The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 167 Liu Zheng: Sorry, I’m not targeting anyone

Chapter 167: Chapter 167 Liu Zheng: Sorry, I’m not targeting anyone

As the footsteps drew closer, Liu Zheng could also make out the appearance of the newcomer.

This was a slender humanoid creature, with skin that appeared white and tender.

As it walked, its hands were raised level, moving back and forth like two noodles tumbling in boiling water.

And its head was a peeled clove of garlic, big and plump to the eye.

The features of its face were affixed with scallion greens, a verdant hue that looked quite festive.

It’s no exaggeration to say, Liu Zheng felt a bit peckish at the sight.

The garlic man approached the hot spring, and seeing him in the pool, looked somewhat displeased.

It hopped into the pool, and as the hot water scalded it, its body seemed to soften further, bulging out a bit like overcooked noodles.

But its arms became stiff, and instead of moving back and forth, it placed its hands on its hips.

The garlic man walked up to Liu Zheng and showed him its right arm.

Emblazoned on the flat right arm was a black koi carp breaking through waves, with two colorful lotuses beside it.

The koi represented good luck and wealth, and the carp leaping over the dragon gate symbolized perseverance and struggle, a common tattoo among the yakuza in Japan.

"Hmm?"

The garlic man snorted disdainfully through its nostrils.

Liu Zheng bowed his head and silently moved to the side.

The garlic man nodded in satisfaction, took his spot, and then submerged itself in the water.

"Fine, let’s go."

Seeing the situation, Liu Zheng didn’t want to cause any trouble.

Since he was already clean, he might as well head back to the restaurant early.

He stood up, preparing to head to the changing room.

"Hmm?"

The garlic man snorted through its nostrils again and stretched out its tattooed right arm to block Liu Zheng.

"Not letting me go?"

He paused then his eyes gradually took on a less friendly expression.

He didn’t look for trouble, but that didn’t mean he was afraid of it. Push him too far, and a tooth-grinding stick would mean they’d all be goners.

However, Liu Zheng was curious about what this fellow wanted to do, so he backed off.

He was there to soak in the bath by decree anyway; a little longer wouldn’t hurt.

Seeing he got the message, the garlic man made no further move.

"Hmm."

It nodded and retracted its right arm.

A few minutes passed and footsteps were heard again.

Both the garlic man and Liu Zheng looked towards the corridor. Moments later, a scallion man came out.

The scallion man’s body seemed a lot more robust; it marched into the hot spring pool with chest puffed out, heading straight towards the garlic man.

"Hmm?"

It stood in front of the garlic man, puffing up its pectoral muscles and the tattoos on them.

It was a ghastly-white mask with blood-red lips and two horns protruding from the head.

Liu Zheng didn’t know what it meant, but he was sure it was nothing pleasant.

The garlic man displayed a fearful expression, bowing and scraping, giving up its spot to the scallion man and retreating far away.

"Hmm."

Satisfied, the scallion man nodded and took the spot where Liu Zheng had initially stood, then began to slap its body with a towel.

"..."

Liu Zheng watched silently, unsure of what kind of expression to make.

Had he not known that he just randomly chose a spot, he would have thought that position was some kind of feng shui treasure spot.

However, he was now even less inclined to leave.

Liu Zheng wanted to see what other tricks this gang of tattooed fellows could pull.

A few minutes later, a ginger man walked out from the passage.

Without looking at anyone else, it came straight to the scallion man and showed off its tattoos.

Each of its arms bore a maimed dragon, and on its chest was a ferocious tiger descending a mountain.

Even more frightening was the deep scar across its face, which left a shriveled, incomplete mark on the otherwise plump and fresh ginger.

As a lover of garlic, scallions, and ginger, Liu Zheng felt deep regret at this sight.

The scallion man also bowed and scraped, ceding the spot to the ginger man and then usurping the garlic man’s position.

The garlic man then approached Liu Zheng, shooing him even further away.

Just when Liu Zheng thought this mime show had come to an end, footsteps echoed from the passage once more.

This time, without seeing anyone, the scallion, garlic, and ginger trio looked uneasy.

Because these footsteps were too heavy, sounding like a prehistoric mammoth crushing a glacier in its path.

Accompanied by the ground-shaking footsteps, an imposing chili man came in.

Its chili skin was covered in scars and burn marks, with a few pits that looked like bullet holes.

And its tattoos were even more exaggerated, consisting of blood-colored scriptures that covered everything below the neck, interspersed with ominous symbols like reverse swastikas and inverted crosses.

With each step the chili man took forward, the threesome of scallion, garlic, and ginger moved back.

By the time the chili man stepped into the pool, they had shifted their positions, vacating the coveted spot without being told.

Naturally, Liu Zheng was also shunted off to an even more remote corner.

"Hmm?"

The chili man sat down at that position, then scanned the trio of scallion, garlic, and ginger.

They immediately nodded like pecking garlic, bowing continuously, shaking like a sifter, their affixed features nearly shaking off.

"Hmm."

The chili man seemed pleased.

Then, all four sets of eyes turned toward Liu Zheng on the sidelines.

"You guys take your time with the bath, I won’t disturb you."

He gave an awkward smile, getting ready to stand up.

Chili Head patted his belly, and the bloody scriptures rose from the water, blocking Liu Zheng’s path.

"What’s going on here? Isn’t there a staff member who should be handling this?"

He called out loudly.

"No one will save you. This place is our turf."

Chili Head finally spoke a complete sentence, his voice leaking air as if his throat had been slashed.

"I was reckless, please forgive me,"

Liu Zheng said decisively.

"You only have two choices, either acknowledge me as the boss, or accept the punishment,"

Chili Head shook his head.

"What punishment?"

"Cut off one of your tentacles,"

Chili Head said.

"Hey, that’s no big deal, I thought you were going to ask me for money,"

he sighed with relief.

Not to mention cutting off one tentacle, even if it were two, he couldn’t care less.

After all, he still had two left.

"Hehehe!!!"

Garlic, Ginger, and Onion burst into exaggerated, cunning laughter upon hearing this.

Liu Zheng furrowed his brows slightly, and considering the affair in Britain, he seemed to understand something.

"Just to clarify, the tentacle won’t grow back after it’s cut off, right?"

he ventured to ask.

"That’s right,"

Chili Head nodded.

"You’re out of luck, if you had a hand, I would only have chopped off your pinky,"

Its pepper seed face rearranged into a twisted, cruel smile.

"Is that so, then I guess we need to have a proper discussion about who really owns this place,"

Liu Zheng slowly stood up and walked over to Garlic.

"You, what have you done that makes you worthy of your tattoos?"

He asked, patting the chew toy in his hand.

"When someone caused trouble in the joint I was covering, I went up and stabbed him seven or eight times before he could even cry out,"

Garlic glanced unnaturally at the chew toy and then spoke proudly.

"Idiot, I delivered takeout to Opulent Villas, the guards wouldn’t let me in, so I killed them all. After it was all done, even Mr. Li had to treat me to takeout,"

Liu Zheng said with disdain.

"Wow, how formidable,"

Garlic’s eyes widened,

Of course, he knew what kind of place Opulent Villas was; the residents were all rich or noble, and he wouldn’t dare to even approach, let alone kill their guards.

"Get to the side, stick your head in your ass, and don’t even think about lifting it up until I give you permission,"

he ordered harshly.

"Yes, sir!"

Garlic quickly complied.

"And you, what did you do?"

Liu Zheng then walked up to Onion.

"I spit at a temp worker from City Hall and got locked up for ten years before I was released,"

Onion looked at him with a slanted eye.

Beating up guards didn’t count for much. Only those who dared show disrespect to City Hall were the true tough guys.

"Trash, I kept City Hall so busy they didn’t dare to arrest me, they could only go after my friend. But I immediately had someone fish her out of the interrogation room; she didn’t even spend a day in jail,"

Liu Zheng said coldly.

"This... this..."

Onion was at a loss for words.

"Go, join them in line,"

he gestured towards Garlic.

"Yes, sir!"

Onion joined as well.

"You, spit it out,"

Liu Zheng approached Ginger next.

"I, I played cards at an underground casino, cheated but wasn’t caught, and won a hundred thousand bucks clean,"

Ginger said somewhat nervously.

"Amateur. I went to an underground casino and had Demon cheat for me, but he still lost. I won tens of thousands and walked out without him daring to let out a single fart,"

he said without even glancing up.

"Yes, sir!"

Ginger didn’t wait to be told; he ran to line up with Garlic and Onion.

"You."

Liu Zheng couldn’t be bothered to speak anymore; he just pointed at Chili Head.

"I’ve rejected deliveries from your Bloody Restaurant, not just once,"

Chili Head said with a sinister tone.

"Is that all?"

He scoffed with a smile.

"Then you’ve never dealt with me, otherwise, even if you hid in the sewer, you’d still have to sign for my delivery. Moreover, you’d have to escort me out personally,"

Chili Head couldn’t smile anymore.

It stared at Liu Zheng for a long while, its expression fluctuating.

It knew what Liu Zheng said was true, but it found it hard to believe given this human’s seemingly weak abilities.

"You..."

"Smack!"

Before Chili Head could finish, Liu Zheng slapped him squarely across the face.

"Quit your yapping, go over there and stick your head in your ass,"

he said viciously, ignoring the fact that Chili Head had gone from a bell pepper to a hot chili pepper.

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