Chapter 175: Tonic Food
"Bosses, I might be nothing but muscle, but I'm damn good at these card games."
"What's Brother Zhuang saying?"
"He's saying your mom's standing in the rain, Boxer. This bitch Brother Zhuang is cussing you out. What's the matter, can you read that clearly?"
"I've almost mastered lip-reading, Shukichi. From now on, you all better be careful when you're talking shit."
"If you want to understand us talking shit, you should go learn shit-language. What's the point of lip-reading?"
A fat stray cat bounded through the dilapidated alley, bathed in the erratic glare of a flickering neon sign.
Before Gu He and Elizabeth even stepped into Fishpond, they could hear the undisguised laughter and cursing of several men inside. Sakai Shukichi, Boxer, and Brother Zhuang—who rarely visited—were playing cards and shooting the shit.
Brother Zhuang had probably caught wind of their return and dropped by tonight to see for himself.
Gu He honestly couldn't tell if it was better to have the Vivian sisters around or this bunch of degenerates.