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As the current head of the South China Region, an "official" by Profession, and the author of numerous high-quality strategy guides on the forum, "Ren Gu" is undoubtedly a rather clever guy.

Although the information about Ren Gu in "Order" is highly Confidentiality Level and contains virtually no personal information, it makes no mention of his actual rank or position.

However, through his interactions with Ren Gu, Lin Yu could easily deduce that this guy must be of a high level.

There were some misunderstandings within "Order" regarding Ren Gu's rank—rumors circulated that he was already the Bureau Chief of a Municipal Bureau a city in the South China provincial capital at a young age.

However, since Lin Yu had seen the real information about the Ren Gu from Shen Bingmiao, he roughly knew where this rumor came from.

This guy's real name... is "Director Ren".

Most likely, it was someone he knew who called him by his True Name, causing misunderstandings among other "Order" members who were unaware of the Truth.

Considering that Comrade Ren Gu is still very young, there is an "upper limit" to the positions he can hold at his age. Objectively speaking, he has absolutely no chance of becoming a "Bureau Chief" at this time.

But Lin Yu always felt that this guy was not far from becoming a true "Director Ren".

Putting aside the reality, just looking at their performance in the "Death game," Ren Gu has fully demonstrated their planning and strategic abilities in both past and present actions.

He is also good at making plans and actively seeks solutions when encountering problems.

But obviously...

Comrade Ren Gu still has his own limitations.

His thinking is too "Righteous Path".

This does not mean that Ren Gu is unaware of "conspiracy" and "trickery"—he might be able to devise steps such as "sneak attack" and "feint" in his plans.

However, in practice...

Even if Ren Gu about it for a whole year, he would never have imagined that he could "bribe" someone.

"This is truly eye-opening," Ren Gu muttered as he walked through the ruins. "That Detective seemed pretty righteous; I thought he'd fight us to the death no matter what..."

Hearing Ren Gu's words, Lin Yu laughed and said, "Comrade Ren Gu, this shows you don't understand the City That Never Sleeps... This godforsaken place doesn't have the kind of Detective you're talking about."

"This is a world where even if Noble kills Fifth-Rank and Below Citizens in the street, he can just pay some money and that's it. Even if the kind of Detective you're talking about existed, he would never live to his age or rise to his position."

"By the way, his Alchemy Goggles are the latest non-implanted version released last month by the Universal Chamber of Commerce, in the same series and with the same functions as the Prosthetic Eye. The price is roughly equivalent to a normal Security Bureau Detective's salary for a year and a half. Do you think he, as an honest and upright Detective, would need such a gadget?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Ren Gu sighed again.

"So, I don't like this world... Although, judging solely from 'environmental' and material conditions, this is the most humane place in the world for ordinary people... this suffocating feeling that's rotten to the core is truly unbearable."

"But... never mind, this isn't our own world after all."

At this point, Ren Gu paused for a moment. "However, may I ask... where did you get your anonymous Asset Points?"

Lin Yu raised his hand. "Wow, Comrade Ren Gu, are you going to investigate the source of my wealth even if it's outside your area? You wouldn't happen to be a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission, would you?"

"I can't be a Discipline Inspection Commission... I didn't mean to interrogate you," Ren Gu said helplessly. "It's just that this should be considered 'official business losses,' which is equivalent to your personal resources and [Item] in the 'world' being consumed due to official missions. So you should be able to exchange them for corresponding Contribution Points within the organization or directly apply for other equivalent compensation."

"So, if the source of your expenditure is clear and can be proven, I can help you report it later."

Lin Yu felt a little warmed by Ren Gu's words, but he shook his head regretfully.

Clearly, his expenses were drawn from "Supervisor Arthur's" Anonymous Account, which is equivalent to using "Schreiber's" money, and therefore could not be reported.

However, an explanation is possible.

"I used the Anonymous Card that A Luo left me... The source of this card is hard to prove, and I don't need to claim reimbursement for it."

"Firstly, I don't need much money in the Barren Realm, and secondly... I'm more comfortable with using A Luo's money for the organization's affairs."

"If I actually spent this money on myself to buy something, I would feel guilty."

As Lin Yu said this, Ren Gu looked at Lin Yu with more admiration.

You say I'm honest and upright... but you're not so bad either.

"Director, you actually have a very high moral standard... and you value relationships very much."

Lin Yu chuckled silently, "Perhaps."

While the two were talking, they had already arrived at almost the center of the ruins.

Ren Gu had stopped dwelling on the Detective and Asset Points incident and returned to work mode, taking out his tablet and looking at the data.

"This is where the original 'Database' was located. The theft should have happened here... First, check if there are any traces of Mental Power here."

Lin Yu pretended to squat down, released his Mental Power to scan the area, then created a Mental Power condensation point under the ruins, and nodded.

"Yes, it is... It was indeed Schreiber's doing."

Ren Gu breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that 'Schreiber' did it... Let's try to go down and take a look."

After all, although the entire building has almost completely collapsed... the data from Ren Gu shows that this location actually has an "Underground Structure".

There are also many important things in the underground part.

Although it is now buried under the rubble, and according to the preliminary investigation report it has been stolen...

However, it is clear that Ren Gu also wants to try to explore whether there are some "overlooked" but useful things in these underground places.

Or rather...

Since it was Schreiber who did it, is it possible that Schreiber left them something useful?

Although Lin Yu most likely thought there was no chance, since Ren Gu had brought it up, he couldn't very well refuse.

"While I was probing the Mental Power left behind by 'Schreiber' just now, I also discovered a path that can indeed lead down—there's a crack formed by an explosion over there. If we go down, clear away some rubble, and make a hole in a floor slab, we should be able to directly enter the Emergency Stairwell."

"Although it's a bit unstable, we should be fine if we're careful."

If Lin Yu were here, he could probably just use the [Talisman Earth Escape Armor] or [Gray Spirit Eye] to sneak in.

However, in front of "Ren Gu," the person in charge of the South China Region, Lin Yu still could not use these [Item] set, which were clearly not owned by the "Director."

Moreover, the method to get down there isn't actually that difficult.

"Okay, we'll do it your way."

Ren Gu took out a pair of black gloves that looked thick and had some bumps and patterns on the surface, put them on, and followed Lin Yu to the "gap" he had found.

The two men bent down and entered the gap formed by the two huge floor slabs—the space inside was much deeper than they had imagined, extending downwards by five or six meters.

Ren Gu took out a kerosene lamp with Night Valley Style's and illuminated the dark space at the end, where some broken bricks and tiles blocked the way.

"You help me carry the lantern, I'll clear the way."

As Ren Gu spoke, he handed the lantern to Lin Yu and slowly slid down to the rubble at the bottom.

Lin Yu followed carefully down behind with a lantern—originally he had planned to do it himself, but seeing that Ren Gu seemed to have a solution, he naturally handed the matter over to Ren Gu.

"It seems those gloves probably have some kind of 'use'..."

Just as Lin Yu was pondering this, he saw Ren Gu place his hands on the rubble in front of him.

"Buzz--!"

After a short, sharp sound, Lin Yu opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Before the Ren Gu appeared a neat, dark, circular "entrance".

The lantern's beam, which had been blocked by rubble, floorboards, and other debris, was now unobstructed and continued to extend forward, illuminating the "Emergency Passage" that Lin Yu had mentioned below, allowing Lin Yu and Ren Gu to vaguely see the staircase steps below.

The "obstacles" between the stairs and the two of them had completely disappeared.

Without excavation or transportation... the materials seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Rather than a "physical" method, Lin Yu felt it was more like the Ren Gu had defined a spherical region and then... "deleted" all the matter within it.

"Let's go, give me the light, let's go down."

As Ren Gu spoke, he took the lantern back from Lin Yu's hand, and then said, "Your perception is quite accurate. Going down here really is the staircase of the underground Emergency Passage."

Hearing Ren Gu's praise, Lin Yu shook his head. "Just a trivial trick... Compared to Comrade Ren Gu's skill, it's really not worth mentioning."

"Did you... just 'eliminate' the substances here?"

As Lin Yu spoke, Ren Gu took off his gloves and, without holding anything back, began to explain.

"That's right, this can also be considered a means of applying the power of 'Rule'... By using the [Item] from the Previous Civilization Mist Island Realm that the organization gave me as a carrier, the power of 'Rule Code' can be applied directly to objective reality without going through the form of 'writing Rule '."

"However, these substances didn't simply disappear; they were transferred... Therefore, activating this ability still comes at a price."

Lin Yu listened to Ren Gu's words and asked curiously.

"Where was it moved to?"

Ren Gu said, "My [Item Space] will be converted into temporary [Item]."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "Comrade Ren Gu... is this truly the price to pay?"

Ren Gu laughed, "How could it not be?"

Lin Yu remained silent, only sighing inwardly.

As expected, none of the regional heads of "Order" were simple characters.