Xu Huo didn't get involved in the White Shoulder Badge's pursuit or go looking for trouble with the Enforcement Department. He simply took some time to question a few people in the know, then tracked down the escaped player's younger brother. The young man was still alive, but he'd been badly beaten. Both his hands and feet were broken, and he had internal injuries. None of that was a serious problem, though. A little more medicine and he'd improve in a few days; his bones just wouldn't heal as quickly. So Xu Huo left him in the small experimental building where Dr. Deng lived and told him not to wander around.
The man Xu Huo had rescued was called Sun Su. He was quick-witted: using an expired credential he'd bought on the secondhand market, he'd managed to sneak into a members-only venue. That was where he discovered signs of the cult. After finding a way to leave clues for his older brother, he went in alone to find evidence of their crimes. Unfortunately, before he could take any pictures, the cult members caught him red-handed. During questioning, they learned that he had an older brother who was a player, so they kept him alive for the time being, waiting for his brother to walk into their trap.
Events unfolded just as the cult members had expected. Sun Su's older brother, Sun Yong, came looking for him. Dealing with a D-class player should have been easy, but Sun Yong had unexpectedly advanced to High-level Player on his last outing and acquired two more items that could save his life and help him escape. That was how he managed to break through the White Shoulder Badge's encirclement and make his way to Rose Castle.
"Unfortunately, they destroyed all the evidence!" Sun Su's