Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

District 118 was packed with people, and it was just after noon. Even if something like this happened in the Public Security Office, it was nothing to many people.

Some news media only reported a few words about the accident, and soon the news was completely overshadowed by the lively atmosphere in District 118.

Today is a happy day for many people, because the representative of the Lexiao Association announced that some large-scale activities to promote the quality of life and entertainment in the lower-level areas are about to take place.

The event is open to the whole city, but the event locations are all located in the ten districts on the ground floor. Each event is funded by the administrative department, with one million for each event.

The first thing many people thought of was the bonus, and many people speculated on what the bonus event was. Some middle- and upper-level professionals who participated in this bounty event gathered together.

It's just that it will be announced later, because Le Xiao has to host the mutant competition today, and today is the last day of the competition. Some people make money, and some people lose money until they take off their pants.

Because this year is different from previous years. In the past, all major gaming companies were winners, but it is different now. Just yesterday, several gaming companies have filed for bankruptcy. But since they have lost money, according to the laws of Bright City, they must be held responsible to the end. , fill the hole of losing money.

Section 7 has paid the money lost by these bankrupt gambling companies, and then the employees of these gambling companies, from high to low, will be in debt until the money is paid off.

This mechanism for pursuing bankrupt companies was established when Li Ang became section chief many years ago, and was eventually upgraded to the level of law.

In the past, many companies owed large amounts of debt due to company failure, especially due to the deprivation of many investors in the stock market. Many such companies were just empty shells when they filed for bankruptcy and were liquidated.

But in the end, most of the people in charge were unable to repay their debts, some went to jail, and some were forced to die without repaying. In the end, these debts lasted too long and were difficult to deal with at all.

But it is different now. Any company that files for bankruptcy will first pay off all the money owed by the company. Then everyone in the company will be in debt. The debt will be distributed to everyone based on 7 Branch's on-site investigation. Even ordinary employees are the same, but ordinary employees bear much lower debt than those at the decision-making level.

Section 7 will not immediately confiscate the assets of these debtors, but will give them a certain amount of space to make a comeback, pay off their debts, and provide a certain amount of loans.

If they no longer want to work and repay the money, they will be sent to work in the agricultural department. After leaving a salary that is enough to live on each month, the rest of the money will be used to pay off debts.

The current system has become a lot more humane and is no longer as cold as in the past. However, this is only for large companies. Many people who want to get personal loans to tide over difficulties have difficulty getting loans from 7 subjects.

Many people are puzzled because in the past, the betting companies did not lose so miserably, but this year is different. The odds given by the betting companies are extremely low, and they dare not raise the odds because they are not sure.

There have been many upsets in the arena competition. People who clearly had average overall statistics during the mutant promotion exam easily defeated their opponents in the arena.

It was the appearance of so many games in succession that led to the bookmakers considering going bankrupt. There had long been rumors on the streets that mutants had cheated on their promotion exams in the past.

The gaming company was behind such cheating, which resulted in the gaming company making very high profits every year through the mutant promotion exam.

The temporary adjustments ordered by Michelle before this year's exam may have disrupted such a cheating cycle, making the future unpredictable. That's why the gaming company will only invite some people from the Mutant Guild this year to conduct on-site combat analysis and then make adjustments. Odds.

Many ordinary people have won thousands of dollars by watching games every day. This is very happy for many people. In the past, many people would lose hundreds or even thousands every year, even if they lost more but won less.

9 a.m.

With the eager ringing of the bell, today's quarterfinals officially began. Le Xiao raised her hands and cheered on the sidelines. She liked this kind of passionate scene the best.

The two people on the stage took action. They were busy with low-level work these days. Le Xiao didn't even watch the mutant promotion exams in the past few days. The two people on the stage were fighting. As expected, their level was higher than that of the top 16. Too much.

On the stage was a small man with a similar build to Le Xiao, named Li Dan. His grades in the promotion exam were average, but he was hiding his strength. The mutant opposite him was an A2 mutant, close to S level, but Li Dan Dan did not fall behind at all in front of him.

The two were constantly colliding on the metal ring, and the two sides were fighting back and forth. However, many experienced S-class mutants on the sidelines could see that Li Dan did not use his full strength, but was more like guiding. The opponent's attacks were average and he completely controlled the fighting rhythm on the field.

Several people from the bookmaking company immediately began to adjust the odds. They deliberately raised the odds of Li Dan's opponent. As expected, many people soon placed bets because they felt that Li Dan was facing It is impossible to win against a big man like his opponent. Winning or losing is just a matter of time.

Li Dan kept dodging to defend against the opponent's fierce offensive, and the reddish scabs on his body broke from time to time. Li Dan knew very well that the other party was anxious, because the other party had already realized that his strength was far superior to him. He was so powerful. His attack is just to force himself to make a mistake, and then use telekinesis to force himself out of the ring.

Li Dan, who sensed the opponent's intentions, nimbly dodged sideways at the moment when the opponent pushed hard with his fists, quickly rushed forward, and escaped to the middle of the ring.

Seeing that the coercion tactics failed, the big man immediately ejected towards Li Dan. If he wanted to continue to block him, he would always find an opportunity. This time, Li Dan showed no mercy. The moment the mutant was about to approach him, Li Dan suddenly shot towards him. He raised his left hand lightly, dodged the mutant's fist, and then turned the knife around and hit the mutant directly on the back of the head.

There was a loud bang, and the big man fell to the field foaming at the mouth. The 4th Department personnel outside the field immediately came over for emergency treatment.

Li Dan's speed is very fast, and his strength is just right. These are all developed by Li Dan in Department 2. Chief R has very strict control over the details of the use of mutant abilities.

In the past, Li Dan only slept 4 hours a day, leaving 1 hour to eat. He spent the rest of the time honing his combat abilities. He was very good at strength, telekinesis, and the level of mutants of all levels. He was considered a 2nd subject in recent years. fighting genius.

Li Dan raised his hands with a smile, welcoming the cheers, but in his mind, he thought about being easily beaten to the ground by Jean with a knife, and he looked at Secretary Le of Department 13 on the sidelines with some grudges. Xiao.

How can I be like these monsters?

The announcer at the scene explained the game with great enthusiasm, likening the game to a difficult fight. At the last moment, the small Li Dan won the game with difficulty, and many reporters and CBV directors were talking about it. Turn, turned to Le Xiao's side.

"Secretary Le Xiao, please comment on this game."

Li Dan looked at Le Xiao blankly. Le Xiao's scalp was numb. All she could do was babbling and shouting, "Come on." Although she had seen a lot of fighting, she couldn't comment on it.

Le Xiao was so furious that she thought of the battle between Jean and Alpha a few days ago. After thinking about the battle just now, she blurted out.

"It was a great game, but it was still a little too weak."

Le Xiao's speech made many people around him praise him. Only then did Le Xiao realize what he was talking about and hurriedly explained.

"What I mean is that both of them performed perfectly at their current level, but the outcome is unpredictable."

Li Dan looked at Le Xiao helplessly. He was right to say that he was too weak. He was actually very distressed. However, Li Dan quickly stepped down and did not feel that there was anything wrong with Le Xiao's speech, because in that kind of possession In front of monsters with the power of the three-color god, the strength of S-class mutants is nothing more than paper.

Le Xiao was a little uneasy. She was the only secretary today. What should she do if she was asked to comment next? She could only recall some past news report manuscripts in her mind, as long as they were similar.

At this time, where the wealthy people gathered on the second floor outside the stadium, Snowden, the president of the Pattern Guild, was staring at Li Dan. Many people were interested in Li Dan. Someone had already offered a high price. Snowden planned to wait until the game was over, no matter what. Whether Li Dan can win the championship, I will contact him and have a good discussion. After all, any young man is willing to make more money while he is young.

Snowden looked at Le Xiao on the sidelines, and Vice President Carrie walked over with a smile.

"This kind of petty quarrel is probably just a joke in the eyes of those secretaries."

Snowden grinned slightly.

"But for the rich, it's very interesting entertainment."

The two started organizing the underground death fighting arena four years ago and it was very successful. Now that they saw the fresh seeds, they were naturally excited.

"I'll go down and talk to him."

Snowden said and started to go downstairs. After a while, Snowden came to the players' lounge and entered as a facilitator for the mutant promotion test. He quickly found Li Dan's lounge. There were many reporters outside the door. , all seemed to want to interview Li Dan.

"Get out of the way, everyone, I have something to discuss with Mr. Li Dan inside."

Many reporters knew how powerful Snowden was. After all, he had won the championship in this arena. After knocking on the door, Li Dan stuck his head out and said angrily.

"I told you I wouldn't accept interviews."

"I am the president of the Pattern Guild, Snowden."

Snowden called up his business card, and Li Dan asked Snowden to come in.

"Mr. Li Dan, congratulations on advancing to the semi-finals."

"If you have anything to say, I'm going to take a nap."

Li Dan said directly that he had already begun to take stock of this man, because Section 2 had been investigating them, but no evidence or evidence had been found yet. They were suspected of participating in black market transactions, and it was no longer a day or two.

The people in this Patterned Mutant Guild are powerful, even comparable to Lightning Skeletons, but everything in their guild is based on business considerations. It is a relatively large S-level mutant guild, with 76 S-level mutants in the guild, and 138 A grade A mutant.

The three departments have recruited them several times in the past, but they have been indifferent. They can be regarded as the old mutant guild in Brilliant City.

"Mr. Li Dan, I will tell you directly. If you want to make money, you can contact me after the game is over."

Li Dan received Snowden's business card, and Snowden stood up to leave.

"I'm sorry to bother you."

Li Dan spoke.

"Can you tell me a little more, is it an advertising endorsement or something to make money?"

Snowden laughed.

"It has something to do with fighting."

Looking at Snowden leaving, Li Dan thought of one thing. In the past two or three years, there have been several cases of mutants dying in the street. The dead mutants seemed to have experienced extremely fierce fights, but But no DNA evidence could be found.

Section 2 has also been investigating this matter for a long time. The reason why Li Dan connected these things with Snowden just now is because there is a mutant who won third place in the quarterfinals three years ago. , was found dead on the street just two months later.

Today's cameras are not all thermal cameras, so it is difficult to capture mutants who have invisible figures. However, many mutants in the Pattern Guild have the ability to be perfectly invisible.

After investigating Hua Wen's accounts, it is normal and there are no problems. Their most profitable project every year is gambling. Everyone in the guild has a separate villa, and they are all relatively wealthy mutants.

Soon Li Dan took out his phone and reported the situation to Chief R.

"Chief, what do you think I should do? Win the championship or not?"

"You may not be Eric's opponent. Just lose the next game and go to Snowden. After all, this is in line with the loser's mentality. After all, no one will remember who is second or third. They just want to lose." It’s a little difficult to not have any flaws, so when it’s almost time, take the initiative to admit defeat.”

Li Dan laughed.

"I know, room chief."

After hanging up the phone, Li Dan laughed. He didn't care about his reputation. As long as he caught the criminal and the person who destroyed the peace of the city, he would be satisfied. This is the belief of the 2nd Section man.

No matter what the means, no matter the cost, just to catch the criminal.

Snowden returned to the second floor, and Carrie quickly brought up a light and shadow screen. She had just obtained the exact information about Li Dan. He was born in a relatively poor family in District 101 on the bottom floor, and the person who taught Li Dan fighting skills turned out to be Lightning. Xiong Dabiao, the president of the Skeleton Guild.

"No wonder he's so strong."

Snowden became more and more interested. He had fought against Xiong Dabiao several times, but both failed miserably, so he knew his strength well.

"Do you think he'll come?"

Carrie asked and Snowden smiled.

"If he is short of money, he will definitely come. His family's financial situation is very bad, isn't it? And because he has multiple criminal records, he has been unable to take the mutant promotion exam for many years in a row. Isn't it just right now?"