The Zoo, the Monkey Mountain exhibit.
The atmosphere was heavy.
Chen Ze and Hu Haodong, dressed in full protective gear and holding electric prods, emerged from inside Monkey Mountain. They shook their heads at Jiang Kai and Zhao Dalong, who were waiting outside.
"Chief, we've searched it inside and out, every nook and cranny, three times. Nothing."
Chen Ze took off his protective hood, wiped away his sweat, and said, "We checked all the hiding spots—the crevices in the rockeries, behind the water trough, inside the treehouse. Great Sage really isn't in there."
"How could he not be here? Impossible!"
Liu Fei's face was deathly pale, his lips trembled, and his voice was frantic. "Before the park closed yesterday, I clearly checked every cage door and locked them all tight. I had the keys on me the whole time. Great Sage… he couldn't have gotten out!"
"But he's gone now, isn't he!"
