Enforcer's Handbook

With the help of "Sea of ​​Souls", the two of them sneaked into the black market without encountering too many difficulties.

As Lu Xiang said, everyone who has been to the black market does not want others to recognize them. In addition to the criminals entrenched here, you can also see some rescuers, big directors and company people.

The scope of the black market is much broader than Song Lan imagined. In addition to bars used to issue commissions, there are also auction venues, casinos, and some properties that are suspected to be related to the "Rat" once in District 17, but Lu Xiang refused. Describing the location in detail, according to information from "Sea of ​​Souls", Kolo Films was also involved in the establishment of the black market.

You can buy almost anything here and find unimaginable exciting experiences.

Here, a mask is equivalent to a protective measure.

Once you put it on, it means you can temporarily put aside your real identity and enjoy the darkest part hidden in your heart.

Rescuers especially need such a way to express the stress they accumulate when facing the camera.

“More than 60% of national rescuers are regular visitors to the black market.”

Lu Xiang told the shocking proportions. These data were collected by the "Sea of ​​Souls" and were absolutely true and reliable. There was no possibility of frame-up or slander.

However, for the sake of Song Lan's physical and mental health, Lu Xiang did not elaborate on those bizarre habits.

Even she, a well-informed person, felt strongly uncomfortable after reading it. As is often said on the Internet, you can never imagine how "free" human beings can be.

"Lao Lu, I understand the truth, but what's going on with my mask?"

After walking for a certain distance on the streets of the black market, Song Lan had to ask the questions in her heart.

Indeed, everyone in the black market wears masks, but they all look like they are ruthless characters. Only he, with his sheep cartoon mask and bright smile, can be seamlessly integrated into the game. The kind that has become a mascot for the market, and the entire style of the painting is incompatible with the atmosphere of the black market.

He noticed that many people were secretly observing his mask.

"Didn't I remember that you said that funny characters are often the most powerful?"

Lu Xiang's tone was full of innocence.

She actually thinks this cartoon sheep mask is unique and she likes it very much.

The only pity was that the mask store she went to didn't have bird masks. She originally planned to buy a Slowpoke mask for Song Lan.

"And the boss said these two masks are for couples."

As soon as he heard the words "couple's money", Lu Xiang immediately paid.

"Couples' version."

These three words also made Song Lan fall into deep thought.

If he saw it correctly, Lu Xiang's mask was that of a cartoon wolf, with a row of fangs in the split mouth. He couldn't figure out how the wolf and the sheep became lovers, "Approaching Science" 》I’m afraid it’s difficult to explain the principle.

"Lao Lu."

"Um?"

"The wolf wants to eat the sheep."

Considering that after the Third War, animals almost disappeared from people's daily lives, Song Lan had to educate Lu Xiang about the basic knowledge of the food chain.

"I know."

Lu Xiang seemed to have been prepared for this. How could she not even know about the relationship between wolves eating sheep? She paused and said, "But there are many kinds of food."

…

As expected, the topic hit a dead end.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Song Lan always felt that Lu Xiang had become more and more explicit in front of him recently. He suspected that this was also part of the influence of the "Sea of ​​Souls".

In order to prevent Lu Xiang from continuing to "talk nonsense", he was very sensible and did not continue on the topics of "wolves eating sheep" and "cartoon masks".

A few people avoided the auction venues and some fancy places along the way, and guided by the intelligent navigation of "Sea of ​​Souls", they walked into the door of the bar where the commission was issued. Compared with those splendid buildings, this bar looked smaller. Much more low-key.

The air conditioning temperature in the bar was very low, making Song Lan shiver as soon as she entered.

Seeing this, Lu Xiang introduced the history of the bar to Song Lan very "intimately", "This used to be a morgue. It is said that the equipment inside is very complete. Later, after the black market was established, the owner of the bar bought it and renovated it. It became a bar.”

Although this is a bar in name, no one comes here just to drink.

This is known as the largest underground intelligence trading center in the Fourth District.

Not surprisingly, Song Lan became even more uncomfortable after hearing the historical background of the bar.

No wonder he felt the place was gloomy as soon as he entered.

They quickly found the middleman introduced by Guan Lili through text messages in a small booth near the corner of the bar. He was a skinny man who looked to be in his early twenties.

On the bridge of the man's nose is a dance mask.

The hooked nose, sallow skin, and eyes that seemed to have worked overtime for a week without a break made Song Lan worried that the other party might faint at any time during the conversation.

He was a little taciturn. After taking his seat, he handed a data chip to the two of them.

"All the information you want is on it."

If he didn't owe Guan Lili a favor, he wouldn't be willing to wade into this muddy water.

Lu Xiang took out his laptop from his bag, and all the information including the reward orders was sorted and listed on it. The posters of all the rewards were the same person, and their names were a series of numbers. However, judging from the amount of the reward, Roger and others were not his main bounty targets, there was another target that was several times their size.

They need to retrieve a data chip from Monica. The value of this data chip is even as valuable as that of the leaders of the resistance forces in the "outside world".

Moreover, the publisher of the commission also promised that the person who accepted the commission would be supported by the forces behind it and transplant a military-grade prosthetic body for them.

"He has deep ties to the company and probably has a background in military technology."

The middleman waited for Lu Xiang to finish browsing the information before expressing his judgment, "There are many rich people in the fourth district, but not all of them can provide free prosthetic implant services."

Of course, there is no free lunch in this world.

In addition to the military-grade prosthetics promised in the commission, he guessed that Military Technology would also add some "extra gifts" for them, such as monitoring equipment, locators, or self-destruction devices. This is the company's usual method, but There are still people who are willing to take risks for the sake of high rewards.

"As far as I know, more than a dozen people have accepted the commission and undergone prosthetic implant transformation... This is related to the company, and I can only say this."

"Thank you."

Lu Xiang understood the risks and did not continue to ask.

Strangely, the "Sea of ​​Souls" did not record Vadim's operator in detail, nor was the operator's mind copied.

This was unexpected news. Lu Xiang originally thought that the people who took over the commission were just ordinary street gangsters. However, once they were transformed into military-grade prosthetics, things would become much more troublesome. With her knowledge of military technology, Understand that for these "disposable" mercenaries, they do not take the risk of cyberpsychosis into consideration.

Without considering the side effects, prostheticization is undoubtedly the fastest way to improve combat effectiveness.

"What are your plans with Roger and the others?"

After walking out of the bar, Lu Xiang found a relatively secluded place and asked in a low voice.

Now Roger has also been strengthened, but she doesn't know the extent of Song Lan's influence on him, and whether he can deal with a group of cyber lunatics transplanted with military-grade prosthetics.

"There should be no problem on their side. Gustav is also watching over Monica, so don't worry about them for the time being."

Who is Gustav?

That was the ruthless character who single-handedly held him back during the assassination attempt on Kolo Films.

Song Lan asked again, "Where is Vadim you mentioned? Where is he?"

As fellow villagers from the 17th District, it was rare for them to come to the 4th District, so they should meet and say hello for both emotional and logical reasons.

"He has a villa called 'Crystal Palace' on the black market, and he usually lives there."

"It's a pity that we came in a hurry this time and didn't bring any souvenirs."

"Vadim must not want to be friends with you."

They didn't go to Vadim just to chat and reminisce about old times. He had performed several prosthetic transplant surgeries under the support of Kolo Films, and there might be some traces of military technology in them. As long as they found Vadim, they would be there. The identity of the delegated publisher can be locked.

The only problem is that the "Crystal Palace" belongs to Vadim's sphere of influence and no outsiders are allowed to enter.

Many scary legends about the black market come from this.

They vividly described the fate of those who were too curious and tried to sneak into the "Crystal Palace". People who fell into Vadim's hands were often not killed immediately, but were sent to various places on the black market to ensure that They can produce an authentic black market experience.

They are often auctioned off as commodities in various ways.

But again, for the sake of Song Lan's physical and mental health, Lu Xiang did not give detailed examples.

A moment later, Song Lan saw the grandeur of the "Crystal Palace". He saw the villa from a distance, but in front of the villa was a fortress-like defense line.

When the two arrived, several slim women with faces covered by black nylon hoods were being taken out by Vadim's men.

The warning "No unauthorized persons allowed in" was written on the wall of the entrance, and it was also covered with a layer of dried blood.

I don’t know if the skulls placed randomly in the flower bed are props.

Lu Xiang waited for the woman to go away before walking up to the doorman and asking, "Is Vadim at home?"

"who are you?"

The doorman asked in an unkind tone through the bulletproof glass.

There was a slight sound above the two people's heads, and the barrel of the rotating turret was already aimed at them.

Lu Xiang thought for a while and decided to adopt Song Lan's title for Vadim, "fellow fellow."

"Fellow?"

The guard was a little confused at first, and then said viciously, "I've never heard of you. If you don't want to die, get out of here."

This tone fully proves that Mr. Vadim is a person who does not like to make friends.

So after uttering harsh words, Mr. Doorman met his end.

His pupils were dilated. First, he straightened his body and stood upright from the chair, as if he was electrocuted. He fell back stiffly before he could make any sound.

And all this was just because he was "glared" by Lu Xiang.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lu Xiang felt a little embarrassed when Song Lan stared at him, and said, "He is still alive, I just short-circuited his operating system."

She felt that compared to Song Lan's treatment of her friends, she was already considered gentle.

In order to make themselves the "number one" of Kolo Films, Vadim's trusted subordinates also got the opportunity to transform into prosthetics, which gradually made them become existences that even the rescuers did not dare to underestimate, at least in No rescuer wanted to cause trouble on Vadim's territory until Khloe Films decided to use this "big tonic pill."

However, at this moment, the prosthetic implant had side effects.

Lu Xiang seemed to be using practical actions to prove the disadvantages of prosthetic body implantation for Song Lan. Those Vadim's men who discovered them either suddenly caught fire, or suddenly lost their minds and pointed their guns at the people around them. Companions, they walked straight towards the villa, wailing along the way.

In this regard, Lu Xiang's explanation is that this is one of the ways to use "Sea of ​​Souls".

For most people with prosthetic implants, she now only needs to glare at them to invade their operating systems and cause various malfunctions.

As long as the operating system type has been recorded by the "Sea of ​​Souls", it cannot escape the fate of being invaded.

Song Lan didn't understand hacking technology, but he understood one thing.

"No wonder the criminals in District 17 are so afraid of you."

According to rumors among gang members, Lu Xiang is the most brutal and bloodthirsty law enforcer in history. She really seems to be a different person when dealing with criminals.

This matched her big bad wolf mask. In Song Lan's eyes, Lu Xiang was like a big bad wolf that had broken into the sheepfold.

"It's okay, as long as you're not afraid."

While invading, Lu Xiang was still able to do two things, and responded to Song Lan.

The two of them walked along the stairs to the villa located in the center of the fortress without any obstruction and rang the doorbell.

Not surprisingly, no one answered.

"Hold on".

Lu Xiang stared at the villa's most advanced security system on the market for a while, and then the closed security door opened for them.

The first thing that hit my nose was a strong smell of wine. There was a mountain of goblets on the coffee table in the living room. The goblets contained unfinished champagne. There were used ones in the corner of the sofa. Illegal drugs.

"He must have just left."

The mess left in the living room showed that the party was only halfway through, and Vadim planned to enjoy more fun.

Lu Xiang thought of the girl they met before entering. It seemed that because of someone's sudden visit, Vadim had to temporarily terminate this drinking party that belonged to him alone.

But not all was lost.

Someone who can interrupt Vadim's drinking party and let him go to work...

"I'll check the surveillance video. Someone from the company should have been here."

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The two hundred and sixteen of the small theater:

A certain day of a certain year, a certain day, a Sunday, in the morning.

After the most exciting part, the atmosphere at the scene took a turn for the worse and even became a little dull.

This has to do with the theme of the wedding.

Lu Xiang and Song Lan were sitting in the audience, listening to the views of the insect swarm's senior leaders on "world peace". In their reports, they described the rapidly changing situation in the "outside world" and successfully derailed the wedding, turning the scene into a work report.

“Who came up with this theme!”

Lu Xiang glared at Song Lan angrily.

Facts have once again proven that Song Lan must not be involved in any naming-related decisions!

"……What should we do now?"

Song Lan couldn't stand listening anymore. It reminded him of the horror of meetings in the council.

This stupid bird!

He left the mess he created to her to deal with again!

As a top student at Daystar, Lu Xiang thought about it and finally had to make a decision that violated his own principles and "run away."

In the past, no matter how boring the courses in school were, she had never skipped a class.

"Get away?"

"Um."

Lu Xiang once again showed her mobility. She grabbed Song Lan's wrist and trotted towards the planned route of action.

There are more important things waiting for her than listening to work reports here.

For example, punish this stupid bird for messing up the theme!