RITAAB 82.2

CHAPTER 82 PART 2

Everyone present, including Liu Zhongyuan, was a little surprised because Qin Jiulin had just slapped away Jiang Meng’s hands that were grabbing Liu Zhongyuan.

Jiang Meng stared blankly at her reddened and slightly swollen hands, belatedly feeling the pain. She looked at Qin Jiulin with disbelief, pointing at him. “You… you dare hit me? You’re just from the Qin family, a small nouveau riche, what are you? You’re still an unfavored piece of trash, how dare you hit me!”

Qin Jiulin sneered. “I think you haven’t fully realized how high the status of a Variant beastman is here.”

He beckoned to the security guards not far away who had been watching the situation. Of course, there were quite a few security guards. After seeing his gesture, three tall and sturdy security guards immediately walked over aggressively.

Seeing this, Yuan Zhuo immediately walked in front of Liu Zhongyuan. “Are you really going to be so heartless? Have you forgotten that we gave you your life? Now that you have power and status, you’re planning to abandon us, aren’t you?”

Liu Zhongyuan finally looked at him directly, and he smiled. “Not at all. It’s not like I asked them to come over. Don’t blame me.”

Qin Jiulin said to the three security guards who had approached with a smile on his face, “These people keep blocking our way. Please stop them. They’re quite annoying.”

Security Guard: “No problem, Mr. Qin.”

Only then did Yuan Zhuo become anxious. Jiang Meng even wanted to grab Liu Zhongyuan again. “Liu Zhongyuan, you bastard, how dare you treat us like this! I’m your mother!”

Hearing her say this, the security guards were a little surprised. They subconsciously glanced at Liu Zhongyuan. After all, Liu Zhongyuan was the captain of this team. If he said not to touch these four people, they would definitely listen to Liu Zhongyuan instead of Qin Jiulin. However, Liu Zhongyuan seemed indifferent.

The security guard then tentatively said, “What parents? There are so many people coming to claim kinship these days. Which batch are you? Get out of the way, or don’t blame us for being rough!”

Yuan Qingning, who had originally wanted to maintain her elegance, instantly lost her composure. She pointed at Liu Zhongyuan’s nose and yelled in a shrill voice, “You really are a lowlife, just like before, and now too. It’s your honor to take care of us! Who do you think you are? Now that you’re capable, you want to kick us aside? Don’t forget, your life belongs to us! How can you treat Mom and Dad like this?!”

Liu Zhongyuan said with a smile, “Oh, why aren’t you maintaining your elegance and nobility? Weren’t you supposed to purse your lips and smile to maintain your young miss image even when cursing?”

Yuan Qingning stared at Liu Zhongyuan wide-eyed. “Fine, you’ve finally revealed your true colors. I didn’t notice it before! Now, this is your true face. Quite impressive.”

Liu Zhongyuan smirked and didn’t say anything more. From their conversation, the security guards could see that there was indeed some relationship between these people, but whether they were parents or relatives was uncertain.

Qin Jiulin: “Security, keep them here. We’re leaving. We’re a little tired after being out on a mission for so long. We need to go back and rest quickly so it doesn’t affect tomorrow’s mission.”

Of course, the security guards knew what was more important. There were only a dozen known Variant beastmen here. Liu Zhongyuan’s ferocity was well-known, and his team’s missions were the most difficult. If their mission efficiency was affected, it would be an unforgivable crime!

The security guards quickly stopped the four people at the side. Qin Jiulin led Liu Zhongyuan into the residential area, and soon walked in right in front of them, while Yuan Zhuo and the others couldn’t enter at all.

Yuan Qingfeng, hiding behind the adults, looked at Liu Zhongyuan and Qin Jiulin’s departing backs, thinking about the status of Variant beastmen. It would be great if there were Variant beastmen among them.

The security guards soon left; they had to continue guarding the gate and prevent others from entering, especially those who were shameless like these four people.

Noticing the security guards’ disdainful looks, Yuan Zhuo and the others lost face and couldn’t stay there any longer.

The four of them now had nowhere to live and could only head towards the previously mentioned free accommodation. They didn’t know if they could get a slightly cleaner place there.

Of course, men and women didn’t live together. The father and sons, and the mother and daughters, would have to go to two different places, but no matter where it was, it would be equally dirty.

Yuan Qingning: “Mom, Dad, I don’t want to live there. Sleeping outside would be cleaner than that place. Why don’t we just find a vacant house to sleep in for one night? At least it would be clean.”

Yuan Zhuo thought about it. That would work too. The place here was spacious, but there weren’t many people. It was impossible that all the houses were occupied. They could go to the outer areas to look, there must be vacant houses there that they could stay in.

But… Yuan Zhuo looked at the sky. “It’s very dark already. Approaching the edge of the stronghold in the dark could be very dangerous…”

When he said this, everyone noticed that it was indeed dark. If they encountered semi-beastmen, they would have no fighting power and would just die there.

Compared to their lives, their previous obsession with cleanliness seemed insignificant.

Jiang Meng: “In that case, let’s go and rest there. If we really can’t sleep, we can come outside and sleep against the wall. It’s not that cold at night yet.”

Yuan Zhuo: “Let’s go then. We’ll come back to find him tomorrow.”

Yuan Qingfeng: “Dad, that guy is so powerful now, he’ll definitely find a way to get revenge on us. How could he still take care of us?”

Yuan Zhuo: “Don’t talk nonsense. He’s just feeling a bit superior now. If it weren’t for the identity our Yuan family’s wealthy status gave him, he wouldn’t have had so many opportunities before.”

Actually, the fact that Liu Zhongyuan was able to meet people in the military before was indeed related to the Yuan family, but not much, because no matter how wealthy the Yuan family was, they couldn’t compete with the military.

After connecting with the military later, he relied on himself to maintain that relationship!

Qin Jiulin, after taking a shower, sat on the sofa in his bathrobe. Liu Zhongyuan sat beside him. He shook his wet hair, and Qin Jiulin complained, “Dry your hair before coming over.”

Liu Zhongyuan rubbed against him. “No, my hair is short, I’ll just shake it and it’ll be dry in a few minutes.”

Qin Jiulin thought so too, and stopped dwelling on the hair issue. “Can you tell me about the Yuan family?”

Liu Zhongyuan: “What do you want to know? I can tell you.”

Qin Jiulin: “Why does the Yuan family so brazenly demand this and that from you? Did they really help raise you before?”

Liu Zhongyuan was silent for a while before saying, “Actually, the Yuan family, and other wealthy families of similar status, all know my identity in secret.”

“After all, the Yuan family is a very powerful family in Modu. It wasn’t a small matter that Madam Yuan’s first pregnancy was my birth. They couldn’t hide it.”

Qin Jiulin: “That makes sense. Then how did they… Did they, like my family, believe in fortune-telling and think you were a jinx who would bring misfortune to the family?”

Liu Zhongyuan laughed. “How is that possible! They don’t believe in such things. It was because the Yuan family’s enemies sent people to assassinate them. At the time, because Jiang Meng was pregnant with me, she was slow and affected their escape. Because she was carrying me, their escape became very dangerous. So, after I was born, they thought I was bad luck, or that I almost caused the death of both of them, so they just threw me away.”

Qin Jiulin thought for a moment and nodded. “So that’s how it is. I understand.”

He couldn’t say who was more tragic, him or Liu Zhongyuan. Liu Zhongyuan’s past was tragic, at least the Qin family still maintained appearances and raised him before the apocalypse, but after the apocalypse, they plotted against his life.

Liu Zhongyuan was abandoned before…

He didn’t know what happened to Liu Zhongyuan after he died in his previous life, but before that, Liu Zhongyuan’s life was quite good, he had everything he wanted.

Qin Jiulin: “Let’s not talk about it anymore. Why talk about such unhappy things? Let’s rest.”

Because of the special circumstances, the water supply had been restored, but there was certainly no electricity, as that required the power plant, which would have to wait until Modu was completely reclaimed.

Liu Zhongyuan moved closer to Qin Jiulin and gently hugged him. “Jiulin… Linlin?”

The corner of Qin Jiulin’s eye twitched. “Do you want to get beaten?”

Liu Zhongyuan immediately made a pouting face. “I don’t want to get beaten, but can I call you Linlin? You can call me Yuanyuan… No, call me Zhongzhong.”

Qin Jiulin was instantly embarrassed. How could he, a grown man, say such cheesy nicknames?

“Stop messing around, let’s go to sleep. Qi Yue is already resting. Let’s rest too, don’t waste time. The missions have been quite heavy recently.”

Liu Zhongyuan rested his chin on Qin Jiulin’s shoulder. “They will definitely come looking for me again tomorrow, unless I really beat them up, or kill them.”

Qin Jiulin: “Are they really that shameless?”

In this regard, they were quite similar to a certain someone.

Liu Zhongyuan: “It’s not shamelessness, it’s that they won’t give up until they achieve their goals. It’s said that when their ancestors started their business, they used all sorts of unscrupulous methods. They’re not afraid of losing face, they’re just afraid of not getting what they want.”

Qin Jiulin was stunned. “So they’re not stupid, but rather forbearing? They can endure any kind of humiliation before they get what they want, and after gaining enough benefits and status, they will take revenge on all those who looked down on them or humiliated them before…”

Liu Zhongyuan: “As far as I know, that’s exactly right. So don’t underestimate them. As long as they can still move, they will come knocking. They will use every channel they can.”

Qin Jiulin: “Then I did underestimate them. From their previous behavior, I thought they really lost their minds after being in high positions for so long. It turns out they’re quite scheming.”

“This way, they can lower other people’s guard. I was actually fooled before. They’re truly impressive…”