Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 13: Blackadder
Pharmacist Danny truthfully explained his origins, and Su Lun also confirmed that this incident should have nothing to do with the inner city,
I asked some old acquaintances on Green Street again, and they all heard that outsiders have recently come to this neighborhood to arrest orphans and homeless people.
He agreed to help with this small favor.
Suellen put on a brown braided wig, changed into a rock-and-roll leather outfit, and then used his lockpicking skills to "borrow" an inconspicuous steam motorcycle, and then drove Danny to follow the scent Went to Xicheng District.
It has to be said that Danny's sense of smell is really outrageous, as sensitive as a dog's nose. After half an hour, he was able to find the smell and guide Su Lun to the Knights neighborhood of West City, more than ten kilometers away.
Su Lun had previously suspected that the people who captured the orphans on Green Street were members of the Steam Party. Now that he came to the Knights District, he knew who probably did it.
The "Anchorhand" Parker he killed in the conflict was once the patrol captain of the Steam Party in this neighborhood.
In that guy's memory, Su Lun also peeled off some information. They seemed to have been arresting people in order to cope with some "delivery mission".
.......
Suellen drove Danny around the streets, and then found the arresting black truck in an inconspicuous dark alley.
But there was no one in the truck.
After searching, Danny finally determined that several of his friends were in a building called "Blackadder" a few hundred meters away from the truck.
Su Lun has heard of this entertainment club, which is very famous in Xicheng District and is quite lively.
He parked the motorcycle in an inconspicuous unfinished building, letting Danny hide in the darkness.
Then he walked struttingly down the Street of Knights.
Xicheng District is the territory of the Steam Party, and it is also the place with the strongest steampunk elements in the entire outer city. Guys with modified mechanical arms and prosthetic limbs can be seen everywhere on the streets here. Most of the buildings on the street are gray and black buildings with Saxon or Romanesque domes. Most of the outer walls have steel frames and exhaust pipes from steam boilers. There are complex train tracks on the street, and there are pure steel-framed multi-story train bridges overhead. Steam trains pass by from time to time, and white smoke fills the air.
With bright lights and green willows, this is the "Green Street" in Xicheng District.
Su Lun had not walked a few steps when a white-faced man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks came over and said mysteriously: "Hey friend, do you want to modify the prosthetic limb? I have the cheapest products in the outer city here, and there is also a Year warranty..."
The Steam Party's territory can lack everything, but it does not lack mechanical modification shops.
Su Lun is dressed in a rock and roll outfit and has no mechanical prosthetics on his body. In the eyes of these local snakes, he is a potential customer.
However, these shops that need to solicit customers usually have poor modification skills, and the possibility of infection, distortion, and failure is very high.
Although he has never been here, he is no stranger to these doorways because he absorbed a lot of memory fragments in the last gang.
Seeing that Su Lun ignored him, the guy came up again: "Friend, I also have high-end goods from the inner city. Do you want to see them?"
Su Lun didn't say a word, he flashed the musket on his waist, and then the guy picked it up and left.
He is very familiar with the ways of the gang. When dealing with these troublesome guys, the more polite you are, the more trouble you will have.
Su Lun walked directly to the "Black Jazz Club".
Then I met the pimp, the little girl selling flowers, the vendor selling cigarettes...
"Brother, do you want a girl? The aristocratic ladies from the inner city who were just sent here only cost 3,000 cents a night. Oops, you may not know that the skin of those aristocratic ladies is so supple..."
"Sir, do you need a rose?"
"The best Berkeley brand cigarettes, cigars from Bagham Factory. Would you like a box, sir?"
"..."
Su Lun gave the little girl a ten-liso coin with a flick of his thumb, took a rose, and walked into the door of the club.
After entering the door, there is a security area surrounded by iron mesh, with a neat row of firearms hanging on the wall. Several strong men in suits wearing sunglasses and hunky shoulders were holding their hands and examining the guests coming and going. This is a member of the Steam Party who is responsible for watching the scene, the same job Su Lun had before.
These guys will focus on identifying some unfamiliar guys.
Naturally, I also noticed Su Lun, who was here for the first time.
Going deep into the enemy gang's base camp, Su Lun didn't have any stage fright. He walked in like a regular customer and gave a rose to a welcome girl wearing a **** bunny girl costume at the door.
He didn't know where he had stripped the memory, but he happened to know this girl, "Hey, Moira, do you want to have a few drinks with me tonight?"
The bunny girl looked at Su Lun and immediately became attached to her, "Oh~ Sir, you haven't been here for a long time..."
The professionalism of a nightclub girl is so good, even if she doesn't remember you at all, she will look as if she is a patron who has returned to you.
Su Lun laughed, hugged the girl's slender waist very naturally, and walked into the club door.
Seeing that he was a regular customer of the club, the attention immediately left his body.
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As you enter the club, you will find a lobby with a dance floor and a large stage.
The lights are dim, and the air is filled with the smell of psychedelic drugs and overflowing hormones.
The entertainment venue on Green Street is patrolled every night, and Su Lun is already numb from watching it. There is nothing new here, just the pole dancers and the showgirls on the catwalk...
The band wearing zombie makeup played wildly on the stage, and the restless men and women on the dance floor swayed to the beat of heavy metal music...
Su Lun was drinking with the bunny girl in a booth in the corner.
The tip of a thousand liso allowed him to enjoy Moira's gentle and enthusiastic service.
After all, this is the territory of a rival gang.
Su Lun's plan is very simple, that is, try not to do anything about problems that can be solved with money.
If someone really wants to be here, three and a half young men can't spend much money.
You can become familiar with each other while drinking at a nightclub, and you won't seem out of the blue when talking about business.
Not long after, after drinking for a while, the girl looked flushed and seemed a little tipsy. Su Lun felt that the time was right, clinked the glasses, and said to the girl casually: "Hey, Moira, Is Baal "Golden Tooth" present? ”
Illegal human trafficking in gangs usually involves specialized slave traders. This Baal is the broker who is active in the "Blackadder" club and is responsible for introducing business.
The girl took a sip of wine and said lazily: "Baal? Mr. Nicholas, do you want to buy some slaves?"
Su Lun said: "That's right. A new aristocratic house in the inner city needs a group of young children to train as servants. I would like to select a few sensible ones to send over..."
As the girl listened, her delicate body became more and more clingy, and she said coquettishly: "Oh, I almost forgot, sir, that your business has dealings with the nobles in the inner city~ Can I inform Baal for you?"
Su Lun smiled and said: "That's the best."
.......
Not long after, a skinny man with gold teeth and a mechanical vest walked over.
"Sir, I heard how many slaves you need to buy?"
"I heard you have good stuff, I'd like to find a few younger ones..."
"Then you've found the right person."
After a few straight words, Su Lun followed Baal out of the back door of the club. Then he followed the steel stairs down to the first floor and came to a basement that looked like a cell.
There were more than a dozen panic-looking women in the iron-barred cell. They were all young and pretty. Their upper bodies were naked, with only a few pieces of cloth covering their private parts. Most of their white and tender skin had some **** marks from the whipping.
Illegal human trafficking businesses like this are very common in outer cities.
Baal introduced with a flattering look on his face: "Sir, these are really good goods. Some of them are maids from noble families who were sent from the inner city not long ago. Look at the clothes and legs, they are understandable. True aristocratic rules. If you buy it back, I guarantee that I will serve you happily~"
Su Lun didn’t come here to buy slave girls. He didn’t see those half-grown men, and he looked dissatisfied: “I said, Brother Baal, that’s all you have? I need young ones who can be trained to be the masters. Servant!"
After a pause, he did not forget to say something provocative: "I heard people say that Brother Baal, you have the best products in Knight Street!"
When Baal heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said: "Of course! I can guarantee that in the entire Knight Street, I am the only one who has the best, most complete and best goods!"
Su Lun glanced at him, meaning: Just these few?
Baal explained with a look of embarrassment: "To tell you the truth, these are all really good goods. The inferior ones...the inferior ones are not kept."
Hearing this, Su Lun said again: "Brother Baal, I need a few young ones, preferably eleven or twelve years old, both men and women. As long as I am satisfied with the goods, the price is easy to negotiate!"
Since Danny confirmed that the person was in this building, there must be other places where slaves were kept.
This Baal must also know.
As expected, the sentence "The price is easy to talk about" made Baal immediately change his mind: "Then wait a moment, I will bring a few for you to see."
Su Lun waved his hand and said, "No need to go to such trouble, just take me to see it."
Sure enough, there is another slave warehouse.
But when he heard that Su Lun was going, Baal looked embarrassed: "This... I'm sorry, it's not very convenient."
Su Lun realized that it might be some secret base, but did not insist. He shook his hand and said with an impatient expression, "Forget it, hurry up then."
"Okay, please wait a moment, it will be soon."
As he spoke, Baal left his two men behind and walked out alone.
Someone was watching, and Su Lun didn't move around. He just sat on a chair with his legs crossed and waited.
It seems careless, but in fact, you listen carefully.
He listened to the movement on the iron stairs outside the door. After Baal went out, he seemed to walk upstairs, and then came down again a few minutes later.
Su Lun's ears twitched slightly, and he muttered silently in his heart: "The guy just went to the third room on the left on the third floor, then came down and walked at least 110 steps to the southwest. It should be in that building. ...What are you going up for? Ask the big boss for instructions?"
Just by hearing the movement outside the door, Su Lun had already judged the walking trajectory of Baal, and was secretly thinking about a backup plan.
.......
Not long after, Baal returned, followed by eight and a half-year-old children chained behind him.
The clothes are all in tatters, and they look like thieves and homeless orphans just caught on the block. It seems that some people resisted and were beaten, with bruises and swollen faces.
Su Lun took a look and saw a familiar face. He remembered it was Brown.
But...aren't there three?
There is only one here, which means there are two more that are still locked up.
Su Lun looked at it and felt that things were a little troublesome.
Baal looked at Su Lun without saying anything and asked, "Are you not satisfied with this?"
Su Lun pursed his lips, looking like he didn't take it seriously.
These are actually of good quality, even better than the other two he was looking for. However, if you can’t buy it all at once, there’s no point.
If you choose again, the purpose of giving people will not be so simple.
Su Lun shook his head, took out a bunch of tips and left them on the table, as if he had no desire to read anymore, "It's barely enough to catch the eye... But that boss needs really good stuff. Brother Baal, Please help me pay more attention to it in the past few days, and I will check back in a few days."
Although he didn't make a deal, Baal looked at the tip on the table and smiled equally: "Sir, don't worry, I guarantee that I can find something you are satisfied with in three to five days at most."
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Su Lun returned to the booth in the hall again, and the bunny girl was still waiting for him in the booth.
"Mr. Nicholas, didn't you choose the right one?"
"Hey...Baal has nothing that satisfies me for the time being. I will only come back to see it in a few days."
"That's such a shame. Would you like a drink, sir?"
Su Lun picked up the wine glass, but he was thinking in his mind that if the deal couldn't be successful, it seemed that he could only use force.
Fortunately, I already know the location of the detention, so it’s not too troublesome.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that the person passing by on the dance floor looked familiar, and said: "Hey...why does that person look familiar to me?"
He didn't look too carefully, so he didn't remember who it was, so he guessed it was someone from his stripped memory.
The girl drank another round of wine with Su Lun. Su Li felt it was time to take action. He said, "Wait for me for a few minutes while I go to the toilet."
Listening, the bunny girl seemed to have misunderstood something, and smiled ambiguously: "Okay~ Do you want someone to accompany you?"
In nightclubs, the toilet is not only a place to solve bladder problems, but also a place to remove kidneys...
Su Lun took out the tip and stuffed it into her bra, wiped the oil, and said with a smile: "Just wait for me."
As he said that, he left his seat gracefully.
...........
Su Lun left the booth and went to the toilet.
Avoiding the drunken drinker, he climbed out of the toilet window and appeared in the back alley. He took off his coat and covered his face with a skull scarf.
Because of his excellent hearing ability, he can always avoid others easily.
"One hundred and ten steps southwest, it should be that small building. There are two guys drinking on the second floor. They are probably secret whistlers..."
Su Lun was very familiar with some of the gang's habits, and he could clearly tell which ones were drinkers and which ones were members of the Steam Party.
Taking advantage of An Shao's distraction, Su Lun quickly approached the small building.
Then he touched it in, and sure enough he saw a basement with a heavy iron door.
There were three guards playing cards at the door. Su Lun walked over. Under the stunned eyes of the three, he pulled out a pistol with a silencer and killed two of them with two shots.
Then he pointed a gun at the last person's head and said coldly: "Open the door."
The man was so frightened that he was shaking all over, "The key...the key is with Boss Dam."
"Where is Dam?"
"Third floor...303."
Su Lun didn't say anything nonsense and killed the guy with one shot.
The lock on the heavy iron door was very complicated and could not be opened with technical skills. He turned around and walked out of the basement.
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Su Lun also guessed that Baal went to the third floor before, probably just to get the key.
He did not take the stairs guarded by the Steam Party, but came to the alley where wine bottles were piled outside the toilet. He untied the planter in the dark, held the wall firmly with his spider arms, and climbed up the wall easily.
He didn't rush up, but listened attentively on the outer wall of the second floor.
"There is only one person breathing, and it should be that Dam."
Dam is the leader of the slave merchant in the Knight Block. He is not a professional and does not pose much of a threat to Suellen.
His original plan was to go in, kill the guy, get the key, and solve the problem within a minute.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he showed his head at the window, his eyes froze.
In the room... a naked fat man was tied to a chair, and a woman with short purple hair held it around his neck, seemingly "interrogating" him.
The man was naturally the slave trader Dam, and looking at the woman, Su Lun finally understood why he felt that the person passing by on the dance floor looked inexplicably familiar.
This is actually...the mysterious woman who topped the black market list and was offered a reward of three million!