Chapter 999: Chapter 999

The saying goes, since we're here, might as well make the most of it.

Liu Zheng casually d tens of thousands of dollars, and Panda was also forced to draw a few talismans for house protection, fire prevention, and pestilence reduction.

"Dude, you really only have three days to live, huh?"

On the way back to the new district, Panda asked.

"At least I have three days, not only three days. Who taught you language arts?"

Liu Zheng replied irritably.

"I learned from my master."

"Then your Mixed Pill Sect should start a course on language comprehension."

"Tch, you're indirectly insulting me, don't think I don't get it."

Panda rolled his eyes.

"First of all, I know you understand. Secondly, I wasn't being indirect."

Liu Zheng said matter-of-factly.

Amidst their bickering, they arrived at their destination.

"Lucky Guy" Lottery Shop.

Looking at the neon sign in the distance, Liu Zheng didn't drive straight there but took a detour to park the sports car in an alley.

He took out the items from the System Space and checked them one by one.

The strength of City Hall is self-evident, and the Special Action Team is the front-line force of City Hall, even if he's retired, his strength can't be underestimated.

The most critical thing is, if they don't eliminate the target this time, their opponent will definitely use original resources for retaliation, which Liu Zheng cannot accept, be it political or military.

So, they must strike accurately.

After checking, he put the items back into the System Space in order.

If you go in fully armed, even a fool would know you're there to cause trouble.

"I've been ready long ago."

With a wave of his hand, he took Panda to the door of the lottery shop and then pushed open the door to enter.

The shop owner, reading a newspaper, said casually.

He had a plain middle-aged man's face, with hair growing along his ears, like an eight-lane highway flanked by roadside trees.

His beer belly bulged high, pushing the black tank top into a roll upwards.

You don't need to fry anything on low heat to smell the oiliness wafting off him.

"Ah, people from the Bloody Restaurant, what, are you here to deliver a takeaway?"

The shop owner put down the newspaper and glanced at Liu Zheng's uniform, asking calmly.

"Don't misunderstand, boss. I'm on vacation and just strolling around, dropping by to buy a lottery ticket."

Liu Zheng was taken aback and quickly explained.

Just from the other party's calm demeanor, he knew it wouldn't be easy to deal with him.

"Employees of the Bloody Restaurant actually get vacations, this is the first I've heard of it."

The shop owner displayed a surprised expression.

"Got to keep up with the times, right?"

"Makes sense. Unfortunately, I don't welcome people from the Bloody Restaurant here, go buy somewhere else."

The shop owner waved dismissively, like shooing a fly.

"You won't even earn from this?"

"Young man, if I truly wanted to make money, I'd open a casino — isn't that much faster?"

The shop owner chuckled.

He stepped forward a few paces, placing stack upon stack of scratch cards in front of the shop owner.

"I'll take all the scratch-offs in your shop, is that enough?"

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The shop owner asked out of curiosity.

"Because I'm impatient, I like immediate results."

"Too bad I'm very patient, I enjoy watching you guys scratch your heads waiting for results."

The shop owner laughed cheekily.

"Scratch-offs aren't for sale. You either buy something else or leave."

"Boss, doing business probably isn't right, is it?"

Liu Zheng said, trying to hold back his anger.

"You think I want to do this business? Hurry up, buy something or get out, or I won't hesitate to kick you out."

The shop owner sneered and reached under the counter.

He took a deep breath, pointed at the shop owner, spat out a harsh line, then turned and left with Panda.

Behind them, the shop owner's disdainful laughter echoed.

"Dude, why'd you chicken out?"

Outside the lottery shop, Panda asked puzzled.

The other side had said so much, wasn't that a good reason to act?

"Can you sense his strength?"

"I can't detect it; his aura is like a big chunk of lard, as soon as my perception touches it, it slips off."

Panda shook his head.

"Hmm. That comment he just made was interesting, I'll find someone to inquire about it."

He took out his phone and called 4399.

"Brother 4399, I have a question. If it's inconvenient to answer, just pretend I didn't ask."

4399 was silent for a few seconds and then spoke again.

"Alright, you can ask."

"Does City Hall arrange business ventures for retired official employees, such as lottery shops?"

"If retired official employees face life difficulties and voluntarily apply, after approval, they would."

"What if they're not struggling and haven't applied?"

The shop owner clearly wasn't one of these cases.

"If it's due to an error leading to early retirement but not enough to cancel benefits, they would be assigned a job. Every month, someone evaluates their job performance, and if satisfactory, benefits are paid as usual. If not, the payment is delayed or directly canceled as the case may be."

"Which department is responsible for evaluation?"

"...Human Resources."

This time, 4399 was silent for a long time before answering.

"Does someone from Human Resources have a share in procurement quotas?"

Liu Zheng asked again.

"Got it, thanks, Brother 4399."