Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 463 Classic Setting
Zheng Fanzheng was in the new central district of Jiangwen Street. Although most shops on the commercial pedestrian street had stopped operating in the early morning, there were still many people of all kinds wandering the streets.

The cold wind of a February night could not dampen the enthusiasm of the people on Jiangwen Street.

Looking up at the large screen above the building, which was broadcasting news of a car accident on a section of road on the edge of Jiangwen Street, I could hear whispers around me.

"Could that be Che Rufeng?"

"No way, didn't they say the Roller Gang wouldn't be so easy to deal with a while ago? And tonight they've wiped out the whole gang and their leader?"

"Who did it?"

"It seems there are still no results. Could it be that the Bureau of Investigation and Handling wasn't behind this?"

Zheng Fan looked away: "Little Zhao, have you got any leads?"

Xiao Zhao and his brothers came out from behind a warehouse, accidentally bringing out a corpse with them. They quickly put it back: "There is a batch of fantasy items from Subway Zero. We still need to identify their specific types and functions."

Zheng turned his head to look at what Xiao Zhao was holding: "Do we need to figure out what this thing is for?"

It's a bomb with a cartoonish design, featuring a classic skull on its surface and two bone rods forming a cross below.

It's a danger that's clearly visible to the naked eye.

"I asked the person in charge here, and they said this batch of explosive fantasy items will be transported in batches to several different gray districts. Here's the list." Xiao Zhao handed a list to Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan took the document and glanced at it: "Nolan, Shishikoko, Tarkovsky... several large gray-market neighborhoods are involved, followed by other small and medium-sized ones. What are they trying to do? Sponsor terrorist attacks around the world?"

He handed the list back to Xiao Zhao: "Are the people at the warehouse just now the same people you've seen getting supplies from in the subway?"

“It’s different. This group is just a local smuggling gang. They take a middleman fee and help manage and transport goods. Besides, they’re just small fry, so they don’t know much about it,” Xiao Zhao replied.

"It's alright, there are still a few locations left. We can always find someone who knows by asking around," Zheng Fan said with a smile, a cigarette candy dangling from his mouth.

"Brother Fei, do you already have a guess?" Xiao Zhao asked.

"Haven't you already guessed what I'm going to say?"

Xiao Zhao smiled honestly.

Several cars suddenly drove up, and as the sound of their engines drew closer, the surrounding people quickly made way, while shouts of cursing rang out: "You dare touch my men?!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a machine gun popped out of the car window and began firing directly at Zheng Fan and his group.

The underlings dodged one after another, and Xiao Zhao also slid to find cover. Only Zheng Fan raised his hands, and his fingers turned into a blur, making a tinkling sound like playing the piano.

He deflected all the machine gun bullets with his bare hands.

"Damn it!" The gang leader cursed under his breath upon seeing this, and slapped the driver: "This is troublesome, let's get out of here!"

He could accept having some kind of superpower to block or dodge bullets, but someone who goes around firing bullets like they're playing a game with their bare hands is obviously not someone to mess with. I'm outta here.

Seeing the car that was about to hit him turn tail and run away with a graceful swerve, Zheng Fan was somewhat surprised.

You were shouting so fiercely just now, how could you back down so quickly?

Not to mention Zheng Fan, the other henchmen were also stunned. After their boss led them over and fired a few shots, he turned around and left them here.

Zheng Fan took out a cigarette, lit it with his fingers, and threw it on the ground. The cigarette landed and exploded into a cluster of sparks. He disappeared underground as if he had an invisible fuse and chased after the gang leader's car.

Xiao Zhao and his brothers were not idle either, and they used similar methods to those employed by Zheng Fan.

Bang bang bang!
One car after another was set on fire and exploded, with the henchmen inside screaming in agony.

The gang leader couldn't escape either; his car exploded after being lit by Zheng Fan's cigarette, and the rear of the car was completely destroyed. Only Zheng Fan's restraint prevented him from leaving a complete body. Xiao Zhao and the others carried the paralyzed gang leader away from the scene with Zheng Fan. After a long while, the people hiding nearby dared to peek out and sigh at the chaotic scene before them.

……

After getting into one of the only two legendary vans currently owned by the Black Sparrow Agency and driving away from the scene, Xiao Zhao and his team quickly extracted all the information they could from the leader of the transportation business gang.

After asking the questions, he opened the car door and threw the man out, leaving his fate to chance.

"The problem seems a bit serious, Brother Fei." Even Xiao Zhao's honest face showed a hint of seriousness.

Zheng Fan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, naturally heard their questions.

This gang has recently received a large number of orders. Although they would not normally check the goods they handle without authorization, this time the other party requested that they check the goods carefully to ensure there were no mistakes.

Because all the items they sent were extremely dangerous.

The weapons contained a large number of powerful explosives, including poison gas and viral weapons.

Speaking solely of dangerous goods, given the prevalence of Subway Line 0, every gray area must have plenty of them. However, such a concentrated smuggling of similar items is obviously suspicious.

Is it spreading from the current Jiangwen Street as the center to the entire Dadu gray neighborhood?

What is the purpose of the person behind this?
Given the current situation, if we can't figure out the other party's strange motives, let's just assume they're the system owner.

"Where was the source of the goods he just mentioned?" Zheng Fan opened the navigation and took a look. Because most areas of Jiangwen Street had been reset, the original map was no longer usable, and the new map updates couldn't keep up, leaving many blank areas.

Because of this convenience, various black industries have also grown rampant on this blank map.

Jiangwen Street still needs to pull some stunts.

Although Xiao Zhao hadn't been there long, after looking at the map for a while and comparing it with the place the other party had just described, he quickly marked a blank area: "This place is the most likely, based on his description."

"How to say?"

“This area used to be the new industrial zone of Jiangwen Street.”

“Oh~.” Zheng Fan smiled knowingly. “In industrial areas like the gray neighborhoods, the street governments usually have official backing, right?”

“Yes. At this critical juncture, Jiangwen Street wants to quickly restore its original industries, and normally, this aspect cannot afford to fail,” Xiao Zhao said. “If the source of goods is from the new industrial zone, then the situation is very much in line with our guess.”

"Brother Fei, Brother Zhao, someone's been watching us since the beginning. There was a drone in the sky at seven o'clock that spotted us about ten minutes ago, and about five minutes ago, several cars started appearing behind us, probably following us." The driver suddenly spoke up, glancing in the rearview mirror to warn them.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Fan turned around immediately, his eyes still piercing through the darkness of the night to take in the situation inside the suspect vehicles behind him.

"This is the first time I've felt so happy to see people in white since I came to Dadu," Zheng Fan said with a smile as he turned his head.

"Just as I expected." Xiao Zhao nodded and said, "The reaction behind the scenes was also very quick. They probably discovered it when we went to that warehouse."

"In order to maintain public order after the earthquake, the Jiangwen Subdistrict Office deployed a large number of patrol drones around the clock, and also added a lot of surveillance cameras to the neighborhood. However, these conditions have probably been taken advantage of by people with ill intentions. What a classic scene." Zheng Fan's smile remained unchanged, and he naturally felt no pressure.

"Is it a classic?" Xiao Zhao asked, puzzled.

"Isn't it common in many fantasy works to have seemingly righteous organizations that are actually filthy and corrupt behind the scenes? Although the Dadu Bureau is much better than I thought, it's inevitable that such things will happen in such a large place."

Zheng waved his hand and explained.

"So, are we, a lawless gang-like force, supposed to play the role of justice and defeat the darkness under the light?" Xiao Zhao said with a bit of a laugh.

"It was a great experience, wasn't it?"

(End of this chapter)