This world was fucking bizarre.
One absurd thing after another kept happening. He was a perfectly good patient who had not even been discharged before being shoved into the spotlight. He had barely accepted the appointment as Legion Commander before having to face a mountain of problems and trouble.
And at a time like this, his friend seemed terrified that he was not bald enough already, calling at just the right moment to add to his workload.
Even if Liu Dongli did not say a word, Huai Shi could guess what bullshit that bald bastard was holding in.
Ranking up was too easy? Bring this Green Day along...
No, thanks, brother?
Even if you people in Canaan had no sense of fair play, you could not keep fleecing just him.
Go fleece someone else!
Yet as though he had failed to understand the message, the phone he had just hung up started ringing again in his hand.
So persistent.
Huai Shi muted it and pretended nobody was there, but the phone kept vibrating beside him. Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz—it was enough to drive anyone crazy. Finally, Huai Shi could not take it anymore. He picked it up, answered, and heard that familiar, cheerful voice.
"Hey~ Got a minute?"
"Nope, goodbye!" Huai Shi rolled his eyes. "I'm busy, no time to talk. Catch you later, I'm off to shower. Bye."
"Taking a shower in the middle of the day? What, are you servicing clients? Why weren't you this diligent when I was training you?" Liu Dongli asked. "Huai Shi, it's been ages. You don't have to be like this, do you?"
Huai Shi opened his mouth and sneezed. Only after wiping his nose did he sigh helplessly. "Sorry, I'm allergic to bald people. We need to keep some distance."
"Hey, don't