If you're working through Tian Wen's questline and checking your ARC Raiders Items, Industrial Espionage is one of those jobs that looks simple until you hand in the wrong thing. The game wants a Burletta, but only the right kind, and that catches people out more often than you'd think.

You'll unlock this quest after finishing Eyes on the Prize. Once it's in your log, don't rush off with whatever Burletta you happen to have lying around. It has to be in your inventory, and it can't be equipped. That part matters. If you've modified it, leave it at home and grab a clean one instead.

What You Need Before Heading Out

The setup is pretty strict, but once you know the trick, it's fine. A lot of players fail here because they equip the weapon by mistake or bring a version that doesn't count. Keep it plain. Keep it in your bag. Then head for the Gas Station in the northern Buried City Outskirts, where the quest marker leads you to a rusted container by a wrecked transport vehicle.

Step-by-Step Completion

1. Pick up Industrial Espionage from Tian Wen after you finish Eyes on the Prize.
2. Put an unmodified Burletta in your inventory.
3. Make sure it stays unequipped the whole time.
4. Travel to the Gas Station POI in the northern Buried City Outskirts.
5. Find the rusted container near the destroyed transport vehicle.
6. Interact with the container and deposit the Burletta.
7. Interact with it again to plant the bug.
8. Once that second interaction lands, the quest is done.

Things Players Usually Get Wrong

The biggest mistake is losing the Burletta on the way over. If that happens, you're basically done for that run. Another common one is bringing a modified version and assuming it'll still count. It won't. The game is picky here, and honestly, that's what trips people up. Just keep it boring. Standard weapon, no equip, straight to the station.

You also do not need to extract after planting the bug. That catches some players off guard because it feels like the sort of task that should send you back out. It doesn't. Once the bug is planted, Industrial Espionage completes right there. ARC Items tied to Tian Wen's line can be easy to overlook, but this one is all about arriving prepared and not overthinking it. If you've got the correct Burletta in your pack and you follow the marker cleanly, the whole thing goes fast.