Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Tanaka Yoshi has quite a few supporters, but the Maintenance Masters who keep a lukewarm distance from him are the mainstream.

Actually, some people harbor resentment in their hearts: Damn it, your own mess, and you want us to take the fall?

Most people who can hold down a Maintenance Master job aren't fools; more than one person has noticed the irregularities in this matter.

Moreover, many are aware of the way Tanaka Yoshi and his son conduct themselves.

Previously, since no one mentioned it, everyone could only go with the flow, pursuing personal safety first, which was considered politically correct.

But now that someone has pinpointed the issue, there are more and more people echoing the sentiment.

Thus, Taikoo officials responded to the public's demands and, through the Maintenance Master Headquarters in Central City, contacted Tanaka Yoshi.

President Tanaka Yoshi categorically denied the rumors, stating that his son's ability to publish high-level articles is purely due to prowess.

Faced with the murders of several Maintenance Masters, he showed extreme indignation.

He hopes the authorities will highly prioritize the safety of Maintenance Masters—the logistics issue is related to the stability of the Celestial District!

His response frustrated the proposing Maintenance Master: If that's the case, why doesn't the president come back to confront Dai Xingyan?

Or, president, would you care to explain what's keeping you in Central City and why you're reluctant to return?

Is my business something you can inquire about? Tanaka Yoshi answered disdainfully: I'll return very soon.

Anyway, his stance gave his supporters a shot of confidence.

Someone stepped forward, accusing the questioning Maintenance Master of having ill intent!

Clearly a time to unite outwardly, yet you, for unspeakable purposes, purposely create division within the Maintenance Master circle!

The questioner disdainfully retorted, I'm doing this to solve the problem, not just blindly praising some absent president.

He certainly has personal motives, but being commissioned by the Dai Family is just one reason; he's genuinely concerned about the Maintenance Master circle!

That night, the person who stepped forward to criticize, while driving, suddenly experienced a violent explosion and was severely burned.

Fought for life all night, but didn't survive until morning.

With that, the camp supporting Tanaka Yoshi shrunk further, with almost no one publicly voicing support.

As opinions rose and fell, doubts about Tanaka Yoshi grew stronger, with many calling for the president to return for public confrontation.

However, where does Tanaka Yoshi dare to return? He's certain the deaths of the five Maintenance Masters were blatant retaliation.

To say he doesn't care about those people's deaths is false; after all, they're considered his staunch supporters.

But now his own situation is perilous; he simply can't afford to worry about these minions now.

Moreover, seeing the other side refuse to discuss compensation, he already has a rough guess: he's mortally offended them!

Now it's fundamentally not about his son's life or death; he believes if he returns, he'll likely be killed too.

So his biggest goal now is to find ways to stay in Central City and not leave.

Simply staying in Central City isn't enough; he must stay at the Maintenance Master Headquarters, slightly remote locations won't do!

Tanaka Yoshi left behind informants in Taikoo, clearly aware of how those five Maintenance Masters met their end.

Various signs indicate the killers of the Maintenance Masters include at least two Modified Warriors.

How he deduced this doesn't need detailed explanation, but it's certainly correct.

However, wanting to stay at the Maintenance Master Headquarters is also challenging.

Tanaka Yoshi's position at the headquarters isn't low, as he's the main figure of the Celestial District's Maintenance Association.

Many from Central City are ranked lower at the headquarters than he is.

Nevertheless, although this is true, he's ultimately a "country person" from the Gathering Area.

When people with Central City identity look at him, there's a subtle condescension.

He can temporarily stay at the headquarters for ten or so days without issue, but if he stays longer, people will naturally start talking.

He came this time because the headquarters had some matters to discuss with him, around three days should suffice.

But he's shamelessly stayed for over ten days and even brought his son, which is excessive.

Eventually, someone couldn't help but sarcastically comment, "President Tanaka Yoshi, are you transferring to the headquarters?"

The person speaking like this is ranked lower than him, but they're a Central City native!

At this point, Tanaka Yoshi can only painfully start sending out money—to first hush the people with silver coins.

However, this isn't a long-term solution; staying for three to five months doesn't seem overly difficult, but staying for one or two years?

Therefore, Tanaka Yoshi is now urgently inquiring whether any Ultimate Warriors are willing to accept payment to deal with Modified Warriors.

Not long after, a higher-up from the headquarters came to see Tanaka Ichiro.

The article "Thoughts and Suggestions on Waste Recycling" finally caught the headquarters' attention, with someone notably interested.

Upon learning that author Tanaka Ichiro is currently at the headquarters, they invited him to discuss the article.

Upon hearing this, Tanaka Yoshi certainly planned to accompany his son.

Yet unfortunately, Tanaka Ichiro's response was quite disappointing.

Facing one question after another, he initially managed to stammer out a couple of sentences, but eventually he was left speechless.

The high-level questioners were also very disappointed, finally straightforwardly asking, "Did you write this article?"

"I wrote it," Tanaka Ichiro insisted on this point, "It's just that I recently encountered some issues, and my mind's been a bit scattered."

If he hadn't been targeted by those two Modified Warriors, he indeed would have had time to thoroughly digest the article.