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

Chapter 389: Burn a fire, a big fire
"Chi chi chi~"

A familiar voice came from under the platform.

Liu Zheng opened his eyes and saw thousands of black balls running out of the hole under the platform, each carrying a piece of coal that was twice their size on their thin little arms.

These pieces of coal are also different from those in reality. They are shiny black and smooth, and more like black gems than coal.

It can be seen that the weight of these coal blocks is unusual, and all the black balls are pressed to the ground.

However, they run quite fast, like overloaded and speeding electric tricycles.

"Do you need my help?"

Liu Zheng asked proactively.

"No, they can do it."

Yajo said without turning his head.

"Ok."

He shrugged his shoulders and simply lay on his side, supporting his head with one hand and watching the black guys carry coal.

You know what, watching them move coal is quite relaxing.

Although they are a little messy when they come out of the hole, they will automatically adjust their position and distance as they run.

The queues gradually gathered together, and when they reached the platform where the eight teams were, there were only two teams left.

They looked like two black snakes with many tails, or like some kind of ritual pattern.

"Kakakakakaka~"

Eight mechanisms were pulled and the conveyor belt on the platform started to move.

The black ball at the head of the snake was the first to step onto the conveyor belt, and the black balls behind it followed closely behind.

There was no scramble for seats, no crowding, and even the distance between seats was exactly the same.

These little creatures that looked childish and funny were now behaving like a well-trained army.

When the black ball comes to the filling port, the closed lid opens automatically.

A blazing flame erupted from the boiler. Even from a distance, Liu Zheng could feel the scorching heat that burned everything.

"Say, these little guys won't get burned, right?"

He looked towards the filling port with some concern, only to see tongues of fire spraying onto the feed port, but being blocked by the invisible wall, splashing into sparks all over the sky.

“Oh, there’s this one.”

He was relieved.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

Even though they were not burned, the black balls still screamed in panic and subconsciously made dodgy movements.

Liu Zheng was watching with amusement, it seemed that small animals were just small animals, and they could never transform into elite soldiers as immovable as mountains.

"Why are you panicking? It won't burn you."

As Yajo said this, he picked up the wrench at hand and knocked on the furnace.

"clang!"

The black balls were frightened by the loud noise and huddled together.

"Keep working."

Yajo put down the wrench and continued to add something to the copper kettle.

"Chi! Chi!"

The black balls stretched out their bodies and continued carrying the things.

About ten minutes later, Yajo picked up the wrench and knocked on the furnace again.

"enough."

he shouted.

"Gee~"

This is the black ball who has just finished transporting coal, and his voice is short and cheerful.

"grumble"

This was the black grouper who had just carried out the coal, and his voice was dull and aggressive.

"Pfft~"

Liu Zheng really couldn't help but laughed out loud.

All the black balls looked at him, their eyes widening as wide as possible to show their anger.

"Sorry, I just remembered something happy."

He quickly explained.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The black balls shouted and rushed to Liu Zheng's side to look at him, with no intention of returning to the pipe.

"What's wrong with them?"

He asked, scratching his head.

"They want to know what makes you happy. You'd better give them a satisfactory answer, otherwise they will bury you in coal."

Eight said.

"By the way, I'd like to know that, too."

"Well, I just started working today. Does our bathhouse count?"

Liu Zheng said tentatively.

"grumble!"

The black balls shook their heads together, like a field of black wheat ears blown by the wind.

"No, there's nothing to be happy about."

Bajo turned his back to him and shook his head.

"Well, the Hyakkigyo Bathhouse is the best bathhouse in Bathhouse Street. Isn't it worth being happy to be employed here?"

he asked confused.

It would be fine if he was a new employee, but if an employee like Bajio who has more seniority than Shisanyao also thinks that Baiguixing is not good, why doesn't he just quit?

“The treatment is not the best.”

Yajo said calmly.

"Then why don't you change jobs?"

"I was young and ignorant, and was tricked into signing a lifetime contract. The penalty is enough for me to open a new bathhouse. How can I change jobs?"

There was deep resentment in Hachijo's tone.

"Ok."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

He didn't have any sympathy. It was good enough that he could leave the job by paying the penalty. The Bloody Restaurant had no standards for resignation at all.

If he hadn't asked Si Xue for special approval, Niu Ma would have been skinned alive if he wanted to resign.

"grumble!"

The black balls began to urge.

"Well, does it count if I just beat up the customer?"

Liu Zheng thought for a moment and said.

"grumble?"

"Oh? Tell me carefully."

Yajo turned his head, a trace of fire still lingering in his pupils.

"Just now on my way to the elevator, there was an idiot"

"You can't insult guests in a bathhouse."

Yajo interrupted him.

"Oh, well, that means a customer with a brain worse than his intestines is using a dead waitress to bait me."

Liu Zheng changed his way of saying it and told the story again.

"Oh, that's it."

After listening to this, Bajo nodded.

"You recognize it?"

"Yes, a regular customer. Every year he ranks among the top ten most unwelcome guests."

Bajo turned his head back.

"Does our bathhouse have such a ranking? Is it public?"

Liu Zheng was surprised.

"Ah, idiot, of course it's private. What are young people thinking about nowadays?"

Yajo turned around and glared at him.

"Oh. Why not just kill it?"

he asked.

Since Liu Zheng was fine after cutting off a piece of its intestine, others should be able to do the same.

"We are a bathhouse, not a black shop. How can we just rip off our customers?"

"You'd better pray that you didn't chop it to death. Although the Tengushi doesn't like this idiot son, he won't allow it to die in the hands of others."

Eight said.

"Didn't you just say that we can't insult guests?"

"That's you guys. I can yell at whoever I want in the boiler room."

Yajo shook his beard and said.

"You are the boss, you have the final say."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

He didn't take Bajo's reminder seriously.

His few slashes probably wouldn't be enough to kill that idiot son. Even if he did, he would just run away if the other party came to find him.

Liu Zheng didn't believe that the Ten Intestine Servant would dare to go to the city to find him. If he really dared to come, he would just package him up and sell him to the Pajama Boy. Maybe he could make a fortune.

"Humph."

Bajo glanced at him, then ignored him and continued to boil water.

"Chi chi chi~"

The little black balls returned to the pipes contentedly, and the boiler room became quiet again.

"Is there really no work for me? Mr. Hachijo?"

Liu Zheng felt a little bored and sat up.

I have been working at a high intensity before, so I am a little uncomfortable after taking a day off.

"No, just leave here if you're bored." Bajo turned his back to him and shook his head.

"Then it's actually quite good to just lie down like this."

He lay down again and even turned over.

"That Thirteenth Yao guy always invites weird people in."

The eight eyes hidden in the hair at the back of his head saw Liu Zheng's actions clearly and he was speechless.

But anyway, they are not his subordinates, so as long as they don't cause trouble for him, he doesn't bother to care.

The sounds of the kettle boiling and the boiler burning continued, and listening to them for a long time was quite helpful in helping you sleep.

Liu Zheng lay there like this. Although he didn't fall asleep, he was in a state of half sleep and half wakefulness.

"crunch~"

Suddenly, there was a sound of a door being pushed open.

He woke up instantly, turned over and squatted, and took out the butcher knife and boning knife and held them in his hands.

"Minister Hachijo, Minister Tengo sent me to inform you that His Excellency Oogawa Ryu will be arriving soon."

The woman who came in just glanced at him and spoke directly to Yajo.

"Big stream?"

Bajiao turned to look at the person who came, his brows twisted into a shape of a "川" (river).

“How long will it take for Him to arrive?”

he asked.

"About five minutes."

The visitor replied.

"Five minutes? What's the difference between that and already here?"

Hachijo's voice grew louder.

"Can you guys in the General Affairs Department be more reliable? You always remind me when everyone is almost there. Do you really think it's easy to make a medicinal bath?"

"I'm sorry, Minister Yajo, it's our fault."

The visitor bowed decisively, a standard 60°.

"However, there is nothing we can do about it. We cannot dictate when customers can come to consume."

"Besides, we cannot afford to offend someone like Lord Okawa Liu."

she explained.

"Hmph. Tell your minister that the subsidy will be doubled this time."

Seeing that she bowed properly and her reasons were sufficient, Yajo didn't say anything else.

"Okay, I'll pass it on."

The visitor bowed again, this time at 30 degrees.

After bowing, she did not leave immediately, but looked at Liu Zheng.

"What's your name, which department are you from, and what are you doing here?"

she asked.

"I'm from the massage department. Our director asked me to stay here."

Liu Zheng replied.

"What are the people from the massage department doing in the boiler room? Are you so well-staffed in the massage department now?"

The visitor frowned.

"You asked me, so I want to ask you too. Which department are you from and what is your name?"

He asked rhetorically.

"I'm asking you now."

"And I've already answered you. If you want to ask something else, there's another price."

Liu Zheng said.

"Are you new here?"

"Yeah, so what?"

He stood up and dusted himself off.

"No wonder. When you came in, didn't anyone tell you that you should stand at attention when you see a senior and answer whatever the senior asks?"

The visitor said coldly.

"No. I've only been told to watch less, listen less, talk less, and pay less attention to those weirdos who approach me."

Liu Zheng replied calmly.

"Very good, massage department, I will remember you."

"Don't you want to know who I am? I'm Menqian Qing from the General Affairs Department. You'd better remember it."

"When we meet again, I will teach you how to respect your seniors."

Menqian Qing gave him a sinister smile, then turned and left the boiler room.

"Why do you have to set a death flag for yourself?"

Liu Zheng looked at her back with pity.

When they meet again, it will probably be time for him to reveal his hand.

Although he doesn't like killing people, if he has to kill, he will definitely give priority to killing people he knows.

After all, killing the familiar is a well-known practice.

"Okay, why did you bother her?"

Yajo suddenly said.

“Because I feel uncomfortable.”

Liu Zheng replied.

As soon as he saw Menqian Qing, he instinctively felt a strong sense of discomfort.

But it’s more like seeing something disgusting than sensing danger.

As for what he was disgusted about, Liu Zheng couldn't explain it clearly.

"People in the General Affairs Department are like that. No matter what they are like before, they will become the same after staying there for a long time."

"Tianhu was quite cute when she was in the Service Department, but she became ugly after she went to the General Affairs Department. She was even unwilling to come in person and had to send someone else to notify me."

Yajo seemed to sigh.

"Ugly? I think the woman is pretty."

Liu Zheng said.

Although she cannot be called a beauty, she is a lady with great temperament and can sell a lot of original products when she does live broadcasts.

"I'm talking about the soul! Are all young people today so superficial?"

Hachijo glared at him.

"Haha, I know. I saw that you seemed a little unhappy, so I wanted to liven up the atmosphere."

Liu Zheng chuckled.

"I've been through a lot, so why would I need a brat like you to liven up the atmosphere?"

"Okay, stay away. I have to get busy."

Yajo waved his hand impatiently, then picked up a wrench and hit the furnace hard.

"Young men, make a big fire."

he shouted.

"Chi! Chi! Chi!"

The black balls' response came from the pipe, shaking the platform.

However, after calling for more than ten seconds, not a single black ball came out of the pipe.

"Today's overtime meal, double portion."

Seeing this, Bajo shouted again.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

As soon as these words came out, the black balls shouted even louder.

Finally, half a minute later, the first black ball came out of the pipe.

The coal it was holding this time was different from the previous ones. It looked exactly like real coal, and even rougher.

But this seemingly ordinary piece of coal emitted an astonishing amount of heat, and even Liu Zheng, who was standing on the high platform, could smell a burning smell.

As for the black ball holding the coal, it was even worse, as it was burned red.

By the time it reached the filling port, sparks had already appeared on the surface of its body.

The lid was opened, and the gushing flames were once again blocked by the invisible barrier, but the coal was directly ignited by the high temperature, wrapping the black ball in the flames.

"grumble!"

The black ball let out a mournful cry, then jumped into the boiler holding a piece of coal.

The originally orange-yellow flames suddenly expanded and turned into a dazzling golden color.

"Not enough, not enough. Guys, make a big fire."

Yajo stood up, yelled wildly, then waved his eight arms, continuously taking out various medicinal herbs from the cabinet and throwing them into the copper pot.

"grumble!"

"grumble!"

"grumble!"

The black balls quickened their pace and threw themselves into the boiler one after another, turning into firewood to fuel the fire.

"Ugh."

Liu Zheng sighed, but had no intention of intervening.

We are all doing the same life-threatening work, so who should pity whom?
"squeak!"

A different voice caught his attention.

Liu Zheng looked down and saw a black ball pressed under the coal.

Its round body was flattened, and the high temperature made its eyeballs burn, making it look extremely miserable.

"A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen."

He silently recited the ancients' teachings in his mind and closed his eyes.

But immediately, a tentacle hidden under the sexy costume gave a burning sensation.

"Ok?"

Liu Zheng opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)