Chapter 188 - 182: 2-Day Talk

Chapter 188: Chapter 182: 2-Day Talk

At noon, at the Rongcheng Giant Panda Base, Lilia finally saw the endearingly cute giant panda—Huahua.

Huahua was eating lunch with elegant and adorable movements, drawing a large crowd of onlookers. Lilia continuously took out her phone to snap photos and selfies. Her beautiful figure and temperament attracted the attention of many passersby, but upon noticing the cool friend wearing sunglasses behind her, no one dared to come up and hit on her yet.

Su Yunzhou, on the other hand, was a bit bored and even entertained a rather absurd thought. Huahua was well-fed and well-cared for at the zoo, and got to see different people every day; she was already living better than most humans. Besides, it was hard to say whether the people were watching Huahua, or if Huahua was watching the people. Perhaps the one locked in the enclosure was more human than those outside of it! Such thoughts were a bit inappropriate.

Consequently, Su Yunzhou decided to share some trivia with his foreign friend. "Lilia! Do you know what other name the giant panda goes by?"

Lilia blinked. "I don’t know!"

"The Iron-Eating Beast!" Su Yunzhou said.

"Huh?" Lilia asked with a hint of confusion. "That sounds pretty badass!"

"Of course it does!" Su Yunzhou continued his introduction. "Legend has it that the Iron-Eating Beast was the mount of the ancient god Chi You. It was majestic and renowned..."

Looking as if she only half-understood, Lilia pointed at the endearingly cute giant panda peeling bamboo shoots not far away. "Then how did it become so derpy?"

"Uh!" The sudden question caught Su Yunzhou off guard. He paused for a moment before replying, "Because the times are calling, and it was moved by the enthusiasm of the Party! Besides, let alone giant pandas, even if Zhenzi came to Dragon Country, her wounds would be healed by love."

"Huh?" After hearing Su Yunzhou’s words, Lilia froze for a second before bursting into laughter. "Haha! That’s so funny! This really is a country full of Love & Peace."

Su Yunzhou nodded, very much agreeing with this statement. Compared to Beautiful Country, where firearms were uncontrolled, and Country A, where the caste system didn’t even treat women as human beings, this place truly was full of Love & Peace.

Of course, that didn’t include everyone.

Right on cue, a burly, bald man appeared in front of them. He looked like a gym-bro rapper. Perhaps because he had arrived late or simply wanted to see how Huahua ate, he forcefully shoved his way to the front. This son of a bitch was cutting in line with a brazen, couldn’t-care-less attitude. Although the surrounding crowd was dissatisfied, they chose to keep their mouths shut and retreat to the sides due to his imposing stature.

Lilia looked quite displeased. "Zhou, this person is not Love & Peace at all!"

Su Yunzhou sized up the bald guy and said, "Look at how tolerant the people around him are! This is also a kind of love!"

Lilia nodded in half-understanding. "Oh..."

The bald guy continued to "clear a path," but when he reached Su Yunzhou’s side, it was as if he had hit a brick wall.

He was a bit confused as to why he couldn’t push Old Wang out of the way. Then, he heard the other party ask, "Oh! What a coincidence! Why are you here, you idiot?"

The bald guy frowned. "I don’t think... I know you!"

Su Yunzhou replied nonchalantly, "Exactly! If you don’t know me, why are you cutting in front of me?"

"Ah..." The bald guy suddenly realized what was going on. He narrowed his eyes and snapped in annoyance, "Dumbass! Don’t look for trouble! Make way for me!"

"Oh."

Su Yunzhou hesitated for a moment and actually stepped aside. After the bald guy rudely shoved his way through, Su Yunzhou shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Everyone, please make way! This able-bodied bald guy wants to cut in line.

"Maybe something happened at home! Or perhaps his wife ran off with his best friend and he’s in a bad mood. Please be understanding and let him through! I believe there are still kind-hearted people out there..."

Before he could even finish his words, the bald guy grew so angry that his scalp seemed to shine even brighter. "Shut the hell up! What kind of nonsense are you spouting? Are you asking for a beating?"

Su Yunzhou smiled without a word and curled his finger in a beckoning gesture. "You can come and try! I don’t mind teaching you some manners!"

The bystanders also began to jeer.

"Bro, if you’re going to yell so fiercely, go ahead and fight him!"

"Baldy, if something really happened at home and your wife ran off with your bro, just say the word and I’ll give up my spot for you!"

"Don’t be scared, young man, I’m on your side. If this bald guy dares to lay a hand on you, I’ll record it as evidence."

"..."

Lilia wasn’t scared in the slightest. Instead, an amused expression appeared on her face. "Zhou, you’re so charismatic! The moment you stood up, everyone else rallied behind you!"

"Uh..." Su Yunzhou’s face flushed red.

Lilia had clearly misunderstood the situation, but he definitely wasn’t going to explain it to her. After all, not every country shared Dragon Country’s habit of watching the drama unfold with zero stakes and throwing in cheap comments from the sidelines. As long as someone took the lead—whether it hyped things up or brought them down—the drama-loving crowd would seize the opportunity to show off their respective peanut-gallery skills.

Seeing that he was outnumbered, the bald guy threw down a few fierce-sounding threats and silently retreated. This kind of "all bark and no bite" posturing fit perfectly with the ecological habits of Rongcheng.

A look of disappointment flickered in Lilia’s eyes. Why did that guy just slink away so dejectedly? If the same thing had happened in her country, it definitely wouldn’t have ended like this...

Su Yunzhou explained with a straight face, "In Dragon Country, we believe that ’gentlemen use their words, not their fists’ and in ’winning people over with virtue.’ As long as the other party realizes their mistake, that’s enough! There’s no need to resort to violence! Don’t you agree?"

Actually, he left the rest unsaid.

It was because the cost of getting into a physical altercation in a public space in Dragon Country was simply too high.

On the surface, it boiled down to one phrase:

[Don’t fight. Win, and you go to jail; lose, and you go to the hospital.]

But in reality, the hidden costs were outrageously high. A minor injury meant 5 to 15 days of administrative detention, along with various fines and compensation payouts.