I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 909 - 905: The Mercenary Guild, Secret Mission

Chapter 909: Chapter 905: The Mercenary Guild, Secret Mission

Moreover, this guy was one of the few justice warriors before the Apocalypse, who once killed a high-ranking member of the underground forces for bullying a beggar on the street. Because of actions like these, he was appreciated by Tang Ye at the Peace Party and was promoted all the way to the position of Deputy Minister of the Peace Party’s Armament Department.

His name is still fresh in Tang Ye’s memory, Jiang Chentong.

Seeing him, Tang Ye was a bit surprised. What kind of matter would require his personal visit? Shouldn’t all the reports be done by those communications soldiers?

"Speak, what’s the matter?" Tang Ye sat down comfortably on the sofa and asked nonchalantly.

Jiang Chentong first closed the door, an action that pleased Tang Ye, then approached and was about to speak when Tang Ye preempted him, "No need to stand, sit down and talk."

"Yes, Marshal." Jiang Chentong showed a look of gratitude on his face and then carefully sat down.

"Speak."

"Hmm." Jiang Chentong seemed to brew his thoughts, probably organizing his words in his mind.

"Marshal, the guy we captured this morning has confessed everything."

"Hmm?" At these words, Tang Ye was taken aback, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"He confessed, just like that? Despite being a Level 5 New Human, how could he be so lacking in backbone?"

Tang Ye thought about how little time had passed since the Level 5 New Human fell into his hands, just an hour and a half. He had assumed the guy would last a while, although not indefinitely, but never as short as a mere hour.

"Yes, Marshal, the guy has spilled everything now."

"He talked so quickly, I’m curious what methods you used?" Tang Ye asked, his interest piqued. Jiang Chentong seemed a little uncomfortable at the question, his face twitching momentarily.

"Actually, we didn’t use any special methods, just death by a thousand cuts and castration."

"And then?"

"He endured the death by a thousand cuts, but as soon as we mentioned castration, the guy immediately started talking."

After Jiang Chentong finished, Tang Ye let out a long "Oh," filled with strange significance—indeed, that part of a man was his greatest dignity! For it, a man could do anything.

"So what did he reveal?"

After a brief chat about trivial things, Tang Ye started asking about the important matters.

At Tang Ye’s question, Jiang Chentong’s expression turned serious, continuing Tang Ye’s line of questioning, "According to what he said, we learned that his name is Yi Long, a Grade A bounty hunter from the Mercenary Guild."

"A bounty hunter from the Mercenary Guild? Are you certain?"

Upon hearing Jiang Chentong’s words, Tang Ye’s brow furrowed, his face turning serious—a sign of his deep concern!

For some reason, he suddenly remembered what Su Sigui had said to him that day.

"Li Henian, I mean you no harm, nor do I have any ill will towards the Peace Party. I have never acted against the Peace Party. Instead of suspecting outsiders, it might be better to keep an eye on how many existences lurk in the shadows within the United District that you cannot control."

"We have confirmed it. When we logged Yi Long’s ID, he was indeed an active Grade A bounty hunter in the Mercenary Guild!"

Speaking to this point, Jiang Chentong’s expression also became extremely grave.

"Chairman, if we exclude Jiuge and all outer superforces, then the only force capable of targeting the Peace Party within the United District would be the Mercenary Guild, which boasts of forever remaining neutral. Only they could dispatch so many New Human stronghouses. If you ask me, the Peace Party must have been placed as a target in a covert mission released by the Mercenary Guild."

"A covert mission?"

Tang Ye paused, naturally having heard of the Mercenary Guild’s covert missions, but regarding them as lacking in credibility, he initially took them as nothing more than stories.

The origin of these covert missions is because the Mercenary Guild is a public force, similar to the police departments before the Apocalypse. However, unlike those police departments, while they serve the public, not all their deeds are directed toward justice.

Their actions are dictated by the employer’s wishes. As long as the employer pays, they act. If the employer hires those bounty hunters to perform acts of justice, then from a certain perspective, they are like the police from before the Apocalypse—except these "police" are paid for their services.

If the employer asks them to do unconscionable acts, then they are like villains!

This is an organization driven solely by profit. They recognize only money, never people; they won’t look down on you because you’re an ordinary person, nor will they devalue your life simply because you are ordinary. In the Mercenary Guild, as long as you have Yajin, many stronghouses will work for you.

Truly, money is king.

The extreme focus on monetary profit, combined with the public nature of the Mercenary Guild, necessitates maintaining neutrality. It cannot interject in the struggles of other forces, as doing so would transform it into a private underground force.

Thanks to its unique characteristics, the Mercenary Guild has grown especially powerful. With over twenty thousand bounty hunters under contract and a host of stronghouses, although the Guild’s chairman lacks the ability to directly control these stronghouses, being the chairman alone enables the mobilization of numerous resources. Should he wish to target someone specifically, he just needs to set up a small event within the Guild, and countless stronghouses will serve his purpose.

However, the Mercenary Guild cannot act this way; it is a public organization and its neutrality is its advantage. Once it loses its neutrality, the Guild is the next to fall.

It is precisely this "public" nature that grants the Guild absolute trust from the people, which is why other underground forces have allowed the Mercenary Guild to develop securely within the turbulent and dangerous post-apocalyptic human society.

This advantage has offered the Guild tremendous benefit and at the same time, has shackled it with countless restraints, which it ironically cannot afford to break, for it would perish quickly!

So, for the Mercenary Guild to specifically target an underground force would be to change its nature. It would no longer be a public organization but would turn into a supersized force!

No leader of an underground force would wish to see such a scenario, watching as you grow securely under the guise of a public organization, only to turn hostile at the peak of your strength—that’s intolerable for anyone. It’s utterly shameless!

Once this happens, the Mercenary Guild would be attacked by all forces. Even if it’s powerful, it’s not going to be easy.