One thing needed to be clarified: the zoo Li Wei had discovered was nothing like the open-air zoos people usually imagined.
Modern zoos had strict requirements for the animals' living conditions, including their enclosures and food. But in this era, the very concept of animal protection did not exist. Hunting rare wild animals was not merely legal; it was part of the public's popular leisure culture.
Apart from biologists who needed to study animal behavior, nobody cared whether these animals lived or died.
So although this place was called a zoo, to Li Wei, it looked more like the jail at a police station.
Only instead of people, the cells held animals.
But this zoo... how should he put it? Li Wei felt there was something rather sick about it.
He had originally wanted to see what sort of animals a gang-run zoo would keep. But once he actually entered and saw the animals inside, his curiosity quickly vanished.
Basically, there was nothing worth seeing.
A bear, a few wolves, and several dogs. One glance made it obvious that this was not a legitimate business.
These animals were less exhibits than alarm systems. Anyone trying to get inside would certainly be detected by them-except Li Wei.
After all, Li Wei's [Unconscious Control] worked on the brain. Whether an animal relied on sight or smell, the information ultimately had to reach its brain. His ability controlled consciousness at its very source, so these animals naturally ignored his presence.
That was why Li Wei could stroll brazenly through the zoo's corridors without disturbing any of the animals around him.
Of course, he had come here for more than simply looking at animals.
Meanwhile, in the gatehouse, several gangsters sat around a table, playing cards out of sheer boredom and yawning from time