Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

"You're still too green to mess with me, you old codger."

Liu Zheng thought smugly.

But after this ordeal, he confirmed it.

There's definitely something wrong with this rice cooker.

You mustn't take it, you mustn't take it.

Liu Zheng glanced longingly at the trash can, then walked towards the plane trees.

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"I am back."

He pushed open the door to the rest area and called out.

"You're back, so what's with the shouting?"

The cattle and horses, woken up, rubbed their eyes and said with a disgruntled expression.

"I'm just afraid of catching you off guard, sir."

Liu Zheng said with a grin.

"It's the best thing that you're not coming back."

The ox and horse said irritably.

"If I don't come back, how will you run away?"

"Hmph, three-legged oxen and horses are hard to find, but two-legged deliverymen are easy to find, aren't they?"

“If you shout in the old town, job applicants will come in droves.”

"The ox and horse retorted."

"It can't be that simple, can it?"

Liu Zheng said with some doubt.

If it were that simple, would Niu Ma only have one subordinate?

Look at how many employees there are in the kitchen. Even if the delivery department has a lower status, the difference shouldn't be this big.

"You're a real shrewd guy. You're definitely not that simple."

The cattle and horses admitted it.

“A person without citizenship is just walking food on the street, even if they have the status of a bloody restaurant employee.”

"Do people in the old city not have civil rights?"

"Some have it, some don't. The vast majority of those who have citizenship are also fourth-class citizens."

"The ox and horse said."

"Are citizens divided into classes?"

Liu Zheng asked in surprise.

"Just as ingredients are graded, so too are citizens."

"How exactly is it divided?"

he asked.

"I can't say for sure, but people like us are third-class citizens, and we have all the basic civil rights we should have."

"And your lover should be considered a second-class citizen."

After thinking for a moment, Niu Ma said.

"What?"

Do you think ordering takeout only costs money?

Niu Ma gave a cold laugh.

"If she weren't a citizen of second class or higher, you would have seen her in the staff meal long ago, given the way she orders."

"Oh."

The distinction between different classes of citizens had nothing to do with him, and Liu Zheng didn't intend to take her surname anyway.

"You've caught quite a few, haven't you?"

The cattle and horses finally saw the fish in the net.

"I didn't fish it, I found it."

He explained.

"Find it? Where did you find it? I'll go find it too."

"Someone farted down the drain and killed all the fish. I just picked up a bunch of them."

Liu Zheng briefly described what happened in the sewer.

Of course, we'll leave the matter of Red Phantom aside for now.

"Dude, you didn't tell me the sewers were alive."

He squinted and said.

"forget."

The ox and horse frankly admitted it.

"But what difference does it make to you whether you're alive or dead? You're not strong enough to attract the attention of the sewers."

It said nonchalantly.

"At least let me be mentally prepared."

"Some things are better left unsaid. The unknown brings fear, but ignorance brings fearlessness."

"The ox and horse said."

"Is this another plagiarized poem by Bai Langzi?"

"Are you ever going to stop? At least the first half of that sentence was my own thought."

The oxen and horses grumbled.

"Alright, alright. Boss, you should be able to trade all these fish for something, right?"

Liu Zheng changed the subject.

"I don't know much about fish, but there's a lot of them. I should be able to exchange them for at least a couple of bottles of wine or something, right?"

The ox and horse hesitated.

"That's it, neither of us understands this. Napoleon won't try to lower the price, will he?"

"Based on my understanding of it"

Meeting his expectant gaze, Niu Ma continued.

"They will definitely try to lower the price."

"Xu~"

Liu Zheng let out a chorus of boos.

He would definitely be unwilling to sell it at a low price, after all, he risked his life for it.

But if he doesn't sell to white-feathered chickens, he has nowhere else to sell them.

Looking at the large net full of fish, Liu Zheng suddenly had an idea.

"Boss, go get this one."

He leaned close to the cows' and horses' ears and whispered something.

"Can it be done?"

The ox and horse expressed their doubts.

"Give it a try, and if it doesn't work out, consider it a favor."

"Fine, it's your fish anyway."

The ox and horse shrugged, used their horns to lift the net, and went out.

Chapter 78 Hearing a chorus of "Holy crap!"

"You're really amazing, kid."

Half an hour later, the cattle and horses returned excitedly.

A black plastic bag was hanging from its corner, bulging with a lot of things inside.

"Did they tell you the real price of the salmon?"

"That's right. That fish was definitely worth it; it made at least 30% more profit."

The cows and horses said happily.

Liu Zheng told it that the method was to bribe the calico cat with fish.

As a kitchen worker who loves fish so much, he should know the true value of these fish.

Sure enough, he made the right bet.

"Won't Napoleon cause it trouble?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"It didn't lose anything, so why is it causing trouble? Even though we made 30% more, that guy made at least double."

The ox and horse said with some envy.

The advantage of a takeout shop is the freedom it offers, but it's far less profitable than a kitchen.

"That's good."

He felt relieved.

The calico cat is his key channel for infiltrating the kitchen, so it's best if nothing goes wrong with it.

The ox and horse put the bag on the ground and picked out two beautifully packaged bottles of wine and a ham from it.

"This is my reward for my hard work, you don't mind, do you?"

It asked with ill intent.

"No objection, please enjoy your meal, sir."

Liu Zheng gestured for him to proceed.

"Tch, boring. You didn't go crazy when you were supposed to. I'm starting to wonder if you were just faking it."

The ox and horse muttered to themselves.

It's too lazy to deliver food now, and it gets quite bored staying in the break room.

They were hoping to find an excuse to beat up Liu Zheng for some fun.

"Don't you have a Sudoku magazine? Go make one if you're bored."

"I can't do anything. I just want to sleep when I see those squares."

The oxen and horses shook their big heads.

"Isn't that just right?"

"Hmm, that seems to be true."

The ox and horse seemed to understand something, and then went to the cabinet and found the Sudoku book.

"Oh, by the way, Napoleon said he'd also send that sword."

Before it could finish speaking, it started snoring.

"This hypnotic effect is far too strong."