"...It's okay, we don't mind." Lin Tongxi patted the other person's head lightly.
Although the little beggar's behavior deviates from Yue Lingyun's morality, Yue Lingyun also comes from the grassroots and understands the difficulties faced by the little beggar.
If he had grown up in a normal environment, he might not have chosen to steal.
Chen Yunxuan, who was standing by, was also thinking about this and muttered, "Master...is this what you meant by 'people are not born evil, but are forced to do evil because of difficulties'?"
Seeing that everyone treated him the same way, the little beggar continued to tell his story.
Originally, the little beggar could still survive in the Song Mansion, but this situation was suddenly overturned yesterday.
The Pang family broke into the Song Mansion and demanded that they hand over the items stolen from the Pang family.
The Song family was furious and joined forces with the Pang family to search together.
The search led them to the little beggar's bed, where they found the stolen things of the Pang family.
The Pang family was a prominent family, always arrogant and domineering. They beat the little beggar to death and then abandoned him on the roadside to fend for himself.
The Song family did not dare to offend the Pang family. Even though they recognized the little beggar's stealing skills, they still handed him over in order to save their lives.
Of course, the little beggar knew that the Pang family could not be offended, so he would avoid the Pang family and not steal from them.
But for some reason... he clearly had never stolen anything from the Pang family, but there was such a treasure on his bed.
This scene was surprisingly similar to the one when Chen Yunxuan was expelled from the academy. It could be said that they were both unprovoked disasters, and he was inexplicably charged with an additional crime.
No matter how the two explained, the other party would not listen.
"Could someone have framed you?" Lin Tongxi immediately guessed.
The little beggar thought about it carefully and felt that this was the only possibility left.
Many children sleep together and there is no privacy at all. It is very likely that someone secretly put something in his room while he is not there.
He thought he was pretty good to these kids, after all, he would share his food with them...
Thinking of this now, the little beggar's heart turned cold.
What made him even more sad was that he now had nowhere to go, unless...
The little beggar raised his head, then ran to the bottom of the bed and kowtowed to the four people. "Good people! Great benefactors! Living Bodhisattvas! Please... take me in... I can do anything... chop wood, fetch water... wash clothes, cook... even if it's called stealing... it's fine, just please take me in."
"..." The atmosphere froze instantly, and the four of them looked at each other, observing each other's expressions.
Chen Yunxuan knew very well that this matter was important, but he had no experience and did not dare to make a decision, so he looked at Lin Tongxi.
As for Yue Lingyun, although he had some objections to stealing, he still felt sorry for the child.
In the end, it was Su Ruoxue who spoke first. She leaned close to Lin Tongxi's ear and whispered, "Tongxi...how about we try to take him in?"
Although Lin Tongxi sympathized with the child, he still had to weigh the pros and cons.
If it were him in the past, he might have agreed to this decision without thinking too much.
But after the version upgrade, he obviously found that his heart seemed to have calmed down a lot, and the rational side obviously prevailed over the emotional side.
He had read many novels and watched many movies and TV shows, and had seen many cases of adopted children betraying their adoptive parents... This was what Lin Tongxi was afraid of.
Who knows if the child in front of me is an ungrateful person?
"...Where is the mute grandfather you mentioned buried?" Lin Tongxi suddenly asked.
The child was stunned for a moment, then reported a location.
"Okay, take us there." Lin Tongxi stared into the child's eyes, trying to see through the child's nature.
"Well...can I take a few apples with me?" the child asked immediately.
"Okay." After saying that, Lin Tongxi opened the map and then led everyone to a wilderness as the child said.
Although it is called a wilderness, it is not completely desolate, because there are many wooden tablets standing on the ground.
The child took out the apple and placed it in front of a wooden tablet with two words written on it: Dumb Beggar.
"Grandpa... I'm here to see you... This is your favorite apple." The child kowtowed solemnly several times.
Seeing this, Lin Tongxi also had a preliminary understanding of the little beggar's character, and then issued a task.
[Release Quest: Let the little beggar join the team. Upon completion, you will gain 10 system power and +5 team member's mentality.]
Such a generous reward surprised Lin Tongxi.
If you think about it carefully, the little beggar's experience is somewhat similar to that of the protagonist, and he is not like the ungrateful protagonist.
Since the system interface is so supportive, there is no need to hesitate. It is time to take in the little beggar!
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