I think it's part of their training. They have to survive with no equipment in a scum overcrowded place and are viewed there as scum because they are allowed to do whatever necessary to survive
No, it's not the Zhanying who are scum or outcasts, but the places they work. "Zhànyīng Agents, the fighting eagles, are one of the lowest rungs of that ladder. Without contacts or influence, these agents have clawed their way into the Imperial Service on their own merits, but now have very little chance of breaking through the glass ceiling into higher ranks." and "Zhànyīng Agents will get their hands dirty if that is what it takes to keep Yu Jing clean. It is just the burden they bear, and they expect no acknowledgement for it. Simply put, to do their job they must walk into morally grey areas, and to keep doing it, they can leave no compromising evidence behind, so they must clean up. They rationalize it as the reward for a job well done. A cursory Cube scan will reveal that Zhànyīng Agents are ruthless people with a very dark sense of humor but, along with alcohol, that is all that keeps them from going insane." Adil could be a Pheasant, but Zhanying seems a much better fit.
Ah, thanks. Yes, that would explain why they are working with Wu Ming's.. Although going from working with Wu Ming to a Hsien is a hillarious gap to me.
He's also got a Kuang Shi Control Device, but the Kuang Shi says they need a Celestial Guard with a Kuang Shi Control Device in their combat group...
Probably, but whether that means the device is disappearing or changing function or moving unit or.... - who knows. I do think they'll fix him in ISS before then, though, seems too accidental atm
Or it is just there when you lose the Kuangshi control celestial you can still blow up the banelings with this Adil guy.