Chen Qi opened his eyes and saw a person wearing camouflage clothing and a full-face safety helmet, with not a single inch of skin exposed. When he saw the whip in the other person's hand, Chen Qi understood what was causing the burning pain in his chest.
He had already suffered a lot, and he had said everything he needed to say. In the past two days, they had only given him a couple of sips of water and hadn't given him any food. He simply didn't have the strength to give any further response.
After glancing at the other person, Chen Qi lowered his head again, his eyes lifeless, as if he were extremely weak.
In Li Ke's memory, Chen Qi was selfish, liked playing games, and had very little patience for people, but he didn't bully Li Ke too much on the surface.
It wasn't that he was particularly kind; he was just lazy. When he got home, he spent most of his time playing games and had neither the time nor the inclination to do anything else, unless Chen Jiaojiao asked him to.
Chen Qi is quite dependent on his older sister Chen Jiaojiao. They are twins who grew up together, so their relationship is naturally very special.
Moreover, Chen Jiaojiao mostly used Li Ke at the beginning, at most pretending to watch her suffer, without actually causing her much harm, while Chen Qi always ignored Li Ke.
What truly exposed her to their vicious and selfish nature was after the apocalypse, when she became their family's laborer, giving the most and receiving the most complaints and humiliation.
But those memories are really too distant now, and Li Ke can no longer recall many details. However, even if the memories are blurry, Chen Qi has never become so robust.
Yes, Chen Qi had been fat and thin before, but he had always been the kind of boy who didn't have much strength. He had never been as visibly strong and powerful as he was now, which is why Li Ke had never recognized him.
Not only has his physique changed, but his facial features have also become much rougher and harder, making him appear more mature and significantly older, like a man in his thirties.
Li Ke sat down in front of Chen Qi with his arms crossed, staring at him for a long time before speaking: "Stop pretending. You're not that weak. Your pulse and your muscles can't hide your strength. Raise your head."
Chen Qi's eyelids twitched, and after a second he finally raised his head. Li Ke asked again, "You really can't speak anymore? What's the reason? I've looked into your background. Your father is Chen Niansheng, your mother is Li Zhenzhen, and you have a twin sister. You used to be able to speak."
Don't try to deceive me anymore. My abilities are beyond your imagination; otherwise, I wouldn't have sent you up the mountain just because of a single word. If you want to live, cooperate and answer my questions in writing; otherwise, I'll send you back down the mountain to be disposed of by them.
Chen Qi listened to the man's words and nodded. Of course he wanted to live. He didn't say much because even Shui Qing didn't know much about his past, only his name.
Now that the man in front of him has even found out his parents' names, Chen Qi naturally has to think of another way to deal with him.
Li Ke released his right hand, allowing him to write on the table. The first sentence Chen Qi wrote was: If I cooperate with you, what will you promise me? If the result is still death or a fate worse than death, then I have nothing to say.
Li Ke chuckled at these words. This kid has improved quite a bit. She snorted, "Are you trying to negotiate with me?"
Chen Qi looked back at Li Ke and nodded, then wrote: Yes, because I am qualified to negotiate with you. My biological father is a very powerful man. He manages a shelter for a million people, and his power is no less than yours.
Li Ke stared at these words, then looked up at Chen Qi. Had this kid found him a new father? Seeing that the other party was still not behaving himself, Li Ke suddenly swung his hand and "snap"ed him with a whip.
"Kid, I know your real father as well as your mother. If you still don't behave, I can make you wish you were dead right now."
After saying that, Li Ke stood up, walked out of the room, and half a minute later, pushed a cart full of food and pastries piled up four layers high.
Li Ke sat back down, pushed up his mask, casually picked up a piece of grilled meat and put it in his mouth. Next to him, there were three or four kinds of drinks and red wine in the ice bucket.
As Chen Qi smelled the delicious food so close at hand, his mouth watered with difficulty; the food was just too tempting.
Li Ke observed Chen Qi's reaction: "I can have as many of these as I want. If you cooperate, I can reluctantly take you as a dog from my mountain. If you don't cooperate, I'll beat you until you do. If you still don't cooperate, I'll beat you to death."
Chen Qi stared at the food for a while, then began to write again.
Li Ke then learned that Chen Qi had suffered a rib injury and illness while abroad, which caused him to become mute. In the end, he returned to China with the help of the Mo family, along with his mother and sister.
Li Ke's gaze lingered on the words "Mo family," and she spoke again: "It's the Mo Qing family. Tell me everything that happened after you followed the Mo family. Don't worry, as long as you're useful, I won't treat you unfairly."
When Chen Qi heard the other person mention Mo Qing's name, he pondered the matter further and picked up his pen again to answer the person's question. This time, he took much longer to write.
More than half an hour later, Li Ke received two pages of paper. Chen Qi's handwriting wasn't actually that great, but because the Chen family had enrolled him in a calligraphy class for a while, even though the boy's handwriting was terrible, it was still much better than Li Ke's.
Li Ke casually placed a plate of food and a drink on Chen Qi's table, and Chen Qi quickly grabbed them with his free hand and started eating.
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