Enforcer Manual
Chapter 893 - 852: The Rebellious Girl

Chapter 893: Chapter 852: The Rebellious Girl

The next morning, Song Lan received a notification from the show, stating that two contestants from the production team had been attacked while gathering intelligence as a team. The miniature cameras they carried recorded the dangerous encounter.

The attackers were suspected to be remnants of Vadim’s gang—street thugs armed with steel pipes who brutally beat the two men.

The most seriously injured among them had one of his ribs broken.

However, in the year 2167, a broken rib wasn’t considered a serious injury. By the time Song Lan drove to the scene, the two men had already been given basic medical attention. Cameras were set up in the prosthetic hospital, and the two battered contestants were invited into a separate room to begin the segment where they made bold threats for the camera.

This was one of the distinguishing features of "Master of Rescuers," with clips of contestants making bold statements about their inner thoughts airing from time to time during the broadcast.

Even from outside the room, Song Lan could tell the pair were frustrated. They felt that if the attackers hadn’t ambushed them and had not outnumbered them, they would have definitely sent those thugs fleeing in disarray. From their occasional comments, it sounded like the battle had been a clash of equals, and though they lost, it was a noble defeat.

But the footage provided by Guan Lili told a different story.

After each received a blow with a baton, they ended up crawling on the ground, howling in pain, with the miniature camera lenses capturing their entire pleading process.

To save their lives, at one point, they licked the boots of their adversaries while being mocked by Vadim’s men.

Song Lan could only sigh at how fitting it was for District Four—everyone was a natural-born actor, much like how he’d bluff in games, telling teammates he dealt a great deal of damage when he hadn’t hit a single shot.

Upon reflection, it made sense that the two were beaten up.

According to Director Lu, Vadim’s men had been supported by military technology over the years and typically had more than 22% of their bodies augmented with cybernetic enhancements, while the main gimmick of "Master of Rescuers" was that "ordinary people could become rescuers." Most contestants each season were average people, and even this season’s predetermined champion, Veronica, didn’t have as extensive prosthesis modification as Vadim’s men.

In the words commonly seen online, this season’s contestants were simply outclassed by the Vadim Group in terms of raw power.

For ordinary people, a 22% level of prosthesis modification was already enough to make them nearly invincible to conventional weapons, which struggled to penetrate the dermal bulletproof layer implanted in them.

Vadim, bolstered by Kolo Film Industry and military tech, served as a "major power-up" for national-level rescuers, with his men naturally reaching the standard of "elite mobs." The situation for the contestants was like venturing into Demon King City straight after leaving the newbie village, where even the door guards were too much for them to handle.

"This wasn’t within our planned shooting schedule."

The moment Guan Lili saw Song Lan, she approached him.

She, too, had heard the two men embellishing their encounter beyond belief just outside the partition door, but everyone clearly understood the real reason they came back alive—Vadim’s men had figured out their identities as show contestants and let them live after the humiliating ordeal.

Their unplanned action had inadvertently provided the show with some good material.

The footage captured by the miniature cameras, once edited, could vividly portray the lawlessness of Vadim’s power in District Four.

"I discussed this with Director Lu this morning. Are you planning to set up Vadim as the ultimate villain this season?"

"That’s just a preliminary idea."

Song Lan admitted that when he mentioned it offhand while lying in bed, Old Lu took the initiative to help flesh out the complete plan for him.

He recognized that his lack of "action points" was contrary to his role as a mentor, but he faced the corresponding punishment. More importantly, through the influence of the "Master of Rescuers" production team, they could make more people aware of the past actions of Kolo Film Industry and the corruption within the current rescuer system.

All this content came from Director Lu’s instructive opinions. After his punishment and learning, Song Lan felt that his ideological awareness had greatly improved.

Guan Lili, as the designated insider for Kolo Film Industry, highly praised the proposal, "If everything goes smoothly, this season’s ratings will certainly reach new highs."

In recent seasons, highlighting the cunning and manipulation among the contestants had already attracted a lot of negative comments for the show. Vadim could be a great opportunity for the program to rally.

Unfortunately, not everyone within Kolo Film Industry thought the same.

"Come on, let me buy you a coffee."

Guan Lili extended the invitation to Song Lan, "This prosthetic hospital has also maintained a long-term cooperative relationship with Kolo Film Industry. I have their Platinum Membership Card. You can enjoy free coffee, drinks, and lunch here."

It was another Platinum Membership perk.

After checking into Eden Hotel, Song Lan had secretly looked up the price of the Platinum Membership Package.

2.63 million volts per quarter, and that was a discounted rate.

The wealth of the company executives was truly beyond imagination. Song Lan couldn’t help but feel relieved that their good friend Mr. Chai Ke had never been to District Four in his life, or he would sadly find that even selling him wouldn’t cover the cost of a Platinum Membership Package.

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