Sasser No. 1, unlike budget tailor shops, follows a high-end customization route, with usually very few customers, often taking several days to complete a single order.

Therefore, there aren’t many staff in the shop, usually only one professional tailor and a few apprentices.

While Su Mo was getting measured, Poxuding and his daughter Sona sat quietly in the lounge area waiting.

Jessica was busy making tea, serving snacks, and even bringing electronic toys to please Sona, doing her utmost to make up for Poxuding’s impression of her.

Poxuding’s demeanor was calm, smiling as he accepted things or engaged in conversation, but his eyes never met Jessica’s.

Apparently, he was quite displeased with Jessica’s arbitrary actions of cutting the line and using her status to pressure others.

As for Su Mo, after finishing his measurements, he began selecting suit fabrics.

Suddenly, a small head peeked out from beside him, and a pair of big eyes curiously watched Su Mo.

Su Mo looked at Sona, feeling fond of this sensible little girl, and greeted with a smile, “Hello, little princess.”

“Hello, big brother,” Sona sweetly asked, “Are you choosing fabric?”

Su Mo: “Yes, which fabric do you think looks nice, little princess?”

Sona ran to Su Mo’s side, pointing at the fabric hanging at the top, and said, “Big brother, I think this fabric suits you well.”

Su Mo looked up and couldn’t help but laugh helplessly.

The fabric Sona pointed at was indeed beautiful and had quite the pedigree.

Every year, Sasser No. 1 sponsors a wool competition in New Moon City, selecting a sheep with the finest wool to shear and make into top-notch fabric.

Because there’s only one champion sheep each year, the wool is only enough to make one suit, making it extremely precious.

The fabric Sona pointed at came from the champion sheep chosen in June this year.

It’s certainly a fine fabric.

As for the price…

Looking at the six eights on the tag, Su Mo smiled awkwardly.

He has many other expenses now, so spending ten to twenty thousand on a suit is already a stretch; six figures are not even worth considering.

Su Mo patted Sona’s head, “You have great taste, little princess, but unfortunately, big brother doesn’t have the money to buy such expensive fabric right now.”

Sona blinked thoughtfully; perhaps this little girl, born with a silver spoon and always getting whatever she wanted, didn’t grasp the concept of “no money.”

She looked at Su Mo, her gaze landing on the Borderland Plaque around his neck, and innocently asked, “Big brother, what’s that around your neck?”

Su Mo was stunned that Sona couldn’t recognize the Borderland Plaque.

Most wealthy families in New Moon City educate their children first and foremost to recognize those black tags and to avoid people wearing them, as they are considered lower class.

The Inner City harbors an extreme prejudice against the borderlands, a prejudice ingrained in the young elites from an early age.

But Sona’s inability to recognize the tag showed she had never been taught such notions.

Su Mo couldn’t help but feel some admiration for Poxuding.

In New Moon City, there aren’t many wealthy people who would educate their children in such a manner.

Upon hearing Sona’s inquiry about the Borderland Plaque, Poxuding worried about offending Su Mo and softly called, “Sona, come over and help Daddy get a coffee.”

Sona: “Okay~”

She waved her small hand at Su Mo, “Goodbye, big brother.”

Su Mo nodded with a smile, “Goodbye, little princess.”

Sona ran out the door.

Jessica quickly smiled obsequiously at Poxuding, “I’ll go with her, in case she gets lost.”

Not hitting a smiling face, Poxuding didn’t object.

Jessica followed Sona out.

Su Mo continued selecting fabric.

After hearing the tailor’s introductions, Su Mo picked out a few fabrics with good textures and affordable prices.

He was indecisive about which one to choose when suddenly loud commotion erupted outside.

Across from Sasser No. 1 was a gold jewelry store, and three masked men with guns rushed in, shouting at the panicked staff and customers, “Don’t move! Anyone moves, and I’ll shoot them!”

Su Mo’s brows furrowed instantly.

He recognized the three men.

The leader was the one who had bumped into him earlier.

At that time, he could tell the other party had undergone physical enhancement and wasn’t ordinary.

But he didn’t think of them as criminals, assuming they were fellow mercenaries or someone else.

In a place like New Moon City, with a crime rate that surpasses the whole region, people are accustomed to sudden incidents, and they quickly and skillfully lay on the ground with their hands over their heads.

The leader of the thugs said to his companions in a low voice, “Hurry before the Public Security Bureau gets here!”

Two companions brought out previously hidden professional tools, violently breaking open the cabinets’ high-strength tempered glass, shoving gold jewelry into their bags haphazardly.

Sona hadn’t returned from getting coffee, and Poxuding was already in a frantic state.

He muttered his daughter’s name under his breath, instinctively wanting to rush out.

Su Mo dashed over and held him back, quietly scolding, “What are you doing? Looking to get killed?”

Poxuding: “Sona… my daughter is still outside…”

Su Mo: “You can’t just rush out! The thugs are right across, and they have guns. If you recklessly rush out, they’ll shoot you!”

Poxuding, in a panic: “But… what about Sona…”

Su Mo carefully peeked out from the windowsill, glanced around, and then retracted, “The kid should still be getting coffee. Protect yourself first; you don’t want Sona to lose her father while she’s young, right?”

These words made Poxuding calm down slightly, obediently hiding without moving.

Su Mo hid behind the wall near the door, secretly observing the situation outside.

The mall entrance had security checks; Su Mo hadn’t brought a gun for this shopping trip, so these thugs must have found a way to hide theirs in the mall beforehand.

Sadly, his backup wasn’t with him, or else dealing with the thugs would take just seconds.

It’s not that he couldn’t handle the three thugs without his backup, but because they had hostages.

If someone gets hurt during a scuffle, trying to be brave and then being held responsible by the Public Security Bureau would be troublesome.

“Vroom—”

“Weee-ooo, weee-ooo—”

Suddenly, the sound of roaring engines and sirens came from outside.

Su Mo muttered, “The Public Security Bureau is here so quickly?”

Based on his impression of the New Moon City Public Security Bureau in the “Dawn” game, these people are best known for passing the buck and procrastinating.

Arriving in less than a minute likely means someone was patrolling nearby and was dispatched immediately.

Outside the gold store’s doors, a security airship hovered amidst the loud airflow.

Red lasers shot from the ship’s underside, creating a virtual restricted zone composed of 3D holographic images on the ground.

Red warning letters hovered, continuously flashing in the air:

[Public Security Forces on Duty]

[Stay Away, No Approaching]

The crowd gathering within the virtual restricted zone quickly dispersed.

Soon, ropes dropped from the transport vessel, and a figure rapidly descended.

“Those guys are here, let’s go!” the leader of the thugs urged his companions to retreat.

“Bang!” Suddenly, with no warning, a deafening gunshot was heard.

A bullet pierced the wall, hitting one of the thugs, the massive impact ripping him into two bloody pieces.

The remaining two thugs were terrified.

One shot and a person is torn apart, what firepower is this?!

Upon hearing the gunshot, Su Mo suddenly felt something was off.

This sounds like the Tsunami Series Assault Rifle!

Oh crap, could it be that the arriving security forces are…

The Anti-Violence Fourth Section?!

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