Legend has it that there was once a Pawnshop No. 8 in the human world. It could grant any wish, but only at an equivalent price. At Pawnshop No. 8, anything of value could be pawned. Nothing could ever be redeemed, and no one was exempt.
Pawnshop No. 8 appeared mysteriously, then vanished just as mysteriously, and people dismissed it as a legend. But lately, a similar pawnshop has really appeared, called Pawnshop No. 8½. At Pawnshop No. 8½, anything can be traded. Through secret channels, people make their way there and pawn their feelings, organs, and children in exchange for the things they have always dreamed of.
Li Zhi, the owner of Pawnshop No. 8½, wears black and stands tall and graceful, his face cold and stern. He runs the pawnshop, and business is booming, just like Han Nuo at Pawnshop No. 8. In the shop's basement are all kinds of sophisticated computers and instruments. A group of mysterious staff run calculations and projections, using numerical models to maximize each customer's chances of success and fulfill the promises and agreements they have made.
The plot is awesome, then suddenly the whole tone changes.
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