Chapter 15 Hot Potato (2/2)

”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 Shi was flabbergast, stunned and flustered. 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 Shi narrated everything, about her skill, about her talk with Hua Tuo and about the misunderstanding which made Hua Tuo wanted to get Hua Shi to marry Tong.

Tong looked at Hua Shi 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 Hell?”

”Uhh … I don't remember I did anything wrong.”

”Bullshit, only criminals were sent to Hell and only sinners in Hell 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 breasts …”

”…”

”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 Shi'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 Shi'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 nobles 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 noble family. Even the law made by the imperial court would also have a similar minimum punishment, whipping by logs.

Tossing Hua Shi 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 webnovels. 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 Shi.

”We can be friends. But I have a few conditions.”