Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

It's really dark.

Liu Zheng reluctantly handed the money to Niu Ma.

Now he only has 180,000 left.

He opened the bag and began to examine the wine inside.

There were three boxes in total, all beautifully packaged and clearly high-end.

They are a bottle of Centaur Head brandy, a bottle of Snow Bucket whisky, and a bottle of Human Eye wine.

They're all limited editions, of excellent quality, but none of them are particularly effective.

It must be said that although oxen and horses are obsessed with money, they are quite reliable when they get paid to do things.

He has some of his style in this respect; perhaps it's because of his influence.

Liu Zheng thought smugly.

What are you grinning about over there?

The ox and horse asked curiously.

"It's nothing. I'm just thinking about how to negotiate with De Lego later to maximize our interests."

He said with a serious expression.

"is it?"

The oxen and horses looked at him suspiciously.

I had a feeling that this kid was thinking something very disrespectful to it just now.

Liu Zheng met its gaze calmly.

"Forget it, I can't be bothered with you. I'm going to drink mine."

The cattle and horses walked to the haystack, lay down, bit open a bottle of wine, and drank it with relish.

"Boss, you still haven't told me where the small clinic is."

"Bring me the map."

"The ox and horse said."

Liu Zheng did as instructed.

"Look, it's right here. The sign outside is quite eye-catching; you'll see it when you get there."

Niu Ma pointed to a spot on the map and said.

"So close."

he said in surprise.

The clinic is less than a ten-minute walk from the restaurant; if he runs fast, he can get there in five minutes.

"Of course I'm sick, I'll go to the nearest clinic."

"It seems so."

In that case, let's not have anyone order takeout yet. Let's check the situation using the normal delivery time first.

So Liu Zheng started waiting, and the next day arrived.

That is, the sixth day after he entered the instance.

Chapter 151 Nightingale, Can I borrow your big bouncy ball?

"Get up, get up, your order has arrived."

The strange noises of cattle and horses woke Liu Zheng up.

He opened his eyes and saw that Niu Ma was holding a wine bottle with the bottom removed and shouting at him.

"Dude, are you still drunk?"

Liu Zheng said, both amused and annoyed.

"What? I can't have fun when I'm bored?"

The oxen and horses disagreed.

"Xu, Xu, Xu, you can continue having fun, I'm going to deliver takeout."

He picked up the sheet from the ground and looked at its contents.

"Meal: One serving of Man Bites Dog"

Address: 'Sunshine' Pet Shop.

"Orderer: Xiaomei"

Time Limit: One Hour

The pet store, and it's the type I've never delivered to before.

"Hey bro, what should I pay attention to when placing orders at a pet store?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Hmm? Which pet store?"

The oxen and horses, which had originally planned to go back and lie down, turned back again.

"Sunshine Pet Shop".

he replied.

"Bring it to me and see."

The ox and horse stretched out their hooves to take the takeout order and looked at it carefully for a few moments.

"One thousand yuan, I'll deliver this order for you."

It put down the list and said.

"Is this order very risky?"

Every order that Niu Ma grabs is the kind that he'll never get back.

"It's alright for others. But for you, it's really dangerous."

The ox and horse had a half-smile on their faces.

"The big shot might as well put it more clearly."

“In the metropolis, any creature that doesn’t have citizenship and isn’t prohibited can be kept as a pet. But ‘Sunshine’ Pet Shop is a century-old establishment, and they’ve always only sold one type of pet.”

The cattle and horses paused for a moment.

"What pet?"

"Humanity."

"Are humans not a middle race, born with citizenship?"

Liu Zheng asked in a calm tone.

"Only the offspring of two human beings with citizenship have citizenship. And citizenship can be lost later in life; you are always on the verge of losing it."

"The offspring of those who lose their citizenship will become non-citizens unless they are employed by a place like the 'Bloody Restaurant' and thus gain the opportunity to become citizens."

“But at ‘Sunshine’ pet store, they would never have such an opportunity.”

"To prevent them from retaliating, pet shops contaminate the embryos before they are born, making them unable to pass the birth test and never be able to become citizens."

"In other words, they will be someone else's pets for generations to come, even if they are a hundred times or a thousand times smarter than pet shop employees or their owners."

"And the smarter they are, the more they suffer."

"It's just a matter of time," Niu Ma said calmly.

Is 'Sunshine' Pet Shop a large store?

he asked.

"It's not big, with only about eight or nine employees. But I heard they have a breeding base that's no smaller than the 103 breeding farm."

"How capable are those employees?"

Liu Zheng asked again.

"So-so, about the same as those community security guards."

"That's it."

he mused.

"What are you trying to do, kid? Let me tell you, the pet store has a good relationship with the city hall. The moment you make a move, the police will be here."

The ox and horse warned him.

"Isn't it said that many of the city hall's employees are human? How could they tolerate a store like this?"

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing Liu Zheng's words, Niu Ma burst into exaggerated laughter.

It laughed so hard it almost laughed its throat out.

Do you know who the largest customer group is at 'Sunshine' Pet Shop?

The ox and horse finally stopped laughing and said.

"Which one?"

"They are human employees of the city hall."

"It's like an ox or a horse," the ox said coldly.

Even though he had already guessed the answer, Liu Zheng still frowned.

"why?"

"Why? Because it's useful. The city hall has so much to do every day; they'd be exhausted if they relied on themselves."

"But they can't hire anyone else, because it would lead to leaks."

"So wouldn't a pet that can communicate without difficulty, is intelligent, and won't reveal secrets be the best choice?"

"Moreover, isn't the ultimate pleasure to be able to do whatever you want to your own race without any restraint?"

The ox and horse wore mocking smiles.

"really."

Liu Zheng nodded.

Do you think they did the right thing?

"They didn't break any laws or regulations, so what's wrong with them?"

He asked rhetorically.

"Oh?"

The ox looked him up and down, its eyes filled with doubt.

Has this kid finally come to terms with reality?

It was unsure whether to feel proud or disappointed.

"So you're planning to just honestly finish this delivery?"

The ox and the horse asked.

"Of course not."

Liu Zheng said with a smile.

"Then you say they did the right thing?"

"Just because they did the right thing doesn't mean I have to make them do it. Those security guards weren't wrong to not let me into the community, but I still killed them, didn't I?"

His laughter was mixed with the sound of grinding his teeth.