Hunter of Mysterious Creature

Chapter 709 18: Happiness Supermarket (Part 2)

"No need, don't alert them." Sun Hang immediately rejected, "Just need to keep an eye on several exits of the building."

The two modified containers didn't keep Sun Hang waiting long; within five minutes, they walked out of the building on foot.

"Looks like they were just parking."

Both of them were wearing coats reaching down to their knees---compared to the external temperature which was almost in sync with the urban canopy, the temperature at the Yellow Road Layer was a lot lower without sunlight or a weather simulation system. Even the smart management system at the vertical dock had reminded Sun Hang about the significant temperature difference when he parked his car, asking him to prepare appropriate replacement clothing.

Besides the coat, they wore old wool hats on their heads and industrial-grade dust masks on their faces... The air purification system in the Yellow Road Layer Liuxu District also faced issues due to aging, and since it was an industrial area, the air quality ranked at the bottom of all areas in Chunming City, so wearing masks on the street wouldn't draw any attention.

The two almost covered all their exposed skin, even wearing gloves on their hands.

The only thing exposed were those emotionless eyes.

They looked just like two emotionless killers out to eliminate a certain target living here.

"Get out of the car," Sun Hang said to Xue Yue.

"Do we have to follow them the whole time?" Xue Yue showed a hint of fear, "What if... what if they lead us into some trap?"

"Can you fight?" Sun Hang asked.

Xue Yue hesitated for a moment, then shook her head vigorously, "I... I won't harm humans... I... I just want to stay here... if I attack humans, the Anomaly Investigation Bureau will..."

Sun Hang looked at Xue Yue a bit peculiarly, wondering to himself... Are there naturally law-abiding entities among anomalies? This guy obviously has an extremely potent power, yet follows the law more than ninety-nine percent of people in Chunming City... you could even describe her character as weak.

When Sun Hang cornered her, she never took any aggressive measures against him, nor did she use that excellent "virtualizing" ability to ambush him, she only thought about running away...

A character like this would be fun to bully, right? Sun Hang suddenly had a somewhat wicked thought.

"Just manage yourself, I'll handle the action," he said.

After saying that, Sun Hang quickly followed.

The two modified containers walked several hundred meters down the street, made a turn, then entered a supermarket.

To call it a supermarket, it was more like a grocery store with a side business of second-hand recycling, with various old goods displayed at the stall in front of the store, and the prices were chalked on a blackboard beside it. Sun Hang even saw a rubber cup wrapped in saran wrap.

They can sell this second-hand too?

"I know this shop," Xue Yue tugged at Sun Hang's sleeve, "It's Happiness Supermarket."

"I know it's called Happiness Supermarket, those four big words are hanging right under the eaves," Sun Hang pointed to the four dusty, possibly dysfunctional lightbox letters.

"The owner of the supermarket is very mean, if you sell things to him, he lowers the price a lot... that, that hairdryer was sold by Ms Liu who lives opposite me, Ms Liu said she only got fifteen bucks for it."

Sun Hang glanced at it, the blackboard said "Brand new hairdryer from a sixteen-year-old high school girl, ninety percent new, eighty yuan fixed price."

"Wow, this place is black market central," Sun Hang said, "Then why do you still sell things to him if he's like this?"

"Because only the owner of Happiness Supermarket buys everything, and as long as you negotiate the price, he pays cash on the spot, never delays... when people urgently need money, the first thing they think of is Happiness Supermarket," Xue Yue replied.

"It looks a bit like a pawnshop... can you redeem the things you've sold?"

"Yes... you just have to buy them back according to his price list."

"... by the way, does this Happiness Supermarket sell anything else besides second-hand goods? Since it's a supermarket, it should have its own goods too, right?"

"It sells everything, food, clothing, books, electronics, medicine, and even cars," Xue Yue said, "The owner of Happiness Supermarket is very capable, whatever you want, as long as you can afford the price he sets, he can get it for you."

"Is this owner connected with the gangs in Liuxu District?"

"That... I don't know."

"Someone with this kind of network, no way he has no connections," Sun Hang walked boldly out of his hiding alley, speaking in a voice only the noodle and Xue Yue could hear, "Noodle, have those two come out from the back of Happiness Supermarket?"

"No one has been detected leaving the building."

"How long have they been in?"

"Six minutes and seven seconds."

"Can the drone listen to the movements inside the supermarket?"

"It's difficult... but so far no conversation inside the supermarket has been picked up."

"Whether buying or selling, you can't do it without talking... seems like there's a big problem with this supermarket," Sun Hang scrutinized his reflection on the wristband's screen, adjusted a wrinkled spot on his T-shirt, and boldly stepped into "Happiness Supermarket."

The supermarket shelves were crowded together, with only enough space for a person to barely squeeze through sideways, the items on the shelves were highly diverse, but a thick layer of dust covered most of them. Sun Hang looked at a pack of wafer biscuits closest to him, and the expiration date on the packaging told Sun Hang the biscuits expired a full four years ago.

"Are you buying... or selling?" a somewhat piercing voice came from the cash register in the corner, Sun Hang pretended as if he had just noticed the person's presence, turning his head in surprise.

A stout man was hunched behind the counter, one hand playing with two shiny walnuts, the other holding a mouse thicker with patina than the walnuts.

One of the man's eyes was on Sun Hang, the other on the card game on the computer screen, with the ashtray beside him piled high with cigarette butts.

"Are you the owner here?" Sun Hang asked.

"Obviously, if I'm not the owner, do you think you are?" the man said somewhat impatiently, "My time is valuable, if you're not buying or selling anything, get out and don't disturb my game."

"I want to buy something," Sun Hang moved a step closer to the counter, "But it's something hard to find... I heard that the owner here has channels others don't, so I came to try my luck."

"Hm?" the man let go of the mouse, and the walnuts in his hand stopped moving. He ran a hand through his sparse, greasy hair, squinting as he gave Sun Hang a once-over from head to toe, "You're sure you're not here to make fun of me? I'll warn you, I have a short temper."

"Of course not, I just worry whether the owner can get what I want."

"Humph, I'm more worried you can't afford my price... go ask around in Liuxu District, is there anything this place can't get?" the man pulled open the cash register drawer, placing the walnuts inside, "So, what is it you want to buy?"

"Anomalies," Sun Hang said with a smile.