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

Chapter 536 A Dead Ex-husband Is a Good Ex-husband
What could the people from the Environmental Sanitation Department want from him?

Liu Zheng thought about what he had done, and it seemed that apart from the sewers and the plane trees, nothing else had anything to do with the Department of Environmental Sanitation.

If it was about the sewer, the other party should have just said it. After all, there are only shit and fish in the sewer, so there is nothing shameful about it.

Oh, there is one, the Red Ghost.

But a being of Black Skull's level obviously cannot challenge this big guy.

Moreover, the city hall most likely knows that the Red Ghost is in the sewer.

If it is a plane tree.
"Is it possible that she will evolve into a phoenix?"

Liu Zheng was shocked.

Although the French plane tree has independent wisdom and strong strength, he is also a street bully in the small piece of land of Rose Street, and he even has the leisure and elegance to be a collector.

Judging from the way cattle, horses, and auction houses deal with it, it is also treated as an independent individual.

But in essence, the plane trees still belong to the city hall. It is possible to say that they are public property or public servants.

One day it will turn into a phoenix and fly away. When the people from the Environmental Sanitation Department come, they will see a big hole. At the very least, it means the loss of municipal assets. At the most serious level, it means that a civil servant has defected.

Maybe Black Skull had discovered something last time he came, so he decided to communicate with him in private for Silver Wolf's sake.

If that's the case, then he'll have to think carefully about his wording.

I wonder if the wording of one million is strong enough?
After waiting for about ten minutes, the fly people drove over in a pickup truck.

"Wow, so much bad coffee, man, you are really rich."

Black Skull got out of the car and was so shocked when he saw the takeout on the ground that his jaw dropped.

"Just earning some hard-earned money. Go and load ten boxes onto the truck for your leader."

Liu Zheng said to the clever fly head.

"Oh, isn't this too bad?"

The will-o'-the-wisp fire in the black skeleton's eyes was spinning around.

"We are all family, there is nothing to be embarrassed about."

He replied using Black Skull's own words.

"Hehe, that's right."

The Black Skull chuckled.

"Are ten boxes enough? If not, get ten more."

Liu Zheng asked.

"That's enough. I can't drink it anymore. Only your sister-in-law and your nephews and nieces can drink it."

Black Skull said.

"Nephews and nieces?"

He was in awe.

It is not uncommon for skeletons to marry. In reality, eunuchs also find wives (a special term for eunuchs' wives).

But it’s a bit outrageous that the skeleton got married and had children. If the metropolis still has this technology, it should be able to solve its problem of eating, right?

"She had them with her ex-husband. But the children were very obedient and took the initiative to change their names to my last name."

Black Skull said with great relief.

"That's great. Has the name been changed? If not, I have a friend in the Sheriff's Department who can help me out."

Liu Zheng asked.

"I changed it a long time ago. You really have a lot of acquaintances. I heard from your brother-in-law that you are also from the countryside. You have only been in the city for a few days. How come you know so many people?"

Black Skull asked curiously.

"It's all about connections. Connections are gained through running. I've been running around the city these past few days, so naturally I have more connections."

"That's true, but it's definitely not that easy. If you can have connections just by running around more, then the people with the most connections in the metropolis would be the couriers at the Death Delivery."

The Black Skull shook his head.

"Maybe I'm just naturally likable."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

"Hahaha, you're really likable when you're so shameless."

"hey-hey."

He accepted the compliment calmly.

"You guys, move these boxes down first. Be careful, or I'll rip off your wings if you spill a cup."

The Black Skull turned to the Fly Man and spoke in a very stern tone.

Fly Head and his tribesmen nodded repeatedly, then rubbed their hands and acted as porters.

"Brother, come here, let me talk for a moment."

Black Skull waved to Liu Zheng, and the two walked to the pickup truck together.

"Smoking?"

Black Skull pulled a new pack of cigarettes from his storage box, with a cross-broom and sword pattern printed on it.

"It's just for fun, it doesn't hurt your lungs."

Liu Zheng took the cigarette box and said.

"It's okay. I'm not overdoing it either."

Black Skull waved his hand and said.

"You have to have lungs to survive."

He glanced at the black skeleton's empty sternum and complained.

He was about to open the cigarette, but saw Black Skull waving his hand and taking out an opened pack from his pocket.

The black skeleton knocked out two cigarettes, handed one to Liu Zheng, and held one in his mouth.

"Did you bring fire?"

It touched its pocket and asked.

"No, how about I draw some sparks?"

Liu Zhengyun was about to draw his sword.

"Forget it. I'll wait until you've moved all the things you set on fire. Besides, this ground is a public area. Is it appropriate for you to destroy it in front of me? The street you blew up hasn't been fully restored yet."

Black Skull said unhappily.

"hey-hey."

He thought of his glorious record and smiled sheepishly.

"It's okay. I have a plan. Hold on to the cigarette."

Black Skull lowered his head and stuck the cigarette butt into his eye socket.

The blue ghost fire flickered, and the cigarette butt immediately lit up red.

"Okay, go ahead and smoke."

Black Skull raised his head and lit one for himself.

"You don't usually light fires like this, do you?"

Liu Zhengxu said with his eyes fixed.

"How is that possible? Either he is a leader or someone with whom I have a good relationship. I won't give this face to anyone else."

Black Skull said proudly.

"You should try it right away. The combination of the Sanitation Department's internal cigarettes and my will-o'-the-wisp is so good that even a smoker who has been smoking for hundreds of years can't find any fault with it."

"okay."

He held the cigarette and took a drag.

A mixture of the fragrance of flowers, plants and trees filled his mouth and drifted into his nostrils.

There was still a hint of chillness lingering on the tip of Liu Zheng's tongue, which made him shiver all over.

But after the shiver, a feeling of comfort from the bottom of his soul made him subconsciously let out a long sigh, just like eating a big bite of cold pig ears and taking a sip of ice-cold beer after a day of physical work in the hot summer.

"Is it nice?"

Black Skull asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Cool. No, Heige, when did you grow eyebrows?"

Liu Zheng discovered the blind spot.

"I just planted it this morning. How is it? Isn't it good?"

The Black Skull twitched his eyebrows again.

"It looks good. Why don't you transplant the hair and beard as well?"

he wondered.

"My child likes bald heads, saying they are fun to touch. He also doesn't like beards because they prick him."

Black Skull's tone was full of doting.

"When I first came to the city, I always thought there were no normal people in the city, but now I find that there are quite a lot of normal people."

Liu Zheng sighed. "That's still a lot of abnormalities. Otherwise, why is there always a shortage of temporary workers in the Ministry of Public Security? There's a saying that birds of a feather flock together. You're a normal person, so you'll naturally deal with normal people."

"Besides, you work as a delivery man in the Bloody Restaurant, and you come into contact with people of a certain class, so naturally there are more normal people. If you come to our sanitation department, then you will know what it means to be a retard and a weirdo, and you will be much happier."

The Black Skull curled his lips.

"That's true."

He nodded.

The restaurant's mandatory delivery may seem random, but there is actually a certain pattern to it.

Except for the first fat guy, all the people who ordered food he had met so far belonged to the upper-middle class in the metropolis.

Even the mandrill in the Workers' New Town belongs to the blue-collar class, and its strength has only temporarily declined.

After all, restaurants force delivery in order to collect "tithes." If anyone, anywhere, delivered food, the taxes collected wouldn't be enough to cover the labor costs.

The two of them didn't say anything else and just smoked quietly.

Black Skull didn't speak until his cigarette was almost at the end.

"Brother, I have something I want to ask you for help."

"Brother Hei, just speak directly. We are all brothers. Isn't it weird to be so hesitant?"

Liu Zheng said.

"Yeah. You know Painted Skin, right?"

Black Skull asked.

"I know. There is a kind of evil ghost that will peel off the skin of a living person and dress up as a beautiful woman, specifically to deceive those lustful scholars."

He nodded.

As for "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", he not only read the book, but also watched the movie and TV series.

Well, there are also certain comics that you can’t read on the subway.

"Well, almost. But the Painted Skins are not actually ghosts, but a race. When girls of the Painted Skins tribe reach the age of twelve, they must prepare to change their skins and put on makeup, and then their appearance will be finalized. The better the skin they change and the more delicate the makeup, the more beautiful their final appearance will be."

Black Skull said.

"So that's how it is. Is sister-in-law going to change her skin?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"What are you talking about? Do I look like someone who has a copper smelting habit? Your sister-in-law's twelfth birthday has been over a hundred years ago."

The Black Skull glared at him.

"Hey, it's just a joke. Is my niece going to change her skin?"

"Yes. They are my two little daughters, twins. They are well-behaved and sensible and they are especially clingy to me. Every night, they want me to hold them in my arms, one on each side, to sleep. If I let go, they start crying, and I can't even turn over. Look at what happened."

The Black Skull seems to be complaining, but he is actually showing off.

"Then suggest that I hold him. I sleep very quietly and don't like to turn over."

Liu Zheng said seriously.

"Get lost, uncle, stop trying to take advantage of my daughter."

Black Skull kicked him in the air.

"Hehe. Does that black guy want me to find skin for them or to put makeup on them?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Can I have them all?"

Black Skull asked, scratching his head.

"Of course, but Brother Hei, isn't your Environmental Sanitation Department also in charge of those rare creatures? They shouldn't be short of good skins, right?"

Putting aside the issue of embezzlement, those rare creatures will eventually die of old age or disease, and their bodies cannot be left there to rot or be directly destroyed; they must be recycled and reused.

A formal employee like Black Skull should be obtainable through internal channels.

"Yes, but they are all stock. It is better to skin them freshly, and preferably from humanoid species."

Black Skull explained.

"That's a bit troublesome."

He hesitated.

It's not that he couldn't bring himself to skin people. When he was in At City, he had skinned and pulled out the tendons of those residents who had turned into beasts many times.

But those have completely mutated and cannot be saved. It would be difficult for Liu Zhengxian to find a suitable one.

"There must be a lot of good stuff in the kitchen of your Bloody Restaurant. It must not be difficult to find two good skins."

Black Skull said.

"You know this as well."

Liu Zheng was surprised.

"Haha, our Environmental Sanitation Department has been keeping an eye on your Bloody Restaurant for a long time. Do you think the incident with the Yuanshen Sect was accidental? We have wiped out so many Yuanshen Sects. There would be no killing without buying and selling. Your Bloody Restaurant is the source of evil."

The black skeleton rolled his eyes at him.

"a ha ha ha."

He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"That's not right. Then why did you ask me to go to the bloody restaurant to do it?"

Liu Zheng reacted and asked.

"Work is work, life is life. As an employee of the Department of Sanitation, of course I hate your bloody restaurant. But as a father of two daughters, I just hope that your kitchen has as much skin as possible."

Black Skull said.

“Classic double standard, but reasonable.”

He nodded.

"Long live understanding."

"You don't know about makeup, do you?"

Liu Zheng asked tentatively.

"There is no such thing as an impenetrable wall, especially when it comes to city hall. We can't do anything to the Bloody Restaurant, and the Bloody Restaurant can't do anything to us."

Black Skull said.

"Hey, we are all part of the metropolis. Why bother talking about how bad things are? We should all love each other and live in peace."

He was speaking politely.

"Yes, I'm giving you a chance to love each other."

The black skeleton climbed up the pole.

"Okay. I'll go ask later, but I can't guarantee anything."

Liu Zheng said.

"Then you better hurry up, time is running out. If you can't do it, I'll have to make do with what I've prepared."

Black Skull said.

Of course, it was impossible for it to pin all its hopes on others. It had already prepared two skins and made an appointment with a very famous makeup artist. Finding Liu Zheng was just a spur-of-the-moment decision.

"We are all family, so I won't hide anything from you. This year is the centennial celebration of the Painted Skin Tribe. All tribe members born in the past thirty years must participate in the Painted Skin Competition to see who can paint the best skin. The winner will be eligible for the 'finishing touch' and have incredible abilities."

"I want to get better skin and makeup artists for both of them, not only out of love for them, but also for this reward."

Black Skull thought about it and told the truth.

"I see. But Brother Hei, I have something to tell you."

Liu Zheng said hesitantly.

"Now that we've come to this point, if there's anything else you want to say, just say it."

"Is my sister-in-law's ex-husband still alive?"

he asked.

"Alive."

Black Skull replied.

"Then aren't you afraid that he will come and pick the peaches? A child raised by your parents is not as close as a child born by your parents."

Liu Zheng said meaningfully.

What he said was a bit too much, but since Black Skull was willing to tell him about the Painted Skin competition, he decided to open up to him.

Although it is said that the grace of giving birth is not as good as the grace of raising, the blood relationship cannot be severed. As long as the ex-husband shows his fatherly love at all costs, it is hard to say whether the two mentally immature little girls can resist.

"Afraid."

Black Skull said without hesitation.

"and you."

"As soon as you give me good news, I will kill him immediately."

The will-o'-the-wisp in the black skeleton's eyes shrank into a bean-sized dot, making it look even more ferocious.

(End of this chapter)