Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

"What are you talking about? What kind of relationship do we have? How could I bear to see you die?"

The fourth brother said with a wronged expression.

"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. Stop making this noise, as if we're doing something inappropriate."

Secretary Li cursed.

"Hey, you're overthinking things. Who would have thought that way? Secretary Li, how did that cashier handle the payments? How did you survive?"

The fourth brother asked impatiently.

He had personally witnessed the cashier at the Bloody Restaurant, and he couldn't even imagine how prestigious it was when he was drinking and bragging.

"How would I know? I just know something licked me, and then I don't know anything else. When I woke up, I heard you two bastards arguing about me."

Secretary Li said irritably.

"Can you transform back into human form?"

The fourth brother asked.

"No, I feel like something's missing; I can't seem to muster the strength. What is it that's missing?"

Secretary Li fell into thought.

"Don't think about it anymore. Just surviving is a victory. When the boss comes back, have her find a doctor to take a good look at you. If all else fails, we can sculpt you into a human shape, even if it's a little small, it'll do."

The fourth brother comforted him.

"Fourth brother, you son of a bitch, stand up and talk."

Secretary Li's voice grew softer and softer until it finally fell completely silent.

"Secretary Li, Secretary Li?"

The fourth brother called out twice, and when there was no response, he bent down and picked up the "chocolate chunk".

"It's sticky and smells fishy. Is the surface covered in saliva?"

He sniffed it twice and said with disgust.

"possible."

Liu Zheng nodded.

All the landmarks seem to be alive and have their own unique function.

If we consider the Metropolis as a living thing, then the sewers would be its intestines, and the Bloody Restaurant would be its mouth.

"With this kind of behavior, even if he turned back into human form, he wouldn't be a good looker."

The fourth brother shook his head.

"The Nile doctor who is traveling with me is highly skilled; perhaps he can find a solution."

Liu Zheng said.

"That's great. Secretary Li's injury should be considered a work-related injury, and the bathhouse will reimburse all medical expenses."

The fourth brother gave him a knowing look.

Liu Zheng did understand.

Since medical expenses are reimbursable, we can be more daring in terms of medication and consumables, prioritizing efficacy.

"Then let me call him over now. Is that convenient for you, Manager Si?"

he asked.

"Convenient, convenient, what's inconvenient when things are like this?"

The fourth brother replied.

If the boss is about to die, what does a little bit of his privacy matter?

Besides, all the important things are in the safe, so there's nothing I can't look at.

Since he had said so, Liu Zheng made a phone call and summoned Dr. Nile.

"Who licked this chocolate? What a waste! It should at least be paired with some black tea."

"The Nile doctor complained as soon as he came in."

"If Secretary Li heard you say that, she would fight you to the death."

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

I never expected that Dr. Nile, who looks so serious, would be so annoying.

Come to think of it, what decent people could be hanging out with that guy Niu Ma?

"If she could hear me, she would be thanking me profusely."

"The Nile doctor retorted."

"So what exactly happened to her?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"It was eaten."

"That's what the Nile doctor replied."

"Who can't see that? I'm asking what was eaten."

"The body is missing a part, the 'flesh' is also missing a piece, the soul's flavor is a bit weaker, and the fluctuations of life force have also weakened. In short, everything is a little bit missing."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"How much is 'less'?"

Liu Zheng asked again.

"How would I know? If I had to say, it would probably be around one-tenth."

"Dr. Nile thought for a moment and said."

"It turned out like this after only one-tenth of it?"

"Do you think everyone is like you, capable of restoring even their 'flesh'? Besides, the damage from losing one-tenth of your body is far more than one-tenth; it's already a miracle she's alive."

"Dr. Nile said irritably,"

He genuinely envied Liu Zheng's "rebirth".

If he had that ability, he would have dared to book a private room at a restaurant and specifically request that traitor to serve him.

One-tenth

Liu Zheng silently recited the number, feeling that it sounded somewhat familiar.

"Oh, right, the tithe!"

Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.

In reality, the church uses the biblical saying that "one-tenth of the produce of agriculture and animal husbandry belongs to God" to collect tithes from the people. These tithes are divided into major tithes (grain), minor tithes (vegetables and fruits), and blood tithes (livestock), which often results in the actual amount of tax collected exceeding the standard one-tenth.

If we consider the Bloody Restaurant as part of the Metropolis, then isn't the so-called order fee also a tithe levied by the Metropolis, and an additional tax on top of the taxes collected by the City Hall?

However, given the frequency of delivery orders, the tithe collected is just a drop in the bucket for Bloody Restaurant, let alone for the entire metropolis.

So what's the point of taxing people by forcing them to order takeout?

Liu Zheng expressed his incomprehension.

Or perhaps, the amount of tithes is not important, but the form in which they are levied is, just like the various rules that permeate a metropolis. It is part of the ritual, and the most important part at that.

He stared thoughtfully at Secretary Li, who had turned into a chocolate bar.

"What are you thinking about?"

"The Nile doctor asked."

"I'm wondering what the purpose of the Bloody Restaurant is, and what the point of forcing customers to order takeout is."

Liu Zheng frankly admitted.

Anyway, the precautions that Niu Ma told him didn't say that he couldn't discuss this.

"Stop thinking about it, you're courting death."

"That's what the Nile doctor said bluntly."

"In the metropolis, knowledge and secrets are both treasures and scourges. The more you know, the more dangerous it becomes. Not only do others want to get them from you, but they are themselves a source of danger."

"Especially with a blood-themed restaurant, once you understand its true nature, you might very well become a part of it."

“As a priest of God, my advice to you is that you can believe in them, but don’t try to understand them.”

He continued.

"Been taught a lesson."

Liu Zheng said sincerely.

What the Nile doctor said was truly from the bottom of his heart.

These rules and regulations, in themselves, constitute a huge source of pollution.

Whether it's the righteous god worshipped by the Nile doctor, the evil god who bestowed the gospel upon Liu Zheng, or the powerful figures in Atlantis, there is no difference in this respect.

Sometimes, it's not that they want to hurt them, but their very existence is a form of harm.

Or perhaps, in their view, neither physical mutations nor mental mutations are harmful.

The creator or creator of Hell Game is probably a similar entity, only at a higher level.

As he was pondering this, Liu Zheng's phone rang.

Chapter 366 Putting the patient in his underwear is also a form of conservative treatment

"The person has been found."

The sound of soup coming from the pot was coming from the other end of the phone.

"Alive?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I kept her alive with soup, but she would still die if she wasn't taken to the hospital immediately."

"That's what Guo Kou Tangzi said."

"Then take him to the hospital immediately."

Although hospitals can be ruthless, as the owner of a large bathhouse, he shouldn't be unable to afford medical expenses.

Otherwise, without a mandatory food delivery mechanism like that of the Bloody Restaurant, hospitals wouldn't be able to stay in business.

"You make it sound so easy. We're surrounded by gangs in the old town and can't break out."

"That's what Guo Kou Tangzi said."

"Huh? Where's my boss?"

"It's all Niu Ma's fault. We were about to leave when we ran into people from a gang it had offended, and they immediately called in reinforcements to stop us."

Guo Kou Tangzi said resentfully.

"Uh"

Liu Zheng didn't know what to say.

People who are familiar with a place are usually connected to the people there, sometimes with gratitude, sometimes with resentment.

It can only be said that they and the owner of the GaGaShuang Bathhouse were just unlucky.

"Then why did you call me?"

he asked.

If a fight had already broken out, Guokou Tangzi probably wouldn't have had time to call him.

"They said they could let us go, but we had to leave the cattle and horses behind."

"That's what Guo Kou Tangzi said."