Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Depression Lagoon, Lower Town.

Duen, the manager of Community No. 1, is feeling anxious at the moment.

The gang members around him looked at him with awe in their eyes, but at this moment they also had a hint of doubt in their hearts: why did their boss, who usually remained unmoved even when faced with a mountain collapse, look so uneasy recently?

Only Doon himself knew.

Don’t look down on the fact that he is one of the managers of the five major communities in this downtown area, and the black industry flows like water under his control... But in front of the real big shots, he is just a dog who serves them diligently.

If it can guard the house, then it still has some value in existence.

But now.

This house seems to be a little out of control.

"Still no news about the two people in Community No. 4 and Community No. 3?" He looked at his subordinates who shook their heads, his heart gradually sinking to the bottom, and immediately ordered: "Then go to Community No. 2! If it really doesn't work..."

If all else fails, you can only go to the Central Community at No. 0 and contact the technology hunters in the upper city.

If there is no news from them either...will it be my turn later...After this thought flashed through Dunn's mind, it kept lingering until it became a definite fact.

However, this matter itself was not terrible. Even if someone arrogantly wanted to fight for power in the Lower City, they would not be able to shake the entire Lagoon. The one above him did not require these bastards abandoned by the outside world to be able to defend the foundation of the Lower City...

What’s really terrible is...

Before the storm, the Black Scratch Town received inquiries. The headquarters was quite dissatisfied with the results of the self-examination and self-correction report submitted by the Lowland Lagoon organization, and claimed that it would send an inspector to lead the team to personally guide the inspection in the Lowland Lagoon in the near future.

This is an extremely rare action in the history of technology hunters, who are known for their loose organization.

It is said that this is related to the rebellion of the team that previously carried out the Sorrow Mine mission, and the watchers in the inner circle are also paying close attention to this matter.

Even in the Depression Lagoon, most of the technology hunters did not understand the reason. They only knew that perhaps due to pressure from their superiors, the law enforcement team, which was already quite strict in the past, became more active, and many grassroots members were taken away for interrogation.

However, only people like Dunn know the truth.

"When Black Scratches first issued the notice, those bigwigs didn't take it seriously. The law enforcement team even took the opportunity to submit the list and put their usual opponents on it to eliminate dissidents..." Du En thought, "But I didn't expect that this time the higher-ups were not fooled. Instead, their attitude became more severe. I'm afraid they are going to take real action."

In order to delay as much time as possible, the Depression Lagoon has recently reduced the frequency of its outings, but there is no reasonable excuse for it to be blocked directly.

This storm is a godsend.

Judging from the time, if it weren't for the sudden storm outside that covered the depression lagoon, the Inspector with black scratches would have already landed here in a menacing manner.

However, simply delaying time is of no use.

What they really want to do is cover up the evidence.

In the past, if Depression Lagoon wanted to do something, it only needed to assign tasks to its subordinate technology hunters, but now the only ones it can rely on are the managers of the lower city.

Both the number and quality of manpower are far from enough.

However, in this situation, the two downtown communities on the first and second lowest floors seemed to have been in turmoil at the same time, and their managers could not be contacted at all.

As the manager of Community No. 1, it would take some time for Dunn to send messengers down to pass on the message, but at the same time, he was closer to the Upper Town and understood the urgency of the outside world better.

"We can't go on like this!" He hesitated for a moment and called a close guard over, "You come with me to Community 0 in person."

The guard in front of him hummed and lowered his head, so his face was a little unclear, but from the exposed outline, Dunn was indeed familiar with him.

He still remembered that this guard was loyal and considerate, but he had one flaw. Perhaps because he was young and gentle, he was too popular with women, which made many brothers in the gang complain.

"Um... where are my keys?" Duan was ready, and before leaving, he fumbled in the inner pocket of his coat, but found nothing.

He was going to meet the managers of Community No. 0, not to reminisce or seek help, but to complete the tasks assigned to them, part of which required cooperation among all managers.

In this way, it goes through everyone's hands once, which serves as a token of allegiance. It will be even harder to get rid of it afterwards, and there is no possibility that they will betray you for fame and fortune once they are caught.

"Is it the dance hall next to drilling well No. 2-4?" the guard reminded, "The captain told me that you came out from there this morning."

In this downtown area, apart from pipelines, there are all kinds of abandoned machinery and steel structures. The exterior of the entire oil drilling platform looks very neat and majestic, but the internal environment is still quite complicated. Even in such an environment, the community managers still try their best to pursue a comfortable and luxurious life.

Even if it can't be compared with the outside.

"It's possible." Du En's face turned pale. Although the situation was urgent, the more nervous he was, the more he needed to relieve his heat. Unexpectedly, he delayed things. "Go get it for me... No, I'll go by myself. You wait for me in the elevator first!"

After saying that, without waiting for the guard's agreement, Du En put on his coat and walked hurriedly into the depths of the pipe.

The guard watched him leave, and then did not go to the elevator to Community 0 as the manager had instructed, but returned the same way.

When I met other high-ranking officials and operators in the gang along the way, I greeted them normally and had some conversations with them occasionally, but there was nothing unusual.

Until he came to a wall and there was no one around, he opened the curtain covering the steel, revealing a mechanical combination lock.

The young man put one hand on the wall, feeling the vibration inside, and slowly turned the copper ring on the lock with the other hand. With an extremely subtle sound, the lock tongue popped out and fit perfectly.

The hidden door slowly opened.

With master-level lock-picking skills and the disguise effect of the face-shaping module, Lu Meng can do all this easily.

"As we gradually approached the upper city, the security level of the personnel increased a lot. In some places, we can even see traces left by the Tech Hunters." He waited for the heavy iron door to open automatically. "For example, this combination lock is obviously a product they searched for from the ruins."

Being closer to the upper town also means that the depression lagoon can respond quickly if unrest occurs here.

Lu Meng and others started from the bottom community No. 4 and moved up like a hot knife through butter. Before the chaos in the lower communities could spread, they had already invaded the upper levels.

The managers of communities No. 4 and No. 3 are now dead. The manager of community No. 2 is more shrewd. After realizing the death of the previous manager, he did not try to mobilize troops to wipe out the rebellion like his predecessor. Instead, he sent people to community No. 1 to inform them while hiding himself.

However, he was still a step too slow, and after losing their leader, the mob in Community No. 2 could not form any effective resistance and were actually occupied by the drifters instigated by Bo. They disguised themselves as gang members in a very short time, blocked the community on the pretext of maintaining order, and obstructed the investigation of the upper community.

Therefore, Dunn still has not received any useful information.

Although the original No. 2 community manager has not been found yet, he probably dares not show up now, otherwise he will fall into a trap. After connecting the three communities, Lu Meng and his friends have realized that simply cleaning up these debris may change the drifters' situation temporarily, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem.

"What's really important is the clues and industry details of the drug trafficking and drug manufacturing in the depression lagoon..." Lu Meng thought, "The reason why Huang Xiang was targeted was that the manager wanted to recruit him into the gang, but was rejected - but neither Huang Xiang nor the manager knew what they were doing specifically."

Otherwise, the community would not have remained in Huang Xiang until now.

Like Bo and Lu Meng, there were only speculations before, but no actual evidence.

From the testimony Chad obtained, it can be known that several managers have a relationship with the top management of Tech Hunter...but once the other party denies it, the nature of the incident is at most that the Depression Lagoon has poor management of the drifter community, and after cleaning up a batch of gloves, he can just drink three glasses of wine as a punishment.

The reason why managers were all abandoned in the past is probably related to this, as it is convenient for them to clear off ties at any time.

The person who designed this system is quite thoughtful.

But this is definitely not what Bo or Lu Meng wanted to see: for the anti-slavery activist who came from the Lowland Lagoon, she did not want her hometown to be transformed from an old industrial community into a drug den; and in Lu Meng's eyes, as long as the nature of the lake town did not change completely, it might still interfere with her plans in the Mine Town.

As for completely occupying the depression lagoon, this is unrealistic - no matter what, the other side is the territory of the technology hunters, and any problems that arise are internal conflicts. In short, it is their internal affairs.

If they took the opportunity to move in, not to mention confronting the Tech Hunters in the south, it would also be tantamount to falling out with the entire Tech Hunters and even the Mechanics.

It’s just a question of degree.

Lu Meng knew clearly that if he wanted to change Lake Town, as long as no armed conflict broke out, he could only play a supporting role for the time being.

Therefore, he had no interest in taking action against the managers, and instead handed the task over to Chad and Bo. He mainly helped them shield themselves from risks, as if to create a perfect training scenario.

He cannot take all the experience by himself. Due to the diminishing marginal effect, the efficiency and overall expectation of doing so now are even higher.

Every time this happened, Lu Meng couldn't help but sigh: Why didn't he have such a kind elder brother to take care of him when he was growing up, and he had to create opportunities for himself carefully.

Now, Bo has brought Chad into Community No. 1, saying that he wants to familiarize him with stealth and assassination techniques. After spending so much time with them, this tech hunter has gradually become less like a tech hunter and more like an anti-slavery activist.

As for Lu Meng himself, although he had just passed by the boss of Community No. 1, his task was to collect appropriate information and traces that these managers were trying to cover up.

"But even if I get it...who can I give it to?" Lu Meng pondered in his mind.

The secret door was completely opened.

It was pitch black inside, without any light, and it looked like the stereotypical definition of a "secret room".

This is his goal.

However, Lu Meng, who was supposed to step in, was standing at the door with his eyebrows twitching.

"Is that Boss Du..." An old voice came from inside, seemingly from the guard.

"Yes... No, I'm Xiaolu." Lu Meng paused, "Grandpa still remembers me, right? It was indeed Boss Du who asked me to come here. He forgot his key in the dance hall, so I came to get his things on his behalf."

"I remember, I remember." The voice inside responded, "Come and get it yourself. I sprained my ankle when I got up last night. Now it hurts a lot when I walk a few steps. Ouch..."

"Then the old man has to be careful," Lu Meng walked sideways into the room after hearing this. It was pitch black inside, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You didn't even turn on the light, no wonder you sprained your ankle."

As he entered the secret room, the entire secret door behind him began to close. Then there was a rustling sound. It really sounded like an old man with injured legs and feet struggling to get up and limping towards this side: "Xiaolu is still so naughty. I told you that you were injured in the middle of the night. You couldn't even stand up. How could you have the mind to turn on the light?"

"Okay," Lu Meng pretended to feel around on the wall, "Where is the switch?"

"Right there..."

At some point, the old man's voice became quite slow, and he spoke almost word by word.

His footsteps had been making noises for a while, but he still hadn't reached Lu Meng's back. There was a creaking sound as the secret door closed, as if he was waiting for it to close completely.

With a "click" sound.

The heavy steel doors closed, the machine turned, and locked.

A strand of pale hair appeared behind Lu Meng's vision, but he shouldn't be able to see in the dark, so he pretended not to see it.

And at this time.

Lu Meng finally touched the light cord.

"Grandpa, I turned on the light..." Lu Meng said, but the next moment, he suddenly turned around.

He met the old man's gaze.

He was indeed a white-haired old man with wrinkles all over his face, looking quite old. According to the intelligence gathered in a short period of time, he was another confidant of Duen, the boss of Community No. 1, and was responsible for managing this secret room for him that stored the flow of information from all parties in the lower city.

Although this position is low-level, few people have access to it.

But its importance is self-evident.

However, the moment Lu Meng met the old man's gaze, what she saw in his wide-open eyes was not any other emotion, but fear!

The fear that belongs only to the dead, frozen in the pupils.

Floating in front of him was the severed head of an old man.

Lu Meng suddenly tilted his head.

A sharp blade cut through the air and hit the secret door behind him with a whistling sound. The blade collided with the steel, creating sparks that illuminated the profile of his face.

A light exclamation came from the darkness.

The next moment, as a strong wind blew past, it seemed as if something was placed on Lu Meng's side. If he moved an inch more, he would hit it, and the cold touch felt like substance.

"Black Scratch Inquisitor, Lin Ji." The woman's curious voice came, "I thought another ghost came to die... How did you find out?"

(End of this chapter)