CapĂtulo 1861: Chapter 142: Rumors About the Ice Spirit (Double-Length)
The police station was in chaos.
Thousands of pet beasts nearly occupied every corner inside and outside the police station.
Reporters rushed into the police station after hearing the news.
âWhy have so many pet beasts suddenly appeared here? Has there been a major event?â
âIâve heard the pet beasts showing up here were all previously missing. Is that true?â
âBingbing! Bingbing?â
âCan you tell us exactly what happened? I just saw a monitor bear; could it be the one that disappeared eight years ago?â
âJingjing? Jingjing?â
The reporters were blocked outside the police station by a group of officers who were too frazzled to deal with them.
Relentless, the reporters pointed their microphones at the pet beasts nearly stepping out of the police station, asking them for information.
Some pet beasts, excited or tearful, actually revealed a few things.
Shock and astonishment appeared on the reportersâ faces, gradually turning into excitement as they realized this was a major story.
Many reporters immediately began live broadcasting.
By that evening, news of the reappearance of missing pet beasts on Ice Island had become a trending topic.
Inside the police station, each pet beast was being questioned about their identity to contact their contracted Beast Tamer or family pet.
Qiao Sang was arranged to sit on a soft chair, engaging with family members of the pet beasts crowding around.
âThank you so much! If it werenât for you, I might never have seen Branch Bud Flower again in this lifetime!â an elderly man with graying hair said with tears in his eyes.
âBranch! Branch!â Branch Bud Flower beside him was also shedding tears.
âOur benefactor!â A plump, middle-aged woman shoved the elder aside, excitedly gripping Qiao Sangâs hands, and said:
âItâs all thanks to you for my Illusion Elephant. You donât know, since Illusion Elephant went missing, I couldnât sleep or eat well, Iâve lost so much weight. Whatever you need in the future, just come toâŠâ
Before she finished, a two-meter tall white bear-like pet beast squeezed her away, calling out happily:
âWenwen!â
âWenwen!â
Saying this, it handed over a bank card.
Itâs still the pet beasts that are straightforward⊠Qiao Sang looked at the bank card and immediately understood the intention of the white bear-like pet beast.
Just as she was about to decline, a policeman squeezed in, clearing people and pet beasts around, loudly saying:
âThose who have confirmed their identity should leave first. There are too many people and pet beasts here, donât crowd together!â
With the police urging, the crowd around Qiao Sang thinned significantly, but outside, people and pet beasts kept pouring in, soon cramming the police station again.
âXun Xun~â
âXun Xun~â
Little Treasure Spirit floated at the police station entrance, waving its paw to bid farewell to the pet beasts it had happily chatted with, who were about to leave.
An experienced policeman with white hair at his temples approached Qiao Sang, solemnly saying:
âItâs all thanks to you; otherwise, these missing pet beasts wouldnât have returned smoothly.â
Ever since they knew Qiao Sang had brought these pet beasts from the Ice Spiritâs place, everyone at the police station started addressing her with respect.
âDid you know it was the Ice Spirit?â Qiao Sang asked.
The policeman sighed and said: âWe knew some, but we didnât know the Ice Spirit had frozen so many pet beasts.â
Qiao Sang recalled the words from the guesthouse owner and asked again:
âSince you knew, why didnât you send someone to rescue them?â
The policeman smiled wryly and said:
âAll the police officers on Ice Island put together are no match for the Ice Spirit, and applying for enough forces to deal with an Emperor-level pet beast isnât easy. Unless that Emperor-level pet beast is truly evil, the higher-ups generally wonât care.â
Qiao Sang couldnât help but say:
âThe Ice Spirit isnât considered truly evil?â
The policeman sighed and said:
âThe Ice Spirit is already considered good; it basically doesnât leave Ice Island, and wonât act unless it sees an interesting pet beast.â
He paused, gesturing with his eyes toward the chatting pet beasts around the police station, saying:
âYou can see that the pet beasts frozen by the Ice Spirit are actually still alive. Like that Urn Urn Tan, which went missing 21 years ago, its vital signs are normal, and its appearance hasnât changed at all since then.â
21 years ago⊠Qiao Sangâs eyes widened, and she said in astonishment: âCould it be that all creatures frozen by the Ice Spirit donât die?â
The policeman said:
âThereâs no exact certification, just speculation. Once, a Beast Tamer was frozen by the Ice Spirit, and returned nearly 50 years later, looking exactly the same as 50 years ago. According to him, it was because he had been frozen for too long, and the Ice Spirit got bored looking at him and decided to swap for a new batch of ice sculptures, so threw him out.â