mesbooks Chapter 187 I Won't Be Able to Catch Up Even in My Next Life
Chapter 187 I Won't Be Able to Catch Up Even in My Next Life
"No, no, it's just... I can't call it out!"
With a mournful face, Cui Dazhu recounted the entire story of how the person was kidnapped, even slapping his thigh at the end.
"Oh dear, I know I'm useless. I don't have many men who can fight. When I saw them taking the people away, I really didn't dare to utter a sound."
"Before, I thought I was the boss here, until a few days ago I realized that I'm nobody here..."
Cui Dazhu rambled on and on, even insulting himself, basically saying that nothing else mattered, that he hadn't kept a close eye on the person and let someone else rescue them.
While he was speaking, he secretly glanced at the other person's face. Seeing that the other person looked very unhappy, Cui Dazhu took the opportunity to play the victim.
Liu Ergou, who was behind, heard what Cui Dazhu said and didn't know what to say.
The person was rescued, that's true, but wasn't it all because you didn't want to take care of it and let them take the person away?
However, they couldn't say this aloud; if they did, they'd probably lose their lives.
Cui Dazhu kept playing the victim, looking utterly miserable.
The man who came over grew impatient and then stopped Cui Dazhu: "Enough, stop talking. Since they've been rescued, go and catch a few more."
Hearing this, Cui Dazhu was completely stunned, and then he asked dumbly, "Where are we going to catch it, sir?"
"Go find them wherever they are, do I have to teach you?"
"Sir, it's not that I don't want to go, it's just that this matter is simply impossible to handle. Both the county and here are already investigating it thoroughly..."
"If I were to bring back a few more girls, wouldn't that be going against the grain? Then the officials would probably come and turn this place upside down."
The person who originally wanted Cui Dazhu to go and snatch it directly swallowed back what he wanted to say after hearing the last sentence.
Seeing that they left without saying anything, Cui Dazhu rolled his eyes and muttered, "Damn it, do they really think I'm a bandit?"
"You want me to go and kidnap people? Fine, as long as you're not afraid of those in uniform, I'm not afraid of anything!"
Cui Dazhu cursed and swore as he walked back, but stopped at the doorway and said to Liu Ergou who was following behind him.
"Er Gouzi, what are you doing all day? Why are you always following me around? Go back and find something to do, stop following me."
After he finished speaking, he completely ignored Liu Ergou behind him, went into the house, slammed the door shut, and locked it from the inside.
Standing at the door, Liu Ergou was still in a daze from being scolded. He scratched his hair, looked at the closed door, and turned to leave.
Inside the room, Cui Dazhu sat down at the table, poured himself a bowl of water, and drank it all in one gulp before speaking.
"Brother, is it warm on the roof beams in the dead of winter?"
"If you feel cold, why don't you get off first and jump back up when you're warmer?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Nan jumped down from the roof and looked at Cui Dazhu sitting at the table.
Do you know who that person was?
"Dude, how can you be so rude?"
“This is my territory. You’re in my house right now. Don’t you think it’s inappropriate for you to just jump down here and ask me questions?”
"Answer my question, do you know who that person is?"
Gu Nan was never the type to joke around, and Cui Dazhu saw his expressionless face.
Suddenly realizing who his master was, he looked at Gu Nan and said, "Brother chivalrous one, I don't know who he is. Can you tell me?"
"If you don't know him, why are you helping him? Why are you obeying his orders?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Dazhu quickly waved his hand: "Hey, brother, don't make false accusations!"
"When did I help him? When did I take his orders? I didn't do any of that, so don't talk nonsense!"
"He asked you to buy meat, he asked you to catch women for him, can you honestly say that's what he just said?"
Hearing these words, Cui Dazhu felt his heart tremble. When did this person arrive? How did he hear so much?
Did he hear anything else? Did he hear the nasty things he said when he was cursing?
Cui Dazhu kept his eyes fixed on Gu Nan, trying to figure something out, but the mask Gu Nan wore made it impossible to see anything except his eyes and chin.
Gu Nan noticed that he had been looking at him, and then said, "I heard you."
"Huh?" Before Cui Dazhu could react, Gu Nan continued, "I heard everything I should have heard and everything I shouldn't have heard."
Cui Dazhu's hand gripping the bowl tightened instantly. If he hadn't still had some sense, he probably would have crushed the bowl in his hand.
He looked at Gu Nan and asked, "Where did you come from? Where is your master now? Tell him to come and take you back right away."
Damn it, how did they raise this?
How come he can't even speak properly? He just says whatever he's told to say. Doesn't he know that someone as inarticulate as him is an easy target for beatings?
And his owner is really something. He hasn't even properly trained the boy yet, so how could he let him out? Doesn't he know that he's likely to get beaten up if he goes out like this?
The owner who was being talked about is currently cracking walnuts in the yard, with Scarface, who is also bored, by his side.
Lin Cai wanted to make walnut shortbread, but hammering walnuts was a bit of a hassle, so she didn't want to do it and instead brought over two laborers.
Lin Bao was also there, but he wasn't there to work; he was there to eat.
Gu Zhan and Scarface sat on opposite sides, while Lin Bao sat between them.
While eating, he kept giving instructions: "Slow down, slow down, Mr. Mao, can't you hurry up?"
"Look at you, you're almost falling behind him!"
Upon hearing this, Scarface glanced at the bowl in front of Gu Zhan and saw that it was already more than half full.
He glanced sideways at Lin Bao: "Is it strange that he has more than me?"
"If you keep eating like this, I could never beat as much as he has in my next life."
As he pounded, the man ate and took food from his bowl, so it was no wonder there was no more food in his bowl.
But Lin Bao felt it was none of his business, and looked at Scarface: "I'll eat while you knock, that way you'll be more motivated."
After saying that, he grabbed a handful more from Scarface's bowl.