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

Zhang Beihai took out a photograph.

It was the scene where he slashed at Yue Sheng with his sword, but it was blocked by the laser shot from Miss Butterfly's mecha.

The photo wasn't photoshopped; it was taken by the photographer from a distance.

Remember, our photographer is everywhere, ready to capture important moments anytime.

Zhang Erhe didn't even glance at it.

"Beihai, the person you must trust is your own second uncle, the commander of the Third Army of the Federal Alliance! Not a bunch of bandits, thugs, and traitors who never show their true faces!"

Zhang Beihai's photo was naturally secretly sent to him by the bandits.

Zhang Erhe flashed and flew directly into the sky.

Zhang Beihai let out a long sigh.

"The Federation and the bandits are on opposing sides; this is definitely not the right path..."

……

The next day.

A news item went viral and became a trending topic on all social media platforms, websites, forums, and group chats worldwide.

"What?! The bandit is now number two on the world's most wanted criminal organization list?!"

"What?! The bandit isn't in first place?!"

"That's the important point! Why are they issuing a warrant for the arrest of bandits? Didn't they just participate in the battle to defend the main city's crystal and rescue more than a dozen cities?"

"Good heavens, this world has gone way crazier than I ever imagined. Even discarding a tool after it's been used wouldn't happen this quickly, right? What's going on here?"

"This is ridiculous. I must be doing something wrong. This wanted list has definitely been tampered with by hackers."

"I couldn't understand it, but I was deeply shocked."

"Has the Federation gone mad? They don't care about those corrupt officials from the Shi family, but they're issuing global warrants for the bandits who saved so many people? And they're saying they don't care if they live or die? What's with all this nonsense??"

The issue has sparked widespread discussion around the world.

However, despite the uproar in public opinion, at this moment, only a minority of people are actually paying attention to this matter.

Most people don't care about the African administrative region in its revelry, the South American and North American administrative regions in their dire straits, or the traditionally arrogant European administrative region.

Because many of them are still homeless, the priority is to focus on urban reconstruction.

A notorious organization called the Bandits has suddenly become wanted, which is something they should keep an eye on, but it shouldn't completely take away their energy and attention.

After all, one's own life and survival are the most important things.

Zhang Erhe's decision to spearhead the manhunt for the bandits at this crucial juncture, just as global urban reconstruction was beginning, was not without reason.

However, the situation is completely different in the China region.

Shangjing City, Huaxia District Special Bureau.

"Hahaha! Look everyone! I've caught fifty bandits!"

The third team leader, along with several squads, escorted a group of young people wearing mahjong-patterned headgear and Taoist robes into the General Administration's lobby.

Wang Miao was sitting at his desk, lost in thought. The desks around him were empty; they belonged to his team members.

The scars from the battle of Glory City still lingered on his face.

Upon hearing the voice of the third team leader from afar, Wang Miao immediately rushed out of his workstation and ran outside.

"Who captured the bandits?"

"Of course it's me!"

Wang Miao glanced at the third group leader and then at the so-called bandits.

"You've brought back another fake one. Release him now."

The third group leader sneered and ripped off the hood of one of the bandits, revealing Xu Kai's face.

"Damn it! You dare to ambush us?! You've got the guts to fight me one-on-one!"

The third team leader slapped the guy across the face with a hood.

"You brat, watch your mouth! Don't you know your own limitations? You ran into our patrol team, who was lying in ambush with you?!"

"How come I didn't know the bandits were wanted? They're clearly a legitimate organization, how did they end up on the wanted list for organized crime?"

"Did you disconnect from the internet today, you little brat?"

The third team leader, too lazy to waste any more words with Xu Kai, simply gagged him with a hood.

"Wang Miao, the higher-ups only said they're starting to issue wanted notices for bandits. Real bandits or fake bandits, they'll all be arrested if they're bandits! After all, who can tell the difference between real and fake bandits when they're always wearing hoods?"

There were many people from the Special Affairs Bureau in the hall.

Wang Miao spoke expressionlessly and righteously.

"The bandits shouldn't be wanted. Without them, the battle for Glory City would have ended much faster. Their contributions were immense. It's one thing to not receive recognition and reward, but to now have them wanted, even at the cost of their lives, is unreasonable!"

The three group leaders laughed.

"The wanted notice clearly states that they breached the defenses of the Third Guard City and wiped out the garrison regiment inside."

Our internal memo also mentioned that they helped the Celestials escape and hoarded Dark Artifacts!

Shouldn't we issue an arrest warrant for all these crimes?

"Are you saving it for the New Year?! How ridiculous!"

The notice regarding the wanted bandits was issued in two versions.

The first version, which was made public online, stated that the bandits destroyed the No. 3 Guard City and killed the garrison regiment during the Abyss invasion, a crime deserving of the death penalty, hence the nationwide manhunt.

Another version is an internal version received by some official departments, which adds information that the bandits and the Celestials are connected and that they are secretly possessing dark artifacts.

Therefore, many people now share Wang Miao's view.

"You say the bandits destroyed the city's defenses, but the secondary crystal remained intact even after the main crystal shattered. What exactly did they destroy?"

Whether the Shi family's garrison was killed by abyssal creatures, bandits, or someone else, is the matter closed, or is there no way to prove it now?

Wang Miao was in the main city at the time, and he didn't know what had happened in the guard city. He could only stick to the facts he had seen.

Unable to argue with Wang Miao, the third group leader could only speak arrogantly.

"Wang Miao, you're something else! Commander Zhang said in an internal meeting that anyone who sympathizes with the bandits will be convicted of crimes against humanity! Come on, cuff Wang Miao!"

Wang Miao is still the same Wang Miao.

He always insisted on being himself and never bowed to any external factors.

Even now, with his hands cuffed with Abyssal Rock handcuffs, he did not resist.

Because this is also part of the rules.

However, Wan Jianyi appeared.

Today, Wan Jianyi was neither wearing a suit nor sunglasses.

He was dressed casually in sportswear, a rare sight for him, and his hairstyle didn't look as neat as usual.

Release Wang Miao.

The third group leader still wanted to stick to his guns.

"But……"

Wan Jianyi glared at him.

"Wasn't I speaking Chinese?"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Wang Miao's handcuffs were unlocked.

Wan Jian strode toward his office.

I stopped halfway through.

"Just arrest the real bandits, let the fake ones go."

The third team leader quickly did as instructed, feeling that Chief Wan was somewhat frightening today.

As Xu Kai and the others were leaving, Wan Jianyi gave them a reminder.

"Children, stop dressing up as bandits. That costume will become taboo, and if you get caught again, you might be executed on the spot!"

Xu Kai was stunned.

He knew the Federation was serious this time, so he immediately left with his men.

Daniel Wu hasn't appeared in a long time, but I'm sure everyone has remembered him.

He is now Wang Miao's only team member.

He's at the bureau today, doing some clerical work for the interns.

Yanzu walked over to Wang Miao, helped him, who was somewhat dazed, and led him back to his workstation.

"Forget it, team leader. We can't change things that are being pushed forward by the higher-ups."

Wang Miao's gaze was firm.

"It's not that we can't change things, it's that we're not as strong as them. In the end, the strong are respected in this world. Laws, regulations, and systems are just a sophisticated sugar coating."