Super Zoo

Chapter 455 Beat You to Death

A spur-of-the-moment trip required some arrangements before departure.

Suming, whose well-being connected to hundreds of residents... okay, not millions, but certainly hundreds, caused a stir in the entire zoo upon learning that he really planned to go to the war-torn Middle East to "buy animals".

Everybody knew the Middle East was riddled with flying bullets. The world's bombers visited relentlessly, dropping bombs over there. Even the notoriously tough Americans were at their wit's end with the Middle East, and even the United Nations' peacekeeping forces couldn't guarantee their own safety.

Every other day, the television broadcast news of yet another international victim bombed by Middle Easterners. Middle Eastern terrorists, armed with machine guns and strapped with bombs, wreaked havoc somewhere again; someone else became a hostage decapitated by terrorists; some village slaughtered, the men shot, the women enslaved.

Right! There were also a few widely circulated video clips online of terrorists beheading hostages, too horrific to bear watching!

The younger employees, while shocked, were more envious and admiring. The envy was self-evident, as most people, even if they could afford international travel, would never have the chance to visit the Middle East, especially a war-ridden one—an undoubtedly unforgettable experience in a lifetime. The admiration was for Suming's courage, for not just anybody with the means would dare to go.

"Who do you think our Mr. Su is? Let me tell you! He can tug a tiger's tail on the mountain and ride a crocodile swimming in the water. Can any of you compare with his bravery?" A young security guard at the zoo boasted with pride to several visitors.

But the older and more mature employees were filled with anxiety.

Mrs. Tong regretted her thoughtless words—just an offhand suggestion to Mr. Su, spoken in a moment of lightheartedness, not knowing he would actually dare to go. If anything happened to him, she would become the villain of the entire zoo!

Oh no! Not just the zoo's villain, but also the villain of the brewery, the reservoir, and an impediment to the economic development of Yangchuan City... perhaps even the people of Xiangjiang would despise her! This could be interpreted as sabotaging the unity and stability of society...

It's all because she didn't keep her mouth shut, why ask for trouble!

So what if the zoo has fewer animals or doesn't get rated as 4A? What matters is that the zoo director is safe and well. Wasn't the zoo just the same, developing at an amazing rate even when it wasn't rated 3A?

The more Mrs. Tong thought about it, the less pleasant she felt. Due to her psychological state, she felt colleagues were giving her reproachful looks wherever she went, and she couldn't even sleep well.

After calling Wang Hao, who was in the capital for a meeting and wished he had wings to fly back and join Suming in Baghdad, Wang Hao complained about his reluctance to attend that 'damn meeting,' realizing there was such exciting business to attend to. He said that the government oversight experts at the meeting had stern faces and their suggestions were utterly preposterous.

Wang Hao shared an incident about someone in the capital who embezzled over a million to gift a female anchor, leading to a suggestion by a serious expert at the meeting to limit the gift amount viewers could send, not exceeding fifty yuan at a time or a thousand yuan a month.

"You represent my stance. Just say that when the government holds down housing and land prices, our Taoyuan Company will correspond to their call for limiting gift-giving. Our attitude must be just as tough; walking out and slamming the table if necessary is no problem," Suming said with a laugh.

"That assertive? That seems a bit unreasonable," Wang Hao wondered.

"Did you think I sent you there to be reasonable?" Suming laughed heartily. Everyone has a brain; if they can bring such absurd proposals to the table for discussion, it's obviously a test of the live broadcasting platforms' limits. At a time like this, you absolutely cannot back down.

After the call with Wang Hao, Suming drove to see Zhao Yun.

The candidates for the trip to Iraq currently included just Suming and Su Meng, who were at the city's live ammunition training ground these days. Su Meng was learning about the usage of common firearms under Dong's guidance.

Visiting Zhao Yun was to both hand over the winery's business and, since Zhao Yun was mature and capable of holding down a situation, allow others to seek his help in resolving any major issues that might arise in his absence.

Suming also harbored a small hope that if Zhao Yun were willing to go to Iraq, he would be very welcome. This uncle might seem refined, but during the incident at Chen Youliang's tomb, he handled a gun no worse than a professional, and his movements were very agile. Plus, the guy was pretty interesting, knowledgeable, and would add entertainment to the journey.

As soon as he entered, Suming was taken aback.

Zhaoqian and Chengcheng, with their hair all over the place, were jumping on the couch, each wielding a meter-long rubber sword, furiously beating a human-sized doll.

"Beat you to death, beat you to death! Let's see if you still don't take me out to play!"

"Beat you to death, beat you to death! Let's see if you still smoke in the house! Let's see if you dare to not wash the dishes after eating! Let's see if you still get into bed without washing your feet!"