Gaunt Man looked at the slightly sickly young man in front of him and swallowed.
This boy is not at all like the information given by the intermediary. He is just an ordinary underage high school student. His sophisticated tone is more like a gang leader who has been in gangs for many years and kills without blinking an eye.
He doesn't think there is anything wrong with He Ao being so young and so strong. There are indeed some people in this world who possess unpredictable powers. Although he has never seen them, he has heard that any underground gang must avoid such people when they meet them.
The man swallowed and looked at He Ao.
Since the middleman is unkind and tricked us into dying, it is reasonable for me to betray him.
"The middleman is Noahd of Avis Bar. That damn liar deceived us." The man glanced at the dead brothers, and then seemed to suddenly remember something, "Noahd also asked us to help collect a kind of Extraordinary Plant."
He moved deeper into the small building little by little, and brought He Ao to a rectangular Metal Box table. "I don't know if you like it."
"Open."
He Ao looked at him and said softly.
"Okay."
Gaunt Man carefully put down his hand, and opened the Metal Box bag under the gaze of He Ao.
The box opened, revealing small yellow flowers sealed in ice.
Corpse Flower.
"This kind of flower seems to be called a corpse flower... if you like it..." the man said while He Ao was looking at the box, while stepping back, "I can make a decision and give these to you."
He slowly lowered his hand and touched the inner pocket of his clothes, where a black gun handle was slowly exposed.
"Have I ever forced or threatened you? Have I ever expressed my intention to blackmail you?"
However, at this moment, He Ao, who was staring at Corpse Flower, suddenly asked softly.
"No," the man trembled in fright. Then he found that He Ao's eyes were still on those Corpse Flower. He relaxed a little and continued to reach into the inner pocket, "I voluntarily gave this to you. It is all of my own will."
The young man in front of him who looked a little sickly had actually always been gentle, spoke softly, and never said any threatening words, but the terrifying sense of oppression kept making Gaunt Man breathless.
Following his words, his hand finally touched the cold handle of the gun.
Then at that moment, he suddenly grasped the handle of the gun, pulled it out, and pointed it at He Ao. He didn't say any nonsense and shot immediately.
And at the moment when his index finger pulled the trigger, a silver ray of light came out of He Ao's hand, passed through the void, and accurately entered his throat.
It was a folding knife covered in blood.
Gaunt Man was hit with a huge force. He leaned back and fell to the ground. He stared blankly ahead, with bright red blood splattering from his neck.
He Ao calmly closed the Metal Box box, lifted the handle on the box, looked at Gaunt Man, and said softly, "Gift, legal."
Gaunt Man looked at He Ao, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but bright red blood poured out of his throat, blocking all his words.
He Ao carried Suitcase out of the small building and turned off the light.
The whole street fell into dark silence again.
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As He Ao walked out of the street, his hands shook and he almost fell to the ground.
This box is still a bit heavy, and now Joey's weak body can't lift it.
This should be an insulated refrigeration box, used to carry valuable items that need to be stored in refrigerated conditions.
Hyper-memory has 30 seconds of free time every day. Since Joey's body has no ability, He Ao can only continuously turn Hyper-memory on and off to extend the time he can fight.
Even so, in the past few minutes, he spent more than a few seconds, and his soul became weaker.
So from this aspect, he quite needs these Corpse Flower now.
One of the uses of Corpse Flower is to restore the soul.
This is equivalent to giving He Ao the opportunity to take drugs to replenish his life.
He Ao carried Suitcase and walked for a while, then found a shopping mall and stored the box in a safe locker in the mall. The price of storage was a little high, three Federal Coins lasted an hour, but it was cheaper than a taxi fare.
After depositing the box, He Ao entered the depths of Aston District and returned to an old street at the darkest hour of the night.
He stood at the end of the street and looked up. The neon sign that was not very conspicuous in the street fell into his eyes.
Inor Restaurant.
Then he withdrew his gaze and turned to the other side.
The TV at the door of a tavern next to him was playing some kind of political commentary program.
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"In the past two months, the protests against the mayor's support of Exotic Beast have not only not stopped, but have intensified. After the failure of the last impeachment, City Council has launched the second impeachment of the mayor. Many netizens believe that this impeachment will be successful." The host looked at the guest next to him, who was a silver-haired man with long hair and a ponytail.
"Professor Cer, do you think Mayor Vent will become the first mayor to be impeached and removed from office?"
"Although everyone's enthusiasm is very high, I may want to pour cold water on everyone. Mayor Vent will not be impeached and step down."
Serle looked at the host with a smile, then he paused and continued in the host's surprised eyes, "You may think that I am a supporter of Mayor Vent. In fact, I am his opponent. I hate him, but here, we have to mention some interesting laws."
Serle took out a thin small book and showed it to the camera. A line of large gilded characters clearly appeared on the small book, "Dawn City Constitution". "This is the Federation 654 revised version of Dawn City Constitution, which is also the constitution we are using now. We can see that Article 2 of the Constitution is all about the mayor. It is written in Article 2, Paragraph 4,"
The text of Article 2, Section 4 of the Constitution was displayed on the screen.
"'Mayor Dawn City may be impeached and convicted for the 'Treason crime' and other crimes." In other words, if Mayor Vent is successfully impeached this time, he will immediately face prosecution charges and become the first mayor to be convicted in the history of Dawn City. If the crime is confirmed, Mayor Vent will face at least one hundred years in prison."
Having said this, Serle paused, "Although I also hope that this thing will come true, it is impossible. Mayor Vent can completely avoid these convictions as long as the rules of this constitution are reasonably used."
He moved the constitution book, and another part of the page was displayed on the screen, "According to Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution, the mayor of Chenxi City has the power to pardon any criminal in Chenxi City.
Of course... under impeachment, he cannot pardon himself, but if we make reasonable use of another article of the Constitution, he can easily be acquitted,"
Serle continued to turn the pages of the book, and a new clause appeared on the screen, Article 25, "According to Article 25 of Dawn City Constitution, if the mayor is removed from office, dies or resigns, Deputy Mayor shall become the mayor, and most of the time, Deputy Mayor is the mayor's running mate and the mayor's community of interests."
He closed the Dawn City Constitution in his hand, "Based on the above, we can actually roughly guess what Mayor Vent will do next. If impeachment is unavoidable, in order to prevent himself from being convicted, he will resign to City Council.
After his resignation, the post of mayor will be taken over by the current Deputy Mayor Evenson, who will continue to fulfill the unfinished mayoral term of Vent. At this time, Evenson will exercise his mayoral privileges and pardon all Vent's crimes.
Therefore, Mayor Vent will not be impeached and removed from office, because he may have resigned before he was impeached and removed from office. "
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He Ao looked away from the TV, crossed the tavern, and walked towards the apartment building behind the street.
He walked upstairs quietly and stopped in front of a door in the corner.
A thin layer of dust has accumulated on the dark combination lock, which seems to indicate that no one has been here for a long time.
This is the apartment of Roy.
He Ao pressed his finger on the password lock and entered the password.
Click——
With a soft sound, the combination lock opened.
As He Ao expected, neither Vianna nor Naomi changed the password of this room.
He Ao put his hand on the door handle and gently pushed the door open.