The bald, evil man emanated an extremely strong aura. With each step he took closer, it felt as if another boulder was pressing down on Bai Chen’s heart, making it difficult for her to suppress the nightmares she tried to forget.

Her body trembled slightly, as if she had encountered her natural enemy.

Just then, a figure appeared before her, wearing a black cotton-padded coat, a slightly hunched figure.

This figure blocked the bald, evil man from her sight, cutting off the source of her fear.

Long Yuehong stared at the bald, evil man, his heart pounding wildly like a drum.

He kept hypnotizing himself, pretending he was Shang Jianyao, playing a game of who blinks or looks away first loses.

The bald, evil man “heh”ed and sized Long Yuehong up and down.

Then, he laughed:

“What? Trying to be a hero?”

As he spoke, he continued to approach the two of them, extremely imposing.

His two bodyguards also went around the dark red sofa, closely following behind.

Long Yuehong was terrified, not knowing what would happen next, and he was already tempted to draw his gun.

If he just took out these three in front of him, the problem would be solved!

Just then, a slightly aged voice came from the inner area of ​​the hall:

“Eugene, don't cause trouble here.”

The bald, evil man Eugene slowly turned his body and looked at the person who spoke.

This was a man over fifty years old, wrapped in a thick and fluffy black down jacket, seemingly unable to withstand the harsh winter and dampness.

He had a gaunt face, his temples were a bit white, he wore a gold watch on his left wrist, and a string of lustrous bodhi beads on the corresponding part of his right hand.

Eugene laughed:

“How can you call it causing trouble?

“I’m just trying to get back my lost property.”

The middle-aged man who spoke emphasized in a deep voice:

“No matter what the dispute is, don't resolve it here. There are plenty of places outside.”

Eugene stared into the old man's eyes, his gaze gradually turning fierce.

The old man did not look away, remaining calm and composed.

“Haha, okay, I’ll give you face, Uncle Sun.” Finally, Eugene withdrew his gaze.

He immediately looked at Long Yuehong and Bai Chen behind him, and said with a smile:

“Hope we don’t run into each other outside.”

Long Yuehong wanted to say a few harsh words in response, but because he had no experience, he couldn't quickly organize his language and could only watch Eugene turn around and walk back to the dark red sofa, sitting down.

At this time, Bai Chen touched Long Yuehong's back and said in a low voice:

“I’m fine.”

Long Yuehong silently breathed a sigh of relief, turned his body, and let Bai Chen walk to the old man sitting in the single sofa.

“Uncle Sun,” Bai Chen called.

Uncle Sun narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Bai Chen’s face for a few seconds, and said apologetically with a smile:

“Too many people come and go here, I don’t quite remember who you are.”

Anyway, people who enter the underground trading market always respectfully call him Uncle Sun.

“It’s okay.” Bai Chen’s gaze seemingly casually swept across the row of bodyguards behind Uncle Sun.

Then, she took out the photos of Lin Feifei and Lei Yunsong, bent down and said:

“I took on a hunter mission and wanted to ask if any of them have been to this bar.”

Uncle Sun took the photos, flipped through them, and shook his head with a smile:

“Several familiar ruin hunters have come to ask, but unfortunately, none of my bars, teahouses, or nightclubs have had anyone similar come in these days.

“This answer is free because it’s worthless.”

“Thank you,” Bai Chen responded politely.

Uncle Sun turned to smile:

“Interested in getting some good stuff?

“A new batch of things has arrived recently. There are jeeps just produced by ‘First City’ with stronger off-road and bulletproof capabilities, a batch of heavy weapons including rocket launchers, and marijuana and more stimulating gadgets from ‘Spirit Island’…”

As a wasteland wanderer who has been to the Wildgrass City underground trading market many times, Bai Chen had heard of "Spirit Island", but didn’t know much about it. She only knew that it was also called Elysium Island, located outside the Golden Coast. It was a not-too-big and not-too-small force. There was no industry on the island, but it was particularly suitable for growing marijuana, opium poppies, and other plants. Many people in the Greylands needed to rely on these things to relieve psychological pressure and face the bleak life, especially those who often needed to fight.

“Do you have grain?” Bai Chen didn’t rush to change her target and ask.

Anyway, she was also replenishing supplies for the team.

“There’s a batch of flour, but it’s already been booked,” Uncle Sun shook his head.

Bai Chen thanked him again and walked to another person, repeating the previous question.

After going through a circle of fake questioning, she was unable to obtain any information related to Lin Feifei and Lei Yunsong, so she had to leave here with Long Yuehong.

During this process, Long Yuehong always felt that Eugene's gaze was always fixed on them, making him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

After leaving the "Today" nightclub, Bai Chen silently returned to South Street. Long Yuehong followed beside her, wanting to open his mouth to ask several times, but then closed his mouth again.

In the unspeakable silence, they circled halfway and confirmed that they were not being followed, and then returned to "Afu Gun Shop" and went up to the second floor.

When they entered the room by the alley, Jiang Baimian asked while closing the door:

"How was it?"

"They all said they hadn't seen them," Bai Chen replied truthfully. "I observed their expressions and didn't find anything unusual about them."

She knew that if anyone had "taken in" Lin Feifei, they would definitely not say that they had seen her, so it was still more important to judge from the other party's subtle reactions.

“Normal,” Jiang Baimian “hmmed” and said, “Hopefully other ruin hunters can give us some surprises.”

While the two were talking, Long Yuehong glanced at Bai Chen, wondering if he should tell the team leader about Eugene.

While he hesitated, Bai Chen pulled up the gray scarf around her neck and said after a moment of silence:

"I ran into an enemy in the underground trading market. You need to be careful later."

"Enemy?" Jiang Baimian raised an eyebrow.

Shang Jianyao also instantly became focused.

Bai Chen was silent again, smiling incomprehensibly after a few seconds:

"A one-sided enemy.

"Only I consider him an enemy. In his eyes, I'm just prey."

Jiang Baimian thoughtfully gave up on the idea of ​​responding to this sentence and instead asked:

"What's his name? Which faction is he from?"

Bai Chen slowly exhaled and said:

"Eugene.

"He is the leader of a slave-hunting team from 'First City'."

Speaking of this, Bai Chen pursed her lips and said:

"I was once captured by him...

"I was a slave for a while..."

Although they had already guessed it, Jiang Baimian and the others didn't know what language to use to respond for a while.

At this time, Bai Chen raised her right hand and took off the gray scarf wrapped around her neck.

As the scarf fell off circle by circle, her neck was revealed.

Perhaps because it was rarely exposed to the sun, the skin here was obviously much whiter, and there were cyan-black tattoos on both sides near the bottom, one a word and the other a number:

"Female Slave, 105"

A hint of pity appeared in Jiang Baimian's expression, but soon, she restrained her expression and pretended that it was nothing serious and said:

"So that's how it is.

"When we get back to the company, we'll put something else on it to cover it up.

"If you don't feel comfortable letting others do it, I can learn."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shang Jianyao suddenly asked:

"What does Eugene look like?"

Because she originally wanted Shang Jianyao and the others to pay attention to Eugene to avoid being implicated, Bai Chen did not hesitate and described it directly:

"He's about 1.7 meters tall, with a shaved head and the wolf symbol of 'First City' on it...

"His body has undergone some mechanical modifications. It is said that the core is a transplanted artificial heart, which gives him explosive power beyond humans and some powerful means. He is very secretive about this aspect, and almost no one knows what it is...

"He is very afraid of heat. Even in this kind of weather, he wears short sleeves and shorts. This may be related to the mechanical modifications..."

Jiang Baimian muttered to herself as if she was thinking:

"Found a cheap workshop, the mechanical parts have heat dissipation problems?"

Shang Jianyao then asked:

"Where does he live? How many people are on his team?"

Bai Chen's complicated mood was diluted by this series of questions. She looked at Shang Jianyao suspiciously and said:

"I just met him.

"But he always has a lot of bodyguards around him."

Shang Jianyao didn't ask any more questions and fell into thought. Jiang Baimian glanced at him and suddenly smiled at Bai Chen:

"It's okay, we've been working separately recently. He probably doesn't know we're teammates. It's you guys who need to be careful when going out these days.

"Um... since no one in the underground trading market knows, then Shang Jianyao and I will go to the various bars and nightclubs to see if there are any other clues, and also to satisfy his desire to dance."

Bai Chen nodded first, then said in a not-too-loud, slightly hesitant voice:

"Eugene will also kidnap in the city, kidnap beautiful young women, and men, and sell them to some nobles in 'First City', sell them to the foremen in the mines..."

As she spoke, she stopped.

Jiang Baimian listened carefully and touched her metal cochlea and said:

"It's okay, we are people from 'Pangu Biology'!"

She said this sentence with a murderous aura.

After speaking, she didn't delay any longer and led Shang Jianyao out of the room, down the stairs, and into the courtyard.

After watching their figures disappear at the door, Bai Chen suddenly sat down, sitting on the lower bunk of the bunk bed, as if she had lost all her strength.

Her right hand groped randomly on the bed, as if searching for something.

Suddenly, the gray scarf appeared before her eyes.

Long Yuehong picked it up from the ground.

…………

In the courtyard behind "Afu Gun Shop", Jiang Baimian walked towards the exit while looking askance at Shang Jianyao, chuckling:

"If I didn't take you, what excuse were you planning to use?"

"Going to the bathroom," Shang Jianyao said as if he already had an answer.

"Can going to the bathroom take that long?" Jiang Baimian was amused and exasperated.

Shang Jianyao replied seriously:

"Constipation."

"..." Jiang Baimian subconsciously raised her hand to shield her nose and mouth.

After two seconds, she looked to the side and coughed:

"By the way, what did Xiaobai say at the end? I only heard a little and was too embarrassed to ask."

Shang Jianyao did not ridicule and repeated it seriously.

Jiang Baimian's eyes narrowed slightly.

When Shang Jianyao finished speaking, she "hmmed" and the corners of her mouth slightly curved up and said:

"From now on, you can do whatever you want.

"I only have two requirements."