Global Film Emperor

Chapter 95 Two Fools (End of Today)

"Run! Where the hell do you think you're going! Stop right there! Stop right there, do you hear me?!"

Lu Ze, covered in sweat, ran as fast as he could, clutching the small bag of posters. Three men in security guard uniforms chased after him, hurling insults at him.

He ran all the way down to the first floor, and just as he opened the door to leave, he found two men outside. Upon seeing him, they grabbed him by the collar and pinned him to the ground.

"You think you can run fast? You little punk, didn't I tell you the other day not to post ads in the neighborhood? You just let it go in one ear and out the other, huh? I've given you face and you've got no respect for me. How many times have I told you! Run another one, you son of a bitch!"

One of the security guards came up and kicked him. Lu Ze gritted his teeth and struggled desperately without making a sound. The security guards had told him not to put up advertisements, but if he didn't put up advertisements, where would he make money?

The old-style residential area had already been plastered with advertisements. There was no other way for Lu Ze to make money, so he had to come to the new, modern residential area with complete facilities to put up advertisements. He knew he would be caught this time.

As a result, all the small posters were taken away by the security guards, and his face was also scraped when he was pressed to the ground, so his face is now a bit disfigured.

After returning to the boss and collecting his luggage, the boss, who was actually a nice person, gave Lu Ze two hundred yuan as compensation for his medical expenses when he saw that Lu Ze was injured.

After working part-time for about ten days, Lu Ze would collect water bottles after settling his bill. He would save up some and sell them to a scrap collector to earn enough for a meal.

Around 10 p.m., Lu Ze hid the bottles he had collected, returned to the ATM to rest, opened his bag, took out his clothes, spread them on the floor, and closed his eyes to rest.

Compared to the sound sleep he had been getting a few days ago, Lu Ze was quite worried today. His boss had told him to stop working, so how would he make a living in the future?

He barely managed to fall asleep. In his half-asleep state, Lu Ze heard footsteps approaching him, which made him start to sweat. He hadn't seen Lu Weiguo for the past ten days, and now, was he about to see him again?
He didn't dare turn his head, so he lay on his side facing the wall, trembling. He could feel the person staring at him, which made him suddenly realize that this wasn't the first time the person had stared at him.

Every day after waking up, he always felt that someone had been there. This feeling was not direct, but it was definitely there. Today, because he didn't sleep well, Lu Ze discovered it.

He stood with his back to the man until the man's fingers gently touched the wound on Lu Ze's face. He knew that Lu Weiguo couldn't touch his body, so Lu Ze breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly turned his head, but was still startled.

A ragged, unkempt man with waist-length hair was startled by Lu Ze's sudden turn and fell to the ground with a thud. The two stared at each other.

She was a woman. Although her clothes were so dirty they were almost unbearable to look at, and her hair was a mess, probably crawling with lice, her female characteristics were still quite obvious; she had large breasts.

"what are you doing?"

"Eating buns"

A dirty hand pulled a bun wrapped in a plastic bag from her pocket, placed it in front of Lu Ze, then stepped back, leaned against the wall, hugged her legs, and continued to stare at Lu Ze through her messy hair.

In her mind, if you offend someone you can't afford to offend, you have to apologize, and as an apology, this steamed bun she picked up from the trash bag is her way of hoping that Lu Ze won't hit her.

She's an idiot, not very bright; Lu Ze could tell just by her saying a few words.

This was the first mentally challenged person Lu Ze had interacted with, which gave Lu Ze a sense of kinship. As people who were also mentally challenged, others could look down on them, but mentally challenged people couldn't be treated that way.
"I don't want to eat, you eat, I'm going to sleep."

He tossed her the steamed bun, and when she saw that Lu Ze didn't want it, she was happy. She casually tore open the plastic bag and ate the bun in big bites, but she was a little possessive of her food, glancing at Lu Ze lying on the ground watching her from time to time.

Gradually, drowsiness overcame him, and Lu Ze fell asleep.

When he woke up early in the morning, the idiot was already gone. She must have gone to bed later and woke up earlier than him. Lu Ze suddenly felt a little empty, but he couldn't even support himself now, so how could he care about others?

Having lost his part-time job, Lu Ze wanted to find something to sell, like water bottles. He bypassed certain people's territory and searched in secluded corners until he saw a woman rummaging through a trash can, seemingly having found something good, and laughing happily.

"What are you flipping through?" Lu Ze's shout startled her. Facing Lu Ze, she put her hands behind her back and slowly backed away, preparing to slip away.

This made Lu Ze somewhat sad. For some people, living has become an instinct like that of wild beasts. They don't know why they live, but they just want to live. Lu Ze and she were among them.

"Don't run away, I don't want your things. I'll buy you steamed buns to eat, and do you want a bag?"

She understood. She was mentally challenged, but not completely devoid of intelligence. Something seemed to be flashing in her eyes, very bright, and she kept nodding like a chick pecking at rice.

"Eat slowly, drink some water, here you go."

The two hid in the stairwell of an old-fashioned residential building. Lu Ze found a pack of cigarettes in the trash. It was actually fake, but he couldn't smoke it. For him, as long as it was smoking, that was enough.

She spent four yuan and fifty cents to buy three steamed buns, which were quite large. She ate them happily, stuffing half of one into her mouth in one bite, ignoring the water Lu Ze offered her and focusing on the three-delicacy filling.

"What's your name?"

Seeing that she had finished eating, Lu Ze asked her a question. She shook her head and didn't answer. She picked up the bottle of mineral water and gulped it down. After letting out a burp, she smiled foolishly again.

"I'll leave after I finish eating."

Lu Ze lifted his foot to leave, but she grabbed his clothes. She stood up and stood behind him. Through her hair, Lu Ze could see her still bright eyes.

Why are you pulling me? Are you coming with me?

"Um"

Lu Ze felt relieved. He was also afraid that she might freeze to death outside one day. Sometimes, a person's sudden action can be remembered for a lifetime, and it will inevitably become a source of worry.

As for whether he could support her, Lu Ze wanted to try. At least she could survive with Lu Ze, a person whose intelligence was relatively normal.

He was going to look for a house today, which was according to the normal plan. He had more than 800 yuan in his pocket. The landlord of the urban village he rented to last time thought Lu Ze was dirty and didn't want to rent to him, so Lu Ze wanted to try his luck in the suburbs.

She followed behind Lu Ze, and whenever she came across a trash can or pile of garbage, she would habitually rummage through it. Lu Ze waited patiently for her and did not stop her.

"Can I pay monthly?"

"Sure, if you book it, just give me the money and the key. You can move in anytime."

After Lu Ze paid two hundred yuan, which was the price of a bungalow in the suburbs, Lu Ze moved in directly, carrying her "home" with her. She didn't have a home.

Now Lu Ze has a family and a relative, whom he considers family.

They gathered some firewood and lit the stove. The fire burned easily and it warmed up in no time. Lu Ze then took her to a safety equipment store and brought back two quilts. She was quite strong and carried her quilts happily, often spinning around with them in her arms.

She was mentally challenged, but she learned something that made her ecstatic: she had a family now.

I'll adjust my schedule a bit, and try to update earlier starting tomorrow. Report complete, over.

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(End of this chapter)