Chapter 148 Buyer
Chen Chuan walked to the table and picked up the booklet. Hu Xian took out a cigarette and gestured to him, "Do you mind?"
Chen Chuan shook his head.
Hu Xian pulled out a lighter, lit it with a click, took a comfortable puff, and said, "This is a group of wanted criminals who ran away from the central city. Don't ask about their background or how many injustices they have suffered in the past. In short, they are now robbing and killing people and committing all kinds of evil. They even don't spare children. They are a bunch of scum."
Chen Chuan flipped through the booklet. On the first page was a man with a beard and many small braids. He had a rough and fierce look, thick lips, a very sturdy physique, and dark skin.
Hu Xian said, "This guy's nickname is 'Boxing Lion.' No one remembers his original name, so call him whatever you want. He's a half-blood of Tayana and Dashun. He's the leader of this group of wanted criminals. He's been in underground rings, worked as a mercenary, and done dirty work for bigwigs. He just likes to rob other gangs and doesn't follow the rules. Otherwise, no one would have come out to help him after he got into trouble this time."
Chen Chuan looked at his thick arms and the unusual bulges on his body and asked, "Does this man have implants?"
"How refreshing," Hu Xian said. "Coming from Central City, it's strange that you don't have implants. I know what you're asking. How can you maintain it without medicine?"
She held a cigarette in her mouth and pointed out the window with her slender fingers. "Nu, there's a place selling illegal drugs twenty steps away. I told you, you can buy anything here."
Chen Chuan nodded, "I understand."
Hu Xian raised her eyebrows. "Okay, I thought you would ask me, like the other students, why no one cares, and then go on and on about it."
Chen Chuan smiled and said, "No matter good or evil, as long as it exists, it must have its reason for existence."
Hu Xian was a little surprised and looked at him for a few seconds. "That doesn't sound like something you would say at your age."
Chen Chuan asked, "I wonder what the implant in Boxer Lion is?"
"Bio-armor, reinforced bones, and modified heart and lungs—the usual trifecta, all outdated military models. Be aware, he's got a full set of humic gland implants, which can spew out a highly corrosive liquid. If one of them accidentally hits you in combat, your face will melt. Even plastic surgery can't fix it, unless you replace your head."
Chen Chuan nodded and flipped through the pages. The second picture showed a skinny guy nicknamed "Painter".
Hu Xian said, "This man's original name was Song Zhi, and he was from Dashun. His skin has been modified, allowing him to adjust the pigmentation on his body to a certain extent. He can also apply body paint on himself. He's a skilled assassin, and he always blends in perfectly with the environment."
After taking a few glances, Chen Chuan turned to the third picture. It was a young woman with a good figure, but she looked very restless and her eyes gave people a dangerous feeling.
"This is Ran Xiaoli, nicknamed the Bee Girl. She underwent sensory transformation at the Boren Company. Her senses of smell, vision, hearing, and taste have all been greatly enhanced. She's the most difficult to deal with. She can usually smell you from a hundred or two hundred meters away, and if you're paying special attention, the distance is even farther. With someone like her on the team, assassination attempts are basically impossible."
Seeing that Chen Chuan had turned to the fourth picture, Hu Xian said, "This person's name is Tuoqi."
Chen Chuan looked at the picture. It showed a tall and thin foreigner with a high nose and deep eyes. His skin was pale and all the hair on his body seemed to be shaved off. There were strange tattoos on his arms, chest and legs. There were two photos, front and back, but he could tell the subtle difference between the two at a glance.
He looked up and said, "Are these two people?"
Hu Xian's face showed a hint of surprise, and he said, "Little brother, you are very observant. They are indeed two brothers, but they have undergone conjoined surgery. One is his front side and the other is his back side. These two people are in tune with each other and have the same ideas, so they cooperate very well, and they are very good at coordinating with guns and knives.
Besides these four main members, there are a few others who joined the team midway. I haven't gotten any information yet, but anyone who can reach the Land of Chaos is more or less capable. Even if they can't fight, they can at least handle a gun."
After reading these profiles, Chen Chuan commented, "Quite impressive."
Hu Xian flicked the ash into the ashtray and said, "Yeah, they're all tough to deal with. I also think it's a bit excessive to ask a student like you to deal with them. Besides, you're a little too young, seventeen or eighteen? If you feel unsure, it's better to give up early. At least it's better than risking your life."
Chen Chuan said: "Thank you, Ms. Hu, I haven't considered it yet."
"You're quite brave. Forget me."
Hu Xian took another drag on his cigarette, crossed his legs, glanced at him, and said, "Brother Chen, I like you. I'll give you a piece of information for free. In fact, the most difficult situation is not these few people. These guys seem to have obtained the 'Tayana Combat Spider', a biologically modified weapon. In a narrow terrain, it can kill a small group of people in a minute.
This time, Boxing Lion came to the Land of Chaos just to find a buyer for this thing, but he was also afraid of being robbed by other gangs, so he kept contacting his fellow villagers.
Now this group of people have been waiting here for more than a month. I don’t know whether you are lucky or unlucky. If you come later, this thing may have been sold and you don’t have to worry about it.
But at that time they will definitely find a way to enter the stronghold of the Land of Chaos instead of staying here. If you want to find them, you have to enter the Land of Chaos. People who enter that place will turn into ghosts, and it is considered decent to leave an intact corpse after death.
Last time, I retrieved a student, but I was a little late and only got back a skull. That was because a pervert liked to use young people's heads as drinking vessels."
Chen Chuanlai had already prepared himself for the chaos of the Chaos Land. This was another gathering place for the cruelty of human nature, so he shouldn't be surprised by anything that might happen. He said, "Thank you for the reminder, Ms. Hu. I also want to ask, Ms. Hu, where are these people now?"
Hu Xian looked at him again, then stood up and walked to the cabinet. She took out a map, spread it out on the table, and circled a certain place with a red pen. "This is it," she pointed to another place, "We are here."
Chen Chuan took a look and compared it with the scale, and found that the straight-line distance between this group of people and where he was now was only three or four hundred meters.
"It's pretty close, right? Don't even think about checking. Ran Xiaoli will remember your scent once she smells it. If she smells it again in a short period of time, she'll be able to find you right away. And don't even think about using any potion to cover it up. Ran Xiaoli isn't a dog, she has a brain. That smell is a clear reminder to her that there's something wrong with you."
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Then I want to know about the situation of these people. It seems that I can only go through Ms. Hu." Hu Xian has been living here. She arrived earlier than that group of people and has fixed properties and businesses here, so her dealings with them will not be suspected.
"Smart, but why should I help you? I have given you all the information I should give, and the rest is not my responsibility." Hu Xian spread out one hand.
Chen Chuan said sincerely, "I wonder what conditions Ms. Hu has?"
Hu Xian jumped down from the table and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I do. By the way, you can tell me if you need any weapons. I can't get high-end ones, so forget about protective clothing. It's no problem to get two guns and some bullets. Remember, you have to pay for them." After saying that, she walked out.
She walked to the bottom of the stairs, pushed open a door, and entered a small room. A middle-aged man in a windbreaker and a top hat was standing there. Upon seeing her enter, he said, "You just said too much. Considering that he is just a young student, he may not be able to accept it all at once."
Hu Xian disagreed. "Did he get scared away? Besides, isn't what I said true? It's better to know in advance than to find out after it happens."
The middle-aged man said in a deep voice: "We have to take our time."
Hu Xian sneered, "Outside is a chaotic place. This isn't your office where you can sit by the fire, read the newspaper, drink tea and chat! This is a fucking place where you have to sleep with one eye open, your kidneys will be ripped off even if you go to the toilet, and you'll be skinned and torn apart if you're not careful!"
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment and asked, "What do you think he will do?"
"How should I know?" Hu Xian was a little annoyed and scratched her hair. "The higher-ups always throw these promising young people here and ask me to take care of them. I'm not a fucking nanny!"
She sighed helplessly, "But this guy seems reliable. He probably won't move in the next few days. I'll try to give him some hints in a few days. Whether they'll work or not depends on his own opinion."
In the room upstairs, Chen Chuan first washed up, then returned to the desk, looked at the map and thought for a while.
He felt that time could not be delayed any longer, because once this group of people found a buyer, they would most likely leave.
And with the existence of Ran Xiaoli, he couldn't sneak in. A stranger like him would be noticed immediately once he came within range.
It’s no wonder that those recommended students are unwilling to take the B-level exam, it is indeed difficult.
However, after thinking it over, he concluded that except for the Boxing Lion who seemed to have reached the second limit, it was hard to say how much of his original state he could maintain after having the implant. The others were at most proficient in fighting techniques, and their implants were not biased towards combat, so their upper limit was fixed there.
The more complicated the plan is, the harder it is to execute. The most suitable and simplest way for you is to not think too much and just go to these people and kill them quickly.
To do this, he first had to confirm whether these people were actually here. If one of them escaped, it would affect his score, so Hu Xian was still needed to find out about this. He also needed to bring some extra weapons, and he would try to save trouble whenever possible.
In the afternoon, Hu Xian came over again and said to him, "I took the opportunity to check for you while we were buying the goods. The food this group of people eat is the same as the previous few days. The main people are all here, but a few of the minions are missing. They may have been sent out to contact someone to find a buyer. What are you going to do?"
Chen Chuan looked at her and said, "Ms. Hu, since they are looking for a buyer, what do you think about me being the buyer?"
Hu Xian raised an eyebrow and said, "You want to get close to them? I have the idea, but do you have the money?"
Chen Chuan reached into his pocket and pulled out a Wansheng Group gold note that he hadn't had time to redeem. He placed it on the table and said, "This should be enough as a deposit to show my sincerity."
"Hey, Wansheng's gold notes, you're quite wealthy, aren't you?" Hu Xian reached out and took it, patting it twice. "But aren't you afraid of it just skipping over the water? Boxing Lions don't follow the rules."
Chen Chuan said calmly, "Then tell them I still have such gold notes. It depends on whether they have the appetite."
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(End of this chapter)
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