"Why?" Long Yuehong expressed his incomprehension.

Jiang Baimian didn't directly answer him, but instead smiled and said:

"After leaving a message for Chen Xufeng, I will go to the Hunter's Guild and report that Lin Feifei might be an accomplice of the gunman."

Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment:

"In that case, wouldn't everyone know?

"Then we won't have any advantage..."

It was precisely because they possessed this information that they were able to stay ahead of all the wasteland scavengers and discover in the shortest amount of time that the matter might be related to the organization that promotes the toxicity of knowledge.

After a pause, Long Yuehong added:

"Wouldn't this be alerting the snake and bringing unnecessary accidents?"

Why did an investigation that could have been carried out discreetly have to be made known to everyone?

Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao and Bai Chen, noticing that one was pondering some strange question and the other nodded thoughtfully. So, she smiled and said:

"This isn't something that won't happen just because we don't do it."

Seeing that Long Yuehong was still a bit confused, she further explained:

"Lei Yunsong and his team visited the Hunter's Guild and paid respects to a high-level official. During this process, it's hard not to come into contact with the staff there.

"Given their appearance and demeanor, although they wouldn't necessarily become the focus of attention wherever they went and attract extra notice, they would definitely leave a strong impression on some people.

"In addition, Chen Xufeng also sought out some people to help him search for Lei Yunsong and his team in the city. These people also know that Lin Feifei is Lei Yunsong's companion and may have even encountered the suspected target."

"After Lei Yunsong was seen and his appearance reconstructed, it shouldn't take long for someone to remember that he had several companions."

Hearing this, Bai Chen interjected:

"The Hunter's Guild should also scan the gunman's image into the computer to see if it matches any wasteland scavengers.

"That's a common tactic they use."

And Lei Yunsong and his team had a record in the Hunter's Guild.

Seeing Long Yuehong gradually understand, Jiang Baimian smiled slightly and said:

"Since this matter will be known sooner or later, possibly even before the end of today, why can't we report it and earn the money?"

Long Yuehong was speechless for a moment.

After a few seconds, he hesitated and said:

"It just feels weird, like betraying a companion..."

Jiang Baimian shook her head with a smile:

"This is called reasonable utilization.

"In the graylands, you can't have moral fastidiousness. On some matters, you even need to have flexible bottom lines. Well, the most fundamental things must still be adhered to."

She then sighed and added:

"Since you can't keep a fire wrapped in paper, it's better to spread the relevant information now, use the vast number of wasteland scavengers to find Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei and snatch time from the lurking danger as soon as possible.

"After the gunman was sighted, that group should be psychologically prepared for this, so they won't overreact."

"Indeed..." Long Yuehong was persuaded.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao said seriously:

"Also, the most important point is:

"Those wasteland scavengers are all free, we don't need to provide them with rewards."

It's the Wild Grass City Defense Force that provides the rewards!

Although Shang Jianyao's angle of entry deviated somewhat from the main point, both Jiang Baimian and Long Yuehong and Bai Chen, imperceptibly nodded their heads.

Who doesn't like free labor?

"Besides, we don't have much supplies left. Who knows how long we'll have to stay in Wild Grass City?" Jiang Baimian looked around and said, "It's definitely good to earn some living expenses while we have the chance."

After speaking, she issued the order:

"We'll split up."

...

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen returned to South Street and walked back and forth near Red Luo Lane, observing the movements of the wasteland scavengers:

Those who had just taken on the task were re-examining the scene of the incident; those who had already questioned the witnesses were holding two sketches, asking the surrounding residents one by one, hoping to find new witnesses; a few who had been to the roof and found corresponding traces entered Red Luo Lane, asking door to door if they had seen any suspicious people...

A glance caught Long Yuehong seeing the owner of the "Old Clothes Shop" at the entrance of the lane sitting behind the cash register, nodding off to sleep.

Inside the shop, a man wearing a dark black thick wool coat was picking out old clothes.

This man looked to be in his thirties, with black hair, blue eyes, and a particularly straight nose. He seemed to be of mixed race.

"Doing business and still sleeping... up too early?" Long Yuehong muttered silently to himself.

At this moment, the man had selected his clothes and walked to the cashier, nudging the owner to wake her up.

After they completed the transaction, Long Yuehong shifted his gaze and looked elsewhere.

...

Edge of Central Square, at a wooden bench.

Jiang Baimian, holding a fountain pen and using her thigh as a desk, scribbled on a notepad:

"The gunman in the Liu Dazhuang murder case is suspected to be Lei Yunsong.

"Based on this, we found someone suspected to be Lin Feifei in Red Luo Lane and identified her residence, but she has already moved.

"She seems to have joined that organization that promotes the toxicity of knowledge. Please report to the company immediately and request corresponding information.

"We will hand this clue over to the Hunter's Guild and claim that we were previously hired to look for these people. If possible, give us a 'credible' employer who won't involve you. If not, we will uphold our professional ethics..."

After briefly explaining the main points, Jiang Baimian put away her fountain pen, folded the paper, and stood up.

She said to Shang Jianyao, who was observing passersby with great interest:

"I'll be back soon."

"Going to the library?" Shang Jianyao suddenly asked.

"Oh dear, don't expose me. Let me maintain my professionalism." Jiang Baimian's expression faltered slightly.

Although she knew that the previous excuse of going to the library and her concern about the library fire incident would inevitably make Shang Jianyao, who had been following her, make the connection, it was still a bit awkward to be said so directly.

Shang Jianyao then closed his mouth and raised his hand, making a gesture of zipping up a zipper horizontally.

Jiang Baimian smiled, put her hands in her pockets, and walked into the Wild Grass City Public Library at a leisurely pace. In a familiar corner, she pulled out the book *Domestic Income Code*.

This time, the first page of the book had been folded.

Seeing this, Jiang Baimian held the book upright and shook it a few times.

A folded piece of paper fluttered down and landed on the ground.

Jiang Baimian bent down to pick it up, unfolded it, and found it was a notification from Chen Xufeng:

"Liu Dazhuang was shot and killed, the murderer is suspected to be Lei Yunsong."

"He knows quite quickly." Jiang Baimian muttered silently to herself.

She then stuffed her paper into the book, and then unfolded the first page and folded the 650th page.

Having completed this task, Jiang Baimian put the *Domestic Income Code* back in its place.

Immediately afterwards, she walked out of the library and returned to Shang Jianyao:

"Let's go, to the Guild."

She thought for a moment and added:

"You can speak now."

Shang Jianyao immediately smiled and quickly unzipped the "zipper" on his mouth.

Arriving at West Street and entering the Guild, Jiang Baimian looked around and went straight to the window at the far edge.

At this time, there were not many wasteland scavengers in the hall. Most of them were still concentrated in front of the machines where they could browse and accept tasks themselves. They had not yet reached the round platform area. Therefore, Jiang Baimian did not need to queue and came to the front of the clerk named Su Xiaoman.

"I'm here again." She greeted with a clear smile.

Such a tone and such a smile instantly made one feel happy. Su Xiaoman subconsciously returned a smile:

"What's the matter this time?"

"Regarding Liu Dazhuang's task, I have a new clue." Jiang Baimian said directly.

Su Xiaoman blurted out in surprise:

"So fast?"

Less than an hour had passed since the task was released!

"Good luck." Jiang Baimian said with a smile, "We previously accepted a task to find someone. At that time, we were not yet hunters in the Guild. And one of the people we needed to find, the more I looked at him, the more I thought he looked like the gunman."

As she spoke, she handed Lei Yunsong's photo through the window.

"Why does this look like a Guild identity photo?" As soon as Su Xiaoman saw it, she felt that the photo must have been taken when registering for a hunter's identity.

She quickly called up Liu Dazhuang's task and compared the photo in her hand with the gunman's sketch.

"It really looks like him!" Su Xiaoman raised her head and said with surprise and joy.

Jiang Baimian pushed the remaining four photos over, lowering her voice:

"These are the other people we were looking for at the time.

"We just asked about this person and she appeared at the place where Liu Dazhuang was shot, in Red Luo Lane."

She pointed to Lin Feifei's photo with her finger.

When speaking, Jiang Baimian's volume was not well controlled. Many wasteland scavengers nearby looked over, knowing that she had found useful clues.

This made them both envious and jealous, and full of expectations, hoping that the new clues would allow them to find the right direction and get a share of the pie in the future.

Su Xiaoman took the photos and dared not neglect:

"I'll report this immediately.

"Give me your and your companion's hunter badges."

She deliberately covered the photos so that the people around could not see them, in order to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation.

After submitting the clue, Su Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at Jiang Baimian:

"Next, we need to review whether the clue is valid and whether it is a repeat. I don't know exactly how long it will take.

"However, this is an urgent task. It should be very fast. There may be a reply in a while. Only then will we know how many Aurums you will be given."

Jiang Baimian nodded slightly:

"It's okay, we can wait."

After taking back her and Shang Jianyao's hunter badges, she smiled and added:

"Remember to return the photos to me later. I still need to take them to ask people."

"No problem." Su Xiaoman had already discovered that these photos were all from inside the Guild. She could print as many as she wanted.

Walking to the edge of the hall, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao sat down and waited for the announcement of the new clues.

After more than ten minutes, a person suddenly walked up to them.

This person was wearing a dark black thick wool coat, with black hair, blue eyes, and a high nose bridge. It was the "Senior Hunter" who had previously been respectfully greeted by the Guild clerk.

Seeing Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao looking at him at the same time, he said in a low voice:

"Did you find anything in that woman's room?"