Hunter of Mysterious Creature

Chapter 708 18: Happiness Supermarket

"According to the financial transaction records, Lin Lun has had dealings with several gang organizations in the Liusu District..." The mainframe revealed another piece of information.

"Hmm? Gang organizations?" Sun Hang asked in confusion, "Didn't they say he had no criminal record? I can't believe someone who interacts with gangs has such a clean slate."

"Lin Lun does indeed have no criminal record... According to the data from the Liusu District Public Security Bureau, Lin Lun has repeatedly provided funds to several gang leaders in the Liusu District and demanded that they maintain the district's law and order. Thanks to his efforts, the security level in Liusu District has greatly improved in recent years, and the crime rate has dropped significantly."

The mainframe continued, "The Liusu District Public Security Bureau initially investigated the real purpose behind Lin Lun's dealings with these gangs, but according to the confessions of the gang leaders, Lin Lun's only request for providing funds was for them to assist the Public Security Bureau in managing the district's order..."

"Giving money to gangs, letting gang members help the Public Security Bureau maintain area order?" Sun Hang was slightly surprised, "So, does that make him a great philanthropist?"

"Based on the information currently available, yes," the mainframe replied, "The internal discussions of the Liusu District Public Security Bureau also came to almost the same conclusion every time."

"I guess those sheriffs are definitely not happy to have gang members helping them with their work, and some might even consider it an insult — just short of directly saying that these sheriffs are incompetent. But in a place like the Liusu District, which is mostly a slum, housing a large number of undocumented residents with little to no tax or GDP contributions, the budget allocated to the local Public Security Bureau is probably negligible, right? As for the sheriffs assigned here, either they drew the short straw or they were the bottom of the barrel in the Public Security Academy... Facing this harsh reality, those sheriffs had no choice but to bow down and tacitly approve of Lin Lun's methods, right?"

"Your judgment is entirely correct," the mainframe responded, "Moreover, because of the sensitive nature of being a sheriff, in terms of managing the order of the Liusu District, gang members actually have a greater advantage. During the last discussion meeting of the Liusu District Public Security Bureau, the then deputy director proposed the notion of 'relieving rather than blocking.' He suggested that since it was impossible to eliminate all illegal vagrants in Chunming City, it would be better to make the Liusu District a 'flood discharge area' for these illegal vagrants. This would not only enhance the stability of other areas but also enable a certain degree of 'self-management' among the vagrants themselves — after all, the majority of gang members are also part of these illegal vagrants."

"So it seems... Lin Lun has indeed done a wonderful deed?" Sun Hang murmured, "Didn't the Public Security Bureau even think about giving him a banner or a certificate as a token of appreciation? After all, he spent real money to help the bureau solve a thorny issue."

"Such a proposal was made, but it was immediately opposed by many. Publicly commending Lin Lun could easily undermine the Security Bureau's own authority, diminish public trust in official institutions, and possibly cause a series of negative effects. Therefore, no official commendation was given to Lin Lun — instead, the Public Security Bureau of the Yellow Road Layer Liusu District tries to provide as much convenience as possible when dealing with matters related to Lin Lun."

"I have a question," Sun Hang suddenly asked.

"Please feel free to ask; with your level of access, I will speak comprehensively," the mainframe replied.

"Does this Lin Lun, in the Yellow Road Layer Liusu District... have more say than the local Security Bureau leaders?"

"From a certain perspective, yes."

"Understood." Sun Hang nodded, "He's a local big shot."

Sun Hang and their car were trailing far behind the floating car carrying those two modified containers — although Sun Hang had modified the car's appearance to look like a broken-down, cheap vehicle, he left the engine and other internals untouched. With this car's performance, there was no chance of being left behind.

Not to mention the mainframe provided comprehensive tracking vision.

Many of the public facilities in the Yellow Road Layer Liusu District are in disrepair, and the surveillance camera coverage is less than thirty percent, but the monitoring at major intersections is still assured — no matter how rundown the Yellow Road Layer Liusu District is, it's still part of Chunming City. The budget may be small compared to other districts of Chunming City, but compared to small towns in the border areas of Shuzhou, even a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse by a few leagues.

The "Skywing" economy model suddenly stopped in front of a building that looked like an unfinished building, and the floating car carrying Sun Hang immediately stopped more than a hundred meters away at an intersection.

"I just feel... we're a bit too conspicuous," Xue Yue whispered, "Very few floating cars come around here... maybe they've already noticed we're tailing them."

"If they've noticed, so be it," Sun Hang said nonchalantly, "Are they going to report me, or what?"

To be honest, Sun Hang was looking forward to them doing just that — then he could finally say that famous line he'd always wanted to shout: "Who dares to report this officer?!"

The Skywing economy model paused for a few seconds in front of the unfinished building, then turned into the building's undercroft.

"Target out of sight," the mainframe immediately said, "Shall we dispatch a drone to enter the building and continue tracking?"