Lin Man listened to his clear and logical analysis and became more alert to what he had to say.
Lin Cheng continued, "The second point is what you said, that he has a group of family members with ill intentions behind him. But this is not something he can decide. In fact, he is also a victim of calculation."
Lin Man opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he could only ask gloomily, "What about the third point?"
"The third point is that he didn't realize the Lin family's plan. But think about it carefully. If it were you, completely unaware of your parents and elders asking you to go back, and you were in public service at the time, common sense would tell you that no matter what happened, you would only stay for a day at most. Would you strongly resist?"
Lin Man rolled his eyes: "I don't have parents or elders like that." But he did not refute Lin Cheng's words.
Lin Cheng smiled. "After returning, I didn't even see my parents. I was called away by my superiors midway to carry out a mission overseas. As a soldier whose nature is to obey orders, could you resist?"
Lin Man was silent.
"After returning after so much hardship, he had no time to spend with his family. He immediately went looking for his missing wife when he got the chance. But after searching fruitlessly, his parents begged him to return and save them. What would you have done? — At this point, he had no contact with the Lin family at all, and had no idea what role they played in this whole thing."
Lin Man was silent for a long while, then suddenly said, "No, there is a fourth point."
Lin Cheng: “?”
Lin Man said angrily: "He didn't completely put my mother first!"
Lin Cheng: "..." This is the fact and cannot be refuted, but... a person has too many things to consider and worry about, and there is not only one Chen Yu in Lin Zhongrong's life.
But as far as he knew, Chen Yu's only relative at the time, her father, had died of illness. In other words, Chen Yu only had her husband to rely on, while Lin Zhongrong had to take care of a whole family. This was the most unequal aspect between the two sides.
Lin Cheng didn't understand emotions, and he couldn't blame his boss and elders, but when he thought about it, he could indeed understand Lin Man's resentment.
Lin Man sighed and lay weakly on the coffee table. There was a daze in her eyes. She could understand it rationally, but she still felt uneasy in her heart. Why should she know about this? But if I hide it from her, she will be even more angry.
She hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "Anyway, I listen to my mother." She now understood why her mother was so cold to Lin Zhongrong. If her mother was still upset, it didn't matter. She still had her own family! Let those with the surname Lin go together. Oh, it seems her surname is Lin too. It's okay, she can change her surname!
She scratched her hair, messing up her smooth ponytail, then stood up and grabbed the box of jade bullets: "Get to work, get done quickly and go home quickly!"
Lin Cheng was a little surprised.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I thought you were going to leave right away."
"Do I look like someone who's confused? This is a promise I made on behalf of the Peace Base, and I will definitely fulfill it as soon as possible."
Lin Man looked at the box and simply placed the entire box in his hands. The spiritual energy was output from his right hand, then entered his left hand, circulated in his body for a circle, and continued to flow out from his right hand, forming a continuous cycle.
Lin Cheng smiled and took out the jade material he brought with him. A strange-looking small blade appeared directly from his fingertips. He spun the fist-sized jade material and dug out a bullet-sized piece. After carving and polishing it between his fingers for a while, a bullet was formed.
He is like owning a library of all kinds of tools, and all the tools are exactly what he wants, which greatly improves his efficiency. His strong control over power makes every movement of his extremely accurate. It can be said that his hands are comparable to machines. Not only are they efficient, they also make no mistakes, and the utilization rate of materials is also very high.
The two of them were busy with their own things, and no one spoke. However, Lin Man's mood gradually calmed down. After a long while, she suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right, what did you want to say to me just now? It was before that old lady rushed out."
Lin Cheng paused, leaving a deep scratch on the almost finished bullet in his hand.
It's useless.
He put it away as if nothing had happened and moved on to the next one: "Nothing, I just wanted to say that I'm very happy that you think so highly of me."
Thinking of the previous topic, Lin Man's mood also improved: "By the way, when you go abroad, can you still keep in touch with people back home?"
"We'll report back regularly. Communications both domestically and internationally have only been restored a few years ago, so they're not particularly stable. Because of the reappearance of zombies, we've even lost contact with several cities abroad that we had established connections with."
"It sounds very dangerous." If the connection with the country is cut off and some dangerous emergency situation occurs, there will be no way to call for help.
…
The two of them began to chat happily, while Lin Zhongrong was still in a gloomy mood. Thinking of his daughter's sudden indifference towards him, his heart felt like a knife cutting through it. But who could he blame? He could only blame himself for his incompetence and stupidity.
The melancholy and heavy feeling he felt faded upon arriving at the Lin family's house. He scowled at the large courtyard. It wasn't perfectly organized, but at least the walls were strong and there were plenty of houses. Compared to those dozens of people crammed into one shabby house, their conditions were far superior. He'd shown mercy to these people time and again, but why were they still unsatisfied?
He walked in. The yard was filled with garbage and debris, and a strange, foul smell permeated the air. It was a quadrangle courtyard, with houses on three sides, but the doors and windows were broken, and there was garbage in front of the door. The stove had overturned, and ashes were scattered all over the ground, but no one cared. A few quilts and clothes were drying on the clothesline, all dirty and old, piled together, with no one knowing how to sort them out.
A group of people gathered in the main hall, cursing and crying. Lin Zhongrong heard the old man cursing, "Yang Yun is such a good son you raised!"
Yang Yun is the name of Lin's mother, but the only person who has the qualification to scold her by name is Lin Zhongrong, who probably only remembers his grandfather and father, but both of them died more than ten years ago.
Oh, these people said that he angered them to death, but shouldn’t it be that the two of them, at their old age, teamed up to deceive him, and after the matter was exposed, they could no longer control him, and saw the Lin family about to decline, so they died of anger?
Because of what happened that year, he no longer had any respect for his direct elders.
He listened silently for a while and heard his nominal eldest or second brother complaining that his mother didn't know how to choose a good place and a good opportunity. She should go there far away from the United Front Work Department and when Lin Man was alone.
Others said that Lin Wanwan couldn't even coax a little girl and was caught red-handed, which ruined their plan and made it difficult for her to get close to Lin Man again.
A group of people were noisily planning what to do next. One said that Lin Zhongrong used to be alone and had no fear of what others said, but now he was being dragged down. He couldn't be so careless anymore. Even if it was just for show, he had to treat them well. Another said that they should investigate the situation of Chen Yu and her daughter and start with them.
Lin Zhongrong suddenly walked in.
Everyone in the room fell silent when they saw him, looking at him tremblingly. He glanced at them and said, "They're all here."
People looked at this devilish man with fear. It was he who brought the Lin family down from its former glory to its current state. They should have had a bright future, but all of it was ruined in his hands, and they lived like monsters in this yard.
The old man who had just cursed Yang Yun shouted angrily: "Where else can it be if not here? You've blocked all our paths. Why don't you go out and pick up the trash?"
Lin Zhongrong didn't even look at him. He no longer remembered who the other person was. He was probably a grandfather or uncle from some branch of the family.
"Think picking up trash is unbecoming? You can always go shoveling feces and still make a living."
Everyone was shocked, and a man stood up and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lin Zhongrong looked at him and recognized the hunched man as his eldest brother. He curled his lips coldly and said, "What I mean is, from today on, I won't waste food to feed you anymore." He turned his head to look at Lin's mother, who was still dressed like a beggar, and smiled maliciously. "Of course, I will still support you, mother. But since the food I sent you can only make you look like skin and bones, I guess you like it this way. So I will remember to reduce your rations in the future."
Mother Lin shrank back, not daring to meet his gaze. But after hearing what she said, she suddenly started cursing, "Lin Zhongrong, you unfilial son! How could you treat your own mother like this?"
Lin Zhongrong had a blank expression on his face. "How have I treated you? Just because you are my biological mother, even though you almost killed my wife and daughter, I cannot ask you to pay with your life. I still have to hold my nose and support you. I treat you the same as other old ladies, with food and shelter, so that you can enjoy your old age. It is you who insists on getting involved with these people, plotting against me again and again, forcing me, insulting me everywhere, and cursing Chen Yu."
Under his cold gaze, Mother Lin's momentum weakened after being told one cruel word after another. She stiffened her neck and said, "When did I ever harm Chen Yu? What can I do if the world ends?"
"What do you have in mind?" Lin Zhongrong sneered. "You have plenty of ideas. When the Lin family received news that a global disaster was about to occur, you hurriedly called me back, but you didn't remind me to bring Chen Yu with me. You were planning to let her die alone, right? If I hadn't been sent abroad, you would have dragged me along, right?"
"You, you're talking nonsense!"
"Second brother, tell me, am I talking nonsense?"
Second Brother Lin, who was twirling his hair and twirling his fingers in the corner, was called out and gave a frivolous smile: "Of course I'm not talking nonsense, Mom. I heard you and Dad talking about this. Don't hide it from my little brother, he already knew it."
Mother Lin suddenly slumped, glaring at Lin Zhongrong with hatred. Her sunken cheeks were as sharp as a ghost's with anger. "So what? I just don't like her. You're my son, yet you've never been close to me. I asked you to work hard in the army for me, your mother, and bring honor to me. When did you ever listen? And you fought like crazy for that poor woman. After marrying her, you refused to come home and even took the initiative to transfer to such a faraway place. I worked so hard to give birth to you, but it seems like you were born for her! Her ancestors are so blessed!"
The author has something to say: Lin Cheng: He has understandable circumstances.
Lin Man: I don’t want to listen, I don’t want to listen, I don’t want to listen! I’m so angry, I want to find my mom.
Given Lin Man's temper, it's a good thing her father didn't remarry or do anything, otherwise it wouldn't be as simple as not recognizing her father. He would chop her with a big knife, believe it or not.
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