It was getting late, night was falling, and Liao Zhong's seventy-two-hour time limit was gradually approaching.
"Leader! That woman was standing at the entrance of the village and hasn't left yet! She was just in a daze at the entrance of the village..." the villagers reported to Ma Xianhong.
Ma Xianhong was silent for a moment, then sighed helplessly: "Forget it, bring her back, remember to be polite, the poison on that woman is very dangerous."
"yes……"
After a while, Chen Duo was taken to the room where Ma Xianhong was.
Under the slightly dim light, Ma Xianhong looked at Chen Duo's almost expressionless face with interest.
"Sigh...I'm getting more and more curious now. What kind of circumstances can make you such a weirdo? Come on, tell me your story..."
"..."
"That's roughly it... I used to help Yaoxianhui refine Gu, and now I help Uncle Liao... But Uncle Liao and Yaoxianhui are different, they always do what's best for me..."
Listening to Chen Duo's words, Ma Xianhong's heart gradually became as dark as night, and the expression on his face became a little angry.
What the hell is it that the Medicine Fairy knows how to refine Gu? It was obvious that he was being treated as a poison!
As for the 'Uncle Liao' in the story...
He was not very good at judging the quality of this person because he had never seen him before.
but……
"The so-called doing it for your own good...does it mean that I'm studying you and teaching you to kill at the same time?"
Ma Xianhong asked coldly, and then Chen Duo got up and walked towards the backyard when he couldn't answer, "Follow me! I have something to show you."
"..."
Chen Duo followed Ma Xianhong's footsteps silently.
Arriving in the courtyard, Ma Xianhong took out the collar from his arms and tied it to a wooden stake: "This is the collar you have been wearing... You are lucky. There are not many people in the world who can take it off, and I happen to be one of them." One. Originally I didn’t want to take care of this matter, but seeing that you seemed to think that the people in the company were very nice to you, I couldn’t stand it anymore. While you were in a coma, I studied this collar and tried it. A switch..."
As he spoke, he took out a controller from his pocket and pressed it without hesitation.
Buzz——
Card--
I saw the collar emit a dull light, and then the wooden stake it was tied to broke.
"This thing is a magic weapon. It usually absorbs the Qi that you unconsciously overflow to replenish energy. Once activated, it will use the Qi stored in it to destroy the wearer's neck. A switch like this... you said Uncle Liao probably has it too." Ma Xianhong explained in a cold tone.
"..."
Chen Duo stroked his neck and remained silent, the expression on his face still did not change much.
At least no one knew what she was thinking at this moment.
Seeing Chen Duo's silence, Ma Xianhong suggested: "If there is really no place to go...do you want to stay and help me? I have checked your body with the stove before, by the way...I haven't told you yet. Yes, I am working on a magic weapon called the 'Slimming Furnace'. If it can be completed, it is not impossible to cure your body."
"Me? Stay here? Can I do this?" Chen Duo asked suspiciously.
"It's not whether you can, but whether you want to." Ma Xianhong frowned slightly, "This is your freedom, the power you deserve. No one can take it away."
"But... it will be troublesome if I bring him here, and I will hurt others..." Chen Duo said again with some hesitation.
"Tsk." Ma Xianhong smacked his lips in displeasure. What on earth caused this girl to be in such a situation?
According to the story she described...she is obviously the last person who should think about others. She obviously grew up with malice that is unimaginable to ordinary people, and she was obviously trained to be a murderous weapon, but she still worries about others. 's safety? What an irony.
"It doesn't matter what you said. All the failures in the world are due to the lack of ability of the people involved, and I can give you an environment suitable for survival." Ma Xianhong said expressionlessly, "Don't worry about the problems you are worried about. , now I am just asking you - do you want to stay here, or do you choose to return to that dark bunker that never sees the light of day? The root of everything lies in your wishes! If you want to stay, I will take you in. If you want to go back, I will I’ll contact that Liao Zhong right away to pick you up.”
"..."
Dead silence.
The atmosphere suddenly became eerily dead.
Chen Duo thought silently.
Finally, after a moment, she opened her mouth and said expressionlessly: "I...I don't want to...don't want to go back there."
"Ha." Upon hearing this, Ma Xianhong couldn't help but smile.
He thought that what he did was right, because if this girl could no longer even 'ask for help', then there would be no need to save her. Such an existence might not be called a 'human being', but this girl was indeed He has his own opinions. In this case, he can't just ignore it.
"Then just stay and let the rest of the things you worry about go to hell."
"But... I still want to see Uncle Liao again..." Chen Duo said calmly, walking towards the broken wooden stake in front of him.
"Is it necessary?" Looking at the behavior of the girl in front of him, Ma Xianhong's soothing brows wrinkled again, "There is no way he will let you back."
Although he didn't know what the so-called 'Uncle Liao' was like, even if he really thought about Chen Duo, he couldn't let Chen Duo back. After all, the people in the company had the company's position, and he still understood this.
"Uncle Liao... always does good for me..." Chen Duo said calmly, as if expecting something, she took off the collar on half of the wooden stake, "Can you put it on for me?"
"Don't you see the effect of that thing?" Ma Xianhong was stunned, "You..."
"Can you put it on for me?" Chen Duo asked again.
"Forget it..." Seeing how stubborn the other party was, Ma Xianhong sighed helplessly, "As long as you are happy... I really don't understand what is going on in your mind."
"I don't know myself, so I want to confirm..." Chen Duo murmured.
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"Chen Duo!? Where are you!?"
Liao Zhong was ecstatic when he answered the unfamiliar phone call and heard the familiar voice coming from it.
There is not much time left before the time limit given by the board of directors, but finding someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack. No matter how much time is spent, there is not enough time. Just when he was about to despair, Chen Duo actually contacted him on his own.
"Not far! Not far! Just stay where you are and don't move! I'll be there soon!"
Why did Liao Zhong hang up the phone, pick up his coat on the office chair and slam the door and leave? He was so anxious that he didn't even have time to take anyone with him.
On the way, he reported the situation to the board of directors through the communicator while driving.
"Have you found Chen Duo? Okay!" Bi Youlong, the company director, breathed a sigh of relief after listening to the communication on the communicator.
Now that the person has been found, there should be no problem.
"Found it. I'm already on my way to pick her up." Liao Zhong chuckled.
"What? You've already gone there by yourself? Did you bring someone with you?"
Listening to Liao Zhong's words, Bi Youlong frowned, "Keep the communicator on and don't disconnect. Let us know the situation at any time! I will send someone to support you immediately."
"Well, don't worry, nothing will happen. I'm very close to Chen Duo's location. The others have also been notified and will be there soon! It's just taking someone back, it's not a big deal. The people across the street also seem to know that we are a company. I don’t want to cause trouble, so I sent Chen Duo back.”
"Buzz——"
The sound of the accelerator being stepped on came from the communicator.
Neither party spoke anymore, but compared to Liao Zhong's joy, Bi Youlong was not completely relieved.
He and the directors listened to what was happening on the other end of the communicator, always alert.
An organization that can control and take away the Gu-body Saint Boy... Old Liao is afraid that he got carried away with joy! Can this guy be taken lightly? He actually went to pick someone up alone!
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"Gah——"
Brakes sounded.
Liao Zhong arrived at the agreed place, parked his car, and immediately ran upstairs non-stop.
This is a construction site that has not yet been completed, and there are not many people at night.
Perhaps he was really too anxious, and he didn't even notice the two eyes peering at him from the dark.
"Haha, it's really Liao Zhong..."
Bi Yuan looked at the figure illuminated by the car lights and chuckled, "I heard from people in the circle that this person has a good reputation. How about we take the opportunity to get to know each other?"
"Forget it, I don't have a good impression of the people in the company. Just wait here to see the results." Ma Xianhong said expressionlessly.
Because he didn't know the specific situation, he could only judge based on his own subjective judgment from what he saw. At least in his own opinion... A man who would give his men a fatal blow without the other party's complete knowledge The guy with the collar is not going to be a good person.
"No matter what... this is Chen Duo's own decision. Let her handle the remaining problems by herself..."
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"Chen Duo!"
After arriving upstairs, Liao Zhong was overjoyed to see the figure standing waiting for him. The group of people had indeed kept their promise, and Chen Duo came back alone.
"How are you? Is everything okay?"
"No..." Chen Duo turned around.
No matter the tone or expression, there is no difference from usual, and there is no injury on the body.
Seeing this scene, Liao Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh no, you almost scared me to death this time!" Liao Zhong chuckled and waved to Chen Duo excitedly, "Let's go, we'll report the details when we get back. Come on, let's go back first!"
"..."
Chen Duo still stood there, silent and unmoved.
"Chen Duo?"
"come?"
Liao Zhong, who was already relieved, was stunned for a moment, and looked back at the girl behind him with some confusion.
After seeing that the other party was still stunned and didn't respond to his several greetings, his newly relieved heart hung in his throat again.
An ominous premonition arose in my heart.
To say that he is quite relieved about Chen Duo.
But the only worry still exists...
This girl is too pure, and because she lacks knowledge of the outside world, she is easily influenced.
Damn...
Liao Zhong felt guilty.
He should have thought of it earlier...
If Chen Duo really felt the so-called 'freedom', would he be able to go back?
"Uncle Liao...can I...not go back?"
Sure enough, Chen Duo asked the question that Liao Zhong least wanted to hear and the question that he was most afraid of hearing.
There is nothing wrong with this question. If it were normal times, he might still be happy, because this girl rarely expresses her thoughts in front of him. It is a good thing that she wants to stay outside and be free...
But the problem is... he is now being monitored by the board of directors!
Chen Duo's words just now reached the ears of the board of directors through the communicator on his body without any desire.
'Uncle Liao...can I...not go back? '
Such voices echoed in the board of directors' office, and the faces of the people sitting there gradually turned gloomy.
Such words meant to their ears that a dangerous weapon was gradually leaving the company's control.
When a weapon has a will of its own, and that will runs counter to its owner, then the weapon will threaten the owner's safety.
This is a no-no for the company.
"a ha ha ha……"
Liao Zhong laughed and rubbed Chen Duo's head. "Silly boy, what stupid things are you talking about? Come on, come back with me."
"..."
Chen Duo remained silent.
"..."
Liao Zhong also fell silent.
His hand on Chen Duo's head slowly slid down, and his whole body became a little stiff.
Colleagues who worked together once asked him the same question, 'If 'that' time comes... what are you going to do? '
He was just laughing like he is now.
It's not that he doesn't want to answer, it's just that he doesn't know how to answer.
what to do?
he does not know.
This is the worst case scenario, a situation with no solution, no... actually it is not unsolvable.
The only solution is to destroy the will of the girl in front of him, or to bear all the consequences.
In fact, he had already realized it. After all, he was the one who brought this child into this world with his own hands.
But...has it really come to that time?
"Stop making trouble and come with me. If anything happens, we'll talk about it when we get back."
Liao Zhong tried his best to soften his tone.
But Chen Duo didn't know Liao Zhong's situation at the moment.
She just felt that if it were the person in front of her, she would definitely understand her thoughts.
"Uncle Liao...I..."
"Snapped--"
A crisp sound sounded before Chen Duo finished speaking.
Liao Zhongyin slapped Chen Duo on the face with a sullen face, then stretched out his hand and took the other person's arm: "Follow me!"
This is all he can do now.
He couldn't let this girl continue to say those 'rebellious' words. The look on his face was extremely anxious. He hoped that this girl could understand that it didn't matter what she said when she went back, but not here!
But Chen Duo seemed to be stunned and could not see Liao Zhong's good intentions.
"Uncle Liao...I..."
"Shut up! Don't say another word!"
Liao Zhong roared almost at the top of his lungs.
