It was... quite unexpected.
He Li's mind was filled with that glass of juice. Because Wei Luo had eaten all the pineapple and beef cubes that He Li hadn't touched.
He Li turned to look at Te Funi, who was holding a pot of insects. Just as he was about to ask about the juice, he heard a "clatter" behind him.
He Li turned back and saw that it was Yiwasa's black-rimmed glasses that had fallen to the ground.
"You pick it up first," He Li said, then turned back and asked Te Funi, "What was that glass of juice made of?"
"3 Canadian dollars," Te Funi replied honestly.
"Phew..."
He Li let out a long sigh. "That's good. Fortunately, I didn't eat anything strange."
As for the plate of pineapple and beef cubes...
Forget it, it's better not to know. After dealing with this, I'll take him to get his stomach pumped...
He Li raised his hand and rubbed his face. "Are you done picking it up? Are you going to wear it again?"
"Forget it. I can't wait for you to put on your glasses. I'm in a hurry to take my friend to the hospital."
He Li extended both his hands and suddenly grabbed at the heads of the mother and daughter... His right hand missed, damn it!
"Ah!!!"
"Ah!!!"
The mother and daughter let out piercing screams. He Li felt that these piercing screams were not meant to be heard, but to directly pierce the mind, like a mental attack.
Especially since one of them was holding a "radio speaker" that was very strangely shaped, even deformed.
He Li frowned. The screaming was making him somewhat irritable, and his fingers slightly contracted.
Immediately,
The mother and daughter turned into dust.
With the second stage of the gene lock unlocked, even if they couldn't come out, He Li could freely use their abilities. Although the strength of the abilities he used was only half of what they could unleash, it was enough to deal with them.
He Li once again confirmed his "Tang Monk" attribute. Whether human, god, or demon, they all loved him. Gods wanted to kill him, humans wanted to use him, and demons wanted to eat him.
A real-life "Battle Royale."
He Li clapped his hands and left the room, returning to Wei Luo's home. Wei Luo was still sleeping, but white foam was oozing from the corners of his mouth, and his breathing was getting weaker with each breath.
As expected, the food provided by demons had no quality control.
He Li carried Wei Luo downstairs and took a taxi to the hospital. After a series of complicated procedures, Wei Luo had his stomach pumped and was on an IV drip.
Not long after,
Wei Luo woke up.
"He Li, you might not know me very well. With my alcohol tolerance, I wouldn't need to go to the hospital. Do you know that going to the hospital when drunk isn't covered by that damn company's insurance? I have to sign the final bill myself, and I'll have another expense. Damn it, my credit card bill will be overdrawn again this month."
He Li's eyelids drooped, and he said speechlessly, "I'll pay..."
"Uh... Thanks."
He Li tilted his head and said, "Also, Mr. Wei Luo, this is North America. When you're angry, you should curse "fuck," not "damn" every other word. Your terrible British accent is truly damn annoying."
"Heh heh... We have a new London girl at the company... She said her ancestors were hereditary barons." Wei Luo grinned foolishly.
He Li rolled his eyes and said, "A fallen noble living in dreams. Even going back eight generations, they're just barons. In the hierarchy of dukes, marquises, counts, viscounts, and barons, the lowest a knight beside a princess in ancient times would be is a viscount. Barons were only fit to hold horses and hand spears for knights in jousting arenas."
"Oh?" Wei Luo's eyes lit up. "You know a lot about this. Are your ancestors nobles too?"
"Tch." He Li pouted. "In my country, only animals are judged by their lineage."
Wei Luo opened his mouth, unsure of what to say for a moment. What people cared about most was precisely what others didn't care about at all. What was this? National pride?
Wei Luo shook his head, looked at his hand, and asked, "Why isn't my IV needle in the back of my hand, but in my elbow?"
He Li sighed. "Brother, you're so fat you can't find a vein. You need to lose weight."
"Haha... So that's how it is." Wei Luo burst into laughter. This was indeed an interesting matter.
He Li suddenly felt something was wrong and asked, "Doesn't your company do physical examinations? Don't tell me your company doesn't draw blood for check-ups."
Wei Luo's expression was a little helpless, but he still said frankly, "Company physical examinations aren't entirely free. I only do the free part each year."
Perhaps Wei Luo felt that He Li would look down on him, so he added, "Many colleagues are like this."
He Li nodded. In his previous life, he had heard many people who flattered foreign countries talk about how good foreign countries were, their economy, healthcare, culture, freedom, ideology, and all sorts of other nonsense.
In fact, as long as you have money, anywhere is paradise. Without money... well, that's another story.
For example, Wei Luo, just an ordinary employee of a private post office, could only afford some bread slices and a few jars of pickles after paying his bills each month. Sausages and hams were only bought on sale at the supermarket.
At 38, he was still single, owned a house and a car, but had no girlfriend. It wasn't entirely due to his appearance; his career prospects played a significant role.
Did he have to eat bread slices with pickles every day?
The two sat on chairs, watching a TV program on the wall.
"By the way, your neighbor was a demon, but just a fifth-level minor demon. I've already dealt with her," He Li said.
Wei Luo's body trembled, and he looked at He Li in horror, his lips quivering, "That alcoholic bitch Yiwasa?"
He Li nodded, "And her beautiful daughter."
Wei Luo slumped back in his chair, his expression shifting from horror to dejection. After a moment of silence, he said, "After she gave birth to Te Funi, she worked as a caregiver for a while. When my mother was sick, she hired her to take care of her."
He Li's eyebrows shot up. There was a story here!
"Although she was promiscuous, she was surprisingly meticulous and patient at work, which was quite contrary to her personality."
"Did you fall for her?"
"Yes," Wei Luo sighed. "I even thought I'd be willing to be Te Funi's stepfather."
"And then?"
"Then, my mother passed away. She then became a caregiver for a supermarket owner, and then..."
"She abandoned you."
"No, He Li, she never abandoned me, because we were never together in the first place."
"What a sad story."
Wei Luo chuckled. "I thought we would never see each other again in this lifetime, even though we lived in the same city, and my house was only two streets away from her rented place."
"But I never expected her to move to the apartment across the hall from mine."
He Li pondered for a moment. "Was it the house the supermarket owner gave her?"
"Yes, it was the reward for her accompanying him through the last two years of his life."
"Hmm... An inspirational woman."
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