Future City.
Feng Qi was dressed in a trench coat and mask, wrapped up tightly as he walked along 23rd Street in City East District.
Future City was a technological city. Surveillance cameras connected to the City Defense Skynet were installed throughout every street and alley, and every camera had facial recognition capabilities.
As an S-rank wanted criminal in Future City, he first had to ensure that his whereabouts remained undiscovered.
Even if the Future Research Institute managed the surveillance system.
Li Xingchen had also said that not everyone within the Future Research Institute could be trusted.
It was nearly dawn. There were few people on the streets, and the weather was slightly chilly after the recent rain. The roads were still quite wet.
A cleaning robot played music as it slowly approached from the distance, clearing the pavement along the way.
When he reached the bar at the end of the street, he pushed open the door and entered.
Soothing music played inside the bar. People moved back and forth through the bustling crowd, making it seem like an entirely different world from outside.
He came to a seat in the corner of the bar.
Sitting down sideways, he looked up at Li Xingchen, who was drinking alone.
"Thanks."
"What are you thanking me for? I had a blast doing so much under your name. Besides, I couldn't take those stolen resources back with me anyway, so I might as well give them to you. When all of you get wiped out in one fell swoop, it'll prove that you were behind all those things."
Li Xingchen grinned, then picked up his glass and drained it in one gulp.
"Want a drink?"
"No. What exactly did you call me here for?"
Hearing Feng Qi's refusal, Li Xingchen filled his