Cheng Xu got up, took a few steps to the bedside, squatted down, and carefully examined the edge of the barely noticeable indentation with his fingers.

The thick carpet was carefully lifted by his fingertips. The light illuminated the smooth alloy floor beneath—where a hidden pull ring was clearly embedded!

The edges of the pull ring were polished to an exceptionally smooth finish, fitting perfectly into the floor. It would have been difficult to spot without the carpet marks and the deliberate searching of the people present.

With Xi Xi's tacit approval, Cheng Xu gripped the cold pull ring tightly and pulled upwards with a sudden force.

With a slight hissing sound, a thick alloy plate about one meter square was steadily lifted, revealing a dark space underneath.

A colder, drier breeze rushed up, and at the bottom of the hidden compartment, a small but exceptionally sturdy gray alloy safe lay quietly.

The surface of the case has no markings, except for a slightly concave digital keypad in the center, which reflects a faint light under the lamp.

"It's well hidden!" Cheng Xu's voice carried a hint of excitement. "No item notification... Goodness, this is probably from the original world?!"

That makes things easier.

Xi Xi gestured for Cheng Xu to step back, then took the light blade scythe and cut along the edge of the safe, easily splitting it in two.

Inside the safe, a complex key and several ledgers were clearly visible.

The key, needless to say, is the warehouse key; as for the ledger—

Sallyman took the ledger from Xi Xi and looked through the latest week's collection and transaction records: "It doesn't match... the numbers don't match at all..."

As she muttered to herself, she picked up the second ledger and began to read it carefully. She discovered that one of the ledgers was genuine and the other was fake.

"How ironic! Even in the game world, they falsify accounts. It's true that corrupt officials will embezzle wherever they go!" Liu Enxi couldn't help but say indignantly.

Strictly speaking, it is even easier to falsify accounts in the Eastern Li world than in the real world.

"What do you think Clinton's headquarters would do if they saw this ledger?" Cheng Xu suddenly grinned maliciously.

"Hey~ We can't let them know!" Xi Xi quickly figured out the reason, curled up the accounts, tapped Cheng Xu on the head, and her tone became lighter.

"Use your brain and think about it. Why didn't Clinton's headquarters discover such a large amount of embezzlement?"

Liu Yunyan's eyes flickered: "You mean to say that Team W is not an isolated case?"

Xi Xi nodded mysteriously. Upon hearing this, Cheng Xu had a sudden flash of inspiration and then realized what was going on.

There can't possibly be only one insect egg in a borer hole.

By analogy, the production records of Clinton's other teams were not significantly different from those of Team W, which is why they were able to achieve the current results.

"Brilliant!" Cheng Xu slapped his forehead and stood up, then said with lingering fear, "Oh no, to keep the secret from being exposed, other parasites might come looking for trouble in the future..."

“But we can strike first!” Xi Xi’s tone was light, but it carried a hint of determination to prepare for the worst.

Based on the mid-term rankings of the race and the actual driving position of Team W, it is estimated that the various teams under Clinton's command have a similar total mileage.

With the added assistance of the puppet manatee and the all-seeing guardian, finding these squads shouldn't be too difficult.

Given the current situation, they don't need to take over a vegetable garden that has no stimulating effect, nor do they need to go to great lengths to wipe out the entire team, lest they become desperate and invite Clinton to join forces to attack, thus affecting their own progress.

If they could take away the hedonistic submarines and ledgers of the white upper class, it would be tantamount to touching their very foundation of wealth.

Those high-ranking white officials certainly didn't want to expose their corrupt practices, so even after losing this outwardly weak but inwardly powerful submarine, they dared not make a big fuss about it.

Xi Xi reasonably speculated that, in response to such a silent attack, the most likely outcome for these white high-ranking officials was to swallow their pride and silently endure the loss.

After all, in such a clearly hierarchical organization, once corruption is exposed, it can be a catastrophe!

Therefore, Xi Xi believes that instead of waiting for them to launch surprise attacks one after another, it is better to take the initiative and seize the initiative.

As she plotted, she glanced at Liu Yunyan and Cheng Xu's suddenly bright eyes and found it somewhat amusing: "Anyway, let's just say this: I think this trip will be more profitable than competing!"

“It feels like I’m doing something heroic…” Sallyman couldn’t help but laugh out loud. This was the first time she had laughed so heartily in days, and even she herself was a little surprised.

"Of course! What they did was inhumane, so we're just retaliating!" Liu Enxi exclaimed excitedly.

"Tch, who told Clinton to make his move on us first?" Liu Yunyan gave a "they deserved it" look, then her face turned pale.

She took a few quick breaths and continued, "By the way, what exactly is this cultural relic we smuggled from those two leaders of Team W today? It's so mysterious!"

"One set was swallowed by the puppet manatee and then vomited on the table when we got back," Xi Xi explained unhurriedly as she walked towards the teleportation array. "The other set should be with Uncle Cheng; he's counting it now."

Having set up too many teleportation arrays today, Liu Yunyan's stamina was clearly nearing its limit. But this girl's incorrigible curiosity meant she was still struggling to keep going even in this state.

Seeing this, Xi Xi urged everyone to go back to sleep.

The next morning, the group reunited to discuss the distribution of supplies and cultural relics.