Volume 6: War and Peace in the Black Forest Chapter 2: Former Friends
Fei Tu, whose real name is Li Feitu.
In Li Lin's impression, the fat bald man who always ate and drank for free and claimed to be the most powerful event manager in the world has turned into a tall and handsome blond man. If it weren't for the habitual movements and voices that have not changed, Li Lin would not even be able to recognize who the man in front of him is.
But there are always some friendships that are engraved in the bones. After recognizing each other, the two people who had countless things to say directly found a restaurant that was known for being quiet. But after ordering their own dishes, they found themselves in a strange silence. Because both of them had countless questions to ask, but the time was really a bit too long, so long that even friends who were once known as friends of life and death fell into embarrassment.
"Well, let me ask you first. After all, I used to be the team leader, so I'll start with this."
Looking at his friend who was poking at the steak like a child, Li Lin smiled generously.
"How are your former friends now? How did you become such a jerk now? What about your former girlfriend? What are you doing now? Have you given up e-sports? I'm asking you these questions first, and you should think about the answers."
"……call."
I can only say that you are worthy of being the captain.
Facing Li Lin's calm appearance, the blond man took a deep breath and then reached out to scratch his scalp.
This was a habit he developed when he was still fat and bald, and he still hadn't changed even though he was now a blond foreigner. But it was obvious that although Li Lin's behavior was a little unfamiliar, it also gave him room to recall it.
"My old friends... We kept in touch during the first two years, but the world has changed so fast recently that we stopped keeping in touch about three years ago. Everyone has their own careers and social circles, and they are no longer the same as they used to be. As for me now, my family used to run a factory, but we switched to prosthetic repair and processing. I made a little money, so I became an investor or something. Appearance is also for the sake of being easy to talk to. After all, if you don't have a good appearance, no one will look at you. I'm not like you, the captain, who is loved by everyone."
"By girlfriend, you mean Xiao Guang, right? Not long after you disappeared, Captain, you cheated on me. She cheated on me eight times in a row, and we had group sex. I lost all my confidence in women at that time. I just told her to get lost. So now I just help my family with work, and I live a pretty good life as a stupid rich second generation guy in everyone's eyes."
"As for e-sports... Haha, I haven't played it for nine years, and I've forgotten about it. On the contrary, Captain, why haven't you heard from me for ten years? Can you tell me why? I've thought a lot about it now, and I used to resent you, but now I just want to know how you are doing."
The fat bald man, who already had the demeanor of a mature man, gave a bitter smile and whispered to the captain in front of him.
But it resulted in a strange expression on Li Lin's face.
"...You don't know?"
"Of course we don't know what you're thinking, Captain. Have you ever told us what you're thinking?"
"No, I'm not saying I did anything. But didn't you say I disappeared for so many years? This is what I'm wondering about."
Li Lin drank the juice and said without any concern:
"I was put in jail for ten years, so of course I couldn't play any games."
"……ah?"
"Didn't you pay attention to the news? The unlucky kid who said he was going to launch a large-scale terrorist attack on the street was me. I was caught alive and thrown into prison. Then the law was changed, requiring stricter review and so on. I was indeed innocent, but the review system at the time did not look for early models of cases, and I was not released until the latest update of the prison system reported an error."
"Well, doesn't that mean the system actually has loopholes? Didn't you get locked up for ten years in vain? The best ten years of your life were thrown into prison like this? Aren't you willing to accept that?"
"What's the point of being unwilling? They've already given us compensation. All kinds of permissions, a lot of money, what else do you want?"
Li Lin shrugged his shoulders and took the matter very lightly.
After all, compared with those unlucky people who were wrongly convicted in history, Li Lin is already quite lucky.
Although there was no official large-scale rehabilitation due to political reasons, the various compensations and indemnities were not just adequate but luxurious. He was almost short of having an entire residential area to make up for the days he had lost.
If you ask if it is enough, Li Lin certainly said it was not enough emotionally. The most glorious period of his life was wasted in this cold world. His best friends have disappeared without a trace. And everything he once had is gone. But rationally speaking, Li Lin felt that this compensation had already been in place and was very sufficient.
So he is very satisfied with the current situation and is very happy with the current situation. This is true.
"...In other words, the disbandment of our team was just due to an accident?"
Listening to Li Lin's words, Fatty sat in the chair, staring blankly at the steak on the plate, and suddenly laughed .
"It's just that you, the captain, participated in that so-called experiment, and you happened to be arrested during the experiment, and because it was a terrorist attack, the news was blocked, so we don't know anything?"
"In fact, if you watch the news carefully, you can still tell that it's mine. After all, I was dressed quite formally when I was arrested. If you have good eyesight or are familiar with me, theoretically you can still tell from the mosaic that it's mine. Of course, it's only theoretical. If you don't watch the news, you won't know."
"At the time, we were all so anxious about the captain's disappearance that we had no mood to watch the news..."
Sitting dejectedly in the chair, the blond man looked at the dishes on the table and chuckled softly.
Fat Baldy thought he would hate the person who gave him hope but also gave him despair. But when the time came, he found that ten years had passed and all the emotions he had felt had faded.
If it was purely due to Li Lin's personal reasons, then Feibald would probably punch this natural person on the spot, even if he would go to jail. But after hearing Li Lin's ending, all the resentment and past lingering in his heart finally only produced a sigh for whom he didn't know.
"Captain... you've suffered a lot."
"It's okay, it's okay. Tell me about the recent changes. I haven't checked it out."
Li Lin shrugged, indicating that he didn't care about these things. Instead, he sucked the juice and waited for the next story of Fatty with great interest.
