90: Chapter 90 I make millions per minute!

"Wow, she's so beautiful. How much money do you have to earn to marry someone like that?"

Two Security Officer Cheng Yus were patrolling the streets of the Mid-Hive. They saw a Cheng Yus Clone leaning on a crutch, holding hands with an incredibly beautiful woman, and couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment.

"Based on your salary, you'd probably have to work from the Neolithic era until now to afford that."

"Haha, same for you, you deadbeat cop!"

Most of the Hive Citys in the Cheng Yu Empire are roughly the same: the Underhive is poor and chaotic, filled with ruthless gang members who speak little but act fast, while the Upper Hive is affluent and orderly, with everyone being polite and refined.

The situation in the Mid-Hive is the most complex: it's a mix of the middle class, dockworkers, foreign merchants, speculative brokers, gang leaders, double agents, and some ghost-like entities that have crawled over from Warp.

The number of Security Officer Cheng Yus on duty here is also the highest; almost every street has four or five Cheng Yus Clones patrolling back and forth.

"Hey, you lot! Stop right there and show me your identification!"

The two Security Officer Cheng Yus spotted a group of ruffian Cheng Yus. They were accompanied by two Slaanesh Nuns, and a bunch of people with multi-colored hair were squatting nearby, whispering to each other—it was obvious they were up to no good.

"Come on, officer, is it a crime to walk the streets with your girlfriend now?!"

The ruffian leader Cheng Yu hugged the Slaanesh centaur, looking incredibly proud.

Regardless of what exactly that thing he was hugging was, anyone who could find a girlfriend in the Cheng Yu Empire was a legend.

"Walking the streets isn't against the law, but you lot are squatting here and blocking the way. Do you realize that?"

The slightly more senior Security Officer Cheng Yu proceeded to give them a verbal warning.

The other Security Officer Cheng Yu took out his dark to scan their identification documents one by one. Everyone had a long list of minor infractions, but nothing serious.

"Officer, are you feeling repressed? Should I introduce you to some of my little sisters?" The Slaanesh Nun's voice was incredibly seductive, clearly laced with corrupting power.

"Hey, don't mess around, miss. My camera is on!"

Just as the two groups were bickering, one of the ruffians suddenly reached into the satchel at his waist.

"Knife Cheng! He's the wanted criminal Knife Cheng!"

"Screw your high school homeroom teacher!" Knife Cheng threw his satchel directly into the faces of the two Security Officer Cheng Yus, then shoved through the crowd and fled.

The Security Officer Cheng Yu pulled out a psychic whistle and blew it urgently. The three short and one long blast covered a wide range, signaling that someone was resisting arrest and required backup.

"Don't touch it! Don't touch that thing with your hands! It's a gender-swap emerald!"

The more senior Security Officer Cheng Yu was more experienced. Seeing the faint green light leaking from the gap in the bag, he immediately knew what it was.

If he hadn't warned him in time, his partner would have soon become "Cheng Yu."

"Respected residents of the 'Licai' Hive City, good morning. A clone suspect is currently fleeing south along Chenghua Avenue in the Mid-Hive. The suspect is wearing a blue beret, a black shirt, and brown khaki pants. Residents, please be careful and keep your distance. Have a pleasant day, thank you."

The Hive City central control console was much more civilized than before, and they had even hired a female announcer with a sweet voice.

As soon as the female announcer finished speaking, the large LCD screens across the Hive City—which had been playing health supplement commercials, opera excerpts, and talk shows—were instantly switched to a live broadcast of the pursuit of "Knife Cheng."

"Wow, this kid has some nerve. Does he really think he can get away?"

"What crime did he commit?"

"Smuggling, what else?"

"His blue beret is nice. Where can you buy one?"

The crowd on the Hive City streets was buzzing with discussion. Some of those who loved to watch the chaos cheered for Knife Cheng, wanting to see just how long he could keep running.

He had nowhere to run because the Security Officer Cheng Yus who had been patrolling everywhere were already closing in from all directions.

"Stay back!!"

"Knife Cheng" Cheng Yu was wearing white gloves and holding a gender-swap emerald, frantically yelling and gesturing at the Security Officer Cheng Yus.

"Do you want to turn into girls, you bastards? Come on, come here!"

Seven or eight Security Officer Cheng Yus armed with riot control steel forks hesitated, as no one knew if he would suddenly throw that emerald.

The situation reached a stalemate. Knife Cheng had been forced into a dead-end alley by the Security Forces, but no one dared to step forward to apprehend him.

"Hey, what are you doing? Don't hold up my commute! I make millions a minute!"

A white-collar Cheng Yu, wearing a white shirt, black suit, brown leather shoes, gold-rimmed glasses, and a gold-plated watch, had just stepped out of his home when he saw a large crowd gathered at his doorway.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" The gold-rimmed glasses Cheng Yu was instantly taken hostage by Knife Cheng. "Stay back, or I'll turn him into a gold-rimmed glasses girl!"

"Don't be rash, don't be rash!" The highest-ranking Cheng Yus Clone among the Security Forces waved for everyone to back off. "Whatever demands you have, you can state them. Don't be rash!"

"Give me two million in cash, all in old bills!" Knife Cheng was so agitated he was losing his mind. "And open an untraceable Warp rift for me. I want a monk from the Dark Mechanicum to open it!"

"Okay, okay, we need time to prepare!"

"Twenty minutes! I'm only giving you twenty minutes!" The gender-swap emerald in Knife Cheng's hand was already very close to the gold-rimmed glasses Cheng Yu's neck.

"Honey, honey!" Knife Cheng's wife came running over, surrounded by the Security Forces... His wife was a Slaanesh Nun.

"Don't call me honey! You pull out something bigger than mine! Get lost!!" The appearance of the Slaanesh Nun only made Knife Cheng more agitated.

"Quick, call the negotiation expert!"

Ten minutes later, the negotiation expert Cheng Yu approached the dead-end alley empty-handed.

"Ahem, Knife Cheng, I'll be straight with you. There's no way you're getting away. We are now initiating judicial negotiation procedures. Put down the emerald and surrender. I guarantee you will serve your sentence on this planet and won't be exiled. Can you accept these terms?"

"And what if I don't agree?!"

The negotiation expert Cheng Yu pulled out the Gauss pistol from his waist and said to the gold-rimmed glasses Cheng Yu in an indifferent tone, "Then I'm sorry, but the Empire will not be coerced by criminals!"

"Hey, sir, I know you might have a deep prejudice against people who wear glasses, but please, do me a favor—I'm going to be late for work!"

Taking advantage of Knife Cheng's distraction, the gold-rimmed glasses Cheng Yu suddenly executed a back throw, flipping him to the ground. The speed of the move and the sheer force were so great that everyone present was shocked.

"I make millions a minute, you bastard!" The gold-rimmed glasses Cheng Yu punched and kicked Knife Cheng, but he was very careful not to touch the gender-swap emerald that had fallen to the side.