CHAPTER 1389: CHAPTER 1390: REASONABLE USAGE OF RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES

"Can you disassemble it?" asked Xu Huo.

"I knew you’d agree," Li Kun chuckled. "I’ve learned a bit of this skill. You cover for me, and I’ll disassemble as much as I can. We’ll split it 50-50."

Xu Huo agreed, casting a glance at the badge wall beside him while Li Kun was busy. He donned gloves and took a slightly familiar ore badge from it.

In the game, families with some power like to use badges to represent themselves. It’s both a symbol of identity and a display of family unity. Not only Flower City but also the Nobles in Zone 011 all have them. The badge wall of the Raincoat Cleaner houses at least five hundred badges. Although District 001 doesn’t have random instances, considering that the holder of this instance might have backdoor access, the Bauhinia Restaurant might also appear as a fixed instance in District 001.

After a slight pause, he returned the badge to its original place, carefully checking everything in the room and taking photos.

"I’m going out," he told Li Kun.

Li Kun, who was busy, didn’t even look up and said, "Do your thing."

Xu Huo left the room and chose an inconspicuous spot to wait for a while before the Raincoat Cleaner appeared nearby.

The knocking props Li Kun placed around didn’t have much effect, and even the Lame Butcher wasn’t wandering outside now.

Chef Feng’s room was a mental interference site, so Xu Huo exited smoothly, but the Raincoat Cleaner’s room was another story...

With a bit of hesitation, he found Zhou Donghe, who was sneakily heading toward the garbage room.

His greed for money was evident. Even after the Raincoat Cleaner discovered the theft, he didn’t learn his lesson and dared to come again.

But it solved Xu Huo’s immediate predicament. He opened a door and stepped into the corridor, taking advantage to kick Zhou Donghe while he was probing outside, sending him tumbling inside.

Caught off guard by the kick, Zhou Donghe stumbled and fell directly into the garbage room from the stairs. When he turned back, it wasn’t an unseen portal behind him, but the visibly angry Raincoat Cleaner whose half-hidden face couldn’t hide her rage!

Zhou Donghe didn’t know it was Xu Huo’s doing. He thought he had been directly caught by the Raincoat Cleaner, and calmly accepted the situation before taking off, shouting, "The one who stole your stuff was number 172, go find him..."

In hindsight, the kick should have been harder.

Xu Huo stood in the garbage room with slight regret, filled some ’garbage’ into two inflatable dolls, and then returned to the corridor, slightly interfering with the Raincoat Cleaner to ensure Zhou Donghe, the decoy, wouldn’t be quickly caught.

"How much longer?" With a distraction, he checked Li Kun’s progress. Li Kun had disassembled the outer shell of the water maker, but the internal components were harder to separate. The parts were large, needing to be split into at least two to fit into the luggage compartment.

"Still a while." Li Kun continued working and added, "If pressed for time, I might have to forcibly split it into two, but that would greatly reduce the value."

Xu Huo kept an eye on the surroundings, saying, "I left the door open for you. The Raincoat Lady is nearby. If there’s not enough delay, find your own way to escape."

He left the room, noticing Zhou Donghe had safely hidden in an empty room, temporarily safe. The Raincoat Cleaner couldn’t enter rooms, so after standing outside for a few seconds, she headed to the garbage room.

Xu Huo made no attempt to hide, so upon entering, she realized more of her things were missing. The Raincoat Cleaner furiously smashed the rubber bucket prop in her hand before rushing angrily to the first floor.

Xu Huo guessed she was heading to room 172, thus warning Dai Song that there shouldn’t be a second person in the room - others couldn’t enter the room, but high heels could.

Dai Song didn’t respond, so Xu Huo frowned, sticking two knocking props out. As the knocking sound began, he returned to the first floor. Sure enough, in front of room 172, there was not only the Raincoat Cleaner but a pair of large-sized high heels. However, the number on the door had changed to 171.

The large-sized high heels did not enter the room.

The two of them stood helplessly at the door for a while before separating. The rubber bucket appeared in the Raincoat Cleaner’s hand again as she "thumped" down the corridor.

The slaughter in the restaurant never stopped, and there were still many places to clean.

This diversion bought some time, but Li Kun was still unable to disassemble the central components of the water maker upstairs. Watching the water maker with its outer shell and a few components removed, he had no choice but to take everything out of his luggage compartment, including the previously disassembled items, barely managing to fit the central part inside.

Besides food and water, there were precious metals and ores he had accumulated. While pondering how to take them, a towering shadow suddenly loomed, and a strong airflow carrying a heavy scent of blood rushed forward... Li Kun ducked under the approaching person’s armpit, narrowly avoiding the descending cleaver before fleeing towards the door!

"Thief!" The Lame Butcher, whose forehead was still healing from the "Death of the Holder" blast, shouted angrily. Even though it was just a shout, Li Kun, already at the doorway, involuntarily stumbled for a moment, allowing the Lame Butcher to slam into his back, sending him flying across the corridor!

Li Kun had a defense prop on him, but it shattered the moment the Lame Butcher struck, leaving him defenseless as he crashed into the opposite wall. Before he could recover, a second attack came, pressing his back and head against the wall. Though he managed to use a prop to cushion the blow, it didn’t prevent injuries.

"Cough!" Blood spurted from his mouth as he nearly blacked out, managing to mutter "slick operator" through gritted teeth to break free from the Lame Butcher’s grip. Despite the slow pace, even using a teleportation prop to delay for a moment, he was soon found in the restaurant.

With red eyes, the Butcher charged at him upon spotting him, intending not to use the knife but to crush Li Kun alive!

Just as he lunged for his target, a sudden blur passed, and then Li Kun vanished!

"Where is he!" The Lame Butcher spun in place with no clue, suddenly recalling something, and dashed back to the Raincoat Cleaner’s room, finding that the pile belonging to Li Kun had disappeared.

In room 201 on the first floor, Li Kun knelt on the ground, leaning on the bed and coughing up blood. It took him a while to catch his breath. He thanked Xu Huo standing beside him, "If it weren’t for you, I’d be dead today."

Xu Huo pointed to two large bags, "Here are your things."

Li Kun smiled and replied, "My luggage compartment is full. I’ll have to leave them with you for now. Brother Xu, you’re a true friend. I’ll give you another ten percent of the sale!"