Chapter 268: Once It Happens, It'll Happen Again
Perhaps his method of cutting off the opponent's arm wasn't effective at all.
Perhaps that gambler was just an extremely rare exception within the Transcendence Society.
But Su Zhan believed.
Where there's one, there will be a second.
The Transcendence Society definitely wouldn't have only that gambler as the sole coward.
Some things, you only know after trying them.
Su Zhan lifted the bag in his hand.
The cash on him needed a secure place for storage, and more importantly, he needed a relatively fixed and hidden place to stay, he couldn't keep drifting around the city.
Renting became the most practical choice at the moment.
Su Zhan walked into a real estate agency that looked neither too big nor too small. The doorbell chimed.
A young salesperson in a suit immediately came forward to greet him, wearing a professional smile:
"Hello sir, looking for a place? Please come this way, have a seat, have some water."
The salesperson warmly ushered him to the reception area, poured a cup of warm water, with an attentive attitude.
Su Zhan took the water but didn't drink it, directly stating his purpose: "I want to rent a place."
"Alright sir, do you have any specific requirements for the place? Such as size, location, budget?"
The salesperson took out a tablet, ready to filter options.
Su Zhan pondered for a moment, then said: "The budget isn't high, looking for good value for money. It's fine if the location is a bit remote, just quiet is good."
He still had several hundred thousand in cash from his previous looting, saying he didn't have much money was naturally an understatement;
his real purpose was to find an old residential area with lax management and lacking modern surveillance.
To his slight surprise, upon hearing his budget wasn't high.
The enthusiasm on this salesperson's face didn't diminish one bit, still smiling brightly: "Understood, understood, we have quite a few listings with good value for money, let me find some for you."
The salesperson swiped on the tablet, quickly pulling up a few options: "What do you think of this one? An apartment in the new district, fully furnished, ready to move in, just the price is a bit..."
Su Zhan glanced at the picture;
the residential area environment was brand new, the hallways clearly had surveillance, he directly shook his head: "Too new, don't like that feel."
The salesperson readily adapted, immediately switching: "Then how about this one? Near the subway entrance, convenient transportation, it's a building from the early 2000s..."
Su Zhan interrupted again: "Subway entrance is too noisy, I like quiet."
Being near a transportation hub meant dense crowds, more cameras, which didn't meet his requirements.
Not a trace of impatience appeared on the salesperson's face, instead nodding: "Quiet is good, I understand, please take a look at this one, over in the old city area, a building from the 90s, walk-up apartment, on the fifth floor, lighting might be a bit poor, but absolutely quiet."
Su Zhan's heart stirred;
old city area, walk-up apartment, this matched his initial expectations.
But he didn't immediately show his hand: "Fifth floor is a bit high, climbing stairs is tiring, are there any lower floors? Preferably first or second floor."
He deliberately made the lower floor request as a negotiation tactic, also to observe the salesperson's reaction and the true situation of the listings.
First and second floors are usually more damp, and also easier to be spied on.
He actually wasn't inclined towards them, but this way he could appear demanding and difficult to please, making the other party focus more on satisfying his real needs behind the pickiness.
Concealment and low profile.
The salesperson indeed showed a somewhat troubled expression, carefully searching on the tablet for a while longer, then eyes lit up: "Got it! Sir, look at this one, also in an old residential area, but...
still fourth floor, not large in area, but north-south through ventilation, just the place is quite old, the decoration is also very simple, done by the landlord many years ago, hasn't been lived in much.
The advantage is the price is very affordable, 800 a month, and that residential area... uh, is quite old, not much property management, quite... free."
"Free?"