Cave Refuge
Chapter 459 - 354 First Encounter with Zyaire
This senseless targeting ignited a spark of curiosity in Dong Tianyu’s heart, and he didn’t pay too much attention to the increasingly large number of people surrounding him.
Nolan grew more and more nervous as support continued to arrive on the scene.
Others might be unaware of the situation, but how could he not know? Initially, he just wanted to vent someone else’s anger, but he hadn’t expected Dong Tianyu to be so strong.
Moreover, he was intimidated by Dong Tianyu’s sudden strike and subconsciously pressed the alarm on his body.
One must know that once the alarm is pressed, the camp has to proceed with at least a second-level emergency response for personnel placement, and an official carrying an alarm as well will be dispatched to the scene to assess the situation.
If it turns out to be a false alarm or the alarm was triggered without following protocol, the lightest consequence would be isolation for investigation.
This outcome was definitely unacceptable for Nolan, just as he was clueless about how to deal with the arriving official, he noticed weapon fragments on the ground and an idea immediately came to mind.
Dong Tianyu noticed the changing expressions on Nolan’s face and had some guesses as to why, because he wanted to know why Nolan was targeting him, he quietly waited for the next act in Nolan’s performance.
The survivors who had just appeared managed to extract the white-cloaked government officials, who were frightened due to their weapons being shattered by flying swords, out of the encirclement in no time.
Those who had initially aimed their weapons at Dong Tianyu, now, due to Nolan’s intervention, pointed their guns towards the ground, but under Divine Sense’s observation, Dong Tianyu saw their weapons were unlocked and ready to fire at any moment.
Just as Nolan was pondering how to pin something on Dong Tianyu, a burly middle-aged man arrived outside of the encirclement, cursing as he walked, "TND, what the hell happened that the gatekeepers died off? How can I still hear an air-raid alarm now?"
Seeing this crude man approaching, Nolan felt a headache coming on. Although they weren’t enemies, their relationship was nothing more than a nodding acquaintance, and the man’s temper could kindly be called straightforward, or more critically, temperamental.
Seeing that inside the encirclement, Dong Tianyu and Nolan were just standing calmly on opposite sides, not fighting, the man said teasingly, "Nolan, you didn’t hit an alarm just because the two of you were fighting and you couldn’t beat him, so you triggered it for backup to get revenge, did you?"
Nolan didn’t expect that the man had just arrived and managed to conjecture most of the situation just by glancing around. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
However, as much as he speculated, Nolan definitely couldn’t admit to such a thing, otherwise he’d face dire consequences.
At this moment, Nolan truly regretted his actions, wondering why he let himself be provoked so easily into such an irrational act.
But despite the regret, what mattered most was pinning the blame on Dong Tianyu. He absolutely couldn’t let Dong Tianyu clear his name, or else he’d be the one in trouble.
"Am I that kind of person?
Can’t I distinguish what’s important?
Zyaire, take a good look at the ground around us; those weapon fragments belong to Mr. Dong’s handiwork. I sounded the alarm considering the safety of the camp."
At this point, Zyaire noticed the state of the ground beneath the feet of his surrounding men, and upon closer inspection, sure enough, there were many weapon fragments scattered.
Even just by observing the fragments on the ground, Zyaire could tell those weapons were the standard-issue for the government officials from the camp.
Considering that Nolan’s men were only frightened and not dead, it was impossible for Nolan to lie about such a matter.
Zyaire swiftly circled the encampment and noted that no matter where he looked, there were weapon fragments next to his men.
He had been informed in advance to expect a vicious criminal, but seeing Dong Tianyu standing there quietly, without a mad look on his face, altered the perception.
Knowing Nolan’s character, Zyaire guessed that Nolan probably started the trouble but was incapable of handling it. Likely, Nolan didn’t overpower his opponent and might have been intimidated by Dong Tianyu’s more adept methods, prompting him to press the alarm.
Nolan had never anticipated that Zyaire, despite his rough appearance, could deduce the recent events so accurately just from the scene.
Zyaire ignored Nolan’s defense and walked up to Dong Tianyu, introducing himself, "My name is Zyaire, deputy head of the security team. What’s the situation here? Can you tell me?"
Due to his mistrust of Nolan and seeing that Dong Tianyu didn’t resemble a desperate criminal, Zyaire tried to engage in conversation to verify whether Dong Tianyu was open to communication and understand what exactly had happened.
Seeing that Zyaire had disregarded Nolan and approached him first for communication, Dong Tianyu speculated that Zyaire and Nolan must not be close. Nevertheless, not certain whether the current state of affairs was an act, Dong Tianyu was not overly enthusiastic but directly counter-asked, "I’m not clear on what’s happening now.