Enforcer Manual
Chapter 302: The Rebel Army Must Be Exterminated at All Times!_1

Chapter 302: Chapter 302: The Rebel Army Must Be Exterminated at All Times!_1

There are still some organizations in this world that even the United Government doesn’t know about.

The encounters with the Lunar Eclipse Sect and Gustav made Song Lan realize that the United Government’s control over the entire world was not as strong as he had imagined; if a full-scale war with the "outside" were to break out, it is still unknown who would emerge victorious.

This could be one of the reasons they maintained a laissez-faire attitude towards the Rebel Army.

"The intelligence department from the core region might come to District 17 to conduct an investigation in the next few days."

Lu Xiang’s reminder interrupted Song Lan’s thoughts. "If someone in a suit and sunglasses stops you on your way home to ask about the hotel incident, just say you know nothing."

Even though the news about the Second Energy Agreement conference fell silent, the anomalies caused by the abilities had already been posted online, and it wouldn’t be long before the relevant investigation department arrived in District 17.

"They are probably just going through the motions and won’t deliberately make things difficult for you. Do you know how to respond? Do you need me to guide you?"

"No need."

Song Lan was full of confidence. "No matter what he asks, I will just say I don’t know."

Lu Xiang nodded and sat down next to Song Lan, curiously looking at the three cups on the coffee table, which were placed in a balanced triangle.

As she observed, Song Lan had been sitting cross-legged on the sofa since early morning, fiddling with these cups.

"What are you doing?"

"Do you remember the three ways to become a rescuer I mentioned before?"

Lu Xiang did not affirm nor deny.

"Without a doubt, the United Government holds the strongest level of technology, but in the field of genetic research engineering, they have fallen behind the Barrosa Group and the Lunar Eclipse Sect, and in the field of Spiritual Energy research, Gustav’s organization could very well be no weaker than the United Government."

This created the traditional tripartite situation.

"Unless the United Government is confident that it can take down both parties at once, a war is not going to benefit anyone."

This was undoubtedly good news for District 17.

The standstill provided them with enough room to grow. In the past two months, they had established the Horn Bug army and the Shadow Guards and even gained the noble air forces with the addition of Xinyue. These accumulated forces were sufficient for them to handle a small-scale war.

"That’s just one of the reasons."

Lu Xiang continued, "The biggest problem lies with the internal disharmony of the United Government. Although the Review Meeting has the authority to give orders, the implementation ultimately requires the cooperation of the large families and corporations, and they have never reached a consensus on eradicating the Rebel Army."

"I can see that."

This was deduced from the fact that the Rebel Army executives they had captured last time managed to escape.

Pero’s breakdown was just a trigger; the true reason was an internal issue within the United Government.

"Do you remember Wild Bone?"

"Of course, Wild Bone, the good brother of all of us, who even lent us his precious chip for research. We owe him a huge favor in District 17."

Song Lan would never forget those who made outstanding contributions to the future of District 17.

They included Chai Ke, who sacrificed himself for local security; "Mouse," who took on the charge of jailbreaking to cover up the true identity of the "enthusiastic citizen"; and Wild Bone, who vigorously supported their technological level.

If there were ever a monument erected in District 17, their names would surely be on it.

"Being your good brother is really too dangerous. Is this how you treat your good brothers?"

Lu Xiang had wanted to point out this sharp issue for a long time.

She felt that Song Lan had redefined the meaning of "brothers"; those who became good brothers with him either died or, carrying a bounty of tens of millions, lived a fugitive life in the "outside world."

"What a dark era it is!"

Song Lan condemned this cannibalistic society, his heart filled with immense sorrow, as his new-found good brothers would invariably end up dead soon after they met.

Don’t blame everything on the era!

Lu Xiang’s mood fluctuated, her chest rising and falling, as her emotional swings had become more pronounced ever since she started interacting with Song Lan, which she suspected was due to his ’interference’ spiritual energy.

By spreading some irresponsible remarks, the goal was to interfere with other people’s thinking.

"Anyway, Wild Bone serves the United Government; rather, it’s more accurate to say that Wild Bone is an asset of military enterprises led by unified technology, with its upgrades and maintenance handled by these large corporations."

Lu Xiang decided to bring the conversation back on track, "So when something happens to Wild Bone, naturally, the most furious ones are those military enterprises. They’ve lost an ace from their hands, and the vast majority of these companies have joined the anti-war camp."

"Huh, that’s strange."

Song Lan felt puzzled, "Logically speaking, it’s the Rebel Army that cost them an ace, shouldn’t they support the operation to annihilate the Rebel Army?"

"In their view, it’s the pro-war faction that’s the real enemy, because the pro-war faction provided false intelligence. Wild Bone was the most effective against the Esinvig Army, and the operation was supposed to be foolproof."

"Actually... the pro-war faction’s intelligence wasn’t incorrect."

As a "war correspondent" who witnessed the pursuit on the front line that night, Song Lan felt obliged to clarify this point for the pro-war faction, "Wild Bone indeed countered the Esinvig Army. At that moment, just a glance over at the approaching Rebel Army, and they were controlled by gravity bombs. If Wild Bone had turned to deal with them then, I suspect many of them would have been finished on the spot."

But who could have predicted that at that moment, Wild Bone, eager to accomplish its mission, would abandon the controlled Rebel Army’s main force to capture them instead?

This also proved that Wild Bone was a good comrade who placed orders above all else, one who would not forget its mission for the heads that were within reach.

"Anyway, now you understand, right?"

Lu Xiang said, "Everyone knows the Rebel Army must be eradicated, but the question is by whom? Nobody wants to be the sucker to do it."

"Why don’t those who call for the eradication of the Rebel Army send out troops?"

"They just call for it, with no actual action."

"That’s despicable. Who are these pro-war guys? Let me get to know them."

"Hog Foster."

To help Song Lan better understand this person, Lu Xiang played a recent video of Hog Foster calling for the annihilation of the Rebel Army.

The video quickly broadcasted Hog Foster’s ringing and powerful shouts:

"The Rebel Army must be eradicated at any time!"

"Eradication is a must!"

"Think about it, you’re in a border city doing business, collecting taxes, and then suddenly you’re driven out by the Rebel Army!"

"So, days without the Rebel Army, those are the good days!"

...

"Since the Foster Family was driven out of District Seventeen, Hog became an aggressive pro-war figure; the last operation involving Wild Bone was highly demanded by him."

Lu Xiang cut off the video. For a man in his seventies to exhaust himself shouting in a video showed just how much the failure in District Seventeen impacted the Foster Family.

Losing business was a minor issue; it was the loss of the family’s face that really mattered.

"However... it seems the Foster Family still thinks you’re a part of the Rebel Army to this day."

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