books44 Chapter 322: Selling the Head
Chapter 322: Selling the Head
Chapter 322 Selling Heads by Bidding "No way, boss, you don't even know about the black market?"
One of the thieves looked at Su Chen with a somewhat exaggerated expression.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell the truth!"
Wang Yan slapped the man on the head and said viciously.
"Ouch!"
The man screamed, clutching his head, and honestly began to explain the situation of the black market.
The black market they were going to was not much different from the one run by the Fierce Tiger Gang.
The only difference might be that the one responsible for maintaining order in the black market is not the Fierce Tigers, but a group of survivors.
Su Chen had previously believed that there were very few survivors left in the city.
In fact, his view is completely wrong.
Shannan City originally had a population of several hundred thousand, and even after experiencing the previous apocalypses, there were still more than 100,000 survivors!
With the destruction of the Iron Shield Alliance and the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, the Fierce Tiger Gang withdrew from the city and headed to the island in the middle of the lake.
A power vacuum has also emerged in the city.
New groups of survivors keep emerging, and they fight each other over supplies.
However, none of them developed into anything significant.
The largest gangs only had one or two hundred people.
The black market was managed by one of the larger survivor groups, whose leader was named Snake.
It must be said that Snake is very shrewd.
After setting up the black market, he announced that anyone who came to trade on the black market would be protected by his team.
In return, all that is required is to hand over 10% of the goods.
In the apocalypse, black market transactions like this are indispensable.
The problem is that survivors often encounter double-crossing.
The black market set up by Snake Bro has solved the needs of many survivors!
He and his team took this opportunity to thrive!
"I see."
Su Chen nodded slightly, showing some curiosity about the black market.
According to these thieves, the black market trades in all sorts of things; if you can think of it, you can find it.
"Boss Su wants to go take a look?"
Wang Yan looked at Su Chen.
"Okay, you guys go back to base first, I'll go by myself."
Su Chen pondered for a moment, then gave the instructions.
"How can that be? We'll go with you!"
Wang Yan insisted.
In the end, Su Chen decided to send Wang Ke and Li Xiaopeng back first, and have Wang Yan and Ding Di accompany him to the black market.
"What about these two?"
Wang Yan pointed to the two thieves on the ground.
"Kill him."
Su Chen said calmly.
Wang Yan hesitated for a moment, but finally hardened his heart and raised his pistol.
"Bang! Bang!"
Two gunshots rang out, and the two thieves were killed on the spot.
Although stealing is not a capital offense, this is the end times, where human life is as worthless as grass.
If you dare to steal, you should be prepared to be killed.
Wang Yan was always a bit soft-hearted, but he obeyed Su Chen's orders and killed the two thieves directly, which pleased Su Chen.
After killing the two thieves, Su Chen didn't rush to leave.
Wait until they turn into zombies, then kill them again to obtain the energy crystals.
Su Chen drove Wang Ke and Li Xiaopeng back to the island in the middle of the lake.
Then, he took Wang Yan and Ding Di to the black market that the thief had mentioned.
Shannan City has a complex subway system.
The black market is located in one of the subway tunnels.
Snake and his team reinforced both ends of the tunnel to ensure that zombies wouldn't break in.
Inside, it served as a place for transactions.
When Su Chen and his two companions arrived at the subway entrance, they were blocked by several burly men wielding cold weapons.
"What are you doing?!"
"We're here to make a deal, of course."
The burly man at the head of the group sized Su Chen up and down, then coldly questioned him.
"Are you carrying any weapons?"
"No."
Su Chen and the others held out their hands, indicating that they had no weapons.
Their weapons were naturally stored in Su Chen's storage space.
"What kind of transaction are you here to make?"
"Instant noodles, canned food."
Su Chen took out a bag and showed its contents to the burly men.
The big man rummaged around for a bit, then took away some of the instant noodles and canned goods.
Wang Yan immediately became displeased and couldn't help but say,
"What are you doing?!"
"What for? To collect a handling fee, of course!"
The big man rolled his eyes.
"But we haven't even started trading yet, why are we being charged a transaction fee?"
"You've come to us, so whether you make a deal or not, you have to pay us! That's the rule, understand?"
As the burly man spoke, his companions surrounded him with ill intent.
"Alright, Ah Yan, let's go inside."
Su Chen came to the black market mainly to see what good stuff was inside.
To him, those instant noodles and canned goods were no different from junk.
"Yes, Brother Chen!"
Wang Yan reluctantly agreed and followed Su Chen into the underground passage.
In the apocalypse, even light is an extreme luxury.
The subway interior is mostly lit by burning torches or very dim nightlights.
Therefore, the passage was extremely dark.
If Su Chen hadn't had exceptional eyesight, he wouldn't have been able to see what was happening inside at all.
Once inside the subway, there were people sitting on the floor on both sides.
In front of them were all sorts of things.
Most of them are foods with long shelf lives, such as instant noodles and compressed biscuits.
There are also supplies such as clothes and shoes.
Hearing someone walk in, they looked up and stared blankly at Su Chen and the other two.
To make sure Su Chen had no intention of exchanging anything, they lowered their heads again.
As you walk further in, you see many men and women sitting there, but there are no goods in front of them.
"Boss Su, what's this for?"
Ding Di nudged Su Chen and asked in a low voice.
Glancing at the withered grass stuck in the necks of these people, Su Chen said softly,
"They're trying to sell themselves out!"
"Sold yourself?"
Wang Yan was taken aback.
In a post-apocalyptic world of scarcity, some people cannot survive and resort to selling their heads, much like in ancient times.
But unless there is an abundance of supplies, who would buy these people?
Even if they do buy them, most will only choose women with beautiful figures and buy them back as playthings!
Looking at the several women among them who were quite attractive but somewhat weak, Wang Yan and Ding Di couldn't help but swallow hard.
Seemingly sensing that Wang Yan and Ding Di were interested in her, the women moved closer.
"Sir... please have mercy, please... please take me in..."
"Not only do I eat very little, but I can do all kinds of positions..."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yan and Ding Di blushed instantly.
"Alright, everyone get out of the way!"
Su Chen waved his hand, shooing all the women away.
Although they were extremely pitiful, Su Chen would not agree to Wang Yan and Ding Di taking them back.
"If you two really need women, there are plenty in the base."
Su Chen said casually as he walked forward.