Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 97: Commander's Suit, Lawrence's Secret, 'Jackal' Hogg

Inside the shelter, although he had been busy all night, Yu Yuan's spirit remained highly energized.

He placed the ammunition back into the ammo boxes and looked towards the nearby grenade case.

The throwing weapons obtained this time were enough for him to use for quite a long period.

2 cases of M67 Grenades = 72 units

1 case of Flashbangs = 24 units

Finally, there were those two tactical armor sets: the Enforcer Set and the Commander Set.

Yu Yuan had previously owned the Enforcer Set - specifically the two sets stripped from Enforcers Fries and Soda.

However, with this brand new Enforcer Set, that helmet which had been slashed open by the Giant Mutant Rat could finally be retired.

The original Enforcer Set had already seemed quite good in Yu Yuan's eyes, but when compared to the Commander tactical set beside it, it truly paled in comparison.

Not only were the helmet, Chest Rig Armor, Tactical Boots, and Tactical Gloves all of better quality.And within this equipment set, three items were of Excellent quality: the Commander Chest Rig Armor, tactical earphones, and tactical enhanced goggles.

The ballistic plates inside the Commander Chest Rig Armor had ballistic protection level 5.

The tactical earphones were tactical equipment that Yu Yuan had always wanted to own, and this model perfectly met his requirements.

Not only did they have the hearing protection function he most desired, effectively reducing noise from continuous high-decibel battlefield sounds and impact noises to protect hearing.

They also featured background noise filtering and multi-device integration capabilities.

Of course, the most crucial functions were environmental sound amplification and stereophonic sound discrimination pickup capabilities, which stacked with Yu Yuan's 'Neighborhood Rat' title effect, making hearing truly become Yu Yuan's perception ace card.

Next, what caught Yu Yuan's attention were the goggles in the Commander Set.

Yu Yuan put the goggles on his head, where they fit snugly around his eye sockets.

The fully enclosed frame perfectly wrapped around the eyes while providing basic protection, environmental enhancement, and tactical adaptation effects.

Not only did they protect against high-speed foreign object impacts, chemical/liquid corrosion, UV/strong light burns, and scratches and wear.

They also used a 'quick-change lens system' that could quickly adapt to combat needs in different environments by switching lenses of different colors.

They also featured anti-fog, rainproof, windproof, and dustproof effects, making them truly comprehensive tactical equipment.

With these goggles, combat would become much more convenient.

Additionally, these goggles had compatibility functions with other tactical equipment, perfectly adapting whether with gas masks, earphones, or night vision devices.

"Now this is perfect tactical equipment!"

The two armor sets were placed by Yu Yuan on equipment display racks according to their previous configuration.

Taking one more look at the room full of supplies, Yu Yuan closed the Warehouse door with satisfaction.

The main supplies had been organized.

The emotions in his heart gradually calmed.

But his task was only half completed - what came next was the most important matter.

On the largest wall of the shelter, a magnetic whiteboard was attached, densely covered with information and several photos posted at key positions.

On the whiteboard, arrow lines connected various pieces of information together.

And Yu Yuan now stood before this whiteboard, his gaze deep and focused.

The photo positions on the whiteboard were restored according to his memory - the current appearance displayed on the whiteboard was exactly what he had seen in the map room.

But the content displayed was quite extraordinary, especially those several photos.

First was a photo of a woman with an enchanting figure, with the characters 【Lilith】 written on her back.

The other photos showed different content - some showed giant scales, floor scratches, and one showed a massive snake tail.

Yu Yuan's gaze fell below the massive snake tail photo, where information was specially marked on the whiteboard.

— Occasionally appears late at night, discovery locations: Nightingale basement, first floor, second floor.

"This must be that giant snake Qingqing mentioned!"

Yu Yuan turned and retrieved Ning Zhe's laptop, finding information about the King Cobra.

【Experimental Subject X-171: King Cobra】

Spirituality Factor Level: Medium

Mutation Characteristics: Gigantification, scale armor plating

Mutation Abilities: Venom spit, thermal vision

Weaknesses: Internal organs remain fragile, internal organ strengthening recommended

Control Resistance: Low

Spirituality Compatible Candidates: Faith, Babu, Ava Delai, Lilith, Med...

Below the information was a photo of the King Cobra. Yu Yuan enlarged the image and compared the snake tail on the computer with the one in the photo.

Patterns, colors...

Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"No mistake, it's the same one!"

Although he had already reached this conclusion earlier, it had ultimately been just his speculation until now.

Now his speculation was verified.

According to the content on the whiteboard, it was clear that the Loris brothers had been monitoring Lilith and the giant snake's situation, even conducting secret investigations and linking Lilith with the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.

Yu Yuan found this quite surprising.

Could it be...

They didn't know that Lilith was from the Aurora Animal Assistance Association?

Loris was already high-ranking in the Black Shield Police Department. If even he didn't know about Lilith's situation, how could Fries have provided protection for Nightingale?

Unless...

It was an order from Black Shield Police Department Chief—Hogg. Only this could explain it.

"Yes, Carmen also said that staying away from the Aurora Animal Assistance Association was also an order from that Chief Hogg."

This Hogg was the link between the two organizations. Could he be the mole that the Aurora Animal Assistance Association planted within the police system?

That should be correct.

Yu Yuan picked up a notebook.

This was also an item brought back from the map room. The notebook belonged to Loris. Opening the first page revealed a cropped photo of a man wearing a police uniform, with several large characters written below the photo.

—'Jackal' Hogg

This was the third time Yu Yuan had seen Chief Hogg's name, and the first time he had seen his appearance.

The first time he saw Hogg's name was in the Safe at the Water Service Center, in that investigation report about the Giant Mutant Rat.

The second time he saw this name was in the newspaper news from Carmen's intelligence, which was also when Yu Yuan first learned that the current leader of the Black Shield Police Department was the former deputy chief responsible for investigating the Giant Mutant Rat.

And now this was the third time - this notebook recorded all of Loris's speculations about Chief Hogg, Lilith, and the giant snake, as well as the entire process of careful verification.

The notebook also mentioned the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.

Yu Yuan went to the boss chair and quietly read through the entire notebook, occasionally showing thoughtful expressions. After finishing and closing the notebook, he had a basic understanding of the situation.

"So, the root of everything originated from Loris once seeing Hogg's true face." Yu Yuan looked at the notebook in his hand and murmured softly.

"'Jackal' Hogg... human live experiments... the Aurora Animal Assistance Association planted personnel in the Police Department... so that's how it is."

"Jackal... jackal... so Loris had his eyes on Lilith's King Cobra!"

Understanding dawned in Yu Yuan's eyes.

"It seems this Loris had quite ambitious aspirations too!"

"But what does marking 【×】 on their information mean?"