Enforcer Manual
Chapter 887 - 849: Fellow Villager Brings Warmth

Chapter 887: Chapter 849: Fellow Villager Brings Warmth

With the help of "Sea of Souls," the two had little difficulty infiltrating the black market.

Just as Lu Xiang had said, everyone who had ever visited the black market didn’t want to be recognized, and aside from the criminals who lurked there, one could also spot the figures of rescuers, famous directors, and corporate personalities.

The scope of the black market was much broader than Song Lan had imagined. Besides bars where commissions were posted, there were auction halls, casinos, and some dubious establishments suspected of being connected to the "rat’s" enterprises in District 17, which Lu Xiang refused to elaborate on. According to "Sea of Souls," Kolo Film Industry also had a hand in the construction of the black market.

Almost anything could be purchased here, and one could pursue experiences beyond imagination.

Here, masks served as protection.

Once you put one on, it meant you could temporarily set aside your real identity and indulge in the darkest desires hidden within your heart.

Rescuers, in particular, needed such a breakthrough to vent the pressure they accumulated from being in front of cameras all the time.

"More than sixty percent of national-level rescuers are regular visitors to the black market."

Lu Xiang revealed this startling percentage, all of which were statistically verified by "Sea of Souls," absolutely reliable, with no possibility of slander or framing.

However, for the sake of Song Lan’s mental and physical health, Lu Xiang did not go into detail about those bizarre predilections.

Even her, a person well-traveled and knowledgeable, felt a strong discomfort after reading about them—as the internet often says, you could never imagine just how "free" human fetishes can be.

"Old Lu, I understand all that, but what’s the deal with this mask I’m wearing?"

After having wandered the streets of the black market for a while, Song Lan couldn’t help but voice the doubt in his heart.

Indeed, everyone in the black market was wearing a mask, but they all had a style that made them look like tough characters, except for him. A cartoon sheep mask with a beaming smile, one that could seamlessly blend into an amusement park as a mascot; it simply didn’t fit the atmosphere of the black market.

He noticed that many people were covertly observing his mask.

"Didn’t you always say that the funny ones are often the most formidable?"

Lu Xiang’s tone was filled with innocence.

She, for one, thought the cartoon sheep mask was unique and quite liked it.

The only pity was that the mask shop she visited didn’t have any bird masks. She originally planned to buy a Dumb Bird mask for Song Lan.

"And the shopkeeper said these two masks are a couple’s set."

As soon as she heard the words "couple’s set," Lu Xiang immediately paid for them.

"Couple’s set."

These words also made Song Lan ponder.

If he wasn’t mistaken, Lu Xiang’s mask was that of a cartoon Big Bad Wolf, with a gaping mouth and a row of sharp fangs. He couldn’t understand how the Big Bad Wolf and a sheep could possibly form a couple’s set; "Walk Close to Science" would likely struggle to explain the reasoning behind it.

"Old Lu."

"Hmm?"

"Wolves eat sheep."

Considering that animals had almost disappeared from people’s daily lives after the third world war, Song Lan felt obliged to educate Lu Xiang about the basics of the food chain.

"I know."

Lu Xiang seemed well-prepared, as if she wouldn’t possibly be unaware of the relationship where wolves eat sheep. She paused and then said, "But there are many ways to ’eat’."

...

The topic, unsurprisingly, hit a dead end.

Maybe it was an illusion, but Song Lan always felt that Lu Xiang had become more and more blatant in front of him recently, suspecting that this was also an influence from "Sea of Souls."

To prevent Lu Xiang from continuing to speak "outrageously," he wisely chose not to pursue the topic of "wolves eating sheep" or "cartoon masks" any further.

They bypassed the auction halls and flashy establishments along the way and walked into the commission-posting bar, steered by "Sea of Souls’" smart navigation. Compared to the splendid buildings they had passed, this bar looked much more understated.

The air conditioning inside the bar was set to a very low temperature, making Song Lan shiver as soon as he entered.

Seeing this, Lu Xiang "thoughtfully" began to introduce the history of the bar, "This place used to be a mortuary with very complete equipment. Later, after the black market was established, the owner bought this place and turned it into a bar."

Although nominally a bar, no one actually came here to drink.

It was known as the largest underground information exchange center in District Four.

As expected, upon hearing the historical background of the bar, Song Lan became even more uncomfortable.

No wonder he felt an eerie chill as soon as he entered.

They soon found the intermediary introduced by Guan Lili in a small cubicle near the corner of the bar, guided by a text message. The man appeared to be in his early twenties, thin to the bone.

The man wore a mask typically used for balls on his nose.

A hooked nose, sallow skin, and the eyes of someone who seemed to have worked a week of overtime without rest, made Song Lan worry that the man might faint at any moment during their conversation.

He was somewhat reticent, and after taking a seat, he handed a data chip to the two of them.

"All the information you’re looking for is on there."

If he hadn’t owed Guan Lili a favor, he wouldn’t have wanted to get involved in this murky business.

Lu Xiang took out a laptop from her bag. Information, including the bounty, was all neatly organized on it. All the bounties were posted by the same person, whose name was a string of numbers. However, judging by the amount offered, Roger and his associates were not the main targets of the bounty; there was another target valued at several times more than them.

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