Meng Chao scratched his head for a long time.
He said awkwardly, "Big Brother Peng, um … did you know that I was the one who wrote the One Hundred Ways to Destroy Dragon City?"
"Of course I did," Shen Yupeng said.
"That's why I complained to you for a long time!"
"…"
Meng Chao had nothing to say to that. "You think that my way of thinking is wrong and that we shouldn't solve the problem between superhumans and normal citizens?"
"Only children can tell right from wrong. I'm not interested, and I don't have the time to care whether your thoughts are right or not."
Shen Yupeng shrugged. "In any case, that's the situation. Since their benefits keep decreasing and the management is getting stricter, many of the secret police and adjudicators can't see a way out. They all jump to jobs with better prospects or start their own businesses and go out of the city to explore the land.
"By the way, to protect Dragon City's order and capture the lost people who cause major damage, the Supernatural Tower has always released a wanted list and a bounty hunter guild. As long as we complete a series of missions, we can get Supernatural Coins to exchange for cultivation resources.
"Originally, this model helped the adjudicator court take a lot of their workload. Bounty hunters can be considered good helpers for the secret police.
"But over the past few months, the Supernatural Tower has been reducing its budget. Many of the bounties for lost people on the run have been reduced by one-third or even half. A lot of the Supernatural Coins that can be exchanged for missions have also decreased, so many bounty hunters have changed jobs. Those who haven't changed jobs have been much less enthusiastic. That's why the robbers have so many chances."
"Why?"
Meng Chao was stunned. "Why would the Supernatural Tower reduce its budget?"
"It's because of the plan to upgrade the defense systems in old residential areas," Shen Yupeng explained.
"The ambush on Noble Descent Hotel created a chain reaction that dealt a huge blow to the Colonization Party, and the Home Party seized the chance to rise to power. They gained more support from the people.
"The Home Party used the reason that the threat of the new zombies and the undead was increasing day by day and proposed a plan to upgrade the defense systems in old residential areas in the Survival Committee. They also used social media and Blue Home to let all the citizens know about this.
"By the way, I remember that the first place the Home Party modified was Blessed Heavenly Garden, where you lived in the past. The combat test video of Blessed Heavenly Garden after it was modified has long since spread among all the citizens. Many of the citizens who live in the old residential areas are very envious, and they strongly requested for the government to use the same standards to solve their safety problems.
"Originally, the budget for the project proposed by the Home Party was astronomical, and it was impossible for it to pass.
"But the Home Party has successfully seized the will of the people and pushed the question to the point of whether the Survival Committee, which is controlled by superhumans, cares about the lives of normal citizens.
"The public opinion is overwhelming, and the Survival Committee is powerless to stop it. We can only promise that the defense system of at least a hundred old residential areas will be completely modified this year, and by the end of next year, no less than three hundred old residential areas will be completely modified to ensure that the average number of anti-aircraft machine guns, infantry fighting vehicles, rocket launchers, and electromagnetic turrets in the old residential areas will not be lower than the standard of a middle-grade commercial housing area.
Meng Chao remembered that he seemed to have heard Zhao Feixuan and the committee members of Blue Home mention this before.
"Isn't that good?" Meng Chao asked.
"Of course it's a good thing," Shen Yupeng said.
"The problem is, Dragon City has limited resources. It's impossible for us to bring out a lot of manpower, materials, and high-grade crystals out of nowhere to completely modify three hundred old residential areas.
"In the end, we had no choice but to use the budget from other areas, including the budget from the Supernatural Tower. We had to make all superhumans tighten their belts so that the normal citizens would be satisfied.
"I'm not saying that we're robbing Peter to pay Paul.
"But without enough stimulation from cultivation resources, bounty hunters aren't very enthusiastic. Instead of staying in the city to chase after superhuman criminals, it's better for them to go out of the city to hunt monsters. That's the truth.
"Besides, Dragon City has been expanding nonstop, and more superhumans have gathered in the forward operating bases and developing lands in the fog. The number of superhumans in the city has dropped to the lowest it has been in the past ten years. You can also say that Dragon City's vigilance and defense against human criminals has also dropped to the lowest it has been in the past ten years.
"If this large-scale robbery is really a brand new attack launched by the abnormal beasts, then I have to say that these bastards have really hit our sore spot."
Meng Chao thought about it.
Recently, he heard that quite a number of his friends in the superhuman circle had gone out of the city to explore and explore.
Everyone wanted to use the chance of the tactical counterattack to kill a few monsters and get more cultivation resources so that they could reach a higher cultivation realm.
Very few people were willing to stay in Dragon City and deal with all sorts of complicated and thankless problems.
"Speaking of which, you don't have to worry too much," Shen Yupeng said faintly.
"Even though being a secret police officer isn't a good job, someone has to do it. I haven't left yet, right? I reckon that I won't be leaving the adjudicator court for the rest of my life."
"Big Brother Peng, you're the one with the highest level of awareness."
Meng Chao was a little touched. "You know that being a secret police officer is a thankless job, but you're still prepared to dedicate your life to Dragon City's safety and order. It's no wonder why we felt like old friends when we first met!"
"This isn't a problem of awareness. It's mainly because I have my family supporting me. Being a secret police officer is just a hobby," Shen Yupeng said generously.
Shen Yupeng said generously, "Those poor children have to rely on their own strength to support their families and earn enough cultivation resources. The secret police and adjudicators are indeed not suitable for them.
"But people like us have some money in our families. If we can solve our worries when it comes to cultivation, it's fine, right?"
Meng Chao found himself speechless again.
He had written the One Hundred Ways to Destroy Dragon City not only because he wanted to improve the relationship between superhumans and normal people, but also because he wanted to limit the power of the nine great cultivation families.
If the nine great cultivation families could do whatever they wanted, it would speed up the solidification of the superhuman circle. This was not good for anyone, including the nine great cultivation families themselves.
But why did they seem to be so fierce that they managed to squeeze out all the poor superhumans from important organizations like the adjudicator court, leaving behind only rich people like Shen Yupeng, who did not lack money?
Meng Chao did not have too many doubts about Shen Yupeng and Lu Siya's characters. Both of them were his coattails — no, good friends.
He did not hate the rich and believed that those who came from the nine great cultivation families and stayed in Dragon City No.1 were definitely not good people.
The point was, based on his previous life's memories, the abnormal growth of the nine great cultivation families had indeed interfered with the normal development of Dragon City's civilization. In the end, they were going to walk down the path of destruction!
This problem was too big.
It was not something Meng Chao could solve right then.
He had to solve the problem of the Deification Capsule first.
Meng Chao organized his thoughts and explained the attitude of the abnormal beast research department.
Shen Yupeng said that even though the two law enforcement agencies had a small misunderstanding when they fought for jurisdiction and budget, they still knew what was important.
But when they faced major cases that concerned their lives, they could still distinguish the importance of the case.
The scale of the serial robberies was huge, and the Deification Capsule was strange. It had the possibility of breaking the boundary between normal people and superhumans and destroying the social order that had been gradually formed over decades.
Once the social order really collapsed, there was no need for it to completely collapse. Just the authority of the Survival Committee and the Supernatural Tower would be tarnished and damaged by superhuman criminals, and they would be doomed.
It was necessary for the adjudicator court and the research department to work together.
Speaking of which, if the two law enforcement agencies really wanted to work together, they would need a period of time to get used to each other.
Speed was the most important factor in war. Regardless of whether it was the abnormal beast or some other dangerous character who had planned the entire scheme in the dark, they would definitely not give the government of Dragon City a chance to catch their breath.
Hence, it was up to the higher-ups to decide how they wanted to work together. Shen Yupeng and Meng Chao were soldiers who charged into the fray, so it would be better for them to work together and carry out the investigation.
"That's exactly what I wanted!"
Meng Chao nodded readily. "I've just reached Heaven Realm, and my family's Superstar was robbed. If I don't find the mastermind and cut him into pieces, I won't be able to stay in the superhuman circle anymore!"
"If that's the case, I'll bring you to Universe Insurance. I believe that with your outstanding instincts during the Noble Descent Hotel ambush and the resources of the Broken Star Club, you'll definitely be able to help us solve the problem."
Shen Yupeng jumped up from the medical fluid.
"Universe Insurance?"
Meng Chao was a little stunned. "Aren't we going to the adjudicator court to investigate the case?"
"Didn't I tell you just now? The adjudicator court has been lacking in manpower and funds lately, and they're tied down by more than one hundred robberies. I believe that with the mastermind's intelligence, the one hundred robberies are just a smokescreen to put on a show. They won't leave us with a lot of valuable clues, so even if we continue investigating them, it'll be pointless."
Shen Yupeng smiled faintly. "Besides, the secret police are law enforcers. They have to abide by basic rules and bottom lines, so there are plenty of times when their hands and feet are bound.
"Universe Insurance is one of the largest insurance companies in Dragon City. They take on the property insurance of many companies and personal accident insurance for support-class superhumans. They suffered major losses during the crimes last night. If they pay for all of them according to the highest standards, not only will Universe Insurance go bankrupt, even Universe Corporation, the parent company of Universe Insurance, will suffer a major blow.
"Right now, the people from Universe Insurance are barking like mad dogs. Trust me, to get to the bottom of this matter, they're willing to pay any price and trample on all bottomlines."
Meng Chao knew that the threshold to enter the insurance industry in Dragon City was one hundred times higher than on Earth.
The reason behind it was simple. In this place, the chances of one's property and life being threatened were also one hundred times higher than on Earth.
Even among the nine great cultivation families, there were only two or three who had the strength and courage to get involved in the insurance industry.
Universe Corporation was one of them.
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