Talking with Lin Zexia took more time than Luo Zhen had thought. After he left Zexia's house and the slums, it was already past two in the morning. Unlike the dark slums, the inner city of Lungmen, which was more prosperous, was a city that never slept, with many shops and neon lights shining at night.
Luo Zhen, after going through a lot of stress, was feeling a little hungry. He sighed. "Anyway... it's too late to call and make an excuse to Lemu. Sigh... the problems of Lungmen are really complicated." Hearing the difficulties from Lin Zexia made Luo Zhen feel heavy-hearted as well. Even though he was lucky to be able to give her advice today, with the princess being too stubborn, and plus the relationship between her and her father now, it was impossible for her to talk about this kind of thing with her father. If there was no one to give her advice to vent these frustrations, she would have been in a state of despair. It was really lucky that there was a handsome and good-looking man like Luo Zhen to help her.
For him, Lungmen was no less important than a second home that had given him this day. Whether it was the slums or the inner city, he had both things he liked and disliked mixed together here. It might not be to the point of being called love or hate, but anyway, he thought these two places shouldn't be enemies, and if he could, he would like for the two to live together happily rather than creating conflict.
Luo Zhen walked into a convenience store and muttered to himself wearily: "Anyway, every family has its own problems... sigh, if I were in Laterano, all the problems would probably be solved with just a single word from me."
"Hmm? Problems? Are you having some problems? And... why can you solve all the problems with your words?"
Luo Zhen answered that question without realizing it: "No need to ask, it's because I'm the Holy So—huh?" He quickly shut his mouth before the forbidden sentence came out. He had almost revealed his own secret without realizing it, because the voice sounded so natural, with an aura that made him subconsciously answer.
The moment Luo Zhen turned to look, he saw a woman who was slightly taller than himself, and would be much taller when including the horns on her head. The tall woman gave a handsome smile before holding out a cold can of beer to touch his face.
"The moment I walked into the store, I saw an angel muttering something suspicious," she said. "I was just wondering if the 'Holy Son' you were talking about has any meaning?"
"D-don't mind it. It's just a word from the bible," Luo Zhen lied, scraping for an excuse. "I was almost a priest in Laterano before, but because memorizing the scriptures was too difficult, I ran away." He felt a little guilty in his heart for having to lie to the handsome beauty whom he respected. He couldn't be ashamed in front of her. "It's been a long time, Chief Hoshiguma. No, now I should call you Big Sister Hoshi, that's right."
There was a jingle that sounded similar to that of the Lungmen Guard Office. Since Superintendent Ch'en was a dragon, and Shihuaya was a tiger, both were beauties with an incompatible relationship, and they often quarreled. The sight of them cursing out loud without regard for their own appearance was a famous and prominent feature of the Guard Unit, which someone had once playfully nicknamed "The Contest of the Tiger and the Dragon." But this sentence had a second half: [The Contest of the Tiger and the Dragon in the Eyes of the Afflicted Giant].
Superintendent Ch'en is a dragon, and Shihuaya is a tiger. The last giant mentioned was Hoshiguma.
Hoshiguma was a woman with unique long green hair. She was born into the Oni (giant) family in the eastern part of the country, with a tall figure and a reliable personality like a kind big sister. She was a top-class operator of the guard unit, but her rank was two levels lower than Superintendent Ch'en. Their relationship, however, was very good, and she was often the one who mediated the arguments between Superintendent Ch'en and Shihuaya. Of course, with her top-class physical potential, Big Sis Hoshiguma in the guard unit was not just an ordinary employee. As the eldest sister who was the most capable and handsome, Hoshiguma could persuade anyone. If that didn't work, she still had the fist in her hand that could squeeze out an answer. As expected of the strong Oni race.
But even so, she was still an old acquaintance of Superintendent Ch'en, and also the first woman that Superintendent Ch'en was close to like a friend after she returned to Lungmen.
"Come in," Hoshiguma said. "The slippers are in the same place. You can take them."
"Yes," Luo Zhen replied with a shy smile as he followed Big Sister Hoshi into her room. Hoshiguma lived in a cheap rented house in the suburbs. The 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom room seemed too simple for an ordinary woman to live alone, but it suited her personality well. Luo Zhen had been here many times before. He took out his own slippers from the shoe rack with familiarity. "This is just like the last time I came. There are only two pairs of slippers..."
"Well, of course," Hoshiguma said with a smile. "Those shoes are only for guests. Superintendent Ch'en wore the other pair when she came to my house. Only you and her often come here. That's already very special."
Luo Zhen shook his head with a weary expression. "Big Sister Hoshi, you're too shy. What would you do if Ling Ch'en and I didn't come to see you? You don't have any other friends—Ow, ow, that hurts! Your horn really hurts, big sister!"
Hoshiguma, who was slightly taller than Luo Zhen, lowered her head and used the hard demon horn on her head to hit his forehead like a hammer, which was more painful than the pinching from Shihuaya and Lin Zexia. Big Sister Hoshi said with a serious smile, "I've told you many times not to call me Big Sister Hoshi again. Do you want me to call you Ah Zhen?"
Luo Zhen quickly shook his head with despair. "Spare my life, big sis... just Uncle Lin alone is more than enough."
Hoshiguma laughed with amusement before placing the three boxes of beer she was carrying on her shoulder onto the floor. Luo Zhen was carrying another two boxes with both hands, while Hoshiguma was holding all three boxes with just one hand. The gap between us is too big... Luo Zhen's pride was severely damaged, which made him feel a little depressed.
Hoshiguma didn't care about that at all. She sat down on a chair and started to open a can of beer. "I always go to the convenience store to buy liquor every time I finish my night shift. But this is the first time I've met you there. The question is, what were you doing around here? Don't tell me Penguin Logistics is planning to do something illegal again?"
Luo Zhen replied wearily, "Big sis... is this really the time to be interrogating me? Would you believe me if I said I just came to see you?"
"You drink, and I'll believe you."
When Hoshiguma finished drinking, she crushed the can in her hand with a single press, making it flat and easy to recycle. She reached out for a new one, expertly opened it, and handed one to Luo Zhen. This invitation looked like a threat, so scary that Luo Zhen had no choice but to reluctantly accept it.
"I think the drinking culture was quite bad in the old days," he said. "As a new generation in this era, I think we should choose to drink something voluntarily."
Hoshiguma, who was drinking, looked up at him with a smile. "Oh... so you're not [voluntarily] drinking my beer?"
"My mouth doesn't love me!! My tongue is evil! So I'll drink to punish myself!!" Under Hoshiguma's smiling gaze, Luo Zhen quickly finished the can of beer in his hand in one go.
Hoshiguma didn't say much. She opened another can and handed it to him. "Drink more."
The corner of Luo Zhen's eye twitched. "Big Sister Hoshi, why do you have to make me drink every time we meet..."
Hoshiguma, hearing this, raised three fingers. "First, because only you and Ling Ch'en dare to drink with me. Second, it's easier to talk when you're drunk. Third, because it makes me happy."
Luo Zhen sighed with resignation. "Simply put... everything will be fine if you're happy."
As a man, sometimes you can't refuse this if it will make a woman happy.
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