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Mo Wendao, Siwan, and Lila finished distributing the relief food in an orderly manner. After Crow’s disturbance, the atmosphere in the market immediately became much quieter, and nearly a third of the people who had been waiting in line turned around and left, afraid of getting dragged into the trouble.
“There’s still some left. Take all of it home with you.”
Mo Wendao counted the remaining supplies and said, “Take the handcart too. I won’t be using it anytime soon, so consider it a loan. Find yourself some honest work.”
Normally, Siwan would have been grinning from ear to ear, but now his face was full of worry. He shot Lila a look.
Lila immediately understood. Holding a box of fried meatballs, she walked off to the side and sat far away on a concrete ledge beneath a railing. On the surface, she pretended not to care, but her ears were practically perked up as she carefully eavesdropped on Mo Wendao and Siwan’s conversation. She had already finished everything on the skewer, yet she kept pretending to chew on empty air.
“Old Mo, maybe you should stay at the company for a while and stop coming out.” Only after Lila had moved away did Siwan say worriedly, “Crow got taken away by the Legal Affairs Bureau just like that. The Throat-Slitters definitely won’t swallow this humiliation.”
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Sure, seeing Crow and his men dragged away in such a miserable state had felt incredibly satisfying, but what came next?
Crow was only a minor gang leader responsible for watching over a street. The Blood Hands had long since put down deep roots throughout the Lower City. Worse still, those people were notoriously vindictive. Siwan suspected that even everyone who had witnessed what happened today might end up suffering for it.
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“Those people would love nothing more than to kill a few corporate employees. When they go crazy, they’ll even kill Enforcers patrolling the streets!”
Siwan had heard about several large-scale Legal Affairs Bureau crackdowns against the Blood Hands, but those Throat-Slitters were like rats in the sewers. Kill one batch, and another would crawl out of the ground. The real gang higher-ups were especially difficult to deal with. At the slightest hint of trouble, they vanished without a trace, and even the Enforcers could not find them.
Siwan continued, “I know you’ve got a good heart and want to help everyone, but there’s no need to throw your own life away, right?”
“For the next few days, you and Lila should find somewhere to hide. I’ll message you once there’s progress.”
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Mo Wendao had naturally considered all of this. He patted Siwan on the shoulder and gave him the warning.
His mood was low. Many things had already become inevitable the moment he decided to send Inspector Morse that message. Crow, and everything that would happen next, were all parts of a chain reaction.
He lowered his gaze toward the bloodstains still remaining on the ground and could not help feeling regret for the lives that were about to disappear.
Still, Mo Wendao trusted the resolve of his fellow Daoists in the Blood Hands. As one of the largest and oldest gangs in the Lower City, they must surely have prepared themselves to sacrifice their lives for the path they had chosen.
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The thought that every fellow Daoist of the Blood Hands possessed such unwavering Dao hearts brought Mo Wendao a small measure of comfort.
“Old Mo, you’re a good person.”
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Siwan had no idea what Mo Wendao was thinking. All he could do was say what was on his mind. “Don’t die.”
Mo Wendao raised a hand toward him and walked out of the market.
A good person?
Siwan’s assessment, along with the trust the market vendors placed in him, proved that his previous plan was progressing smoothly. As a mere unaffiliated cultivator of the demonic path, he had already manipulated these simple-minded ordinary people in the palm of his hand. Yet this also reminded Mo Wendao that back when he stood before his master and the elders, had he not been another Siwan himself?
The more he thought about it, the more he marveled at the profundity of the demonic path. He still had a very long road ahead of him.
On the way back to the company, Old Gu sent him a message:
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『You don’t need to worry about Siwan and Lila. I’ll have them stay at my clinic for the next few days. But... sigh, kid, what exactly are you thinking? Your status is different now, sure, but the Throat-Slitters? Why are you provoking those lunatics?』
Looking at the words on his phone, Mo Wendao could practically hear Old Gu’s complaining tone.
A moment later, another message arrived. It was still from Old Gu:
『How about this? Stay at the company for the next few days and don’t go home. Once things cool down, I’ll see if I can find someone with enough influence to talk things over with the Throat-Slitters. Wait for my message and don’t do anything stupid.』
Mo Wendao typed: 『Thanks, Old Gu.』
When he returned to the office, he had not even entered the door before he heard Xu Linna shriek, “Stop! Stay outside and don’t come in! I can smell the blood on you through the door. Did you go distribute relief food or host a murder party?”
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True Fan Bot and Hater Bot had already received Xu Linna’s orders and stood on either side of the office entrance like guardian deities, blocking his way.
Xu Linna was still shouting, “Go, go, go! Hurry up and shower and disinfect yourself! You’re 150% pure poor person now!”
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Mo Wendao complied. After showering, he threw the bloodstained white lab coat into the laundry basket and changed into a fresh one. Only when he returned to the office did Xu Linna finally remove her gas mask.
She gave Mo Wendao a long look. “I heard what happened at the market. Next time you go, take Hater Bot with you. Delta Technologies’ commercial AIs come with combat modules. Dealing with a few blind gang punks will be more than enough for her.”
After thinking for a moment, she added, “I also downloaded the Complete Encyclopedia of Street Punk Profanity for her. If you ever meet someone you can’t out-curse, let her curse them back for you.”
Mo Wendao’s eyes were opened to a whole new world. He had never expected Hater Bot to possess so many functions. Then he curiously looked toward the seemingly harmless True Fan Bot.
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Xu Linna said, “Her combat module is identical to Hater Bot’s, but she downloaded the Complete Encyclopedia of Emotional Massages instead. While you’re exchanging fire with a gang, she can praise you in every possible way and provide emotional support.”
“Thanks, Senior Sister.”
As he spoke, Mo Wendao had already made up his mind. The next time he took Hater Bot to the market, he wanted to see just how viciously an AI could curse someone.
Xu Linna clocked out on time, but Mo Wendao voluntarily chose to work unpaid overtime today, answering the company’s call and embracing the blessing.
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Once the office had completely quieted down, he began the next stage of his work. “True Fan Bot, generate an analysis regarding efforts to combat the rampant enhancer trade in the Lower City. Hater Bot, tell me your opinion on the Blood Hands taking control of the enhancer market.”
(oﾟ▽ﾟ)o: “Analysis complete. The enhancer problem is one of the root causes of chaos in the Lower City. Widespread enhancer use will greatly reduce the organ value of Lower City residents and may also create numerous complications in pharmaceutical trials. Enhancers are contaminating company resources. Suppressing them is necessary and has long-term implementation value...”
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(`皿´): “Analysis complete. Allowing the Blood Hands to control the enhancer market carries enormous risks. They lack long-term strategic vision and will only rely on violent dumping tactics. Furthermore, Blood Hands members lack team spirit. They are incapable of communicating normally with the company and cannot establish stable, long-term cooperative relationships...”
Mo Wendao compiled and recorded the reports from True Fan Bot and Hater Bot.
As his attainment in the demonic path changed, the perspective and methods he used to handle problems naturally had to change as well.
He recalled how his master used to do things. If his master had encountered a demonic sect like the Blood Hands in his previous life, how would the old man have dealt with it?
Would he personally take up his sword, charge into the demonic sect, and defend the righteous path?
Of course not. His master would contact other sects and issue a punitive decree in the name of the righteous path, calling upon everyone under heaven to join the crusade.
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There would be no need for him to personally fight them. He would not even need to see their faces before the demonic sect was destroyed by the combined strength of the world.
That was why, this time, Mo Wendao did not return home and put on his holographic mask. With his strength alone, it would probably be extremely difficult to locate every senior member of the Blood Hands Sect.
Instead, he stayed late at the office. While summarizing True Fan Bot and Hater Bot’s opinions, he also drafted a written report.
The San Diego Group had fallen. The Lower City was now engulfed in chaos, with gang conflicts erupting one after another...
But precisely because of this, the residents of the Lower City yearned more than ever for a place untouched by conflict.
Mo Wendao saw opportunity within the chaos.
Ёnù m̄ а
Senior Sister Xia, the momentum of the times is now on your side.
He worked until late at night, only stopping once the report was complete and sent. Mo Wendao sat beside the window and raised his head toward the bright half-moon in the night sky. If he listened carefully, he could seemingly still hear faint gunshots in the distance.
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Before long, his phone vibrated.
Xia Nuoya replied with only two words:
『Received.』
(End of Chapter)
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