District 25, Silver Flower District.
If the Mikast District was the Alt District's red-light district, then the Silver Flower District was undoubtedly the red-light district of all District 25. Although many red-light districts bore the name "Aphrodite," perhaps only this place truly deserved to be called the "Street of Aphrodite."
It rivaled the Black Market in scale, and its main merchandise was slaves fitted with sex doll chips.
Contrary to its outward disorder, public safety here was far better than in other districts... after all, a market could only preserve its value if everyone followed a common set of rules.
"Why did you have to come in person... couldn't you have left this sort of thing to your subordinates?"
The street reflected the neon lights on either side as the girl in a bowler hat spoke quietly to the man beside her.
He merely smiled at her words and said:
"Some things require a personal visit to show sincerity... besides, I know places like this better than they do."
The girl's cheeks reddened at that. She seemed to recall what had happened on her first visit to the red-light district, and, apparently annoyed by Jonas's shamelessness, she said:
"I hardly think that's something worth boasting about."
The girl in the bowler hat was, of course, Miss Beigong Ling... with a little disguise, she now looked quite different from her usual self. She appeared rather more dashing, though the bowler hat softened that sharp edge somewhat.
She had not put on the maid outfit Jonas had given her. For one thing, wearing a maid outfit in a place like this would only draw more attention... the other reason was the purpose of their visit. During business negotiations, a "secretary" was generally easier to overlook than a "maid."
The role Miss Beigong