The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 172 171. Abnormality, Black Market Merchant
After taking off the conspicuous United Government Army combat armor, Liu Qi and his companions put on optical stealth combat suits developed by the special forces of the second dimension.

Several people managed to escape successfully from the local military and police in such a swaggering manner.

What really concerns these military and police officers is not these armed elements of unknown origin.

Instead, it is the third-level monster "Sickle Head" that appears on Earth for the first time and is fighting against the giant human mecha.

The alien monster is 100 meters tall and weighs about 3,000 tons. You can feel its terrifying oppressive feeling just from the video.

If the Danger Wanderer cannot stop this alien monster, then humans may be forced to use nuclear weapons.

Based on past experience, a terrible biological and chemical disaster will inevitably occur.

The area where the "Sickle Head" is located will become a life-forbidden zone with poisonous legacy for dozens or even hundreds of years.

Just as the military and police were nervously watching the battle between human mechas and alien monsters.

Without them noticing, Liu Qi and his companions had successfully escaped from the military and police's cordoned off area.

Leaving the urban area, the few people took off their optical stealth suits and came to the crowded shantytown street area.

The illegal buildings here are so rampant that they almost block out the sky above the streets.

Everywhere there were street vendors shouting, citizens with confused and numb faces, and vagrants constantly begging for money from passers-by.

Originally, Liu Qi and his companions were still worried whether they would be recognized by the locals.

But apparently, Hong Kong's native people don't care where they come from.

In fact, as one of the core bases of the "Hunter Mecha Project" and home to the first Broken Dome Mecha base, Hong Kong has long been a refuge for countless refugees in Southeast Asia seeking asylum.

Tens of millions of refugees have already overcrowded the city.

If it weren't for the equipment of the United Government's exploration force, the vehicle would have been really eye-catching.

The local military and police, who are used to seeing refugees, are probably too lazy to pay attention to them.

A strange fish with more than ten tentacles was pressed on a chopping board on the street by a street vendor.

Liu Qi only took a few more glances before the vendor, who looked like a South Asian, chopped off the fish head with a knife and casually strung the "strange fish" together with a plastic rope.

“You’ll have to buy it once you see it!
Come on, pay!"

The South Asian vendor was shaking the strange fish that was still bleeding and twitching, while raising the fish knife and shouting in poor Cantonese.

Several "fish vendors" who were setting up stalls nearby also held sharp knives that smelled like fish, trying to put pressure on Liu Qi and his friends and force them to pay money.

The passers-by and vendors around looked indifferent and consciously avoided the fish stall where the dispute occurred.

Obviously, this kind of "forced buying and selling" situation is not uncommon here.

Liu Qi and his companions, who looked at everything with curiosity, were like curious babies on the street, and were easily mistaken for targets.

"Gan, why are there so many unruly people and no one is taking care of them?"

A CN branch soldier from the source plane Guangdong in the team spat on the ground in annoyance.

This street has a bit of the meaning of the law of the jungle and survival of the fittest.

If possible, Liu Qi would rather pay some money and take the loss, buy the strange fish and keep the matter quiet.

Because compared to being extorted by small vendors, they were more worried about attracting the attention of local military and police.

But unfortunately, they did not have the local currency to satisfy these small vendors.

Liu Qi could only observe whether there were any military or police officers around while leading a few of his companions to retreat to a remote and dim alley.

It is natural that a few South Asian fishmongers would not let go of the "fat sheep" that is about to be caught.

After Liu Qi and his companions were cornered in a dead end, the fishmongers were too lazy to disguise themselves anymore.

With a fierce look on his face, he took out machetes and steel pipes from the oil paper package, threatened the other side, and asked Liu Qi and others to quickly take out all their belongings.

Several shirtless South Asian fishmongers had bloody wounds on their bodies from being hacked by knives and axes.

However, what caught Liu Qi and his companions' attention the most were the many deformities on their bodies.

The abdomen and back are covered with oily scales like fish scales, short tentacles grow from the armpits, and there is something vaguely like "fish gills" on the fat neck.

These deformities on the human body made Liu Qi and others feel physically uncomfortable just by looking at them.

Judging from the deformed fish with tentacles they were selling, the waters off Hong Kong had probably been polluted by alien kaiju.

Several South Asian fishmongers thought they were "catching turtles in a jar", but for Liu Qi and his companions, it was the same.
The CN Guangdong warrior who had been annoyed with these guys for a long time stood out from the crowd. After a few rounds, relying on the super physique of [Blessing of Popular Election] and his experience on the battlefield of plane war, he easily knocked these brave and aggressive South Asian fishmongers to the ground.

Those who hold the steel pipe will either break their hands or their legs.

He who holds a machete must see blood.

After the beating, the beaten South Asian fishmongers could only roll around in the dark alleys filled with sewage and beg for mercy.

Liu Qi and his companions had no intention of killing him. They just gave him a profound lesson and left.

When they returned to the streets, they found no signs of military or police.

"It seems that this street is not under the management of the local authorities."

"Be careful, we are being watched. There are people watching us from behind and in front of us..."

The soldiers of the United Nations Army, who came from the main front-line forces, quickly noticed the surveillance near the team.

Following his teammates' instructions, Liu Qi soon saw several muscular men who were pretending to follow and monitor them unintentionally.

After thinking for a few seconds, Liu Qi walked straight towards the closest person, a muscular man who looked like a gangster. "Has anyone ever told you that your surveillance skills are terrible?"

The thug in the obviously ill-fitting black suit was stunned when the target he was monitoring came straight up to him.

He originally wanted to pretend to be innocent, but after hearing Liu Qi's words, he became angry.

He put his right hand into his pocket, which was bulging. It was obvious that there was something in it that he could use as "confidence".

"I know you have a gun in your pocket.

But do you believe I can break your neck before you pull the trigger?"

Seeing Liu Qi calmly utter these fierce threats, the gangster thugs were instantly stunned.

Those who have been in the gang for a long time know that the ones who are truly cruel and brutal are often those who appear harmless on the surface.

The young man in front of him with a pale face doesn't look like a tough guy.

But his companions looked very relaxed. It was obvious that they did not think that a strong man with a gun like them could threaten the young man on the opposite side.

The gangster didn't want to gamble his life on whether his gun was faster or his neck could turn faster.

The right hand that was gripping the gun handle had become stiff, and beads of sweat on the forehead were sliding down along the eye sockets.

"Why are you still standing there?

You are a gang thug and errand boy, do you really want to risk your life for a chance to stand out?
Why don't you take us to see the boss behind you, the guy who has the final say!"

Of course Liu Qi did not lie to the guy opposite him. With the physical fitness blessed by [Popular Election Blessing], he could easily deal with the opponent.

But he was not interested in getting angry with a gang member. What he was looking for was someone who could access more key information and intelligence about this plane of the world.

The gangster quickly took out his mobile phone and asked his boss behind the scenes.

After receiving a positive answer, he led Liu Qi and others away with a sense of relief.

After wandering around in the crowded streets for nearly half an hour, Liu Qi and his companions were finally brought to their destination.

A Chinese medicine shop with an eye-catching facade.

Pushing open the door, Liu Qi and his companions walked in nonchalantly amid the wary gazes of gang thugs.

After entering, the door was immediately closed.

More than a dozen sturdy men wearing black suits and sunglasses, armed with various firearms, surrounded Liu Qi and others.

Only after the situation was under control did a middle-aged white man wearing a bright red suit and smoking a cigar appear from behind the scenes.

"Let me see who dares to mess up Hannibal Zhou's business?"

Hannibal Zhou had silver hair, and when he spoke he raised his head slightly with a disdainful look in his eyes, which fitted the stereotype of gang leaders in the minds of Liu Qi and others.

"Is this how you treat guests?"

“Hospitality?
Damn it, you brainless guys, are you worthy of..."

Hannibal Zhou threw the cigar in his hand away and was about to say something harsh.

Unexpectedly, Liu Qi and others on the opposite side manually disarmed the guns aimed at them in just a few seconds.

The dazzling disarmament process was completed almost instantly.

By the time Hannibal Zhou and his men reacted, the situation had reversed and it was their turn to be targeted.

"WOW! Everybody calm down!
I am a businessman, and harmony brings wealth!"

Hannibal Zhou quickly stopped the guns raised by his men behind him.

The fighting power displayed by these unknown guys on the opposite side is really too terrifying.

He didn't want to get into trouble.

When Liu Qi heard the name Hannibal Zhou, he immediately thought of the "world's largest monster black market dealer" in the previous artificial intelligence retrieval intelligence.

"You have organs from those alien monsters for sale?"

After the atmosphere eased a little, Liu Qi spoke to break the stalemate between the two sides.

For the United Government's exploration force, the alien monsters that are hundreds of meters tall and weigh thousands of tons, which are unique to this new dimension, are definitely the focus of their attention.

“Then you’ve definitely found the right person!

I, Hannibal Zhou, have monopolized all transactions involving Kaiju in the underground black market.

I have not only the organs of the chrysanthemum here.

And there are those living parasites attached to the body of the Kaiju!
They also all come from outside the Earth..."

When talking about his main business of selling kaiju organs, Hannibal Zhou immediately began to introduce it in a torrent of words.

The organs of the chrysanthemum soaked in formalin solution in various glass jars, as well as the huge, still living parasites, were an eye-opener for Liu Qi and others.

“Now, here comes the problem.

As I said before, I am a businessman.

So how are you going to pay for these products you like?"

Hannibal Zhou rubbed his hands and looked at Liu Qi and others expectantly.

(End of this chapter)