Enforcer Manual
Chapter 676: Hunting_1

Chapter 676: Chapter 676: Hunting_1

Jasmine’s plans were disrupted.

She had intended to take the opportunity of visiting Li Youqian to gather some people for a get-together, but judging by the other party’s current state, he clearly had no interest in going out. A few minutes later, a timid assistant entered the room and told everyone that the boss had fallen asleep on the lounge chair due to drunkenness.

Whether Li Youqian was feigning sleep or truly asleep, it amounted to a polite way of issuing an eviction order to the visitors.

"I’ve heard that senior had seemingly encountered something in the past, which led him to seal away his abilities in a disguised manner, becoming the decadent figure he is now."

Leaving the shop and walking along the narrow streets squeezed out by the towering skyscrapers, Jasmine offered an explanation for Li Youqian.

Li Youqian was heavily burdened, never speaking of events that occurred before he came to The First Region when he was drunk, and there were no records of such information in the rescuer department. It seemed as if his life had officially started only after his arrival in The First Region.

Yet, what kind of life could one expect in such a city?

The sky was still bright, but the streets were sparsely populated, and the few passersby who could be seen were all carrying briefcases, desperately hurrying for the sake of work. In fact, everyone knew that the customers in the shops were there only because the big companies intended to take care of his business; otherwise, with Li Youqian’s operations, it would be difficult to survive in The First Region.

"Although I couldn’t understand what he was saying, there’s one thing I can be certain of."

Yaku crossed his arms and joined the group.

Before Li Youqian left, he specifically mentioned that he would soon be in such misfortune as to nearly die, "I’ve always been lucky; even fate can’t mess with me... Hey, why are you guys looking at me like that again?"

Their looks made his tone more and more intense, which always seemed to make him stand out as not fitting in with the group.

"Yaku..."

Jasmine sighed deeply, realizing that even now Yaku seemed unaware of where his problem lay. "What you just said is the most typical cannon fodder dialogue."

Her suggestion was that it’s better to keep quiet if one doesn’t know what to say.

However, on the other hand, she also harbored a skeptical attitude towards fate.

This was The First Region, the power center of the United Government, and nearly all of the Six Stars rescuers would arrive here in the next few days for the upcoming meeting; the Six Stars candidates had already all assembled. In such an environment, how could Yaku, as a Six Stars candidate valued by the United Government, possibly fall into such misfortune as to nearly lose his life?

"Sister Jasmine, you’ve changed!"

Yaku said indignantly, "You’ve become more and more sharp-tongued!"

Having just been scolded by Rose, Yaku dared not cause any trouble in front of the others, so he could only leave behind those words and depart the group sullenly.

Jasmine shook her head helplessly at Yaku’s retreating figure, trying to salvage the image of the Six Stars candidate in the eyes of the others, "Don’t get the wrong idea, the other Six Stars candidates are mostly stable and wouldn’t act like him. Yaku is the least experienced of this batch of candidates; he fears being looked down on by others, so he always tries to draw attention in some odd ways, but he’s not a bad person."

What happened today was probably representative of Yaku’s situation among the Six Star candidates.

Young, impulsive, and fond of showing off, he would always be used by his seniors—when they saw that the others had arrived, they had already disappeared at the first opportunity, and they didn’t get involved throughout the entire process, just standing by to watch the excitement. Even if the Review Meeting pursued accountability afterwards, Yaku would be the only one scolded.

What’s more...

From all perspectives, it was impossible for Yaku to inherit the vacant seats of Wild Bone and Yinbo.

His only advantage was his youth and promising future, but unfortunately, this competition least valued age.

"I hope so," Rose said indifferently, showing little interest in Yaku and the other Six Stars candidates. Ever since they left the house, she had been quietly observing Song Lan.

Years earlier, she had heard of a very capable fortune-teller in The First Region, highly regarded even by Richard Gervis. But as Jasmine said, it was extremely difficult to get his help with divinations; he was one of the rare people not bound by wealth and power.

Before the civil war in The Second Region broke out, Richard had very much wanted to meet with Li Youqian, but every request was rejected by him.

Could it be that Li Youqian had already foreseen the upheaval in The Second Region, which was why he persistently avoided them?

And his attitude towards Song Lan was even more intriguing.

First, he took the initiative to offer to do a fortune-telling for Song Lan, then he behaved as if suddenly seized by madness and self-harmed, claiming he couldn’t interpret Song Lan’s future fortune. It all seemed to bring her back to square one—where exactly did this man named Rob Lucci come from?

"Speaking of which, Mr. Lucky,"

Rose said, "we’ve known each other for so long, yet you’ve never mentioned your abilities to us."

It was somewhat abrupt to ask this, but she had been troubled by this question for a long time. After carefully investigating the energy surge that destroyed the Iris Consortium’s castle, her intuition told her it seemed only the result of using Destruction-type and interference-type Psychic Abilities.

"Of course, I’d understand if it’s inconvenient for you to talk about it."

For Psychic ability users, the unknown was their greatest umbrella of protection.

Once their abilities were exposed, they would be targeted and studied by enemies, and then, the generally frail physicality of Psychic ability users would become their greatest liability. This was the reason why the United Government was always committed to maintaining confidentiality.

Her abilities, on the other hand, belonged to the most straightforward and easy-to-understand category, and Rose believed that for an Executor of Military Intelligence Section Seven, a single encounter would be enough to see through the nature of her abilities.

"In due time, as we’ve become colleagues, you will eventually find out the secret of my ability,"

This response disappointed Rose, but she quickly adjusted her mood.

Song Lan walked forward and then added, "I have a feeling that the day will come very soon."

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Meanwhile, elsewhere.

The pop music ringtone of a cellphone interrupted Adam’s thoughts as he walked alone on the street, gazing up at the sky nearly obscured by skyscrapers and airships. The ringtone had been sounding for quite a while before he answered the call.

"Hello?"

"An incident occurred at 332 Sheldon Street. Head over there immediately; the specific coordinates have been sent to you."

The person on the other end skipped the formalities and greetings, speaking in a semi-commanding tone.

"Understood."

Yaku seemed accustomed to this way of interaction and didn’t take offense. He glanced at the location sent by his company and quickened his pace to hurry over.

Even if he were dull-witted, he was well aware that the great opportunity to be promoted to a Six-Star Rescuer wouldn’t fall to him, and the idea for the store wasn’t his either. The person who had suggested it had vanished as soon as Rose appeared.

But he had only taken a few steps when he suddenly remembered Li Youqian’s parting words.

In the time to come, his luck would be so bad it was as if he were almost dead.

Yaku fell into brief hesitation, but ultimately, he dismissed the thought of retreat and quickened his pace once again.

The location sent by the company was very close. After running for five minutes, he found the crime scene—because it was unmistakably obvious. A large patch of blood, not yet dried, splattered between two towering buildings. The local Law Enforcers had already arrived at the scene and set up isolation tapes around the perimeter.

The Law Enforcers’ team leader had a grim expression. Seeing Yaku arrive, a glimmer of hope sparked in her eyes.

She approached Yaku and proactively shared the clues they had found at the scene, "The victims are a repair team from an air conditioning company. An hour ago, the company called for a repair, and they were attacked while checking the malfunction. The only thing is... the assailant..."

At this point, the Law Enforcers’ team leader paused for a moment.

She was unsure whether "person" was an accurate description of the attacker, glancing towards the nearby sewer with a meaningful look. The long blood trail had been dragged into the sewer, and what sent shivers down her spine was that the repair team members had been dragged down through the lattice-style protective grates, explaining the source of the copious amounts of blood at the scene.

The entire repair team was missing, and the barricade that protected the sewer had been destroyed under continuous pressure.

"Such vicious incidents are rare in The First Region. We are preparing to send someone down to investigate."

"You all stay up here. I’ll go down."

Yaku lightly tapped his forehead with the index fingers of both hands, gesturing what he thought was a cool gesture at the Law Enforcers’ team leader.

However, it seemed that today was really not his lucky day.

The gesture didn’t win the admiring gazes from the onlookers as portrayed on TV, but instead made the atmosphere awkward again, causing the Law Enforcers’ team leader to cast a doubtful glance at him.

"I just want to confirm one more time, you really are the Five-Star Rescuer ’Yaku Barrier,’ right?"

That simple inquiry made Yaku feel the chill of winter.

"Yes, it’s me."

He bowed his head and approached the blood-stained sewer entrance, leaped down with determination, deciding to leave this depressing place.

Interactions between people are truly difficult to the point of despair; it was better to focus on the case at hand.

The victims of this case were the repair team from the air conditioning company...

A group of poor workers.

Why attack them?

However, when Yaku landed, it seemed he had an answer to his question.

The blood trail didn’t disappear in the underground sewer but was rather dragged like an arrowhead deep into the sewer.

Yaku looked at the water flowing beside the walkway. The captain said the incident happened at least half an hour ago. If the attacker wanted to cover their tracks, they could have cut off the investigators’ clues just by diving into the water after dragging the bodies near the sewer.

Yet reality was precisely the opposite—the assailant seemed to have deliberately left a blood-soaked trail for those who followed.

This was a lure for the investigators.

That is to say, the doomed repair team was just bait, and their real purpose was to hook the investigators?

But this was The First Region.

Could it be that they were not afraid that the one lured over would be a Six-Star candidate, or even a real Six-Star Rescuer?

What a bold move, daring to act so recklessly in The First Region!

Before moving on, Yaku took out his phone to take a photo, reporting everything he found at the scene to the company and activating the built-in location system on his phone.

If there were any fluctuations in his vital signs, the company would be the first to know and locate the assailant’s lair.

After completing this, he let out a self-mocking laugh.

The company’s rush to get him here was probably to make him show his face in front of the Review Meeting, wasn’t it?

He eventually moved forward, following the trail of blood toward the deeper parts of the sewer.

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