Chapter 203

Lu Ze entered a string of numbers on the price increase page. If nothing unexpected happened, this would be the last price increase.

I have participated in several auctions in a row over the past few days, and today's one is the last one.

Another goal achieved.

Lu Ze listened to the announcement of a successful bid from his private room below, and ticked off the item on the "To Be Done" list regarding participating in the auction.

If someone could see the schedule he made, they would definitely be amazed at how it was a schedule for a corporate slave, as he made use of almost all of his time and ensured that not a single bit was wasted.

Lu Ze: Automatically working overtime, working overtime for His Majesty, working overtime makes the AI ​​happy.

The process after the transaction was completed was similar. Just like the previous few games, after negotiating the time to pick up the goods with the trading house, Lu Ze was about to leave the trading house.

In the corridor, an angry and unconcealed voice was heard.

The sound is so loud that it is difficult to ignore it unless you are deaf.

"This is such bad luck! This is the third time I've been snapped up. Did you guys find out anything about the background of that damn guy before?"

"I found out. He's a businessman dealing in stellar energy, planetary minerals, and the like."

"What about identity? What about name? What about photo?"

"If I dare to snatch it from you, I'll definitely teach him a lesson."

The voice sneered: "Merchant? I will make him dead."

"His name is Lu Ze. The people investigating him said he was here today too. He should be attending the same event as us..."

Hearing his name, Lu Ze, who was about to leave, stopped.

He glanced sideways and saw several people coming out from the opposite corner. The person in the lead was listening to the people around him talking.

He was also seen on the other side.

Unfortunately, the leader was watching a projected video - who else could the person in the video be if not Lu Ze?

This is just a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.

To Lu Ze, the person on the other side was already an acquaintance.

Well, after all, we saw him in several auctions, always matching the other party's bidding price, and finally succeeded in snatching the item before the other party.

Both sides looked at each other, and the head of the trading house standing nearby broke out in a cold sweat as he watched the scene.

They are all their guests. If a fight breaks out, it would be inappropriate for them to stop anyone.

Lu Ze didn't take the opponent seriously.

Since he dared to use his public identity to rob, he was not afraid of people seeking revenge.

"Let's go." Lu Ze said.

However, he did not intend to pursue the other party's attitude, but the other party did not intend to let the matter go.

Just as they were about to take Yi Yun and the others away, the other party ignored the wide and spacious road and blocked their way directly.

"Did I tell you to leave?" The man with frizzy hair and vertical pupils looked disdainful and spoke in a bad tone.

The man who had just read Lu Ze's information from his subordinates sneered and said sarcastically: "Which country bastard are you from? So arrogant."

"Do you understand the rules here?"

"Rules?" Lu Ze looked calm, and in the eyes of others he seemed to be in a good mood.

"Isn't it always the case that the highest bidder wins at auctions held by trading houses?"

"What? Is there a rule that says if you lose a bid, you get angry and embarrassed?"

The head of the trading house standing nearby was speechless as he watched this tense scene.

I thought Mr. Lu was a good-tempered person, but it turns out he looks easy to bully, but in fact he is not forgiving at all.

"You two..." The person in charge tried to smooth things over.

Lu Ze is their new client and a VIP of the black market trading company. Logically, they should maintain the client's face.

But the person opposite is also a heavyweight, and the forces behind him are so powerful that not only their trading company, but even the black market business committee have to be in awe of him.

The other party was choked by Lu Ze's words and was speechless for a moment, but soon thought of words to get back at him.

He took two steps forward and leaned forward to get closer to Lu Ze.

"They are just some worthless things. Do you think you got some good stuff?" He lowered his voice and squeezed out word by word from between his teeth.

"If it weren't for the thought... who would need that garbage?"

The two of them were facing each other, only a few centimeters away from touching.

In this situation, the subconscious reaction of a normal person is basically to take a step back and get out of this uncomfortable social distance.

But Lu Ze didn't.

Not only did he not step back, he didn't even lean back. Instead, he looked down at the other person, relying on his height, which was half a head taller than his opponent.

"A lowly merchant like you might never have the chance to see what more valuable goods look like in your lifetime."

A hint of doubt appeared in Lu Ze's eyes at the right time, as if he didn't understand what he was saying.

Seeing his expression, the man took a few steps back proudly, and then walked away with his subordinates as if he had won a battle.

"Let's go."

Lu Ze frowned and asked the person in charge of the trading house, "What did he just say? What did he mean?"

The confusion on his face wasn't fake.

Judging from the tone and expression of the person just now and various details, the other party was showing off to him. It was a condescending attitude looking down on ignorant people.

The person in charge of the trading house looked confused: "What did you say?"

Did he not hear it? Or maybe even the insiders in the trading house didn't know what the other party was saying.

Lu Ze knew that he would get nothing out of asking any more questions, so he just said, “Nothing.”

After leaving the trading house, I got into the car that had been parked outside waiting since early morning.

Lu Ze sat back, replaying what had just happened dozens of times in his mind, and his various analyses had been arranged from the first version to the eighteenth version.

It doesn’t matter whether the other party can find out your identity so quickly, because this identity is meant to be found out.

These days, I've checked my own stuff not just this one, except that this one is a little faster and I just happened to come across it today.

He was more concerned about a few words that person said, such as "something not presentable", "not a good thing", and "waste"?

Are these referring to the batches of insect cubs that I snatched away?

But according to the classification of the trading house, the qualifications of those insect cubs are not bad.

Especially the batches he snatched from the other party, they were very excellent even among the many cubs he bought.

So compared to the "trash" that the other party calls, what is the "rare goods" that someone of my "identity" cannot see?

Lu Ze kept thinking.

Did I miss some important information? Or were there details I overlooked?

"Yi Yun." Lu Ze looked up at the female insect sitting opposite him and asked, "Did you hear what that person said just now?"

"You mean the time he provoked you, when he said you didn't know the rules? Or the time after that..."

"We didn't hear what he said when he approached you later."

Lu Ze was not surprised to hear this. He had already reflected on his own mistakes.

"Yi Yun, I may have overlooked something very important." His face was calm, but what he said made Yi Yun opposite him look surprised.

You have to know that in the eyes of Yi Yun and others, Lord Lu Ze is like an omniscient being, and no step is out of his control.

But at this time, I heard Lord Lu Ze say in person that he had forgotten something, and it was an important thing.

“The original plan needs to be changed.”

"Wait a minute, go back to the hotel first. Until I tell you to act, you will be on standby at the hotel."

Lu Ze decisively changed his next plan. If it was really as he had inferred, the part he had overlooked might not be a trivial matter.

If Yi Yun had just arrived at Lord Lu Ze's side, he might have thought about saying a few words to stay, but now he would only respond and obey Lord Lu Ze's arrangements.

They have to trust Lord Lu Ze's decision. Since Lord Lu Ze said they don't need to follow him, they just need to obey.

——It’s useless to say it anyway. Lord Lu Ze has never changed his mind just because of a few words from them.

Therefore, Yi Yun knew the seriousness of the matter even with his toes, as Lord Lu Ze could take the initiative to change the already determined plan. At this time, he should not waste Lord Lu Ze's time.

Lu Ze got off the car halfway.

He went alone with a cat disguised as a brain worm to a coordinate about one kilometer away.

"I'll be depending on you in a bit."

As he spoke, he stroked the cat in his pocket.

Then he raised his hand to put on his hood and moved quickly along the roads and paths.

The black market is just a general term for the underground market in the inner city of the West Ring Star Belt residential area. In this small area, there is a mixed crowd of people of all social status.

Here, in addition to trading houses that sell various contraband, there is also a type of black market traders called intelligence dealers.

Intelligence dealers like this usually move about unpredictably for their own safety.

Fortunately, the intelligence dealers who operate centered around the White Tower usually move between various trading areas.

——The West Ring Star Belt is the center of the West District, so there is naturally no lack of their traces in the underground black market here.

Since Lu Ze had conducted a detailed investigation of the black market, it was impossible for him to ignore the existence of intelligence dealers.

Although he knew about it, meeting them was not originally on his schedule.

After all, with his ability to collect information, integrate and classify intelligence, intelligence dealers can play a minimal role in his work.

But now it’s different. After carefully reading the information he collected, he was sure that he must have overlooked something.

It is probably difficult to find information on the Star Network about the ignored part.

It is related to the Tianjia Zerg, and there are so-called restrictions on status. Even the identity of a member of a mainstream interstellar civilization such as the fourth-level civilization is useless.

And there is no relevant information at all from the Ikal civilization.

Needless to say, this must involve a higher level of civilization and more secret information.

It is so secretive that the other party is very sure that they will never be able to access it, and even if they know it, they will not be able to understand it, so they will say these ambiguous words without fear.

But who was Lu Ze? The information he possessed was not as simple as his public identity could reveal. Coupled with his powerful analytical ability, he grasped the key points in an instant.

It cannot be found on the Internet, and the Ikal civilization is probably unaware of this.

So, under the premise that Lu Ze wants to know the answer as quickly as possible, the black market intelligence dealer becomes his best choice.

As long as the price is attractive enough to them, they will sell it to anyone who dares to buy it, even if it is top secret information.

According to the intelligence database about the West Ring Star Belt established by Lu Ze, there is an intelligence dealer in the underground black market in the inner city of the West Ring Star Belt who has a very good business attitude and a high accuracy rate.

Information about intelligence dealers is relatively easy to collect from the dark web. Regardless of whether they are people or forces in the black and white or gray areas, they cannot do without dealing with intelligence dealers.

As you deal with more people, there are always a few with good reputations that stand out and become the first choice when people ask for information.

With Lu Ze's speed, he quickly reached the target area.

Away from the central area where the various trading houses are located, there are residential areas that are like slums.

The messy houses are enough to make any newcomer lose his way after entering.

This does not include Lu Ze.

He easily found the contact code and followed it to an inconspicuous house.

Then, instead of knocking on the door, he took out a key, opened the door and walked in.

He moved with composure, as if he were returning home.

Entering the house, there is a wall in front of the corridor that can only accommodate one person, and a very narrow staircase on the side.

Walk up the stairs, thirty-two steps to the second floor, and then walk down another thirty-two steps.

A metal wall blocked his way.

The wall is made of metal, but it has the texture of brick and stone.

Lu Ze reached out and pressed down a few of the metal bricks according to the information given on the dark web.

About five seconds later, several metal bricks lit up with linear light along their edges, and a window only the size of a palm appeared on the wall.

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The author has something to say: Thanks to 'wzl' for the landmine, muah =3=