"Captain, actually I have one more worry."
"The strongest Fourth Level professional in town is Ma Xiaoling, right?"
"Do we stand a chance against her if we team up with two other professional teams?"
Lin Wang thought for a moment, "We could drive her away, but if she decides to flee, it would be hard to stop her. But we don’t need to take action against her."
Ren Zhong sighed, "Citizens indeed have an advantage, they are strong. If Ma Dafu finds out we’re all backstabbing him, he might have no way to deal with Mr. Yang. But, Captain, what if... what if he sends Ma Xiaoling to trouble us Scavengers, catching us one by one, using our deaths to retaliate against Mr. Yang. What then?"
Lin Wang smiled slightly, "You haven’t lived in the town before, so you’re unfamiliar with the situation. Being part of the Town Guard does indeed offer many conveniences and handsome rewards, but they are also bound by many restraints. Guard members must abide by far more rules than we do; unless we commit a serious crime and are put on the wanted list, Ma Xiaoling will never kill us for personal vendetta."
Ren Zhong exhaled deeply, "Now I can rest easy."
"Of course you should be at ease, aren’t you also flirting with her? She’s much easier to fool than that old fox Ma Dafu. If you succeed, what do you have to worry about? Your Citizens’ view on love is quite eye-opening for me."
Ren Zhong smiled awkwardly, "It’s very challenging."
"But you haven’t thrown in the towel, right? Madly in love! I think Ma Xiaoling has this potential too. She just has a high talent for being a Mechanical Warrior, but is actually quite foolish."
"Hahaha. Captain, you’ve got her figured out!"
Around one o’clock in the afternoon, everyone hitched a ride with Wang Zhaofu back to Starfire Town.
The journey was uneventful, with nothing happening.
No one encountered the convoy from Chongyi County.
In the silent and unnoticed cracks of time, Ren Zhong quietly pulled himself and Ju Qingmeng away from the scythe of death.
Under Ren Zhong’s instruction, Wang Zhaofu didn’t act overly familiar with Ren Zhong but even charged Lin Wang a fare of 200 points.
A businessman should be like a businessman.
Fatty Wang threw everyone at the gates of Starfire Resources and left without looking back, seeming very busy.
Although the area outside the plaza gates was crowded with people, it wasn’t very noisy.
Nearly three thousand Scavengers stood shoulder to shoulder blocking the entrance, neither shouting nor smashing things, nor charging the gates.
The so-called "visiting disturbance" Lin Wang mentioned before only went as far as this.
A silent protest of nonviolent non-cooperation.
Everyone harbored discontent, but with the guards of Starfire Resources and Fourth Level professional Scavengers like Tang Shuying watching, no one had the courage to draw their guns.
The town’s rules protected them, while also acting as a sword hanging over their heads.
As long as no one fired the first shot, the professional teams and Starfire Resources’ guards could not slaughter at will.
But once a shot was fired, the other side would have just cause, and even if Guard Captain Ma Xiaoling chose to stand by, the ten Fourth Level professionals would simultaneously spring into action, and rivers of blood would undoubtedly be shed.
Under various concerns, they hung their heads low, not daring to look forward.
They could only use silence to express their discontent about being forced to become sacrificial pawns.
Ma Xiaoling, dressed in silver armor, stood on the wall with her arms crossed, staring coldly at the entrance of Starfire Resources.
Though she had long known that Starfire Resources planned to relocate early, it didn’t make her any less furious.
If not for being constrained by the rules, she would have loved to jump down and join the Scavengers in a chaotic spree, fully venting her pent-up rage.
Ma Xiaoling shifted her gaze.
She noticed the armed escort vehicle stopping and starting at the back of the crowd.
After the vehicle moved on, Lin Wang, Bei Lihui, Si Mawan, and Ren Zhong appeared in its place.
Ma Xiaoling’s eyes narrowed slightly.
At this time, Ren Zhong just followed Lin Wang with his eyes fixed solemnly on the ground, his expression indifferent.
Meanwhile, other Scavengers also noticed the people arriving from the back.
Lin Wang took a step forward and started walking in.
He walked slowly, his face almost expressionless.
The multiple damaged areas on his exoskeleton made him appear not quite as debonair as before.
Still, the people present sensed a strong smell of blood from his seemingly calm demeanor.
Those with sharp eyes keenly noticed that it was a party of six leaving the town, but Lin Wang’s team returned with only four.
Blast Master Pan Fenglian and Armored Soldier Song Qianlian did not come back.
Noticing the injured appearances of these four, Scavengers immediately connected the dots and imagined many scenarios.