Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 107 - 102: Suspicious!

Starting just a moment ago, Tang Yiyi noticed a creepy feeling, as if she were being watched by some dangerous beast. The gaze made her skin crawl! She frowned in displeasure, eyes keenly surveying her surroundings. Then she discovered that indeed, someone was watching her, and it wasn’t just one person!

However, judging by these people’s expressions, it seemed they considered her an easy mark?

Tang Yiyi pursed her lips, feeling a bit displeased inside, yet she showed nothing, pretending to know nothing and casually strolled along the commercial street, observing the transactions of others.

As she moved, someone followed suit, subtly trailing her but maintaining a distance as camouflage. If it weren’t for Tang Yiyi’s sharp sense of their malevolence, she might have thought they were just ordinary buyers!

However, after making her way around, Tang Yiyi found something amiss! That chilling gaze was there intermittently, yet the person wasn’t among these people!

Instinctively, she sought help from the system: "Pudding, can you help me monitor the inside of these shops around us?"

Though the system’s temperament had been rather odd since its upgrade, the last "car accident event" was thanks to the system’s assistance that she escaped unharmed, and even managed to turn the tables, gaining a substantial compensation, and boosting the Tang Family successfully! Since then, Tang Yiyi had privately placed great confidence in the system’s abilities, almost feeling it was omnipotent.

So this time, she naturally assumed the system could help. However, to her surprise, Pudding said, "No way! There are experts here, if I hack the network, they’ll detect it!"

This was the first time Tang Yiyi heard such a thing from the system, she instinctively felt disbelief, but thinking of that chilling gaze, she couldn’t help but trust a bit, intuitively associating the expert mentioned by the system with the other party!

Pudding sensed her unease and suggested, "If you’re scared, why don’t we head back today?"

Tang Yiyi didn’t respond, she didn’t like the black market, but she was here on a mission. If she left now, what about the fertilizer issue? Moreover, although the gaze was aggressive, she weirdly didn’t sense any malice!

Therefore, Tang Yiyi hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and decided to take a risk.

She had changed her appearance, the other party shouldn’t have noticed her identity. Though she couldn’t figure out why she caught the other party’s attention, since there was no malice, it at least meant for now, the other party was safe for her!

With a decision made, Tang Yiyi tried her best to ignore that gaze, observing the shops lining the street once more. However, these shops seemed almost the same, and their products were quite ordinary, this wasn’t the way to go!

She tentatively walked into one of the shops, pretending to browse the goods on the shelves, while secretly keeping an eye on other customers. Then she noticed, after customers entered, they either showed a printed paper to the owner, or wrote something on an electronic pad provided by the shop, followed by discreet exchanges with the owner, after which they would either leave or be led into a small room.

She watched for a while, noting that those who entered never came back out, presumably leaving through another exit.

Just then, a shop assistant approached, smiling amiably and said politely, "May I help you find something?"

Tang Yiyi was startled, instinctively scrutinizing the assistant, from whose eyes she discerned a very well-concealed vigilance and impatience, realizing that this person had probably noticed her little tricks.

However, she didn’t feel fear or panic, after all, besides glancing a few times, she had done nothing, not discovering anything crucial that would touch the other party’s bottom line, naturally, the other party wouldn’t resort to action over this.

However, the assistant’s reminder was likely a warning to her. If she continued being unwise, things might not remain so amicable.

Understanding this, she realized again the depth of the waters in the black market, then approached the counter, writing down her request on the electronic pad. What she needed were mutated creatures, but nothing rare, rather akin to garbage!

The shop owner was an ordinary-looking young man, upon reading Tang Yiyi’s request from the electronic pad, the content was transmitted directly to his personal terminal. He glanced at what Tang Yiyi wanted, a flash of surprise and alertness in his eyes, but outwardly remained calm, asking, "Are you sure you just want these?"

Tang Yiyi nodded, lowering her voice, "Do you have them?"

A miniature voice changer was around her neck, so the voice came out not her own, deeper and huskier, indistinctly genderless.

The owner’s gaze still carried a trace of well-hidden vigilance, though he said, "Although what you want is ordinary, gathering your required quantity isn’t easy, so the price will be higher than market rate, it will cost..." at this point, his fingers tapped the personal terminal swiftly, then, an electronic pad in front of Tang Yiyi displayed a number — the quoted price.

The price was indeed above market, and not by a little. Tang Yiyi was a bit angry but wisely hid it. She hadn’t forgotten the other party’s vigilance, so was this person deliberately testing her?

Either way, she wouldn’t agree to this price. Agreeing to it would make her a complete fool! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

She hadn’t forgotten, since stepping into this black market, someone had their eyes on her!

She crossed out the number, rewriting one, and then calmly observed the shop owner, awaiting his response. The shop owner quickly glanced at the number on his personal terminal, frowning noticeably, his tone carrying displeasure and a warning, "You must be joking, customer."

Tang Yiyi then turned to leave! She didn’t believe this black market was the only place with what she wanted! If the other party wanted to fleece her, it depended on whether she’d play along!

However, just as she was nearing the door, the shop owner’s voice, tinged with haste, called out, "Wait! I’ll sell to you!"

Tang Yiyi turned her head suspiciously, meeting the shop owner’s equally suspicious gaze. She asked uncertainly, "Are you really selling to me? At my price?"

Tang Yiyi found the situation very suspicious! The person’s attitude changed too quickly! Just like they received some instruction! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)