"Pangu Biology's" informant in First City, "Garibaldi," was shot in the street, and it happened after he met with the "Old Task Force."

Jiang Bai Mian and Shang Jian Yao stood up abruptly.

At the same time, another shot rang out.

A few meters away from "Garibaldi," the right thigh of a man wearing a worn shirt and gray pants suddenly exploded, turning into splattering flesh and blood.

As he fell in agony, a black handgun fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Bai Mian instantly understood what had happened.

The second man shot was the assassin who had just ambushed "Garibaldi" in the street.

And the one who attacked him was Bai Chen, who had reacted from her monitoring position.

She used her "Orange" rifle to break the assassin's right leg.

Jiang Bai Mian and Shang Jian Yao didn't hesitate. They rushed out of the Silver Candle Cafe, onto the street, and amidst the panicked fleeing and hiding pedestrians, they reached "Garibaldi's" side.

They squatted down, checking "Garibaldi's" injuries.

The "Pangu Biology" informant's chest was a bloody mess, and his injuries looked quite severe.

He hadn't passed out yet, and his eyes were filled with pleading and longing as he looked at Jiang Bai Mian and Shang Jian Yao.

Only then did Jiang Bai Mian clearly see his appearance:

He wasn't a Graylander, at most with some Graylander blood. His face was thin, his eyes were deep black, his features were delicate, and his black hair was disheveled.

The informant looked to be in his early twenties, still very young.

While examining the wound on his chest to see exactly where he had been hit, Jiang Bai Mian took off her tactical backpack and took out a Phi-Creature biological agent.

Emergency treatment of injuries was a skill that every qualified Ruins Hunter had to master, and it was a compulsory course during the "Old Task Force's" training.

"Hang in there," Jiang Bai Mian said simply, immediately starting preliminary first aid.

As soon as she finished speaking, she glanced at Shang Jian Yao:

"Check on the assassin's condition, and try to find out who ordered him."

Shang Jian Yao immediately stood up and walked towards the gunman, where blood had already soaked the ground.

Jiang Bai Mian quickly injected the Phi-Creature biological agent and then used her tactical backpack to create a screen before taking out her walkie-talkie.

"Bai, you and Genava stay put, monitor the surroundings, and prevent accidents. Xiao Hong, drive the car to the intersection ahead, but don't rush over, wait for my further instructions." Jiang Bai Mian quickly arranged the tasks for the other three members of the "Old Task Force."

A few meters away, Shang Jian Yao squatted at the edge of the blood, looked at the man in the worn shirt, and said in Red River language:

"Do you have any last words?"

The man had an ordinary Red River face, and he had just woken up from the coma brought on by the severe pain. He was already on his last breath, seemingly experiencing a momentary resurgence of vitality.

His gray pants were extremely tattered, completely dyed blood red.

As a gunman, he had seen too many of his companions die. Although he couldn't say he was willing to accept this ending, he wasn't surprised at all.

He had wanted to keep his mouth shut and wait for the moment his life ended, but for some reason, he suddenly felt that he should say something, that he shouldn't just die like this.

"I, I just... take money and do things," he said with difficulty.

"Who ordered you?" Shang Jian Yao remained in a squatting position.

He didn't try to inject the gunman with a Phi-Creature biological agent or treat his wounds.

The gunman gradually entered a dying state, with the mentality of dragging someone down to hell with him, and answered in a weak voice:

"It... it's Old K..."

He slowly closed his eyes, exhaling more than inhaling.

Shang Jian Yao stood up and walked back to Jiang Bai Mian's side.

Jiang Bai Mian had initially treated "Garibaldi's" wounds, raised the back of her hand, wiped her forehead, and said in Grayland language:

"Luckily, it didn't hit the heart directly. As long as the doctor is competent enough, you shouldn't die."

Hearing the words "competent enough," "Garibaldi's" expression changed, as if he wasn't so confident.

These days, there really weren't many competent doctors.

Of course, thanks to the chaotic environment, there were more doctors who were good at treating gunshot wounds than competent doctors.

Jiang Bai Mian then turned her head and looked at Shang Jian Yao, who had squatted down:

"Any gains?"

"Said a person named Old K ordered it," Shang Jian Yao relayed the gunman's words.

Hearing the name "Old K," "Garibaldi's" face changed again.

Jiang Bai Mian didn't expose it, but instead asked him:

"Do we take you away directly to find a doctor, or do we leave you here to be taken over by the law enforcement officers?"

"Garibaldi" hesitated for two seconds:

"Leave me here.

"But remember to notify the company that I was shot."

Well, the company definitely has more than one informant in First City. "Garibaldi" has many companions, so we don't need to worry about it... Jiang Bai Mian quickly put all the wound-treating tools back into her tactical backpack.

She and Shang Jian Yao waited for nearly a minute before the law enforcement officers arrived late, led by a sheriff with seven or eight subordinates.

"Are you friends?" The sheriff glanced at "Garibaldi" on the ground and asked in accented Red River language.

He had an impressive physique. The whole person, except for not growing upwards, extended in all directions.

He wasn't too fat, but his shoulders were thick and his body was wide, like a wall.

"No." Jiang Bai Mian, who was disguised, shook her head without hesitation. "We were at the roadside cafe,喏, that one, drinking coffee, seeing that this person was injured, came out to do some first aid, officer, you know, this is a must-have skill for us Ruins Hunters."

"Yes, yes." Shang Jian Yao nodded in agreement.

The wall-like sheriff looked down at "Garibaldi":

"Your first aid skills are not bad.

"However, you still have to come back to the sheriff's office with me to make a statement. Also, if you haven't paid for the coffee, go back and pay for it now."

"We paid when we ordered." Jiang Bai Mian wanted to say that they weren't the kind of people who ate a free meal.

Shang Jian Yao then changed the subject:

"Maybe the boss will give us a free meal because of our righteous act."

He had wanted to say "acts of courage," but he temporarily forgot what the corresponding phrase was in Red River language, so he could only use "righteous act" instead.

The sheriff ignored him, checked the gunman's body with two people, and asked other subordinates to question the bystanders in the surrounding shops and the onlookers on the roadside to collect more clues.

In the process, he didn't forget to have a law enforcement officer drive "Garibaldi" to the nearest hospital.

"Quite orderly..." Jiang Bai Mian praised in a low voice.

She found that "First City" hadn't degenerated too badly, and there were still many talented people at the grassroots level.

"Yes, his wisest move was not responding to my words," Shang Jian Yao said with deep approval.

Because all the witnesses testified that Jiang Bai Mian and Shang Jian Yao came out of the cafe later to rescue the injured, they were "kicked" out of the sheriff's office after giving their statements and weren't given dinner.

They also learned that the sheriff's name was Wall, and he seemed to be a descendant of some noble family.

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Red Wolves District, in the previous rental house, the five members of the "Old Task Force" reunited.

"Who did it?" Long Yue Hong asked impatiently.

"A person named Old K ordered it. It's not clear why, just report it to the company." Jiang Bai Mian smiled and said, "Judging from 'Garibaldi's' expression, I suspect it's a personal vendetta."

"He's good-looking, maybe he stole someone's wife," Shang Jian Yao guessed.

Long Yue Hong muttered:

"Not everyone is Weller."

Weller was the forensic doctor in Redstone Town, a playboy who had to flee after seducing his superior's wife.

"But there are many such people," Genava said truthfully.

Jiang Bai Mian cleared her throat and took out the few pieces of paper that "Garibaldi" had given them:

"Anyway, it's none of our business, Old Ge, project them so everyone can see the information this time."

Because she had already browsed the cigarette butt test report, Jiang Bai Mian focused on the true "Father's" assassination of Elder Souls and the current political situation in "First City."

Souls was targeted by the "Anti-Intellectualism Cult" because he advocated civic education. As an elder, he definitely had protection, but the true "Father's" method was still his usual feint to the east and attack in the west, distracting the tiger from the mountain. When Souls, who was participating in a public event, thought he had escaped danger and let down his guard, he suddenly appeared and completed the reaping under the weakened security forces.

The key to that successful assassination was surprise. The elders of "First City" had learned their lesson and strengthened the relevant measures.

Since then, the "Anti-Intellectualism Cult's" sporadic actions had not succeeded.

And in the current situation in "First City," Jiang Bai Mian noticed that the conflict between the reformers and the conservatives was indeed intensifying. The leader of the latter, Governor Beauris, wanted to protect Elder Varo, while Gaius, the representative of the former, was aggressive.

The main people who prevented the two sides from tearing apart were General Forkas, who led the Zhao Family Manor operation, and Inspector Alexander.