District 10, one of the central areas of Rize City.
Lin Zuzu once again returned to the prosperous business district where the team was just established.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the place is still lively and charming.
The bright lights are as bright as day, and countless handsome men and beautiful women are shuttled among the feasting and feasting. Seductive smiles, exposed skin, and hormones are full of them. Even in early autumn, the air begins to become anxious.
Everything is showing——
The night has just begun.
"I really didn't expect that the entrance to the underground black market is in the most prosperous area of Rize City." Xu Xinzhao couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the scene in front of him.
"Yes." Lin Zuzu agreed.
At that time, the reminder word given by Ling Weizhen was "the safest". Although it seems a bit random to think of "the most dangerous place", the ancient saying of "dark under the lamp" is often not unreasonable.
Lin Zuzu immediately asked Xu Xinzhao to change the direction of the investigation. Sure enough, they soon discovered clues. Following the clues, they were surprised to find——
The entrance to the black market is in the city center less than three kilometers away from the Rize Building, the headquarters of the alien race. Next to it is "Paradise" disguised as an ordinary bar that the girl went to.
It's just that this unique bar is currently in a period of closure and renovation, looking like a hollowed-out tooth in this bright place.
The reason is self-evident. The suspect who bought the elf was a frequent visitor here.
As soon as Xu Xinzhao found the entrance, he started pretentious tracking work. In fact, he mainly did not have the courage to go in first with Tangtang to explore the way.
However, they were lucky. They did wait for the "cat" and squatted down with the sexy and wild Hong Ji. After they explained their purpose of "looking for someone", this beautiful goblin actually agreed to meet the girl.
"It's less than an hour before the agreed time. Should we wait outside?"
"Let's just go in. We still have time to do some research."
Although there are cases where Xiao Bai and Ling Wei really come in and out frequently, after all, those two people are powerful and they are both bounty hunters, so they can make a name for themselves wherever they go. After all, this is my first time entering, and I know very little about the black market.
.So she thought that a little more time would help her understand the situation better and collect beneficial information.
At this time, Tangtang hid in Xu Xinzhao's backpack in order not to attract attention. The young man touched the backpack with his backhand, as if to comfort the cat demon, and to cheer himself up.
Although Miss Lin does not look very strong, she must be somewhat capable to be a member of the government's special operations team, and...she always carries a knife with her. Xu Xinzhao glanced at the "umbrella" in the girl's hand and thought
.
They walked through the bustling crowd and went straight to the largest nightclub here, "NON". However, Xu Xinzhao's backpack was in the way, which attracted dissatisfied glances from the fashionistas. In comparison, the fashionistas who were dressed more sexy or handsome
, they seem somewhat plain.
Xu Xinzhao is dressed in black, and his main role is to calm down troubles. In his expectation, the black market must be a bleak place, so black is his protective color.
The two people and the cat walked through the cool gate of "NON" and entered the dark alley beside it, which led to the back door of the nightclub. Different from the lively atmosphere outside, this place was dark and humid, exuding an unpleasant smell.
odor.
The deafening noise in the nightclub was diluted and seemed to come from another world. Along with the pungent stench, they arrived at the transit point on this journey.
"Right there."
Xu Xinzhao pointed to the black wall next to the trash can, which looked empty.
Generally, first-time visitors would not be able to see this clever, undisguised entrance at first sight, but Lin Zuzu's eyesight allowed her to spot the clues in such a dim situation.
This is a visual difference.
The dark entrance is perfectly hidden in the shadows drawn from the wall. There are signs of the trash can being moved. It should have been placed at the door during the day. After all, normal people would not choose to take risks behind the garbage dump.
If Tangtang hadn't happened to sense someone of the same kind moving into this alley, it might have taken a lot of time for them to discover the secret.
Lin Zuzu closed his eyes and looked into the deep, lightless entrance to take a closer look.
Of course, she knows that her ability cannot control everything. The so-called perception is just the grasp and prediction of the enemy's movements and sounds, which is completely different from the state of people with psychic abilities who have opened their eyes. For example, the "strange face" who has used the invisibility technique
Among the three brothers, Wei Cai, as long as he stayed put, even Ling Weizhen would have to make great efforts to find him. With her level of strength, it would be impossible to find him.
But it's always better to be cautious. At least she didn't feel any clear murderous intent, so she just thought of it as calming down.
"let's go."
Lin Zuzu took the lead towards the darkness, clenching the knife in his hand.
Xu Xinzhao hurriedly followed and took the flashlight handed over by Tangtang from his backpack. With a "click", a circular beam of light appeared at their feet, dispelling human beings' primitive fear of darkness.
After walking dozens of meters inside, they stepped onto the stairs going down.
As usual, Lin Zuzu began to count in his mind.
10,20……
50…
100……
The stairs are still going down, and they are passing through the throat of the evil god as if their souls have been swallowed by the abyss.
Cold sweat broke out on Xu Xinzhao's head. He couldn't help but stop and look back. Of course, all he could see was darkness. But the girl seemed to be ignoring the darkness and continued walking down, so he had the courage to follow.
After a few more minutes, some glimmer of light appeared at the end of the stairs.
They speeded up and finally landed on flat ground.
There are 176 levels in total.
Lin Zuzu was calculating the distance they had descended. According to the height of this step, it might be about 10 stories deep.
What a big gesture, and right under the nose of the government... The first person to "set up a stall" in this market is really brave. But there is also a possibility that this is a boundary that existed a long time ago.
Before Ze City was given this name, it may have already had its prototype thousands of years ago.
After maintaining the movement of going downstairs for a long time, Xu Xinzhao felt that he would not be able to walk on level ground.
"Mr. Xu, thank you for your hard work."
The keen girl discovered the stiffness of the young man. As a person with natural mental abilities, it is not surprising that he does not have very good physical strength.
"It's okay, it's okay, let's go in quickly."
Xu Xinzhao was a little excited. Although the lights in the entrance were not very bright, there was light at least.
As he crossed the concrete entrance, Lin Zuzu, as calm as he was, couldn't help but take a breath at the scene in front of him.
Under the gray sky, there are old buildings, dilapidated streets, and light bulbs with exposed wires... This is not so much a market as a small city, just like the real backside world of Rize City.
It turns out that the time is right.
Lin Zuzu recognized the style of the building. It was exactly the style unified by the S country when it carried out economic reforms in Rize City 30 years ago. She and her parents first lived in a house like that.
She guessed that maybe taking advantage of this opportunity, the managers of the black market used special means to renovate this place? Otherwise, if such an area was to be established, building materials, labor, and no matter which item, there would be no small movement.
"Hongji said she was in Building 7-B, but the specific room was not mentioned."
"There's actually a number here." Is it that big? It's really amazing.
Next to the narrow street, those people in ragged clothes sat along the street with gloomy faces, looking at the two strangers who broke in.
"This building is No. 1-A. It should be on the left side in front." Xu Xinzhao pointed to the building on the right and said.
They continued to move forward despite the uncomfortable gaze. There seemed to be unknown creatures secretly watching them from behind the curtains upstairs.
The buildings are so close to each other that if you open the window here, you can go directly to the building on the opposite side, leaving only a small path that can barely accommodate one person.
Instinctively, Lin Zuzu felt that the atmosphere was a little bad, and some malicious sounds came from the dark alleys.
She heard footsteps behind her, and the next second, three people blocked their path in front of them.