Chapter 25: The Grand Finale
Gui Gemu said, "You yourself said this is Director Yan's sister, you'd better not do this."
Duan Yunchen sighed, "I hope Director Yan's sister can blow up the entire black market while she's at it. I'm willing to sponsor her a sack of bombs." The occasional message replies could be heard coming from her earpiece. After a while, Duan Yunchen continued, "I've stopped all the approaching enforcement teams. Tonight, it's up to you."
Gui Gemu did not respond again. She saw Yan Lan and the knights behind her disappear at the end of the street with someone in the distance, while Lin Cai and the others followed at a distance.
C5 Street was quiet, and the people walking on it all walked very lightly, as if afraid of disturbing the ghosts wandering the street.
After Yanlan and her companions turned into a narrow alley, their footsteps gradually stopped, and they could hear a faint whistling wind, but there was no sound from inside the alley.
Shu Zhijing waited a while, then turned and looked into the alley from behind the wall. Yan Lan and the woman who had been following her were nowhere to be seen. Only the knight who had been behind Yan Lan was leaning against the wall, arms crossed, watching them with a half-smile.
“I said I felt someone was following us,” the knight said, scanning Lin Cai and her group one by one. “You don’t look like black market merchants, so what are you here for?”
Shu Zhijing said in a deep voice: "The Bureau of Foreign Affairs, Enforcement Division. You are suspected of participating in the illegal black market, and we can now detain you in accordance with regulations."
"The Bureau of Alien Affairs?" the knight repeated, his expression relaxing as he introduced himself, "I am Libertas, commissioned by Duke Lorenz to track down a merchant guild illegally smuggling soul scrolls within the territory. I just arrived here. Duke Lorenz had previously issued a request for assistance to the Bureau of Alien Affairs in the Weil Nexus."
As he spoke, Libertas took out his phone from his pocket and tapped on a QR code: "The Bureau of Foreign Affairs should be able to find the request for assistance in their system. This is the document notification access certificate."
Shu Zhijing also took out her phone, scanned the code in the system, and nodded: "It is indeed an assistance order issued by the Kesai Territory."
It's also about investigating the black market.
Lin Cai peeked out from behind Yu Junxun and asked anxiously, "Where's Yanlan?"
"She went in first." Libertas was somewhat surprised. Yanlan and the employees of the Bureau of Extraordinary Management were actually acquaintances. So she still wanted to trade identity codes with Liuguang?
Furthermore, she suspected that Yanlan had deliberately allowed the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs to follow behind.
Libertas didn't voice his doubts, but instead replied, "Do you have black market tickets?"
Shu Zhijing pulled out four red admission tickets from her pocket. "These?"
Libertas nodded. "Yes, according to Liuguang, you can enter by sticking the admission ticket on the wall."
Shu Zhijing asked, "Aren't you going in?"
Libertas shook his head. "I have some things to attend to. You guys go ahead."
Shu Zhijing nodded, distributed the admission tickets to the other three, and then led the way into the black market. After they had all entered, Libertas stood still and said in a low voice, "Come out."
From the shadows of the street, several figures silently emerged. The leader of the group said softly, "Young Master, the black market is too dangerous. You shouldn't put yourself in such a risk."
“I knew you’d say that.” Libertas sighed helplessly. “My mind is made up. The soul scrolls sold by Liuguang have harmed an entire county’s residents. I can’t let this go. It’s my responsibility.”
One of the shadowy figures said, "I can come in too. Why don't you wait outside for my message?"
Libertas shook his head firmly. "This is also a good opportunity for experience. I want to see for myself. You all wait outside. If anything happens, I will urgently call for Mother."
She ignored the shadowy figure's hesitation, stuck the admission ticket on the wall, and disappeared into the depths of the alley.
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Yan Shi was browsing the black market stalls with a sense of novelty.
After recognizing Lin Cai, she did not take the initiative to acknowledge them, but instead pretended to be an illegal merchant passing by and strolled past slowly.
It was incredibly awkward, especially being in the black market and staring blankly at her subordinates. She simply couldn't explain why she was there after work.
The bureau chief went to the black market after get off work, and when he saw Yan, he was practically socially dead.
Shouldn't Lin Cai and the others be waiting for the airship at the Cloud Journey Tower to go to Emerald City? How did they end up in the black market?
"As expected of a manga protagonist, he always has amazing experiences wherever he goes," Yan Shi thought to himself.
This black market was probably a temporary one that had been transferred from Sunrise City; the street wasn't long, and we soon reached its end.
The building at the end appears to be a replica of the Vell Hub's branch office, except it lacks the four pillars. Several guards are standing at the entrance.
As she approached, the guard stopped her, saying, "Please show your admission ticket."
Yan Shi took out the red admission ticket he had just entered. The guard glanced at it and said, "This admission ticket does not grant entry to the auction house."
really.
Yan Shi had anticipated this. She gave Liu Guang a shock as soon as they met. Liu Guang was already grateful that she was willing to take her into the black market, and it was impossible for her to give her a ticket to the black market auction.
Yan Shi tentatively spoke in a low voice: "God said that this is the auction admission ticket."
As soon as he finished speaking, a silver emblem suddenly appeared on the right side of the red admission ticket in his hand, with four words prominently displayed on it: Mithril Merchant Guild.
She handed the admission ticket back to the guard: "I think I should be eligible to enter the auction."
The guard touched the admission ticket uncertainly. There was indeed a special embossed pattern under the emblem. Had he misread it? He returned the admission ticket to Yan Shi and nodded: "I apologize, it was my oversight. You are indeed qualified to enter the auction. Please come in."
"The auction has been going on for a while now, and you've come in just in time for the final item." The guard said, stepping aside and opening the door for Yan Shi.
The auction hall's interior was modeled after a branch office of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, with bright lighting, a sunken central hall, and concentric circles of seats. There was no auctioneer on the central stage, only a giant electronic display screen. Miniature screens around the perimeter displayed information about the auction items in sync.
It was a very quiet auction.
Yan Shi found a seat near the railing, surrounded by men in black robes. The auction had begun, and the electronic display screen flashed information about the items being auctioned. Whenever someone showed interest in an item, they would raise a placard placed on their armrest.
The sign has numbers that can be adjusted; the maximum increase is one million for each lift.
The monetary system in the Otherworld is generally consistent under the control of the Bureau of Extraterritoriality, but the public still uses spirit stones and silver coins for payment, which are all physical currencies. Deposit cards and online payments all use the monetary system controlled by the Bureau of Extraterritoriality.
Yan Shi's monthly after-tax salary is 18,000 yuan, and this item has already been auctioned for 2.56 million yuan. She would probably have to work for more than ten years without eating or drinking to afford just one of these items.
Yan Shi fell silent because of his poverty.
Indeed, black market smuggling is the best way to get rich quick.
As she was lost in thought, the lights in the center of the auction hall suddenly changed. She could feel the increasingly eager expressions on the faces of the people around her, all their eyes focused on the auction stage.
The electronic presenter exclaimed excitedly, "Next up is the grand finale of this auction, an item that can help someone escape from the Bureau of Escape."
"As we all know, abilities, spiritual power, and all kinds of alchemical products are not allowed in the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs prison. It is the most strictly guarded place. However, the next item to be auctioned is the only person in the past hundred years who has been confirmed to have escaped from the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs prison."
As they spoke, a cage slowly rose from the central auction platform, and in the center of the cage was a young man with a strong physique who was currently unconscious.
The panel continued its enthusiastic introduction: "This is a newly adult tiger, whose awakened ability is spatial teleportation. Furthermore, according to reliable inside information, his ability can open the law barrier of the Bureau of Alien Affairs prison. His ability is special and unique in the inner world. From now on, he'll never have to hide from the Bureau of Alien Affairs' execution department again!"
"The grand finale of this auction is a tiger-type creature with the ability to travel through space, starting at five million!"
What is that? A tiger cub that has taken human form?
The ability to escape from the Bureau of Extrajudicial Administration?
Yan Shi was dumbfounded.
Author's note: Yes, only Yan Shi didn't know there was a little tail at the end (
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