Chapter 204
"Do you know the rules?" A voice came from inside.
Mechanical, stiff and rigid.
You can tell it's not the voice of a living person.
When doing business in the black market, especially in the intelligence business where one’s safety could be endangered if one is not careful, it is very important to take appropriate protective measures.
Those who are not careful have no idea how many times they have been killed and reborn.
“I know.” Lu Ze had already thoroughly understood the entire process of interrogating intelligence before coming here.
Behind him, a chair rose from the ground and finally slid to his side.
Lu Ze sat down, and the height of the seat automatically adjusted, so that when he sat down, he was facing the window.
A probe extended from the window, and a faint red light quickly swept across his face.
"Strange face, I haven't seen you before."
"Who introduced you?"
Lu Ze said calmly, "Do I need an introduction to find someone here? I haven't heard that you have a rule against doing business with strangers."
"... Tell me your problem. If I know the answer, I'll quote my price. Only if both are suitable can we officially proceed with the transaction."
"Then ask me about my identity."
He nodded and said, "You are indeed very famous, but this is our first collaboration, so I do have some concerns."
Lu Ze, who had no intention of asking here at all, found a perfect excuse to delay time.
If he wants to ask, he must stand in front of the other person and ask.
Otherwise, if the other party hears the question and thinks that he is of low status and is not worthy of knowing it, wouldn’t it be a wasted trip if he directly refuses?
"Hold on."
After saying this, silence spread.
Lu Ze sat in the chair, not in a hurry.
When he came in, he discovered that there was no living creature in the house, and there were only running machines behind the wall in front of him.
Obviously, the intelligence dealer he was looking for was not here in person, but was just communicating with him remotely.
Before Lu Ze came, he had expected that it would not be easy to catch the other party. Since he did not have much expectations, he would not be disappointed.
He is just stalling for time by talking to the other party now.
The underground black market is equipped with jammers, and people with insufficient means cannot connect to the outside network in the black market, but this limitation is the same as not existing for him.
——The same goes for the person he is looking for.
Following the network, Lu Ze hacked into the control system of the computer behind the wall. Without alerting the firewall and guard program, he quickly located the other party's true position.
Not in the underground black market, but in the outside world.
Well, it’s an upscale residential area.
It only took a split second to locate the target, but in order to alert the other party, he remained seated, waiting patiently for the other party's response.
"Fifty thousand star coins will be transferred to this account."
"Okay." Lu Ze said straightforwardly.
After receiving the transfer, the other party gave his information.
Lu Ze picked it up and took a look. As expected, it was the one he had disguised.
The information was not detailed, but considering that he had only appeared on the black market for a few days, the attention he attracted was not very high.
In this case, it is already good enough that the other party can provide this information.
The thought of having my name read out in the trading house and having my information exposed made it possible that it was leaked by the other party.
Lu Ze handed the tablet back and said, "I've seen your strength."
"I've only been in the West Ring Star Belt trading area for a short time, and haven't appeared on the black market many times. I didn't expect to be able to find so much information on it."
"It seems that I need to pay more attention to the confidentiality of information."
He spoke slowly for a few words before getting to the point: "Let me tell you why I came here today."
"I need some special talents and want to recruit them to work for me, but unfortunately, they all act on their own."
"I need their weakness, enough to make them agree to 'hire' me."
"That's their name."
Lu Ze typed a few names on the tablet.
Soon, under his gaze, four of the six names on the tablet turned red.
"Red name, five hundred and sixty-five million."
"Besides that, you need to sign a confidentiality agreement—you can't tell anyone that you bought the information from me."
Lu Ze looked at the name marked in red and curled his lips. "This offer is a bit beyond my budget."
"I'll buy one first, and if it works, I'll buy others."
He is not short of money, but he is too wasteful to spend hundreds of millions on talent recruitment.
What's more, we already know these people's background very well. What's the difference between spending so much money to buy known information and being an idiot?
Originally, it didn't matter how much money was spent, Lu Ze had plenty of ways to cover up this matter.
However, considering that you may need the other person in the future, it is necessary to spend some money to leave an impression.
"Phoenix, let's take him."
"One hundred and sixty million, plus a confidentiality agreement."
"make a deal."
One hundred and sixty million in exchange for a piece of known information. This is probably the most unprofitable deal Lu Ze has ever made.
But it doesn't matter. He believes that the other party will provide another piece of information that will satisfy him. That is why he is willing to pay this star coin.
…
West Ring Star Belt residential area.
Outside a high-end residential complex in the inner city's East Ring District.
In the dim night, a figure flashed past the surveillance blind spot and finally walked into an apartment building.
The residential area of the Xuanhuang Ring World was designed to simulate the natural habitable environment of the planet when it was first built. Although so many years have passed and the interior has been constantly transformed, it has not affected the main body.
The annular residential zone built with a star as energy source, supplemented by technological means, forces the entire residential zone to have day and night changes.
Unlike many man-made interstellar buildings, people always feel that they are in an unnatural environment.
Back then, the Tianjia civilization invested a lot of material resources in similar star sea buildings. In order to meet the requirements of domination, they almost disregarded the cost and price. Otherwise, these buildings would not have been able to remain in normal use after thousands of years.
But the forces that took over later only knew how to use it.
They had no idea about the military purpose of the Xuanhuang Ring World's residential area when it was first built. After so many years, they still only had superficial authority over the residential area.
I just don't know whether they know that there are deeper permissions but can't crack them, or they don't know about it at all.
It is most likely the latter. If it is the former, there would be no way that no traces would be left on the central control authority of the 'Xuanhuang Ring World Residential Zone'.
Lu Ze got out of the elevator and stood at the door of the only house.
The security system of this house is of an incredibly high level. Even if you use means of the same level to attack, you can't break through without causing any alarm.
But I'm sorry that I'm facing him.
It's like an unlocked safe.
——Just push it and it will open.
Wan Xing, who was eating hot pot and listening to music to celebrate the sale of a long-unused document today, met the eyes of the person behind the mask who opened the door and came in.
The next second, under the impact of powerful mental power, the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground, and his body swayed and fell directly to the ground.
"That's quick, not bad." Lu Ze took the cat out of his pocket and touched its forehead.
Before coming, he instructed the brain worm to knock people out the first time it saw them.
The brain worm did not disappoint and completed the task very well.
As a psychic expert among the original Zerg, although he gets dizzy after just one encounter, he actually has a very good grasp of the situation.
With Wanxing's mental strength reaching the B-level threshold, he should wake up in five minutes.
Lu Ze helped the man up and threw him on the sofa beside him, then snapped a pair of limiters on Wan Xing's wrists.
After doing all this, he sat opposite Wanxing.
The brain worm also broke away from its disguise and appeared on his lap in its true form.
"Imprison his mental power."
Wanxing, a member of the fifth-level civilization.
Mental power C+, Star Refiner level D.
In addition to selling information on the black market, he also works as an emotional blogger on Starnet, specializing in providing solutions to various emotional disputes.
Compared to the time he spent on the two, reselling information on the black market was actually his side job.
Lu Ze's appearance at this moment is no longer like 'Lu Ze'. Just in terms of height, he is ten centimeters shorter than 'Lu Ze'. With a height of 1.7 meters, he may not be noticed at first sight if thrown into a crowd.
No matter how good the disguise is, it is still essentially a simulation of a human.
If the simulated person wants to adjust his body shape and height at will, he only needs to change the parameters of various parts of the body.
Wan Xing woke up, feeling dazed and a little painful in his head which had been stunned by his mental power.
"Who are you and how did you get in?"
The person in front of him was wearing a black mask and a gray-black coat that covered his figure. He didn't look like a good person at all.
——He broke in and knocked himself out. It would be strange if he was a good person.
Wan Xing immediately thought of his dangerous job, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation after working here for so many years.
He cursed inwardly, ** said the security system he installed for him was very advanced, so how come it failed the first time it encountered something like this?
Wanxing could only see Lu Ze and did not notice the brain worm following Lu Ze.
That's because the brain worm used its mental power to distort its own existence, and in Wanxing's eyes it did not exist.
"I'm just an ordinary person with a little money. If you want money, we can discuss it."
Wanxing forced a smile and tried to save himself.
Where is his laptop? Why is it gone?
Wait, why does that thing in the other person’s hand look so familiar—isn’t that my own computer!
The limiter on his wrist prevented him from using any of his star power, and the optical computer was in the other party's hands. He was really at a loss as to whether he could get any help from heaven or earth.
It’s not that we haven’t prepared other self-rescue equipment.
But who would wear full gear when having dinner at home [in a safe place]?! He's not sick, so why would he put himself in that kind of trouble?
"Really? But I know more than that." Lu Ze's voice became low and hoarse, sounding more like a murderer with ill intentions.
Wan Xing's lips trembled. He was just a weak businessman and was not good at chatting face to face with such a brutal guy.
Because of his personality, he is socially anxious.
If his life wasn't in the other person's hands at this moment, he would rather keep quiet.
"You know a lot about the Tianjia Zerg, right?"
Lu Ze didn't continue to play along and went straight to the point: "I heard something very interesting from a friend. He said that some 'rare species' are not available to the public. If you don't have the necessary status, you can't even see them."
"If you have any information on this, Mr. Wanxing, I hope you can give me some advice."
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