Chapter 295: 50 million. Even if Lian Mubai were sold in pieces, it wouldn't be worth that much.
Foreli, the former capital of Talia.
After decades of war, the once prosperous city known as the Desert Rose is now in ruins.
Looking around, there were traces of artillery bombing everywhere.
After Meng Zhiyi and his group arrived here, they split into two teams. Wang Xiao took people to arrange a place to stay, while Shen Que took Meng Zhiyi and Leo to the city.
Today, Friesland is even worse than the most remote southern part, with refugees lying on the ground everywhere in the dirty streets.
You might even see groups of people working together to rob residents who were rebuilding their homes in the ruins.
From time to time, gunshots were heard, and people on the street were frightened and ran around in panic.
This fear, formed under the flames of war, always hangs over their heads.
"This is a battle between the Guards and the government forces." Leo said in a complicated tone.
"What have they been fighting for all these years?" Meng Zhiyi was puzzled. In recent years, Talia had signed an armistice agreement with its neighboring countries, but the internal war had never stopped.
Leo shrugged: "Who knows?"
Meng Zhiyi didn't say anything else, but followed Shen Que.
Soon, they arrived at the former city center.
Several tall buildings here had already collapsed in the bombardment, leaving behind a pile of ruins, but those residents who were reluctant to leave cleared out a habitable area from the ruins.
Slowly, this place has regained some popularity and has regained a breath of life.
The city center is more lively than other places, and you can see a few cars and stalls on the streets.
"What are we looking for?" Meng Zhiyi stopped at an intersection, leaned lazily on Shen Que and asked.
"Waiting for someone." Shen Que supported her and answered in a low voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a man in a blue T-shirt waving at them from the opposite side.
"Let's go, we'll be there soon."
Shen Que led Meng Zhiyi across the street. Leo looked at their clasped hands, curled his lips, and suddenly wanted to fall in love too.
Soon, the three followed the man in blue to a half-collapsed building. The rooms that were not destroyed were all full of people. When they saw them, they curiously poked their heads out to look.
"I live on the top floor, and I have to climb two more floors." The man in blue told them familiarly.
Shen Que nodded indifferently, holding Meng Zhiyi's hand without letting go for a moment.
As for Leo, although his leg has healed, it is not completely healed yet, and he still has difficulty walking for too long.
He took a breath and muttered, "I should have followed Wang Xiao."
Hearing this, Shen Que said without even turning his head: "If you can't crawl, you can wait here."
Leo looked around at the pairs of eyes that were shining brightly, and immediately shook his head: "No, it's safer to follow you guys."
Although he knows some self-defense skills, he is no match for these two.
Soon they followed the man in blue to the so-called 'top floor'.
The area here is indeed larger than the floor below, and as soon as Meng Zhiyi came up, he saw many people with guns guarding here.
There is an average of one person every three meters, and the place is surrounded tightly.
[This looks like the headquarters of some local organization, right? ]
[Shen Que brought me here. Could it be that these people know the location of Lian Mubai's other bases? ]
[Or do they have a connection with Lian Mubai? ]
Meng Zhiyi walked away, muttering to himself.
Until the three of them entered the interior under the leadership of the man in blue.
It was filled with muscular mercenaries with tattoos all over their arms, who were gathered in groups of three or four, drinking and playing cards.
The room was filled with the pungent smell of tobacco, a smell that Meng Zhiyi disliked.
She frowned, a look of disgust appearing on her face.
【This smoke smells bad. 】
[Fortunately, Shen Que doesn’t have a smoking habit, otherwise I would definitely not want him.]
Shen Que listened silently, remembering his habit of lighting a cigarette when he was too tired from work.
It seems I need to change this habit. I'll throw away the cigarettes in the drawer when I get home so she won't find them.
He was thinking secretly. The man sitting in the main seat blew out a puff of smoke, squinted his eyes and looked at them and said, "Who among you is the boss of the southern black market?"
Meng Zhiyi and Shen Que looked at each other, then tacitly took a step back, letting Leo stand in the front.
Shen Que: "This is our boss."
Leo: "?"
The gangster looked at Leo, his eyes sifting through his body. "I'm a little surprised that you're such a skinny guy."
Leo: “???” Damn, are you polite? !
The gangster boss said: "I know why you are here this time, but we are all gangsters, so I don't need to tell you the rules. I can sell you the things, but I have to decide the price."
Leo gritted his teeth reluctantly and said, "Okay."
The gangster boss praised him, saying, "You are easy to talk to. I like that."
"..." Leo laughed coldly, then continued: "Then let's get started. My time is also precious."
The gangster put the half-smoked cigar in the ashtray beside him, then waved his hand and a sturdy female bodyguard came up.
She was holding a small black box in her hand. She walked up to Leo and handed it to him directly.
"You're giving it to me just like that?" Leo looked at the gangster in surprise.
The gangster boss said: "Although I have never cooperated with the black market before, you have a good reputation. I feel relieved."
That's what he said, but when Leo took the black box, all the men who were drinking and playing cards a second ago now stood up.
Leo: “Can I inspect the goods first?”
Black Boss: “Absolutely.”
After that, Leo opened the black box in front of everyone. Inside were a few things that looked like medicines and a small chip card next to them.
This thing is the biological research that Lian Mubai is doing secretly.
Because he wanted to get rid of this body and regain a new life, he secretly engaged in human body trade.
After confirming that it was Lian Mubai who made it, Leo closed the black box again and asked, "Name your price."
The gangster touched his cheek with the tip of his tongue, thought for a few seconds, and then raised his hand to indicate a number: "This is the number."
Leo learned his lesson this time and turned around to look at Meng Zhiyi.
"..." Meng Zhiyi blinked blankly, then said, "Why are you looking at me? Don't you even have 50,000?"
Leo: Very good, Meng Zhiyi did not disappoint him.
“Fifty thousand?” The gangster was stunned, then quickly waved his hand: “No, it’s fifty million, M coins.”
"??? Fifty million, then just go and rob it." Meng Zhiyi said, pulling Shen Que with a look of disgust and preparing to leave: "Fifty million, even if Lian Mubai is torn apart and sold, it is not worth this price."
As she said this, she also said to Leo: "Return the box quickly, or they will make trouble for you and say that you broke it and force you to pay for it."
Hearing this, Leo Zhen obediently handed the black box back to the female bodyguard and added, "Please check it. I will not be responsible once I let it go."
Then, he quickly took a big step back and kept some distance to avoid being scammed.
The gangster looked at them in confusion.
Asked: "What do you mean? Too expensive?"