The next day,
In the open space in front of the company's abandoned bunker,
"Ah ~ ~ ~"
Black Manager packed up his tent and sleeping bag, packed his luggage, then rubbed his messy hair with one hand and yawned with the other hand.
"Don't talk about the execution time. It's already the second day. Sigh... he still hasn't come."
At this time, the temporary workers sent by the company to wait for Ma Xianhong to fall into the trap on the execution day had already packed their luggage. It seemed that they did not intend to wait any longer.
After all, after the incident in Bi You Village, everyone present except Feng Bao Bao had a thorough understanding of Ma Xianhong's character.
The temporary workers all believed that although Ma Xianhong was an honest person who valued friendship and righteousness, he was not a fool who was easily deceived. From the beginning, they did not have much hope for the company's trap this time.
Therefore, after the so-called execution time, they felt that Ma Xianhong had seen through the trap. They also felt that the possibility of Ma Xianhong barging in despite knowing that it was a trap was too low. Naturally, they didn't want to continue waiting here pointlessly.
Temporary workers were the private soldiers of the company's regional heads. They were also the sharp knives used by the leaders to cut off some troublesome matters.
Even if they had not received other tasks for the time being, they had to stay under the eyes of their own leaders as much as possible to avoid delaying other business that might be assigned at any time.
What's more, there were a lot of things going on in the player circle. In recent years, the whole world had been restless. Now that a leader had suddenly appeared, no one could guarantee that they would not suddenly get busy...
Then..,
Wang Zhenqiu saw that Xiao Zizai, Black Manager, and Elder Meng had already carried their luggage and were ready to leave. He looked back at Zhang Chulan, Feng Bao Bao, and Liu Xiaojiang, who still did not intend to leave, and said,
"Ah Lian, are you still going to wait?"
"En!" Zhang Chulan nodded at the four people who were about to leave.
"Oh … So that's what happened …"
When Wang Zhenqiu saw this, he seemed to understand something.
"Because of the mole in the upper management of the company, the information of the temporary workers' withdrawal will also be sent to Ma Xianhong in time, and the other party will also relax because of this. How many days after the execution day?"
"Heh …" Zhang Chulan didn't deny it. Instead, he admitted it with a smile. "I can also slack off for a few days."
"What do you plan to do?" Black Pipe understood the conversation between Wang Zhenqiu and Zhang Chulan.
"If Ma Xianhong really comes, wouldn't it be very dangerous with only you guys?"
"That's right …" Elder Meng couldn't help but worry, "Little Zhang, judging from your appearance these two days, you must have been seriously injured, right?"
"That's why I kidnapped two experts …" Zhang Chulan smiled disapprovingly. Then, she pointed at the two people behind her who were staring at the breakfast attentively and said, "That's why I kidnapped two experts …"
"Don't worry, I'm not afraid of Ma Xianhong if he comes alone. Even if he comes with people, Sister Bao 'er and Brother Liu are present. Even if we can't beat them, we can still slip away through the secret passage of the secret castle."
"I see …" Black Pipe looked behind Zhang Chulan at the two guys who were concentrating on breakfast without raising their heads. He said with relief, "That's right.
With Bao 'er and Xiao Jiang here, it's quite easy to escape. You guys know what you're doing. "
As soon as these words came out.
Elder Meng and Zhang Chulan were no longer so entangled. They were relieved and nodded at Zhang Chulan.
"I'm sorry, Bao 'er, Little Zhang, and Xiao Jiang. I really have something to do, so I can't accompany you here."
"Then take care. I'm looking forward to your good news …"
Subsequently.
After satisfying Zhang Chulan's small request, he recorded a video for Ma Xianhong with his mobile phone.
Black Pipe, Elder Meng, and Xiao Zizai walked down the mountain. Only Wang Zhenqiu still stood in front of Zhang Chulan and asked with a smile.
"What do you think the odds of winning this bet are?"
"Very small." Zhang Chulan sat on the stone and looked up at Wang Zhenqiu.
"However, I won't lose anything if I lose. If I win, I may not get much, but at least I won't be as passive as before. So … it's worth a bet."
"… You really care about these things." Wang Zhenqiu looked down at Zhang Chulan, who was sitting on the stone. After a long time, he shook his head with a smile and said such a sentence.
But after saying this, he did not pester him as before. He glanced at Feng Bao and Liu Xiaojiang not far away, then took the initiative to turn in the direction where the others left.
"Forget it, I still have something to deal with now. I won't waste time here with you. Anyway, there will definitely be a chance … See you later!"
After saying that, Wang Zhenqiu did not care how disdainful Zhang Chulan's face was. He hurriedly stepped forward and caught up with the three people in the distance. Soon, they disappeared from Zhang Chulan's sight together.
After a while.
Liu Xiaojiang finished his breakfast and threw the empty can into the prepared garbage bag. Then he looked at Feng Bao, who was still heating the can of meat, and said,
"Even if you did hide a little something that only Old Ma could understand in the news spread by the Glorious Star Society and the Jianghu Inn, it doesn't necessarily make him take the initiative to come to see you, right?"
"After all, even if he doesn't blame everything that happened in Bi You Village before on you, he will most likely think that you used his trust …"
"Brother Liu, you just want to say that Old Ma definitely wants to beat me up, right?" Zhang Chulan sat on the stone and turned around. He looked at Feng Bao and Liu Xiaojiang sitting in front of the fire and said,
"Of course I know. Old Ma is a bit headstrong and self-opinionated. The taste of being betrayed by someone he trusts must not be good."
"Sigh, so be it … But for the sake of the video just now, an honest person like him should at least leave me alive, right?"
"You asked us what we think of Ma Xianhong before …" Liu Xiaojiang had long been used to Zhang Chulan not shaking Bilian, so he shook his head and said, "Now, I'm curious now.
What do you think of Old Ma? Why do I feel that you don't seem to be completely deceiving him? It seems that you really don't want to see him end miserably? "
"Hmm …" Zhang Chulan put away the smile on his face and said seriously with a frown.
"The successor of the Eight Strange Techniques, the god uncle is secondary. The main thing is that Old Ma really doesn't have any bad intentions. He's just an idealist who doesn't consider reality."
"If we ignore the population red line and other environmental issues, and only consider Ma Xianhong's personal purpose in building the Cultivation Furnace …"
"Then whether it's to recover his lost memories or to use the Cultivation Furnace to help those who have no power, in essence … his conscience is enough to make anyone feel ashamed."
"So …" Liu Xiaojiang slowly raised the corner of his mouth, "You also think that the conflict of ideas can only be measured to see who is more in line with the current situation. In essence, there is no problem of good and evil at all?"
Hearing this,
Zhang Chulan looked at Liu Xiaojiang with some suspicion and said, "Why did you suddenly talk about these principles?"
"It's nothing, I just have a feeling." Liu Xiaojiang shook his head and said, "Besides, you haven't answered yet. Do you agree with the meaning of this sentence or not?"
Zhang Chulan looked at Liu Xiaojiang with a puzzled face, then lowered his head slightly and thought for a moment, and said, "Well, this sentence … makes sense."
You're wrong!
There was one less condition in this sentence.
Only under normal circumstances, or in other words, when there was a conflict of ideas, neither side could have extreme thoughts. Only then could this sentence be considered true.
Liu Xiaojiang did not open his mouth to remind Zhang Chulan. He just withdrew his gaze from the other party and looked at the small fire surrounded by stones in front of him again, and Feng Bao Bao, who was still wolfing down the canned food.
"Baby, what do you think?"
"Ah? Oh … I don't understand what you two are talking about, but everything is about letting nature take its course. What's the use of thinking so much? "
"… Haha, you're right. Why think so much? For a girl like you, personal 'inaction' is enough."
"Oh … By the way, if you don't want to eat, can you give me your canned food too?"
"…"
— — —
At night,
Glorious Star Society headquarters.
Qu Tong learned that most of the temporary workers had been withdrawn. She took the initiative to find Ma Xianhong, who had just woken up and was eating in his room.
However, as soon as she pushed the door open and walked into the room, she found that Ma Xianhong had already put down his chopsticks at the dining table. He was holding his phone and was obviously browsing the news that the company had spread.
Hearing the voice,
Ma Xianhong did not put down his phone. He looked at Qu Tong with a calm expression and said,
"Sister, this is what you said before: it's not peaceful. You're afraid that if I know about this, my mental state will be even more unstable, so you chose to let me rest, right?"
Qu Tong slowly walked to Ma Xianhong's dining table. Although she did not directly answer this matter, the expression on her face was obviously tacit agreement.
"Humph …" Ma Xianhong put down his phone and shook his head indifferently:
"Sister, do you think I'm an idiot? Would I jump into such an obvious trap?"
Qu Tong stood in front of Ma Xianhong and observed his state and reaction. Then, she said,
"That's good …"
..
Late at night,
In a park near the headquarters of the Glorious Star Society,
Ma Xianhong carried his luggage alone and left the headquarters of the Glorious Star Society. The expression on his face revealed the word 'delicious'.
At this moment,
"Xianhong …" Qu Tong appeared not far in front of Ma Xianhong.
She looked at Ma Xianhong, who spoke as if he was farting. Although she did not think that there was anything wrong with this matter, there was indeed a little helplessness in her eyes.
"Didn't we already say that we won't do stupid things …?"
Hearing this,
Ma Xianhong could not ignore his sister. In the end, he chose to stop and look at the road under his feet without looking back.
"Sister, I'm sorry …"
"I know that this is almost certain to be a trap, but even if there is only a one in a million possibility, the upper root weapon was persecuted because of me. This is not what they deserve …"
"They were harmed because of me. I have an obligation to seek justice for them."
At this point, he paused for a moment and continued:
"Don't worry, sister. Even if I fail, I will definitely not implicate you."
Qu Tong looked at Ma Xianhong, who did not look back. She knew that because of his constant suspicion, coupled with her previous act of forcing him to take medicine, perhaps there was no way to stop him from seeing Zhang Chulan.
However, considering the various circumstances, big sister Ma still held a glimmer of hope and said:
"Even if it's as you said, the upper root weapon is really harmed. Wouldn't it be better to seek revenge on the company after we complete our goal? At that time, we'll be more confident …"
"Xianhong, think about why you've worked so hard to get to where you are today. If you can complete the casting of the cultivation furnace, your lost memories will come back. Think carefully about which one is more important!"
Hearing this,
Ma Xianhong turned to look at Qu Tong and shook his head:
"Sister, to be honest, I'm a little disappointed because it's been so long, but you still don't know what's the most important to me …"
"That's right, the lost memories, the lost family, I'm willing to exchange my life for it because it makes me feel at ease!"
"When I help others, I'm actually helping myself. Seeing those people become better because of me, I'll feel at ease!"
"To me, living in peace is the most important thing. If I don't confirm the situation of these upper root weapons … I'll feel uneasy!"
Qu Tong looked at the determined Ma Xianhong in front of her and was silent for a moment. She didn't use her ability to suppress his thoughts. Instead, she just shook her head and sighed:
"Sigh … There will always be such a day. Let's go then …"
"Sister!"
Ma Xianhong was even prepared to have a conflict with Qu Tong because of the doubts in his heart. However, he didn't expect the other party to change her previous approach. As a result, he began to doubt his own thoughts again. He didn't know why he doubted his sister.
Little did he know..,
This was only because Qu Tong considered Ma Xianhong's state and the fact that the cultivation furnace had not been completed. She still had a glimmer of hope for this. She did not intend to take the risk of Ma Xianhong having a mental breakdown and use her ability to forcefully control him again.
Moreover..,
Qu Tong had just received the news and understood that the person Ma Xianhong was going to meet this time was not only the meticulous Zhang Chulan, but also the seemingly inexplicable Liu Xiaojiang. She also wanted to see Liu Xiaojiang's attitude towards Ma Xianhong.
After all, until now, she still didn't know what Liu Xiaojiang wanted to do other than having both hands. Why would he cause trouble for her regarding Ma Xianhong's matter?
In addition …
"Remember, after confirming that this is a scam, come back immediately …" Qu Tong unzipped her sportswear, took out a waist bag from her arms, and threw it to Ma Xianhong opposite her.
"Most of the magical artifacts were lost in the Bi You Village. These are the things you gave me before. Take them with you … for self-defense."
Seeing this..,
Ma Xianhong took the waist bag that Qu Tong threw over and remembered his doubts and distrust of his sister in his heart. He immediately knelt on the ground with a 'plop' and cried extremely sadly:
"Sister, I … I shouldn't have doubted you. I don't know why, but I really don't want to doubt you!"
"Alright, just remember to come back quickly." Qu Tong calmly ignored Ma Xianhong's guilt and turned around to walk in the direction of the Glorious Star Society's headquarters.
Ma Xianhong knelt on the ground and looked at the fading figure. He stopped his disappointing eyes and said firmly:
"Definitely!"
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