Cyberpunk, but urban

Ye Lan smiled. Olivier's words meant that he had already recognized his statement to a certain extent. However, due to his overly cautious character, he would not say the word "believe" before seeing it with his own eyes.

"It doesn't matter. I don't need your complete trust. As long as you can issue me a closeout license impartially and submit my firm application, that's all. I think as long as no one gets in the way, everything I need will be easy to achieve according to the process, right?"

"...Indeed, it is just a normal application for a closer and an agency. It will definitely be approved once it is submitted." Olivier read every line of the application carefully, and finally said to Ye Lan: "If there is nothing else, I will take your application back to the association."

Ye Lan pulled Olivier who was about to stand up and said to him, "Don't worry, there are still two things. The first one is Roland. That guy now thinks I'm a complete liar and won't listen to a word I say. I think he will do something stupid, and then I'll have to trouble you to clean up his mess. As for the second thing... How much did the guy who pretended to be me and asked for the commission offer?"

"Of course I'll pay attention to Roland's affairs. As for that commission... I calculated that there's just enough money left in your account to pay for your license as a closer and the money for the agency. It's like it was calculated..."

Olivier's face looked a little strange when he said this. After all, this number was too precise, as if he didn't intend to let Ye Lan have any starting capital.

This is indeed the case. After all, the one who did the trick was the Jin Zi Lei Di. Even if Ye Lan himself cannot be seen in other timelines, by observing the people around him, one can easily calculate how much money he has in his hands now.

After the two talked a few more words about Roland, Olivier took his things and left the cafe they were in. After paying the three of them with the last cash in their pockets, Ye Lan and Luna didn't have any more money.

"It seems like we'll just have to make do today. When the documents come down tomorrow, we'll go take on some commissions and earn some living expenses."

Ye Lan smiled helplessly, and returned with Luna to their house in the dilapidated Lane 9. Although the house had suffered a certain degree of damage in the pianist incident, the two of them had no money in their pockets, so they had no choice but to move back in.

"At least we still have plenty of food at home, but is the money we earn from taking commissions really enough for the two of us to spend?"

Luna didn't have any confidence in Ye Lan's plan. A ninth-level finisher who had just entered the industry, with a burden like her, who would choose a combination of the two of them to handle the commission? In the end, they might only end up with something as insulting as looking for a cat.

"That's good too. After all, we have a house to live in and can earn a little money to eat, right?"

"Ye Lan, are you kidding? Aren't you going back to the library to find your elder sister? By the way, you said last time that you wanted to keep it a secret. The person you like is not that elder sister, right?"

Lying on the dusty sofa at home, Luna stared at Ye Lan with shining eyes.

"You're just thinking nonsense." Ye Lan tapped her little head and said to her, "As for the money issue, there is actually another ready-made channel to make money. Do you want to guess?"

Chapter 36. The First Mission

Obviously, Luna had no interest in guessing Ye Lan's way of making money. Anyway, even if this man didn't tell her now, he would tell her when he really made a fortune using this way of making money.

Ye Lan, who didn't get the pleasure he wanted from her, smiled a little awkwardly and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner for the two of them tonight.

The food in the house was limited, so they couldn't spend as much as before until they got some money. Considering this, Ye Lan only made a home-cooked stir-fry and served it with egg fried rice made with the leftover rice from yesterday, which was enough for their dinner.

After dinner, the two went back to their rooms and went to sleep. Their next actions would require the relevant permissions brought by the finisher certification to be executed. Before receiving the certification tomorrow morning, the two could only wait slowly.

Soon, after a good night's sleep, Ye Lan and Luna woke up and received a courier with the finisher certification and the firm's badge at their doorstep.

Yes, there are express delivery companies in the city, and not just express delivery companies. There are companies of different sizes in many industries that the Wings of the World have not involved, such as catering, toys, etc. Their role is to fill in those small industries that the Wings of the World have no time to take care of or are unwilling to take care of.

These small companies that do not have Singularity Technologies usually rent Singularity Technologies products from Wings of the Worlds, paying high rents in exchange for competitiveness.

But they will also suffer a tragic end because of this high cost. With just a simple market fluctuation, those companies that are poorly managed and can no longer pay the rent for Singularity Technology products will lose their competitiveness in large numbers and eventually disappear completely under the exploitation of the Wings.

This is the rule of the city, but this rule is just a rule for the express company that rented Singularity Technology from W Company.

Of course, it has nothing to do with Ye Lan and Luna who are enjoying breakfast.

While sipping coffee, Ye Lan tore open the express package containing the finisher certification and firm badge he needed. After unpacking, he found a box with the U company logo engraved on it. According to the instructions engraved on the box, this was a one-time status preservation box.

Presumably, an association's use of this unfavorable storage method to mail the relevant badges of the finishers is also a deterrent to the finishers and firms who receive these things.

I opened the box according to the instructions, and found a palm-sized card inside, which contained some of Ye Lan's identity information and the name of the firm she worked for.

The other item was a frosted metal license plate of the same size as an A4 paper. The license plate was engraved with the name of Ye Lan's agency - Yixiang Agency, the agency representative - Ye Lan, and the most important agency logo - a simple upper body and a bucket with a circular pattern of light scooping away from the head.

Its meaning is quite clear to those who know about Lobotomy's singularity technology, which is to use a "bucket" to salvage abnormalities from the sea of ​​human consciousness.

In addition to the two things he needed to open an office, Ye Lan also found a letter from an association in the box. The letter clearly stated the monthly rent that his Yixiang Office needed to pay to the association, as well as the commission to be the newcomer and the assessment of the newly opened office.

This commission was classified as an urban legend, and it was almost impossible for a ninth-level finisher who had just obtained a finisher certificate to complete it alone.

But for someone who has just become a closer and is planning to open his own firm, if he cannot even handle commissions of this level, it would be better for him to find an existing firm and start small.

"Anyway, at least our first commission isn't looking for a cat."

Ye Lan smiled and handed the letter to Luna, who had just finished drinking her glass of milk. The little girl picked up the letter and read it, and soon found the part related to the commission:

Commission: Find and eliminate the "Noose Gang" gang entrenched in Alley 10.

Commission level: Urban legend.

Proof of entrustment: The noose of the boss of the "Noose Gang", a noose rope dyed pink and made of metal wire.

Commission remuneration: An association-certified finishing firm seal, xxxx eyes.

"Wow, so many eyes?"

Luna counted carefully, and the eyes in the commission alone were enough for the two of them to live normally for a month. However, while the reward was rich, the difficulty of the task was indeed frighteningly high for a normal ninth-level finisher.

"That's about wiping out a gang. Even if it's a small gang, a Level Nine finisher fighting alone basically has no ability to fight head-on."

"But it's different for you." Luna said as she helped Ye Lan take both of their plates into the kitchen and threw them into the dishwasher.

"Would you like to come with me to Alley 10?"

As Ye Lan was getting dressed to go out, she asked Luna a question. After receiving her affirmative answer, she put the little girl's spare parasol into her bag.

Not long after, the two dressed neatly went out, passed through the entrance of Alley No. 9 and walked towards another back alley in the city. Of course, although it was walking, it was definitely by means of transportation. Although W Company's warp train was not allowed, there were still normal means of transportation.

And it only goes to Lane 10, so it's not much more expensive than the warp train.

The two who came to Alley 10 spent half a day to deal with the newly formed gang. Most of the time was spent asking the residents in Alley 10 about the gang's base. The time they spent to eliminate the gang members who used noose to attack passers-by for money and kill them was only enough for the two of them to spend on their meals.

"But are there still old craftsmen these days who hide in the alleys with a noose and attack passers-by, then hang them and take away their money and internal organs?"

It was rare for Ye Lan to make a few more comments about this gang. After all, in his previous life on Earth, this kind of gameplay had become an outdated skill as early as the Victorian era.

"Hey, Ye Lan, have you ever seen them kill people this way before?"

"Probably in history books..."

The two chatted as they walked towards the nearby notary office. After handing in the entrusted documents there, they would have enough money for lunch today.

"By the way, will Uncle Roland come to trouble you after he sobers up today?" Luna suddenly thought of this when she walked into the notary area.

Chapter 37. Extra Money

Ye Lan thought about it and said to Luna, "That's a good question. Then let's not go back today. You can find a high-end hotel to stay for the night, and I will go to earn the extra money I told you about last night."

"Hey——" Luna called out in a long tone, then pouted and said to Ye Lan: "I want to go with you..."

"Not at night, you need to get some sleep. And I might run into that idiot Roland when I go out to earn some extra money this time. If a fight breaks out, I'm not sure I can take care of your safety."

Ye Lan gave her a helpless expression and ended the topic. At the same time, the two of them were in the queue to hand in the entrusted evidence.

"Well, the Weird Agency, the commission level is Urban Mystery?" The person handling the paperwork behind the counter is a female employee of an association. Judging from the uniform she is wearing, she should be an employee of the Sixth Department.

The clerk from the Southern Sixth Section looked at Ye Lan, who was holding Little Luna, with a puzzled look on her face. However, her professionalism at work made her suppress her doubts and said to Ye Lan, "Please hand over the evidence mentioned in the letter of authorization."

After confirming that the entrusted item was exactly the same as the contents of the letter of attorney, the clerk finally asked his doubts: "Did you have your child with you when you made this commission?"

Ye Lan and Luna looked at each other and asked, "It wasn't mentioned in the commission, right?"

The clerk at the counter scratched his head and asked again: "Oh, no...it's just, aren't you afraid of hurting the child?"

"They are just a bunch of uninteresting thugs. They are not enough to make me unable to protect Luna. By the way, when will the reward for the commission be deposited into my account?"

Although it was unclear whether Ye Lan was bragging, the clerk still answered his question with the association's fixed speech: "Just wait for the finisher of our field team to confirm the authenticity of the commission. If you haven't forged it, it usually only takes about an hour."

After clarifying his doubts, Ye Lan took Luna and left. It would take about an hour for the money to be deposited into the account. During this time, there seemed to be nothing for the two of them to do except walking on the street in Alley 10.

After walking for a while, the two of them were quite bored and decided to go shopping in the surrounding malls to spend the last bit of time. They wanted to see if there were any interesting specialties for sale in the mall in Alley 10, and to check out the restaurants there to see if there were any delicious food.

As the two walked into the mall, a man in his thirties with fluffy white curly hair caught Ye Lan's attention. If he guessed correctly, this man in a brown turtleneck sweater and navy blue jeans was basically Zaixian before the distortion.

To be honest, it looks quite similar to the disguise he had on the warp train in the original plot.

"Luna, run in his direction and bump into him."

Ye Lan gave Luna an instruction. Although the little girl didn't know why he did this, she still obediently ran towards the man with her umbrella, then bumped into his legs and fell to the ground.

"Hey, are you okay kid?"

The man who was hit didn't care about being hit, but reached out to help Luna up. Ye Lan also came over and apologized to him for the collision.

Then, pretending to recognize the man, he took his arm and asked, "By the way, are you Mr. Xian?"

"Do you know me?" Jae-hyun thought about it carefully, but he really had no impression of the man in front of him with the child.

"Well, it's normal that you don't remember me. At that time, you were still a researcher in the company. I heard about you from your boss when I was discussing cooperation with your company at that time. At that time, he was quite impressed by your research level."

"Oh……"

Although Zaixian agreed with Ye Lan, he was still recalling what Ye Lan said in his mind. However, at that time, he was indeed focused on research and did not pay much attention to things other than research.

He really couldn't figure out who Ye Lan was, so he had to say to him awkwardly: "I'm so sorry, I really can't think of who you are."

"Is that so... It's okay. If you can't think of it, then don't think of it. Anyway, I'm not doing the job I did back then anymore. Let me introduce myself again. I'm Ye Lan, and I'm currently the closing representative of the Yixiang Agency."

"The one who...the one who is finishing up?"

"Well, the security company is finished, so naturally I have to find another way out. By the way, I recently heard that there is a madman who is attacking research institutes and studios everywhere. I remember that you also have a studio, right? Here is my contact information. If you really meet him, maybe I can help you."

As he spoke, Ye Lan wrote down his contact information on a piece of paper and handed it to Zaixian.

This father who only used the corpse to conduct an experiment to revive his son is already considered to be one of those with a particularly high moral standard in the city. To be honest, Ye Lan really doesn't mind helping him before he was twisted.

However, helping him for a fee was not the side job for tonight. After saying goodbye to the puppeteer, Ye Lan and Luna, who had received their pay, found a very popular restaurant in the mall and solved their lunch problem.

In the afternoon, after placing Luna in the most expensive and best-environment hotel room in Alley 10, Ye Lan set out to move towards the factory where the Lumanos Group was located.

To be honest, in the original plot, among the evil things Roland did when he was crazy, only those that could be considered as morally upright under the moral standards of the city, and the rest all deserved it.

But who made the Lumanos Group rich? Ye Lan naturally wanted to make some money from them.

Given Roland's current mental state, he would immediately search for him and all the workshops and research institutes that might be related to the pianist incident.

The Lumanos Group is the largest among them.

In addition, Ye Lan did not hide his whereabouts at all. Now that Roland completely distrusted him because of Jin Zi Lei Di's calculations, once Ye Lan showed up in the Lumanos Group, this factory that was indeed conducting human research would naturally not be able to escape Roland's attack.

However, if these people are willing to pay, Ye Lan can also help them drive Roland away. Anyway, the more presence he shows in front of Roland now, the more guilty Roland will feel when he sees Mrs. Angelica in the library.

With such a huge fun waiting behind, it would be better to let him have more misunderstandings.

Chapter 38. Crazy Night (Part 1)

There was nothing wrong with Ye Lan's inference. He was indeed Roland's highest priority target at the moment, and the Lumanos Group was indeed the largest target.

But all this is based on the assumption that no one would take the initiative to cause trouble for Roland, who thought he had lost his wife.

As for whether there are such people, of course there are. In other words, our Mr. Ye Lan will probably work in vain tonight.

In a bar called Indulgence, a tattooed man who was dressed in a very tasteless way in Ye Lan's opinion was sitting at the bar drinking. He drank the glass of absinthe for a long time, so long that the ice in the glass had melted into water.

"'Personal grudges' must be avenged... the middle finger must be returned in full. That man is not one of ours, and the fact that he injured our brothers and sisters must not be taken lightly."

"What's his name? Brother, do you remember his name?"

The man covered in chains is a young man pointing to the south, and this bar is his property in the back alley.

The younger brother who had been beaten by Roland was still wearing bandages. His left arm was ruthlessly broken into three parts by Roland during the conflict in the hospital.

The enhanced tattoo on his body only made Roland's pain more intense.

"Brother... that man said his name was Roland. My family has investigated him before, and he still lives in Alley 9."

The young man drank the absinthe in the cup, which had been diluted with ice water and had almost no taste of alcohol, and said to the injured middle finger brother: "Let all the uninjured people come with me. For the sake of our families, we must take revenge."

"Yes! Onii-sama."

The younger brother who received the order immediately left the bar. The street where the Indulgence Bar was located was almost entirely occupied by their businesses. Middle Finger's family members were scattered among these businesses, and he needed to notify them one by one.

The youngest brother called his second brother and told him everything about Roland. Although he said he must take revenge, he still had a sense of crisis in his heart. This man and his pregnant wife didn't seem as easy to deal with as they seemed.

"Roland, Roland... No, I don't have any impression either." The second brother on the other end of the phone thought for a long time, and then looked through his revenge account book for a long time, but in the end he couldn't find anything related to this man.

"Although I don't have any impression of this man, since he was able to survive that incident and even continue to live in Alley 9, you'd better be careful."

The second brother paused, then gave another word of advice: "Whether it's luck or strength, there will always be one aspect of this guy that is difficult to deal with."

"Yes, I understand."

When the younger brother hung up the phone, all the brothers and sisters on the street had gathered in front of him. At this moment, in his opinion, no one could resist their revenge.

Unfortunately, Roland was definitely not within his imagination.

……

……

At 19:33 that evening, the younger brother Locke knocked on Roland's door.