Borrowing a Car in Person
"B-Big brother, don't kill me... I'll tell you everything..." The one left was clearly less tough than the other guy. Tears and snot streamed down his face. "We just wanted to kidnap a little girl and trade her for drinking money. We haven't done anything truly evil!"
Xu Huo paused. Judging by the man's expression, he really didn't think what he'd done was a big deal.
"Where do you usually sell people?"
"Brother Rong's casino. His two brothers are Players, and he's the boss around here. Even the Government can't do anything about him. Lots of young girls work for him, just pouring drinks for customers. They make money, and it doesn't hurt them at all..."
Xu Huo raised his index finger to cut him off. "Are there any regular trains to Snow City, the capital?"
"N-No..." The man swallowed. "But the casino sends convoys into Snow City to deliver things every so often. I heard it's Brother Rong's way of showing respect to his brothers... His convoy is the only one around here that goes to Snow City. Other vehicles don't have enough battery capacity, and without Government authorization to recharge, you won't be allowed to charge them in other cities..."
Everything in Zone 002 ran on electricity, including its vehicles. Controlling the power meant controlling the entire zone.
But that wasn't much of a problem. He just needed to bring spare batteries.
The vehicle itself was the key.
Xu Huo opened the map. Zone 002 had regular train services, but they only ran to a few major cities. His current city was remote, so he'd have to drive to the nearest major city to catch a train.
To keep a vehicle running for a long time, its batteries would need to be quite