Still late at night, Jeff followed Gambling Snake to the street outside. Gambling Snake's plan was to throw him to the regular army of the empire. No useful information was obtained from him, so now this civilian Became a burden.
Originally, Bet Snake planned to leave him in a private house. The food there could last for a while, and maybe Jeff could survive when the pollution passed. But Jeff seemed to understand the situation at hand very well. He had seen many bloody scenes where people were torn to pieces by mutated creatures. If he had to choose, he would rather go out and take risks with the desire to survive than passively stay in one place and wait. Things get better on their own. .
The gambling snake took him to a large casino, and a HL unit preparing to withdraw there found Jeff. He walked over alone with his hands raised, wearing civilian clothes and without weapons, so the sentries of those troops did not Shoot randomly at the first opportunity.
Seeing Jeff being accepted by the army, Gambling Snake, who was overlooking the top of the building in the distance, left.
Now that the situation in the research institute is basically clear, it can be left to the Blood Owls and others. Gambling Snake's ability is not suitable for dealing with monsters. He is better at dealing with people... So, he returned to the city and continued to look for the target person of this mission. .
As an old song goes, "This city never sleeps." That's exactly what happens in Atlantic City right now.
In the darkest night before dawn, the city curls up like a shivering vagabond. Under the dim light of the street lights, people feel a touch of warmth. Countless sleepless mutated creatures are like sick blood cells. , roaming the vein-like streets.
"Dead" or "alive". Betting Snake can no longer tell whether these monsters are "dead people" or "something still alive."
What does it mean to be alive? If social status and interpersonal relationships represent a person, then there are too many worthless living dead in the world, even if they are dead. It will not have any impact on the outside world. Similarly, they will not notice the death of any individual like them.
Perhaps the appearance of these monsters means they are alive. Every time they kill and look for food, they will bring fear to others and transform their own real interests. This is something they cannot do when they are still 'human beings'.
Killing. It is also a way of communication.
The operation of betting on snakes was not as smooth as it was in the middle of the night. Since the power in the city had been restored, hiding the whereabouts would be more troublesome.
Now sneaking through the city again, he found many places where people were hiding when he passed by last time. Or the location that was regarded as a stronghold has changed. In just half of the night, many stragglers have become the prey of monsters. Of course, there are also signs that some teams evacuated their original locations after the power was restored. Went somewhere else.
After secretly investigating the location of several groups of people, Gambling Snake did not find the target. He became more and more worried that the man had died in the city, and consciously speeded up his actions.
By the time the sun rises. Gambling Snake explored several more places where humans gathered, but still found nothing. On the way, he was attacked several times by some very agile monsters, but fortunately he was very skilled. His concentration and reaction speed were both excellent, and he was able to take care of those mutated creatures without any damage. But after all this trouble, Gambling Snake had to find a place to stop and rest for a while, replenishing some water and allowing his body to return to a certain state.
He easily climbed up the fire stairs of a building, found a room with an open window, and sneaked in easily.
There was no smell of blood in the house, which was a good sign. Gambler first explored all the rooms one by one. After confirming that they were safe, he relaxed his vigilance slightly and walked to the kitchen.
You can always find some delicious drinks in the refrigerator, but if you don't, if you open the refrigerator compartment, there will be ice water inside that has melted after a power outage.
Gambling went straight to the refrigerator, but as soon as he put his hand on the handle, the door of the refrigerator suddenly popped open from the inside. A thin man was standing in the refrigerator, holding a shotgun, pointing outside and shouting: "Don't move! "
But when the man saw the situation clearly, he was shocked because there was no one in front of him. He wondered in his heart: He clearly heard footsteps approaching here just now, and the timing of rushing out was just right. Even if the other party wanted to avoid it, it couldn't be so fast
Just when he was about to lean out and take another look, something that looked like a grenade flew in from a weird angle and landed at his feet. The man was shocked because the bottom of the refrigerator door was about about his feet. The knee part, so it would be awkward for him to bend over to pick up the thing, and he might not be able to reach it or it would be too late, so he instinctively fired the gun and hurriedly tried to climb out of the refrigerator.
But a strong hand, in the blind spot of the man's sight, closed the door of the refrigerator. The man couldn't open it, and struggled like crazy in the refrigerator several times, causing the entire refrigerator to fall down. . The side of the door was facing down, so he couldn't escape even more this time...
Five minutes later, the man regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, he found that he had come out of the refrigerator. Before his brain could resume functioning, physical discomfort quickly struck him. He ran to the sink on the side and lay down on his stomach. I vomited there for a long time, as if my stomach was turning over.
After finally catching his breath, the thin man turned around and looked at the guy behind him who was holding a gun and sitting on a chair. He looked like a killer. He asked with a wry smile: "How did you know I was in there?"
"The idea of hiding in the refrigerator is not bad." Gambler replied: "But you made two serious mistakes. First, those separation racks taken out from the refrigerator should be destroyed or thrown into other places. It's inappropriate to hide it under the bed. When I found it just now, I basically guessed that someone was in the refrigerator. As for the second thing..." He unexpectedly threw the shotgun back into the hand of the thin man, "Then There was too much humidity inside, and the barrel of the gun was almost filled with water.”
"Okay, friend, maybe I'm a little rash, but you shouldn't use tear gas, in such a small place." The thin man complained.
"That's not tear gas." Gambler replied: "If it was, when I opened the refrigerator door, the entire room would be affected, and I would be within this range."
"Then what did you throw?"
"I made this gadget myself. I call it 'Skunk's Easter Egg'. Do you want to hear the recipe?"
"Gu..." After hearing this, the thin man vomited out some stomach acid.
"Now, let's talk about business." Gambler said.
"What? What's the matter? I don't know your name yet."
"I know your name, that's all." Gambling Snake said word by word: "Mr. Seltzer Iron, there is an old saying about shoes made of iron. I once heard someone say it. I feel like, at this moment, that’s the case.”
"Ha... haha." Seltz showed a smile that couldn't be more fake: "What are you talking about, man, my name is..."
"Being able to become a staff member of the Kress family at the age of twenty-five is undoubtedly an outstanding talent." Gambling Snake interrupted the other party's lie and said: "You are a smart man, so after working for a few years, you You ran away with a huge sum of money, countless secrets, and of course several false identities obtained at a high price. You are very courageous, greedy, but also very wise."
"I don't know what you're talking about..." Seltz still didn't seem to want to admit it.
"Don't worry, I'm not the person sent by the Kress family to hunt you down. If I were, you would have died long ago." Gambling Snake said: "Let me remind you, suppose you think that your paper-level ability can threaten My life may help you escape, then you will make a mistake again, and the consequences of this mistake will be much more serious than hiding in the refrigerator."
Seltz's eyes widened and he was sweating. In fact, he was vaguely aware of it. When he pressed the refrigerator door with his hand just now, he had obviously completely suppressed himself in terms of strength. At this moment, the other party said The remarks about the level of ability users, coupled with this tone, are nothing more than announcing the gap in strength.
"What do you want?" Seltz is indeed a guy who chooses wisely as Gambling Snake said.
"You should ask what I want to give you." Gambling Snake said.
"A bullet?"
"No, it's redemption." Gambling Snake raised his head slightly and looked directly into his eyes: "You once served a sinful family, but today, you can become the key person to bury them."
"Ha... hahahahaha..." Seltz said: "Are you crazy? You might as well just give me a bullet. Do you want me to testify against the Kress family? Hahaha... In the court of the empire ? Didn’t you figure out who owns the yamen? I said, buddy, you might as well go into their house alone and see if you can kill a few of them directly."
"What if I told you that there is a powerful man who is about to eradicate the Kress family, but he lacks the last bit of help..." Gambling Snake paused, wanting to observe Seltz's reaction, and at the same time Give the other person some time to think: “Are you willing to be that boost?”
"Who sent you here?" Seltz was completely confused: "Are you the emperor's spy? You must be! You can find me in this city under such circumstances..."
The gambling snake ignored his behavior of changing the subject, and continued: "Those transactions of the Kress family...drug trading, organized drug trafficking, human trafficking, arms trading, etc. It is not difficult to collect evidence of their crimes, but it requires using It is very difficult to bring them down by 'legal' means without a single witness.
You, Seltzer Iron, are a powerful witness. History may engrave your name, as long as you make a right choice and do what every person with conscience would do. "
"Hmph... Based on your empty words, I should believe that the Kress family will be destroyed?" Seltz sneered: "I don't believe it! Their power is too great, bigger than some princes! How is it possible... "
"Why can't they be defeated?" Gambling Snake's cold tone seemed very convincing: "Any oppressor will meet their due end. Some people say this is called karma, but I call it justice. "(To be continued...)