When Lin Yi walked up to the mechanician Louis, the old man was enjoying the sunshine, looking quite content.
"It seems you're quite enjoying life here," Lin Yi smiled and said.
Louis did not get up: "Of course, being able to eat a decent meal and not getting beaten, what more could an old bag of bones like me ask for?"
The sunlight was warm and the air was particularly fresh.
Louis lay on the grass, momentarily feeling as if he had grown younger.
Then, he struggled to stand up, even though his hands were still tied behind his back, he sincerely expressed his position to Lin Yi.
"I can fix cars and modify some machinery. I also know a bit about basic electronic equipment."
"At the moment, nothing needs fixing..."
"I heard this place used to be just an empty plot with nothing. But because of you, it didn't take long for supplies to overflow. In a month or two, this place will definitely need mechanics, right?"
Hope filled Louis's eyes as he continued, "And besides, which reputable boss doesn't have a modified, comfortable ride?"
"You've got a point, old man. You're hired," Lin Yi waved his hand, and a contract appeared in front of the old man.
Louis looked at it carefully several times and then grinned as he agreed.
"Only a fool would refuse such good conditions!" he said with a smile, extending a hand to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi swiftly and deftly sliced the rope with a knife, and it fell to the ground.
Then, he told Louis to find Chen Youyou, who would arrange for him to work on making pushcarts.
Three hours later.
After checking the surveillance footage, Lin Yi discovered that ever since defeating the Blue-haired Gang yesterday, some suspicious individuals had indeed been looking for him.
Fortunately, the apartment building was still safe. Lin Yi flickered back to the real world.
Today, he was to make his first coin transaction with a merchant inside the Louvre, and it could not go wrong.
After taking out a few stray zombies, Lin Yi arrived at an apartment near the Louvre.
He first teleported a backpack full of potatoes, then teleported Da Chuan out as well.
Lin Yi instructed Da Chuan to carry the potatoes and follow him.
As soon as they reached the front of the Louvre, a foreign police officer shouted loudly, "Stop! Who are you people?"
Lin Yi looked up and noticed that the number of guards at the checkpoint had increased several times.
"Officer, our boss shaved his beard and changed his clothes. You probably didn't recognize him. He used to wear bright yellow pants and a pink T-shirt," Da Chuan stepped up to explain to the foreign police officer.
"It's you!" The foreign police officer was initially shocked and couldn't help but size Lin Yi up.
Now Lin Yi, dressed in black jeans and a green T-shirt, no longer looked like the hip-hop singer he did before.
He looked like a tall, well-built, and upright tough guy.
Can't deny it, damn, he's pretty handsome! The foreign police officer spat in his heart.
"What's going on recently? Why have there been so many additional guards?" Lin Yi asked as he casually tossed a can of meat to the officer.
The foreign officer gleefully caught it, glanced around cautiously, and after ensuring no one was paying attention, lowered his voice to explain.
Apparently, there was a fierce individual around the Louvre lately, rumored to be gay, who single-handedly wiped out the Blue-haired Gang's headquarters.
This person supposedly killed without hesitation, using extremely brutal methods. In that large base, no one survived.
And not only did this person kill, but he also enjoyed orchestrating explosions, blowing up an entire supermarket.
Now, many people from both the black and white sides were looking for him, all wanting to seize the Blue-haired Gang's original supplies.
This increase in guards was partly due to the growing population at the camp needing stricter inspections; another reason was to catch this gay person!
"Gay? Why do you say that?" Lin Yi asked sternly, expressionless.
"Wearing such flamboyant clothes, if that's not gay, then what is? Alright, go on in," the foreign officer said.
Reaching the refugee camp square at the Louvre.
Lin Yi immediately noticed the population here had skyrocketed by 50%, and the number of starving people had increased several times.
A tall, starved man yelled, offering himself in exchange for food.
Lin Yi disgustedly kicked him away, quickened his stride, and with Da Chuan, rushed into the Louvre.
They soon found the merchant.
"So handsome! Did you bring the food?" The merchant was equally shocked by Lin Yi's new outfit.
Lin Yi signaled Da Chuan with a glance.
Da Chuan immediately unloaded the backpack filled with 90 pounds of potatoes and placed it in front of the merchant.
The merchant, cautious as ever, even though he had engaged in multiple stable transactions with Lin Yi, still weighed the food.
"Great! Exactly 90 pounds. Here are the 200 coins you wanted," the merchant handed over a bag.
Da Chuan accepted it, carefully counted the coins, and then nodded to Lin Yi to confirm the quantity was correct.
"… Do you have more potatoes?" the merchant probed.
"Perhaps. Why?"
"… Many people want to exchange coins for food, almost brandishing knives at me," the merchant said with a bitter smile.
"There are more, but here I can only give you 90 pounds at a time. You understand."
"We could trade in a neutral zone."
"Alright, next time I'll bring you 180 pounds…" Lin Yi said, glancing behind him.
After greeting the merchant, he walked straight toward several soldiers.
These soldiers looked stern, clad in bulletproof vests, helmets on their heads, and tightly gripping assault rifles.
As soon as they saw Lin Yi approaching, they became extremely alert, as if facing a formidable enemy!
"Why are you tracking me?" Lin Yi stared closely at the leading officer.
When he was trading with the merchant, Lin Yi had already sensed someone was secretly following him.
But the other party hid very well, and it wasn't until the deal was done that he confirmed the followers were these soldiers.
At first, he didn't know what was happening, but after thinking it over, he figured it out.
At that time, the foreign police officer at the Louvre checkpoint was probably playing dumb. He must have recognized him but intentionally did not raise the alarm.
Only after he entered the Louvre did the officer report it.
A classic trap!
That guy even took one of his cans of meat!
"We hope you can come with us to see the commander." The leading officer, a bit disgruntled because Lin Yi discovered the tracking, managed to convey his request with a restrained tone.
Lin Yi did not object.
At this point, he considered himself a small boss.
Transaction partners couldn't be limited to just the first floor of the Louvre.
He decided to go to the second floor, to see what this so-called commander was like.
Following the officer, Lin Yi left the civilian area, and upon reaching the second floor, found the guards here were several times that of below.
Windows and doors reinforced with sturdy steel bars, cameras and sensors installed all around—the second floor was fortified like a small fortress!
They stopped in front of a meticulously arranged office, and the soldier gestured towards the door invitingly.
Without hesitation, Lin Yi pushed the door open and walked in.
Inside was a short, fat man sitting at a large table, staring intently at several monitors displaying scenes of the civilian area.
The short, fat man, draped in gold and silver, wore an expression of arrogance, as if he fancied himself the King of the Louvre!