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Chapter 450: Got ganked again, perfect attendance, don’t subscribe, currently fixing

Chapter 450: Got ganked again, perfect attendance, don’t subscribe, currently fixing

"Sir, this is the Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse."

Niu Daji had been leading Liu Zheng for quite some time before they finally arrived at their destination.

As the foremost among the top ten bathhouses on Bathhouse Street, and also the one with the longest history, Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse was not located in the center of Bathhouse Street, but was instead built on a large plot of land to the east of the street.

Even so, the comings and goings of sedans and rickshaws were still endless, and the lights were even on during the broad daylight.

"Quite impressive."

Liu Zheng commented as he looked at the Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse in the distance.

It was a building with layer upon layer of structure; the largest at the bottom and progressively smaller towards the top.

At the very top, there was only a lookout tower the size of a toilet left.

The building material looked like pure wood, with protruding triangular structures around it painted in gold, the main walls coated in red, and the eaves covered in green tiles.

Because the paint was extremely old, it had started to peel and stain, but this made the combination of gold, red, and green not ostentatious but instead conveyed a feeling of noble grandeur.

It must be said that the designer of this building was truly a master of aesthetics.

Liu Zheng admired the Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse for a moment longer and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity; it seemed he had seen similar architecture in many animations.

"The doctor will be coming later as well. You guys just wait nearby and be ready to back us up at any time."

He instructed.

"Alright."

Niu Daji quickly responded.

"By the way, won’t your family get retaliated against for helping me against Granny Tang?"

Liu Zheng suddenly remembered to ask.

"Don’t worry, sir. I’ve already severed ties with my family. As long as my family doesn’t help me, even Granny Tang can’t lay hands on my family members."

Niu Daji said, touched.

These days, there are too few bosses who think of the families of their subordinates.

"Is that so? What kind of powerful person has your family’s ancestors befriended exactly?"

He asked, a bit curious.

"I don’t know, sir. It seems that from a certain generation onwards, we’ve been forbidden to mention that person’s name, and afterwards, we completely lost track of it,"

"But every few years, our family would receive a notice, and then someone would come to check on our situation."

Niu Daji scratched his head as he said this.

"Checking on the situation..."

Liu Zheng wore a strange expression.

If this were in reality, it would sound quite normal.

But in Metropolis, it all seemed like a farmer counting his herd of cows.

"Sir, what’s the matter?"

Niu Daji asked, puzzled.

"It’s nothing. Alright, I’m off now."

Liu Zheng shook his head and headed towards the Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse.

On his way there, he attracted countless gazes.

After all, while the other customers either took a sedan or a carriage, he was the only one walking.

The sticky gazes that came through the sedan curtains licked at Liu Zheng’s perception like the tongues of predators, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Instinct told him that he could sever these perceptions with a touch of murderous aura.

But that would create too much disturbance, not conducive to Liu Zheng’s actions to follow.

So for now, he could only endure it.

"Look all you want, I’ll deal with you after my business is taken care of."

Liu Zheng thought menacingly.

He arrived at the entrance of the Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse, but did not go in. Instead, he went directly to the back of the bathhouse.

Behind the bathhouse was a red wall, and after a careful search, he found a small door the size of a palm in a corner.

Liu Zheng squatted down and knocked on the door.

"Who’s there? What do you want?"

A muffled voice came from inside.

"Hello, I’m Elder Qing’s nephew. He asked me to come find him."

Liu Zheng replied.

Elder Qing refers to a tile combination in Fusang Mahjong, indicating a hand consisting only of terminal tiles such as one, nine of characters, dots, and bamboo, known as "Elder" tiles.

Each employee at the Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse would have a code name related to Fusang Mahjong, which serves as their name within the bathhouse.

After they resign or die, the code names would be retracted, passed on to someone else.

"Elder Qing? Oh yes, he did tell me about this. But how can you prove that you are Elder Qing’s nephew?"

The person inside asked, dragging the tone.

"My uncle said, this can prove it."

Liu Zheng took out some extremely rare tiles and waved them in front of the small door.

"Hmm, not bad, you really are Elder Qing’s nephew."

The person inside immediately spoke.

Following that, the small door opened. A bird’s claw stretched out from inside, grabbed the top of the small door and lifted it upwards, causing the door to expand from a mouse hole to a human-height small door.

"Alright, come on in."

The bird’s claw gestured him inside.

"Alright."

Liu Zheng bent down and squeezed through the small door with some difficulty.

Once inside, he was in a long and narrow corridor, with rooms separated by paper sliding doors (shoji) on both sides.

"Don’t look around carelessly, or you might lose your eyes."

A voice interrupted his peeking.

"Sorry, it’s my first time here; I’m not familiar with the rules."

Liu Zheng withdrew his gaze, bowed his head to apologize, and then offered the banknotes.

"Hmm, your attitude is alright. Later on have your uncle teach you the rules properly. Our bathhouse is big business with many rules. If you break a taboo, not just you, but your uncle will also suffer the consequences."

The short man with bird claws and feet accepted the banknotes, checked the denomination, and then satisfactorily stuffed them into his fundoshi.

"Senior, may I ask if this is our bathhouse’s uniform?"

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