Chapter 66 Uneasy
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It turns out that not everyone can enter this so-called black market. One has to win a ticket to enter the black market through a so-called game.
People haven't even entered yet, but they've already made a lot of money.
"Do you need some help?" Seeing that the two guys had lost half of their chips in less than a few minutes, Xu Wen couldn't help but ask.
Before they could take any action, a red light suddenly flashed in the poker area over there. The light flashed more and more rapidly, accompanied by a continuous alarm sound, and then a beam of white light suddenly hit a middle-aged man.
"Mr. Doug from Aston Planet, we at A9011 do not welcome cheaters." At the same time, the beautiful female dealer suddenly smiled.
"What evidence do you have to accuse me of cheating?" the middle-aged man named Doug asked sternly.
The female dealer just smiled, touched her slender fingers lightly, and snapped her fingers. Soon, a video played behind her, which was the scene of the man just changing the cards.
I have to say, the man's hands are very fast. Even if this video is not played at a slow speed, the naked eye probably cannot detect his technique.
Doug's face was a little pale.
The female dealer smiled calmly: "Then according to the rules, we accept your hand."
Qin Shu saw the female dealer take out a gun from under the card table and pull the trigger. Doug's right hand, which had just cheated, instantly exploded into a ball of bloody mist.
"Ahhhhhhh!" Doug screamed in pain.
The person sitting next to him also stood up and ran away screaming.
Doug fell off the chair in pain and rolled on the ground. Before he could crawl away, someone came and picked him up and left.
Similarly, the cleaning robots in the venue also quickly rushed over to clean up the bloodstains, as if they had done it many times before.
The guests nearby, aside from a few newcomers who were trembling with fear, many old acquaintances didn't even glance at him, and some even snorted, "Foolish man, don't you see where you are? Nothing here escapes that person's eyes."
The female dealer just smiled and continued to deal the cards calmly.
Qin Shu took a look and then looked away, but Xu Wen was still looking around.
"What are you looking for?" Qin Shu was a little curious.
"Those two men are gone."
Qin Shu looked around after hearing that, and indeed she didn't see those two people. They were clearly nearby just now, and it didn't take the female dealer even a minute. Even if those two people won the tickets, they wouldn't disappear so quickly, right?
Fortunately, Hei Wuchang had just noticed it and pointed in a direction to Qin Shu and the others: "There."
As he pointed his finger over there, the white wall instantly became transparent, making it easier for Qin Shu and Xu Wen to check the situation.
"Huh?" But even Qin Shu couldn't help but be stunned when she saw it.
Because in the direction that Hei Wuchang pointed, there were two people wearing black cloaks and looking completely different.
Hei Wuchang was very sure: "They just won the tickets, passed by there with the tickets, and came out like this, but the aura of their souls has not changed. I will not make a mistake."
Qin Shu took a look at the place that Hei Wuchang mentioned. It was an ordinary passage, at least that's what it looked like from the outside.
So that's the real entrance to the black market?
"Let's go." Qin Shu hurriedly said when she saw this.
The three people hurriedly entered the passage, but they were stunned for a moment after entering, because this was not a passage at all, but an alternative space, and they didn't know what technology was used to hide it.
From the outside, it looked like a mere ten-meter-long transparent passage, but once inside, the space suddenly opened up. Inside, there were numerous machines not found in the Interstellar Federation. These machines, roughly two meters tall, resembled mirrors or screens. Anyone who entered would stand before one of these machines, and a blue beam would scan their body from bottom to top. As the beam moved upward, a black cloak appeared on their bodies, and their faces instantly changed, becoming identical.
Apart from some differences in height and weight, everyone wore the same uniform attire and had the same facial features.
"Look carefully, not only are they wearing black cloaks, but their skin seems to be different as well." Qin Shu observed carefully and saw a person standing in front of the machine. She clearly had a butterfly tattoo on her ankle, but after the laser scan, her tattoo disappeared.
"It should be the same as the face. The whole body or exposed skin will be coated with a layer of bionic skin. There is no need to worry about leaving fingerprints and other biological information." Xu Wen replied.
Although his tone was as calm as usual, his breathing quickened subconsciously, indicating that he was also shocked by the machine he had never seen before.
Qin Shu was calm. After all, in every interstellar world she had visited, she could change her clothes with just one click through the terminal. Although she didn't know the principle behind it, it was obviously much more advanced than the machines in front of her.
"Don't worry about being sentimental, let's go to the black market first." Qin Shu said.
After saying that, she took the lead and walked towards the gate where the crowd was rushing.
But just as Qin Shu reached the door, the entire space suddenly began to flash red lights again. At the same time, the alarm suddenly sounded. However, unlike the outside, this time the alarm was mixed with the voice of a young woman: "Warning, warning, an unknown energy body is invading, an unknown energy body is invading! Law enforcement officers, please quickly arrive at area A01!"
Unknown energy body?
Are you referring to them?
Qin Shu had no time to think about the answer to this question. She subconsciously grabbed Xu Wen and Hei Wuchang and took them through the door.
And the moment they passed through, the door behind them suddenly closed.
"Don't be afraid, even if it's closed, we can still pass through the wall." Hei Wuchang saw that Xu Wen's soul was a little unstable, so he quickly put his hand on his shoulder to comfort him.
Xu Wen shook his head upon hearing this: "It's okay, I just didn't react for a moment."
He originally thought that becoming like this was foolproof, so the sudden alarm disrupted Xu Wen's thoughts, causing him to overreact for a moment.
But now, he has fully adjusted.
"I'll go back and take a look." Qin Shu wanted to confirm whether the so-called unknown energy body was referring to them, but before she turned around, countless people in special uniforms and holding guns rushed past them and entered the closed space.
Qin Shu and the others had already walked out of the corridor, so they couldn't see what was happening inside or hear any sounds from outside.
Hei Wuchang used his ability to become transparent again, but they could only see that those people suddenly grabbed a person. The person tried to struggle and escape, but was shot in the head and then quickly dragged away by the cleaning robot.
After doing this, the uniformed men withdrew and dispersed.
Later, more and more guests came in.
"It seems that the matter has been resolved. It seems to have nothing to do with us?" Xu Wen couldn't help but speak when he saw this.
Qin Shu risked passing through the door again. This time, the alarm did not sound. "Forget it, let's go to the black market first."
I don’t know if it’s because of this unexpected change, but Qin Shu always feels a little heavy in her heart.
Hei Wuchang frowned, and the ominous premonition seemed to deepen.
"Let's finish this as soon as possible and leave here." Hei Wuchang said seriously, which was rare.
When Qin Shu saw his expression, she knew the situation might get out of control, so she nodded solemnly: "Okay."
The three of them continued to float forward together, and soon they arrived at the legendary black market.
The layout here is very similar to that of an ordinary market, with shops one by one, and even many street stalls. These sellers are also wearing uniform red cloaks and have the same face.
At first glance, there were only two types of people in the entire market, those wearing black cloaks and those wearing red cloaks.
This market is not as fancy as the original one. The whole market is in a minimalist style. From the architecture to the decoration, everything is in simple gray and white. The buildings are not tall, they are all two-story villas. Each store has no sign, only a number.
Those who got tickets had an electronic map in their hands, which indicated the business scope of each store.
There will also be guidance and red dot prompts on the electronic map to indicate which store the customers have arrived at.
"It is divided into four areas in total. Each area has eight different streets, and there are 40 shops on each side of the street. There is a lot to shop around." Qin Shu took advantage of the guests' carelessness and quickly floated over to take a look at the map in their hands.
If Qin Shu hadn't been afraid that snatching the tickets would cause a commotion, she would have wanted to snatch them away long ago.
"The first one sells electronic bionic masks. They don't ask where they come from. They'll sell them to you as long as you pay." Xu Wen strolled around the first one and told Qin Shu and Hei Wuchang when he came out.
It seems that the thing on the puppy’s face really came from here.
Once this kind of thing falls into the hands of criminals, no one knows how many people will be deceived or suffer as a result.
Xu Wen became a little worried when he thought that this kind of thing might be used unknowingly within the Interstellar Federation.
"Now that we know, there will always be a way to solve it." Qin Shu imitated Hei Wuchang's just behavior and patted Xu Wen's shoulder.
"Um."
"Let's take the time to take a look around." Qin Shu had a hunch that she could find the missing thread from here.
I have to say that this market is called the black market for a reason. Many of the things sold here are shady. The nutrients previously came from here, but these are all child's play.
Here, you only need to spend 100,000 star coins to buy a human life. Captured humans are locked up in a room like livestock. The guest selects a person according to his or her preferences and specifies a method of killing him or her. After that, he or she only needs to sit on the sofa, sip wine, eat snacks, and watch the chosen person die in the way he or she wants, for fun.
In the VIP area, as long as the guest can afford the expensive fee, he can even designate anyone in the entire galaxy to die. From beginning to end, no one will ask him the reason. He only needs to pay and wait for the news of that person's death.
"...Qin Shu." Xu Wen was floating in front of the ordering screen at this time.
The screen clearly displayed the bounties for the highest-valued individuals, and the words "Not Completed" were displayed behind them.
The system is also constantly dispatching orders.
"Hmm?" Qin Shu saw that Xu Wen's face was not looking good, so she quickly floated over.
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