My Ability Pool is Superior

The houses on the side facing the river were clearly quite old, and not many people noticed Lu Bai who had just climbed out of the river.

This was considered good news.

Lu Bai gently wrung his pant leg, and a large amount of river water dripped out with a splash.

However…

Forget it.

He gave up on the idea of drying his clothes first, and like a homeless person, turned into the alley entrance.

In the crisscrossing streets and alleys, there were quite a few idle shops.

Passing by a clothing store specializing in custom tailoring, Lu Bai immediately turned and went inside.

The shop owner was lying on the bench reading the newspaper, and upon hearing some strange dripping sounds, was just about to look up.

However, Lu Bai’s action was far faster than the shop owner’s speed of raising his head.

With big strides, he darted behind the shop owner and delivered a hand knife to the back of the other’s head.

The unlucky shop owner didn’t even let out a grunt before collapsing face-down on the floor and passing out on the spot.

“Still a flat head.”

Lu Bai silently complained to himself, then turned around and began selecting fitted clothes.

……

Lu Bai held the shop owner’s head and shook him awake.

Seeing the other party groggily open his eyes, he revealed his usual kind smile.

“Hello.”

“!”

The shop owner was so scared that he instinctively leaned back, nearly smashing the back of his head on the floor again, but Lu Bai timely pulled him back.

“You, don’t, Big Boss, I’m just a small business.”

“Okay, okay, don’t be nervous.”

Lu Bai touched the shop owner’s head and said softly: “I just want to ask you a few questions.”

The shop owner tremblingly swallowed twice, not daring to speak.

Seeing the other’s reaction, Lu Bai sighed inwardly and then said.

“Forget it, if I want to inquire about intelligence, where should I go?”

“Uh, Chikan Bay… everyone says there are many intelligence dealers in that area.”

Although he had been knocked out by Lu Bai at first, this mild attitude still calmed the shop owner’s panicked emotions somewhat.

“Good.”

Lu Bai nodded approvingly, stood up and added: “You’d better act like you’ve never seen me. If I find out you tell anyone about what happened today, I’ll find you and kill your whole family.”

The shop owner shuddered, and seeing Lu Bai turn to leave, for some reason, he softly reminded: “If you’re going to Chikan Bay, be careful. I heard that area is very chaotic, and even the police officers don’t care about it.”

Hearing this reminder, Lu Bai waved without looking back.

“Thanks.”

……

Walking out of the alley entrance.

One could see the bustling crowd on the street, as well as the endless stream of vehicles.

There were also many tall buildings, just that the buildings were all very close to each other.

Signs of various sizes hung at the bottom of the tall buildings, and at a glance, they were dazzling in variety.

But there were actually only a few such tall buildings; more were tong lau buildings of varying ages and heights, closely intertwined with the streets, as if recounting the past years.

The new clothes Lu Bai had changed into wouldn’t seem out of place with the surrounding environment.

The prison guard uniform and prison clothes he had changed out of were packed by him in the black plastic bag he was carrying in his hand.

If nothing unexpected happened, once the prison side reacted, they would definitely search everywhere for his whereabouts.

Such highly indicative clues still needed to be properly disposed of.

Standing at the alley entrance and observing for a while, Lu Bai stepped away.

It seemed that this deathmatch duel wouldn’t end in a short time, so he needed to find a place to stay first.

After all, he was now in a wanted state, so staying in a hotel or anything like that was completely out of the question.

It was best to go to some remote, or rather chaotic street blocks.

Yes, that’s right.

Just like the Chikan Bay mentioned by that clothing store shop owner.

This place wasn’t hard to find.

Following the road signs’ instructions, Lu Bai easily found this street block called Chikan Bay.

On the way here, he hadn’t encountered any death fighters with titles above their heads along the path.

However, after walking all the way, he basically had a general impression of the entire city.

If looking for a similar comparison, it was somewhat like Hong Kong Island in the 70s or 80s.

And the Chikan Bay in front of him… was somewhat counterintuitive.

Because this so-called mixed street block that even police officers didn’t manage wasn’t some remote place; instead, it was located in the center position of the city.

It just didn’t have towering tall buildings; instead, there were row after row of old tong lau buildings.

The wires exposed on the exterior of the walls were tangled like balls of yarn.

Alleys crisscrossed like a maze, making it hard for people to find their way out.

Yet it couldn’t be completely regarded as a slum.

Because various black industries in this place didn’t even pretend; they were directly out in the open.

Illegal businesses like casinos and red-light districts even made neon signs and hung them at the shop entrances.

The government, police officers, and laws seemed unable to touch the boundaries here.

The entire street block gave off one feeling—chaos!

Undoubtedly, this street block called Chikan Bay could be said to be quite dangerous.

It must be known that Lu Bai had just come out of prison, and he could confirm that there were a large number of inhuman experts in this world’s government departments.

A street block like Chikan Bay, which was clearly illegal and located in the city center position, could remain.

There was only one possibility: it harbored power sufficient to contend with the government’s violence mechanisms, or at the very least, to the degree that the government would have to pay a huge price to clean it up.

Before figuring it out, it was better to keep a low profile for now.

“Yo? You look a bit unfamiliar, friend. Newcomer?”

A young man with green-dyed hair, looking sleazy and cocky, was squatting by the roadside. He beckoned to Lu Bai: “Come over, let’s chat.”

“Yes, first time here.”

Lu Bai nodded and obediently walked in front of the green-haired youth.

The green-haired youth grumbled and pressed his hand downward.

“Lower, lower, damn it, do I have to look up to talk to you?”

This actually couldn’t be considered the green-haired youth being too arrogant; it was purely Lu Bai’s temperament under normal circumstances that always gave people the illusion of being harmless.

And the more like this, the easier it was to be targeted by thugs for extortion.

Lu Bai obediently squatted down, keeping at the same height as this green-haired youth.

“What’s your name?”

“Lu Bai.”

“Little Bai, huh? Don’t say Little Horse Brother doesn’t take care of you. With your type, you won’t last until the next day in Chikan Bay.”

“Is that so.”

“You think I’m scaring you? Chikan Bay isn’t a place for obedient students like you.”

“Then what to do?”

The green-haired youth pointed his thumb at himself: “Here’s the deal, you’re allowed to follow me. If you run into any trouble, just name-drop your Little Horse Brother.”

Lu Bai unconsciously showed a kind smile: “That would be great.”

“But my name isn’t free to use.”

The green-haired youth spread his right hand and rubbed his index finger and thumb together a few times.

But Lu Bai showed no reaction, which made the green-haired youth slightly annoyed.

He said in a deep voice threateningly: “Little Bai, do you think protection fee flies into bro’s hand by itself?”

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