Chapter 20: The car door opened

The bus swerved.

The driver drove with a forced calm, but the sweat trickling down his forehead betrayed him.

“How much longer until the next stop?” a voice broke the silence first.

“About 5 minutes more,” someone replied.

Silence fell upon the bus again.

“Can you let Fire Fang Dog smell your scent? Maybe Fire Fang Dog can sniff out where that thing is,” Qiao Sang suddenly spoke up in the quiet.

Before the female student could speak, the Square-Faced Man standing beside her sneered, “Even if there really is a wild Ghost-type extraordinary creature on the bus, are you sure you want to look for it while the bus is moving? What if it gets angered and something happens? Can you take responsibility?”

“Yeah, let’s wait until the bus reaches the next stop and pulls over.”

“This matter needs to be handled by the Patrol Department. Let’s not cause any more trouble.”

“That’s right, what’s the Patrol Department’s phone number again? I’ll call.”

“I think it’s 669.”

“…That’s the Control Department.”

The people on the bus discussed back and forth.

“It’s not Ghost-type,” Qiao Sang said.

“How do you know it’s not?” someone asked.

“You said you found movement, and you’re also saying it’s not. Are you playing with us?” the Square-Faced Man clamored.

Qiao Sang looked him straight in the eye and smiled, “Uncle, I feel like you’ve been targeting me from the beginning.”

The Square-Faced Man’s eyes widened, and he roared, “I’m only 24!”

“Uncle, your voice is a bit loud,” Qiao Sang said, digging at her ear.

The Square-Faced Man glared fiercely at Qiao Sang, his expression sinister. If he hadn’t been mindful of the Fire Fang Dog in front of Qiao Sang, he probably would have made a move the next second.

“Why isn’t it Ghost-type?” the female student asked at this moment.

“That auntie’s Pet is a Magnetic Armored Rat. If there’s a Ghost-type extraordinary creature nearby, its tail would be shaped like lightning, but its tail is currently hanging straight down,” Qiao Sang explained, pointing at the Pet on the shoulder of the auntie in the next seat.

The female student was stunned for a moment, recalling that there did seem to be such a thing…

Magnetic Armored Rat have a magnetic field reaction and can sense unusual magnetic field movements.

Extraordinary creatures like Ghost-type, with their unique surrounding magnetic fields, would indeed cause a Magnetic Armored Rat to unconsciously stimulate its temporal lobe, making its tail appear lightning-shaped.

But textbooks are textbooks; she hadn’t thought of connecting such obscure content to reality so quickly…

“Yes, yes, my Magnetic Armored Rat is indeed like that,” the auntie in the next seat said, realizing and nodding.

Hearing this, the female student no longer hesitated and said, “You can smell.”

Qiao Sang nodded to Fire Fang Dog.

Fire Fang Dog obediently leaned in and sniffed the female student.

Qiao Sang noticed that the facial muscles of the Square-Faced Man standing nearby instantly tensed.

Fire Fang Dog sniffed, then sniffed the air a few times, and then barked at the Square-Faced Man.

“What are you barking at, you dead dog!” the Square-Faced Man snarled.

“Ya!”

Fire Fang Dog’s fur stood on end, its limbs tensed, and its sharp fangs were largely exposed, clearly enraged by the man in front of him.

The Square-Faced Man was startled but still held his ground, not backing away.

He looked at the girl holding Fire Fang Dog, wanting her to control her Pet, but then he saw the girl looking at him expressionlessly, her gaze cold, giving off a feeling even more terrifying than Fire Fang Dog…

Qiao Sang felt incredibly calm at this moment. She slowly stroked Fire Fang Dog’s back, trying to keep Fire Fang Dog from getting agitated.

She couldn’t attack him first. The Alliance clearly stipulates that Yu Beast Masters are prohibited from using Pets to attack ordinary citizens. Even if they had to attack, it couldn’t be so blatant, and there was a bus full of people here.

This man was clearly problematic. Earlier, when she said Fire Fang Dog sensed something, he was the most agitated, and Fire Fang Dog also smelled the same scent on him as on the female student.

However, for something to suddenly appear on someone and then disappear, it couldn’t be something he himself was capable of.

Making secret moves on a bus, it’s either for money or for lust.

That thing made Fire Fang Dog unable to sense it immediately, and the female student didn’t notice anything either. If her body was touched, there would definitely be a reaction.

It’s not for lust.

Then it’s for money.

“Did you lose anything?” Qiao Sang turned to the female student and asked.

The female student was stunned for a moment, then reacted and checked her bag and pockets. Two seconds later.

“Holy crap, my phone is gone!”

Sure enough, Qiao Sang thought to herself.

Seeing this, the people on the bus also began to check their belongings.

“My phone is gone too!”

“My wallet too!”

“And the necklace I bought for my girlfriend is gone too!”

“Where are my height-increasing insoles!!!”

“My Pet’s Shasha Fruit, ahhh!”

Upon checking, one-third of the people on the bus found their belongings missing.

Qiao Sang keenly noticed that those who reported missing items were all located in the middle of the bus.

Qiao Sang looked at the Square-Faced Man, becoming even more certain of her guess.

The Square-Faced Man’s face turned extremely ugly when he saw Qiao Sang looking at him. He gritted his teeth and said, “My phone is gone too!”

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Oh dear… My Pet and I can’t be separated for a moment…”

Just then, a loud ringing sound came from the Square-Faced Man’s body.

Man: “…”

Everyone’s eyes turned towards him.

The Square-Faced Man gave an awkward laugh and said, “Oh, it was still on me. I just didn’t find it.”

Qiao Sang asked, “You’re a Yu Beast Master, aren’t you?”

The Square-Faced Man’s expression darkened, and he hadn’t yet thought of how to reply.

“He is, he’s wearing a Yu Beast Master badge!” the female student exclaimed excitedly, realizing the Square-Faced Man’s abnormality.

Yu Beast Masters registered with the Alliance are issued corresponding badges. For example, an F-level Yu Beast Master’s badge has a white background with the Beast Tamer Alliance emblem on top, plus an F symbol.

Some people like to wear them, others don’t. Those who don’t usually are lower-level Yu Beast Masters.

The Square-Faced Man in front of them conspicuously wore a gray-backed E-level Beastmaster badge on his chest.

This indicated that he had at least two intermediate Pets.

“Do you mind letting us all see what your Pet is?” Qiao Sang asked kindly.

The Square-Faced Man wanted to refuse, but the eyes of everyone on the bus were focused on him.

“Show us your Pet!”

“Yeah, what are you afraid of?”

“Weren’t you acting all arrogant just now? Speak up.”

“Do you have some Pet that can’t be seen?”

The Square-Faced Man’s face grew increasingly ugly. His already contorted features squeezed together even more, and the sweat on his back made his gray tank top cling to his body.

Just as he didn’t know what to do.

“Yonglin Station has arrived. Passengers getting off, please take your belongings and exit through the rear door.”

The voice of the electronic announcer sounded.

The bus doors opened.