"Eh? Executed so swiftly?"

Ji Jue raised his eyebrows, sincerely suggesting, "Such a serious matter, don't you want to think it over? Give it a try, maybe this thing is all flash and no substance, just a facade."

"No, no."

Yue Ting lay prostrate on the ground, daring not to move, and said with an ingratiating smile, "The ledger is on my phone, the data is in the cloud, an unregistered account at Yongji Bank, the password is four zeros followed by two ones..."

"Tsck."

Ji Jue's face immediately fell.

Another one given the chance proves to be of no use.

With a wave of his hand, suddenly, another giant arm of the robot bull rose, the barrel aimed, and amidst the loud bang, the shell ejected, Mercury sprayed out, turning into thin straps in midair, wrapping up from start to finish, then a rotten rag that had been soaking in the sewer for who knows how long was stuffed into his mouth and tossed into the cargo hold behind.

In the open cargo hold, another Chosen One who kept making futile noises, subconsciously looked up upon hearing the sound, only to see another companion being brought in.

Their gazes crossed, a mix of astonishment, joy, and desolation that no one else knew.

After waiting for ten minutes to make sure no one else was running out from this area, Ji Jue packed up the folding chair, drove the car through the main gate into the warehouse, only to find chaos and several gangsters clinging to life.

Hmm, progress!

At least there were a few that hadn't died!

Seems like my teachings were indeed effective!

"Brother Ji Jue, thank you for your hard work."

Xiao An waited and greeted him with a smile.

"A small matter, where's the stuff?"

Ji Jue leaned in.

Xiao An raised his hand and pointed. In the cage lay a Disaster Beast cub, now feigning death with closed eyes, trembling with fear.

"Wow, these smugglers are getting bolder and bolder."

After looking over the not-so-valuable Disaster Beast cub, Ji Jue's gaze swept over several large crates and went straight to the middle. He knocked, meeting an empty echo.

There were still wires plugged in.

As he pried open the door, a cold draft rushed out.

Inside the cold storage, numerous limbs and organs, lying in foam boxes, came into view. Ji Jue, without any change in expression, reached out, picked up an arm to inspect, and understood instantly.

"Artificial organs and limbs?"

Ji Jue remarked, "They all have illegal enhancements inside... Looks like there's a cloning farm from the Vortex System at play here."

"No, I didn't know!"

Yue Ting, lifted out of the cargo box by the robot bull, finally spat out the rotten rag and began to protest vehemently, "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, I just took money for transportation, these items are for medical, purely medical use!"

Upon learning that their visitor was not a rival gang but the Security Bureau, he even perked up, daring to object and claim innocence.

"Medical use, capable of metallization of bones? Muscles, um, density has also increased quite a bit." Ji Jue mocked with a chuckle, lifting the wrist of the limb, "It even has the military's mark on it, tell me, who are you treating?"

"I...we are just transporting, transporting." Yue Ting struggled to force a smile, "It's a bit, well, not exactly legal, but..."

"What about this then?"

Ji Jue flung the limb in his hand, pointing at the Disaster Beast cub playing dead in the cage.

"For, for display! This is a special request from the client, an animal for aesthetic appreciation!" Yue Ting started off and then his words flowed more smoothly, his voice full of tears and snivel, "We have special transportation permits, officer! It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding... I'm a Cliff City person, I've contributed to Hai Province, I've shed blood for Cliff City, I want to see the customs, I want..."

Seeing Ji Jue's face remain smiley and completely unmoved, he suddenly choked.

He wisely swallowed the name of the influential figure he wanted to mention,

"Two big brothers, rules, I understand them all!"

He squirmed a bit, leaned forward, and squeezed out a sycophantic smile, "We were blind, tarnished the sacred land of Northern Mountain District; I'll pay, I'll definitely pay! We accept the punishment..."

Seeing him catch on so quickly, a trace of warmth suddenly appeared in Ji Jue's smile, he consoled as he petted the man's head, "Don't worry, paying is definitely necessary, we follow the procedure, don't be afraid, Hai Province is just, is clean, how can we let an innocent victim shed blood and tears, right?"

"Ah yes, yes, right, absolutely!"

Yue Ting bulged his eyes, cried out loud, swallowing the slew of curses in his belly, playing along with Ji Jue's scenario, but then he saw Ji Jue's hand touch the metal crate next to him.

Gently, he patted it.

Amidst the hollow echo, Ji Jue said leisurely, "Just that, this crate looks rather unusual..."

In that instant, Yue Ting's face changed dramatically.

Deathly pale.

"Generally speaking, an alloy box of this size, made of aluminum, shouldn't weight this much."

Ji Jue's fingers tapped down, rapping against the edge of the crate, the crisp sound spreading, and Yue Ting's face gradually turned pale, "Echo is light, vibration is fine, sound and touch, density, weight, it's all wrong."

He paused for a moment, and asked emotionlessly:

"——The real deal you're smuggling out, is Shoushan Copper, isn't it?"

Mountain Copper, Shoushan Copper.

A single character difference, but in fact, they are two completely different metals.

Mountain Copper is merely a spiritual conductor that can enhance the toughness and strength of the base material several times after complex Melting processes, expensive but still common and not rare.

Shoushan Copper, on the other hand, is different.

Because of its unparalleled unique properties, all regions that can produce Shoushan Copper in the Federation are under the strict control of Central City; the only vein in Hai Province is right beside the provincial military base.

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