Enforcer Manual
Chapter 100: Cold-blooded Citizen_1

Chapter 100: Chapter 100: Cold-blooded Citizen_1

If negligence was a crime, Song Lan felt that he might be facing a possible life sentence.

However, being an experienced old hand, he knew how to play the part of a dutiful worker when leadership was inspecting. He urgently recalled Roger and two others who were out distributing "Concerned Citizen" surveys, and alerted everyone in logistics about the severity of the situation. That afternoon, all his co-workers mastered the art of flipping screens to their office pages at the slightest disturbance.

However, what truly worried Song Lan was not this situation. After all, Pero could not possibly come here frequently for inspections.

The real concern was Pero’s inexplicable hostility towards the "Concerned Citizen" initiative, which was their current work focus. If Pero could not locate the "Concerned Citizen", he might vent his anger on others.

Given that even the audience in the underground boxing ring didn’t escape unscathed, Song Lan worried that the opponent might not know where to draw the line.

Song Lan could not fathom why Pero harbored such intense hostility towards him. In theory, he should also be considered on the side of the good guys. Rounding off, shouldn’t they all be allies?

Fortunately, Lu Xiang said that Pero would not stay in the seventeenth region for long. As long as they managed to avoid contact before he left, they could dodge any trouble.

Once home after work, Song Lan begrudgingly found out the reason why Pero visited the seventeenth region.

Pero was escorting a major criminal from the "outside" to the First Region ruled by the United Government for trial. The description of the prisoner was very vague, only vaguely revealing that he was extremely dangerous, very likely the most dangerous lawbreaker they had faced since the creation of the seventeenth region.

This news had spread all over the local network, and the ones who exposed the team’s secret were none other than the "Concerned Citizens".

The term ’Concerned Citizens’ stung Song Lan’s eyes.

He wasn’t the one. He hadn’t done anything.

However, the four words signed at the bottom as the source of the information left him tongue-tied. Wasn’t this merely fueling the fire?

Pero already disliked him. Once this news spread, wouldn’t it give the latter an excuse to pick on him?

"The one who leaked the news must be a jail guard from the suburban prison."

Lu Xiang, who had ended work unusually early that day, said after reading the news, "This is not the signature style of the ’Concerned Citizen’."

’Concerned Citizen’ was their official statement to the mayor of Lyon city. In reality, the actual ’Concerned Citizen’ always signed off as ’a worried citizen’.

And apart from Pero and his teammates, the only others with access to this first-hand news would be the jail guards from the suburban prison.

However, she couldn’t understand why the jail guards would release this information online, effectively revealing the prisoner’s location and potentially aiding those trying to rescue her.

Unless...

"What’s the guard’s goal in doing this? Isn’t he helping the prisoner transmit messages?"

Song Lan couldn’t understand. This tactic wasn’t helpful at all; ’Cold-blooded Citizen’ would be a more suitable description.

"Someone must have bribed the jail guard to deliberately leak this information."

This was the most logical explanation she could think of. If someone tried to rescue Pero’s escort, there would inevitably be chaos in the suburban prison. At that time, the prisoners being held there could take advantage of the chaos to escape.

Lu Xiang immediately relayed her concerns to the prison warden, but given that they belonged to different systems, her warnings could only serve as reminders.

"Regardless, the future of the seventeenth region won’t be peaceful."

As the Law Enforcement Director of the seventeenth region, Lu Xiang felt helpless. Although the warning about the leaked news did not explicitly mention the prisoner’s identity, given the description, as well as Pero’s secretive method of transferring the prisoner to the suburban prison, it was quite likely that she was of unusual importance and that those trying to rescue her were already on the way.

The seventeenth region was just such a place.

Should a conflict arise between the United Government and the forces from the "outside", these border cities would be the first to bear the brunt. This is one of the reasons why the United Government has always refrained from developing border cities, allowing criminal activities to run rampant.

"Should we stock up on supplies and daily necessities?"

Song Lan asked, being a homebody. In case a war might break out with the forces from the "outside" in the future, they needed to be prepared in advance. "Should I exchange some money for gold? Oh right, we should also build better relations with the people from the airlines, in case we ever need to catch a flight to other cities for refuge."

Lu Xiang was momentarily taken aback. She had expected Song Lan to panic upon hearing about a possible war, but he appeared surprisingly prepared, with extensive foresight, almost as if he had experienced it before.

"There’s no need for now."

Lu Xiang shook her head, "In an emergency, we have the authority to call for aircraft. Even if war breaks out, they absolutely cannot break into the core area."

"In that case, that’s a relief."

Song Lan nodded, all the while planning his clandestine visit to the suburban prison. Even if the situation took a turn for the worse, and the forces from the "outside" manage to break in, he needed to have a solid idea of what’s coming.

And the cold-blooded citizen committing blackmail under his name — he wanted to see which character was trying to frame him.

This was when Elmon’s vital role came into play.

His ability not only allowed office workers to sleep in by half an hour each day but also helped him infiltrate any stronghold, including the suburban prison that held countless major offenders.

Song Lan waited patiently till Lu Xiang had returned to her room before locking his bedroom door and discussing the plan to infiltrate the suburban prison with Elmon.

"First and foremost, we stick to the old plan; we must infiltrate the surveillance centre first."

Song Lan drew a temporary tactical map.

The surveillance density in the suburban prison far exceeded that within the mayor’s residence, and if he didn’t take control of the surveillance centre, he might be exposed under the watchful eyes of the security cameras before he could take two steps.

"Understood!"

Elmon gave a nod of approval.

Compared to being cooped up at home serving as an automatic snack vending machine, he preferred tasks that required him to infiltrate enemy territory. This made him feel a sense of purpose, like he was fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with the legendary enforcer of the seventeenth region, the ’Concerned Citizen’, "Don’t worry, Master, I’ll guard the surveillance centre with my life!"

"No, you need to stay at home as backup for me."

Song Lan immediately threw cold water on Elmon’s enthusiasm. The potential opponents this time were different. Not only would there be a major offender transported from the "outside", but Pero and his team could be there as well. Against such formidable opponents, Elmon would likely stand no chance.

"No problem!"

Elmon was not disheartened. He knew that he could hardly provide any help to his master in face of strong enemies for now, but he firmly believed that as long as he kept trying, he could one day play a role in the front line.

To ensure Elmon fully understood their mission’s objective, Song Lan asked before departing, "What’s our goal?"

"To make those who framed Master pay a terrible price!"

"That’s not right."

Song Lan rubbed his forehead, "Our objective is to figure out who the transported prisoner, Pero, and his teammates really are. We must know who we’re up against."

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