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"Submachine gun?"

"Bulletproof vest".

"Military dagger."

"Bomb?"

A group of demi-humans stared in disbelief at the weapons, completely speechless.

"To put it bluntly, we couldn't get all of these things even if we sold them all, but they were given to us for free!"

The kobold captain encouraged everyone: "They've been really kind, haven't they? Now it's up to us to see if we have the guts to do it."

"I'm following you, Captain! From now on, I'll live the high life!"

Count me in!

"The State Federation is no good either. Every year, it imports a large amount of meat products from the government, allowing the scoundrels at the top to exploit our demi-human brothers even more."

“That’s right, how many pig-headed people have died from overwork in those meat processing plants!” one of the pig-headed people said, his eyes reddening.

"You, you all," Coco stomped her foot, "Do whatever you want, I don't care about you anymore!"

Seeing Coco run away, a demi-human nudged the kobold captain in the back: "Captain, aren't you going to chase after her? I saw Coco crying."

The kobold hesitated for a moment, then stubbornly said, "Why chase after her? I'll give her a good talking-to at the next meeting. She doesn't even listen to the captain."

"Haha, that's why Keke misunderstood."

A demi-human winked and said, "I know that the manager of the maid cafe where Coco works has a crush on her."

"Captain, if you don't change your bad temper, Keke will be kidnapped by someone else."

The kobold was taken aback and asked nervously, "Uh, is that shop manager a good person? Is he genuinely kind to Coco?"

"Captain, are you just giving up already?" Ayaka looked at his captain with a helpless expression. "Shouldn't we be calling the brothers to attack their doorstep at this point?"

"fart!"

The dog-headed captain laughed and cursed, "Anyone who dares to ruin Coco's happiness, I'll be the first to not let them get away with it."

"Here it comes, here it comes, the captain's famous line!"

"Haha, if the captain ever dared to say something like that in front of Keke, I would truly be impressed."

After everyone had made a ruckus for a while, a demi-human said worriedly, "Captain, are those 'comrades' you mentioned reliable? What Keke said earlier makes sense. Giving us so much stuff for free, they're either idiots or they're using us as cannon fodder."

"Yeah, Captain, what are you thinking? We understand you don't want Keke to get involved in dangerous things, so it's time to be upfront about it."

"I know they have ill intentions, but is it okay for us to continue like this?"

The kobold sighed, "Koko works day and night for us, but he can't even afford to buy himself a decent piece of clothing. How can you stand that?"

Everyone immediately fell silent, looking at each other with expressions of shame.

"It's because we're useless."

"No, we did nothing wrong, it's just that this world doesn't give us a way to survive!"

The demi-human slammed his fist on the table angrily, “We’re not like Coco, who only has a few wild animal characteristics, yet no one is willing to hire her.”

“Heads like ours,” he pointed to his rat-like head and said miserably, “let alone work, who would want to walk with us!”

"They're all liars. A construction site saw how strong I was and tricked me into working for free for a year, only to end up with nothing."

"I tried to get an explanation, and they almost beat me to death."

"The police, the unions, they're all liars!"

"We have no choice but to do some shady things to barely get a few bites to eat and lighten Keke's burden."

"Sigh, I have to bow and scrape every day just to earn a little tip from the passengers."

"Have you said enough?!"

Seeing that the scene was getting out of control and was about to turn into a grievance session, the kobold captain widened his eyes and said, "What's the point of saying so much? Are you guys as hard-working as Keke?"

“You only get one-tenth of the wages of an ordinary Elijah each time you work, and you still have to support us good-for-nothings. What do you have to say?”

He took a deep breath. "Now, we have an opportunity in front of us."

"We'll get a lot of money if we kidnap those Federation people and hand them over, then we won't have to let Coco suffer anymore."

"What if it's a trap..."

"I'll accept that it's a trap. Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, I'll still give it my all."

The kobold paused. "Of course, we can't let them control us; we need to be prepared."

"We don't need to rob all the Federation people; there are too many for me to handle alone."

Hearing their captain mention someone, everyone had a bad feeling.

"After successfully abducting them, I will drive them to the designated location. You have other things to do!"

The kobold's face gleamed with ferocity. "We have weapons. It doesn't matter if you're not skilled at using them. Just scare people into handing over the money."

"Rid a shop that looks busy, then you guys hide. You know this place so well, won't the police find you?"

"If I can come back then, that would be great. But if I can't... I'll leave Keke in your care."

The kobold sighed, "Although Coco has suffered a lot, she still has an innocent side. She can't be left unsupervised."

"Captain, what are you saying? You always take such good care of me, I should be the one to go!"

"Hmph, they only recognize me, you won't get the money if you go there."

The kobold patted the brother who wanted to go in his place, "Alright, it's settled then. You guys get ready."

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Coco walked down the street, looking dejected, never imagining that her companion would turn out like that.

She thought of the once imposing captain who had rescued her from her perverted master and threatened him to stop bullying her, and a look of heartache appeared in her eyes.

Coco knows that life is not easy for male demi-humans. After all, apart from a small number of male demi-humans born under special circumstances who retain a human-like appearance, the vast majority of male demi-humans are produced as laborers.

Since it's a laborer, there's no need to keep a face that looks human.

Because of their terrible appearance, society rejects them, even though they were created by this country.

Why is it that even doing manual labor is looked down upon?

In comparison, female demi-humans are deliberately designed to resemble humans, making their lives slightly easier.

Well, the reason behind it is self-evident.

No matter how hard life gets, you must not commit crimes.

When Coco thought of those federal people, a surge of resentment welled up in his heart.

"I've already warned you that the area isn't safe. If you stayed in a nice hotel, you wouldn't be targeted by malicious people and run into this kind of bad luck!"

Section 99, Chapter 098: The Mob

"Why are you here?" The kobold captain looked at Coco helplessly.

He had deliberately driven Keke away to keep her out of this mess, but she came back just as the battle was about to begin.

"They're staying at the hotel where I work. Do you know which room they're in without me showing you the way?"

“We have this!” The kobold brandished the submachine gun in his hand.

Coco frowned. The reason she came here was because she was afraid that these people would kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Since we can't stop the kobolds from going their own way, we should at least try to save some innocent people.

“I’ll lead the way. Even if you don’t take me, I’ll still follow.” Coco looked at him stubbornly.

The kobold captain looked at her for a while, then took out a black hood. "Put it on."

Although he allowed Coco to follow him, he already had a plan in mind: once he successfully kidnapped the hostage, he would have other demi-humans knock her unconscious and take her away.

"Captain, how do we retreat then?"

Coco softened her tone. The kobold hadn't told her the specific plan, hence the question.

“They provided an SUV as support, and while we were taking hostages, they would also take action to attract the attention of the police.”

Coco looked at him sadly: "Are you really not going to reconsider? Once we do this, we can never go back to the way we were before."

"..."

The dog-headed man and the other demi-humans laughed silently.

Their past life? They'd had enough of that living hell.

These people are so quick to agree to take great risks and risk their lives for others, and some even have extreme ideas like "dying in a spectacular way."

Coco received a lot of covert care from the kobolds on a daily basis, and the manager of the maid restaurant treated her very well. Ultimately, the catgirl could not truly understand the pain in the hearts of the kobolds.

"Come on, here's the dagger."

The kobold looked around at the crowd, a look of madness in his eyes.

"After making this big deal, we'll live the high life from now on!"

(I'm going to fight for Keke's future!)

"Oh oh oh!"

Everyone was full of energy and ready to make a big splash.

In the hotel, Locke was completely unaware of the undeserved disaster that was about to befall him, and he was in a very good mood.

He opened the window, letting the wind carry away the faint smell of blood from the room, and nodded with satisfaction to a rat-headed demi-human behind him.

"You're great, I'm very satisfied with the place you found."

“It is my honor to serve the Federal Lords!” He bent over, making his already short stature appear even smaller.

"Hehe, since Master is satisfied, then..."

He rubbed his hands together quickly, a fawning smile on his face.