"There are two types of bars in the Seventeenth District. One is an entertainment venue for ordinary citizens for them to have fun; the other is an information trading transfer station that gathers a large number of intelligence dealers and was established by the original gold diggers. "
Lu Xiang seemed to know the bars in District 17 very well, "If you want to catch drug dealers, you have to go to the ones in front."
"Gold Rush?"
This is the first time Song Lan has heard of this identity.
"The collective name for people who come to the border from various cities with the dream of getting rich overnight. They should be a neutral organization in the 17th District. As long as the money is in place, they can buy a lot of information, no matter it is the 17th District The criminal groups and law enforcement agencies in the district will give them some face, which also makes those bars the places with the best security environment in District 17."
There is an unspoken rule at these bars.
Leave grudges outside the door. Even if enemies meet each other after entering the door, they can only pretend not to see each other.
Once you are blacklisted for causing trouble in a bar, it will no longer be possible to buy information from intelligence dealers.
"Is the security environment the best?"
Song Lan's eyes lit up.
The reason why he stayed away from bars in the past was that such places usually gathered a large number of gangsters and criminals. The news often said that people were drunk by gangsters after just one glass of wine.
He is a far-sighted person, and with Valian's eye-catching appearance, if he goes to a bar for a team building, he is simply an attractor for self-propelled gangsters.
The best way to prevent being provoked by gangsters is to stay at home and not go to the bar, but now, Lu Xiang has proposed a team building location that sounds good.
"You are interested in?"
"A little bit."
Hearing this, Lu Xiang glanced at the time and said, "Then I'll take you there for a walk."
10pm is when the Gold Digger Bar opens for business.
"Now?"
Song Lan didn't expect Lu Xiang's mobility to be so strong.
"I happen to have some information that I want to know, and I originally planned to go there in the next few days."
"I'll change my clothes."
…
A moment later, Lu Xiang's hover car slowly parked in the back parking lot of an old building. As soon as Song Lan got out of the back seat, she was shocked by the sight in front of her.
Looking around, there are a large number of mohawks gathered in the back alley of Gold Digger Bar.
Wearing tight-fitting leather clothes and pants, with colorful hair, and some even unabashedly holding a spiked mace, this scene seemed to take him directly back to the end of the century.
"Are you sure the security environment here is very good?"
Song Lan asked nervously.
"They are security guards, and as long as you don't cause trouble in the bar, these people won't bother you."
Lu Xiang added, "Don't underestimate them. They are all thugs carefully selected from among the gold diggers. It is quite unwise to fight with them in a small environment."
There have been cases where a criminal with a bounty of more than 100,000 watts got drunk and caused trouble in a bar, and was beaten black and blue by the mohawk here and then thrown into the trash can in the back alley.
The two of them entered the bar called "The Wanderer" from the back alley.
The bar seemed to have just opened for business. Unlike Song Lan's impression of places filled with loud music, this bar only had very light melodies as embellishments. The bar's layout was divided into consecutive compartments. The cubicles are very private, and there are already people in the cubicles near the back door.
Seeing Lu Xiang enter the door, many intelligence dealers' eyes lit up, or they greeted her with their eyes or waved hello to her. It was not difficult to see that Lu Xiang was not only a regular visitor here, but also very popular.
"Law enforcers and criminal elements from the 'outside' are welcome here."
Lu Xiang explained, "We are one of their important sources of intelligence. In addition to paying for intelligence here, we can also trade with intelligence... Wait for me here, I have some things to deal with."
She led Song Lan to the bar in the center of the bar, gave instructions and walked towards one of the booths.
From the translucent glass, you could see that there were already many people sitting in the compartment. Before Lu Xiang could enter, the leading woman stood up and came directly to greet them.
"Aoife, one of the founders of our place."
The bartender stepped forward and pushed a glass of mixed wine towards Song Lan, "This glass is for you. My name is Ivan."
"Song Lan."
Song Lan took the wine glass. He had no habit of drinking alcohol either in 2020 or 2166, but out of courtesy, he drank the seemingly clear liquid in the glass in one gulp.
Then he regretted it.
Damn, it’s vodka!
For someone who has no drinking habits, this sip was a bit strong, causing Song Lan to feel dizzy for a while. When he recovered from the impact of vodka, he immediately remembered this lesson in his heart - when a Be careful when a bartender with a Soviet-sounding name hands you a drink.
"Happy, want another drink?"
"No."
Song Lan waved his hands repeatedly, and his eyes flickered to the most eye-catching projection in the bar. The red letters at the top of the projection quickly changed the subject, "What does 'enthusiastic citizen' mean?"
"Oh, that, that is the most valuable information in District 17 right now."
Ivan knew that Song Lan was here for the first time, so he explained patiently, "That projection is equivalent to a place where bounties are posted. As for the 'enthusiastic citizen'... the mysterious killer who killed Chai Ke and Finn-Elnim. , law enforcement officers, prosecutors, intelligence dealers, and local criminals, the entire city is inquiring about this person's identity. This is probably the most valuable information in the history of District 17."
And this killer can also be described as elusive.
Faced with the pursuit of many forces, he failed to leave any substantial clues.
"Speaking of which, do you have any inside information? After all, you were the ones who investigated the scene, and you also took Fein Elnim's body away."
If Song Lan had come here a few days earlier, he would have found that Fein Elnim's name was listed after "enthusiastic citizen".
"No."
Song Lan shook his head, "There are no clues. What do the 'Big Four' below mean?"
"After Chai Ke's death, he became the leader of the four most powerful criminal groups in District 17. Recently, everyone has been betting on who can eventually replace Chai Ke and suppress the other three."
As he spoke, Ivan suddenly lowered his voice, "But I suppressed you law enforcers by 200 watts."
"Is there any option to suppress us?"
"In my opinion, Chai Ke has fallen. You law enforcers are now the strongest force in District 17. Those four groups will be dealt with by you sooner or later."
Of course, you can't say this loudly in "Wanderers". After all, the leaders of the four criminal groups are also frequent visitors here.
Although the rule is not to do anything in the bar, if he is resented by those insidious and vicious criminals, they will probably send someone to follow him and do something on his way home.
"I don't think they understand the situation at all. District 17 is different now. Criminals will soon have no market here."
