The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Monkey King jumped up to a height of twenty meters and looked down at the speech venue.

Shi Yang looked to be in his fifties, with sunken cheeks, deep-set eyes, and dark skin. Judging from his appearance, he was either suffering from kidney deficiency or heart palpitations.

Monkey King pondered for a moment.

"This won't do! If this old Deng takes over, forget about finding the Madman Xichuan and making a contribution; he'll just kick me out!"

I looked down.

No, I can change my appearance, so I don't usually dress as a bandit. If you want to eliminate bandits, you can't eliminate me.

Who knows I'm a bandit?

But that's what they say.

Once Shi Yang becomes mayor, apart from Monkey King and Edison Chen, who can reside permanently in Xichuan City, everyone else will have to rely on Old Thief to send them over, which won't be convenient.

The idea of ​​changing one's outfit was something that Da Congming and Song Gua had already discussed before.

The authorities aren't that stupid. If you change your mask, they'll think you're from a new organization.

The characteristics of bandits are too obvious. Take their levels, for example; they will become increasingly similar in level.

Because the later upgrades are slow, the new clones that Song Gua generates every day are at the same level as the original body. In addition, those at lower levels are catching up, so naturally there will be more and more bandits of the same level.

This point will be observed sooner or later.

And their style of doing things.

Take the Night Owl Thieves for example. No matter how many masks you change, it's useless. They'll steal something the moment they make a move. If you're not Night Owl, then who are you?

No matter what mask you wear, you are still the Night Owl.

Monkey asked a passerby, "Who are the other people running for deputy mayor?"

A passerby replied, "There are two deputy mayors, and the other one is named Zheng Suwen."

What is his attitude towards the underworld?

"He has never expressed any political views regarding the underworld."

This guy was the kind of politically savvy guy who got really into it when it came to politics. He pointed at Shi Yang on the podium and said...

"Don't look down on this guy from the Shi family. He sounds nice, but he's a big corrupt official. He was dismissed from his post as a section chief in his early years because of corruption. It was only because other high-ranking officials in the Shi family protected him that he was able to return to officialdom. Once he becomes mayor, our Xichuan City will be doomed."

"You say he's a corrupt official, do you have any evidence?"

"Nonsense! Of course not. If a nobody like me had evidence, wouldn't the higher-ups have already taken him down?"

But I heard that this old man is old in years but not in spirit, and he used all the money he embezzled to support his mistress!

I heard he has so many mistresses that he even formed a group chat. Tsk tsk tsk, he's utterly depraved!

"Tell me, if someone like that becomes mayor, will we still have a good life?"

"Knowing he was a corrupt official, you still voted for him?"

"Nonsense, most of us voted for Zheng Suwen."

"I saw a lot of audience members around his podium."

"Those are basically all shills! Shih's approval rating among citizens is very low, but his approval rating in the city council is high. If we combine the two with a 50% weighting, he is currently 3 percentage points ahead of his competitors. The mayoral election is just around the corner, and I estimate that Cheng Suwen will ultimately lose to him."

"Don't those councilors in the city council know he's a major corrupt official? Why did they elect him?"

"He embezzled the citizens' money, what does that have to do with other officials? Who knows what methods he used to persuade the councilors to vote for him? Alas, it's just that our Deputy Mayor Zheng Suwen is too honest and can't handle those filthy officials in the bureaucracy."

Monkey King then inquired about the Shi family from the talkative passerby.

It was learned that this was the second most powerful family in Xichuan City, with the Ximen family ranking first.

The Shi family produced many officials, mainly civil servants.

In law enforcement and special agencies that require force, there are relatively few officials, and even if there are, they are mostly in administrative positions.

In Xichuan City and many other cities in western China, members of the Shi family hold official positions.

The Ximen family had far fewer connections in officialdom; their main advantage lay in having many powerful professionals within the family, which gave them a slight edge over the Shi family.

However, this passerby said that by controlling the political arena, the Shi family has been showing signs of catching up with the Ximen family in recent years.

However, neither the Shi family nor the Ximen family is as good as the Long, Tong, and Gou clans.

The influence of the three major families can extend to the entire administrative region of China, and they even have affiliated clans.

The Shi family and the Ximen family, at most, only influence Xichuan City and the surrounding areas.

"Having nothing better to do today, let's investigate corrupt officials!"

Monkey King uttered a bold statement, leaving the knowledgeable passerby completely bewildered.

Monkey King checked where Shi Yang worked, preparing to repeat his previous feat of investigating Zhao Yingxiong and discovering the Heavenly Soldier Plan.

"You old scoundrel, I'm going to take care of that corrupt official, Shi Yang!"

"Still can't find the Madman Nishikawa?"

"I've tried many methods to lure him out, except for seduction, but nothing works."

"Shi Yang's current policies are detrimental to our future activities in the Soul Cultivation Illusion Realm near Xichuan. If we can prevent him from becoming mayor, it will be a great achievement. In short, just don't overdo it."

"Hahaha! My plans are always perfect! Watch my performance!"

Since Monkey King didn't smash him with his stick in the street, Song Gua felt that his plan was already perfect.

In fact, Monkey King saw that there were more than a dozen third-tier professionals protecting Shi Yang.

It would be a miracle if Monkey King could kill someone with one blow.

Anyway, if he really is a corrupt official, once the evidence is found and exposed, someone will naturally take care of him.

Monkey arrived at the municipal government office building.

During the mayoral transition, the building was bustling with activity, with people coming and going in a hurry during working hours.

Monkey King got a set of clothes for an old cadre, put them on, and paced back and forth at the door pretending to make a phone call. He spotted an official dressed similarly and transformed into his face.

After the other person passed through the building security check, he also entered the building through facial recognition some time later.

The security guard in charge of the security check was stunned when he saw Monkey King.

"Minister Li, didn't you just go in?"

Monkey King glared at him.

"Can't I go to my car to get something?"

The security guard nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, okay, I've said too much, I've said too much."

Monkey King, hands in his pockets, arrogantly entered the building.

With his wisdom and wit, Monkey King overcame numerous challenges and found Shi Yang's office.

Old Deng's office is very large, without a single glass panel, it's completely enclosed, and it doesn't look like a proper office at all.

Monkey King saw Shi Yang's photo on the commendation board in the lobby, and with a flick of his wrist, he tried to enter Shi Yang's office.

"Vice Mayor Shi, please give us today's password."

There was an F-level expert's female secretary at the office door. With a standard smile, she said these words to Monkey King.

It seems that without the correct password, I won't be able to get into the office.

Monkey King remained calm.

I'm experienced in infiltration.

Just as Monkey King was about to speak, his phone rang—it was his clone calling.

"Hey? Oh, it's you. How have you been lately? Me? Still the same as always..."

As they talked, Monkey King gradually moved away from the office, and in a flash, he made his escape.

The F-class female secretary took out a walkie-talkie.

"Security alert. There is a suspicious person who looks exactly like Vice Mayor Shi and is coming down from the 17th floor. Please monitor his movements closely."