Old Man Geng hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to return to the Third Layer. For one thing, public security was better there; at least there were no street shootouts like this. More importantly, after he finished talking with Mr. G, he needed to report the results back to the seller.
And since Zhang Heng still had to return to Xu Qian afterward, Miss F sent four subordinates with relatively clean backgrounds to accompany Old Man Geng back to the Third Layer and protect him.
At Old Things House, Old Man Geng paid Zhang Heng fifteen Shellac Records in one go as compensation for protecting him this time. Including the one he had previously given as a deposit, that meant he had paid Zhang Heng six more than originally agreed upon, as thanks for saving him from those Bōsōzoku.
"I only have this many Shellac Records in my collection. I don't have any more," Old Man Geng said after placing the records in Zhang Heng's hands. His tone was much more courteous than before. After all, not long ago, he had witnessed Zhang Heng's combat ability firsthand. "You can have those building blocks too. No need to pay any more rent."
Zhang Heng did not refuse. He accepted the Shellac Records, and at the same time, the system notification sounded in his ear, informing him that he had gained another 150 points.
"Do you have any channels for collecting Shellac Records?" Zhang Heng asked afterward. "I can find a way to raise the money to buy them, or I can pay through services, like this time."
"Why are you so obsessed with Shellac Records?" Old Man Geng gave Zhang Heng a strange look. "There aren't many of them... they aren't easy to collect, and they don't really have much