Under One Person, Engage in Black Technology

Chapter 205 Wish (Transition)
As Liu Ke walked towards Chen Duo and the others, he hadn't gotten very close when he heard Lao Meng's voice, which was indeed much louder than the others.

"Why?"

“Chen Duo…she…she’s just a little girl…why does she have to go through all this? How old is she? About the same age as my daughter?”

"Why did I suffer for so long, only to end up like this?"

Perhaps unable to bear saying such an outcome, Lao Meng's voice seemed to be swallowed back when he uttered the word "ending".

"Ball, Black Pipe, Lao Xiao, Bao'er, tell me, what's the reason?"

Upon hearing Lao Meng's words, Hei Guan'er, Wang Zhenqiu, and Xiao Zi all lowered their heads and looked down.

They actually know what to say about this question. Perhaps their expressions differ, but the answer itself is the same; it's just a little difficult to articulate…

The reason is simple: their answers were simply too hurtful.

However, among these temporary workers sent by Na Du Tong, there was one who was too "straightforward" or, to put it another, lacked emotional intelligence—Feng Baobao.

Of course, to simply say she has "low emotional intelligence" would be an overstatement. Perhaps a phrase like "childlike innocence" would be more fitting to describe her.

So, after Lao Meng asked the question, while everyone else said they had nothing to say, Feng Baobao said, "What else could it be? She's just unlucky!"

Old Meng wasn't actually a "monkey who only asks questions." The moment he asked the question, he already had his own answer in his heart. But when Feng Baobao revealed this answer, which was originally shrouded in a veil, he couldn't help but feel inexplicably angry.

He knew that Chen Duo's tragedy had nothing to do with anyone present, but he couldn't help asking, his anger rising, "Bad luck... does bad luck mean you have to die? She's been unlucky for so long, can't she have a happy ending?"

Just then, Liu Ke walked over, glanced around, and sat down next to Zhang Chulan.

"How's the conversation going over here?"

Upon hearing Liu Ke's question, Zhang Chulan, who was leaning against a tree, looking calm and collected, seemingly lost in thought, paused for a moment before shrugging and saying, "...So what? What could possibly happen? Can we possibly have any interesting conversation?"

"A girl who had suffered since childhood was just... preparing to end her life. And we couldn't think of a way to solve her problems, so we were never on the road to 'family happiness' from the beginning."

"The reason we're chatting here is just a way of greeting each other without saying anything, after all, it's about that Chen Duo..."

At this point, Zhang Chulan narrowed his eyes, then trembled slightly, and pointed at Chen Duo.

Coincidentally, Chen Duo was just like a normal little girl, holding her heart in one hand and pointing at Lao Meng with the other, answering Feng Baobao's question.

"Do you know why I don't like this person? He's unreasonable. I'm actually very happy right now, even though I have a little regret."

These complaints, uttered by an emotionally unstable girl, were like a powerful hammer blow, sending Lao Meng's tears flying. Along with the tears, Lao Meng's perhaps impatient concern also vanished.

Perhaps it was the absurdity of the emperor being more anxious than the eunuch that was so funny, that everyone present, except for Zhang Chulan, burst into laughter.

After laughing, Liu Ke's brows relaxed, and he turned to ask thoughtfully, "Chu Lan, what's wrong with you today...?"

After thinking for a while, Liu Ke couldn't find a suitable adjective to describe Zhang Chulan, and finally just said, "Is your threshold for laughter that high? That kind of natural 'joke' just now didn't even make you laugh..."

Zhang Chulan was taken aback when he heard this. Perhaps he did not expect Liu Ke to focus on him under such circumstances. He quickly rubbed his cheeks, changed his expression, and said, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired. I'm so tired that I can't smile, and I can't even listen to anything."

Liu Ke nodded and said, "Tired? Yes, indeed... you should be tired too. After the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, I slept comfortably for several days. But you and Sister Bao'er got involved in Master Wang's affairs and have been busy until now."

Zhang Chulan nodded noncommittally, rubbed his left eye, and suppressed a yawn by keeping his mouth tightly shut. Then he asked, "Those old hands in front of us are experienced and have seen all kinds of misfortunes. I'm not surprised that they smiled knowingly. Why are you smiling so happily?"

"If I remember correctly, when you first arrived, your expression changed after only hearing a few words..."

At this point, Zhang Chulan smiled and pointed to a tree not far behind him, continuing, "What? Is that a Bodhi tree? Sitting under it brings great joy and freedom?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ke raised an eyebrow, then glanced at Chen Duo, who was talking with Hei Guan and the others, and said with a smile, "Bodhi has no tree, the bright mirror is not a stand, originally there is nothing, where can dust settle?"

"Although it may sound heartless to say this, I am prepared to look forward and dedicate myself to preventing incidents like Chen Duo's from happening again."

"And this direction, at first glance, seems to have great potential and is very fulfilling."

After hearing this, Zhang Chulan couldn't help but nod, gave Liu Ke a thumbs up, and said, "Well done, as expected of a 'big shot,' your perspective is quite high."

After saying that, Zhang Chulan nodded vigorously three or four breaths later and said weakly, "It is indeed a good thing."

Liu Ke didn't have any opinion after hearing Zhang Chulan's evaluation. After all, his plan to "annihilate" the cult was just a newly created folder, and he hadn't even made a PowerPoint presentation yet. What he had just said was actually just a beautiful vision, not a real thing.

But upon hearing Zhang Chulan's evaluation, he, as an old acquaintance, still keenly noticed something unusual.

So, he said curiously, "Old Zhang, stop talking about me, let's talk about you. You were just wondering about my inexplicable 'comfort'..."

"But I also discovered something..."

Why do you seem a little...uncomfortable?

Zhang Chulan was visibly taken aback upon hearing this, and then replied with a stiff face, "Really?"

Liu Ke raised an eyebrow and nodded firmly, saying, "Yes, and it's quite obvious..."

"Like... a college student who encounters an old lady who has fallen in the middle of the road and is hesitant about whether to help her up."

After hearing this, Zhang Chulan scratched his head, sighed softly, and said, "Is that so? I understand?"

After saying that, he chuckled again, sounding annoyed, and asked in return, "Why college students? Is it because... I myself am a college student?"

Liu Ke laughed heartily after hearing this and said, "Primary and secondary school students grow up under the red flag and have 'magic immunity' so they cannot be chosen, therefore they can be ignorant and fearless."

“High school students are already adults, but they have a bright future ahead of them and are full of sincerity, so they can ‘rise to the challenge’.”

"As for college students... they are capable and daring, but because they know too much and have seen too much, they are extremely susceptible to corruption. Whether for better or worse, they need to consider their own actions."

After hearing this, Zhang Chulan fell silent for a moment, then looked around unconsciously before asking, "Is there anything else?"

Liu Ke let out a long sigh, then said, "Of course..." "When adults encounter this kind of situation, they will be more cautious and make thorough preparations before taking action. Even the kindest person will keep their guard up before helping someone."

"As for the elderly... they often stop thinking about their worries and are left with only a sense of 'the rabbit mourns the fox's death'."

After saying that, Liu Ke pointed to Hei Guan'er and the others and said, "Brother Xiao and the others... are probably like that."

Zhang Chulan asked with a faint smile, "And you? You're quite adept at distinguishing between fallacies. Which one are you?"

Liu Ke shook his head and said, "I can't see myself clearly either. What I might be struggling with is... how exactly did the old man fall down?"

Zhang Chulan looked at Liu Ke for a while, then muttered, "Tch!"

Then he said, "There's nothing 'uncomfortable' about it, it's just like you."

"Of course, it might be much worse than you."

"Regarding Biyou Village, you can at most be considered 'going with the flow.' As for me, I'm 'taking advantage of the situation'..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ke couldn't help but take a closer look at Zhang Chulan. He was very curious about what the man in front of him was 'guiding,' but he also knew that the other party didn't seem to be in a good mood, so he didn't pry.

Before he could even turn around, he saw Zhang Chulan had already stood up, swaying his shoulders to warm up, and then walking towards the group of 'temporary workers' who were chatting even more enthusiastically.

Zhang Chulan naturally noticed Liu Ke's questioning and curious expression, but he only gave Liu Ke a cryptic look and then made a strange "please" gesture.

……

“When I was learning at the company before, I did go shopping… but that was only to learn basic knowledge, and all my movements were restricted…”

"After arriving at Biyou Village, I had more freedom, but Village Chief Ma also told me to try not to go to places with too many people."

"Village Chief Ma is very good to me, so I'll listen to him on this kind of thing."

"But now... I want to try."

These words were naturally spoken by Chen Duo. At this moment, she was expressing her little regret, or rather, her 'dream' before leaving.

Of course, to put it more bluntly, there's nothing wrong with expressing one's last wishes.

Faced with this wish, the temporary workers at Nadutong exchanged glances and then frowned slightly.

Chen Duo's [Gu Body Saint Child] is so deadly to ordinary people that touching it would be fatal. If she were allowed to go shopping, it could easily cause a large number of casualties.

But... as this was the last wish of the girl who was about to 'leave', the temporary workers did not refuse outright, but instead began to think about it.

"This... suggestion is not impossible to consider. But, Duo'er, it takes a lot of time to get from here to LPS city center, can you handle it?"

Chen Duo replied directly, "After several years of cultivation, my ability to suppress Gu poison has become stronger, and it can last up to 20 hours..."

"However, under the current circumstances..."

Chen Duo's meaning was quite clear: she was prone to losing control.

But Wang Zhenqiu only frowned and said, "Twenty hours... even with a discount, it's still more than ten hours, which should be enough."

"It would be good to go for a walk, otherwise I'd be bored to death if I stayed here for twenty hours."

Just then, Zhang Chulan, who happened to be walking over, spoke up directly: "No way!"

His voice was loud, very loud, and even filled with a 'strange' sense of responsibility.

It's like when everyone is about to skip class and go online, someone chooses to report them.

Of course, in Liu Ke's words, this behavior has an even more fitting description—'Hermione Granger' behavior.

At this moment, the Na Du Tongs were like 'Scarface' Harry Potter and 'Red-haired' Ron Weasley, who were about to go to the Forbidden Forest, being righteously lectured by 'Hermione Chu Lan'.

"Everyone, we've already messed up half of what we came here to do, and all that's left is Chen Duo... there's still something to talk about on the other half."

"But what if... Chen Duo's matter goes wrong again, and something goes wrong in the city? What then?"

"You all know what's inside Chen Duo's body. Taking her into a crowded area without any restrictions..."

"If problems arise, who will take responsibility? Who can be held accountable? And who is capable of bearing the responsibility?"

At this point, Zhang Chulan turned to Chen Duo and said, "Chen Duo, I'm not deliberately questioning you. Call me heartless if you want, but I have to say it. You've never died, how can you be so sure..."

These words were indeed hurtful. Before Zhang Chulan could say more, Hei Guan'er interrupted him, saying, "Zhang Chulan, that's enough!"

"Isn't it just about taking responsibility?"

……

Liu Ke visibly looked puzzled upon seeing Zhang Chulan's behavior. Seeing that Bi Lian Zhenren, Hei Guan'er, Xiao Zizai, and the others were arguing, he glanced at Feng Baobao again.

He knew Zhang Chulan had a purpose in doing these things, but he couldn't understand it. However, he realized that if he broadened his perspective...

"Feeling sorry for Chen Duo, developing feelings for Feng Baobao, and harboring malice towards Zhang Chulan?"

Liu Ke did a quick mental analysis and came to a strange conclusion—Zhang Chulan didn't say those words for his own sake.

After all, it's not like someone as shrewd as Zhang Chulan would do something like using contrasting rhetoric that only benefits Chen Duo and Feng Baobao in the end. In fact, if you consider Chen Duo's impending death, only Feng Baobao will ultimately benefit.

But then again, when all possibilities have been ruled out, what remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

"Bilian, what are you doing... for what purpose?"

(End of this chapter)