Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. And the rivers and lakes must be filled with swords, swords, and bloodshed. The young people who have just entered the world are still using the most primitive means to snatch their own interests, while the big bosses who have already made a name for themselves are sitting behind the scenes manipulating the resources in their hands and formulating various rules to protect their own territory. Stealing the interests of others, overall... it's very harmonious.
Everyone acts within the rules, and whether you win or lose depends on your own strength and understanding of the rules, as well as whether the conspiracy is clever. You can play the game without following the rules, as long as no one finds out, otherwise you will be kicked out of the game. And the most taboo thing about this delicate balance is the invasion of external forces.
The underground world of Dragon Gate, like that of Chernobog, had been stabilized decades ago. Although some people have been challenging the Rat King's position over the years, most people pose no threat to him. Although the Rat King is older, he has also seen a lot. In his eyes, the younger ones are just a group of chicks who have just left the novice village and are not worthy of his attention. As for the group of brothers who came out to hang out like him, they retreated as hard as they could. Basically, he was the only one left hanging around in this black area. The rest had either washed their hands and moved their businesses to On the surface, either he would enter politics to gain real power, and he would have stopped playing with him a long time ago, so the Rat King has lived a carefree life these years, without having to worry about the instability of the seat under his butt.
But there are always unforeseen circumstances, and a person’s life cannot pass by so smoothly. He will always dig a hole for you when you are living the best life, and watch you make a fool of yourself while hiding in unknown places. Have fun. If you are cunning and quick-thinking and avoid this pit, then He will also be happy. At least your strength proves that you are enough to stay in this position for a longer time. Otherwise, give up your seat to someone else. Sitting alone in the same seat will always make others tired, right?
The Rat King's pit was dug when Longmen accepted the refugees this time, and he also foresaw the existence of this hurdle.
Decades of management have made Longmen Slums his territory, and the Rat King's family is the only one in charge, so there has been no trouble for so many years. But when Longmen went to the Ursus border recently, several of his gangs had some minor problems. Originally, these trivial matters could not catch the attention of the Rat King, but later the matter became more and more serious, so much so that a gang was massacred, which directly alerted the Longmen Guard Bureau. Originally, the intervention of the Guards Bureau should have eliminated the problem of the Rat King. However, the Guards Bureau failed to find the instigator and has not closed the case until now. This made the Rat King a little depressed. After using some means, he got a reliable guess, but because there was no evidence, he couldn't do anything to the other party, so he could only keep delaying the matter. At the same time, during the investigation, the Rat King also discovered that several gangs were dishonest, but they were very cautious and left no evidence like that case, so the Rat King could not take action against them.
If you take action, you will play into the opponent's hands.
You are the rule maker of Longmen Slums, and now you have broken the rules. So do we still need to follow the rules?
Without concrete evidence, the price of taking action is to dismount and change the government of the Longmen slum. Even if the Rat King is strong enough to suppress those guys, the process will definitely cause a lot of damage to the slums, which is absolutely intolerable to the Rat King who regards the slums as his home.
So he could only continue to tolerate those bastards doing whatever they wanted in the dark.
At the same time, another news entered his ears.
The guy who once launched a 1V4 gang war in Qicheng and won it came to Longmen as a refugee.
The Longmen Guard Bureau evaluated Valentine as a "dangerous element that can threaten the safety of Longmen." In the eyes of the Rat King, this guy is a complete foreign force.
A high-ranking gang leader who is a popular drinker in Qicheng becomes a refugee overnight. His only option is to find refuge in Longmen. After experiencing the ups and downs of his life, will he be willing to live the rest of his life under the shelter of Longmen?
The Longmen Guard Bureau didn't believe it, and neither did the Rat King.
So as soon as the two forces combined, a plan came out.
Drive away tigers and devour wolves.
Letting Valentine and Xing Yihuang fight against the restless guys in the slums will not only relieve the Rat King of his worries, but also take some of the pressure off the Guard Bureau. The recent refugees from Qicheng have kept the Guards Bureau very busy, and the slums are also a bit lively. People from the Guards Bureau are not willing to stay in the slums for too long, so their appearance solves the problem.
During this process, the Rat King and the Guard Bureau can also monitor Valentine's movements to see how he wants to develop in Longmen. If he succeeds in his mission and wants to continue his career in Longmen, the Rat King actually doesn't mind. If the opponent covets the position of the Rat King, then Valentine will face the joint attack of the Rat King and the Guards Bureau, and there is no reason to worry.
It would be better if Valentine failed his mission or if he just wanted to be an ordinary office worker after the mission. All three parties would be happy, and only the disobedient gangsters would suffer.
Just perfect.
These big men always think about everything extremely carefully. They look at everyone they meet with the worst possible look to leave a way out for themselves. They walk on thin ice with every step they take on the chessboard, even for one person. The immigration of refugees can be so stressful.
In their imagination, Valentine is a bad ass like them, but in fact...
Valentine is just a young man with simple thinking.
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While the big guys are staring at Valentine, what is our little dragon protagonist doing?
He was sitting in a clothing store watching Ansuo and Xing Yihuang buy clothes.
This is a clothing store in Dagu Plaza, specializing in women's clothing. Although Valentin didn't know what the famous brands were in this world, looking at the decoration and brand logo of the store, Valentin knew that the clothes inside were definitely not cheap. After a brief walk around Dagu Plaza, he led the two of them into a shop that looked quite pleasing to the eye.
In fact, every Valentine's store in this square looks quite pleasing to the eye, but the biggest difference between them and this store is the attitude of the service staff. Ansuo had just come out of the bureau, his stockings were still torn, and his shirt was a little dirty from running away. Valentine is wearing an imitation. Although the difference is not big from a distance, the difference between it and the original product is still very obvious. Among the three, only Xing Yihuang seems to have some financial strength, but this does not give them any Extra points, so much so that even when the three Valentines entered several shops, no waiter came to greet them. Valentin didn't bother to stage a slap in the face routine, so he just pulled Xing Yihuang and left.
The waiter at this store called "angel" did not ignore them, but came to entertain Valentine with a smile, and carefully asked them about the price and style they wanted. The two parties compared each other and made judgments.
Moreover, the clerks in this store are all Sakota people. Valentin can also chat with the clerks about Raphael-related things while the girls are choosing clothes, which can also pass the long time of dressing up.
After going through a long cycle of choosing and changing clothes, Xing Yihuang and Ansuo finally found their favorite clothes. Xing Yihuang was still wearing a women's suit, but the material was obviously much better than what she was wearing when she came here. Her temperament was instantly elevated from an office worker to an aristocratic butler. The one I chose for my hidden locks, the combination of black long crotch and stockings, instantly transformed from battle-scarred to factory-brand new, and my appearance improved by several percentage points.
The price was the code that Valentin scanned with trembling hands when he paid.
Three pieces of clothing, two pairs of stockings, and two pairs of shoes. Valentine threw away tens of thousands, and his account balance instantly dropped by one-third.
Xing Yihuang's favorability +30, Ansuo's favorability +50.
Originally, Valentin also had a plan to buy a set of clothes, but after paying the money, he took the two of them directly out of Dagu Square.
Because the budget has been exceeded...
"I feel like I'm dreaming."
Ansuo sat in the taxi, his hands gently stroking the surface of his clothes, his eyes glowing green.
This is the first time she has worn such expensive clothes since she was a child, and it was bought for her by a member of the opposite sex of the same age...
Is this guy really attracted to her?
Ansuo glanced at Xing Yihuang sitting next to him and felt that he was thinking too much.
"Hey." She pinched Valentine who was sitting in the passenger seat: "Why did you take me to buy this outfit? It can't be because of work, right?"
When he just left the Guards Bureau, Valentin told the purple-haired rabbit his purpose, and the secret lock also agreed. She may not be professional in gathering intelligence, but she and her friends are definitely the first people to know about what happened in the slums.
Anyway, what Valentin asked her to collect was intelligence about the integration movement in the slums, not the top-secret files hidden in the safe.
Then this guy took her to Dagu Plaza to buy clothes. The whole process made An Suo feel like she was his girlfriend.
"Don't you think your outfit is too worn out? What's the point of the boss buying a set of clothes for his subordinates?" Valentine didn't even look back.
When he was in the clothing store just now, he had seen enough of the hidden locks after changing clothes.
"But this dress..." A number appeared in Ansuo's mind.
"It seems very expensive."
Valentine's mouth twitched.
He didn't know it was so expensive until he paid... If he had known the price as soon as he entered the store, Valentine would have had a reason to leave, but at the last minute, he could only hand over the money with a smile on his face and a cry in his heart.
You are so good at pretending, even if it hurts, you have to finish pretending.
"A girl should have good clothes. Even if you don't wear them, putting them in your wardrobe will give you a sense of confidence, which is good for your life and work."
Valentine feels that his bullshit skills can be upgraded.
"The experience value is +10, and the skill 'Serious Bullshit' has been raised to the full level of 25. Do you want to be reincarnated?"
Jiao Zhengyu tacitly created a sound effect in Valentine's mind.
The uncle driving the car smiled slightly and gave Valentin a look that said, "Young man knows how to play."
Probably in the uncle's mind, he regarded Valentine as a scumbag boss who abducted a young girl who was new to the company.
"Reincarnation." Valentine casually echoed in his mind and said no more.
Hidden Lock didn't ask Valentin any more questions. He just sat back and kept stroking the clothes on his body. He looked like a little girl who had just come out of the mountains to see the colorful world outside. This gave Valentin a sense of Strange feeling.
It seems that she has captured this rabbit?
With a set of expensive clothes?
"Not yet, but it's not bad." Jiao Zhengyu's voice appeared in Valentine's mind again to answer his questions.
"What do you mean?" Valentine was puzzled.
"You should remember Ansuo's files, right? A frivolous little thief, who has a smile but makes people feel distant. She was kicked out of home by her parents when she was very young because her parents could not afford to support her. Since then, Ansuo I grew up in a slum, experienced a lot, suffered a lot, and saw through a lot of people."
"She is very observant and sensitive to what others think. There are many people who are good to her, but there are very few people who are as good to her as you are, and those people basically have certain purposes."
"Ansuo thought you were the same as those guys at first, but when the clothes were actually worn on her, Ansuo's view of you changed. She could see that you had no ill intentions towards her and were very friendly. This is a fatal blow to a little girl who has lacked care since she was a child."
"She will change her attitude towards you and some of her bad habits because of this, and she will not even notice the changes in herself. When you care more and more about her in the following time, she will also care about you more and more. Dependence will also become heavier and heavier.”
"Perhaps one day in the future, you will hear Ansuo's confession to you. The premise is that you can always treat her sincerely. Even without expensive clothes, a warm embrace and a stable life are enough to make this girl fall in love with you. "
"...I feel similar to Xing Yihuang." Valentine scratched his head.
"Appear after she has suffered so much in reality, give her a warm light, and weave a beautiful future for her, and then this girl will be yours."
"Otherwise, how do you think a scumbag is made? It all depends on his mouth."
Jiao Zhengyu knocked Valentin on the head.
"You also have overflowing love. In fact, I think you also have the potential to become a scumbag. How many girls have you been around since you came to this world until now?"
"Xing Yihuang, Raphael, Franka, and now the secret lock."
"I didn't do anything?" Valentin rubbed his head and looked confused.
"In other words, you did what you should do, and you didn't disguise yourself. You always treated people with your sincerity." Jiao Zhengyu began to think about what Valentin had done in the past two years.
"You mean I'm just an honest person?"
Valentine feels that this system is really... accurate.
"There is no Great Druid Yuan in this world. The people of Terra don't eat too much, and they still take relationships very seriously."
Jiao Zhengyu briefly searched the earth's network and compared the people in the two worlds. He found that the men and women in the Terra world were really pure, and "scumbags" like Franka who were not real "scumbags" were very pure. Rare.
"Honestly, I didn't think you would trade your own life for Raphael's life when we were in the Qicheng slums."
"If it weren't for Raphael's soul that can dispel all negative effects and your own healing Origin Stone skills, I'm afraid I would have changed my agent long ago."
"I just felt that she didn't deserve to die, and I couldn't die because I had medical magic, so I did that."
Recalling the scene at that time, Valentin was still frightened. Although he later used his own medical magic to remove the scar on his neck, the traces left by that knife in his heart could not be removed.
"Who knew that Avenger's sword was so powerful... that it could prevent my Origin Stone skills from taking effect."
"Uh-huh. Although you almost died, you won another girl's heart and soul. It's a sure-fire deal."
I don't know why Valentin felt that what Jiao Zhengyu said was unworthy of punishment. This money-obsessed system could always interpret all kinds of things as transactions.
"I can understand Xing Yihuang Raphael, and the secret lock can also be explained. What about Franka?"
He shook his head, not thinking about the things that made him unhappy.
"Franka regards you as her new target. Maybe when you fall, Franka will abandon you and find the next target."
Franka in Jiao Zhengyu's mouth is like a scumbag who plays with men's emotions.
"Or maybe she is serious about following you, tricking you into sleeping with you, getting married quickly, and kicking off all the competitors around you. After all, this fox is already 25 years old, and has ore disease. If she continues to be free, she may become an old woman. ”
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"I think 25 is not old. Isn't Valeria already 30? She is so charming."
If he were asked to choose between Franka and Valeria now, Valentin would definitely choose the latter.
As for the ore disease, Valentine didn't think it mattered, after all, he was an infected person himself.
"So it's just a guess. Do you think I will tell you her true thoughts? It's impossible. If you want to know, just try it yourself. The testing process will definitely be interesting."
Jiao Zhengyu laughed evilly.
Is it interesting to you...Valentin naturally knows what this system with a bad memory is thinking.
He just likes to see himself make a fool of himself.
Time always flies when chatting with Jiao Zhengyu. After some verbal exchanges with this system, Valentine had arrived at the junction of the slums and the downtown area.
They have to walk the rest of the way on their own. Although the environment of Longmen slum is better than that of Chernobog slum, these taxis rarely come here to solicit customers.
Longmen is relatively tolerant of infected people, but that doesn’t mean everyone in Longmen is tolerant of infected people. And slums are where infected people live.
Looking at Ansuo, who was hugging her body and walking cautiously with her head lowered, Valentine felt for the first time that this girl was a little cute. There are too many people in this world who have lost their loved ones and left their hometowns, suffering from blindness and pain. Although Valentin has good intentions, he is currently unable to give these infected people a stable home. He can only care about the people he meets.
One day in the future, the ideal society he envisioned may come true, but until then, he can only try his best to do every little thing.
That's all.
