Chu Lu didn't expect that Chai Zhu would have such a big reaction when he asked this question. He didn't even know what was going on in his mind, and his face was filled with horror.
Recalling that night at Chi Chun Pavilion, Chu Lu felt more and more that he could not keep up with the overly lively way of thinking of young people...
Maybe not necessarily.
According to the level of the character Huo Lu in the plot, he might have some kind of "villain" or "man behind the scenes" effect, I don't know whether to call it a buff or a debuff.
It was the same thing that happened in the mountain village before. I was inexplicably separated from other people.
But I didn’t encounter anything like this the last time I came to this world to follow the plot, right?
These thoughts flashed through his mind, and more than a dozen plans to test or utilize this effect flashed through his mind. Chu Lu couldn't tell at the moment whether this was a passive skill of Huo Lu's body, or he was habitually thinking too much when wearing this shell.
Anyway, they are all beneficial to the character, so Chu Lu didn't worry about it too much.
However, just as he had the idea of asking the system to help him make a note, he had no choice but to give up when the other party yelled, "I'm on vacation!"
All right……
holiday.
Chu Lu's gaze returned to the timid Chai Zhu.
Chai Zhu swallowed nervously, "I, I...I don't think so."
It seemed to be Chai Zhu's illusion. He felt that after he said this, the smile on the other person's face faded a little.
What does this mean?
Could it be that this person was pointing at him and scolding his own father together with him? !
Or are you setting a trap? Are you planning to wait for him to finish scolding you, and then give him a beating?
There was absolutely no way to guess what the other person was thinking from the expression on his face, and Chai Zhu felt increasingly unsure.
Although being with Huo Yan makes people feel happy most of the time.
But sometimes, especially in the current situation, Chai Zhu really wishes he had eight brains... But then again, are eight enough?
Bah, bah, bah, he can’t even grow two.
It’s faster to dream.
He was going to die anyway, but he still wanted to say something from his heart.
Besides, he had no place to talk about these "secret words" in the past. Chai Zhu had no doubt that if he ran to the street and told them, he might be beaten to death, let alone rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs.
"I think..."
He swallowed with some difficulty, "Your father... Prime Minister Huo, he might be a good person."
Chu Lu's brows jumped, thinking that the situation might not be so good.
His expression was expressionless, and he asked casually, "Why do you say that? Did anyone mention anything to you?"
For example, Chai Xiangjin...
But there is really no reason for her to do this?
Chai Zhu was confused again, and replied subconsciously: "No, I figured it out myself."
It seemed that after these words, the temperature in the car dropped a little, and Chai Zhu unconsciously shrank back again. But his shoulders were already pressed against the wall of the car, and unless he jumped out of the car, there was no place to hide.
He stole a glance at the curtain of the car next to him, considering the possibility of pretending to be careless and rolling off.
But when the half-smiley look from the other side fell on him, Chai Zhu froze——
He...he doesn't dare to move! !
Chai Zhu realized: He was not sure whether Prime Minister Huo was a good person, but "Huo Yan" definitely had the potential to become a big villain.
Uncle Zheng, come and save your young master! !
Chai Zhu's burning gaze, which almost penetrated the carriage curtain, was not received by the old servant driving the carriage outside. He was like a little mouse being stared at by a cat, pitiful, weak and helpless.
Chu Lu felt that this was not a good idea.
Back then, Chai was able to negotiate with knife-edge and still laugh and joke freely. He even dared to send food directly to the warring Jizhou with only a few dozen people. How could the heir chosen be so timid? And what kind of behavior is it to cower in the corner of the car?
"Prime Minister Huo", who is very involved in the character's personality and vaguely classifies people into his own camp, is very dissatisfied with this action.
He frowned and glanced at Chai Zhu, motioning him to sit back in his previous seat.
To be honest, this was the first time that Chai Zhu saw the clear meaning in Chu Lu's expression, but at this moment, he just wished he was blind.
I dare not be blind.
He sat back obediently, having gone over the suicide note three times in his mind.
The four big words "be careful in making friends" must be written firmly on it to warn future generations.
How can this be called “making friends”? This is clearly finding a “father” for yourself! !
If he becomes the head of the family one day, he must add one of these to the family motto.
All the descendants of the Chai family must stay away from people with the surname "Huo" from now on!
Looking at the face of the person opposite me that said "go ahead and talk", he looked like he was ready to have a long talk.
The other person clearly had a smile on his face, as if he was chatting with a friend, but Chai Zhu always had the illusion that if things went wrong he would be dragged out and beheaded.
Chai Zhu: “…”
Why on earth did he bring up Prime Minister Huo?! Wouldn't it be better for him to just shut up?
If he could go back a quarter of an hour, he would definitely not stop this man from getting off the car: Isn't it just going out for a walk? With this kid's ability, let alone the fact that there is no wanted order, even if his face was stuck at the gate of the government office, the other party would definitely be able to walk around the city openly and then come back safely.
Chai Zhu prepared himself for a long time before finally speaking.
"I have heard of Prime Minister Huo's twenty-odd charges. I am not very clear about the others, but the flood in Luzhou in the sixth year of Hongshun..."
As Chai Zhu spoke, he looked up at Chu Lu, and the other party returned to his gentle smile with no flaws.
He paused for a moment, and suddenly felt that it was not so terrible. He said, "I went south with my aunt and passed through Luzhou."
Chu Lu looked at him deeply and said nothing.
This was also one of the difficulties he faced when he was on the mission.
Logically speaking, as the taskers of the Space-Time Bureau, they only need to maintain the progress of the plot, but no one knows what has happened to this world. It is shaky and on the verge of collapse, and cannot withstand large-scale deaths.
However, the external manifestation of a world on the verge of decline is frequent disasters, thus creating a vicious cycle of "disasters lead to deaths, the more deaths, the more fragile the world, the more likely it is to be hit by disasters." If this cycle continues, Chu Lu will die together with this world without even having to wait for the end of his mission.
Considering the enormous energy when the world is annihilated, it is fifty-fifty whether the Space-Time Bureau can retrieve his soul by then. Maybe he will be dragged down and buried together with this world.
In order to save the world and himself, Chu Lu conscientiously played the role of a treacherous villain who played with people's hearts and was greedy for money and power, and at the same time he had to rack his brains and rescue people everywhere, fearing that if he failed, the world would collapse. However, the latter's behavior was judged by the world consciousness as "outsiders interfering with the fate line process."
So he worked desperately for nothing, and the world consciousness kept staring at him and warned him to get out, causing him trouble from time to time.
Even now, when Chu Lu recalled the experience, he felt a headache.
…
Chai Zhu continued, "I was young at the time, so I don't remember it very clearly."
"But the situation in Luzhou doesn't seem to be as bad as expected."
...It's probably too good.
Chai Zhu actually couldn't remember the external situation at that time very clearly, but he could still remember his aunt's surprise when she entered Luzhou.
They didn't even take the detour as planned, but went straight deep into the interior of Luzhou.
When people are hungry, they can do anything. These refugees and disaster victims are actually more dangerous than bandits. Their choice is very risky, but Chai Xiangjin has always been a person willing to take risks. Facts have proved that she has won the gamble again.
Chai Zhu remembered that his aunt had left for a few days, as if she was investigating something. After she came back, she was in a good mood for several days. Even when he accidentally called her "Auntie", she didn't change his meal to vegetables and tofu. Later, he vaguely remembered hearing a conversation, as if this matter had something to do with an official named Huo, but it was certainly not a negative relationship as rumored.
Chai Zhu intuitively felt that the man was Prime Minister Huo, and that he had indeed tampered with the disaster relief money, but perhaps it was to save people...
But this kind of vague understanding and feeling is really hard to express in words.
When Chai Zhu was about to say it out loud, he realized that there were a lot of logical inconsistencies. The phrases like "I guess" and "I think" were really annoying, and his vague memories from childhood could not provide any evidence.
Finally, he could only vaguely say, "Not many people starved to death, and there were no epidemics that are common after floods. The surrounding prefectures didn't even receive many refugees..."
He could only make a logical inference, "... maybe the government office in Luzhou lied about the disaster, or maybe Prime Minister Huo didn't take that much..."
He gave the final conclusion, "It's actually not as serious as the crime says."
Chu Lu raised his eyebrows after hearing these words.
What kind of "good guy" is this?
When did people's standards for moral bottom line become so low?
Sure enough, it was because Prime Minister Huo’s reputation was so bad that there was even a slight tendency for him to be not so completely bad that it was worth specifically bringing up and talking about.
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