Life Dungeon Game

At that moment, a driverless taxi stopped in front of them; this was the taxi He Ao had hailed before going inside.

Jiaxi carefully observed He Ao's expression, and only after confirming that He Ao was alright did she ask with some doubt,

"Grandpa, why do we need to take a taxi?"

"Because we only borrowed this SUV to drive back here, now that it's been delivered, we can no longer take it away,"

He Ao picked up the woman from the ground and put her in the back seat of the driverless taxi. Then he reached out and patted his granddaughter's head. "Alright, let's take this lady to the hospital and then go home! Back to Grandpa's house!"

"it is good!"

Jiaxi nodded excitedly.

Then the two of them got into the taxi together.

He Ao first changed the location, setting the destination to the nearest Qunxing Pharmaceutical Hospital, and then he carried the woman into the hospital.

At the outpatient clinic, the hospital first swiped the woman's wristband to confirm that she had purchased insurance and had sufficient funds in her account before processing her emergency room admission.

After stating that he had no familial relationship with the woman, the hospital did not force He to sign any documents.

With insurance, identification, and an account, the hospital could directly send the bill to the woman and deduct the money from her credit card.

After confirming that the woman had been admitted to the hospital, He Ao left.

Fortunately, the woman had medical insurance; otherwise, he would have had no choice but to send her to an underground doctor.

By the time He Ao finished everything and walked out of the hospital, Jiaxi was already yawning from exhaustion.

It's late at night now, and children naturally need more sleep. Jiaxi was woken up from her bed, and now that she's calmed down, she's naturally starting to feel sleepy.

He Ao hailed a driverless taxi and carried his sleepy granddaughter into the car.

While Jiaxi was asleep on his lap, He Ao lifted his bracelet, took out a Bluetooth earphone, and put it on.

He logged onto Eve's verification website, and after a series of complicated verifications, a gentle yet lively voice rang in his ear.

Hello, K.

Chapter 652 The Problem Lies in This City (Long Chapter, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

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The tightly closed door opened, and He Ao carried his sleeping granddaughter into the house.

The moment He Ao entered the living room, a pop-up window appeared on his bracelet.

This means the wristband has connected to the building's security system.

Sito purchased a security system for the house when he was still the deputy director.

Nearly twenty years have passed since this system was first installed.

Most of these systems were old and damaged, and Sito repaired and patched them up using parts he found in the second-hand market.

"Eve, take over the security system in this house."

He Ao hooked the door with his foot and gently closed it.

“Okay, connecting,” Eve’s voice came through Heo’s earpiece. “Connection successful.”

Immediately afterwards, the creaking sound of the door locking came from behind He Ao. "Alert mode has been activated. All doors and windows are closed. All sensors are functioning properly. No signs of damage or intrusion have been found."

Hearing Eve's words, Heo slowly breathed a sigh of relief. He carefully pulled his granddaughter along and walked deeper into the room.

Eve's existence cannot improve the capabilities of the security system's outdated hardware, but she can greatly enhance the overall sensitivity and responsiveness of the entire system through more advanced intelligent algorithms.

Fortunately, Sito had previously purchased a security system from a small manufacturer. Although the software optimization of the system was not very good, it did not restrict users from accessing the external mainframe.

If you purchase a security system from a large conglomerate like the Trison Group, any access to non-Trison Group hardware or software will cause the security system to lock itself.

This self-locking program is nominally intended to protect user safety, but as the homeowner, after the security system locks itself, the user cannot open their own door.

Of course, besides potential security concerns, a major reason for the existence of such a self-locking program is to trap users in the consortium's own traffic pool, forcing users to continue purchasing the consortium's supporting equipment and monthly software service packages.

However, Sito didn't think that much about it at the time. He didn't even intend to buy a security system. It was just that the small factory was about to go bankrupt and was having a promotion, so the price was extremely low, which is why he bought the security system.

After acquiring it, he discovered that the company's system was actually quite good, and even at the original price, it was excellent value for money. Unfortunately, the small company eventually went bankrupt.

“Eve, help me find all the information about the ‘black market’ where you can hire gangs to kill people.”

He Ao, holding his granddaughter, walked to the door of the innermost bedroom and asked in a low voice.

"Okay, searching for you."

As Eve's voice rang in He's ears, he walked toward the innermost room.

"Based on your keywords, I retrieved 157,500 results. After filtering these results, I selected 1,732 valid results, which are briefly summarized below,"

After a very short pause, Eve's voice rang out again.

"The 'black market' is a specific term for a private network of underground transactions. This network cannot be found on the surface internet through search engines or other retrieval methods; it can only be accessed through specific binding methods."

Access to the terminal software with a personal account is done via an encrypted link.

"The main function of the black market is an online 'trading market'. The operators of the black market do not publish or execute tasks; instead, users publish and execute tasks themselves."

"Currently, there are a large number of private networks operating in a similar manner on the federal 'dark web,' but the 'black market' is the largest and possibly the oldest of them all."

"According to some information, the black market can provide access services in all cities across the entire federation."

"However, there are fewer than fifty cities where commissions can be effectively issued or accepted in the 'black market,' and fewer than thirty cities with a large user base that can conduct 'transactions' smoothly, not including the top thirty cities in the Federation."

As He Ao listened to Eve's story, he carefully pushed open the bedroom door in front of him, gently placed Jiaxi on the bed, took off her shoes, and covered her with a light blanket.

Only after completing these tasks did he have time to organize the information Eve had just shared.

It appears that this 'black market' is actually just an underground communication platform.

However, the things being exchanged are most likely prohibited by federal law.

In fact, most cities in the Federation have similar platforms because conglomerates or other employers and the underworld doing dirty work need a channel of communication to facilitate doing things that cannot be brought to the light of day.

In Dawn City, conglomerates and major gangs communicate directly, with the latter controlling the entire underworld.

In Witland, communication is conducted indirectly through intermediaries like Hashi.

In smaller cities like Rock City and Limen City, which were previously completely controlled by a single conglomerate, the underworld is often directly controlled by the conglomerate, making it impossible to distinguish between light and darkness.

Different cities have different ecosystems.

The fact that this 'black market' platform has been able to exist for so many years suggests that it has likely become a communication channel between the light and the dark in the city, which is the core of its services. It may even be that the platform itself was established and controlled by certain conglomerates.

He Ao stood up and looked at the decorations in the room.

This is the room my son used to live in when he was little. There is a large e-ink monitor on the wall next to the bed. This kind of monitor is not very high resolution and is used to display posters or simple paintings.

Users can switch to their preferred screen according to their own preferences.

The monitor is currently displaying a cool mecha poster. This wasn't put on by Jiaxi, but by Sito's son, Kavi, before he graduated from university.

Kavi wasn't a particularly troublesome child growing up. Although he did have his rebellious teenage years and argue with Sito, he was mostly quiet.

He Ao turned his head and looked at the wall opposite the bed.

There was a small desk and a small bookshelf there.

Kavi's hobby since childhood has been reading, but physical books are a very expensive 'luxury' in the Federation. It took Sito a long time to collect enough books for his son to fill such a small bookshelf.

Whenever he had some extra money, he would set aside a little to buy his son a book. He really enjoyed the excited and joyful expression on his son's face when he received the book.

Of course, when his son argues with him, he will also swear to his wife that he will never buy books for that brat again.

He Ao walked to the desk and sat down in the chair against the wall. His gaze swept over the old metal toys on the desk, the upright bookends, and the yellowed books leaning against the bookends.

He took out a book that had been sitting in the corner, his wrinkled, withered hand stroking the crumpled hard cover, and asked in a low voice,

Is there any way to obtain permission to enter the 'black market'?

"Based on the retrieved information,"

Eve replied, "Currently, there are two ways to obtain access to the black market. One is through introductions from long-time members or acquaintances, contacting a person or group codenamed 'Drawer' to purchase black market terminals and registration numbers from them."

"Secondly, you can buy accounts from people who already have black market accounts. However, black market accounts are all bound to devices, and trading accounts can only be done through trading devices. The black market does not restrict account trading, but the same person cannot buy another account registration number from the 'drawer'."

There are two methods: register a new account or buy someone else's account.

Hearing Eve's words, Heo pondered for a moment and asked,

"Have you found anyone who might be selling black market accounts or who can 'introduce' new users?"

"The investigation revealed five individuals online who explicitly stated they wanted to sell accounts, located in different cities. Fifteen other people also indicated they could 'provide' referrals to 'Drawer' for a fee,"

Eve replied, "But based on the linked accounts and past information of these twenty people, there is a greater than 50% probability that they are scammers who are using the black market as a front."

It seems that there aren't many black market members actually exposed on the surface of the internet, so much so that scammers can still operate under the guise of the black market.

Most people in the underworld don't actually need to use the 'black market'; they just need to follow the orders of their boss or leader.

Those who truly need to accept or issue commissions on the black market are only the leaders of gangs, lone wolves, or individuals or conglomerates with considerable financial resources.

In other words, although the black market has a wide coverage, the number of users is probably not large, and most of them are core users. These users basically have their own small social circles or their own channels, and they are not short of money. They do not need to make money on the surface of the Internet by 'attracting new users' or selling accounts.

Therefore, genuine black market users tend not to expose themselves.

In order to avoid attracting attention, the black market operators may be consciously cleaning up the black market's information on the surface of the internet.

It seems that to obtain a black market 'account,' one will have to find a way to acquire one around St. John City.

After all, given that Victor could be hired to kill and had a habit of frequently using the black market, it proves that Saint John City is likely one of the thirty cities where the black market can facilitate smooth 'trades'.

That city itself must have quite a few black market users.

However, He Ao did not give up searching for information on the internet. He placed the book in his hand on the table and said slowly,

"Further investigation into the deeper aspects of the black market, then using anonymous accounts..."

Try contacting those twenty people to see if you can get any useful information. Even scammers need to have something to offer to dare to scam people.

"Ok."

Eve responded with a sound, and then her voice slowly faded into silence.

He Ao focused his gaze on the book in his hand.

Even without black market accounts and deeper information, He Ao could deduce some information from the characteristics of the 'black market'.