It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 354 What are you looking at?

The reason why he asked Niu Daji to lead the way was not only because he really needed a guide, but also to avoid trouble.

How to avoid alerting the bank’s security is to make the security one of your own.

Letting Niu Daji lead the way can not only keep it under surveillance, but also bring it into the same camp.

After making another phone call, Niu Daji's younger brother arrived soon.

"This is my younger brother Niu Daxiang. Daxiang, call me uncle."

Niu Daji pointed at his younger brother and introduced him.

"Hello, sir."

Niu Daxiang shouted honestly.

It looks almost exactly like Niu Daji, but there is no scar on its face. Instead, there are several spiral protrusions on its left horn.

"You don't have a younger brother named Niu Xiaoxiang, do you?"

Liu Zheng looked at it and asked.

"How did you know that, sir?"

Niu Daji said in surprise.

"Let me guess, next up are Niu Daru, Niu Xiaoru, Niu Dayi, and Niu Xiaoyi."

He said with a weird look on his face.

"Master, you guessed it right."

Niu Daji said admiringly.

"What do you call the rest, rich and healthy?"

"No, the rest are arranged in numbers, Niu Jiu, Niu Shi, Niu Eleven."

Niu Daji shook his head.

"Then being Thirteen is pretty unlucky."

Liu Zhengxu said with his eyes fixed.

"Yes, Niu Shisan is often beaten by my mother."

Niu Jiu nodded beside him.

"Did I let you speak?"

Niu Daji slapped his younger brother Niu Jiao.

"Okay, take us inside."

Liu Zheng said.

"Okay, but sir, your mount cannot go in. If it does, it will definitely trigger the alarm."

Niu Daji said.

It is one thing to allow tanks to approach Bath Street, but it is another to allow tanks to enter Bath Street.

"Then Colonel, just wait for us outside. Call me if you need anything."

Liu Zheng said to the "Hound".

"Okay, I'll just take care of the little guy."

The driver leaned out half of his body and said.

On the way here, they ran into a group of butterfly deer pigs, which are rare animals ranked very high on the Metropolitan Species Conservation List.

Each butterfly deer pig has a surveillance camera installed by the city hall. If you harm them, unless they hide in a bloody restaurant or a sewer forever, the door will definitely be blocked by the security department.

Thanks to the driver's superb driving skills and the strong defense of the "hounds", they withstood the attack of the butterfly, deer and pigs without fighting back, and no one was injured.

But the tank itself had sustained some damage and needed repairs.

However, this also reflects the correctness of the driver's suggestion.

The speed of the Butterfly Deer Pig is so fast that even if they drive a sports car, they cannot outrun it. Instead, they will have to use manpower to resist due to insufficient defense, and casualties are inevitable.

Whether they are injured or the butterfly deer and pigs die, it is not a good thing for both sides.

"My two lords, you can go now."

Niu Daji handed the pitchfork to his brother and said to the two of them.

"it is good."

Liu Zheng nodded and followed Niu Daji to the other side of the torii.

And Doctor Nile followed him silently.

This time he came here to act as a thug. As long as Liu Zheng didn't let him speak, he would remain silent.

The golden sunlight in the forest shone on the vermilion torii, but the two pillars and a beam only cast a shadow on the ground, and in the middle of the two pillars, there was like a painted dividing line.

Liu Zheng stepped over the shadow and immediately saw a long street in front of him, with the sounds of cars and horses neighing in his ears.

On both sides of the endless street, buildings of various styles and sizes stand in a row.

On the street, "people" of all kinds of different appearances were walking on the road and then walked into the buildings on both sides.

He noticed that in addition to a variety of clothing, many "people" were wearing a kind of wide robe that was similar to a yukata but with some modifications, and the colors were unified in red and white.

"What kind of clothes is that?"

Liu Zheng raised his chin towards a passerby who was wearing such clothes.

"Oh, according to the rules of the bathing street, those who are not properly dressed are not allowed to enter. So if a guest enters the bathing street without wearing the required clothes, they will automatically be dressed in this kind of clothes. In fact, those are not real clothes, but just an illusion."

Niu Daji replied.

"And what is that?"

He pointed at the rickshaws and sedan chairs running around on the road.

"Oh, that's a treatment only available to VIP guests of each bathhouse. Rickshaws are for small bathhouses, and sedan chairs are for large bathhouses. When guests need to be picked up or don't want to reveal their whereabouts, they can call the bathhouse to send someone to pick them up."

Niu Daji said.

The rickshaw was empty and the curtains on the sedan were impenetrable.

"Then the ten major bathhouses must have sedan chairs carried by eight people, right?"

Liu Zheng said casually.

"Yes, sir, do you know the top ten bathhouses?"

Niu Daji said in surprise.

"What a novelty! I don't know what bathing street I came to."

"Yes, which bathhouse are you going to?"

Niu Daji asked.

"I heard you have a Gaga Shuang bathhouse here. The catering is pretty good, and the bathing service is pretty good too."

He said.

"Oh, I know that one. My family went there to celebrate my mom's birthday last year. The food there is really delicious, especially the skewers and dumplings, which are simply amazing."

Niu Daji said with shining eyes.

"Oh? Then take us there first."

Liu Zheng said.

"Okay, both of you, please come this way."

Niu Daji led them to a fork in the road on the right.

"By the way, gentlemen, if you go to the Gaga Shuang Baths, you must be careful."

It said as it led the way.

"What should I pay attention to?"

Liu Zheng said as he looked around.

Compared to the Metropolis, the buildings on Bath Street look much older and the street hygiene is worse.

But the noise coming from all directions and the people everywhere give Bathhouse Street a lively atmosphere that is lacking in big cities.

He didn't know whether it was originally like this or he had changed his perspective after visiting Bathhouse Street.

"Don't just stare at other guests inside, especially if you are discovered by them, don't look them in the eye, otherwise it is easy to cause a conflict."

Niu Daji said.

"What conflict?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Not necessarily. It depends on the conflicting factors and personalities of both parties. It could be a drinking contest, or a contest of appetite, or sometimes a contest of who can stay in the sauna the longest. Of course, there are also direct fights."

Niu Daji replied.

"Then the people at the Gaga Shuang Bathhouse don't care?"

"As long as it doesn't get out of hand, they don't care. This is the characteristic of their bathhouse. The winner will feel great, even better than taking some banned drugs, and there are no side effects. And the loser can also be qualified to enjoy special services, a win-win situation. The Gaga Shuang Bathhouse seems to call this 'What are you looking at'."

Niu Daji said.

"Then the provocateur will probably say 'what are you doing?'"

Liu Zheng raised his eyebrows and said.

"Yes, yes. As expected of a man from the city, he is well-informed."

Niu Daji said admiringly.

"It's OK. What about looking at the staff?"

"As long as it's not a real provocation, it's fine if you just stare at them. They will even come over and ask if you need anything. After all, bathhouses have to make money. Customers are not God, but they are God's uncles."

Niu Daji said.

"What is that special service?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Hehehe, I'm from the city, don't you know what it is? There should be more fun things to do in the city than in the countryside like us, right?"

Niu Daji gave a smile that everyone understood.

“Actually, I don’t really understand it.”

He really wanted to answer like this, but in order to maintain the face of the city people, he had to nod reservedly.

"Squeak~"

A rustling sound came from the shadows. Liu Zheng looked down and saw many moldy coal balls growing in the corner and rolling towards him.

"Chi chi chi~"

The moldy ball rolled to his feet and then bounced around making noises like rodents.

"Go away, this is my distinguished guest, you guys should stop messing around."

Niu Daji squatted down and tried to drive them away.

"Wait, what are they?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Oh, they are black balls, little monsters born in the boiler rooms of various bathhouses. Some of them work in the bathhouses, while others roam around the bathhouse streets as thieves or beggars."

Niu Daji said.

"So, they are begging from me?"

He asked as he looked at the black ball that kept jumping.

"Yes."

"What will happen if you don't give it?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"If it were an ordinary person, they might be laughed at or played a prank on. But for people like these two gentlemen, they would just complain a few times at most."

Niu Daji said.

"What good would it be if I gave it?"

"Uh, can I touch them?"

Niu Daji said uncertainly.

"Oh?"

He looked at the black balls.

It has a lot of fluffy hair and a round body. It looks like it will feel good to the touch.

"How much?"

he asked.

"Just give them a few coins. They won't need more."

Niu Daji said.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The black balls screamed at it louder and louder, as if in protest.

Liu Zheng smiled, took out a hundred-dollar bill and held it in the air.

"If you want it, come and get it yourself, but don't crawl over me."

He said with some evil humor.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The black balls shouted loudly and then moved quickly.

They were arranged in order of size and stacked up like a pyramid until they were as high as the banknotes.

"Jiji!"

The black ball on the top layer grew a pair of matchstick-like hands from both sides of its body. It raised them to within a millimeter of the banknote, but did not actually touch it. It just shouted at Liu Zheng.

"What are they doing?"

he asked.

"Uh, maybe you're afraid of soiling the banknotes?"

Niu Daji guessed.

"It was originally given to them, what are you afraid of?"

"Maybe they are afraid that you are just joking with them and don't really intend to give them such a large amount of money."

Niu Daji said.

"You can't go back on your promise, right?"

"That's in the city. In a country like ours, people aren't so particular."

Niu Daji shook his head.

"So that's how it is. They are pretty well behaved then."

Liu Zheng looked at Hei Tuanzi's excited yet cautious little hands and felt inexplicably amused.

"Take them, these are yours too."

He took out another stack of banknotes and put it directly into Heituanzi's hand.

"Chichichichi!!!"

The black ball withstood the weight of the banknotes and let out an earth-shaking cheer.

"Master, there's really no need to give them so much."

Niu Daji watched with envy from the side.

"I can give my money to whomever I want, in whatever amount I want. The same goes for you."

Liu Zheng said calmly.

"You don't know that Bathhouse Street is no safer than your city, and the Black Tuanzi are not completely united. If you give them so much money at once, it will be snatched away by other Black Tuanzi families if not others."

Niu Daji explained.

"Can you defeat other black ball families?"

He asked Heituanzi.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The black balls waved their little arms vigorously, as if to show their strength.

"Haha."

Liu Zheng couldn't help laughing out loud.

He had no resistance to this furry, round little thing.

Of course, that is when there is no threat.

"Doctor, is there anyone else snooping around?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"No."

Doctor Nile shook his head.

"Okay. I don't care about the other black ball families, but if they are taken away by someone else, I will blame you."

He said to Niu Daji.

"I, I know."

Niu Daji met Liu Zheng's gaze and lowered his head guiltily.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The Arhat Tower made of black balls collapsed, and all the black balls lay flat on the ground, waving their arms at him, like flattened black sesame dumplings.

“They’re saying thank you.”

Niu Daji said.

Liu Zheng stretched out his tentacles and rubbed a few of them at random, and the black balls did not move and let him rub them.

Their bodies are not as soft as they look, but their fur does feel very comfortable to the touch, just like touching a two or three month old kitten.

"Okay, go and have fun by yourself."

He retracted his tentacle and said.

The parts that touched the black balls were stained with black marks like coal ash.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The black ball got up from the ground, but did not leave immediately. Instead, it formed two words on the ground.

"goodbye?"

Liu Zheng recognized the two words.

"Is this a literal statement or just a farewell?"

Before he could ask, the black balls quickly rolled back into the shadows.

"This world is really interesting."

He couldn't help but laugh again.

"I'm so jealous seeing you smile so happily."

Doctor Nile suddenly spoke.

"Hasn't the doctor ever smiled happily?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I haven't laughed happily since my people and I were taken to the bloody restaurant."

Dr. Nile said expressionlessly.

"That person is gone. Look forward. You still have Sesha. Besides, there should be other people of the Ra tribe outside the border, right?"

“Yes, they do, but I’d rather they not move in. After all, that stupid trend hasn’t ended yet.”

Doctor Nile said bitterly.

"Ah this."

Liu Zheng didn't know how to comfort her.

After all, judging from the way the Nile doctors practiced medicine, their tribe might actually have some medicinal food effects.

"Two gentlemen, we have arrived."

Niu Daji interrupted their conversation.

(End of this chapter)