Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 27: Law Enforcer - Carmen

The flashlight fell to the ground, illuminating the sewer brightly. Blood flowed on the ground, and the stench of urine mixed with the foul air in the tunnel. Yu Yuan frowned slightly, his gaze turning dangerous.

The kukri rested horizontally against the newcomer's neck.

This was a bald man wearing an enforcer uniform, with only a few sparse hairs remaining on his entire head. Currently drenched in sweat from having his right hand severed, his face was deathly pale.

Yet facing the threat of death, he still struggled to force a strained smile.

"You..." He had just started to speak when Yu Yuan kicked him in the face. Blood, broken teeth, and saliva flowed from his mouth, and intense resentment flashed in his eyes.

But it was quickly concealed as he spat out the blood in his mouth.

The bald man knew that regardless of who this person was, since he hadn't killed him immediately, there was still a chance to survive.

Yu Yuan stepped on the man's severed arm, the kukri breaking the skin on his neck as he asked in a low voice, "I ask, you answer. Understood?"

Without waiting for a response, he posed his first question.

"Where is the Black Shield Police Department's base located?"Sweat poured down the bald man's forehead as he barely managed to curl his lips into a smile.

"Heh~~~ If I answer, will you let me go?"

"No! But I can make your death quicker." Yu Yuan stated truthfully, and as he spoke, the kukri swung toward the bald man's left hand.

"Ah... my hand..." The bald man's eyes instantly bulged, bloodshot veins covering his eyeballs. The previous calmness in his gaze when looking at Yu Yuan had completely vanished.

Yu Yuan stared deeply into the bald man's eyes, asking again word by word:

"Now, tell me, where is the Black Shield Police Department's base located?" The kukri was already raised again.

"I'll talk, I'll talk, it's at... it's at... ah... foot, my foot, no..." The bald man's screams rang out once more.

This time the kukri had struck his left ankle. It was clear that only a thin strip of flesh and skin still connected his foot to his lower leg. Blood splattered onto Yu Yuan's face, making him appear incredibly ferocious.

"Devil... you're a devil... you devil..."

The corners of Yu Yuan's mouth curled upward: "Stalling for time counts as refusal too~"

"Last chance... I ask, you answer... Where is the Black Shield Police Department's base located?" This time the kukri aimed at the bald man's right ankle.

Having witnessed Yu Yuan's ruthlessness, the bald man had no other thoughts, not even daring to show any trace of the resentment that had flashed through his mind earlier.

This was truly a demon.

"District 1..." The bald man hurriedly said: "The East District Police Headquarters in District 1, that's our main base..."

"Where is the Thug Prison's base located?" Yu Yuan continued questioning without any hesitation.

"At... at... Solon Prison outside the eastern suburbs..."

"Which factions in Green Forest City pose the greatest threat?" Before the bald man could finish speaking, the next question was already asked. The bald man was nearly fainting from excessive blood loss.

"It's... it's..." But before the bald man could finish his words, Yu Yuan suddenly looked up, adopting a listening posture.

It was the sound of vehicles. The Black Shield Police Department had arrived.

Yu Yuan understood it was time to go.

The kukri swung down. The bald man's body convulsed once before becoming still.

Quickly stuffing the items from the bald man's body into his backpack and stripping him of his equipment, Yu Yuan didn't linger any longer, instead sprinting rapidly toward the direction of his shelter.

Not long after.

Five or six wasteland combat vehicles illuminated the Waterside Street battlefield as brightly as daylight. Members of the Black Shield Police Department were already cleaning up the battlefield.

Carmen, wearing an enforcer uniform, pushed open the car door while holding a cigarette in his mouth, standing on the battlefield filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Sensing the moisture permeating the air and the increasingly strong winds, Carmen frowned slightly.

"Is a heavy rain coming?"

A thug immediately ran over when he saw him exit the vehicle.

"Boss, the danger hasn't been completely eliminated. What if those Thug Prison bastards still have ambushes waiting..."

Before he could finish speaking, Carmen waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Enough nonsense, report the situation!"

"Yes, the high ground has been secured by us. The ones ambushed were the Fries enforcement team, basically completely wiped out. But we haven't found any trace of Enforcer Fries or... his body yet."

Carmen's expression tightened: "Fries?" After a moment of thought, he shook his head:

"Fries is quite cautious. If he encountered danger, he would absolutely escape or hide himself immediately. He wouldn't take risks."

"Boss, Enforcer Fries is Commander Loris's younger brother. If something really happened to him this time..." The thug looked worried and wanted to say more, but was interrupted by footsteps approaching from behind.

Carmen also noticed the newcomers and waved his hand.

"Enough, this isn't your concern. Have everyone search for him. We need to see the person if he's alive, or the body if he's dead."

"Yes!" The thug immediately departed.

Two men also wearing enforcer uniforms arrived before Carmen.

Enforcer Gro looked at the scene of the battle, his brow slightly furrowed.

"Carmen, was it Fries?"

Carmen nodded slightly: "Yes, we still haven't found any trace of him... Let's hope nothing happened to him!"

Enforcer Soda, standing nearby, immediately showed dissatisfaction.

"Then what are we waiting for? Fries is Commander Loris's younger brother. Everyone should be searching... Quickly, quickly, quickly..." The thugs who had come with Soda and Gro immediately joined the search upon hearing this.

Soda nodded with satisfaction at the sight: "Carmen, aren't you supposed to have the sharpest nose? Hurry up and search!"

But Carmen acted as if he hadn't heard. Soda immediately became displeased.

"Carmen, don't be ungrateful when given face! Among the three of us, you're the closest to this location. If Fries isn't found, I'd like to see how you explain this to Commander Loris." As he spoke, a gloating expression appeared on his face, and he spat forcefully on the ground.

Gro immediately laughed and tried to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this for now. If Fries isn't found, all three of us will be in trouble, that's the truth. Let's hurry up and search! Otherwise, it will be really difficult to explain ourselves."

Soon, someone reported finding Fries's body, and the three immediately went to the location.

But when the three arrived at the sewer and saw Fries's miserable condition, they all fell silent.

Carmen examined the wounds on Fries's body, particularly the fatal injury on his neck, his gaze sharpening.

Gro's voice came from behind: "This is troublesome now. Carmen, your investigative abilities are the strongest. Perhaps you should investigate this?"

"Fine!"

Carmen called over the person who discovered Fries's body for questioning. The discoverer was from Gro's enforcement team.

"How did you find this place?"

"Enforcer Carmen, I noticed that a manhole cover had been blown off by a suicide slave, revealing the sewer below. I guessed that Enforcer Fries might have fallen down, and then I saw Enforcer Fries's body here. After that, you all came down."

"Any other discoveries?"

"About twenty meters from this location, we also found six bodies, all members of Fries's enforcement team. Their equipment and supplies were all missing, but their cause of death was gunshot wounds and explosions, not blade injuries."

Carmen then examined the condition of those six bodies, climbed up the ladder to exit the sewer, emerged onto Golden Orchid Avenue, and inspected the traces on the ground.

Looking at the bloodstains left from dragging bodies on the ground, the basic outline of the event had already formed in his mind.

And the first person he thought of was the mysterious individual who killed those three scavengers yesterday at the East District Waterworks Center.

"This person..." A flicker of surprise and curiosity passed through Carmen's eyes.

"Truly bold!"