Every time Zheng Tian’s team begged from Bei Lihui, they only made a small profit.
But every evening, the team scored big at the Resource Recovery Company.
Zheng Tian’s account was registered under Lin Wang, and money circulation couldn’t escape Lin Wang’s eye.
This so-called "secret" didn’t really exist.
Zheng Tian probably knew this too, but she was careless.
As for Ren Zhong’s gains from night-time hunting, he sold them using a rogue account, enduring a 30% procurement tax, and it seemed unnoticed.
Otherwise, Lin Wang wouldn’t have waited until today; he would have acted earlier.
If not mistaken, in the eyes of Starfire Resources Company, the professional team is still nothing more than a tool.
Zheng Tian once said that people like Lin Wang were not Citizens, so in the eyes of the upper-middle-class Citizens, or business owners, they were still tools.
Moreover, to Upgrade, Zheng Tian’s team searched the town for necessary resources, making big moves, and their ambition was "glaringly obvious."
Even before yesterday, Lin Wang was likely pondering how to handle this disobedient registered team.
Yesterday, during the hunt in Bone Valley, Zheng Tian’s actions became the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
Various signs linked together, leading to Lin Wang’s team executing routine operations today to eliminate hidden dangers and nip any threats in the bud.
Lin Wang didn’t need uncooperative, opinionated tools.
Talent? It didn’t matter; he wasn’t grooming successors, just enslaving.
Lin Wang was also only preserving his dominance within the Scavenger Team.
It was reasonable, aligned with the ways of this world.
Fortunately, Ren Zhong didn’t participate in today’s hunting and became the lucky escapee.
Subsequently, Lin Wang publicly accused him, under his private name among wastelanders, of "impersonating a Pu Cha Officer," issuing a bounty of 10 Contribution Points.
The Bounty Order disclosed some of Ren Zhong’s personal information, such as his general appearance and armor design.
Many wastelanders were drawn to the bounty, and so the streets were bustling tonight, almost having a festive atmosphere.
But some wastelanders remained skeptical and only used it as a topic for idle conversation.
Ren Zhong heard from these wastelanders that "impersonating a Pu Cha Officer" was no small matter.
Many knew that a Pu Cha Officer was a mysterious position separate from regular administrative duties of the Association, responsible for discreetly monitoring the development of towns.
The officer’s opinions played a crucial role in the annual review.
Different officers had different work styles.
Some liked being flamboyant, others preferred anonymity.
Several towns were coldly tagged as abandoned by a Pu Cha Officer without realizing it.
The simple word "abandoned" was catastrophic for the wastelanders residing in these towns.
The power of a Pu Cha Officer was astonishing.
Yet, the impersonation, while seemingly serious, wasn’t overly so.
After all, with the existence of Hunters in this age, solving and pursuing someone was not too easy.
As long as the evidence was solid, the Mayor would report it, upload the warrant to the Hunter system, and the suspect wouldn’t escape even if they fled to the ends of the earth.
Since the person wasn’t caught, and no warrant appeared in the wristwatch system, and no one even had his photo, indicating he could leave his own alley unscathed, it shows Mayor Ma Dafu hadn’t made a clear stand.
Perhaps the news hadn’t reached the Mayor, or maybe he was verifying the information through some channels.
Another lucky thing was that in the alley where Ren Zhong settled, only that young man knew him as Mr. Ren and quickly guessed that he was being sought, rushing to report it.
Others knew the name Ren Zhong, but couldn’t match it to the new wealthy resident in the alley.
As night fell, Ren Zhong continued to observe while moving through the crowd.
More and more people were swarming onto the streets, either preparing to secure spots in the sleep pods or hoping for some luck.
Amidst the bustling crowd, Ren Zhong heard many people murmuring.
"Where did this guy go?"
"Oh my, ten Contribution Points. If we could get that, we’d be rich!"
"So many people are searching, yet no one’s seen him. Could he have already escaped?"
"Impossible! There are people guarding the town gate; he surely can’t escape and must still be here."