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Chapter 521: Is That Something a Normal Person Would Say?
It had to be said that Lin Yuhsia's reason was very convincing. Combined with the fact that she indeed had those mouse-like traits, Steven was willing to believe her for the moment.
And when she led him straight to what looked like the entrance to a sewer, Steven became even more convinced that she was telling the truth.
How should he put it… it perfectly matched his impression of a dark organization hiding in the slums. A gang's base should be in a sewer like this—it just felt right.
He really couldn't understand why so many villain organizations and cults these days tried so hard to make their headquarters look like famous tourist attractions or historical landmarks. The contrast was just too much. Compared to that, Steven preferred this kind of retro, nostalgic style.
"Organizations that still live in sewers are pretty rare these days."
Muttering quietly to himself, Steven followed Lin Yuhsia into the dark tunnel.
Just as he expected, the tunnel wasn't filled with garbage or filth. It looked more like an abandoned road. The only question was where exactly this path would lead.
But Steven had absolutely no worries about his situation. The explosives in his inventory alone—enough to theoretically flatten the entirety of Yan—were more than enough to give him confidence. Besides, since arriving in Lungmen, he still hadn't seen anyone who could really fight.
As for whether the mouse girl walking ahead of him might secretly lead him somewhere to harvest his kidneys or something, Steven was even less concerned about that. If she had the ability to do it, then his kidneys were fully available.
Apparently hearing his quiet muttering, Lin Yuhsia—who had been silently guiding him—finally turned around. But after just one glance at Steven, she felt like she might die of anger on the spot.
"Listen, could you take my stockings off your head already? How long are you planning to keep wearing that thing?"
Unable to tolerate Steven's completely oblivious expression any longer, she gritted her teeth and reminded him.
If Steven didn't currently possess such immeasurable value to Lungmen as a whole, she might really have already shanked him.
"Oh, if you hadn't said anything I might've forgotten. When you're committing a robbery, atmosphere is important. Without this thing, it just feels like something's missing."
After Lin Yuhsia reminded him, Steven finally remembered that he was still maintaining the appearance of a bandit. Though honestly, it was partly her fault too—whatever brand of stockings she wore barely blocked his vision at all.
"..."
Lin Yuhsia no longer even wanted to respond. She could only shoot him a vicious glare.
What did he mean, a robbery felt incomplete without stockings over the head? So unless he had a bit of the scent of a beautiful girl's thighs, he couldn't get into the mood?
"Haa… alright. Before I take you to meet my father, there are some things I want to confirm first. For example, why exactly do you want to see him?"
Taking a deep breath to suppress her urge to kick him, Lin Yuhsia finally asked him in a calm tone.
She was already prepared for Steven to give another insane answer, but she still felt it was necessary to ask.
After all, someone like Steven wouldn't demand to meet her father without a reason. As far as she knew, her father hadn't recently been involved in any particular case either.
"Hmm… I just want to confirm a few things with him. I heard that the Rat King basically controls the entire underground world of Lungmen. So if there are certain confidential or private questions, he's probably the best person to ask for answers."
Steven unexpectedly gave her a rather serious response.
But when Lin Yuhsia turned back and saw Steven removing the stockings from his head—then lingeringly bringing them to his nose for another sniff—she came to a conclusion.
This guy's brain definitely wasn't normal.
"So what exactly is the question? Would it be convenient for you to tell me? Maybe you don't even need to ask him, asking me might be enough."
Seeing that Steven had finally taken her stockings off his head—the very ones that had been an eyesore the entire time—Lin Yuhsia tried her best to suppress the urge to punch the boy in front of her. Forcing a polite smile, she continued pressing him for answers.
"You? I don't trust you. I robbed you and you're still helping me? Things aren't that nice in this world. Honestly, even if three hundred axemen suddenly jumped out in front of us right now, I wouldn't be surprised at all."
Steven glanced at Lin Yuhsia's rather strange outfit—one bare leg and one still covered in black stockings. With that kind of look, people would easily believe that he had done something indecent to her. And judging by the way she was looking at him, Steven could tell that if she were given the chance to eat him alive, she definitely wouldn't hesitate.
As for why she was still calmly talking with him now, even offering to take him to meet the Rat King, Steven couldn't quite figure that out. But that didn't stop him from temporarily choosing to believe she would keep her word.
"Cough— am I really that obvious?"
"It's very hard to hide the look in your eyes when you want to kill someone. Clearly, you still need more practice."
Steven shrugged bluntly. He had to admit that a beautiful girl like Lin Yuhsia still looked pleasant even when she made an expression like she had just eaten something utterly disgusting, but her eyes didn't lie.
"Haa… in that case, I'll just say it directly. I've taken a liking to some of the things you have. If you're willing to cooperate, we can forget everything that happened before. Even the matter of you blowing up my father's bar—we can pretend it never happened. I can help answer your questions, and I can also help cover up this whole incident."
Since Steven had already spoken so frankly, Lin Yuhsia saw no reason to keep acting. Her gaze gradually turned colder as she bluntly stated the real reason behind her actions.
"What could I possibly have that a mafia princess like you would want? Don't tell me you're into me or something? I'm a very pure person, I don't sell my body."
The moment Lin Yuhsia said she had taken a liking to something he possessed, Steven immediately hugged himself. His expression looked even more shy than a bashful girl. Lin Yuhsia was certain that when he had forcibly taken off her stockings earlier, he had not looked anywhere near this exaggerated.
Was this really the expression of someone bold enough to pull off a girl's stockings in broad daylight?
Her eyes widened. She knew Steven was probably just fooling around, but she had to admit—he had successfully stirred up her emotions. At that moment, she dearly wished she could just stab him with a dagger.
"Could you be serious for once? We're discussing an exchange of interests here. I don't have time to waste like this."
Forcing herself to remain calm, Lin Yuhsia dug her fingernail into her palm and stared at Steven with a stern expression.
"I've been serious the whole time. So then, if you're not after my body, you must be after my technology? Or… this thing?"
Seeing that Lin Yuhsia might actually snap if he kept it up, Steven finally toned down the joking a bit. He pointed at his body, then at the AK in his hand—the one he had been using like a walking stick.
Ever since he had gotten too familiar with Talulah, Steven rarely let himself act this freely anymore. The main reason was that she had already given up resisting life; if he joked around like this with her, she'd just directly start making moves on him. Ever since resolving her inner issues, she was even more eager than Steven to "eat him alive."
Now that he had finally rediscovered that old feeling with Lin Yuhsia, Steven naturally wanted to savor it a little longer.
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