The Guard Team's firepower wasn't strong; it was mostly just handguns.

But there were many of them; a dozen people surrounded a circle and firing all at once was still a big problem.

Shen Ruihui dodged continuously, his body twisting and rolling swiftly, revealing the strength of a Hero Level Scout.

With a backflip, he leaped behind a crate, the bullets hitting the box instead.

But hiding like this won't work, sooner or later he would be hit.

Gritting his teeth, Shen Ruihui directly reached for the high-explosive grenade on his waist!

Pulling the grenade pin, he shouted, "Anyone who shoots at me again, I'll send you all to the Western Heaven!"

Seeing this, the Guard Team hurriedly ducked away in fear.

The Dawn Squad had taken out the Mad Horse Squad, they were certainly no saints; if pushed too hard, something could indeed go wrong.

"Listen up! Don't threaten us with a grenade. You will be punished for instigating a fight in the market. Come with us quietly, while there is still a chance to amend things before matters get worse, or your whole squad will surely be removed from here."

Shen Ruihui also knew this; he couldn't fight the guards, but he didn't want to go down easily either.

"I'll go with you, but I'm taking these people with me, because they started it. Agree and we can leave, disagree, and at least a hundred people will accompany me to the grave today!"

The Guard Team noticed Shen Ruihui wasn't to be trifled with, and quickly used their walkie-talkie to request instructions.

They soon got a response, saying to Shen Ruihui, "You come with us first."

"You all back up a bit!"

Shen Ruihui demanded the Guard Team step back a bit, then he pulled out a rope, tying Half Sky Cloud's men together in a line.

Holding the rope in one hand and the grenade in the other, he followed the Guard Team.

"My goods, you guys better keep an eye on them, don't let them go missing."

"Alright, alright, stop stalling and let's move."

The Guard Team took Shen Ruihui away from there and first boarded a car.

It was a police sedan, with Shen Ruihui and Half Sky Cloud's people all sitting in the back.

The car drove for a while, entering the base's back area.

The front area included residential and trading zones, while the back area was not open to the general public.

This was the core area of the Heavy Truck Corps, also the residence of the business association members.

Passing through a heavily guarded gate, inside, though there were not as many people as outside, it was much cleaner and seemed more upscale.

The car drove through a garage door, then another metallic door, and finally came to a stop.

"Get out of the car now; you'll undergo interrogation later."

With that, several guards approached, separating the group.

Shen Ruihui, seeing there were several interrogation rooms, finally didn't continue to carry them, only taking the grenade into one of the rooms.

As soon as he entered, the iron door boomed shut!

"You are somewhat dangerous, stay here alone to cool off first, we'll handle you later."

Shen Ruihui looked around the cell-like room, checking everywhere, realizing it would be difficult to force his way out using weapons.

He was indeed locked up.

But Shen Ruihui wasn't too worried; he had the moral high ground, the officer would definitely not leave him to fend for himself.

The only concern was that those goods shouldn't be taken away.

********

In a building within the core area of the Heavy Truck Corps, a few individuals were playing mahjong in one room.

What was on the table was not money, but gold and silver.

The Heavy Truck Corps using gold and silver for currency transactions had origins; Penglai was inherently a gold mining area, which allowed them to collect the most gold and silver.

As the saying goes, "antiquities in peacetime, gold in turbulent times"; during the apocalypse, gold gives people a more reliable feeling.

After all, this substance holds actual value, unlike paper currency which almost becomes worthless during upheaval.

The four people playing mahjong were each accompanied by women, with some gold and silver piled atop the table.

Gold coins, gold bars, golden bricks!

Now, one silver coin equaled what used to be a hundred currency units; there were no silver coins on the table, only gold coins, where one gold coin equalized to three thousand units of the past!

Therefore, the sums these individuals gambled were immensely large.

"Seven bamboo!"

A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses threw out a tile.

"Kong!"

A man with a face full of muscles formed the kong, taking out a thirty thousand tile.

"Haha! I win! A kong bloom!"

The man laughed heartily, toppling his hand.

The surrounding three men sighed, "Old Jiang, your luck is off the charts today; did something good happen?"

The muscular man was the leader of Half Sky Cloud, Jiang Army. He took the gold bars handed over by a few people, smiling, "Indeed, there's something, but it's not a big deal. The Mad Horse guys were taken out by someone; I sent someone to talk to that Dawn fellow, but a hothead over there injured my men. Now that hothead is captured, I'm just waiting for the Dawn people to show up."

The man with the gold-rimmed glasses remarked with envy, "You've got the upper hand this time. If you don't squeeze the marrow out of the Dawn Squad people, I guess you won't let it go."

Jiang Army shuffled his cards with a clatter, "I only wanted a piece initially, but since they foolishly fell into my hands, they can't blame me. I've already spread the word; the captain of the Dawn Squad is named Ye Fan, right? If that Ye Fan doesn't give me an explanation, his squad won't be able to establish itself in the Heavy Truck Corps."

The man with the gold-rimmed glasses adjusted his glasses, "Don't speak too soon. What if he finds Giant Stone Lawson or Zhao Xiaoman?"

"Heh! Lawson wouldn't concern himself with these matters, and as for Zhao Xiaoman... she's likely unable to handle her own issues."

The group burst into laughter, clearly all aware of some inside information.

********

After two hours, Ye Fan and his team finally cleared out the zombies on this floor.

The special forces turned on their flashlights, and Ye Fan approached the gold shop.

Under the beam of the flashlight, it was dazzlingly golden inside.

Ye Fan had taken down many gold shops in the north, but none as large as this one.

The ones in the north were on a small-town scale, and though this one was too, it held at least twice as much gold as in the small towns!

Some larger gold ornaments looked to weigh several kilograms, even over ten kilograms.

"Get to work, collect everything."

Everyone immediately sprang into action. Within minutes, all the gold and silver in the shop were piled in front of Ye Fan.

"Beep beep! Precious metals detected. Ready to convert to System Money. Proceed with conversion?"

"Convert all."

"Congratulations, Commander, for acquiring Money."

Ye Fan was overjoyed. The profit from a northern gold shop typically amounted to three hundred thousand, yet here, one shop yielded over seven hundred thousand!

This was just from one gold shop. If he could find a few more, it would practically rival attacking a small town.

The funds at hand increased to 1.8 million.

He inquired with the thief about any more gold shops, but the thief pointed out a few unsuitable ones for collection.

Never mind, today he'll just collect these. Ye Fan planned to return to the base to check on Shen Ruihui's sales.

If things didn't go well tomorrow, Ye Fan would arrange some transport trucks to collect ordinary supplies here in exchange for gold.

Anyway, by any means, when he leaves here, he must have a large reserve of gold in hand.

Observing Golden City throughout the day, he discovered there were even feral Level 2 Zombies emerging here.

By the time he returns to Dawn City, Level 2 Zombies might already be plentiful.

That would be an unprecedented fierce battle. He must prepare carefully.

He boarded the plane and started heading back to Shannan.

The plane had radar; even if they encountered other planes, they could detect and avoid in advance without any worries.

Near Shannan, they located the vehicles they had prepared in advance. After getting off the plane and into the cars, they returned to the base.

Upon entry, the guards stopped them.

"Where's your loot?"

"What loot? We just went out to check the situation. Didn't you see the trucks weren't even used?"

The guards looked at the SUVs and sheepishly retreated, clearly aware they couldn't carry much supplies inside.

Ye Fan drove into town, heading straight to the trading market.

Upon reaching his stall, he was surprised to find it empty.

Clearly Shen Ruihui had set everything up this morning; could it be that everything sold out in a day?

Ye Fan immediately went back to the rented apartment building, only to find nobody there.

Just as he was about to inquire for information, a member of the Guard Team approached.

"Are you Ye Fan?"

"That's right."

"Your team member selling goods at the market today intentionally injured someone and has been detained by the Guard Team. The materials are temporarily seized. The base plans to handle this severely. Since you're the team leader, what's your explanation?"

"Oh! Why did he injure someone?" Shen Ruihui might be a bit dazed, but as a Red Alert Soldier, he wouldn't provoke trouble without reason; there must be something I don't know happening.

"He got into a conflict with someone from Half Sky Cloud and was the first to make a move and injure the person."

The Guard Team member scrutinized Ye Fan, "Brother, let me put it this way, brawls by Adventurer Squads are common, and our base is lazy to handle them. Usually, these matters are settled privately. I suggest you talk to the people from Half Sky Cloud. If you can reach an agreement with them and they don't pursue it further, the base will release the person once you pay a small fee."

Ye Fan nodded. Since he hadn't achieved a basic accumulation yet, he wasn't eager to fall out with the base, so it would be better to talk.

"Alright, I'll look for the people from Half Sky Cloud."

"We'll wait for your news then. Once you reach a resolution, notify the Guard Team."

The Guard Team member left, and Ye Fan immediately went to find the people from Half Sky Cloud.

Soon, he got the information.

The top three Adventurer Squads, all stationed in the core area of the Heavy Truck Corps.

And there was a banquet at the core area's hotel today, organized by the Chamber of Commerce, where the leader of Half Sky Cloud, Jiang Army, would also attend.

If Ye Fan wanted to attend, he must first secure an invitation.

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