Abstinence Admiral Don't Bite, the Softer Mermaid Top Thug

Chapter 104 Dad, Why Don’t You Recognize Me?

Garbage planet, an old dock area full of fakes.

A rusty modified cargo ship has just docked at the shore. The mechanical gears on the ground are turning heavily, and the crane is swinging, releasing layers of containers.

People were constantly unloading cargo back and forth between the cargo ship deck and the ground.

When the containers were almost unloaded, the docking boss, Wei, boarded the ship with the cargo manifest and looked around. He stopped someone and asked, "Hey, where's your brother Lu?"

The man who was stopped wiped the sweat from his face and said, "The broken boat broke down again. Brother Lu just went down to check it out."

As he was speaking, the exit cover of the freighter's bottom hold was opened, and a hand wearing a black half-finger glove grasped the edge of the thick round cover. With a push of strong force from the slender and distinct joints, a man in old work clothes came up from the bottom hold.

"Brother Lu, Boss Wei wants you to check the cargo list."

The man hummed lightly and took off his half-finger gloves, the surface of which was scratched and worn by the iron sheet. His fingers were stained with dirty black oil, and he wiped them with the back of the gloves. He took the list of goods handed over by Boss Wei, lowered his eyes to glance at the number on it, said "no problem", signed a code in the lower right corner of the list of goods, and returned it to Boss Wei.

Then, he turned his head and instructed his younger brother, "Remember to clear out the container on the third floor. We'll need it again tomorrow."

"Okay, Brother Lu!"

Boss Wei couldn't help but look again at the sturdy and stern man in front of him, his eyes full of appreciation.

You know, the freighter he is standing on now was just a scrapped cargo ship wreckage that was thrown into the garbage area three months ago. As a result, it was dragged out of the garbage area by this new citizen who had just moved into the slums of Garbage Planet for less than half a year, and it was also refurbished and renovated.

Boss Wei suddenly thought of something, and when the man finished speaking and turned to leave, he hurried forward to stop him.

"Xiao Lu, are you really not going to consider that thing I mentioned to you last time? That thing makes money quickly, high risk, high reward. Working there for a night can earn you much more than you can earn working hard for half a month on the boat now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man looked at him.

For some reason, Boss Wei always felt that this man exuded an oppressive aura from time to time. He felt his back tighten for some reason and reminded him with an embarrassed smile, "I heard that you are not short of money."

"I'm short of money." The man's eyes were deep, like some cold, inorganic object, "but I also value my life."

There was a ringing sound in the pocket of his work trousers. It was the old communicator he had bought cheaply at the market. The man took it out, looked at it, answered it, and went down to the cabin.

While listening to the person on the other end of the phone reporting the required goods, he took out his keys and walked towards the parking lot under the dock where vehicles were parked in a haphazard manner.

The wind at the dock was very strong, blowing the hem of my gray and old work clothes slightly.

Just as the man was talking on the phone and had just inserted the key into a similarly modified old motorcycle, his trouser legs were suddenly gently tugged from behind, followed by a childish voice with a soft, sibilant tone.

"dad?"

The man was silent for a moment, then calmly hung up the phone and turned around.

The little guy standing in front of him was carrying a bulging shell-shaped schoolbag. He raised his delicate and white face and looked at the adults with his watery eyes that shone with a flawless blue luster. His purity and cuteness were incompatible with this dusty, dangerous and dirty environment.

But after seeing the man's unfamiliar appearance clearly, Jing Xiaoyu blinked hesitantly and confusedly, grabbed the strap of his schoolbag with his little hands, and apologized: "Sorry, big brother, I recognized the wrong person." Lu Lianbai nodded, looked away from the child, started the car engine, and drove away.

About half an hour later, the motorcycle passed through several narrow, complex and uneven alleys in the slums and finally returned to a bungalow at the end of the alley.

Lu Lianbai parked the motorcycle, locked it, and pushed open the iron door to go in.

After two days of being away, he didn't even buy the most basic meals. He just opened the drawer, opened a dose of the lowest quality and cheapest nutritional soup and drank it. Then he took off his work clothes and took a cold shower.

When he came out, he had changed into a clean old shirt and black pants. Because the room was very small, Lu Lianbai, who was 1.9 meters tall, had to lower his head slightly when he came in.

He sat on the edge of the cramped bed, glanced at the picture message that popped up on the communicator, took out the money he earned today from his pocket, and then took out the money he had saved during this period of time. He closed his eyes and roughly estimated it. He was still a little short of the cost.

He has to make another boat trip tomorrow.

Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the iron door outside.

Lu Lianbai stared at the direction of the iron gate. After a long while, he finally got up and went out to open the iron gate.

I don’t know how the little cub that appeared at the dock not long ago found this place accurately. The white shoes on his feet were obviously dirty from being stepped on by the dirty sewage puddle in the alley. The two round little toes of his shoes were stained with dirty black spots, but the little guy was completely unaware and stood obediently outside the door waiting. After the iron gate was opened, he looked up and saw Lu Lianbai again, and shouted happily again.

"dad."

Lu Lianbai stood unmoved inside the door, looking down at the little cub standing outside. His voice was low and thick, and no emotion could be heard: "You've got the wrong person."

"I didn't admit my mistake," Jing Xiaoyu said firmly. Her large eyes scanned his cold, unfamiliar face again, and she asked curiously, "Dad, are you wearing some kind of realistic mask? It's not as good-looking as you are."

Lu Lianbai ignored him and said, "I told you I'm not. If you are lost and can't find your way home——"

"But I'm here to find my dad."

Jing Xiaoyu leaned over to look behind him, but couldn't see clearly what the place where his father lived looked like. Just as he was about to step over the threshold with his short legs, he was blocked by Lu Lianbai again.

The rejection was obvious.

Jing Xiaoyu tilted his head back, feeling very confused: "Dad, why don't you recognize me?"

This time, the answer he received was the cold and merciless sound of a door closing.

The man inside didn't even want to waste another second talking to him and just closed the door and went back to the house.

Jing Xiaoyu was left standing outside the door in a daze. He scratched the back of his head, unable to figure out the reason, but unwilling to leave just like that.

He stood outside the door for a while, then felt his feet hurt from standing for so long, so he squatted down and continued waiting.

He took out a tissue from his schoolbag and wiped the dirty parts of his shoes clean bit by bit.

Nan Ya, who was standing not far away, finally couldn't stand it any longer. Not caring about being discovered, she walked over with a dark face, stretched out her hand to the little guy who was rejected, and whispered, "Xiao Yu, let's go."