Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"What's going on? Leave quickly."

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A tall red kangaroo yelled angrily. The whip popped out of the multi-functional bag on his back and severely lashed an exhausted human who was lying on the ground on all fours. He curled up in pain. On the ground, but this red kangaroo obviously showed no mercy and continued to use his mind to control the whip to beat the poor man.

Surrounded by kangaroos wearing vests of different styles and colors and wide pants, many kangaroos are accompanied by humans carrying bags, and they all wear collars around their necks that mark slaves.

The man was still being beaten, and the skin of the man wearing only a thin coarse cloth vest was already swollen, and blood was flowing down the creaking areas. Some onlookers were smoking cigars, and men and women were watching.

"Mr. Hogg, did the business deal not go well today? You are so angry."

At this time, a team of kangaroo patrols wearing mechanical vests with the word 77 printed on them came over. The red kangaroo who was beating his slave stopped beating, and the anger in his eyes seemed to burst out.

"This reckless thing dared to embarrass me at the banquet just now."

For a moment, some nearby kangaroos laughed. The red kangaroo named Hogg, who was wearing a tall hat, a small round glasses, and a pocket watch in his vest pocket, jumped on his slave while he was talking, and started trampling on it desperately. The man screamed in pain and could only lie on the ground and let the kangaroo on his back ravage him. Soon, the man vomited blood. After struggling for a few seconds, he began to twitch. Within a few minutes, he ran out of breath.

"Help me clean it up."

As he spoke, Hogg took out a note with a blue kangaroo printed on it from his pocket, with a face value of 100 yuan. The captain of the kangaroo patrol immediately accepted it with joy, and then greeted the acceptors to put it away.

Hogg looked into the alley on the left at this time. He saw a red kangaroo with scars on the corners of his eyes. He was leaning against the wall and smoking a cigar. His eyes looked a little malicious, and next to him was a thin and short human. The child slave looked horrified and huddled up, not daring to look here.

"Mr. Hogg, would you like to go to the new slave house and see if there are good and obedient slaves."

Hogg nodded immediately. He stretched out his hand, and there was something like a watch on it. Captain Kangaroo immediately raised his hand, and soon the message was directly transmitted. Hawke happily planned to go to the newly opened slave house to find new efforts. .

"What's wrong Jamie!"

Fredo looked down at the trembling Jamie who was curled up on his right side, as if he was about to cry. Jamie couldn't stop shaking. He had just arrived in the Kangaroo City of Branch 77 and witnessed such a brutal scene. Jamie, who was full of expectations, seemed to have received a wake-up call.

"Keep following this guy, Jamie must remember clearly, don't raise your head and pretend to be a slave."

Jamem nodded impatiently, and now he became more and more frightened. Imogen had been bought by the housekeeper of the red kangaroo named Hogg. After they entered, Fredo used dye to paint himself The gray fur is dyed red and looks similar to the red kangaroo here.

Jamie, on the other hand, wore a collar that had not undergone signal authentication and recognition. He looked no different from an ordinary slave. The entire city looked boxy, mostly made of steel structures.

There are stores one after another, and the overall light of the city is bright white light. There are many novel things in the stores, including clothing, food, decorations, furniture and other daily necessities.

Most of these houses do not have stairs to go up, only platforms extending above the store, and behind it is the entrance to the building. Jamie saw that the kangaroos jumped directly onto it. The distance of two to three meters was very difficult for the kangaroos. It's not a problem, but on the side of the high-rise building, there is a machine that can be connected to the multi-functional backpacks carried by the kangaroos. After the kangaroos pass by and sit directly on the machine, they can directly choose the floor to ascend and be pulled up by the machine. Go up.

Most of the things Jamie had never seen before, and he only had vague images of the city in his memory. However, Jamie could not remember it. It should be the scene where he and his biological parents were in the slave shop. They were in the slave shop every day. In the display cabinet, it is quietly waiting for the buyer to come.

"Jamie, it's okay, go to sleep!"

A picture of a woman hugging him appeared in his mind, but he could only see the woman's gentle smile and couldn't see her face clearly. Jamie thought of this picture countless times. It should be his mother, but he still couldn't connect with his mother. I don’t even remember what he looked like.

The only thing he remembered was the first day he went to work on a farm outside the city. It was also the day he met Imogen. She would always cry, especially looking for her mother at night. Jamie would go there and think about her every time. He wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know how to do it, so he could only stare blankly.

"Relax Jamie!"

Fredo's voice brought Jamie back to reality. The noisy mechanical sounds on the street rang in his ears again, as well as the various strange-sounding kangaroos' accents mixed with mechanical accents, which made Jamie feel Very uncomfortable.

From time to time, Jamie would look at the human slaves who were helping the kangaroos carry things. Their eyes looked dim, and there was no trace of brilliance in them. They all just lowered their heads and walked silently, as if they were walking zombies who had no thoughts. , the slaves in the city looked much deader than the slaves working on those marginal farms.

A series of connected translucent channels can be seen in the air. From time to time, kangaroos can be seen talking and laughing in these channels while sitting in moving machinery.

Occasionally, some aircraft could be seen passing by, but most of them were carried by members of the Kangaroo Guard. Fredo could see that Jamie was very nervous and was about to be overwhelmed by the uncomfortable atmosphere around him. The walking feet had slowed down, but Hogg in front of him was walking very fast, and Fredo could only pat Jamie on the shoulder.

"Move quickly, or you'll lose us."

Jamie hurriedly picked up the pace, but the stone pavement under his feet was already causing pain to Jamie's feet. Most of the slaves had no shoes to wear, so Jamie could only take off his worn-out shoes as soon as he came in.

Finally, Hogg stopped at the door of a slave shop where a large reward was being held. In a large row of glass display cabinets, male and female slaves wearing collars huddled together, as well as children. Jamie always He lowered his head, not daring to look at this scene that was extremely cruel to him.

There are many kangaroos looking inside and outside the store. If they see something suitable, the boss will bring it out, and then they will check it casually like checking items. Fredo is casually looking at a food store next to it. It's kangaroo cake, but it tastes really average. Fredo doesn't really like eating this kind of tasteless thing. He prefers human food.

Fredo observed Hogg's every move. He had obtained information from Meila. He was a local rich man who ran many shops and owned a building of his own. No matter where he went, he was influenced by The female kangaroos who are the object of people's pursuit are constantly approaching, hoping to get Hogg's invitation, while the male kangaroos are fawning on the side.

Everything in front of him looked extremely disgusting to Fredo. Learning everything that built up human society in the past was the biggest failure of the kangaroo tribe. Fredo once lived in a relatively primitive kangaroo tribe for a period of time, such a simple and primitive society. Here, there is no intrigue, no deception, no distinction between superior and inferior. Life is very relaxed and comfortable, very free. But today's kangaroos have been completely fettered by the shackles they made. All the evil in human beings All parts have been absorbed.

Seeing Hogg arrogantly selecting slaves, slaves were pulled out one by one. Hogg looked at it casually. Jamie next to him was a little tired, but at this time his eyes were fixed on the cake. Fredo walked over. , bought a piece of cake, then took a few bites and threw the rest of the cake on the ground.

Jamie immediately leaned over and started eating. Fredo sighed and lit a cigar. It seemed that Jamie's body had completely adapted to such a slave state without even the slightest hesitation. Of course it was like this It's perfectly fine to do this nowadays because that's what most slaves on the street do.

Soon Hogg selected two young and strong men and women.

"Mr. Hogg, I will complete all the procedures for the slave later in the evening and then send it to your home."

Hogg hummed, took out 500 yuan, and handed it over. The boss immediately watched Hogg leave with gratitude. Fredo followed him casually, but at this time he noticed that Hogg had already noticed. I am following him. This red kangaroo looks very cunning. After all, he is a successful local businessman.

Fredo's idea is very simple. Just buy Imogen directly from him, then find a place to live, and wait for news from Meira and the others. After all, he has gotten into this trouble. For Fredo, it has been completely broken. changed the original plan.

Jamie never dared to look up. After eating, he squatted on the ground and looked at the slaves in the slave shop from time to time. At this time, Jamie noticed a woman staring at him, and then smiled stupidly at him. Jamie didn't know What was she going to do? At this moment, Jamie saw blood flowing out of the corner of the woman's mouth, and then more and more blood. The kangaroos in the slave house also noticed and rushed in. Jamie looked at it in shock. With.

"Let's go Jamie!"

Jamie hummed, and then glanced at the woman who was dying on the ground and being taken out of the display cabinet by the kangaroos. When he looked back, his hands and legs were shaking.

"If only I could use a weapon."

Fredo blew out a puff of smoke.

"Still can't understand? I told you before."

Jamie didn't answer, just followed Fredo.

At this time, Hogg in front of him disappeared into an alley. As soon as Fredo walked over, he saw Hawke leaning against the wall.

"You have been with me for a long time, sir. What do you call me?"

Fredo laughed.

"My name is Fredo."

Hogg stared at Fredo with sharp eyes, and then looked at the trembling little slave.

"What's up?"

"Mr. Hogg, I want to discuss a business deal with you."

Hogg raised his hand and adjusted his single-sided glasses.

"Tell me."

"Your housekeeper must have bought a little human girl slave yesterday. I want to buy it."

Hogg laughed heartily.

"What's the reason? If we don't tell the truth, we can't continue the conversation."

"That's right, Mr. Hogg, I'm here from the 79th branch."

As he spoke, Fredo raised his arm. On the crystal panel above, a badge of Branch 79 appeared. Hogg immediately recognized it and was a little surprised.

"Then why did your Excellency, Commander of the Freddo Army, come all the way to buy such an inconspicuous little slave from me?"

"For a certain research, the specific thing is a secret of the military. I hope Mr. Hogg can sell this little slave to me. I am willing to pay 5 times the price."

Hogg smiled and took out a box of cigars and handed one to Fredo.

"Sounds like a good deal, except I'm not selling it."

As he spoke, Hogg turned around, as if he was about to leave, but the next second he realized that the male slave next to Fredo looked a little annoyed.

"Discipline your slave well, Lord Fredo."

Fredo immediately kicked Jamie, and he quickly lowered his head.

"How about selling me a favor, Master Hogg?"

"As I just said, if you want to do business with me, you have to tell the truth. But Mr. Fredo, you are unwilling to tell the truth, so the deal will naturally not be established."

Fredo grinned slightly, then lit the cigar.

"We detected something strange in this slave. The specific reason cannot be said."

Hogg hesitated at this time. He had indeed heard from the housekeeper yesterday that this slave was sent by people from the Legion of Branch 77 to the owner of the slave house at a low price. At first, Hogg thought it might be a human wandering in the wild. , but now after hearing what Fredo said, I felt something was wrong.

"Okay, how about we come to my house to discuss it in detail, Lord Fredo."

Fredo nodded, and then followed with Jamie.

After a while, a large mansion shrouded in white light appeared in front of me. Inside the metal fence were flat lawns. Many human slaves were busy working. The main mansion was a There are two large flat white houses in the middle with long and slanted sides. There are corridors covered with vines on both sides, and you can see exquisitely dressed female kangaroos.

Soon some kangaroos jumped over quickly and opened the door of the mansion. One of them, an older-looking red kangaroo, immediately came over.

"Master, I would like to welcome you back. Who is this?"

"The guests I just met, bring out some food and drinks."

As soon as Jamie followed him, a red kangaroo came over and grabbed him roughly. Jamie immediately panicked.

"This is a valuable item from my side, please take care of it carefully."

"This is a natural guest, please don't worry."

As the housekeeper Kangaroo said, Jamie was dragged away by the strong kangaroo. He didn't know why he couldn't follow Fredo. Soon Jamie was taken to a row of houses on the right side of the mansion. , Jamie saw human slaves resting in each room, and then he was taken to a separate small room and thrown in.

boom

The door to the room was closed. Jamie looked at some cushions placed randomly around him. A stench hit his nostrils. Jamie could only stand at the window and look around, hoping to find it quickly. Imogen.

But after looking around for a long time, he couldn't find Imogen. At this time, Jamie tilted his head, hoping to talk to the humans in the house next to him.

"You should have a slave who is about my age here yesterday, named Imogen. Have any of you seen her?"

Fragmented sounds came, Jamie tried hard to listen, but no one saw Imogen.

At this time, on a high-rise building diagonally opposite Hogg's house, Meira was quietly staring at the situation below. Cotesel was beside him. He looked at Meira angrily, and then he turned around. Turning around, there stood behind him a red kangaroo that was shorter than the two of them. He had a smile in his eyes and was wearing a casual white vest.

"Is it necessary to do this? He is only a general."

"Cottesl, if you have seen that guy Fredo fight, you will know what's going on. The 31st branch was completely destroyed two years ago, and it was that guy who caused it."

Meira turned around with a solemn expression.

"General, will he really believe us?"

"Meira, as long as he steps inside, our plan will have half a chance of success. Where is that human girl?"

Meira said with a troubled expression.

"There is still breath, but it's very weak."

"That's good, there is still some use value. The two of you are responsible for this matter. You just need to find a place out of that guy Fredo's mouth."

As he spoke, the kangaroo behind him turned around and walked away. After leaving the room, the two of them felt a little more relaxed.

"I really can't stand what the general is doing."

Cotesle said, and Meira shook her head.

"Otherwise, it won't work. Fredo has completely changed. He is completely different from the Fredo we knew in the past. There is nothing we can do about it. If he is willing to join us, that is a different matter. Yes, but do you think it’s possible?”

boom

Cottersall suddenly kicked the table beside him, causing the table to shatter into pieces. He was very angry.

"The entire legion uses such despicable methods to deal with one guy. I think this is a shame as a soldier."

"shame?"

Meira stared at Cotesel with cold eyes.

"Think carefully, let your head be clear. We must get the secret of that guy Fredo's power. You have seen that power, right? You can easily destroy large machines with just a small mecha." A, this kind of power has its roots. Although there have been rumors in the past that in the hands of a certain gray kangaroo scientist, there is technology that surpasses the kangaroos today. This rumor started more than ten years ago. , the five major kangaroo legions have all investigated, but there was no result. Isn’t the current Fredo the result of the rumors? "

Meira said with a smile, and Cotesel turned around with dark eyes.

"I'll go back and take a nap first."

Meira looked at Cotesel with bored eyes.

"Don't mess it up, Cotesel, the general's plan must succeed."

Fredo was smoking his cigar quietly, with some fruits placed in front of him, all of which looked fresh. However, Hogg had not come over yet, leaving only the butler waiting.

"Sir Fredo, I have to take care of some housework, please wait for a moment."

Fredo nodded. At this time, he was still thinking about how to buy Imogen from this cunning businessman. Only by ensuring the safety of Imogen first could Fredo, Mela and the others be able to complete it together. According to the plan, he only needs to kill General Krum, and the two guys will figure out the rest.

But at this time, Fredo vaguely felt that something was wrong. After all, it was too smooth. The identity of the legion commander of the 79th branch also surprised Fredo.

Indeed, as long as you have this identity, you can travel freely in any Red Kangaroo branch city. Meira also said that it was helped by the senior officials there who had a good relationship with them.

Fredo is still thinking about something carefully. He would always think like this on weekdays, because many times, just paying attention to some small details may change the outcome of the matter, or even the success or failure.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fredo, for keeping you waiting."

Hogg changed into loose clothes and walked out. After sitting down, Fredo said with a grin.

"Mr. Hoge, I just hope you can help me a little with this matter. I heard that Mr. Hoge also has a machinery manufacturing factory."

Hogg laughed.

"Indeed, I have a machinery manufacturing factory under my control. Mr. Fredo, you mean, I helped you, you can also help me, right?"

Fredo nodded immediately, and Hogg laughed.

"Please forgive my presumption. Although it is a bit straightforward, we businessmen are just greedy for profit. I have to see if we can cooperate with each other."

Fredo breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the businessman had taken the bait. Then Fredo took out a list, and Hogg looked at it with interest.

"Not bad, not bad, as if it was tailor-made for me."

Fredo got a lot of information about Hogg from Meira from the beginning.

"Can I see that little slave now?"

Hogg stood up immediately and said.

"It can't be done now, Mr. Fredo. The little slave hasn't been sent over yet. I don't know why. I just want to stay here tonight. Mr. Fredo, I will hold a news conference for you. for the dinner party.”

Fredo hesitated for a while and then nodded in agreement, but at this time Fredo began to have doubts in his heart. He clearly felt that Hogg was lying, but Fredo couldn't figure out why he was lying.