It wasn't an apple that hit Newton.

Li Cheng's lips twitched, speechless at this brat: "I advise you to admit your mistake as soon as possible and try to get lenient treatment."

Agnes bared her teeth in anger upon hearing this: "How can you be so heartless? You have no sympathy whatsoever for such a beautiful little girl like me! How can you bear to see such a lovely little girl locked in a room for a whole month without being able to go out?"

cute?

Li Cheng thought about his bladder, which had been holding in for so long, and then about how Agnes bumped into him while running away, and instead of apologizing, she verbally abused him for trying to kindly remind her. Finally, he thought about how she had just called him disgusting.

If this is considered cute, then there would be no naughty children in the world.

He sneered, "Heh, what's it to me? You're the one who wanted to hide inside, so just wait to be locked up for a month."

"You, you, you, you!"

Agnes was furious; it was the first time anyone had ever mocked her like that.

"What do you mean, 'you'?"

Li Cheng had no intention of indulging the brat. He pointed outside the door and said, "If you want to find your father, he's outside right now."

Just then, Mr. Smith called out into the restroom, "Mr. Banana, are you in there?"

Agnes: !!

As her own father drew ever closer, as she faced a month-long confinement before even leaving the house, and as she witnessed the disgusting and despicable face of this man as he mocked and ridiculed her...

Under immense pressure, Agnes's little brain began to work at lightning speed.

"Hey, you're here to talk business with my dad, right?" she suddenly said.

"So what?" Li Cheng glanced at the brat. He was too lazy to lie. "If you're trying to put in a good word for me, you don't need to. I haven't fallen so low that I need a little brat to help me."

"Really?" Agnes gave a smug smile. "What if I told you that if you don't help me, I'll yell that you molested me?"

Ok?

Li Cheng's brows furrowed at first, then relaxed: "Whatever, no one will believe it anyway."

"Nobody believes it?"

Agnes's eyes sharpened instantly, and she said, word by word, "Then! I! Will! Now! Take! Off! My! Clothes!"

Holy crap?!

Li Cheng was genuinely shocked: "Are you serious?"

Agnes wore a bitter and resentful expression: "Compared to being locked up for a month, what's taking off two pieces of clothing? It's not like I'm actually naked."

That's amazing!

Li Cheng was intimidated by the other party's boldness and began to consider the pros and cons.

Other places are fine, but the location of the men's restroom is very unfavorable to me. In addition, this brat actually dared to take off his clothes. It's like mud getting into his pants—even if it's not poop, it's still poop.

Although it might be a fight to the death, it's not worth ruining one's reputation over a brat. It's better to cover for the brat, since there's no harm in it... So after a brief consideration, Li Cheng called out to the door, "Mr. Smith, I'm inside."

Smith continued, "What happened? Do you need my help?"

Li Cheng thought to himself, "What can you do to help me if I go to the toilet?" He replied, "It's okay, everything is fine, I'll be done in a little while."

It seems being a gigolo isn't so easy; taking this long to use the restroom clearly indicates kidney deficiency... Smith felt a little better and smiled, "Then I'll wait outside a bit longer."

Upon hearing this, Agnes and Li Cheng both breathed a sigh of relief.

The two said, "We're safe now..."

However, what the two people in the restroom didn't know was that Smith had no intention of going in at all. After all, restrooms these days don't have partitions, and it would be too embarrassing for him to go in and see other people's butts.

Seeing that the crisis had passed, Agnes found Li Cheng much more agreeable. She urged, "Hurry up and go out to lure my father away."

"go out?"

Li Cheng slowly moved his hands down to his lower abdomen: "That won't do, I have something important to do..."

!

Agnes's pupils widened suddenly, and she stammered, "Y-you, you, you, what do you want to do? I'm telling you, my father is outside. He'll come in as soon as I call him..."

Li Cheng stared at the other person and slowly said, "You ask me what I want to do?"

Agnes swallowed and nodded.

"Of course I'm going to the toilet! What else am I doing if I'm not going to the toilet?" Li Cheng snorted. "Close your eyes and cover your ears, I'm going to take my pants off."

He spent several minutes looking for a toilet on the way, several minutes watching the door for the male servant, and several minutes lingering in the toilet... His bladder was already at 120% ready to go; this thing had to be released, no one could stop it!

what--

Suppressing her gasp, Agnes was terrified when she saw that Li Cheng was actually going to take off his pants in front of her, a little girl. She immediately turned her head away, closed her eyes, covered her ears, and made some gestures.

Swish swish swish—

Despite covering her ears tightly with her hands and not opening her eyes even a crack, the sound of flowing water still seemed to echo in Agnes's ears, involuntarily conjuring up the image in her mind—beside her pure body, a disgusting red-haired man was using his filthy and disgusting things to do something disgusting and disgusting.

"You'll pay for this!"

Agnes said bitterly.

"what?"

Li Cheng tilted his head, relieving himself with pleasure, and said, "I think I heard someone say something about... a price? It shouldn't be, right? It must be my imagination. Surely no one would hide in the toilet and then prevent others from using it?"

Squeak, squeak—that's the sound of Agnes grinding her teeth.

Smith, who was outside, was still worried about where his daughter had run off to and what would happen if she was bullied. When he heard the noise inside, he asked in surprise, "Mr. Banana? Were you talking to me just now? I'm sorry, I didn't hear you clearly."

Agnes was so frightened that she stopped grinding her teeth.

Li Cheng shook something one last time and replied loudly, "No, I was just thinking about something happy and talking to myself."

Chapter 167 Eliminating Human Tyranny

Upon returning from Lincoln, the territory's first full mobilization began.

Under Li Cheng's orders, Susie, along with a few people she had chosen, traveled throughout Newton's territory, spreading the message of recruiting a large number of people, causing unrest throughout the territory.

"What's going on? Our lord never used to get involved in anything, so why is he suddenly recruiting people?"

"I heard that the lord has brought back a pretty boy from outside. What big thing is that pretty boy planning to do?"

"I've heard that too. He's hired all the blacksmiths in the area, I wonder what they're up to."

"Alright, alright, the land rent we paid is relatively low compared to other territories nearby. Let each family send a few more people and try to finish before winter is over. Don't delay the spring planting."

"Once is fine, but what if that pretty boy keeps bothering us? Then our good days will be over."

"We'll deal with the future later; let's get through this first."

Just as the people were frowning and thinking that their lord was going to undertake some big project, and several families gathered together to discuss which family should send more people and which should send fewer people, they received news that shocked them.

"Everyone, this is not voluntary labor; the lord has hired you."

Susie corrected the group's misconception: "We will pay, don't worry."

In this era, farmers were obligated to provide free labor to their lords, so they never thought about receiving wages. They simply assumed that the good old days when lords didn't bother them were over and they needed to gradually get used to it.

So everyone gave them a look that said, "Are you kidding me? Why pay when you can get something for free?"

No wonder, if you put yourself in their shoes, they would all choose to get something for free over paying, so naturally they wouldn't believe Susie's words.

While feeling helpless, Susie also said loudly, "It's true, folks, I have no reason to lie to you about something like this."

Susie, who also came from a farming background, understood the cautious mindset unique to farmers, so she carefully explained the cause and effect to the group of people in front of her.

"blablabla..."

"blablabla..."

"In short, the lord really intends to pay wages, because he is not only going to build buildings, but also plans to hire a group of people to do the work, just like he hires textile workers in the city."

Textile workers were a familiar example to these people, and many had heard of them, so the crowd began to believe Susie's words.

"How much salary will the lord pay?"

Finally, someone asked the question.

This was the first time Susie had done something like this, and seeing that things were finally on the right track, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she continued, "The lord said we're paid by the piece, the more we do, the more we earn. We get paid for everything we do. As for the approximate amount..."

She paused, then uttered a number that these farmers found hard to refuse.

"So many? How is that possible? Are you kidding us?"

"It can't hurt to give it a try. There's nothing to do in the dead of winter, so it's not a loss to make some money."

"Anyway, I was going to go anyway."

So the group quickly reached a consensus: originally, they planned for several families to send one person, but now almost every household is sending one person.

Seeing that they were about to swarm in, Susie quickly said, "Not everyone needs to come. My lord, just those who are strong, agile, and feel they are suitable should report to the castle gate tomorrow."

......

at the same time.

Upon learning that working for the lord would be paid, Jojo excitedly rushed over to find Dio.

"Dio, have you heard? The lord is recruiting people to work for him, and he's offering very high wages."

Although Dio from Dio's family often bullies Jojo and even likes to beat his dog, Jojo is a kind-hearted boy, and he immediately went to tell Dio about this good news.

"Working for a lord," Dio scoffed. "What future can you have working for?"

"It's impossible to work part-time. It's impossible to work part-time in this life."

"Once I've saved enough for the trip and the initial investment, I'll go to the city, do business, make a lot of money, and become a superior person."

"As for you, Qiaoqiao, if you're willing, I might reluctantly give you a position as my subordinate."

Jojo, after hearing Dior's words, was not quite understanding: "So you're not going?"

"..."

Dio's expression froze: "No, we'll go together tomorrow. The principal is still very important. I'll make use of everything I can."

Qiaoqiao: "...Oh, then I'll call you later."

Watching Jojo leave nonchalantly, Dio's face darkened: "Damn it, this muscle idiot made me so embarrassed. When I get back on my feet, the first person I'll make is empty my chamber pot."