Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 311 Past
"Can it be said that he has offended all of you?" Shi Fei said.

"Offend?" The middle-aged man shook his head with a hint of nostalgia and said, "No, he wants to start a war! He wants us to declare war first!"

"During a joint meeting of the three major gangs, the Joker suddenly appeared in the middle of the venue. He was wearing a purple suit, with exaggerated grease paint on his face and holding a handful of playing cards in his hand."

"He threw the playing cards into the air, laughed and said sarcastically, 'Do you think you are the rulers of this city? No, you are just slaves to the rules! And I am the breaker of the rules!'

"Then, he pressed the button in his hand, and the screens around the venue suddenly lit up, playing the most secret transaction records of the three major gangs. Some of them were not even known to the bosses of the three major gangs. Those pictures were like sharp knives, piercing everyone's heart."

"Finally, he left a message: the game has just begun, ladies and gentlemen. Let's see who will have the last laugh!"

"He really has the last laugh." said the middle-aged man, looking at the clown who was still smiling in the freezer.

"Heh..." Shi Fei chuckled and said, "This joke is a bit dull."

The middle-aged man did not respond to Shi Fei's teasing, but continued to speak with a hint of fear that was difficult to conceal:

"It's not his heyday anymore. When I was young, the Joker was a well-known figure in Goff City. He was moody and not interested in money or power. He led those young people who wanted to stand out and challenged the order of the city."

"But fewer and fewer people are around him, and more and more people find that he is just having fun and can't bring them what they want."

"Some people are willing to work for money and power, but no one will work for the entertainment of a clown."

"Although he tried to sow discord among our three major gangs, causing us a lot of trouble, he even set a deadly trap to make the three major gangs kill each other!"

"But the hatred for him made the three major gangs join forces. The Black Fin Gang provided manpower and weapons, the Gemini Gang provided funds and intelligence, and the Night Owl Gang was responsible for planning and coordination."

"We face great pressure in going to war with him, but he is getting older and older, and his men are constantly being turned against us! The most important thing is that the technology in our hands has overwhelming power!"

"Technology?" Shi Fei raised his eyebrows.

He had not expected to hear the word "technology" from the mouth of a gangster.

The middle-aged man nodded: "Yes, it is technology."

He pointed at the Joker and said, "He was forced into a liquid nitrogen room by the robot warriors our gang bought. In just a few minutes, he was frozen like a pre-cooked dish."

"You also know how to quick-freeze pre-prepared dishes with liquid nitrogen!" Shi Fei said after looking him over.

Many pre-prepared dishes, such as steamed buns, are cooled with liquid nitrogen (-196°C) when they are steamed, dropping the temperature to below -18°C in a very short time.

After simply reheating, these buns taste almost as good as those freshly baked.

"I saw it in the book!" The middle-aged man smiled, with a hint of self-mockery in his tone:
"Old friend, who are you looking down on? I also like reading. It is precisely because I realize how terrifying the machine warriors are that I want to learn about them."

"Awesome!" Shi Fei gave him a thumbs up.

Nowadays, few people are willing to acquire knowledge from books, especially science and engineering knowledge!

"After that, the three major gangs divided up the Joker, and no one dared to challenge the majesty of the three major gangs since then! Those young people joined the gangs step by step, but they wanted to replace us." "We got the Joker's head, the Gemini Gang got the limbs, and the Black Fin Gang took the body." The middle-aged man finally finished this story.

The clown who once dominated Goff City and made countless people tremble in fear came to an end just like that.

"This is fine. It's better than lying in bed and not being able to change your own diaper." Shi Fei said, looking at the clown's head.

He turned to the middle-aged man and said, "I'm leaving now. I'll come to see you sometimes."

The middle-aged man was a little surprised by Shi Fei's departure: "Old friend, why don't you stay for a while?"

"You have just become the boss and you still have things to deal with!" Shi Fei patted the middle-aged man's shoulder gently, with a hint of understanding in his tone.

"That... is true!" The middle-aged man nodded, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

He did have a lot of things to deal with. Even so, he personally escorted Shi Fei to an exit, as if this was his last courtesy to this old friend.

Shi Fei stood at the entrance of the passage, looking deeply into the dark corridor, but did not take a step forward.

He knew that this passage led to the ground, to the territory controlled by the Nightingale Gang, but he had no intention of going back there.

He turned and walked in another direction, which was another world in the City of Dreams, the casino area controlled by the Gemini Gang.

The nights in the Dream City are always filled with noise and desire, and the casino area is the epicenter of the city’s desires. Since ancient times, prostitution and gambling have been inseparable twin brothers, and here, this relationship is vividly demonstrated.

In the low-end casino, the lights were dim, and the air was filled with the smell of cigarettes and sweat. The poor people, clutching the last bit of money for food in their hands, put their chips on the gambling table with desperate madness in their eyes.

Their faces were filled with despair and hope, as if this one move could change their fate. But most of the time, fate would only give them a loud slap in the face.

In high-end casinos, the atmosphere is completely different. Crystal chandeliers cast brilliant lights, and the air is filled with the scent of champagne and perfume.

The gamblers were dressed in suits and ties, hugged by scantily clad beauties, and threw the chips in their hands around like toys. Their laughter was unbridled and ostentatious, as if money was just a number to them and this game was just a pastime.

Shi Fei walked through the casino area without stopping, and continued walking down to the underground boxing ring.

The underground boxing ring in Dream City is another crazy world. There are more than a dozen different boxing rings here, each corresponding to a different audience group.

In some boxing rings, two strong men are fighting in an octagonal cage. The sound of fists hitting flesh and blood makes people's blood boil.

In some boxing rings, men and women fight each other, and the audience cheers wildly for this unequal fight.

In some boxing rings, there are fights between humans and beasts, where bloodiness and barbarity are pushed to the extreme.

In another octagonal cage, two teenagers aged twelve or thirteen were fighting with all their might. Their faces were covered in blood, but their eyes revealed a fierceness that was not in line with their age.

The audience around them cheered wildly, as if they were venting all their hysteria on the two children.

(End of this chapter)