Dream Travel

Chapter 188 Just Wandering Around
"I think this place is pretty good." After reading the guidebook for the Golden City, Bai Mu had gained a certain understanding of the place.

It's a place where money is everything, and you can live a carefree life if you have money. Although money is the focus here, it doesn't mean you'll do anything for money.

For example, if a wealthy person hires bodyguards there, and those bodyguards dare to kidnap the employer for money, the Golden City will take care of those bodyguards first, without the wealthy person even having to think of a solution.

If this place is truly chaotic, then it's impossible for it to develop.

Sin is sin, but even the underworld has its rules. The reason this place is called the capital of sin is mainly because it supports many illegal activities.

Leaving aside illegal bounties, even smuggling organs or other controlled substances can be done legally in the City of Gold. However, if enemies come knocking on the door, the City of Gold won't care.

They manage certain things that keep the Golden City running and prosperous; everything else is 'unrestricted'.

Who wouldn't like a city like this?
At the Dream Disposal Bureau, Borei stared at a bounty poster in front of him, a thing from the Golden City, something the Bureau couldn't handle.

There is also a Bureau for Handling Dreams in the Golden City, but the Bureaus for Handling Dreams in different places are not interconnected. Although there is cooperation, adjustments are made according to local policies.

The Dream Processing Bureau of the Golden City is also supported by the local government, so the local processing bureau is more in line with the local situation.

In fact, given the situation in the Golden City, it's quite normal for the local authorities to smuggle some dream items directly. Smuggling is illegal elsewhere, but it's not a big deal in the Golden City.

Borre had envisioned what the White Curtain might encounter, but the final outcome was unexpected.

The employer offered a high price of ten million to kill Bai Mu. It is unknown whether Bai Mu killed the person behind the boss or someone from that organization.

But whoever it is, the White Curtain is in big trouble now, and the Bureau of Investigation is finding it difficult to conduct an investigation.

Anyone can accept the bounty in the City of Gold; how can the Bureau investigate each one? Besides, it's not within the Bureau's scope of business.

Borei received the message a little late, and he tried to contact Bai Mu but couldn't.

After thinking for a moment, he went to a place Bai Mu frequented.

It's normal for Dream Walkers to have dealings with the Dream Experience Store; they always manage to obtain some Dream items, which are not particularly valuable.

For example, lighters that people bring back while smoking are unwanted by the disposal bureau, but for Dreamwalkers, selling them to experience stores is an extra source of income.

Not only does Bai Mu go there frequently, but other Dreamwalkers do as well.

“Mr. Bai Mu? He came by this morning and asked me to look after his car before leaving.” Lily told Borei about Bai Mu’s recent activities.

"Is that all?" Borei frowned slightly. The owner of this experience store was no ordinary person. As an agent of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, he knew some intelligence.

"It seems to be related to the bounty from the Golden City."

As expected, Borre nodded and was about to leave, but Lily's next words made Borre stop.

“It was originally a very dangerous thing, but Mr. Shiromu seems to be very happy about it.”

"He's happy??" Borei's eyes widened, feeling that Bai Mu was up to something again.

That's a ten million reward! Even Borei himself was tempted. Don't be fooled by how generous the Bureau of Processing was when it acquired the virus data; that money belonged to the Bureau of Processing, not to him.

His base salary is 6,000 yuan per month, and with attendance quotas, his monthly income is about 15,000 to 50,000 yuan.

This bounty will save him at least thirty years of hard work.

"That's right."

Bo Lei left in a hurry. He didn't want to comment too much on Bai Mu's happiness; he just wanted Bai Mu to be alive and well.

He didn't want the bounty to be withdrawn one day because it had been completed; as for another way of withdrawal, that seemed like an even bigger problem...

But no matter what, he can't help Bai Mu at this point since he can't find Bai Mu.

If we want to get reliable information, we'll have to wait ten days, because Bai Mu and he have a two-week agreement.

In the suburbs of Rota, Bai Mu was spotted as soon as he arrived.

He glanced at Lucyella beside him: "It's also possible that you're being targeted."

“?” Lucyella glanced at the white curtain.

Bai Mu thought for a moment and continued, "The possibility is not high either. Ten million heads are much more attractive than a beautiful woman."

“They won’t want them all?” Luciela glanced behind her.

Two cars gave chase, and the gunmen leaned out of the windows, firing indiscriminately at Bai Mu. They were ruthless and paid no attention to Lucy Ella beside them.

As Bai Mu said, a beautiful woman's body is not as attractive as her brain.

These eager gunmen are just ordinary 'bounty hunters'; they're not even real bounty hunters, just a group of people blinded by the high bounties.

They were willing to take risks for this money.

There will be many such people, and the number will likely increase until new information is released.

The weapon crate was blocked in front of Bai Mu, and the bullets fell to the ground after hitting the crate. Luciela stood behind Bai Mu, not wanting her new clothes to be damaged.

Although the roads in the suburbs were difficult to walk on, she still wore high heels that she had never tried before when she went out.

"You're not allowed to take off your clothes when you transform, or I'll buy you new ones if they get damaged."

"Hehehe, I understand." Lucy Ella glanced at the two approaching cars. A bullet grazed her cheek and was caught by the sharp mouth on her cheek, but it didn't affect her normal speech.

None of the gunmen who carried out the attack saw this.

Taking advantage of their mobility, the two vehicles quickly changed direction and flanked the enemy from two angles. No matter how sturdy the white-clad weapon box was, it could only block one side.

Reaching into the opening of the weapon case, he pulled out the Ling Shu firearm and began firing at a car.

The driver tried to dodge Bai Mu's attack by swerving in an S-shape, but Bai Mu had already seen through his intentions. The mental bullet pierced the car window, and several bursts of blood erupted inside the car. The out-of-control car overturned to the ground.

This wasn't a product of the Otherworld, but the fact that these gunmen could drive this car suggests they have some connections; they might be members of some gang in Rota City.

But that’s about it.

The people in the other car realized that Bai Mu was not someone to be trifled with, so they quickly turned their car around and left. Of course, Bai Mu was not going to let them leave so easily.

You've already come all this way, do you really want to leave?
The sniper module and the Spirit Pivot firearm were combined, and a powerful mental energy bullet pierced through the car, killing both the gunman and the driver inside.

The two remaining gunmen inside the car tried to escape, but were picked off one by one by Bai Mu.

"Let's go, get our car back." Bai Mu quickly went to the parked car and dragged the body out.

Lucyella glanced at the corpses but didn't eat them; she didn't want to ruin her makeup by eating.

She had never studied makeup before, but she learned about it while shopping, so she spent four hours in front of the mirror doing her makeup before leaving the house.

Anyway, her face is tough enough that if the drawing isn't done well, she can just erase it and start over.

Finally, urged on by the white curtain, she finished a makeup look that she thought was acceptable.

After wiping the blood off the car, Bai Mu sat in the driver's seat. He hadn't used lightning to enhance the shot to avoid further damage to the vehicle.

This car is far inferior in performance compared to modern cars, but at least it has four wheels, which is much faster than walking.

"Where are we going?" Luciela took out a makeup box, looked at herself inside, and touched her cheek to make sure that biting the bullet hadn't ruined her makeup.

"Anywhere is fine, just wander around." Bai Mu glanced at the corpses on the ground. These people were useless; they didn't have any spiritual fragments for him to collect.

Although I look down on these people's fragmented minds, even if they are just small fry, they can still be used as cannon fodder when needed.

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"Damn it! Why do we have to do the work of collecting corpses?!" A police officer grumbled as he looked at the bodies being dragged away.

"Because there's a reward for your efforts, and these corpses are likely to attract dangerous wild animals near the city." Another veteran officer, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, said the last sentence, which was the official explanation.

Corpses in the wild don't require much disposal, but some corpses that are too close to the city need to be removed. Wild animals can be ignored, but if they are seen by passersby, it will affect the reputation of Rota City.

This is not uncommon in Rota City; vendettas or other incidents often result in bodies being found in the suburbs.

"And they'll also give you a tip," the old police officer said, as he took money from a corpse.

As a veteran police officer, he had a keen eye and immediately noticed that the bodies had not been searched.

"It's not like you can be this lucky every time."

"At least we were lucky this time."

As for the cause of death of these corpses, and their identities? Who cares?

Judging from the guns found at the scene, these people were no pushovers; it's better for them to die in the suburbs than in the city.

However, this was not the first time. In the past week or so, they have disposed of dozens of bodies.

This is still close to Rota City; there's no need to deal with places further away, and they don't need to risk going to those places.

Even things here are only handled by them when someone reports them to the police.

Otherwise, who would want to travel all this way?
Even if they don't come, the homeless people in the lower city can 'help' dispose of the bodies; to those homeless people, these bodies are like treasure chests.

However, having the homeless handle these corpses would easily lead to even more corpses. For the sake of Rota City's reputation, they still have to come and deal with these corpses themselves.

"Who did this?" The young officer glanced at the body on the transport truck, took the share of money from the older officer, counted it, and put it in his pocket.

Money is money; no one will find it unlucky.

“This has nothing to do with us.” The older officer lit a cigarette and casually tossed a ring to the younger officer: “You drive.”

The young police officer, of course, had no objections.

(End of this chapter)