The next morning, shocking good news arrived: the Wolong Society, which had recently dominated Tang City, had been taken down by the army, and the criminal gang leader had been captured.
Also arrested was Director Zheng of the former Garrison Command, who was arrested for colluding with criminal gangs and committing crimes. He was originally the deputy director but was promoted to director.
Of course, Zheng's wrongdoings were his personal actions, and apart from him and a few of his confidants being arrested, they had nothing to do with the entire garrison.
The ordinary survivors were very excited, because no one would come to collect the protected food anymore, and it would be much safer to go out.
The Wolong Society was dismantled, and the military and government joined forces to crack down on criminal gangs. In order to mobilize all survivors to actively report criminal gangs, a reward order was issued.
Anyone who provides a single piece of information about criminals, if verified, will be rewarded with 2 jin of grain.
Catching a criminal earns you 5 jin of grain. If you can report a criminal gang, you get 1 jin of grain per person, and the more members in the gang, the more grain you get.
In times of famine, this reward was quite substantial; countless people risked their lives for a single bite of food.
With such a generous reward, many people formed bounty hunter groups to make a living from this business.
Suddenly, those who used to "vandalize and loot" became rats in the street, especially the Wolong Society henchmen who used to swagger around, because the blue marks on their left arms could not be removed.
When the Wolong Society was rampant, this mark was once their source of pride. No matter where they were, as soon as they showed it, ordinary survivors would obediently hand over their protective food.
Because the consequence of not paying is death!
They were once handpicked henchmen of the Wolong Society, admired by some, feared by others, and rewarded handsomely.
Of course, Bai Shuang was unaware that she was working in the military making mulberry bark paper at the time.
But now, that symbol that once represented glory has become a death warrant.
The marks can't be washed off, just like tattoos. You want to cut them off with a knife, but you're afraid of the pain, not to mention the lack of medical care and medicine. If it's not done properly, it can kill people.
They could only hide everywhere, taking it one day at a time.
But those bounty hunters, like cats with a keen sense of smell, became the cats' favorite prey.
Compared to others, we don't even need to look for evidence to catch them; it's right there on their left arm. They can only work hard at hiding, but no matter where they hide, they can be found.
Some people tried to leave the city, but at each exit, there were several teams of bounty hunters guarding it, and the first thing they looked at was the left arm; even if there was a scar there, they would take it back.
They also formed a bounty hunter group led by Liu Zhongyi in Building C of Yichen Tianfu.
At first, business was better than other groups, and they earned a lot of food.
When Bai Shuang and the others returned one time, Wang Xiu happily told her that they had each received dozens of kilograms of grain.
Until one day, when they were arresting someone, that person suddenly shouted at Liu Zhongyi:
"You're trying to arrest me? And who do you think you are? Dare to show me your left arm?"
His shout startled everyone, and all eyes turned to Liu Zhongyi.
He said angrily, "I'm the leader of the bounty hunter group, how could I have a blue mark? Quick, take him away."
Although everyone had some doubts, he was the most skilled in martial arts among the group members, and no one else could defeat him. So they listened to him, tied up the man, and took him away.
The man tried to shout, but Liu Zhongyi punched him in the mouth, and with a scream, he could no longer speak.
His group members were intimidated by his behavior, and no one dared to question him.
However, not long after, several police officers with real guns arrived and arrested Liu Zhongyi.
He never expected that Wolong would be so secretive, always communicating through a single line, and always so well-covered, yet someone would still recognize him.
He never expected that the person whose mouth he had broken would write a message to the police.
With his abilities, he wasn't just a low-level henchman of the Wolong Society, but rather a minor leader in the Yichen neighborhood. In fact, much of the information about Bai Shuang was provided to the Wolong Society by him.
Fortunately, Bai Shuang was always cautious, and what others knew was only superficial.
Even many of the informants in the neighborhood were developed with Liu Zhongyi's help. He even revealed Bai Shuang's whereabouts to someone surnamed Zheng.
In a time of natural disaster and apocalypse, killing people at any moment is no big deal, let alone joining the Crouching Dragon Society.
So when the Wolong Society approached him and offered him a generous reward, he agreed without hesitation.
Bai Shuang takes good care of everyone; the people in Building C do indeed have a much better life than those in other buildings.
But how could that compare to the generous rewards offered by the Wolong Society? The income he earned from recruiting members, plus his earnings as a leader, amounted to about 100 catties of grain per month!
But what he didn't expect was that such a large organization as the Wolong Society, with such a strong influence, was still wiped out by the army.
Fortunately, he was cautious and no one knew that he had joined the Crouching Dragon Society.
He still managed to change his ways, becoming a good person and leading everyone to become bounty hunters. Many of the "Blue Marks" here were developed by him, so their group's business was naturally better than others.
Those who earned food and tasted the sweetness of success, who wouldn't be grateful to him? Who would doubt him?
I never imagined that after walking the dark so many times, I'd still encounter a ghost today...
Liu Zhongyi wasn't a high-ranking member of the Wolong Society, so he wouldn't be executed, but he couldn't escape the fate of being forced into hard labor.
As for whether he or she will survive, that depends on luck.
Before he was sent away, he pleaded to see Bai Shuang one last time, probably because he was worried about his family.
But Bai Shuang won't get involved in this.
How could someone who would sell her information to a gang have the nerve to contact her? Everyone must be responsible for their own actions.
As for what will happen in the future, a person with a weak will can turn bad at any time.
When Bai Shuang returned to Building C, Aunt Li and the others asked her if the grain Liu Zhongyi earned while leading them as bounty hunters would be confiscated.
"Probably not. After all, you guys really helped find a lot of bad guys, so you deserve it."
Everyone was relieved, but Liu Zhongyi's illegal gains had already been confiscated.
No one in the building made things difficult for his family, but no one helped them either.
Because no matter what, Liu Zhongyi had always led everyone out to find supplies in the past, so they still had some old feelings for him, even though they had paid him each time.
But no one helped them.
Almost every one of the new residents in the same building had informants planted by Liu Zhongyi, who was disguised as a man in black.
They were the first to strike after Liu Zhongyi and his group became bounty hunters. Perhaps Liu Zhongyi was worried that they would recognize him, so he dealt with them as quickly as possible.
After Liu Zhongyi joined the Wolong Society, the original residents were grateful and respectful to Bai Shuang, so he couldn't expand his influence. He then set his sights on the new residents who were hostile to the original residents and Bai Shuang, and things went very smoothly.
Now, the able-bodied men in the new residents' homes have been arrested, their illegally obtained grain has been confiscated, and the other residents of the building have joined forces to drive them away.
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