Chapter 71: Lamb Meat (2)
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"How much is this lamb?" Gu Yi asked.

"Huh?" The vendor looked up, puzzled, and glanced at Gu Yi. "What does a kid like you know? Go back home. If you want to buy, ask your parents to come, okay?"

Do I need to have my parents' consent to buy a lamb?

Gu Yi paused, looking around.

All the customers inquiring about the price were older than him. After a moment of silence, Gu Yi bowed his head and ran out of the market.

"It seems I need to try a different approach."

Gu Yi bought a peaked cap and a mask at the market entrance, then squatted by the roadside, silently waiting.

There might be familiar faces from his neighborhood in the market.

Since the adults in town were so cautious about the trade of lamb meat, appearing at the market might alert his parents. Although he didn't know what consequences it would bring, it would undoubtedly increase the difficulty of clearing customs.

Gu Yi took a sip of almond water out of boredom and happened to see a family leaving with a lamb.

If he wasn't mistaken, that lamb was the one that had tried to escape earlier.

Gu Yi closed his eyes.

(Deduction begins!)

(You put on a mask, lower your cap, and follow closely.)

(The buyer and his wife stuff the lamb into the trunk and drive away. You quickly ride your bicycle to follow them.)

(The buyers' house is near your school. After parking, the buyer and his wife lift the lamb out.)

(The lamb touches the ground with its four hooves, bleating and struggling to free itself from the rope around its hooves.)

(The wife curses loudly but gets knocked to the ground by the lamb.)

(The husband takes a shovel from the yard and smashes it on the lamb's head. The lamb forcefully butts its head, breaking off one of its horns and sending the shovel flying.)

(The lamb lifts its front hoof and kicks the husband in the chest before leaping away and running out of the yard.)

(The buyer and his wife scream loudly.)

(The lamb, in a panic, runs towards you, and you quickly move your bicycle to the side. The lamb is fast, and if you weren't

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Translator Notes

[1] Gotham City, or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of the superhero Batman/ Bruce Wayne and his allies and foes.