Chapter 768: The Cost of Killing
The architecture of the free zone can only be described as absurd, and the restricted zone is like two shijie.
The houses here vary in size and have exaggerated shapes. The distribution of the building has nothing to do with the word law, it seems to be the designer's casual work, full of casual taste. The lanes are so complex that the whole free zone is like a large spider web that newcomers can get lost in, even though there is a flat map of the free zone at every fork in the road.
The buildings in the free zone are basically shops, and there are countless types of goods. But in terms of nature, it is divided into two types: ordinary and special. Goods related to clothing, food, housing, and transportation belong to ordinary stores. They are located at the front and are basically set in the direction of the entrance to the free zone, making it easy for some people who need them to find them quickly. Although it is an ordinary store, it is also a store in a relatively free area, but the goods sold here are not food or clothes in the ordinary sense.
They sell more psycho-stimulating food, as well as all kinds of equipment from daggers to anti-aircraft machine guns, tactical uniforms and armor, to meet people's various needs.
However, these stores are rarely frequented, and at most they sell better psychologically stimulating foods. As for other firearms or armor and the like, even fewer people are looking at them. However, the store has a buying function, so some criminals will value and sell their private collection of firearms and weapons here in exchange for credits that can be used in the city.
The scope of special shops is much wider than that of ordinary shops, and they include taverns, casinos, fighting rings, erotic services, etc. Especially the latter, the fighting arena and the erotic place are the favorite places of criminals. The former can vent their pent-up energy for a day, while the latter is functionally the same, but in a completely different form.
Passing by these special shops decorated with a warm atmosphere, you can even see some seductive women in the shop windows half-naked, making all kinds of unsightly gestures to passers-by. And they all have an electronic sign around their necks that indicates the price of these women. The pricing is based on the comprehensive consideration of appearance, body shape and age, and the younger and more beautiful the woman, the higher the price.
Of course, those top-notch goods are not something that just anyone can afford.
A lot of shy guys can only get over the window and walk away.
The whole Free Zone smells of [obscene] violence, and in a sense, the Free Zone is the real Sin City.
Zero tightened Rafe's cloak as he walked under the eaves of the shop. Although he has been very low-key, there are still many eyes on him along the way. Now I'm afraid that the whole Sin City knows that there is a guy named Rafe, who has just come to report for duty, but he has a huge amount of money. But they should have heard the news that Bloodfang wanted to move him during the day, but now he was lying on the bed with a missing hand.
Therefore, people just cast malicious eyes, but no one dares to really step forward.
Because of the fat sheep of zero, there is already a master.
Behind the Blood Fang is a group called the Bloodblade, and the boss of the Bloodblade is the madman Richard, who is an out-and-out madman. He arrived in Sin City as a worthless pauper, barely enough to cover a week's worth of money. And the following week, Richard was seen in underground gyms and street fights.
Taking advantage of the rules of Sin City, Richard goes crazy to take down those who dare to take on his challenge and win their possessions. In the process, Richard defends Sin City's rules that could bankrupt him. Although he repaired his opponent badly every time, he didn't kill anyone. At least he didn't kill on the spot, but the guys he challenged ended up tragically.
The luckiest one was only gouged out by Richard with two eyeballs, and the worst one had his limbs cut off and his tongue chopped off, and the next day he was thrown into the sea by the military to feed the fish.
Richard had no reason at all in the fight, he was a madman, using anything he could touch as his weapon, and even had a record of biting off someone's fingers with his mouth. In the entire Sin City, there are no villains who are more powerful than him, but no one wants to provoke him easily.
So the hand that cut off the bloody fangs, which has provoked the madman Richard, is already a corpse in the eyes of others.
Unfazed, Zero followed the directions on the street corner floor plan to the Prancing Horse Bar. The street sign of the bar is a war horse covered in pitch-black heavy armor, which jumps high and is imposing, which makes people unforgettable at first sight. The bar is also very lively, and you can hear the noise inside just by standing at the door. Two tall, fat black men stood in the doorway like hippies, seemingly spectator-like characters.
Zero notices that they have a black turban tied around their heads, with the motif of a blood-dripping dagger on it. That's the symbol of the Blood-Dripping Blade, and Zero has never heard of the Blood-Dropping Blade when he first arrives, so he naturally doesn't know what that pattern represents. But it was also known that the two blacks belonged to a certain shili, and that there was not a single soldier in the free zone. From this, it follows that the military manages the day and restricted zones, while the night and free zones are divided between certain shili.
Interesting management model, zero thoughts. Sin City feels more and more like an open prison, and Zero believes that one of the shili will soon be lured out, which is exactly what he is aiming for.
Walking towards the bar door, one of the negroes noticed him. Immediately, his eyes lit up, and he was about to stride forward, but he was stopped by his companions. Then he hooked his shoulders and walked to the side, deliberately letting the door out.
Zero glanced at the big man who was about to step forward, then pushed the door and walked into the bar.
The man who pulled away his companion said, "You really don't want to die, that man shaved the bloody tooth with a sword, are you more powerful than the bloody tooth?"
The man who wanted to stop the zero just now broke out in a cold sweat.
When Zero One left, the bar, which had been noisy just a moment ago, immediately fell silent. The lights in the bar were unusually bright, and the hall tables were full. Everybody's table was filled with wine and barbecue, and from that point of view, it was impossible to associate it with the shabby rations of food during the day. On the dance floor in front, a few dancers with hot bodies and revealing costumes are dancing spicy dances, attracting drinkers to consume for them.
But as soon as Zero walked in, the music was still ringing and the dance was still dancing, but the eyes of the drinkers were all on Zero. One of the drunken men slammed into Zero, who held out his hand. With a slight tudge on the man's waist, the man spun around and sat down in the chair next to him, and between Zero's two fingers came an extra blackened blade.
The blade was thrown away, and the barely weighty thing pulled out a sharp cracking sound, and then pinned between the man's legs, startling him into a cold sweat. Zero glanced at him lightly and said, "You have found the wrong person." ”
Then he walked towards the bar, and he passed through the bar. The men were already drunk, and their eyes were even more intense when they stared at Zero. Some even wanted to stand up, but pressed it down on their companions, and then after a burst of whispering, those who wanted to do it had to give up. Zero listened to something like he was being targeted by Richard. Come to think of it, this Richard should be the man behind the bloody fangs.
Coming to the bar, Zero knocked on the countertop. At this time, the excitement behind him returned to the excitement just now, but the atmosphere was not as hot as before. A tall woman walked over, she was indeed very tall, more than two meters. Wearing a short tank top with a pair of jeans underneath. The bare arms were airy, and the exaggerated muscles were enough to make other men die of shame.
The woman's voice was like a gong, and she said, "What are you doing, little ghost? I've heard of you, and you just came today and chopped off your bloody hand. If you want to drink, I can treat you to a drink. ”
Zero Mo replied, and a man lying on the bar next to him raised his head drunkenly and said, "I heard you right, Ajroni actually invited someone to drink." You don't think you're crushing, are you?"
"Shut up, Riddo, be careful that I pop your eggs!" said Musclegirl rudely.
Several men laughed, and one of them said, "Ajronie, if I don't want you to have a few drinks, if you let me you." ”
Ajroni sneered: "Even if I am willing, I'm afraid that your guy won't be able to get in and out, believe it or not, I'll cut your guy off." ”
The man shuddered, not daring to answer, but was met with even more unbridled laughter from his companions.
Zero looked at the tall woman and said, "I can treat you to a drink, but you have to tell me where Gordon is?"
"You're his friend?"
"Not really, but he told me to come here at night. Said he was going to invite me to drink. ”
"Gordon, that old man is in debt and wants to invite you to drink? Hey, if you're his friend, why don't you pay it off for him?" ”
Ajroni was joking, but she didn't think about it but said, "How much does he owe you?"
"About three hundred credits. Ageroni said casually.
Zero nodded: "It's on my account tonight, and I helped him pay back the money he owes." ”
"You're such a good man, young man. ”
A hoarse voice rang out behind Zero, and then Gordon sat down next to Zero and said to Ajroni, "Give us a quiet room, I'd like to have a good talk with him." You know, there aren't many funny little guys like this these days. ”
"Follow me. ”
Ageroni led them to a cramped box, only about ten square meters, which was full with two chairs and a table. After a few moments, Ageroni brought up a case of cold beer and said, "If you can't finish it, you can return it." ”
Gordon grinned and touched the muscular woman's ass, and Ageroni glared back and unexpectedly dropped it without waving her hand. Otherwise, Zero thought that the old man Gordon would probably stone her to death on the spot.
"You're very tasteful. Zero said.
"No matter how heavy it is, it's not as heavy as you, a little ghost who wants to kill people when he first comes. Gordon lifted his glasses, took a bottle of beer out of the box and tossed it to Zero, saying, "You didn't come here to kill people, did you?"
"You're half right, I've heard that there are murders here, and you can release them as long as you pay the money. Pretty haode, isn't it?" Zero took a sip of beer, but his face changed. It turned out that the beer was just a cold feeling when I first drank it, but when it came to my stomach, it turned into a fire.
Gordon Haha smiled and said, "Don't underestimate the beers at the Prancing Horse Bar, they're exciting." ”
He took a sip of it, and his face immediately turned red and dripping blood. After a few more sips, Gordon was already a little drunk. Zero frowned and said: "This kind of wine is not for ordinary people, if you drink too much, you will die." ”
"What about living, it's not necessarily worse to be dead than now, do you say?" Gordon took another big sip and spat out a strong smell of wine from his mouth, "But you, what did you come to Sin City for? With your ability to cut your bloody teeth, unless the Pope's Hall sends a regimental commander, it is impossible for those ordinary soldiers to force you here. ”
"You have a sharp eye, but you are sharp, and sometimes it's not a good thing. Zero put Scarlet Twilight on the table, intentionally or unintentionally.
Gordon smiled and said, "Can you show me the length of the knife?"
Zero Dangchang pushed the knife with the sheath over.
Gordon put down the wine bottle, pulled out the blood-like long knife and said, "The knife is good, and the people are not bad." But when these two things are put together, they are a bit out of place. You got this knife from someone else, right?"
Zero looked at Gordon, at this distance, he could even kill this ordinary old man with a flick of his fingers. Gordon's eyesight is indeed amazing, and he seems to know something.
"I'm a person, nothing else, only a pair of eyes left. Gordon gestured with two fingers in front of his eyes: "Over the years, I have seen a lot of things, and I can know how much this thing has when I look at it." ”
"What about the man?"
"People see a lot, just like you. I don't know who you are, but your eyes don't look like those of criminals. Gordon shook his head and said, "Even when you have killing intent, they are too clear. And the people here, their eyes are cloudy, because here, they have been smoked by selfishness. ”
The old man tapped his chest and returned the knife to Zero. He patted his forehead again and said, "Oh, there is a person like you here." That man was a lunatic, though. ”
"Crazy Richard. ”
"Richard...... Who is he?" Zero asked, remembering that someone in the drinker had said that he was Richard's prey.
"Today you didn't cut off the hand called Bloodfang, he was Richard. Gordon picked up the bottle and said, "Richard is a madman, or a mad dog. Catch whoever bites whom, so ah, you're in big trouble. ”
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside. Then there was Ageroni's angry shout, and Zero knew that trouble was coming.
Gordon said lazily, "Look, the mad dog is coming." I can't afford to be an old man, so don't tear me out of the water. ”
Zero stood up with the long knife in his hand, and smiled at Gordon: "Just now I said that you guessed half right, and that half is ...... I'm here to kill people. The other half of the guess is that I came here to save people. Don't you see that people are very accurate in valuation? Then you might as well evaluate yourself now, and tell me later if there is any value in leaving your life. ”
Hearing him say this, Gordon couldn't help but smile bitterly and scolded: "I knew that these eyes would cause me a big deal as soon as possible, and I wanted to save people in the iron prison, you kid has a lot of appetite." ”
"A lot of people say I have a big appetite. "Zero Round.
At this time, the wooden door finally broke apart, and a big man broke in. He wore a red cockscomb haircut and had studs all over his ears. He wears a black leather jacket with a gold hook on his right hand. He stared at Zero for a mile, and laughed: "Sure enough, it's you." When I saw Bloodfang's hand today, I knew it was you. Rafael!"
Gordon took a sip of wine and muttered, "Another blind man!"
The big man frowned, turned his head to look at it, and said, "Shut up, old man Gordon." Otherwise, Lao Tzu will stuff this guy in your mouth, and see if you can talk more?"
He waved the golden hook in his hand and glared angrily.
A figure flashed through Zero's mind, and said lightly: "Raymond, you have forgotten the pain of the scar." I cut off one of your hands ten years ago, and tonight, are you going to send my other hand up for me to cut off? If you don't mind, I can cut off one of your legs."
This man was one of Rafe's enemies, and the reason for the feud was simple. That is, Rafe robbed Raymond of the woman at that time, and Raymond was also a famous pirate at that time, so he took revenge on Rafe with his men. But Rafe was much more skilled than him, not only killing all his men, but also cutting off one of Raymond's hands.
Raymond was then devastated, and the Papal Hall took the opportunity to hunt him down, and he was eventually forced into Sin City, where ten years passed.
Raymond sneered and said, "If you have the ability, even cut off Lao Tzu's head tonight." Thanks to you, I have been longing to tear you to pieces and feed the dogs every day for the past ten years, and tonight, God finally gave me a chance. Rafe, it seems that you haven't changed at all from ten years ago, but I'm not the Raymond I used to be!"
"Yes? I don't think it makes a difference. Zero said contemptuously.
"Hey, you're going to get into a fight, get out of the street, this is the Prancing Horse Bar, and my rule here is that you can't fight!" roared Musclewoman Ageroni at the door.
"Ajronie!" Raymond sneered, "Your bullshit rules are just useful to those soft eggs on the outside, don't make Lao Tzu unhappy." Otherwise, Lao Tzu will smash your bar and you for a few more days. Then let my men have fun, anyway, you're so strong, you should be fine for a month, right?"
Ageroni's face turned pale, thinking of Shili behind Raymond, and suddenly a wave of anger had to be swallowed in her stomach.
"Raymond, the Free Zone is not Richard's. If you want to withdraw from the field, can Richard afford to pay that price? Even if Richard can afford it, can you afford it?" Gordon, who was drinking, said softly: "If you want to fight, you can go to the fighting gym." Fight openly, and if you are lucky, you can also win the opponent's property. You don't know that Bloody Fang provoked this man because of Weishenme, right?"
Raymond's eyes flashed with a blazing light, he licked his lips and said, "You don't need to remind me, 240,000 credits is barely enough for you to buy a chance to a fair duel." Dear Rafe, let me kindly remind you. If you kill someone, the ransom can be as much as 10,000 credits. ”
"Oh, that's cheap. Rafe's face showed a cruel smile: "In this case, I can kill at least 23 unpleasant guys." ”