Under Abu’s seemingly rough appearance, there was actually a very meticulous heart. Early the next morning, he ran out to buy the newspaper of the day to read it.
“What does it say?” He saw a picture of yesterday’s incident in the newspaper. Although he couldn’t understand it, he knew that yesterday’s event must have been reported.
He couldn’t read, so he urged Ji Huan to read the contents of the newspaper to himself.
Ji Huan quickly browsed through the newspaper, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
There were indeed more reports on what happened in the fighting arena yesterday with many photos published, but none of Naji’s photos appeared. In the report, the demon who lifted the golden fighting platform was described as a “several metre tall” demon with a huge head like Nikola (an ancient monster).
Moreover, these news only occupied a very small tofu block in the newspaper.
The overwhelming coverage in the newspapers was all about a demon named “Firzaha”.
“This person, isn’t it that friend of yours?” Although the face wasn’t completely visible, Abu recognized the person in the photo at a glance.
The buzzing news on the page was about the performance of this super rich man in Lugman City, such as “crowned as a blue face in a fit of rage”, and “gambling with millions of dollars”…
The young and rich Mr. Firzaha went to Lugman City a while ago. This gentleman’s hobby has recently changed: from an art enthusiast to bloody World of demon fighting, and this hobby has recently been upgraded!
Mr. Firzaha was invited to participate in a fighting game in Lugman City, which is a high-end game that only a few demons are eligible to participate in. It is said that in that fighting game, the young Mr. Firzaha was once again involved in a scandal: He actually fell in love with a waiter (or a fighter, another version of the news) at first sight!
In a fit of rage, Mr. Firzaha jumped into the fighting arena on the spot, he hugged the lucky demon in a princess carry, and brought him back to Yuma City, his current base, and then spent a lot of time with the beauty every day.
Ji Huan read out the relevant reports with a rigorous attitude. When he was about to finish reading, he felt that something was wrong, and raised his head a little while feeling strange. He immediately discovered the source of realisation that gave him goosebumps.
Abu, the little grey devil, Naji, all the three demons were staring at him.
“It’s you!” Abu immediately pointed to his nose.
“Huh?” Ji Huan froze.
As expected of a man who dominated all the newspapers as soon as he entered the circle. Those journalists were caught up in rumours and kept silent about Lugman’s affairs. Later, they also reported all the previous scandals of Mr. Firzaha in chronological order, as well as various high priced items related to the scandals:
The mysterious object – the ring of love, worth 9.2 million gold bars;
The family man who loves to cook soup – the golden bird, worth 10 million gold bars;
Croger Guertas – black widow flowers, a dagger made by Croger himself, and a house in Yuma City worth a billion gold bars;
Mrs. Rom—? ,?
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“It really is you! You like to cook soup when you are free!” After getting to know Ji huan well, Abu naturally knows that Ji huan often cooks soup.
Kitchen Knife—— Although the little grey devil didn’t speak, his big eyes clearly flashed with the shadow of the big kitchen knife in Ji Huan’s kitchen.
Ji Huan’s fingers froze, and he thought more clearly than these two, he even thought of the big gold bracelet on Hei Dan’s wrist!
“It’s really….it’s really impressive! This kind of…also…dare…” Ignoring Ji Huan’s reaction, Abu then looked at the photo of Mrs. Rom when she was alive, and stuttered with emotion.
After quickly completing the prequel gossip report, Abu— a simple demon who had lived in the countryside all his life, immediately caught up with the trend of demons in the city.
“Rich demons are really bad, and they even left their family in the countryside…” He glanced at Ji Huan, but didn’t say this.
“Tsk tsk! Hei Dan can’t be this guy’s son, right?” Looking at the back of the male demon’s black head in the photo, Abu tried associating more with it because he thought he knew more than others.
Ji Huan immediately rolled up the newspaper in his hand, and mercilessly knocked him on the head twice.
“Hei Dan is my sister’s child.”
“His father is just an ordinary demon.”
Abu chuckled twice, and stopped talking.
Ji Huan furrowed his brows slightly as he continued to flip through the newspaper in his hand— Abu had bought a lot of newspapers. In another newspaper, Ji Huan saw a photo of the new “rumoured object” of Mr. Firzaha’s interest, with his face mosaic and his appearance unclear, but seemed to have black hair.
It is said that this is the one he rescued from the Saroye Fighting Arena this time.
It is said that “Mr. Firzaha”, the hero who saved the beauty, is also preparing to enter the fighting arena business.
It is said that the Saroye Fighting Arena is about to close down, and the golden fighting platform that was transported this time came from there…
…..
After reading all the newspapers, Ji Huan fell into deep thought.
He suddenly remembered a certain scene from a few months ago: it was a morning when Ah Jin hadn’t left Yefar, he was sitting on a rocking chair and reading old newspapers slowly..…
At that time, Ah Jin was not Mr. Firzaha, and he had no scandals, and no one would recognize him on the street.
Ji Huan doesn’t think Ah Jin would do something without a purpose.
He reads old newspapers to understand what happened here during the time he left, so…
That’s right, Ji Huan has long had a vague idea in his heart: Ah Jin must have lived here before, and Bade Town—or rather the world Ji Huan once lived in was just a temporary place for him to settle down. Although this “temporary” was a bit long, he still came back.
Ji Huan didn’t know the purpose for his return.
But……
Ji Huan lowered his head and took another look at the photo of Ah Jin in the newspaper. The man in the photo was dressed in luxurious clothes, and every time he went in and out, he went to a place that was completely unimaginable for him. Auctions, houses worth billions of dollars, a dark fighting arena…these words are so unfamiliar.
Ah Jin in the photo is so familiar.
Or is this the real Ah Jin?
Or maybe Ah Jin originally belonged to Mr. Firzaha.
It was rare for Ji Huan to be in a daze for a while.
“However, it’s good that the newspapers are full of Mr. Firzaha’s reports. At least what happened to Naji is not so eye-catching.”
As Ji Huan said, he put away the newspaper.
Abu took a cautious look at him, and seeing that he didn’t really care, he then let go of this matter and went to the kitchen to find leftovers to eat.
Yesterday’s meal was too sumptuous that it was rare that there was some left over. Ji Huan had originally planned to eat it after heating, but Abu and Naji didn’t mind eating it cold at all, and they quickly stuffed all the leftovers into their stomachs.
He was not full from the leftovers, so Ji Huan opened the refrigerator and decided to make some more.
Having eaten enough, Adan went to the backyard to bask in the sun as usual. Abu was responsible for giving him a chair from the room, while Naji was still reluctantly licking the plates. The little grey devil with one arm hanging had already started cleaning the table. Seeing such a daily scene, Ji huan suddenly remembered Hei Dan and Grandpa in his heart.
Ji Huan thought, ‘Just wait a little longer, after Ah Jin gets the contract of Xiao Hui, he can go back’.
He is a person who can’t stop working. After being busy with Naji and Xiao Hui to clean up the table, he went to the refrigerator to check the remaining materials, and made the raw materials into semi-finished products. When the refrigerator was full, his phone suddenly rang.
Wiping his hands on the apron, Ji Huan looked at the caller’s name.
It’s an unknown number.
Ji Huan picked up the phone.
“Are you Mr. Naji’s friend? We want to talk to you about salary and other benefits.” An unfamiliar voice came from the other end of the phone, smooth and cold, and Ji Huan froze.
“I’m right outside the door now, you can see us from the window.”
Ji Huan looked out the window as he said, and the moment he saw the situation outside the window, his pupils shrank:
Many demons stood outside the empty metal door. After working in the fighting arena these days, Ji Huan recognized the unique aura of the demons belonging to the fighting arena at a glance.
This was the first call, and in the following time, Ji Huan received five more calls from strangers, with similar content. By the time Ji Huan hung up the last call and looked at the entrance again, it was already densely packed with demons. The tall and vicious demons were facing each other, and the atmosphere was extremely delicate.
They are surrounded.
They relaxed too early— Ji Huan realized it.
“Is this the gentleman who raised the golden fighting platform yesterday?” A demon who was obviously in charge came over with a smile and a box of snacks in his hand: “I am the manager of the Sabuche Fighting Arena, and yesterday’s event was held in our fighting arena.”
“We really want to recruit this gentleman to become a member of our fighting arena! The annual salary is one million, and he will only need to participate in a fixed schedule of 50 games every year. The rest of the time is full of holidays, how about it?”
“This treatment is too ordinary. We will add an extra 500,000, and we will also provide a house, a wife, and a pet!” Another tall and thin demon squeezed over, and when their gaze collided, Ji Huan could see the sparks ignited by their sight!
This demon brought over a bottle of wine.
A total of six people stood over one after another. They each brought gifts and spoke very friendly words, but each of them brought a team of demons. The demons all had a strong bloody smell. Slowly, Ji Huan realized that his side was completely surrounded by the other party.
Surrounded by a group of powerful and ferocious demons in the middle, even Abu, who was tall and powerful, seemed insignificant.
The people in these fighting arenas are like the underworld of the original world— Ji Huan thought.
However, he wasn’t mistaken at all. In this world, the bloody fighting arena is one of the industries involved deeply in the underworld.
“Tell them, you’re not going.” Before Naji could answer, Adan spoke on the side.
“I, I won’t go.” Naji immediately said obediently to the opposite six demons.
“You—” The demon from Sabuche Fighting Arena who came first, immediately picked up the old demon.
The old demon’s slender legs shook, but the expression on his face remained unchanged.
I didn’t know if it was something he subconsciously felt, but the leader who picked up the old demon was stunned.
Abu quietly took a step forward.
The atmosphere was tense and ready to explode——
Ji Huan held Abu’s arm and stepped out. He said in a deep voice:
“I am Mr. Naji’s agent. Since so many fighting arenas want to hire Naji, I think we need to compare your contracts now.”
The atmosphere then eased up a little bit.
Leading a few demons to the dining table, Ji Huan opened the various snacks they had brought and placed them on the table, and then signalled the demons to take their seats.
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