Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

If others bully us, and we don't fight back, we'll just get slapped even more times.

"Uncle Liu, you will lead the team yourself."

Yuan Bao'er said.

Although Uncle Liu is no longer able to fight, he is very experienced, and with him leading the team, there is at least no need to worry about communication problems.

"it is good."

Uncle Liu nodded slightly.

He raised Yuan Bao'er with great care and taught her all his skills; he was more like a father than a biological father.

Now that his daughter is being ridden on his neck and defecated on, how could he not stand up for her?

From a selfish point of view, if the bathhouse falls into Zhen Xinzhai's hands, his retirement life will be insecure.

"Mr. Liu, I have a favor to ask."

After a moment of contemplation, Yuan Bao'er looked at Liu Zheng.

"Mr. Yuan, please feel free to speak."

he replied.

"I'd like to ask Dr. Nile to go with Uncle Liu and the others on this trip."

Yuan Bao'er said.

"I'm afraid that won't work."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

He and the Nile doctor had agreed to come to Bath Street, and he wouldn't easily change his mind, let alone go to a more dangerous place like the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Even if the two were just friends, and even if Dr. Nile were his subordinate, Liu Zheng wouldn't change his mind so easily.

Upon hearing his statement, the Nile doctor nodded subtly.

Niu Ma was right about him; this kid is a good one.

"That's right. I've noticed that the kid from Mount Ooe seems quite afraid of Doctor Nile, so I'd like to ask Doctor Nile for our help."

Yuan Bao'er explained.

“Dr. Nile is my friend. He’s only here to help out. He’s in charge of everything himself.”

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"What do you think, Nile Doctor?"

Yuan Bao'er looked at the Nile River Doctor with expectant eyes.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yuan, I can't help you with this."

The Nile doctor shook his head.

He was a mummy, so he didn't really have any needs.

The sewers have now become his and Sesha's escape route. Since he can't get the divine decree, all he cares about is Sesha regaining her intelligence and eliminating the traitor.

Neither of these tasks was something the owner of this rural bathhouse could accomplish.

"I'm willing to offer three million to get you to help."

Yuan Bao'er gritted her teeth and said.

"It's not about the money. I have plenty of ways to make money. If I didn't owe this kid such a huge favor, I wouldn't even have opened a clinic."

The Nile doctor shook his head.

For a scholar like him, who is also a physician, making money would be a piece of cake.

If it weren't for the need to avoid attracting attention and the limited availability of medical equipment, the clinic would be at least several times larger than it is now.

"Ok."

Yuan Bao'er said with some disappointment.

But she also knew she couldn't force it, so she immediately cheered up and prepared to arrange things to get revenge.

Just then, the walkie-talkie on the table rang.

"Mr. Yuan, Niu Daji said he needs to see Mr. Liu."

Press the answer button, and Lao Si's voice came through.

"Niu Daji?"

Yuan Bao'er looked at Liu Zheng.

"Oh, that's the tour guide I hired."

he replied.

"Then please bring it up."

Yuan Bao'er nodded.

"Ok."

Soon, Niu Daji walked into the office with his head down.

"What do you want from me?"

Liu Zheng asked directly.

"Sir, would you mind having a word with me in private?"

Niu Daji winked at him.

"Mr. Yuan is one of us, so you can talk about it here."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"It's alright, Mr. Liu, you two can talk privately. I also need to make some arrangements."

Yuan Bao'er said understandingly.

"Alright then, come on, come out with me."

He nodded and led Niu Daji out of the office.

"What's so mysterious?"

He asked as he reached the end of the corridor.

"Sir, my brother said he saw the group of people who were drinking with you just leave the bathhouse street."

Niu Daji said in a low voice.

"Huh? How did it know?"

Liu Zheng asked, puzzled.

"Well, I'm the one who told it."

Niu Daji said somewhat embarrassedly.

Being able to witness such a grand occasion, it was an honor for Liu Zheng's younger brother, and of course it had to brag to its brother.

"You little rascal, next time remember to ask me first if I can say it."

Liu Zheng glared at it.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Niu Daji readily agreed.

It knew its actions were taboo and hesitated whether to speak up.

But considering Liu Zheng's performance since entering the bathhouse street, it decided to take a gamble.

Although the Niu family has a secure job passed down through generations, who would want a secure job when there are options like a copper or silver one?

Moreover, this "iron rice bowl" (guaranteed job) is limited in number.

If Niu Daji can find another way out, then his younger brother will also have a way out.

Where did they go?

Liu Zheng asked.

"My brother said it looks like they're heading into the city."

Niu Daji said.

"what?"

He was stunned.

They just failed to cause trouble and were kicked out. They either have to go back to their hideout or go to the mastermind behind the scenes. What's going on in the city?

Could it be that they guessed wrong, and the mastermind wasn't someone from Bath Street?

"Alright, I got it. Take this money and spend it."

Liu Zheng took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to him.

"Sir, I don't want the money."

Niu Daji glanced greedily at the banknotes, then laboriously looked away.

"Ok?"

He carefully examined the other person.

Could this minotaur have been possessed?

In the metropolis, are there still poor people who don't want money?

“I’ve had enough of living on Bath Street. I’m just a gatekeeper all day with hardly any customers and I don’t have much money. I want to follow you, sir, and become a city dweller.”

Niu Daji said earnestly.

"There's no future in following me."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

Putting aside the fact that he doesn't have a proper career, even if he did, it would all disappear after he finishes the dungeon and leaves in a few days.

Rather than giving Niu Daji false hope, it's better to let him be disappointed from the start.

“I know you look down on me, but the Niu family has survived on Bath Street for so many years, and we’re not without our own abilities.”

Niu Daji said excitedly.

"Don't get agitated. I'm not looking down on you. We're all just nobody, who looks down on whom? But I'm just a food delivery driver. What are you doing following me? Delivering food with me?"

"You must have heard of the horrors of the Bloody Restaurant, even if you haven't experienced them yourself. I have no relatives or friends, just a worthless life, and this job was assigned to me by the city hall. I just did it."

"You have a family, a stable job, and you're getting involved with me. Are you trying to become my food?"

Liu Zheng's gaze swept over it from head to toe.

Hmm, the meat looks really good; it would be delicious to make Chaoshan beef hot pot.

"To establish a business in Niutoudi, there is no risk-free journey. My ancestors risked their lives countless times to build up our family's fortune. I still want to ask you, sir, to give me a chance."

Niu Daji felt uneasy under his gaze, but still persisted.

"Becoming my underling isn't so easy. Can you even fight?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"cannot!"

Niu Daji's answer was resounding.

"You're actually quite honest, kid."

He said, somewhat speechless.

"Hehe, boss, you're an honest man, so I can't lie to you. But even though I can't fight, I have a set of equipment left by my ancestors. As long as I wear that, although it won't make me super strong, it definitely won't hold you back."

Niu Daji said with considerable confidence.

"Then you wait outside."