Sweet talk and manipulative tactics. Yi Heye's face turned cold, and he punched him hard. Then he pulled Zhou Wenkai out of the blacklist: "Let's continue, give us more funds."
Over the remaining month, the two of them used the large sum of money transferred from Zhou Wenkai to conduct several transactions with Liu Zhi, intermittently.
During their interactions with Liu Zhi, they discovered that this unscrupulous secondhand dealer, AI, was also living an extremely difficult life.
Because he was short of money, he basically made a living by borrowing drugs and selling them.
"Scrambling" refers to the practice of demanding a cut of drugs as payment when helping upstream sellers resell drugs. This is usually quite dangerous, as the seller may beat the buyer or the person who helped them.
In the past month, the two of them have stepped in to help him out of trouble so many times that it's almost impossible to count.
As for reselling, according to Jian Yunxian's quiet research, the normal price of drugs is about two cents per KB. Except for the first time when he sold them five times the price, he would add to the agreed price each time after that.
At this moment, Yi Heye remembered that time when he was acting in the Pink Love Theater, Jian Yunxian dared to boldly criticize him for selling it at a high price and ripping people off. It wasn't because he understood the market price of this stuff, but because he knew all too well what kind of people these guys who sold drugs to support their addiction were.
He was so poor that he couldn't afford a taxi. When he helped people carry drugs, he would occasionally earn enough for the fare, but he was reluctant to spend it. He would scrape together his food money, take a small puff, and enjoy the pleasure for half a day.
Jian Yunxian used the excuse that he was not involved in the drug-using circle in District D, and did not understand the rules or jargon. Liu Zhi, who was originally on guard, finally succumbed to the temptation of meals and money and completely bowed down to this drug addict.
So they figured out some inside information about the transactions and the slang used in the industry, but they always seemed to be hovering on the edge of this one-sided circle.
Finally, one day, after swindling Jian Yunxian out of a large sum of money and being saved from death by that person, the guy had a change of heart and sent her a link to a live stream:
"This is our own chat room. Feel free to come and play if you're interested."
Author's Note:
The sudden love became Ye Bao's weakness (not really).
Chapter 73, number 073
When the two received the address, they exchanged an excited glance and immediately reported the situation to their superiors.
After a month of almost continuous contact, they finally went from being outsiders who could only contact a small drug dealer to slowly entering this circle.
Now, by simply clicking into this live stream, they can enter another, deeper world.
Yi Heye: "Although I don't understand these things very well, if we follow the address of this live stream, can we get all the user information behind it?"
Jian Yunxian shook his head: "I don't think it's that simple. It's obviously a dark web live streaming room. Uncovering all the information about the users and the website creators is far from easy."
Yi Heye stared at him for a long time, then picked up his phone: "I'll go ask Song Zhouzhou."
Jian Yunxian's expression changed visibly: "I already said it's no good, and if you ask him, it's definitely even less likely."
This reaction secretly pleased Yi Heye.
After confirming his thoughts, Yi Heye didn't make any big moves during this period, only occasionally doing something small to give himself a brief moment of pleasure from the feedback.
It's like someone with a sweet tooth who can't resist taking a lick of candy once in a while, which satisfies their needs for the whole day.
A short while later, Song Zhouzhou also replied to the message.
Yi Heye glanced at it and read, "It's a bit difficult, but not impossible. Give me a few days..."
Jian Yunxian glanced at him and snorted through her nose: "Ask him how many days he needs."
Yi Heye typed rapidly, and a few seconds later: "Within ten days."
“Five days.” Jian Yunxian gritted his teeth and said, “SHEEP said he only needs five days.”
Yi Heye smiled and said, "Okay."
After he finished speaking, the Administration Bureau sent over a stack of documents.
Over the past month, they have worked with the security department and the cyber security department to compile a large amount of data on drug users based on drug samples and inside information provided by Yi Heye and Jian Yunxian.
Yi Heye frowned as he looked at the dense text, then pushed the document to Jian Yunxian, asking him to summarize it for him.
Jian Yunxian quickly scanned the message and then said, "In fact, this type of new electronic drug appeared on internet trading platforms a year ago. However, because the content was all meaningless gibberish, it was classified as a high-priced money laundering tool at the time, and a batch was destroyed by the Economic Crime Investigation Department. It did not attract much attention."
Because USB drives are particularly deceptive as a medium, it's difficult for online customs to suspect drugs. Even now, with the USB drive in hand, it took the relevant departments a full two weeks to test and identify it. Therefore, it's not hard to understand why the drugs were so well hidden before the incident.
Jian Yunxian: "The forensic department has given their results. This electronic drug is ingested through a brain-computer interface, simulating electrical signals as excitatory stimuli, directly affecting the brain or chip. Because of its unique transmission method, it can be used by both humans and artificial intelligence. After input, it can cause symptoms such as mental excitement, agitation and violence, and decreased libido..."
At this point, Jian Yunxian paused twice, as if the two of them had thought of something at the same time.
Jian Yunxian replied without batting an eye, "That does seem to be the case, but it could also be my problem."
Yi Heye's mind was filled with that terrible night. He coughed awkwardly twice and urged him, "Continue."
Jian Yunxian: "These types of drugs are highly addictive and have severe withdrawal symptoms. Long-term use may cause depersonalization, psychological abnormalities, and other serious damage to the nervous system. They may also cause rhabdomyolysis, brain lesions, and so on."
In summary, it is an electronic version of heroin, but compared to ordinary drugs, it is more deceptive in appearance, easier to carry and transport, more concealable, and has a wider audience, thus posing a much greater threat to society.
After they finished browsing, we tidied up and prepared to enter the live broadcast room.
After clicking the link, the two were blocked from entering by a black-and-red live stream rule page.
This is a private holographic virtual live streaming room that requires the use of a holographic helmet or glasses to enter. Each person's IP address is strictly encrypted, and any rebroadcasting or sharing is strictly prohibited. Once a violation of the relevant rules is discovered, the person will be "punished" by the administrator.
Upon seeing this, Yi Heye turned around and took his holographic helmet out of the cabinet.
Jian Yunxian glanced at the custom-made black helmet, which was neatly placed in a box and looked clean. She said with satisfaction, "Mr. Yi has taken good care of the gift I gave you."
This was indeed a gift from Jian Yunxian, and it was very expensive. Yi Heye was stunned for a moment, his ears burning, but he pretended nothing had happened and sat back down in front of the screen.
But they soon discovered that the entry point to this page required a specific invitation code.
Jian Yunxian took a picture of the page and sent it to Liu Zhi, who quickly sent over a long string of invitation codes.
Yi Heye frowned: "Why is there only one?"
Jian Yunxian also asked a question, and Liu Zhi replied, "Only you can enter, Brother Xian. Xiao Yi doesn't play this game, so he doesn't have the necessary permissions."
Yi Heye then realized that he might not be able to enter the live stream room, and suddenly became irritable.
"Can't even my own people come?" Jian Yunxian asked Liu Zhi. "I want to bring him along."
Liu Zhi said, "Since he's not going to play this game, I suggest that Brother Xian stop bringing him along. Take my advice, he's been playing too fancy games in the live stream, it's better for him not to come."
Jian Yunxian glanced at Yi Heye, who was frowning and about to say something in annoyance, but Jian Yunxian interrupted him:
“I will livestream for you and keep in touch with you during the livestream. It just so happens that I also need someone to be by my side at all times to keep an eye on things, just like when you played games before, to prevent anything from happening.”
Yi Heye wanted to struggle, but gave up after hearing the last sentence—he didn't want to be marginalized in the mission, but he knew that if the two of them entered the holographic live streaming environment at the same time, the consequences would be unimaginable if something went wrong.
“But the rules say that broadcasting is prohibited…” Yi Heye hesitated.
Jian Yun chuckled and patted him on the shoulder: "Trust Xiao Yang."
Yi Heye could only smile helplessly, which was taken as agreement.
Before putting on the helmet, Jian Yunxian turned to him with a smile and said, "With Mr. Yi protecting my safety outside, I feel very safe."
Yi Heye couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, and grabbed Jian Yunxian's helmet: "Stop talking nonsense."
This person always manages to disturb his thoughts, which is very annoying.
However, it must be said that Yi Heye's mood was not so tense as a result.
Mr. Jian Yunxian connected the projector, switched the image to Yi Heye's living room, plugged in the port, entered the password, and the holographic world was instantly erected on the wall in front of Yi Heye from a first-person perspective.
Before him was a door, and before he could even push it open, he could hear a cacophony of voices inside. For a moment, Yi Heye thought he was in a game.
"How was it?" Jian Yunxian's voice suddenly rang out, "Wasn't it very engaging?"
Yi Heye was startled, fearing that his identity would be exposed before he even went in, and said in a low voice, "Don't say anything!"
He seemed to hear the guy chuckle softly, and then he saw him push open the door.
The moment the door opened, Yi Heye instinctively held his breath.
Before me was a huge room, packed with people, shoulder to shoulder, with dazzling and psychedelic lights overhead. In the very center was a massive dance floor, and the entire room was filled with the deafening beat of drums, giving me a headache.
Slightly different from what he had expected, the people inside didn't seem normal, but they weren't as insane as he had imagined.
Everything was unusually calm, like the calm before a storm, a calm before the storm brewing.
Yi Heye frowned, and then saw a scantily clad cat-eared girl staggering over.
Yi Heye felt she looked familiar, and after taking a second look, he remembered that this girl was the one who had performed a erotic show on the dirty street the day he first met Jian Yunxian.
Just as the girl was about to fall into Jian Yunxian's arms, Yi Heye subconsciously stood up from the chair in a tense manner.
Then, he saw Jian Yunxian very gentlemanly reach out and gently help the girl up.
Yi Heye stared intently at his hand, not touching any sensitive areas, not lingering or reluctant to leave, and almost immediately straightened her up and distanced herself from him.
Yi Heye relaxed a little, and then heard the girl mumble, "Handsome guy~ want to dance with me~"
Yi Heye froze as he was about to sit down, then stood up, clenching his fists, and stared intently at the screen.
"No, Miss." He heard Jian Yunxian's voice coming from her, and then he moved even further away from her without her noticing. "I have a boyfriend, and he doesn't like me like this."
Even now, hearing the word "boyfriend" still makes Yi Heye's heart skip a beat. He shook his head, secretly relieved, and sat back down in his seat.
Just as Miss Cat was about to say something, Jian Yunxian chuckled and said, "But your performance was indeed wonderful. My boyfriend was fortunate enough to see it live before, and he couldn't take his eyes off it."
……Oh shit.
Yi Heye clenched his fist, his initial tenderness vanishing instantly; he wished he could rush in right now and break his fingers.
The cat girl, who was in high spirits, was happily coaxed by his two words. She turned around and hooked her arm around the neck of another passing man, then tilted her head back and asked Jian Yunxian, "Is this the new handsome guy? First time seeing him?"
Jian Yunxian said, "That's right."
"You're really lucky~" As she spoke, Miss Cat had already rubbed off the belt of the man in front of her. "Today is a rare big event~"
Yi Heye pricked up his ears, and Jian Yunxian also asked, "What's wrong today?"
"The name is about to be announced~" Miss Cat said, gazing tenderly at Jian Yunxian while passionately kissing the man. "It's been almost two years, and our baby is finally going to have a name~"
It took Yi Heye a while to realize that "our treasure" referred to this new type of electronic drug. Before this, Liu Zhi and the others had been calling it by different names, sometimes "that drug" and sometimes "new stuff," as if there was no unified name among the people.
"But it's mostly just a gimmick~"
As they spoke, Miss Cat had already wrapped her legs around the man's waist, and the two of them, huffing and puffing, began exchanging and discussing some biological knowledge right in front of Jian Yunxian.
Just as Yi Heye frowned, intending not to look, he heard Miss Cat whimpering and saying:
"Actually, the reason everyone is so excited is because that big shot is going to personally announce their name in the live stream today!"
Jian Yun asked casually, "Who?"