Chapter 23 (1/2)
The Office Arown Wilderness
Two months had passed without any rain, and this was the first sign of rain since the start of school It was a light drizzle that perave a kind of refreshi+ng feeling
“Whypath…where exactly are we going?”
Huang Qiao Yi was currently driving a car down one of the district’s roads, while Duan He sitting in shotgun was currently giving her driving instructions through the drizzle
Meng Ming was sitting alone in the back, coed by Duan He today to go o, this uncle had been an exaiven her advice before This ti for hiht that this uncle would definitely offer so
“Is that uncle really so formidable…”
“Of course, he’s a very experienced veteran” Duan He introduced the uncle as ‘Carron’, an English name
Huang Qiao Yi found the non-Chinese naner need to cheat?”
Duan He explained, “He’s not a foreigner, he’s a Chinese male He is very formidable; he’s a sculptor Carron is probably just his pen name or alias”
“He’s just a sculptor…” Meng Ming was still in a bad mood “Why do we need to look for him?”
“Isn’t it because of you…” Duan He turned around and rolled her eyes at Meng Ming “You insist on dueling against Zhou Lun Yu on the midterm exam How could you possibly be his opponent in your current state! Uncle Carron is very skilled at cheating If he gives you advice, h However…”
“However?”
“I haven’t met Carron in over a year I only know that his personality is a bit strange…” Duan He paused and thought to herself: Well, actually I should say Carron is a bit of a nutjob… She then continued, “He’s married multiple times, and even has nine kids”
“Nine, nine kids?!”
Duan He nodded and said, “Yea It’s a pity that not a single one of his wives or children stayed by his side Basically, Uncle Carron welcoood i!”
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“Then why are we looking for him!!!”
Neither Meng Ming nor Huang Qiao Yi had expected that their destination would be an old, abandoned district There were absolutely no signs of cars in any direction They parked the car on the roadside, and then followed Duan He, weaving back and forth through the rain Finally, they reached a relatively deep alley This place was both shabby and messy, and it was extreh
Meng Ming just couldn’t understand why the uncle would live in such a run-down place…itseemed he had already have lost all interest in this matter
Duan He, who had visited before, said, “nobody knohy he lives here, but it seehboring areas are abandoned business districts They could even be called ruins…apparently there’s even a tomb nearby”
“Tomb…no ould he choose such a creepy place to live!”
They passed through quite a few piles of junk, then went up a rusty metal staircase Finally, they stopped in front of a run-down door on the second floor No ns of huroilderness
Duan He knocked on the door, and it was opened soon afterwards A bald uncle wearing sunglasses stood before them His physique was clearly sturdy, and he was also sporting a small beard
This uncle is Carron? And I thought that an artist would havesaw Carron, he was surprised that a sculptor’s head could be so shi+ny and clean
“Mr Carron, it’s been a while!” Duan He greeted hiht that they’d be able to find him so easily today
When Carron saw Duan He, he quickly pushed the door open wider, then approached them to look a bit closer Afterwards…
“Waaaaa!” Carron shouted, “So it’s Miss Duan He how kind of you to visit I’h the office has no other occupants it’s really too et the chance to clean it but if you don’t mind then please come in and sit!”
Meng Ming’s eyes ide This old baldie spoke so …!
“Oh? Who’s this cute little boy?” Carron asked in slight disdain, as he stood in a posture that see
Cu-cute?! Meng Ming felt extreruntled That damn old baldie…how the heck do I look cute?
“We cas” Duan He introduced as she followed Carron into the roo stood outside in a daze, his expressionless face not showing any indication of what thoughts were running through his head
“Meng Ming, hurry up and co into the small, messy office, then turned around and said Carron, “This is Zhuge Meng Ming, C-type, a new one I specially brought him here to request for Mr Carron to coach him a bit”
This office didn’t have any tea reserves or anything to entertain guests Carron didn’t directly take care of them either, and just nonchalantly told them to sit on some wooden chairs He then buried hi with sos He picked up one, then another, and muttered to himself─
“You want me to coach him…that’s out of the question…”
He began to write calligraphy as he fiddled around with randos, completely preoccupied
“Couys, look at this, it’s my neork,” Carron suddenly stood with ait up for everyone to see The wooden carving was of a female and a cow “How about it?! It’s a work made from my heart’s blood, and it’s called—<lies>!”
Li…es?
Why is it called that…
Are a woman and a cow somehow related to lies?
The three people stared blankly at the carving without showing any reactions…
“It looks like you guys were all intih, “Hahahaha! My outstanding creativity produced this fine carving!” He crazily laughed with his creation in his hand
……
“Mr Carron…we came here for a certain matter…” Duan He interrupted him
“Ah? Aaaahh? ─Oh, oh!” Carron seehtly, then pretended to be super earnest He placed his hands in front of his chest and lowered his head, as if pondering soh, oh…what matter did you come to discuss about with me?”
Meng Ming’s expression had already beco expert…
After Duan He explained in detail, Carron finally understood He pointed to Meng Ming and asked, “Oh? You’re saying that this boy is a newbie? Oh, you want me to teach him a bit huh…oh…oh…”
As Carron said this, he slowly turned around and sat down to play with his wooden carvings once again
Duan He could only secretly whisper to Huang Qiao Yi and Meng Ming, “There’s nothing we can do…Uncle Carron’s , he doesn’t really listen to others However, he’s really very for as we’re patient, it’ll be fine”
Then why exactly ]
“U him from time to time, “Mr Carron, how about it?”
“Oh…oh…?” Carron just kept saying ‘oh’
“Uncle…”
“Oh~, this place needs to be deeper…”
Just by sitting there, Meng Ming and Huang Qiao Yi were already feeling incomparably aard
“That being said…” Huang Qiao Yi seemed to make a discovery This whole time, she’d felt that this place was different from a normal office, as if it wasn’t very coordinated Only now did she finally realize the problem She asked Duan He, “Isn’t Mr Carron a sculptor? Why haven’t we seen any sculpting tools?”
Meng Ming was thinking that perhaps he hadn’t taken them out
Duan He turned around to tell theers and nails to carve the wood”
What?! Meng Ming was internally shocked
“He’s that powerful? Mr Carron’s fingernails ”
“That’s not necessarily true” Duan He glanced at Carron, as still fiddling with an ite as one understands the grains and texture of the wooden er to skillfully to carve it with ease However, there are also ti does require a tool But the only one that Carron uses…” Duan He pointed to Carron’s left hand, and looked more closely
But to her surprise, Carron’s left hand was bare
“Ho?” Duan He was puzzled
“Mr Carron? Can you teach him a bit?” Duan He said extre ood
“Oh, I can” Carron said
They weren’t sure if he had replied after careful deliberation, or if Carron had just repliedrandomly, but at least he finally said he would