"This..."

Lao Li hesitated a bit.

"Liu Zheng is a rule-abiding guy, he won't make things difficult for you."

4399 suddenly spoke up.

"Alright then. I'll go and ask around, and I'll contact you once I have news."

Seeing that 4399 was helping out, Lao Li had no choice but to say.

"Thank you, Brother Li, my number is..."

Liu Zheng gave him his number.

"Here's the money for the alcohol, the password is six eights."

4399 handed him a card.

"I guarantee the task will be completed."

He accepted the bank card with a cheerful smile.

"Alright. We're leaving."

4399 nodded and left with Lao Li.

"Ando, do you also have this rare species certification?"

Liu Zheng casually asked the Sphinx.

"Duh, otherwise, how could I just brazenly lay at the clinic's entrance? I would've been captured and watched or sent back to the settlement by the Biology Administration Bureau long ago."

The Sphinx rolled its eyes.

"No wonder when Lao Li looked at you just now, you obediently nodded and greeted him. Indeed, the local authority is more effective."

He teased.

"Human, is your scalp getting loose again?"

The Sphinx threatened in exasperation.

"My bad, my bad."

Liu Zheng pleaded for forgiveness as he returned to the clinic with the Panda.

"Hey, I'm gonna meditate for a bit, don't mind me."

The Panda greeted, then found a corner to sit cross-legged and meditate.

"What's up?"

Doctor Nile asked when he saw this.

Even a fool could see the Panda was not in a good mood.

"I'm afraid it can't find any other of its kind."

Liu Zheng explained the Panda's situation to Doctor Nile.

"Sigh, it's a pitiful bear."

Doctor Nile sighed, his gaze at the Panda was full of sympathy.

He could empathize the most with the Panda's feelings, after all, the La Clan had also been wiped out.

In some ways, the Panda was even more miserable than him.

Doctor Nile at least had a traitor to hate, and a Sasha to love.

But the Panda couldn't find the culprit, had no one to hate, and no fellow pandas to love.

For any sentient being, having neither hatred nor love is a sad thing.

"No need to comfort it right now, let it chill out alone for a bit."

Liu Zheng suggested.

"Yeah. By the way, I remember you saying you're an orphan, right?"

Doctor Nile recalled and asked.

"Yeah."

"That really is a coincidence of fate."

Doctor Nile marveled.

"Not really a coincidence. After all, birds of a feather flock together."

He said while making a call to Ace.

"Brother Pai, I've got the rare species certification, how should I give it to you?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"As expected of Brother Zheng, your efficiency is always high."

Ace praised first, then said.

"Just take a picture and send it to me, I'll come get it later."

"Sure, my phone's camera is pretty low-res, I'll have the doctor take a pic and send it to you."

He had Doctor Nile take a picture and send it to Ace, who replied with an acknowledgment.

"Now that you're wealthy and influential, do you really plan to keep working at Bloody Restaurant?"

Doctor Nile asked.

With Liu Zheng's connections, he'd succeed in anything he did.

Not to mention, if he opened a private hospital, there'd be ample staff, clientele, and connections.

He could act as the director, managing and treating patients, while Liu Zheng could handle the networking and count the money.

"The wealthier and more powerful I become, the more I can only work at the restaurant."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

The more useful a person is, the more they get used, the restaurant won't let him go, Si Xue even more so, and not even the other staff would want him to leave.

Truthfully, if he left, finding someone as capable and willing to help them would take forever.

Niu Ma is reliable for big things, but giving it tasks like gathering ingredients, helping with revenge, or buying supplies is just asking for trouble.

Unless Liu Zheng's wealth and influence grow to the point where not even the restaurant can keep him, only then would Si Xue maybe let him go, and in that case, the restaurant is likely to burn bridges.

Come to think of it, was that how the Legendary delivery man died?

"Indeed. Wanna play another round?"

Doctor Nile, without much recourse, suggested.

"Sure."

Liu Zheng was totally up for it.

The two played a few rounds of Senet Chess, and soon the Sphinx's roars resumed.

"No more games, let's call this a tie."

Liu Zheng took the opportunity to mess up the pieces as he got up.

"Cheating even when there's no money on the line, you're worse than Niu Ma."

Doctor Nile criticized.

He turned a deaf ear and walked out of the clinic.

"Behold, this is a luxury deep-sea volcanic crab-meat cat can imported from the Deep Sea Empire, I specifically got it from a colleague."

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Ace showing off a cat can to the Sphinx.

"I don't like eating crab."

The Sphinx said coolly, but its eyes couldn't help but drift to the cat can.

"Even if you don't like it, you should give it a try, what if your taste has changed?"

Liu Zheng walked over and said.

"Hmph, I'll take it just for your sake."

The Sphinx snatched the cat can, deftly sliced it open with its claws, and poured the crab meat and broth into its mouth.

Ace watched it, deep in thought.

"What are you thinking?"

Liu Zheng curiously asked.

"Brother Zheng, is this the legendary tsundere attribute?"

Ace asked.

"That's right."

He nodded.

"Seems kinda troublesome. No wonder Yumiko is so hard to win over, she's probably tsundere too."

Ace said with a pout.

"You get used to it. It's still better; I've got plenty around me that are way more tsundere."