Enforcer Manual
Chapter 238: Welcome Home_1

Chapter 238: Chapter 238: Welcome Home_1

"I’m saying, we were definitely tricked, weren’t we?"

As the off-road vehicle slowly entered District 17, "Heavy Cannon" and his squad exchanged glances—the situation now reeked of deception, especially since right before they entered the city, Song Lan mentioned that due to some reasons, it was inconvenient for him to meet with the Law Enforcer supervisor and handed them the off-road vehicle before leaving alone.

Even though they hadn’t been stopped by United Government agents yet, the current feeling was somewhat similar to that of voluntarily turning oneself in to criminals.

"Heavy Cannon" looked back at Dr. Bai Zhu and her assistant.

The assistant’s face was pale, while Dr. Bai Zhu was frowning deeply, seemingly enduring some great pain in a nightmare.

These were the after-effects of the "Deep Web" chip.

Delving deep into the cyber world, even obtaining top-secret information from the United Government, one could imagine the cost required.

There were hackers in their squad too, and "Heavy Cannon" still remembered one incident where, because the middleman provided incorrect information, their hacker ran into obstruction from network monitors while hacking into the system. Despite lying in ice-filled water, the body’s temperature was so high it melted the ice.

Dr. Bai Zhu needed rest, and possibly even needed to visit a good prosthetic hospital for treatment.

Then the question arises again.

If they left District 17, where could they go?

Returning to the Sixth Nation was definitely out of the question. Regardless of whether the Rebel Army or the United Government won, they were likely conducting a census within the cities of the Sixth Nation by now.

As for other Neutral Countries?

As mercenaries, they knew full well that fellow professionals were not to be relied upon. It’s quite possible that the United Government has already issued a bounty on them. Once they leave the Sixth Nation, other professionals would not hesitate to betray them for the reward, even without the United Government lifting a finger.

For exiles who left everything behind, District 17 seemed to have become their only destination.

Even if they were walking into a trap, they had to give it a try.

"Prepare weapons, don’t take this lightly."

...

That morning, the Law Enforcers’ department received several unexpected visitors. An off-road vehicle that seemed to be from two or three decades ago drove into the Law Enforcement Manor. The people in the vehicle were fully armed, and before any battle broke out between them and the Law Enforcers, Lu Xiang personally received them.

The mercenaries and the assistant were arranged into a small conference room, while Dr. Bai Zhu was immediately taken to the medical room for treatment.

To the mercenaries’ surprise, the supervisor of the Law Enforcers’ department treated them quite courteously.

From the supervisor, they heard the story about her and the elite counter-terrorist’s past encounters—during an operation, she was ambushed by the enemy and nearly lost her life. After managing to fight her way out of the encirclement, she was saved by someone who claimed to be an elite counter-terrorist, and thus she owed him a huge favor.

From Lu Xiang’s account, they learned about a more complete picture of the elite counter-terrorist.

He was formerly part of the Sixth Nation’s regular army and turned mercenary after leaving the forces due to a certain incident. However, he was quite an unusual mercenary; it seemed that his personal hobby was rescuing the distressed in times of danger. They also found out that they were not the only ones the counter-terrorist had helped.

He moved between various Neutral Countries, and his off-road vehicle had saved countless people.

...

"Mr. Elite Counter-Terrorist, shouldn’t you be rescuing people in Neutral Countries now? Why are you lying down?"

After settling the mercenaries temporarily, Lu Xiang looked at Song Lan, who had lain back down in the "Salted Fish Seat," and sighed.

She always felt that Song Lan was getting better and better at picking up people.

First, it was the former executive from Cloud Biological Pharmaceutical, and now it was Dr. Bai Zhu who was being watched by the United Government. These three mercenaries were also not to be trifled with. She believed that it wouldn’t be long before the United Government issued a bounty for the three of them.

Of course, the masked elite counter-terrorist would certainly not escape a warrant either.

"I’ve retired."

Song Lan stretched lazily, "The car’s been given away, and the retirement flag has been planted."

From now on, the elite counter-terrorist would forever live on as a legend in the hearts of Neutral Country mercenaries. "By the way, I brought you a gift."

"What gift?"

"This."

Song Lan took out the chip he had extracted from the head of Wild Bone. As a mechanical creation of the highest level by the United Government, this chip could be described as priceless; it likely contained the United Government’s top secrets.

"Chip, where did it come from?"

Lu Xiang pinched the chip, examining it closely. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but she felt the chip was somewhat sticky and damp.

"Borrowed it from Wild Bone."

Song Lan admitted frankly.

As the saying goes, borrowing and returning makes borrowing again easy. When Wild Bone came looking for them next time, he would return the chip to the other party.

"Pfft—!"

This was the first time Song Lan had seen Lu Xiang spit out water, the usually composed manager choked and coughed repeatedly at the shocking news.

With her cheeks slightly red and her chest heaving violently, he had to admit that this version of Lu Xiang had increased in cuteness by 30%.

Lu Xiang understood the "borrowing," as well as the consequences of removing the chip from Wild Bone’s head. She knew that Song Lan did things unexpectedly, but to steal the operating system of a Six-Star rescuer...

If the United Government found out, the Review Meeting would order today for the Seventeenth District to be "nuked."

"You haven’t used this chip, have you?"

"No."

Relieved by his answer, Lu Xiang said, "There must be a tracking system inside. Once reactivated, the United Government can immediately pinpoint the chip’s location."

Song Lan’s current actions were akin to brazenly carrying a nuclear warhead back from the "outside world" and presenting it to her as a gift.

But this also seemed to subtly indicate something else and once again refreshed her perception of Song Lan.

The chip from Wild Bone ended up in his hands, yet he didn’t have a single scratch on him, not even his clothes were damaged. Didn’t this imply that Song Lan was... actually much stronger than the United Government’s Six-Star rescuers?

In her past understanding, Six-Star rescuers were already invincible.

She put down the chip, pulled up a chair to the sofa, cupped her face with her hands, and started studying Song Lan intently.

"What are you doing?"

Song Lan felt uneasy under Lu Xiang’s intense gaze. Her familiar faint scent of mint penetrated his nostrils as Lu Xiang leaned down, her face nearly touching his.

"I’m evaluating whether you’re really human or not."

Lu Xiang said seriously.

"That goes without saying, genuine and honest, no trickery here!"

Song Lan said, "And I’m someone who hasn’t undergone a single prosthetic implantation, 100% original pure human."

Compared to someone like Wild Bone, who likely had less than 1% human components due to prosthetic implantation, they could definitely be considered two different species.

You should know that in the year 2166, pure original humans without enhancements were already rare.

Even ordinary citizens had at least some daily-use prosthetics because they truly were convenient for daily life.

Lu Xiang didn’t respond, her eyes full of inquiry.

From her own experience, Song Lan hadn’t lied, but this 100% original pure human had repeatedly done things that humans should not be capable of.

However, she soon found another piece of evidence that did seem to prove Song Lan was a genuine human.

And so, her eyebrows furrowed.

"You’ve developed a body odor; go take a shower!"

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