Chapter 49: You have a cheat and you

Hearing Cole’s words, Li Ang frowned slightly: "Dead?"

He then pushed the succubus off his body, stood up, and glanced at the situation in the hall.

It was at this moment that he noticed the Public Security Bureau agents present had begun to leave Price one after another, clearly having received news that a life had been lost within the Bureau.

Seeing this, Cole immediately drove Li Ang away at high speed, returning to the Public Security Bureau shortly after.

Upon arriving at the crime scene, Li Ang discovered that not only was the bandit dead, but the agent guarding him was dead as well.

Glancing at Ma Kusi not far away, who looked grim and was constantly asking those around him questions, Li Ang crossed his arms and leaned against the nearby wall.

"Brother, why do you look like you're not worried at all?" Seeing his demeanor, Cole asked with some confusion.

Hearing this, Li Ang shrugged and said: "Didn't the Chief say we don't need to worry about this matter?"

"Besides, the Captain hasn't even arrived yet, so what are we rushing for?"

This was, of course, his excuse to handle Cole; the reality was that he felt the situation was a bit suspicious.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear—Danika walked up to Li Ang and Cole, yawning: "What's the situation now?"

"Chief Ma Kusi is interrogating the janitor who found the bodies," Li Ang replied casually.

Since the Public Security Bureau agents had all gone to Price for a team-building event today, only the janitors and duty staff remained in the Bureau.

The person who discovered the bodies was an elderly janitor.

"What about the surveillance?" Danika crossed her arms, though she seemed to feel the buttons on her chest were too tight and lowered her hands again, "Wouldn't it be easier to just check the surveillance?"

Hearing this, Li Ang shook his head slightly, signaling that he didn't know either.

At this moment, Cole spoke up weakly from the side: "The day before yesterday, the Chief said he was worried the Bureau's surveillance might have issues because of those bugs earlier, so he had someone take it in for maintenance."

"?"

Li Ang’s brow furrowed tightly. The matter was too coincidental—so coincidental that he even wondered if Ma Kusi had sent someone to kill the bandit.

But there was no need for that. If this Public Security Bureau Chief really was the person behind the smugglers, there would have been no need to let them make the arrest in the first place.

Everything happening now gave Li Ang the feeling of looking at flowers through a fog.

Danika clearly thought of this as well.

After a moment of silence, she rubbed her brow with a headache: "Forget it. Since the Chief told us not to worry about it, let's just pretend we know nothing."

To this, Li Ang expressed his agreement.

And then, the next day, someone came looking for them.

Looking at the smiling blond man in front of him, Danika’s expression fell, and she asked: "What do you want with me, Higgins?"

Facing the inquiry, the man named Higgins said in a gentle tone: "Danika, I’ve already spoken with the Chief. In a few days, your squad will be heading out of the city with me."

Danika’s expression turned serious instantly, and she repeated it very earnestly: "Out of the city?"

"Out of the city." Higgins nodded and then began to explain the reason: "Regarding the smugglers, the Chief handed the responsibility to me a long time ago. It just so happens that I found some clues during this period, and combined with yesterday's events, I’ve decided to head out of the city in a few days to investigate."

"Your combat effectiveness is excellent, and you are informed personnel; there is no squad in the Bureau more suitable than yours."

As he spoke, Higgins turned his head and smiled at Li Ang, clearly aware of his identity.

"...I understand," Danika let out a long breath, "Is there anything else?"

"No, then I’ll leave it to you."

After speaking, Higgins left under the gaze of Li Ang and the others.

After he left, the office area where the squad was located fell into silence for a while, until Danika finally said helplessly: "You all heard it. Prepare yourselves well these next few days. I won't go into detail about what it's like outside the city."

"Cole, give Li Ang a brief explanation of the situation outside the city."

Since crossing over, Li Ang had never been outside the city, so naturally, he couldn't possibly know the situation outside.

However, judging from Danika’s expression just now, it was likely that it wouldn't be very safe outside.

At this moment, Cole whispered to Li Ang: "Brother, it's different outside than in the city. If you run into bugs, there will be at least hundreds or thousands of them."

"That’s why we rarely go out of the city."

Hearing these words, Li Ang’s first reaction was: wouldn't that mean he could farm experience?

But he quickly regained his composure; he currently had no large-scale AOE methods, and if he really ran into a swarm, he probably wouldn't have any way to deal with it.

Seeing that Li Ang understood the situation, Danika spoke up: "Eat and drink as usual these next few days, don't worry too much about this matter."

Even though she said that, the faces of Cole and the others remained filled with worry.

Since the establishment of the Public Security Bureau in Pioneer City No. 66, missions involving going outside the city had always been the ones with the highest casualty rates.

It wasn't unheard of for a five-person squad to go out and not a single one return.

Seeing this, Danika sighed, turned, and walked toward the Chief’s office, complaining as she walked: "After this mission is over, I am definitely going to apply for leave..."

Night.

Li Ang sat cross-legged on the sofa, maintaining his Innate Reversion state while browsing the forums.

After several days of high-intensity web surfing, he had roughly understood how citizens of the Federation became professionals.

Buy it.

The Federation officially sells professional paths, but the price is...

Moreover, many professions cannot be bought with money alone; rarer professions generally have other conditions, such as requiring official Federation citizenship.

As he watched, a question suddenly arose in Li Ang’s mind:

'How does the Federation prevent buyers from passing professional information to others?'

In his view, it would be entirely possible to crowdfund the purchase of professional information and then have everyone use it together, but the Federation clearly wouldn't allow such a large loophole to exist.

Soon, Li Ang found the answer: when buyers obtain professional information, they must also sign a transcendental contract.

The main content of this contract is to restrict the buyer from disclosing the professional information to others.

'No wonder...'

Incidentally, Danika had transferred him 1,000 Star Glow Coins earlier, which was enough for one person to live comfortably for a month.

The base salary for an ordinary Public Security Bureau agent is 3,000 Star Glow Coins, though bonuses are issued after completing dangerous missions, ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands.

This salary is a lot compared to ordinary people, but it is still insufficient to purchase a profession.

However, even if he could buy one, Li Ang wouldn't dare to.

Because he didn't know if his communication bracelet had a backdoor from the Public Security Bureau; it was better to be cautious when one should be.

After all, looking up professional information is one thing, but purchasing it is another matter entirely.

There was no need to take risks for some weak professions.

Fortunately, he had obtained the information he wanted: the prerequisite profession for [Craftsman] is a profession called [Craftsman Apprentice].

Besides that, there were professions like [Gunner] that seemed to have very simple requirements for taking the job.

Li Ang decided to retract his previous statement.

Guns are good; guns must be used. ===== CHAPTER 51 =====