The young man's expression changed at once.
His smile froze on his face, his features twisting into a vicious snarl. The way he stared at Wang Chen was like a predator choosing someone to devour.
"Friend, do you know who I am?"
The question seemed squeezed out through clenched teeth, brimming with gnashing hatred, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.
Yet Wang Chen merely pointed toward the door, his arrogance plain for all to see!
He could not be bothered to waste another word on the other man.
"Very good!"
The young man abruptly turned and left, no longer continuing the confrontation.
But the anger he had revealed made the girls beside Wang Chen tremble, unable even to hold their wineglasses steadily.
One of the short-haired girls said in a bitter whisper, "Big brother, he's with the Black Dragon Society."
Wang Chen smiled. "What the hell is the Black Dragon Society?"
Of course, Wang Chen was asking knowingly. It was obviously a local underworld organization, and what the other man had tried to sell him was undoubtedly an electronic hallucinogen popular on the Dark Web.
As long as this chip was inserted into a personal terminal, one could enter a certain area of the Dark Web and obtain an extremely stimulating neural sensory experience.
But it was addictive, and extremely difficult to quit.
Cracking down on electronic hallucinogens was also one of the Imperial Security Bureau's and Imperial Investigation Bureau's routine duties.
Wang Chen had never encountered such a situation on either Taiwu Star or Holy Light Star, which showed just how unusual Lionheart City was.
As a frontier star region, the Empire's control over this planet was clearly rather weak.
"The Black Dragon Society is very powerful..."
The girl said timidly, "Their influence and backing are very strong."