I'm the King of Wage Earners in Lobotomy City

"The junk projects I give you are just one part of my investment screening process."

"You were lying to me all along, those commissions weren't worth anything!"

Swish!

The sight of the thick wad of banknotes immediately caught Finn's eye.

"Now, your real investment is coming, and I need to appoint you as my private agent."

"But we need the representative's consent to accept any commission."

"Then we won't sign a contract. If you can't even handle this simple matter, you can leave immediately."

"Then tell me what it is. This much money won't kill me, will it?"

Du Jueyi pointed out a portion of the money and stuffed it into Finn's hand, then whispered to him on the street corner.

The request was simple: just find an association to deal with the stray dogs.

It would be best to cripple him while preserving some of his strength, so that a high-caliber talent like him could easily recommend himself.

I'm completely unfamiliar with the association, and besides, I have a gang background, so Finn is a more reliable choice.

"it is good!"

Even Finn was so excited about this high-paying and low-effort job that he couldn't stop smiling.

"Don't worry! Your investment will definitely not have any problems."

"I promise you, I will definitely become the color finisher."

Dude, you think too highly of yourself.

"Of course, Finn, from the first moment I saw you, I knew you had a bright future!"

Finn happily went to complete the assigned task, and Du Jue also planned to rush to the next film set immediately.

However, a blond man who emerged from the shadows of the alley blocked his way.

call.

Run took the cigarette out of his mouth and exhaled a puff of smoke toward Du Jue.

"When did the Brotherhood of Steel include someone like you?"

"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom first."

Du Jue tried to leave by pretending to urinate, but Run raised his hand to stop him again.

"You've only sold him deals from good firms, while Goodman's firm was wiped out by the Brotherhood just days ago. What are you doing here with him this time?"

Runping looked straight ahead and spoke slowly and deliberately, yet he exuded an invisible pressure.

Are you trying to play mind games with me?

Blood pump!

call out!

A flash of light, and Run instantly became alert and retreated, only to find that Du Jue's target was not him but the cigarette.

The sparks from the cigarette butt were scraped off with a knife, while the cigarette was firmly held in the hand.

"A friend of mine died of lung cancer from smoking, and I couldn't help but want to help people quit smoking. You won't be mad at me, will you?"

"What on earth do you want to do?!"

With the atmosphere reaching this point, Run no longer concealed her questioning and spoke up.

I want to be a good person.

"After witnessing Carly's story, I resolutely left the nightmarish Alley 23, only to find that the other alleys weren't much better."

"So I went to the exam-oriented village, but unfortunately, after three years of hard work, my dream of running a company was ruined by a gang."

"Devastated, I originally wanted to join a good agency and climb the ladder step by step, but unfortunately, I ended up joining the Brotherhood of Steel in a rather haphazard way."

"If I could, wouldn't I want to be the one cleaning up the mess? At least then I'd have the chance to join the Association or World Wings, instead of living a life of constant danger here?"

Run just sneered.

You can simply quit.

"But this is a gang; once you join, you're no longer in control of your own destiny."

"Perhaps we can make a deal."

"Oh, you think I'm as stupid as Finn?"

Du ignored the sarcasm in Run's words and instead talked enthusiastically about his own plans.

"Give me the qualification to be the cleanup manager at Run Agency, and I'll become your undercover agent, a stray dog."

"I've now hired the association to deal with them. A gang suffering heavy losses is the perfect stepping stone for the firm to gain fame and profit."

"Thumb doesn't care about these lackeys who aren't even qualified to participate in meetings, but you can use them to elevate yourself and your firm to the next level."

"Heh, what do I have to give in return?"

"As I said, I'm just a cleanup agent for Run Agency. I'll continue to provide you with information on the stray dogs and cooperate with you when necessary."

Even if you don't have the guts to wipe them out, having an informant is a valuable resource, especially for dangerous gangs operating near the agency.

"how?"

Run fell into thought, mainly reflecting on how to avoid making that move just now.

I probably can't handle that speed by myself alone, but if I join the bandits, their strength is more than enough. Agreeing to stop it doesn't seem like it would do me any harm.

"You really want the role of the cleanup guy?"

Even the dumbest gang leader would know something's wrong if he found out there was a case manager working for him. Doesn't Du Jue fear that he can use this to his advantage?

11 Blood Demon

Congratulations on joining Run Studio!

[Acquired the talent for part-time work: Runren]

[Description: You can slap five large fists with the blink of an eye; nine slashes per second is no longer a dream]

[Effect 1: Your observation skills and reflex speed will be greatly improved]

[Effect 2: You gain mastery over swords and bladed weapons]

Is a chainsaw sword considered a sword? Is a meat saw knife considered a knife?

Effect 2 feels a bit strange.

Carefully sensing the changes in his body, he discovered that he had quite a talent. In his excitement, he raised his hand and precisely pinched a fly next to him between his fingers.

With his blood pump, this speed is probably beyond the reach of low-level finishers, making the addition of the stray dogs even more certain.

"This guy."

Run held the rejected employment contract and watched the other party leave with a complicated expression.

Does he really want to be a good person and leave the gang? Otherwise, he would surely have known that this contract would become his death warrant within the gang.

Well, in any case, this matter is indeed beneficial to the firm's development.

If the time is right, Run plans to call Ellie back to deal with the stray dogs together, but for now, she still needs to observe the situation.

As for eliminating it, it's better for this ambitious and dangerous fellow to disappear. Run, deep in thought, lit another cigarette.

"Has this guy been following Run around these past few days? How come I didn't notice him just now?"

"Why does Finn tell everyone everything?"

Avoid heading towards the destroyed Brotherhood of Steel outpost; thankfully, I reacted quickly and managed to fool Run.

He had no psychological burden about being an undercover agent. If he was discovered by a scoundrel, he would simply become a double agent, or if all else failed, he would run away.

"Fortunately, the body is still here."

Lifting the wooden planks, Du Jue finally found a body bag in the ruins, containing Kaji's body.

He joined the Brotherhood in such a rush that he forgot to collect Kaji's body.

Du Jue specially went back to the office in a body bag to put Kaji's body back and temporarily placed it in the living room for a proper burial.

Unfortunately, a series of unexpected events left him with no time to deal with the matter.

"Dude, how did you become so skinny?"

Du Jue immediately sensed something was wrong when he touched the body bag; it was so dry and shriveled.

When I unzipped it, I saw that Kaji was already skin and bones.

"Who did this?! Who dried my brother up?!"

No one answered nearby; only a garbage collector was scavenging for trash.

Enraged, Du ignored the stench of the corpse and began to examine it carefully.

His superb prosthetic modification skills brought him a wealth of knowledge about the human body. Kaji's bones and flesh were intact, but his blood was completely depleted.

This strange symptom immediately gave Du Jue a bad feeling.

"Meow."

A black and white cat, licking its paws, sat on a broken refrigerator, meowing elegantly.

Du Jue suddenly turned around, not daring to treat the cat as an ordinary creature at all, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.

"Boss Cat, it's been a long time."

When in doubt, admit defeat first; it's better to lose face than your life.

The garbage collectors around him all tacitly moved away when they saw Du Jue acting crazy over a cat, for fear that Du Jue might have some kind of urban disease.

Unexpectedly, the black and white cat didn't answer, but jumped off the refrigerator and came to his feet.

It's unacceptable to search through all your memories and still not find any story about cats in the game; there are just too many urban monsters and ghosts.

"Could you move aside, Boss Cat? I need to bury my brother."

Since testing is useless, we should stop and get back to doing serious business.

They absolutely refused to dig open the landlord's large pit in the living room, kick the corpse away, and then put Kaji's body inside.

After the soil was filled in, Du Jue was also exhausted and covered in sweat.

Suddenly, an extremely strong smell of blood wafted out from behind.

Blood pump!

Avoid rolling on the spot; you'll feel a violent gust of wind behind you that feels like it's going to rip the skin off your back.

Hey!

Looking back, Du Jue was surprised to find that the cat's entire body was stretched, and its blood-red body had swelled several times larger than before.

Those glowing red eyes, like luminous roses, seemed to have blood flowing within them, shimmering with a deadly allure.

"Boss Cat, please don't do this, I'm scared."

A razor-sharp claw, carrying a terrifying blood-red wind, struck towards his heart. Du Jue felt as if he had been hit, and no matter how much his blood pump worked, the flow of his blood slowed down uncontrollably.

Bang!

In the rush, Du Jue lifted the landlord's corpse to block the claw attack, but was still sent flying backward by the force of the blow.

Don't get up and sprint towards the street corner; nobody wants to fight a cat monster to the death.

shhhhhh!

Dodging the flying rocks from behind, Du Jue hurriedly told the garbage collectors to get out of the way, but many unlucky ones were hit and rolled several times on the ground.

Those who escaped did not dare to go back to check.

"The blood circulation pump didn't work just now. It's brand new and shouldn't have any malfunctions."

"Wait, Kaji's blood is all gone, maybe this cat did it. Could it be that this cat is a Blood Demon Cat?!"

In urban contexts, "blood demon" can be simply understood as a vampire.