Chapter 704: Drugs to Suppress Malice

The first night in the altar world was a lot more peaceful than Gao Ming anticipated. After the Night Police left, nothing else happened.

Gao Ming was still asleep when there was a ringtone. It was 6.30 am. The youngest and strongest Wu Wei fell out of bed. She grabbed her phone and crawled over to Gao Ming.

“This is bad!” She stammered and leaned in close to Gao Ming. “Bu, Bu Ming is dead! He was found dead in the room of the female boss of Hao Jue Hotel. And…”

“Slow down. What is it?” Gao Ming sat up blurrily as if he were not privy to the news.

“The daughter of Wan Sheng’s boss is dead! She was shot!” Wu Wei showed her phone to Gao Ming. “The murderer was not caught. The surveillance has been destroyed. However, everyone is saying that Hei Ao from Zhu Chuan Society did it!”

“No way!” Yao Youzhi heard the news and scrambled over. “Director Lee, this is not right! This kind of conflict is normally settled privately. It will only appear in the paper when both parties have reached a consensus. Typical people like us will never hear about it. Unless a third party is involved and is doing this on purpose!”

“The night police!” Ding Xiang just woke up. She heard the partial news but said confidently, “The night police forced Zhu Chuan to work together with Wan Sheng. If they had a falling out, the party that stood to benefit the most was the night police! If Hei Ao is the real killer, Wan Sheng will take revenge. However, could the real killer be from the night police?”

“The night police are digesting Fourth Street. They need time and will not make a move so soon. Zhu Chuan is not like the other gangs. They have the source of the medicine in their control!” When Jia Youzhi brought up the medicine source, Wu Wei and Ding Xiang fell silent. “Do you remember the madman from last night? He didn’t have the medicine for his illness. In this city, controlling the medicine source means mastering many people’s fates. The night police also need the medicine. They wouldn’t have targeted Zhu Chuan so soon.”

“God damn Zhu Chuan. They have the medicine source because they have conducted experiments on so many innocent citizens!” Ding Xiang hissed angrily. “In the past, Wan Sheng ran everything in Third Street. Zhu Chuan didn’t even have the right to serve the other gangs, but now, the dog is the owner.”

Medicine was critical in this city. Based on what Ding Xiang said, having the medicine source enabled one to rise quickly. Wu Wei was still reading the news, but the other three started to form their own plan. Provoking the other gangs could only get one so far. To have a place in this city, the drugs were instrumental. Gao Ming didn’t know much about medicine. Lee Sansi’s memory didn’t contain much information. He avoided them because he believed they were dangerous.

“The woman at the hotel was willing to sacrifice everything and threaten Hei Ao for the medicine. This thing can make one go insane.”

When Gao Ming was scheming, the malice in his heart festered. He was almost controlled by malice, but thankfully, he was a Dream Ghost who came from outside the altar. “The Blood City tattoo can influence the black threads. I won’t be brainwashed by the black lines. If there’s a chance, I need to figure out how the medicine is manufactured. Only then will I have the chance to copy it.”

“Director Lee, Third Street will be thrown into chaos soon. We mustn’t get dragged into it. No matter who comes to question us, we have to present a unified front.” Jia Youzhi was putting his shirt on. His thin ribs were exposed. “Bu Ming died in Yuan Qing’s daughter’s room. If they knew we went to find Bu Ming, they would think we were working with Bu Ming.”

“There are too many mysterious circumstances surrounding their deaths. We mustn’t get involved. We need to tell everyone that we were there to find Hei Ao and beg him to give us the chance to shoot another commercial,” Ding Xiang agreed. She turned to Gao Ming. “Director Lee, did you see Hei Ao at the hotel?”

“I didn’t see him. I was caught by the fight between Zhu Chuan and Wan Sheng in the lobby.” Ding Xiang and Jia Youzhi sighed in relief.

“Hei Ao will not be hounding us for the debt since he’s in hot water, but we have a new trouble.” Jia Youzhi opened the studio door. He took in the notice left behind by the night police. It had a date and a string of numbers. “Before the sky darkens, we need to deliver the city security fee to the night police station. It’s… 110,000?!”

“How much?!” Wu Wei jumped up. “We should have let the madman in and have him kill us! That would be cheaper!”

“Probably the patient's danger rating was a bit high?” Jia Youzhi’s face fell. “The night police never haggle. The security fee is a life protection fee. When the danger is here, we can only rely on the night police. However, when there is no danger, the night police are the citizens’ biggest threat.”

“110,000, right? Let’s pool our money together.” Gao Ming’s words silenced the room. They turned their eyes away from Gao Ming. “Just give me what you have. The night police didn’t just save my life last night. We were all threatened.”

“I only have this much.” Wu Wei took out a bus card and 17 dollars.

Ding Xiang opened her branded purse and showed her stack of IOUs. “You know my situation. I owe more than you do.”

They turned to Jia Youzhi. He rolled up his sleeves to show several needle holes. “I have to sell my blood to survive. Do you think Director Lee has ever paid me?”

Gao Ming sighed. “So, it’s up to me again?!”

Gao Ming took the night police’s notice and Wu Wei’s bus card. He shrugged on his jacket and headed out.

“Director Lee!” Jia Youzhi sounded touched. “Your kidney is not worth much from all the late-night working. You should go to First Street to sell your corneas and eyes. You have good eyesight.”

“You bastard!”

Gao Ming didn’t plan to sell Lee Sansi’s body. If he could control the malice, his body could perform miracles.

He touched his pocket. During the chaos, he swiped a lot of stuff at the hotel. He planned to give them to the night police. He wanted to give them a big present.

The day was just starting, but many people were already on the streets. They were like machines, working at full capacity for the most basic of survivability.