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

Chapter 408 I invite you to have dinner at the Bloody Restaurant

"When the Hundred Ghosts were first established, there were many things to do."

"Many of our predecessors have worked hard and overcame many difficulties to create this huge business, so that people like us who are rustic and unsophisticated can have a place to live."

"Now that the Bathhouse Street has been built for a long time, it has become the leader in leisure and entertainment outside the city, and the status of the Hundred Ghosts Row has declined instead of rising."

"We cannot unite as one and be proactive."

"We cannot drive out the enemy from the outside, and we will crush them with our services."

"If this continues, not only will we have to give up our position as the leader of the Bathhouse Street, but I'm afraid that employees like me will also have no place to stay."

Liu Zheng said earnestly.

"But it's just alarmist talk. Do you think the Hundred Ghosts became the leader of the Bathhouse Street by doing business?"

Thirteen Yao scoffed at his words.

"The Hundred Ghosts Line came first, and then the Bathhouse Street came into being. The Eight Directions Gods signed a contract with the Hundred Ghosts Line, and their protection of the Bathhouse Street is just an extension of the protection of the Hundred Ghosts Line."

"And the service to those distinguished guests requires the Hundred Ghosts. Other bathhouses simply don't have the capacity, and those distinguished guests won't go there anyway."

Thirteen Yao revealed the secret of Bathhouse Street.

"Then I would like to ask the Minister, which came first, the Bathing Street or the Eight Directions God?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Of course it was the Eight Gods that came first."

Thirteen Yao said without hesitation.

"Then as long as the Eight Directions Gods are still there, even if there is no Hundred Ghosts Parade, there will be Thousand Ghosts Parade or Ten Thousand Ghosts Parade."

"As the saying goes, be prepared for danger in times of peace. There is no foundation in the world that will never change."

"Even if the contract is unbreakable, has the Minister ever thought about what will happen to the Hundred Ghosts if the Eight Gods are defeated by other gods?"

he asked.

"You might as well just say that the city hall is here to search your house."

Thirteen Yao rolled his eyes.

"That's not impossible."

Liu Zheng once again showed the family certificate of the city hall employees.

"Do you know how many connections the city hall has behind the big and small bathhouses on Bathhouse Street? Do you want the city hall to confiscate your property just because of this?"

Thirteen Yao sneered.

"Is that enough, Councillor?"

he asked.

"Member?"

Thirteen Yao's eyes narrowed.

"Humph, that's not enough. There is more than one councillor behind the Hundred Ghosts."

"Not long ago, a friend of mine killed a congressman. In less than a week, I will have him out on the street."

Liu Zheng said calmly.

"Impossible! What is the status of a congressman? If someone commits such a serious crime, it would be good enough if his entire family is not executed. How can he get away with it?"

Thirteen Yao didn't believe it at all.

"You know too little about Metropolis, and too little about me, Minister."

There was a confident smile on his face.

"When you have a chance to go to the city, I will invite you to have dinner at the Bloody Restaurant and we can talk while we eat."

“Bloody restaurant.”

Thirteenth Yao looked solemn.

Anyone who knows the horror of the Bloody Restaurant will be afraid of this name.

But at the same time, they are deeply curious.

How delicious must the food at the Bloody Restaurant be to live up to its reputation and status.

"What on earth do these things you said have to do with the survival of the bathhouse?"

Thirteen Yao got back to the topic.

"Does the Minister know that Grandma Tang has held the bathhouse staff hostage and is demanding ransom from her family?"

Liu Zheng briefly recounted the story of Jingzi.

"So you got in here just for this matter."

Thirteen Yao suddenly realized and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The first thing to do is to not be afraid of the enemy's plans; the second thing to do is to not even know what the enemy's plans are.

Now that he knew what Liu Zheng wanted to do, he felt a little relieved.

"Don't say such harsh words. I really want to work in the bathhouse."

Liu Zheng chuckled.

"hehe."

The corner of Thirteen Yao's mouth twitched.

"What if I don't help you?"

After a pause, he asked.

"Then I can only rob people by force."

Liu Zheng said regretfully.

"You are a little arrogant, aren't you? Don't think that just because I can't beat you, no one in the bathhouse can beat you."

"Come here, Minister, let me show you something good."

He said mysteriously.

"What? You want to show me your hooves?"

Thirteen Yao said with empty eyes.

"How is that possible? You are the minister I respect the most."

Liu Zheng said seriously.

"Stop playing tricks on me. What is that? Take it out now."

Thirteen Yao said impatiently.

"He is indeed pretending to be a god."

He opened the legendary takeout box, revealing Shao Yanming's head.

"Nani!"

Shisanyao’s eyes almost popped out.

"You, you, you killed Kunguna?!"

He pointed at the legendary takeout box, his fingers shaking like he had Parkinson's.

"To be precise, it is Shaoming Kunguna and Kunguna's original body, Shao Yanming."

"To be more precise, He is not completely dead, but his divine body was destroyed by me, and it will take ten years for it to condense."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"Impossible, if you are so strong, why didn't you sense my killing intent?"

Shisanyao retorted subconsciously.

Faced with such a powerful man who could kill gods, the murderous intent in his heart would have already urged him to escape.

"Don't trust your perception too much, Minister. There are too many things that cannot be perceived, and perception itself can be easily deceived."

The items are not exclusive to players, locals in the metropolis can also use them, but it is more convenient for players to use them.

"It's not your turn to teach me a lesson."

Thirteen Yao said dissatisfiedly.

"You really like the baths, don't you, Minister?"

Liu Zheng suddenly said.

"Why are you suddenly saying something so irrelevant?"

"The bathhouse street is considered to be the most prosperous place outside the city, and the employees of the service department are probably the highest level of females outside the city."

"You are now the director of a core department like the massage department. You can't say that you live a life of luxury, but you can also say that you live a life of extravagance, right?"

he continued.

"What do you want to say, kid?"

"I have six words for you, Minister."

Liu Zheng habitually wanted to make the number "six" gesture, but was embarrassed to find that he not only had no fingers, but even no tentacles.

"What six words?"

Fortunately, Shisanyao doesn’t have the time to pay attention to these things now.

"Think of danger, think of retreat, think of change."

"I didn't finish elementary school, so I don't understand."

Thirteen Yao shook his head.

"You have reached the end of your career as the head of the massage department, right?"

"If you want to go to a higher position, even if you have the ability, Grandma Tang will not let you go there."

"And if you can't get promoted, the people below you naturally can't get promoted either. For example, after Deputy Minister Liu Tong became the Executive Deputy Minister, his next goal is to become the Minister."

He explained.

"How dare he! I can cripple him with just one punch."

Thirteen Yao said confidently.

"This is not a question of whether or not you dare. People go up and water flows down. This is common sense. Even if Deputy Minister Liu Tong himself does not have this ambition, the people under him will push him up."

"If you can still move up, it's nothing, they can still help you."

"But if you can't get up there, they will join forces to topple you."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

This time Thirteen Yao did not answer, but just looked gloomy.

"In fact, preventing you from getting promoted isn't the most terrible thing. If I were Grandma Tang, I would use a more cruel method."

He said leisurely. "What's the solution?"

Thirteen Yao couldn't help but ask.

"It's a promotion in name only, a demotion in reality. I'll give you a high position with little power. Or maybe you don't need any power at all, as long as you have nothing to do with the massage department."

"After all, the massage department is your base. As long as your base is loosened, it will be easy to deal with you."

Liu Zheng said.

"You are too cruel, kid."

Thirteen Yao's hair stood on end.

"It's just a trick used by those in power. Have you never used it before, Minister?"

He asked rhetorically.

"Um"

Thirteen Yao was silent.

He is not a good man, and he has naturally used some tricks to control his subordinates.

Otherwise, why doesn’t Liutong know the secret of serving the big stream?
"I heard that the reason why Minister Thirteen opposed Grandma Tang was because she coveted your body?"

"Who told you that?!"

Thirteen Yao shouted as if he was furious.

"Don't worry about who told me that. If that's the case, then if you lose power, your fate could be worse than death."

Since he wanted to convince him, the deputy minister naturally told Liu Zheng about this gossip.

"Hmph, at worst I can just leave."

Thirteen Yao snorted coldly.

He is not Ba Tiao. With his abilities, no matter how high the penalty is, there are bathhouses willing to pay it for him.

"So I asked you before, do you like it here, Minister?"

".You kid, you are such a monster."

Thirteen Yao couldn't help but curse.

"That's a new nickname. They usually call me a succubus."

Liu Zheng smiled.

"Tsk. Just because I helped you, can I go one step further?"

Thirteen Yao asked.

"At least your mind has changed, hasn't it?"

"If employees violate the rules, whether they are beaten, killed or turned into pigs, everyone can accept it."

"But imprisoning them without killing them and extorting money from their families, this is crossing everyone's bottom line, right?"

"Everyone makes mistakes. Who wants to work with their head down on the belt? Not only do they not save a penny after working hard all their lives, but they also owe their boss a lot of losses?"

"If the family just ignores you, then you can live a humble life and die happily."

"But if the family truly loves the child and is willing to spend all their money to save him, but ends up losing everything and his family is ruined, I'm afraid they will die with regrets, right?"

The more Liu Zheng spoke, the more hurtful his words became.

"do not talk!"

Thirteen Yao interrupted him harshly.

"Okay. But I don't have much time. You have to make a decision quickly."

He closed his mouth after he finished speaking.

After a short and long silence, Shisanyao finally spoke.

"In fact, the real owner of the bathhouse is not Grandma Tang."

"guessed."

Liu Zheng nodded.

If Grandma Tang was the real boss, how could she allow an open opponent under her?

“But for some reason, we can’t let the real boss take charge either.”

Thirteen Yao hesitated for a moment, but still did not reveal the biggest secret of the Hundred Ghosts.

"Then why is it Grandma Tang?"

"Because apart from one other person, only Grandma Tang can control the real boss."

Thirteen Yao replied.

"So no matter how annoying Grandma Tang is, you can't really break up with her. And Grandma Tang can only suppress you secretly to avoid pushing you to the edge of desperation."

Liu Zheng concluded.

"Yes, that's about it."

Thirteen Yao nodded.

The reason why he became the leader of the opposition was not only because of the grudge between him and Grandma Tang.

He was able to become the head of the massage department because of the support of old employees who were dissatisfied with Grandma Tang's management.

"So, you want me to find another person to take over the Hundred Ghosts Group in place of Grandma Tang?"

Liu Zheng directly revealed his thoughts.

"Yes."

Thirteen Yao admitted it straightforwardly.

"I'm afraid it's too late."

"I know, you can do this slowly."

Thirteen Yao nodded.

The conflict between them and Grandma Tang did not reach a fever pitch.

However, with the incident of Jingzi, the struggle is bound to escalate.

"Well, please write down my phone number and tell me the details after you get out."

Liu Zheng gave out his number.

"So you agree to help me?"

"I'm not helping you, I'm helping ourselves."

Thirteen Yao denied his statement.

"You're right."

He is used to the fact that people in the metropolis are all stubborn.

"Tell those women of yours to stop struggling. I'll tell you the location later."

"But I won't help you save anyone, nor will I help you escape."

Thirteen Yao said.

"no problem."

Liu Zheng nodded.

There was no need for Shisanyao's help in rescuing people. As for the escape route, Uncle Bajio had already prepared it for him.

After finishing the discussion, Shisanyao was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and turned around and left.

But when he reached the door, he turned back.

"Kid, kill as few people as possible. They are just workers."

There seemed to be a hint of pleading in his tone.

"Don't worry, everyone who knows me knows that I'm actually a pacifist."

"hehe."

Shisanyao glanced at the room that looked like a typhoon passing through it, then turned and left.

Liu Zheng called the deputy minister and Yaoji and asked them to stop the action.

After a while, the deputy minister and Xiaoji came back.

"Shisanyao said that Jingzi is locked up on the 6th floor. Go straight out of the elevator and find the fifth room on the left."

The Deputy Minister said.

"Okay. By the way, do you have anything that can hold Wan Zi?"

Liu Zheng asked.

It's too dangerous to carry Wan Zi to save people, and the legendary takeout box can't hold it all.

Moreover, there is Shao Yanming's head inside, so he wouldn't dare to put it in even if it could fit.

"I really owe you my last life."

The deputy minister glared at him resentfully, then took off his clothes.

"Here, just wrap her up. This is my favorite piece of clothing, so remember to return it to me."

she warned.

"Don't worry, if it breaks, I'll give you a better one."

Liu Zheng took the dryer, and sure enough, no item introduction popped up.

"come in."

He spread his clothes on the ground and waved to Wan Zi.

"Oh."

Wan Zi responded obediently, then lay down in his clothes and curled up into a ball.

Yaoji came over, tied the clothes into a package, and hung it around Liu Zheng's neck.

"Thank you, Sister Yoko. I'm leaving now, please be careful."

He said to the two of them.

"Will we meet again?"

"Little Chicken asked.

"Will do."

Liu Zheng nodded, then left the room like a gust of wind.

When the two chased him out of the room, he had disappeared at the end of the corridor.

(End of this chapter)