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

Chapter 392: What is more terrible than working for a living is working with a loan

"call!"

Liu Zheng swung the hammer, and a faint halo appeared behind his head.

The black balls held hands again and huddled together, like a five-colored millstone.

"what!"

The hammer smashed down, hitting the center of the five-colored millstone.

"Crack!"

A sound like glass breaking was heard, and all the black balls broke into small balls of different sizes.

The minimum is two, the maximum is four.

These black balls are no different from the previous ones in other places, but they have a circle of thin golden light on their heads, making them look like they are wearing crowns.

Their eyes also changed from small eyes to golden magatama, but they were very blurry, as if they had cataracts.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr~

The newly born black balls jumped around Liu Zheng's feet like a group of chicks playing around a hen.

Some brave black balls even crawled along his feet to the top of his head and nestled in his hair.

"Uncle Bajiao, are you going to do anything about it? They're going to start destroying our house soon."

Liu Zheng said helplessly.

"Why should I care? You are their mother."

Yajo said this and jumped down from the platform.

"With such pure solar power, we won't need so much firewood to light a big fire next time."

He picked up a black ball, looked at it, and then said.

"Wouldn't that be nice?"

"That's good. Boy, where does the power of the sun come from?"

Hachijo asked.

"Can't you recognize me, old man?"

Liu Zheng was surprised.

He thought that Yajo was shouting so loudly because he recognized him.

"I am an old man with little knowledge, and I beg you to enlighten me."

Yajo thought he was mocking him and said it sarcastically.

"If you can't recognize it, then I won't tell you. That person didn't tell me if I could tell others."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

After all, he had witnessed the man bathing, and although he was shrouded in light and could not see clearly, he was still guilty of peeping at the gods.

He was lucky that Da Ri Niangui didn't kill him, and he even spread the news of his suicidal behavior everywhere.

"Then I'll just ask you one question, and you'd better tell the truth."

Bajo stared at Liu Zheng and said.

His remaining hands were filled with tools such as wrenches, pliers, fire tongs, and copper pipes.

"You ask."

Liu Zheng nodded.

At some point, he already had the butcher knife and the express delivery slip in his hands.

"What are you doing in the bathhouse?"

"Before I answer you, I have a question."

He didn't answer directly.

"I asked you first."

Yajo said in a deep voice.

"There's an old saying in my hometown: the latecomer will win."

"Boy, you don't think I can't fight anymore because I'm old, do you?"

Yajo frowned deeply, and a cold light flashed in his turbid eyes.

"Old man, I want to leave, you can't stop me. You want to die, I can't stop you either."

"There aren't many good people left in Metropolis. Can't we all live well?"

Liu Zheng said calmly.

Even if a fight really breaks out, he will not be inferior to the opponent.

Although Hachijo's strength is unfathomable, he still has a COS costume in his hand.

As long as you become a cow or a horse, everything will be fine.jpg
Hachijo stared at him, the wrinkles on his face deepening.

Liu Zheng lowered his head and did not look at him, but his whole body exuded an aura of not giving an inch.

Yoko watched nervously on the side. One was an elder who appeared cold but was warm-hearted, and the other was a newcomer who seemed good. They were chatting just now, so why did they suddenly become hostile?
But she has worked in the service department for so many years, and she is not an idiot who doesn't understand the atmosphere.

So she said nothing, but just quietly retreated into the distance.

"ask."

After a brief confrontation, Ba Tiao said coldly.

"Can she see or hear here?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Who? Oh, she usually doesn't pay attention to me here."

Bajo thought for a moment and said.

He is considered a neutral figure in the Hundred Demons Bathhouse, and all he wants to do is wait until retirement.

But he is strong and his position is crucial, so Yubaba is unwilling to provoke him.

"Then I said, I'm here to save people."

Liu Zheng confessed.

"Save who?"

"Eye."

"Eye?!"

The little chicken in the corner immediately started shouting when he heard the name.

"you know?"

Yajo tilted his head and looked at her.

"Of course I know him. He's from our service department. We have a pretty good relationship."

Xiaoji nodded.

"Then you ask."

Hachijo made way.

He doesn't care much about things outside of work, so it's really not as easy to interrogate him as Xiaoji.

"Oh well."

Since it was about his friend, Yaoji did not refuse and walked in front of Liu Zheng.

"You said you came to save Jingzi?"

"Yes."

He nodded.

"Who are you to her?"

"Little Chicken asked.

"I have nothing to do with Jingzi. It was her aunt Sumireko who asked me to save her."

Liu Zheng replied.

"Jingzi never told me that she had such an aunt."

Xiaoji shook his head.

"What about Kyoko, Shizuko? Or Kaneko, Kyoko, Iko, etc. Anyway, everyone in their family names themselves in this style."

"Well, Kyoko did tell me about her twin sister."

Xiaoji thought for a while and said.

"Really. Okay, do you believe me now?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"But hasn't Jingzi been sent to the pig farm? According to the time, she would have been slaughtered by now. How can you save her?"

Xiaoji asked doubtfully.

Market refers to the weight at which livestock grows to be ready for slaughter.

In reality, commercial pigs are usually slaughtered after six months, so the pigs in Yuchang Street naturally won’t take that long.

If it is not a high-end breed used to entertain VIPs, it can be slaughtered in a month.

"Sumiko told me that her family paid her a large sum of money so that she would not send Jingzi to the pig farm but lock her up instead. But she had no intention of letting Jingzi go, and would ask her family for money every once in a while."

"Sumireko's family couldn't stand being cut by such a slow knife, so they asked me to save her."

Liu Zheng said.

"How could she do that?!"

Xiaoji said angrily.

"But that's definitely her style."

Soon, she calmed down again and sneered.

No one knows the answer to the question of who is the richest person in Bath Street.

But if you ask who is the most greedy person in Bathhouse Street, everyone will say the same name.

Grandma Tang.

"One last question. Why was Jingzi sent to the pig farm?"

"Little Chicken asked.

"Because she fell in love with a pig."

"Master Hachijo, he should be telling the truth."

Yaoji nodded and said to Bajiao.

Not many people in the Hundred Ghosts knew that Jingzi fell in love with a pig, and it was not of much value. If it weren't for her family, people outside wouldn't deliberately inquire about such things.

"How much money did Jingzi's family give you?"

Eight Questions
"The money wasn't important, they offered me something I couldn't refuse."

Liu Zheng replied.

"what?"

"Are you sure you want to watch it, Mr. Hachijo? After you watch it, we might become enemies."

If Yajo recognized that these were the underwear of the legendary delivery man, then his identity would be completely exposed.

If this news were known by Peacock or Mr. Li, they would certainly not miss the opportunity to snipe him outside the city.

Of course, he could escape.

But after escaping, the mission to rescue Jingzi was basically a failure.

"Boy, don't think I'm afraid of you. But I'm really not that interested."

The eight whiskers trembled.

"Go away, leave the Hundred Demons Bathhouse. For the sake of these black balls, I will pretend that I have never seen you."

He said as he looked at the black freshmen gathered around Liu Zheng.

"I do not go."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"It seems like you really want to have a fight with me, old man."

Ba Tiao said in a cold voice.

"I don't want to fight with you, Mr. Hachijo. We're all workers, why bother making things difficult for each other?"

"You are the one making things difficult for me now. Although I don't want to meddle in other people's business, I have been working here for more than a hundred years. I can't just stand by and watch you destroy things."

Eight said.

"I don't want to cause trouble, I want to save people."

he argued.

"What's the difference?"

"It's a big difference. There are many ways to save people, and you don't necessarily have to use violence. For example, you and Sister Yoko can help me figure out where Jingzi is imprisoned, and then I can knock out the guards, and you can just cover our escape."

Liu Zheng talked about his plan.

"You asked us to help you and cover your escape?"

He was almost so angry that he laughed.

"Boy, are you my grandson or are you her husband?"

"What are you doing, Mr. Bajo? Why are you dragging me into this?"

Xiaoji on the side said dissatisfiedly.

"Have you ever heard the saying, Uncle Bajiao, that underworld matters are underworld matters, and the trouble should not affect your family."

Liu Zheng said.

"I haven't heard of it, but I roughly know what it means. What do you want to say?"

Hachijo asked.

"Master Hachijo, do you have any children?"

"I had two sons, both of whom are dead. I also had several grandsons, but they are also dead. I only have a little granddaughter left."

Yajo said calmly.

"Is your granddaughter filial?"

"Of course. She will ask someone to send me things every month in the future. The clothes I am wearing were sewn by her personally."

Yajo said proudly.

"Um"

"Um"

Liu Zheng and Yaoji looked at the sweater he was wearing with sleeves of uneven lengths and an irregular square collar, and fell into deep thought.

"What do you want to say?"

Yajo asked in a dangerous tone.

"Ahem, it's nothing, it's pretty nice. Think about it, Mr. Bajio, if you make a mistake at work and she catches you, will your little granddaughter save you?"

"Of course I will. In the future, I will love you as your grandpa the most."

Yajo said confidently.

"So you want to see her lose everything to save you, and then go to the black market to raise money."

"do not talk!"

Yajo interrupted him sharply.

"Boy, I'm just old, not useless. Even if she has ten guts, she wouldn't dare to do this to me. If pushed to the limit, I'll just blow up the entire bathhouse."

"Then do you think she will always let you be in charge of such an important department as the boiler room?"

Liu Zheng said expressionlessly.

After hearing this, Bajo's face changed and he remained silent.

"Although I have not been here for long, I can see that she does not have complete control over this bathhouse. Minister Thirteen should be the opposition, and you should be the middle."

"Both core departments are not under her control. If it were you, would you be able to feel at ease?"

"When she can't stand it anymore, she will naturally find a way to replace you with her own people."

"And the best way to replace you is naturally."

"Justice and punishment."

Liu Zheng said these four words expressionlessly.

As long as there is order, it is very important to have a legitimate reason for doing so.

Whether it is transfer, refusal, assassination, or forced retirement, it will cause strong backlash from Hachijo and other employees.

But if it was Hachijo himself who violated the rules and was punished, then there would be nothing for others to say.

Just like when Jingzi was about to be turned into a pig because of violating the rules, even Yoko would only feel a little sympathetic and would not think of helping her.

As for whether Article 8 will violate the regulations?
All I can say is that it is difficult to prevent a person from making mistakes, but there are always ways to make a person make mistakes.

"I am not a fool. Now that you have reminded me, I will naturally take careful precautions."

Hachijo retorted.

"How long can you guard against it? Ten years, twenty years, or one hundred and eighty years? You can catch a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against a thief for a thousand days."

"Besides, she is the boss and you are the employee. There will always be times when you can't defend yourself."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

“She doesn’t”

Eight words came out of his mouth, and then he immediately covered his mouth with eight hands.

"Sister Yoko, the same goes for you."

He didn't care and changed his target.

"I?"

Yoko was stunned for a moment.

"I heard from Minister Thirteen Yao that your brother-in-law works for the City Hall, right?"

"That pervert minister, why does he tell everything to others?"

Yoko complained.

"If one day, she needs your brother-in-law's help and your brother-in-law disagrees, what do you think she will do?"

Liu Zheng said.

"I guess he'll just divorce my sister."

Yoko said with a complicated expression.

"Huh? Oh."

It took him a moment to realize that Yoko was talking about her brother-in-law.

Well, that's normal for people in big cities.

"But what if she cuts the flesh with a soft knife? At first she only asked your sister for money, and then when your sister couldn't afford it anymore, she asked your brother-in-law for help."

Liu Zheng thought for a moment and said.

"No, my brother-in-law manages all the big money himself, and only gives the household expenses and pocket money to my sister."

Yoko shook her head.

"But will she believe it just because you say it?"

"Probably not."

Yoko said after a moment's hesitation.

Greed, arrogance and suspicion are the three main characteristics of Grandma Tang's character.

"Do you want to see your sister and her family separated because of you?"

Liu Zheng added fuel to the fire.

"They don't have any children yet."

Yoko glanced at him.

"Hey, just pay attention to the spirit. Anyway, if something like this happens once, it will happen again. The last one was Jingzi, and the next one could be you."

"You don't want to work hard all your life, only to lose your family's money in the end, right?"

What is more terrifying than working for a living? That is, of course, working with a loan.

"If we help you rescue Haruko, she won't do this again?"

Yoko asked back.

"I can't guarantee that. But I can guarantee that if you don't help me rescue Haruko, she will definitely do this again."

Liu Zheng said firmly.

Intelligent creatures are all path-dependent. If they succeed once, they will definitely continue to do so next time until they fail.

"Mr. Hachijo, what do you think?"

Yoko clenched the beef and horse jerky in her pocket and looked at Yajo.

(End of this chapter)