RPAGF Chapter 353: The Truth Comes Out After Drinking, Chen Duo's Tragic Life Story
Chapter 353: The Truth Comes Out After Drinking, Chen Duo's Tragic Life Story
On the wooden table of the farmhouse, there are several simple dishes to go with wine.
Peanuts, cold cucumbers, and braised beef exude a faint aroma.
Under the dim light, Clarinet's rough face looked even more weathered.
He squinted one eye and looked at the three people in front of him, with a barely perceptible scrutiny in his eyes.
“From North China?”
The clarinet's voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of fatigue, as if he was talking to himself, or asking a question.
He picked up the wine glass and shook it gently, causing the wine in the glass to shimmer.
Su Chen nodded, pulled out a wooden chair, and sat opposite the clarinet.
Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao stood behind him, one on the left and one on the right.
"I'm Su Chen, this is Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao."
Su Chen took the initiative to extend his hand and shook hands with Clarinet.
Hei Guan'er put down his wine glass, stretched out his rough big hand and shook hands with Su Chen. His palms were thick and strong, with calluses left by years of handling guns.
"I'm Clarinet, a temporary worker in the Central China region."
The clarinet introduced himself, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
"Are you here to participate in this mission as well?"
"Yeah." Su Chen nodded.
He glanced at the other people in the farm house and found that no one was watching them, so it seemed safe.
"The company changed the meeting place temporarily. Should we come here?"
There was a hint of tentativeness in Su Chen's tone.
Hearing this, Clarinet sighed, poured himself another glass of wine, and drank it all.
The Adam's apple rolled up and down, making a gurgling sound.
"It seems that this mission is really not easy."
There was a hint of worry in Clarinet's tone, and he put down his glass with a dull thud.
Su Chen noticed that there was something wrong with Clarinet, but instead of asking directly, he chose to test it.
"Brother Clarinet, you seem to know something?"
Su Chen's tone was calm, but his eyes were fixed on the clarinet.
Clarinet did not directly answer Su Chen's question, but poured himself a glass of wine and drank it again.
He squinted one eye and looked at Su Chen, with a hint of complicated emotions in his eyes.
"For this mission, the assembly location was temporarily changed, which in itself indicates some problems."
Clarinet said slowly, his voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from deep in his throat.
"Things inside the company may not be as peaceful as they appear on the surface."
Su Chen frowned slightly. He could sense that there was something else behind Clarinet's words.
He seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with the company's top management, but was unable to say more due to his status.
"Brother Black Tube, do you know something about this?"
Zhang Chulan couldn't help but ask. He hated people who only spoke half of their sentences the most.
Hei Guaner glanced at Zhang Chulan, then turned his gaze to Su Chen. He poured himself another glass of wine, but did not drink it immediately.
"You just arrived, so you may not understand the situation."
Clarinet said slowly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
“To put it bluntly, we temporary workers are just pawns of the company.
When we are needed, we are used; when we are not needed, we are thrown aside.”
Clarinet paused, as if recalling something, his eyes became a little blurry.
"We have had many missions before, and it was always like this.
The company always treats us as tools and never considers our feelings.”
Clarinet continued, with a hint of self-mockery in his tone.
"That guy, Lao Meng, sacrificed so much for Chen Duo, but in the end, didn't he end up like that?"
"Old Meng?" Zhang Chulan asked doubtfully. He didn't know Old Meng.
"Yes, a temporary worker in the Northwest Region, Lao Meng."
Clarinet nodded, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"That guy is a good person. He is willing to do anything for Chen Duo."
"Chen Duo?"
Su Chen frowned slightly. Liao Zhong had asked Su Chen to take good care of Chen Duo.
It seems that this mission is related to Chen Duo, and he is not the only one who knows it.
"Chen Duo, a poor child."
Clarinet sighed, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all.
His movements were heroic, but his eyes revealed sympathy and helplessness towards Chen Duo.
"Liao Zhong has also paid a lot for Chen Duo."
Clarinet continued, his tone slightly low.
"He tried every possible way to let Chen Duo live a normal life, but unfortunately..."
Clarinet didn't finish his words, he just shook his head.
He poured himself another glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
"What's a pity?"
Zhang Chulan asked, he felt that Hei Guaner seemed to know something about the inside story.
Heiguaner did not answer Zhang Chulan's question. He just drank silently, his eyes full of helplessness and sadness.
"Brother Hei Guan'er, do you know something about Chen Duo?"
Su Chen asked, with a hint of tentativeness in his tone.
Black Tube glanced at Su Chen, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
He seemed to be considering whether he should say something.
"There are some things you'd better not know."
Clarinet said slowly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
"The more you know, the more painful it will be."
"Brother Clarinet, just tell us." Zhang Chulan continued to ask,
“We are all temporary workers and should help each other.”
Clarinet sighed, put down his glass, and looked at Su Chen and Zhang Chulan.
His eyes were filled with mixed emotions.
"Well, since you want to know, I'll tell you something."
Clarinet said slowly, with a hint of heaviness in his tone.
"Regarding Chen Duo's matter, actually..."
Clarinet seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if he had something to hide, and his rough face was full of confusion.
"Actually what? Brother Clarinet, please stop keeping us in suspense!"
Zhang Chulan asked eagerly. He hated this kind of hesitant way of speaking the most. It made him feel itchy.
Su Chen didn't say anything, but just looked at the clarinet quietly, waiting for his next words.
He knew that since Clarinet had spoken, he would definitely make things clear.
Feng Baobao still had no expression on her face, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.
But in those empty eyes, there was a barely perceptible fluctuation.
Clarinet poured himself another glass of wine, but did not drink it.
He just stroked the rim of the cup with his rough fingers, as if thinking about something.
"Ugh……"
Clarinet sighed deeply, as if he had made up his mind.
"Chen Duo, she...she didn't volunteer to be a temporary worker."
"What?!" Zhang Chulan exclaimed, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Not voluntary? Then you were forced?"
Su Chen's brows also frowned.
He thought of what Liao Zhong had said to him before, and a bad feeling welled up in his heart.
"She was originally a Gu-body Saint Child of the Medicine Immortal Association. She was trained as a Gu since she was young and suffered a lot."
The clarinet's voice was low and hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of the throat.
"Later, Liao Zhong led his men to destroy the Medicine Fairy Society and rescued her."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Zhang Chulan asked in confusion.
"Uncle Liao saved her, she should be thanking him, why is she saying she didn't do it voluntarily?"
"You do not understand……"