Chapter 209
"Booker, Booker, when will you learn not to always think the best of others?"
Isli once put his arms around Drobuk's neck and sighed.
Drobuk smiled naively and said, "I just think... even if I trusted the wrong person, I would only lose a little money; but if what that person said is true, then this money can save the lives of his family. So if you calculate it this way... it's not a loss!"
Yisili was silent for a while, then said, "Is this the reason why your three years of savings were defrauded?"
Drobk scratched his head and said, "I just feel that..."
"That's enough!" Yisili waved his hand and interrupted him, "I don't care what you think, I care what I think! Captain, this fool has been deceived badly, what do you say?"
Rong Yuan, who was reading a book, looked up at the pitiful Drobuk who was held under Yisili's arm, and said, "Yisili, Yeyi, you two go with Booker to deal with this!"
"Okay!" Isli responded happily.
Nightwing flashed out from the shadow of the room, lowered his head and responded, then hid in the darkness again.
Eastley is smart, thoughtful and well-versed in human nature, while Nightwing is the best at hiding and tracking. The two of them worked together and soon found the guy who had cheated Drobuk of all his property by claiming that "the whole family is seriously ill and has no money to treat the illness, so they have to sell their antiques and relics."
The man was squandering Drobk's money to treat a group of friends to a feast, mocking the big fool who was easily cheated by him, and stepping on the "antique relics" in his family that had been "passed down for eighteen generations" - Drobk not only spent all his money, but also did not take the fake antiques sold by the other party out of sympathy.
Isli was furious. Although he had been calling Drobuk a fool all day, he could not tolerate others calling him that. He immediately rushed up and beat him up! Nightwing waited until he was done beating them, then stripped the men of their clothes and hung them upside down on the most conspicuous tower in the city. Because of the tricky angle, the city's rescue team took several hours to rescue them. During this time, the men had been visited by people coming and going, and various photos and videos had become popular on the planet's network.
After getting the money back (even a lot more), proving that the other party was just a despicable liar, Isli scolded the gullible Drobk on the way back, but Drobk just smiled foolishly, nodded continuously, and didn't refute a word.
When Barabi came back to the boat with a large plate of dessert , he could not help but persuade him, "Okay, Yisli, Booker is like this, you know that. Booker, next time you should not go out alone, go with others!"
"Oh, okay!" Drobk nodded in response.
Among all the members of the Feiyan Team, Drobuk is the easiest to talk to, but also the easiest to deceive. Once, Reina lied to him that he saw the legendary Lulu bird in the nearby forest. In local myths and legends, this bird can cure all diseases with just a tear. It is obviously a man-made creature. But Drobuk believed it and ran into the forest to look for it for three days and three nights, but he got lost. In the end, it was Nightwing who found him. Reina, who lied, was punished by Isli and stood outside Drobuk's door for nine days with a big bucket on his head. No one's pleas were useful.
Whenever Rong Yuan thinks back on those past events, he can't help but smile.
He would often think back to the time when he first met Drobuk.
At that time, they had just finished a big mission, so they parked the spaceship on a nearby habitable planet with developed tourism and commerce for a temporary repair. Everyone was rich, and they went their separate ways. Some girls went shopping for clothes, and some went to learn local specialties. Others lived in seclusion in the mountains, some went to play in the caves, some went to various dangerous places to challenge themselves, and some stayed at home in the spaceship to play games. Rong Yuan trusted the character of his team members very much, so he rarely asked what they did privately.
At that time... the important people were still there. Rong Yuan would return to Earth to see his old friends from time to time. He didn't carry anything heavy, and his soul was as light as if he had wings and yearned to fly freely. Every time he arrived at a new place, he was keen to explore the various places there, whether they were wonderful or dangerous. Even an ordinary meteorite was interesting in his eyes.
Besides Pea, Noah, and Number Two (later Alpha), the only team member who followed Rong Yuan was Nightwing, who always stayed by his side like a shadow.
Noah is the first quantum robot that Rong Yuan exchanged from the Merit Mall. It can transform at will and is also a chatterbox.
Pea connected to the local network, searched for a while and said, "Got it. There is a bottomless cave on the southeastern plateau of this country. No one has been able to detect how deep it is. All instruments will fail about a hundred kilometers into the cave, and no human or animal who has entered the cave has ever returned alive. This cave, called the Eye of Hell, is also known as the most terrifying place on the planet!"
While it was speaking, Alpha and Nightwing followed Rong Yuan closely like a butler and a guard. Not far from them, Noah transformed into a pet dog and followed behind, wagging his tail. When someone looked at it because of its cuteness, it would quickly change its shape - its eyes would turn blood red, a bloody wound would suddenly appear on its back, or even its head would suddenly fall off!
Although it was only a brief moment, it scared the passers-by around!
So Rong Yuan and others heard the exclamations of passers-by coming from behind them from time to time!
"ah!"
"ah!"
“Oh my God!”
"Ghost!"
"Mother--"
The veins on Rong Yuan's forehead jumped again and again. After Noah scared a little kid to tears, he couldn't help but yelled angrily, "Noah!"
"Okay, okay, I get it. I won't do such boring things again. But I really didn't realize that the brat was so cowardly! He dared to punch and kick an adult who was twice his height, but he couldn't accept a dog without a head! What's wrong with dogs? Aren't dogs man's best friends? Bah! Double standard dog! He actually deceived the feelings of us dogs!"
"First of all, you are not a real dog, so you shouldn't pretend to be one." Number Two, who didn't know how to tease, corrected him seriously, "Secondly, the reason why that kid was scared of you just now was not because of your dog-like appearance, but because you made your head disappear !"
"Hey! You idiot, how can the smart Senior Noah not figure out such a simple question?"
Noah sighed, ran to Rong Yuan, pushed No. 2 aside with his head, then nudged Rong Yuan's leg and said, "Rong Yuan, look, this idiot not only has no sense of humor, but also lacks the most basic logical reasoning ability! Why don't we tear it apart and let me swallow it! I remember there was a movie or a novel with a plot like this - the hero swallowed his parallel self and became invincible! Although No. 2 is far worse than me, the replica should be able to make me a little stronger!"
Number Two glanced down at it condescendingly, perhaps with a desire to complain in his heart, but in the end he said nothing.
Rong Yuan flicked Noah's head and said, "Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear you apart first!"
“Okay… okay!”
Noah looked at Rong Yuan with resentment, lowered his head, and closed his mouth, but a lost voice still came out from his stomach and said, "Alas, I knew it... I only see the new people laughing, but don't hear the old people crying. Yuanyuan, don't you love me anymore?"
Rong Yuan felt goosebumps all over his body, and he seemed to hear the muffled laughter of Nightwing. He raised his eyebrows, looked at Noah with murderous intent, and gritted his teeth and said, "Noah!"
Noah shrank his neck, turned around and ran with his tail between his legs. Suddenly, he heard a burst of laughter coming from not far away. It seemed like a lot of people were clapping, cheering, and laughing, and they were very happy.
Several people turned their heads subconsciously to look over. They saw a dozen local young men and women gathered together, laughing and shouting, making a lot of noise, and making a lot of noise without restraint, as if they were enjoying being the center of attention at this moment.
In places where tourism is developed but management has not kept up, this situation can easily occur - the local residents can easily live a wealthy and carefree life because of the large number of tourists, so the locals - especially the young people - lack a sense of responsibility and motivation to strive, and they idle around all day long, complain that there is not enough salt in their meals and that their water and tea are too cold. They are as arrogant as frogs in a well, looking down on everything and not caring about the feelings of others.
Rong Yuan and his friends had seen this kind of thugs many times before, so they didn't take it seriously and were about to leave when they suddenly frowned.
The thugs dispersed with a loud noise, revealing a man standing among them.
It was a short boy, holding a small package in his hand. His appearance could not be seen clearly because he was covered with a disgusting liquid with a strange smell and color.
The local thugs were just laughing at him.
The boy blinked slowly, and a drop of grayish-yellow liquid fell from his eyelashes. He reached out and wiped his face, making his already dirty face even more dirty.
Everyone laughed again, pointing at him and cursing him in dialect, calling him "fool" and "idiot". The boy didn't seem to understand, and seeing how happy everyone was, he also smiled foolishly.
——There wasn’t even a trace of anger or gloom from being bullied.
Those people played around him for a while, and some seemed to want to kick him, but finally gave up because he was too dirty. When those hooligans had enough of the fun and went to another place to have some fun, he wiped the dirt off the small package with his sleeve and limped forward, just passing by Rong Yuan and others.
"Kid, do you need help?" Nightwing asked in a low voice.
The boy was stunned for a moment, looked around, and pointed at himself. After confirming that Nightwing was talking to him, he waved his hands hurriedly and said, "It's okay, it's nothing. They are all my friends, they are just joking with me!"
"What are you kidding? They are just kidding you!" Rong Yuan took off his coat and threw it on his head, saying, "Wipe it off! Those who don't treat you as a human being are not really friends. Um... But if you don't care, then it's your choice."
After saying this nonchalantly, he put his hands in his pockets and continued walking forward, with Alpha following closely behind.
Nightwing thought about it, took out two candies from his pocket, put them in the boy's hand, and took two quick steps to catch up.
Noah didn't dare to get too close to Rongyuan yet. He fell behind and when he passed by the boy, he stretched his nose over to smell him like a real dog, then sneezed twice, shook his head and ran away.
The young boy Drobk held the candy and the clothes carefully, staring blankly at the receding figure.
At that time, Rong Yuan only regarded this brief encounter as a small episode in his journey and forgot about it in a blink of an eye. Neither party even asked each other's name, let alone knew that they would become teammates who would share life and death in the future.
A few years later, the Feiyan team accidentally rescued Drobuk who was abducted as a slave by the star pirates. He recognized Rong Yuan and others at a glance. Later, he joined the Feiyan team as a doctor.
During the long time together, Drobk also told Rongyuan about his life experience - his mother was pregnant with him against her will, so he was abandoned by her shortly after he was born. His father was a notorious gangster who drank, gambled, and committed domestic violence. When Drobk was ten years old, the man was arrested and sentenced for murder and robbery.
Because he was the son of a criminal, no one around him wanted to associate with him. In that secluded town, everyone was indifferent, contemptuous and distant to him.
What is more terrifying than growing up being bullied is the cold violence that isolates you from the whole world.
Therefore, the gangsters' behavior of making fun of him became a precious friendship in his heart.
But everyone has a limit to what they can bear. In fact, when Rong Yuan and others met him, Drobk had already decided to die. The package in his hand contained a bottle of highly toxic pesticide he had just bought. However... that piece of clothing and that piece of candy gave him hope of survival again.
Sometimes, maybe people just long for a little bit of pure kindness.
Bright flowers bloom from the dirty soil.
Although Drobke grew up in such a bad environment and had many ups and downs in his adult life, he always had a pure heart. He always strictly required himself and did not do anything immoral even in the most difficult times. In the process of interacting with others, he was always the first to give trust and kindness. No matter how many times he was deceived, he would not use the greatest malice to guess others.
It's not that I can't, I just don't want to.
Everyone said he was stupid, but who didn't like his kindness and purity? Even the sharp-tongued Isley once said, "Booker is the cleanest among us!" Then he immediately said to Rong Yuan, "Of course, Captain, I'm not talking about you..."
Decades passed by quickly.
The life span of Drobuk's race is short. Rong Yuan and others watched him grow up and grow old. Some people in the Feiyan team also left to marry and have children on land, but he never thought of leaving. When he had time, he always studied medicine. He was gifted in this area and gradually became a famous doctor in the alliance.
"Leave? Why leave?" Drobuk, who had half a head of hair, once said to the newcomer Wenda with a smile: "The Feiyan team is my home! Everyone here is my family, how can I bear to leave?"
