an employee than they were.

They formed a long single-file line and cautiously explored along a narrow path.

At the front, Qingqing stopped, staring at a shadow cast on the ground by the sunlight.

Li Yang, bringing up the rear, leaned out to look.

“What’s wrong?”

Qingqing didn’t turn. She only drew a deep breath.

“Run!”

The word had barely left her mouth before she shot forward.

Gu Yue and You Bai, both women like her, reacted instantly and followed.

Only Li Yang froze for a moment. He even turned his head.

That single glance seemed to last ten thousand years.

No wonder Qingqing had run so fast. In the tree behind Li Yang, a giant blue python over ten meters long lay coiled.

Li Yang had seen this thing before, but only in a movie.

The largest pythons in the world were only fourteen meters long.

Yet no matter how he looked at this one, it was at least fifteen!

Fear gnawed at his heart. An ordinary person would already have gone weak in the knees and waited to die.

But he was Li Yang!

Li Yang, who had grown steadily tougher under Zhang Bei!

Muscle memory forged through constant torment made him react in an instant.

In less than a second, he turned and launched himself into a sprint.

His legs unleashed tremendous power as he raced into the depths of the forest.

Five seconds later, Li Yang overtook Gu Yue at the back.

Ten seconds later, world champion You Bai was behind him.

Thirteen seconds later, even the well-conditioned Qingqing stared in bewilderment at the sprinting Li Yang.

Now Gu Yue was last.

At the sight of the python flickering through the trees, Gu Yue nearly burst into tears.

In that moment, she finally understood Boss Zhang’s words.

Indeed, there was no way to outrun the animals here.

All you could do was overtake your teammates.

Boss Zhang’s mastery of manipulating human nature was truly exquisite!

You Bai was straining every muscle to catch Qingqing when Gu Yue’s piercing scream rang out behind her.