Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Guo Kou Tangzi asked with great interest.

She knocked Liu Zheng unconscious not because she wasn't interested, but to prevent him from taking the initiative in the conversation.

"Oh, that's not what I meant. I meant you could share some of your soup with me."

Liu Zheng waved his hand.

"what?"

Guo Kou Tangzi wondered if he had misheard.

“I did provide the raw materials, so asking for a little soup isn’t unreasonable. Aren’t you very confident in your soup-making skills? I’ll take some back for the head chef of the Bloody Restaurant to try and see what he thinks.”

He said.

Anyway, Bloody Restaurant's dishes are always a mix of meat and vegetables, so White Feather Chicken probably won't care about the process of making this soup.

If it thinks it's good, then it will offer to exchange soup for soup.

If it doesn't want to, Liu Zheng can switch to something else, such as insect delicacies.

"Okay..."

It's unclear which of his words touched Guo Kou Tangzi, but she agreed to Liu Zheng's request.

She grabbed the handle of the soup pot and pulled it to the side, and a slightly illusory soup pot was immediately separated, containing half a pot of thick soup.

Liu Zheng glanced at the soup pot itself; about a quarter of it was gone.

That's all, take it or leave it.

Guo Kou Tangzi hugged the soup pot to his chest and said fiercely.

Like a husky possessive of its food.

"It's just a pot of soup. Given how stingy you are, you can just boil it again."

He said it nonchalantly.

Compared to Liu Zheng's other experiences, being boiled in soup was nothing special, and the first half was even quite comfortable.

"Cook it again? If you cook it again, we'll start cooking your 'meat'. With this much meat, it's only enough for three cooking sessions at most."

Guo Kou Tangzi sneered.

"Then why are they alright?"

Liu Zheng pointed to the four-person seasoning group and asked.

They must have been cooked more than once.

"They undergo special training, and as long as it's not too frequent, it's fine."

"That's what Guo Kou Tangzi said."

"Your organization is pretty good, isn't it?"

He squinted and said.

"The core of the Extreme Flavor Group is loyalty and righteousness. They are loyal to me, and I will be loyal to them. Is there a problem with that?"

No. I admire you very much.

Liu Zheng said sincerely.

In a metropolis where everyone seems to have a bad side, this level of achievement is already considered charitable.

No wonder even the boss of Guokoutangzi can only bathe in such a small bathhouse.

"Hmph, men just love to flatter."

Guo Kou Tangzi dismissed his praise with disdain.

"Let's get serious. How strong are you and your underling?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Even the weakest garlic clove can easily take you down."

Guo Kou Tangzi mocked.

"Heh. If you're so capable, order some takeout and let's have another match."

Once the legendary vest takes effect, see if Liu Zheng doesn't smash the soup pot to pieces.

"If you're not capable, your Bloody Restaurant's takeout isn't something the average person can afford. But whether the taste justifies the price is another matter."

Guo Kou Tangzi said calmly.

"You seem to be quite resentful of the restaurant."

He raised his eyebrows.

"Hmph, they're just using their status to monopolize things. If it were fair competition, our Extreme Flavor Group wouldn't lose to a third-rate chef who only knows how to pile up high-end ingredients."

Guo Kou Tangzi's tone was three parts disdain and seven parts jealousy.

"Tch, then why do you insist on using me to make soup?"

Liu Zheng thought to himself.

Are you cursing me in your heart?

Guo Kou Tangzi glanced at him.

"Is using mind reading this shameless?"

"Who's going to try to read your mind? Don't you know that everyone in the bathhouse is completely honest with each other?"

"That's what Guo Kou Tangzi said."

"Then why don't you be honest?"

Liu Zheng looked at her bathrobe and said.

"do you want to see?"

Guo Kou Tangzi's eyes gleamed with a dangerous light.

"No. Getting back to the point, how do you compare to Niu Ma in terms of strength?"

Who knows what's under her yukata? What if it turns out to be a soup spoon?

"I can't beat it, but it can't kill me either. If I add my four henchmen, we can probably fight it to a draw."

Guo Kou Tangzi thought for a moment and then said.

"That should be enough."

He nodded.

Niu Ma's strength should be about the same as the bodyguards in the black market.

As the representative of the metropolitan underworld, the black market should have bodyguards with superior strength compared to ordinary underground forces.

With Nightingale and Aquamarine added in, they should have no problem disrupting the Jordan family's business.

Of course, we still need to do our intelligence work and find out the number of venues and personnel owned by the Jordan family.

"What exactly do you want our Extreme Flavor Group to do?"

Guo Kou Tangzi was getting a little impatient; she was in a hurry to go back and drink her soup.

"You have to swear that you won't reveal what I told you."

Liu Zheng said.

"Okay, I swear, no matter what you tell me, I won't tell anyone."

Guo Kou Tangzi said straightforwardly.

"Do the Jordan family know about this?"

"do not know."

Guo Kou Tangzi shook his head.

"Uh."

Liu Zheng choked for a moment; he hadn't expected that a powerful female gang leader wouldn't know about the Jordan family.

"Don't you go to underground clinics for surgery or buy illegal drugs?"

he asked.

"Why go to an underground clinic? Our Extreme Flavor Group doesn't engage in illegal modifications. As for prohibited drugs, at least during my term, no one in the Extreme Flavor Group is allowed to touch them. Understand?"

Her stern gaze swept over the four seasoning enthusiasts.

"Hi Yi!"

The four bowed in response.

This yakuza organization is quite principled, especially considering it's located in a metropolis.

Liu Zheng felt it was absurd.

Oh, they're not the ultimate style, they're the ultimate flavor, then it's alright.

However, having principles is a good thing; it makes him more reliable to work with.

"In short, the Jordan family's businesses are underground clinics and illegal drugs. As for the specifics, I still need to investigate."

"My plan is that I will provide intelligence and help with the cleanup, and you will act as operatives to destroy the Jordan family's underground businesses. All the profits during the operation will be yours. I only want one result."

Liu Zheng said.

"What's the result?"

"The Jordan family has fallen."

"Do you have a grudge against this Jordan family?"

"I asked the soup vendor at the pot's edge."

"No, they were just blocking my way."

He said it lightly.

"That's a rather manly thing to say."

Guo Kou Tangzi raised an eyebrow.

"My masculinity is all in the soup."

"That smells like sheep. Although I don't know anything about the Jordan family, they must be quite powerful to be involved in the underground medical industry. We've only just met, and you dare to entrust something like this to our Extreme Flavor Group?"

"That's what Guo Kou Tangzi said."

"When interests align, even strangers can entrust their backs to each other. When interests clash, even close friends and family can turn on each other."

Liu Zheng said calmly.

"Then how can you be so sure that our interests are aligned? While I can't leak information to the Jordan family, that doesn't mean I can't help them deal with you."

Guo Kou Tangzi said with a cold laugh.

"What will you get in return for helping the Jordan family fight against me?"

He asked rhetorically.

"money."

“I can give you money, and I’ll definitely give you more. Because I only have myself to feed, while the Jordan family has to consider the interests of many people.”

"Besides money, if you have the ability, the Jordan family's businesses can also be handed over to you. Anyway, they are not protected by the city hall, and those with martial virtue will own them."

"If you feel that one Extreme Flavor Group isn't enough, you can find other partners. You can split all the profits yourselves; I just want a result."

"The Jordan family has fallen?"

Guo Kou Tangzi helped him say it.

"Yes."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"I'm starting to wonder, what exactly has the Jordan family done to get in your way?"