Hearing Li Jinhuai's deduction, Mu Yang immediately thought of Germination's bounty on Zero, as it was the only major event he knew of.
After informing Li Jinhuai of the speculation that the organization's target might be Zero, Mu Yang took his leave.
The waters of the Thirteen Bureau were too deep for him; rashly jumping in would lead to being swallowed whole by the whirlpool.
The self-destruction of the undercover agent could be said to have a direct connection to Mu Yang, and this matter involved quite a few factions, so it was certainly a major event.
Yet, the Amusement Park strangely showed no reaction, even though previously, merely accepting Li Yalin and Zhang Wei's challenges could generate a quest.
There were no clear rewards, but the risks were extremely high.
So, Mu Yang decided to observe from the sidelines for a while; if a suitable opportunity arose, he would then enter the fray.
"Technician Han, how come I've run into you again?"
Mu Yang looked at Han Xiao, who was squatting in the corner with his head in his hands, with a strange expression, always feeling as if he was catching his own brother in a vice raid, and his brother was even with a group of burly men. However, he wasn't there for Han Xiao; the Thirteen Bureau had assigned a mission to suppress other gray areas in the seven districts, and the rewards were generous.
Mu Yang, who couldn't easily leave the city for a short period, naturally chose to participate, leading others to suppress several relatively troublesome gray forces, and then inexplicably caught Han Xiao.
"Cough, cough, as a Mechanic, it's perfectly reasonable for me to come to a scrap yard to find some usable mechanical junk, right?"
Han Xiao was also a bit confused; he just wanted to find a place to earn money and gain experience, and subtly demonstrate his abilities to the Thirteen Bureau:
So, he set his sights on the largest junkyard in the Seventh District—Kro Scrap Yard. The junk here piled up into small mountains, and various large machines processed it day and night without stopping.
However, as soon as Han Xiao walked into Kro Scrap Yard, before he even had a chance to say a word, the Thirteen Bureau ordered its closure.
He squatted in the corner with the group of scrap workers for a while, confirming "no problems" before being released.
After this incident, Han Xiao reflected deeply and thought that perhaps Kro Scrap Yard was too big of a target, so he turned his attention to the smaller Clay Scrap Yard.
This time, it went smoothly, and he quickly met the boss of Clay Scrap Yard.
But as soon as the two started discussing business, Mu Yang burst in with a group of people, some of whom were shouting, "Vice raid! Don't move!"
He had only gone to two scrap yards, but both times he was caught by people conducting vice raids—cough, anti-gang raids. Han Xiao had reason to suspect he was being set up by the Thirteen Bureau.
"Reasonable."
Mu Yang nodded, pulling Han Xiao out from among the burly men.
The other people from the Thirteen Bureau were staring intently at the ceiling, as if there was something interesting up there.
"Thank you, Brother Mu, for bailing me out."
Saying that, Han Xiao pulled out a pack of "cigarettes" from his pocket, but Mu Yang waved his hand to decline.
"I don't smoke."
"I don't smoke either, so these are chocolate bars."
And so, the two of them, each with a chocolate bar in their mouths, squatted by the roadside, chatting idly.
"Be careful recently; there's been some trouble at the Bureau, and someone might come to West Capital to cause problems."
"Is the problem serious?"
Han Xiao's eyes narrowed; he hadn't expected the Thirteen Bureau to have trouble as soon as he arrived in West Capital.
No wonder Mu Yang and the others were suppressing these gray area forces; they were probably worried that if things really got chaotic, these gray forces would take advantage of the situation.
However, Han Xiao felt like he smelled a hidden quest.
Could it be...
Mu Yang's death was related to this internal strife within the Thirteen Bureau?!
"Not sure, the waters here are too deep."
After that, both of them silently smoked their chocolate bars.
"Can't go to the scrap yard anymore?"
"You can, but dangerous goods like firearms and ammunition cannot appear. I remember you're a Mechanic, if you can create something interesting and practical, we can cooperate and sell it to others in the Thirteen Bureau."
"Okay."
Han Xiao readily agreed. He was still thinking about how to have more contact with Mu Yang, but he didn't expect the opportunity to come knocking.
After seeing Han Xiao off, Mu Yang turned back into Clay Scrap Yard.
"You haven't done any bad business, have you?"
"No, it's all small-scale business. We absolutely haven't committed any crimes! Please, sir, be discerning!"
Brother Ji, the boss of Clay Scrap Yard, immediately declared himself a law-abiding citizen, and the younger brothers squatting beside him nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Although they looked fierce, this was only to deter the petty criminals who coveted their territory; they truly hadn't done anything bad.
As for such rule-abiding people, who couldn't even be considered gray forces, Mu Yang simply gave them a brief warning and then led his team away.
If only everyone else were as sensible as Brother Ji, unlike some places where they open fire on official personnel at the slightest disagreement.
However, the Thirteen Bureau, knowing their character, was naturally prepared. Several people worked together to directly flatten that organization, and Mu Yang also gained 4% Source of Star Sea and a blue treasure chest.
You have completed the Faction Mission: Deterrence, gaining 800 Contribution Points.
The group returned to the Thirteen Bureau. At this time, a heavy atmosphere permeated the headquarters, and those coming and going hurried, seemingly not daring to linger for a moment.
Because hours earlier, the undercover agent's identity was exposed by the mole organization itself.
Everyone was shocked upon learning this, and many agents worried whether their close teammates might be moles, which led to a lot of chaos.
However, the higher-ups were slow to send people to thoroughly investigate the matter, seemingly held up by something.
"It feels more and more oppressive."
Li Yalin was a bit uneasy, but she never doubted her teammates were moles, even the newly arrived Mu Yang.
Mu Yang also didn't know how to comfort her, because he couldn't tell what those higher-ups were thinking, but they certainly wouldn't let the mole continue to stir up trouble.
Perhaps... they were turning the tables?
At this moment, in a secret meeting room, the Director, Deputy Director, and thirteen department heads, a total of fifteen people, gathered to discuss only one topic—the mole.
"Director, please give the order quickly; we'll directly eliminate that group of moles!"
"Yes, Director, now everyone in the Thirteen Bureau is in danger. If we don't act soon, their goal of splitting the agents and the Thirteen Bureau will be achieved." At this moment, both the hardliners, led by the internal affairs high-ups, and the conservatives, led by the intelligence high-ups, believed that the mole should be swiftly eliminated.
They believed that the moles' goal was to make agents lose confidence in the Thirteen Bureau, thereby subtly weakening the Star Dragon Country's national power.
"Indeed, we must act. But perhaps you all don't know, Zero, whom Germination has a bounty on, arrived in West Capital yesterday."
"Zero?"
"Director, do you mean that the real goal of that group of moles might be Zero?"
The intelligence department's high-up said thoughtfully. He certainly knew about Zero's arrival in West Capital, but due to Gao Old Man, he hadn't informed the hardliners immediately.