Ren Zhong turned his head to look at the man and retorted, "And how good are you really?"
The next instant, Lin Wang acted.
He reached out, grabbing Ren Zhong’s collar.
From Lin Wang’s simple combat suit came the humming sound of energy activation, then he hovered in mid-air like a hunter.
Bam!
The window was shattered, and Lin Wang dragged Ren Zhong out of the prefab building and continued upwards.
Ren Zhong’s feet touched the ground again; this time he was standing on the rooftop of his prefab building’s second floor.
The other four followed by leaping up, landing behind the two of them.
Ren Zhong looked down and saw that the alley below was packed with people who came to watch.
More people were arriving from a distance.
The area was so crowded that people started to climb the rooftops across the street to take a better look.
At the forefront below Ren Zhong’s building stood the portly old man, Ma Dafu.
Near Ma Dafu, there was a relatively empty space where only one valiant, armored woman stood beside him, likely his daughter, the town guard captain Ma Xiaoling.
Slightly further back in the crowd, Ju Qingmeng, Sun Miao, and others of high status in the town also stood.
These two each gazed at him with different complex expressions.
Ju Qingmeng’s eyes carried the fury of betrayal.
Sun Miao’s eyes held relief, along with a trace of regret.
Ren Zhong hadn’t expected so many to come to witness his death.
He subconsciously thought of some indelible pictures from history books.
The stimulant was once again stimulating his brain, making Ren Zhong burst into laughter.
All men must die, either lightly like a feather or heavily like a mountain.
Dying with so many watching was the highest tribute to the ideals he just established.
Worth it!
After laughing, Ren Zhong bowed his head to Ma Dafu, "Mayor Ma, why have you only now caught me?"
Ma Dafu sighed, "When the news first came yesterday, I was a bit reluctant to believe it. Fifteen minutes ago, I finally confirmed. Mr. Ren, your deception fooled me so terribly. I don’t understand, why this time..."
Ma Dafu didn’t finish his sentence.
His regret probably lay in not understanding why it was impossible for a Survey Officer to come to Starfire Town this time.
He didn’t want ordinary wastelanders to find out about this.
Ren Zhong obtained the information he wanted.
Then he turned to Lin Wang and asked, "Why are there so many people here?"
Lin Wang: "Because I watched the surveillance video and knew it was you. I raised the bounty to one hundred points this morning."
"Did anyone get the bounty?"
Below, Ma Dafu replied, "I discovered your hiding spot."
Ren Zhong was taken aback.
He thought, Lin Wang woke at six, surely he confirmed first through the video that the perpetrator was human and not a Ruined Beast, then he would tell Ma Dafu.
Yet Ma Dafu waited until 10:15 before issuing the arrest warrant and immediately identified his identity and location using high-tech methods.
This showed that Bei Lihui’s status was nothing special either.
"So, Lin Wang, what exactly do you want to do? I suggest you act quickly, or you might lose your chance."
Lin Wang slowly pulled out a finger-length knife and, with a snap, kicked at Ren Zhong’s leg crook.
He wanted Ren Zhong to kneel.
But Ren Zhong merely staggered forward a step, still standing firm.
Ren Zhong also understood his intent.
As one of the three professional leaders in the town, having a core member of his subordinate wastelander team killed by an affiliated member undermined Lin Wang’s authority.
He wanted Ren Zhong to die in the most humiliating and painful way under the watchful eyes of all.
Since death was so commonplace, most wastelanders did not fear it; Lin Wang had to make the other wastelanders feel a terror that sprung from their very core.
He wanted to make a killing a deterrent.
"Damn! Got some guts, huh?"
Another professional team member behind them suddenly drew his sword, intending to slash at Ren Zhong’s legs from behind directly.
At this moment, Ju Qingmeng, who was below, finally spoke.
"Wait!"
Lin Wang and his team immediately halted their movements.
Ju Qingmeng might have been disgraced, but that was only compared to the Advanced Citizens.
In Starfire Town, she was the unequivocal head of the Military Weapon Store, and as a Second Level Citizen, Lin Wang and others, who were still wastelanders, couldn’t afford to provoke her.
They didn’t dare disobey her words.
"Manager Ju, what is it you need?"
Lin Wang respectfully bowed low and asked.
Ju Qingmeng didn’t even glance at Lin Wang, staring solely and intensely at Ren Zhong.
"Why did you deceive me? What did I do to deserve this? Is this funny to you? Interesting? Did you really just want to cheat me out of some equipment, Ren Zhong! You must give me an explanation!"
Her voice trembled slightly.
She didn’t care about Bei Lihui’s death, nor did she care about Ren Zhong impersonating a Survey Officer.
What truly enraged her was the lingering feelings from last night.
She couldn’t believe the man who touched her soul like that turned out to be a lowly fraud.
Ren Zhong faced her gaze, yet remained speechless for a long time.
He could understand Ju Qingmeng’s fury.
But he didn’t feel much shame.
He simply took a deep breath and resolutely said, "I didn’t deceive you. What I promised, I will accomplish."