"I didn't touch him,"
Tao Yu lifted his foot from the cracked ground and casually walked a couple of steps to the side.
Meanwhile, Tao Lan looked visibly tense and whispered softly,
"Yu, he won't be in trouble, will he? The security management of the Inner City is very strict."
"No worries,"
Tao Yu didn't care much about it.
Having completed three tasks with Wang Goudan today, Tao Yu had also figured out quite a few of the Inner City's ways of handling things!
Such trash, not to mention that I really didn't touch him, even if I had struck him dead after he said that sentence, it would be nothing more than that!
The most that would happen would be a fine.
This factory area entrance typically comes under the third-tier security zone.
The other party provoked first, even uttering 'hit me' kind of words, Tao Yu didn't make a direct move, just 'scaring' him to death -- he deserved it.
As for the autopsy?
At most, they would think that I used some sort of Skill involving telekinetic power.
Plus, it's very likely that this kind of 'minor incident' wouldn't even undergo an autopsy...
...
"Don't be so impulsive next time; you newcomers to the city are such a hassle. Hurry up and adapt,"
a security team captain who had come over to register made a cursory inspection of Supervisor Cao's body, then turned to Tao Yu and started complaining.
The Inner City security team did not come under the same command as the Outsider security team and had no relation; they surely didn't know each other before.
But!
When handling this matter, this captain obviously favored Tao Yu.
Rude words, provocation first, and even a request to 'hit me' without making a 'direct' move.
Dead for nothing!
Cause of death, sudden onset of disease, scared to death...
Between a dead nobody and a promising 'greenhorn' who had just entered the city, it's obvious whom to choose.
The Outsider city is a tough place to survive, harsh and miserable, but if someone from the Outsider city really makes it in, that person's mentality and will, forged through adversity, tend to be exceptionally strong. Provided they don't die young, they can usually grow quickly to the limit of their natural talent without being distracted by pleasures.
"Since it's the treatment plant, just handle this corpse, and that's it. Dismiss, dismiss."
"Thank you, Captain Dave,"
Tao Yu said with a smile and a wave of his hand, no matter what, this was still their security team for the area, and their strength was quite formidable, far exceeding the overall standard of the Outsider security team.
Even Dave, who was a mere squad leader before, already showed signs of non-human modification, and his strength was even beyond Uncle Tiger, who was acting as the Outsider city's deputy captain.
"There's no need to get your hands dirty with such disgusting riffraff; occasionally it's okay, but if it happens too often, there will be trouble."
Although nobody would go out of their way to spread it around or advertise yesterday's tasks,
it was apparent that the task group, who would queue up early, was also unable to get the news, which shows just how poorly informed they were.
This is indeed a world where exchanging information is quite troublesome...
"Finished?"
"Really?"
"All three? Or did you complete just the one with 'Four Arms'?"
...
The quiet crowd, waiting in line, suddenly became a bit restless.
"All three, just enough for the points."
Swoosh~
Miss Mag promptly opened the doors of the task hall and took over the conversation, reaffirming and confirming the completion.
As a task hall staff member, she had far more access to information than these folks.
But even so, as someone who was seen to be experienced and knowledgeable, a hint of surprise flickered in her eyes when she looked at Tao Yu.
She had merely helped pick out tasks casually because he had a handsome look and completing these tasks wasn't very risky, just a bit of hardship typical for a newbie to adapt to the Inner City environment,
so they wouldn't be blinded by the high returns of tasks in the Development Zone.
But who knew? His earnings rate was even faster than the subsidies in the Development Zone, wasn't it?
That's too exaggerated...
"I must have misjudged before; I didn't see it coming. Wow, handsome, you're so strong,"
Miss Mag rearranged the signboards, her delicate porcelain doll-like face beaming with an even brighter smile.
"I also have to thank Miss Mag for helping me select the tasks. Now, I'd like to complete the settlement and apply to take the Grade A partner assessment, if that's possible,"
"Of course, your actions yesterday did make a bit of a name for yourself in certain circles,"
"Oh? So I'm famous now?"
"Not exactly, you don't even have a code name yet, who knows who you even are. But quite a few people know about some greenhorn now, so I guess there will be fewer of those types of tasks recently."
While talking, Mag led Tao Yu straight to the back of the task hall.
"There's no need for Grade A partner assessment; it's merely a formality to test strength, and you've already met the standard. I'll take care of the procedure for you,"
Tao Yu, following behind Miss Mag, was actually a bit surprised at this point.
It seemed Miss Mag's own influence and authority were higher than he had imagined.
She actually had the power to grant the status of a Grade A partner.
Looking at Wang Goudan and the situation at the garbage processing facility yesterday, one could tell that a Grade A partner status in the Inner City was not low at all.
The power Miss Mag held in her hands was indeed not insignificant...