Chapter 368: Chapter 328: Cooperation?
Wen Ying tilted her head and glanced at him as if he were an idiot, but she remained silent.
’Afternoon tea is more important than dealing with these morons right now.’
"I’m talking to you! Are you deaf or mute?! You know, with an attitude like that, you’d have been killed a million times over by now! Don’t make me do this the hard way!"
"Where is that fly coming from?"
AAAAAAAGH!
The foul-mouthed man’s upper and lower lips were now pierced through by a chopstick thrown by Wen Ying!
His lips looked as if they’d been nailed together. Wen Ying dusted her hands off in disgust, her voice chillingly low. "Mr. Zhao, if you’re trying to intimidate me, you’d be wise to leave now. I have a rather short temper."
The man writhed on the ground in pain, wanting to pull the chopstick out but not daring to.
’What if I bleed to death right here?’
He could only look to Zhao Ge for help. Zhao Ge reached out, swiftly grabbed the chopstick, and yanked it out with a single, hard pull. "This is the price for running your mouth. In front of this beautiful lady, none of you are to speak out of turn. Got it?"
Zhao Ge’s voice was even, but the others trembled slightly as they nodded.
"Miss, my subordinate was being foolish. Since he’s already been punished, why don’t we just let it go this time?"
Though it was phrased as a question, Zhao Ge’s expression made it feel like a command.
Zhao Ge seemed to completely ignore the still-bleeding man.
"I came here looking for... Miss, could you introduce yourself?" Zhao Ge seemed to be struggling with how to address the woman in front of him.
"Doctor Wen." Wen Ying wasn’t being secretive, but she didn’t state her name directly either.
"Doctor Wen? A beautiful doctor? My god, our team has never had a doctor before."
A faint smile played on Wen Ying’s lips as she waited for him to continue his little show.
"Doctor Wen, you seem like a straightforward person, so I’ll be frank. I came to you hoping to cooperate. This horror instance is rather absurd, and we still haven’t figured out how to clear this mental hospital."
Wen Ying glanced at the people behind him. "Your team is just the few of you?"
Understanding her implication, Zhao Ge quickly shook his head. "No, no. There are ten people on our team. Not just anyone can join us. Besides, our leader is Smith."
This seemed to be the second time Wen Ying had heard the name Smith.
Zhao Ge’s expression was full of pride as he spoke the name.
It seemed that name was an absolute deterrent, not only to him but to the others as well.
He stared at Wen Ying, hoping to see a look of shock and awe on her face, but...
"From the way you’re talking, this Smith must be pretty impressive, huh?"
Zhao Ge nodded, and the others followed suit.
"If he’s so impressive, why do you need my cooperation? Wouldn’t that be redundant?"
The group was struck speechless for a moment.
The woman who had been silent behind him suddenly spoke up. "Doctor Wen, surely you’ve heard of Smith?"
She had a strange feeling that this woman genuinely had never heard of him.
No one had ever been this calm upon hearing the name Smith.
When the others heard the woman’s question, they found it impossible to believe.
’How could anyone not know of Smith?’
"I really don’t. Is he handsome? Is he rich?"
The group...
Their expressions were complicated.
"Doctor Wen, this is a world of horror, not the one we used to live in. Looks and money are useless here."
Zhao Ge’s low voice carried a hint of a warning.
"But I only like rich, handsome men." Wen Ying gave the man before her a wronged look.
"You, get over here. Tell her that if she doesn’t join us... well, you should know what will happen to you."
Zhao Ge looked at a woman on his team named Gentle.
And she was, indeed, very gentle.
Trembling, Gentle took one step after another until she was in front of Wen Ying, on the verge of tears.
She tried to speak, but the moment she opened her mouth, she started hiccupping.
Zhao Ge and his men glared at Gentle with displeasure, and she knew what they were thinking.
’She was already worthless to them. They wouldn’t mind getting rid of her.’
Gentle looked at Wen Ying. "I-I... Y-You... are you really not going to join our team? O-our team is the strongest one here... HIC~"
"I remember someone saying that aside from me, there weren’t any other women in this batch of players. How did you end up on their team?"
Gentle’s body trembled. She pressed her lips tightly together, saying nothing.
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