There is no very clear boundary between the lower town and the outer city.

Sometimes it's a building, sometimes it's a mall, sometimes it's a street, sometimes it's a street... can be the junction of the two areas.

These dividing lines divide two worlds, a "beautiful and harmonious society" dominated by corporations on one side, and a "steel jungle city" controlled by gangsters on the other.

On the edge of the lower city, even if law and order is poor, there is a bottom line, and TCPD is barely able to maintain a semblance of peace in the community.

But when you go to the outer city, it is difficult to find a trace of a police officer wearing a police uniform, and only when someone calls the police in the event of a fatality, there will be a police force to collect the body and wash the floor.

Although the outer towns are still nominally part of the Edo Metropolitan area, the actual people who maintain order here are various yakuza of all sizes.

The deterrent power of the TCPD police is not at the top of its power in these places.

"When you enter the outer city, you have to be careful, don't look around, like a chick who has never seen the world; When you see someone deliberately coming over and hitting you, remember to dodge; If someone finds fault, don't hesitate to pull out the gun..."

Haruka Sakai and Nagisa Aragaki were carrying a small black box as they walked through the streets of the market, which was crowded with stereoscopic projection advertisements.

Neither of them spoke, but was using the terminal to communicate intracranially.

"Are you going to shoot it? But it's not good to kill people casually, right? ”

“？”

"Are you some kind of cyber murderer?! Pulling out a gun is just a deterrent, who made you shoot and kill people at every turn???

Even if you don't have the police to kill people in the outer city, you still have a bit of the consciousness of a countermeasurer, right!? We are on the side of justice! ”

"Ahh You're right, it's my ideological consciousness that has been lowered...

Then again, what's in the box we're carrying? It's pretty heavy. ”

Haruka Sakai had just gone to a certain shop to meet with the client, and Nagisa Aragaki was in charge of watching the wind outside, and after a while, she came out with two boxes.

This kind of transaction method with a strong sense of déjà vu made Aragaki Nagisa think that they were doing something bad, and subconsciously took on the identity of a gangster.

I forgot that I am rounding up now, and I am actually half a policeman.

"The heavy thing is the box, inside is the smart chip that the client asked us to deliver, this is the target point coordinates, we have to pass through the territory of the three gangsters halfway, and it is quite far..."

Nagisa Aragaki opened the location that Haruka Sakai had sent to him, and the target point was 5.6 kilometers away from their current location, a place called "Spo Ramen Shop".

"So why don't these people go and deliver the goods themselves, and they have to come to us?"

"Then you need to ask? Of course, it's because it's more economical for us to send couriers,

Every piece of land in the outer city is controlled by gangs, and ordinary people living in those places have to pay regular protection money to the gangs, and the gangs give them passes to protect their safety to a certain extent..."

"But for those passers-by who don't have gang passes, it's impossible to cross their territory safely without paying a little price, and they usually have to pay a certain toll.

A toll may not be a lot, but this back and forth, five or six times is not a small amount, it is better to entrust us to help with the delivery. ”

"The gangsters don't dare to charge us for toll fees."

“...... Why does it sound like these gangsters are like mountain kings, are they so blatant to be kings and hegemons in the outer cities? ”

"Otherwise, District 11 is not the nation-state it was back then, there is neither a police station nor public security, so who can maintain order except the gangs?

Hehe, and the outer city is actually what it is really 'ideal' today, and many people don't want it to change..."

Haruka Sakai's voice sounded a little deep, and it really didn't match her temperament at all... It sounds like this senior sister is also a person with a story.

The two of them crossed the downtown area, and then entered the boundary of the outer city, but as soon as Nagisa Aragaki squeezed out of the crowd, he stood in place and was stunned.

Because Nagisa Aragaki was surprised by what he saw, this outer city was not the "hell" he remembered and remembered.

On the contrary, the flow of people here is more than the market just now, and the neon signs have not changed, there is an endless stream of guests, and the atmosphere on the street is lively, and it even seems... It's a little more pyrotechnic.

"Hey! What are you doing?! This way! ”

Haruka Sakai walked halfway and found that someone had fallen behind and didn't follow, so he turned around angrily and pulled Nagisa Aragaki by the hand.

This stupid junior! I didn't listen to her at all!

"Ah, sorry, I'm distracted, but it feels a little different from what I thought the outer city was..."

"You pay attention to me, huh! So what did you think it was like here? ”

"Well, when I was a kid, adults used to say that outside the city was a hell of cannibalism, and I thought it was going to be a depression here, full of destruction and crime, more like... Refugee areas after the war? ”

"I think you're just stupid to read! Or is it 2088 and you still can't surf the web? I think your hacking skills are pretty good, haven't you ever visited the network outside the city? ”

“…… yes, I didn't really look at those things in the past..."

“……”

It turns out that the development of the Internet does not necessarily make it easier for humans to understand each other and make the world a global village.

On the contrary, the Internet amplifies the evil thoughts of human nature, and fills the world with pride and prejudice.

Everyone has become an island in the ocean of the Internet, and only those who like to surf the Internet can see more scenery.

Haruka Sakai looked at Nagisa Aragaki speechlessly, he found that this junior brother was really a cyberbaby, and he must have been well protected by his family before.

"Then I hope you know at least a little common sense of life, right? Of the four major districts of Edo, the outer city has the largest population! Why do you have the illusion that the outer city is desolate? ”

“...... The"

Then I can't say that all my impressions of the outer city come from the "old" Yuanzhu old iron, right?

I've only been here for two or three days, and it's normal that I haven't had time to pay attention to this information!

"Sorry, this is my first time in the outtown... Didn't pay attention to this information before. ”

"Hawkers, forget it, I don't blame you, I've seen a lot of greenhouse babies like you, the inside and outside of the city are originally two worlds, and people who haven't experienced it personally won't understand how big the difference is..."

Haruka Sakai took Nagisa Aragaki left and right, and finally came to a licensed car shop that closed the gate, she knocked on the small window on the gate with ease, and shouted:

"Boss, rent a car!"

The small window opened, revealing the face of an old man whose eyes were transformed into prosthetic eyes:

"What car to rent?"

"Motorcycle, fireworks T400 will do."

"That car, the deposit is 53,000, 200 an hour, pay the money first."

Haruka Sakai stretched out his right hand and projected an electronic identification:

"I'm from the East Protection Bureau."

"Damn, it's you again!"

The old man suddenly became angry, and said with a curse:

"The key is for you! The car is in the back of the warehouse, go get it yourself! Remember to give me the car back in its entirety, little bastards! Otherwise, don't even think about getting a car from me in the future!! ”

Haruka Sakai snatched the key and ran away with Nagisa Aragaki in tow, the cursing of the irascible old man behind him still gushing.

"Leave him alone, this car dealership is originally the property of our East Insurance Bureau, there are many similar places in the outer city, you can check it when you get permission in the future, these cars are strictly the property of the East Insurance Bureau, and you will often use them in the future."

Haruka Sakai dragged Nagisa Aragaki into the warehouse at the back of the store, and saw a roller shutter slowly rising, and a cool black and red motorcycle parked inside.

Haruka Sakai put the boxes containing the "goods" into a special position on both sides of the motorcycle, and the motorcycle was actually equipped with special cargo shelves.

"So... Are we going to drive over? ”

Nagisa Aragaki raised his hand:

"To be honest, I've never driven a men's motorcycle."

Haruka Sakai rudely smashed a helmet over and snorted coldly:

"Then you sit behind me, and I'll drive."

Haruka Sakai curled his long ponytail up and put on his helmet, but his long blue-green hair was still showing out under the helmet.

And her figure is a little too petite, standing with the domineering motorcycle... Nagisa Aragaki was a little worried that her legs couldn't reach the clutch of the motorcycle.

But when Haruka Sakai skillfully got on the motorcycle, Nagisa Aragaki knew that she must have driven this thing before.

And if you look at it this way, there is a strange sense of harmony between the car and Haruka Sakai, as if a petite girl like her should ride a motorcycle.

"What are you doing? Get in the car. ”

The girl shouted at Aragaki Nagisa:

"Hurry up and finish this order, we still have a lot of things to do today."