Chapter 780: Incurable Anorexia

"A large batch...how much is that?" Jingshu's voice suddenly rose three points higher.

With just a few tens of thousands of people, Jun Bao's initial move nearly sent the entire Wucheng hierarchy revolting. If it weren't for the harsh measures, they'd probably have been buried alive. Why? Because even if he recruited them for other purposes, they still needed food. How much food would a few tens of thousands of people need? If he divided it among them, the higher-ups' subordinates would have less to share. It would be like digging up the upper-level officials' ancestral graves!

"Who in the three northwestern provinces doesn't know that Wucheng is the only place where almost no one has starved to death? The previous mudslides submerged countless supplies and buildings, and now they have all turned to mud and rocks. The losses are irreparable, so people are flocking to Wucheng. Not to mention the good people, even the unidentified 'savages' are coming here.

But don't worry, the food is not given away for free. If they can't earn back the value, no one will care if they starve to death."

Jingshu could probably imagine the scene. The food wasn't free, but where would it come from? Where could it come from?

"Did you spread the news?" Jingshu's expression was unfriendly, and her tone became cold, otherwise there would be no news that people around were gathering in Wucheng in her previous life!

Jun Bao nodded.

"Can I ask why you do this?" These people are not from Wucheng and do not have the identity of Wucheng. Even if they are all accepted, there will be no additional political achievements, no additional benefits, and no one will come to give them certificates!

Jun Bao said seriously, "Let more people survive."

"Are you a saint?!" Jingshu really couldn't help it anymore and became furious.

In the past few years, she has worked diligently to open and expand the insect cake factory. In order to prevent Qian Duoduo from being exploited during the famine, and to prevent them, a group of small shrimps, from being exploited as well, thus affecting her quality of life in the end times, she has come up with many ideas.

Now, after finally getting some extra food with Qian Duoduo, the insect girl Xiaowei, and the others, Jiang Jiang has saved the people of Wucheng from starvation, and now this guy is going to recruit a large number of people again? When they can't even afford to eat, will he kill the fat sheep again?

Jun Bao and Jing Shu had known each other for several years, and this was the first time he saw her lose her temper and curse. But Jing Shu must have misunderstood him, so she said gently, "Why don't you listen to me first?"

Jingshu was so angry that she almost forgot that the man in front of her was the legendary 'tyrant' who had done some heinous things in order to allow more people in Wucheng to survive.

After all, they have been together for so long, and I do understand Jun Bao's temper a little bit.

He pulled out his thermos, gulped down a cup of milk tea, and said, "First, tell me why you wanted to let more people live."

The idea is good. Who doesn't want more people to survive? The question is, do you have a perfect solution? Do you just want to kill the fat sheep?

If Jun Bao's answer was nothing more than a fearless statement that he couldn't bear to see people starve to death and would rather sacrifice his own interests for the greater good and for the sake of the country, Jing Shu would have directly broken off her friendship with him, cleaned up the Wucheng industry, and fled with her entire family.

There is no friend to do either.

Seeing Jingshu was really angry, Jun Bao couldn't help but sigh and said with a helpless smile: "Do you know that I have anorexia? Anorexia that can't be cured?"

Jingshu nodded. This guy couldn't eat much except the food at her house. The only things he could eat were the sweet snacks and crisp fruits and cucumbers he brought with him.

She couldn't understand why she had no appetite when there were so many delicious foods.

Then I listened to Jun Bao's story:

"My family lived there before, but we offended someone there, and I was kidnapped when I was little..."

Jingshu opened her eyes wide.

"Those people were purely seeking revenge. They had no intention of sparing my life. They just wanted to torture me."

Jun Bao's voice remained gentle. "They just wanted to hear me beg for mercy. At first, I resisted and cursed, but later... I just ran out of energy and gave up. I just let them do whatever they wanted."

Jingshu was so shocked that she didn't know what to say. In her mind, she seemed to have a picture of that little man being tortured in various ways. She clearly remembered how Wu Youai was tortured at that time, his flesh being torn into pieces...

.

How come everything sounds so bland from Jun Bao's mouth?

"Perhaps dying like this would be a relief. After all, I'm still young. After experiencing a life worse than death, I think being insulted like this...why bother?"

"But they thought it was funny. How could a child not beg for mercy? They didn't want me to die."

"They came up with all sorts of tricks, feeding me all sorts of...filthy things, uh, forced them down my throat. They also gave me medicine and injections from time to time, causing some of my injuries to recur, healing only to become worse again. Some wounds fester and rot, attracting flies and insects."

Jingshu clenched her fists, repeatedly. Her voice trembled a little: "How long?"

"Ah, I can't remember exactly. About how many weeks?" Jun Bao was a little unsure, thinking carefully. "Anyway, I moved to several places until I finally reunited with them at the border. I met a sister who shared my fate... a few years older than me, with whom I shared the same destiny. Her family had also fallen foul of these people, so she was brought here."

"She was in a miserable state too. She was tied to a pillar in that abandoned yard, barked at by several vicious dogs that were strategically placed at a distance. So I was tied to the pillar too. I don't know what news those people got, but before they could deal with us, they hurried away and disappeared."

"I spent a few happy days with that sister, but alas, happy times are always short-lived. The vicious dog had no one to feed it, and it would always pounce on me when it was hungry. She stood in front of me and had her flesh bitten off. She soon died."

"I felt like I was dying, and I didn't want to live anymore. It was so painful, but she insisted that she saved my life and insisted that I must live. She also said she didn't believe in evil and didn't believe that good people didn't get rewarded. She hoped that I would be a good person in the future, save some people in danger, at least let them live and not give up hope, and by the way, find the answer for her: do good people really get rewarded?"

"Oh, it's really troublesome. I was tied up in the abandoned yard for several days... I watched her turn into bones before she was finally rescued." Jun Bao's knuckles turned white. His previous gentleness and indifference finally revealed the part he cared about the most at this moment.

How had he been getting through these past few days? What had he been eating and drinking? He hadn't said anything, and the answer was almost self-evident. So, her first question was, did you know he had anorexia, an incurable anorexia?

Eating those dirty things and enduring those hardships were all just light words from the mouth of this mentally resolute man, except at the end... If it was a stranger without feelings, it would be fine, but it happened to be his savior. The shadow and trauma in his heart were too great.

"Have you found the answer?"

"No, I'm not a good person, how can I know whether good people will be rewarded?"