Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 996: The Big Fish

Chapter 996: Chapter 996: The Big Fish

Xu Huo approached the woman holding the child, "Hand it over to me."

The woman clutched the swaddled baby tighter, "What do you want?"

"The thing you just stole." Xu Huo said, "Give it back and we’ll forget this happened."

"What if I don’t?" The woman took a step back, losing her nervous and timid demeanor and arrogantly raised her hand.

Her accomplices mingled in the crowd started to walk over to her side.

Xu Huo looked around, then calmly took out the Communicator, "I see Xiaoyang City values its tourism quite a bit."

The woman looked baffled, "So what?"

"In a peaceful world, we should live harmoniously. Before making a move, I plan to call the mayor’s hotline. If a fight breaks out, things might get damaged. But don’t worry, I’ll explain the situation. I’m sure the mayor won’t blame me, an Outer District Player, since I intervened out of a sense of justice after witnessing criminals in action."

Xu Huo held the "Crimson Sword" in his hand, but his gaze was on the buildings nearby.

Although there were also plenty of Players wearing Props around the plaza, the distinctly different atmosphere here had already attracted the attention of the mall security staff. He could hit and run, but the woman and her gang had to make a living here for the long term.

The woman stopped her accomplices, reluctantly pulled out the stolen Prop, and said, "It’s not even an Outer District Player’s property, why are you meddling?"

"Heroic intervention." Xu Huo took the unclaimed Prop and boarded the public transportation heading to the market the young people had mentioned.

Considering it attracted naive youngsters, one would easily surmise it wasn’t a decent trading place. Besides the official merchandise distribution centers that required certificates, there were also dedicated trading spots for goods that weren’t for long-term sale, complicated to apply for, or not worth the time and money for the procedure. Traders often needed to pay only a nominal site fee to rent a booth temporarily and feature a different seller after they’re done.

Although the trade of people in District 002 was almost an open business, the government cracked down quite heavily on the crime of selling children under ten years of age. Also, the sale of limbs and some bloody performances were explicitly prohibited. Of course, just because something is forbidden doesn’t mean no one does it—such business is conducted in places where even the light can’t shine.

Those young people were headed to such a place.

Following them, Xu Huo didn’t walk far before he saw a child for sale in a cage. A slit in the black cloth draped over it was lifted, revealing a few middle-aged men and women inquiring about the price with amused expressions.

"This one’s got a bad temper. Whoever wants it can take it at a discount. I need to go on a long trip once this one is sold," the shopkeeper said disdainfully, eager to sell off the poorly presenting product to break even.

A middle-aged man standing by the cage reached in and just as he touched the child’s leg, the child drew blood with a grab. The man winced in pain and gave the cage a fierce kick, toppling it over, "Little brat asking for death! Boss, I’ll take it. I love taming the unruly ones!"

The shopkeeper immediately responded cheerfully, bending over to chase the rolling cage, just as a foot also stepped on it.

Xu Huo squatted down, looking at the young boy holding his head inside the cage, "How much?"

The shopkeeper sneered, "I don’t sell to people from the Outer Districts..."

A hand landed on his shoulder, and across the cage, Xu Huo pulled him a bit closer, "I’ll buy it at asking price."

"Asking price? Unless you pay double..." Before the shopkeeper could finish his sentence, he screamed in pain as his body slanted towards Xu Huo’s hand, "Let go! Let go! Asking price it is! Asking price!"

Xu Huo released his grip, dropped a few White Notes, opened the cage door, and said to the child, who was peering out, "Come on out."

The child hesitated and tentatively stretched out hands and feet, but the moment he got to the outside, he transformed from his previous sluggishness and agilely escaped towards the side street.

A burst of laughter echoed around.

Xu Huo did not chase, merely glanced at the situation and continued to walk on.

By now those young people had been tripped up. The reason was that the girl with the braids had touched a pot of flowers that died upon contact, so the shopkeeper and several partners surrounded them.

"I’ve never seen flowers die by just a touch; if you want to scam someone, just say so!" The girl with the braids was not intimidated, "People like you in business, my dad deals with countless times over the year. Have the guts to wait; I’ll call someone to bring the money right now!"

The five burly men exchanged looks, and the leading shopkeeper laughed, "The young lady has a fiery temper, I like it. The flowers aren’t worth much; dead, they’re dead. I’ve got top-notch goods inside. How about picking one and making a big issue small, why spoil the good vibes over this?"

"Good that you understand." The girl with the braids snorted, "There’s no need for delivery, I’ll let you off this time."

They did not go into his place as the shopkeeper suggested, nor did he persuade further, sending them off with a smiling face.

"Think I’m a fool?" The girl with the braids adjusted her eye-catching and flamboyant clothes, taking a timed self-portrait, "Set it to send automatically, I’ll cancel it after leaving this place."

Brother Xuan didn’t care too much about these small things, urging, "What’s ahead?"

"Probably a performance." Buzz Cut said in a low voice, "But those performances are a bit bloody, might not have an appetite after watching..."

However, Brother Xuan’s eyes lit up, and he headed straight for one of the performance venues, with the other three having to catch up quickly.

They had scarcely entered when, from outside the market and from the store they had recently exited, two people who had been following them also entered the performance venue.

In less than two minutes, the group of young people rushed out pale-faced, with the girl with braids vomiting non-stop and unable to straighten up against the wall.

Laughter initially started in fits and starts nearby, but in just a few seconds, it disappeared entirely, and the onlookers nearby scattered away as well.

Buzz Cut was the first to sense something amiss. As he was about to speak out, the streetlights suddenly went out. In the low corner of the city, even the major spotlights from the perimeter couldn’t illuminate this area, and the dim lights stretched out the shadows of the buildings, covering the three streets nearby.

"People!" Buzz Cut instinctively pulled his companions together and threw a light-up Prop while signaling his companions to use their Communicators.

Regrettably, the device started fizzing as soon as it was in hand, failing within two seconds, and the Props they desperately used in their panic not only failed to work but also ended up in someone else’s pocket.

"I told you these were big fish." The boss who had previously attempted to scam them said with a smile.

"Aren’t you afraid of the Municipal Government?!" the girl with the braids shouted, "Once my dad gets here, you’re as good as dead!"

The shopkeeper let out a strange laugh, "Don’t worry. By the time someone comes looking, you’ll have long been sold off to some remote little city. Once the drugs kick in, you’ll be blissfully out of it every day. Forget your parents, you won’t even remember who you are yourself!"