Chapter 15
Chapter 15 – Hot Potato
Zhang Tong was sitting on the side of his bed, looking at the HUD map, frowning .
The red dot of the last otherworlder in this village was in the main hall of the Zhang"s resident .
"Uncle told me Hua Tuo and co . were here again and they are currently in the main hall . "
"Then Hua s.h.i.+ should be here too . "
"She never appears in the history yet she exists here . "
"And the dot is in the main hall . "
"There"s no other explanation . She"s the last otherworlder!"
With the information Zhang Bao gave him, Tong made a conjecture . Tong guessed that the last red dot person should be Hua s.h.i.+ whom he met yesterday .
"How should I deal with her? Kill her? Talk to her first? Or wait and see?"
"All otherworlders are sinners . They all once were wicked criminals . "
"She cannot be 100% trusted!"
"But that Hua Tuo … I need an exit plan just the case the Yellow Turban collapses in the future . "
"I can"t offend him yet . "
Even though Tong made hypothetical scenarios in his mind, one of which if Hua s.h.i.+ was an otherworlder then Tong would negotiate with her, he still couldn"t force himself to make peace with Hua s.h.i.+ .
But the situation had changed . Hua s.h.i.+ should already be aware of his existence and the mission was still active until the end of today . She might be tempted to kill him for an extra reward . Tong had to adjust his plan .
"I"ll negotiate first . If it doesn"t work then I"ll kill her, even if it means I have to offend Hua Tuo . "
…
Zhang Jiao leaded Hua Tuo and his family to Tong"s courtyard .
Even though Zhang Jiao didn"t want to play along with Hua Tuo, but having Hua s.h.i.+ looking at Tong"s injury and his body condition wouldn"t hurt .
As a father, he concerned about his only son well-being . He knew he didn"t behave like a good father to Tong all these years and they rarely talked to each other . At the very least, he wanted to ensure Tong good future and good health .
They found Tong sitting alone on a wooden chair in the middle of an empty field, glaring at the visitors . He had a sword hanging behind his back .
Hua s.h.i.+ had a chill run down her spine . Tong didn"t hide his killing intent . If she made a wrong move, Tong wouldn"t hesitate to kill her one the spot in front of her father .
"Tong"er, you"re here . "
Zhang Jiao felt awkward . He didn"t know what to start . He hadn"t talked to his son for a long time .
Tong"s grumpy face turned gentler . He looked at his father and smiled .
"Dad, master Huo, could both of you leave us alone? I have something important to talk to the young lady here . "
Tong spoke with calm and gentle voice but his killing intent enveloped the entire courtyard . The three visitors felt uncomfortable standing there .
Hua Tuo and Hua s.h.i.+ were silent . This wasn"t part of their plans . Why was Tong so hostile to them?
"Tong"er, I"ve brought the lady here to check on your injury . She has a special power . Why don"t you let her see you wound . "
"… A special power, is it? Okay, but could you leave us alone, please?"
Zhang Jiao nodded, but his eyes sadden . He wanted to talk with his son more . There were too many things he wanted to ask .
"Well, let"s leave this to the younglings . You saw her power so you shouldn"t be worried . She can treat his wound and even detect deceases that I couldn"t even notice . "
Hua Tuo laughed and left the courtyard . He already half-succeeded what he had come her for, dumping his immoral daughter to other family .
Zhang Jiao felt bitter . He turned around and were about to leave . But Tong spoke out .
"Dad, let"s have a good talk after this . I"ll explain everything to you . "
Zhang Jiao nodded in relieved and left, following Hua Tuo exiting the courtyard .
Seeing that both Zhang Jiao and Hua Tuo left . Tong glared at Hua s.h.i.+ .
"Now then, let"s talk, shall we?" Tong spoke up .
"…"
Hua s.h.i.+ couldn"t speak . She was nervous .
"Why don"t you start by telling me what you are doing here?"
Tong smiled . He pulled an object out from his sleeve . It was a grenade . Tong put his hand on the pin while watching Hua s.h.i.+"s reaction .
"Oh, before you start . I need to remind you something . "
"One, I believe in gender equality so I don"t mind beating up any man or woman alike . "
"Two, I already have a girlfriend so don"t even bother seducing me . I"m not planning to be a Harem King . "
"Three, I have a skill that make me immune to this grenade in my hand . So if you try anything funny, I"ll pull the pin . And I"ll be sure to use every ounces of my strength to jump at you like a suicide bomber to ensure that you will be blown to pieces . "
"Now I have finished introducing myself . It"s your turn . Be sure to tell me about your skill in detail and your intention of coming here . You have 30 seconds and it starts . . . now!"
Hua s.h.i.+ was flabbergast, stunned and fl.u.s.tered . She expected a civil discussion since both of them already met their quota for the mission clear . But Tong downright threatened her like she was some kind of criminal .
"Umm … please calm down-"
"25 seconds . "
"…!"
"23 . "
Tong pulled the pin and hold onto the lever . If he let go of the lever then the grenade would explode in a few seconds .
"Okay! Okay! I"ll talk! I"ll tell you everything! Put the ring back in!"
Hua s.h.i.+ narrated everything, about her skill, about her talk with Hua Tuo and about the misunderstanding which made Hua Tuo wanted to get Hua s.h.i.+ to marry Tong .
Tong looked at Hua s.h.i.+ with complicated face . What kind of nonsense story was this? Was this some kind of cliché story from a harem novel on online novel website?
"What crime did you do in your previous life, before you went to h.e.l.l?"
"Uhh … I don"t remember I did anything wrong . "
"Bulls.h.i.+t, only criminals were sent to h.e.l.l and only sinners in h.e.l.l were sent here . What did you do?"
"Eh? I"m serious . … Though I was told that my taste of food was strange . "
"Strange? What did you eat?"
"Umm … Human brains?"
"…"
"Oh, and women thigh muscles, women b.r.e.a.s.t.s …"
"…"
"Also liver, and sometimes chewy heart-"
"Stop! That"s enough!"
"Okay . You believe me now?"
Tong had a headache . What in the blue world was this girl in her previous life? A zombie?
"And how did you procure your … your food?"
"I took it from my patients . Most of them were about to die so I took the liberty taking a portion of their parts since they wouldn"t be able to use it anyway . "
"When you took the parts, had they died yet?"
"Err … Nope!"
"You actually killed them you sicko zombie!" Tong wanted to curse out loud . But he continued asking .
"… You said they were patients, what were your job in your last life?"
"A nurse . "
The corner of Tong"s mouth twitched . If she answered "A doctor" then he would have thought that she was a reincarnation of H*nnibal Lect*r .
"Look, I"ve come in peace, okay? We don"t have to fight anymore . We already completed the mission . Let"s be friends, okay?"
Tong stared into Hua s.h.i.+"s eyes as if he tried to read her mind . Then he sighed and put the pin back into the grenade lever, stopping the trigger .
Tong had a rough idea why Hua Tuo suddenly wanted to shove his daughter to him .
Hua s.h.i.+"s hobby could incite an uproar and ruin Hua Tuo"s reputation . As in ancient time in China, reputation of a family was very important especially to n.o.bles and top careerists such as physicians or officials .
If someone were to damage it even a slightest bit, the lowest punishment that the person would get would be beaten by a giant wooden stick a dozen times, which had a high chance to cripple or kill the person on the spot .
Such punishment was not just a tradition that was uphold within the ranks of n.o.ble family . Even the law made by the imperial court would also have a similar minimum punishment, whipping by logs .
Tossing Hua s.h.i.+ away to someone else"s family like a hot potato could also be seen as a merciful act to protect a family member from such punishment by the family or the officials .
Tong was irritated by the plan of Hua Tuo for throwing away his own daughter to protect his own reputation as a physician . However, Hua Tuo"s action sparked an idea for Tong .
"I didn"t want to marry anyone but Friday or want to build a harem like one of those main characters in ReadReadNovelFulls . But I can use this zombie . "
"Hua Tuo may not want to work for anyone in the history . But this time, your heritage is mine . "
Tong withdrawn his killing intent and grinned at Hua s.h.i.+ .
"We can be friends . But I have a few conditions . "