Chapter 12: Chester the Loser
"Isn't Chester going to find someone?" On the way, Catherine asked the mayor, "Given his relationship with those two men, he should have gone anyway, didn't you doubt it?"
"It's because they have a good relationship that he can't go, which is actually very reasonable. Pannis shook his head and said, "Think about it again, suppose he doesn't know anything, and then what will happen if he goes and really catches up with someone?"
Catherine lowered her head and thought about it, showed a wry smile, sighed and said: "It's really a bit messy, if he goes, it seems that he will be really embarrassed, and he doesn't know how to deal with the other party when they meet." β
"Because of this, everyone thinks little Chester is very pitiful. The mayor also smiled bitterly and said: "Although everyone has long known that little Betty will make a choice in the end, and one of the two children will be a loser, but when the result really comes out, the loser is still very sympathetic, so I still feel a little unbelievable, if Chester knew in advance, how could he let them leave like this, he wouldn't be willing to admit defeat like this." β
"What can you do if you are unwilling?" Pannis shrugged: "Now that Betty has made a choice, I am afraid that no matter what he does, he will not be able to make a change, if he can really accept the reality like this, it is also a kind of courage." β
Yes, he was never short of courage. The bearded mayor nodded thoughtfully: "In the past, in order to make more money so that Betty could live a better life in the future, he always challenged some dangerous monsters, and even challenged bronze-level monsters as a black iron professional, just to earn a few more gold coins, and his courage has always been praised by the people in the town." β
"It's not the same thing. Catherine shook her head and said, "Forget it, I'm about to see him anyway, and he will naturally tell us an answer when the time comes, I hope it's not a bad outcome." β
Close to Chester's home, it can be found that his home is located closer to the town centre than Neo's. The rooms are also a bit bigger. His house also had a yard, but he didn't want to have any traces of planting plants like Neo's, and there was nothing in his yard, which Chester obviously didn't have in mind. The mayor had already sent someone to inform the old Dack in the search team on the way, and at this time, the old Dack happened to run quickly to meet the mayor, and some townspeople who wanted to see the excitement followed behind, but the mayor glared back at a glance, and could only watch from a distance with curiosity unwillingly.
"Mayor Towns, are you telling the truth?" As soon as Old Duck arrived, Mayor Towns made his suspicions clear to him in a few simple words. The old man, who was already anxious and worried about his daughter's running away from home, said angrily: "Little Chester, this bastard, how can you not tell me about such a big thing, if something really happens on Betty's road, I, I, I ......"
"Why don't you old guy want to do something good. The mayor glared at the old man, "Betty and Neo are not children anymore, what can happen to them together? If you hadn't agreed to Betty going north, they wouldn't have chosen to run away from home, and you wouldn't have spoken loudly for a while, so as not to scare little Chester away. β
Dark, who was also gray-faced and bearded, responded aggrievedly. He took out the flask from his bosom and poured it a few times, before he calmed down his excitement, and knocked on the door of Chester's house with a few people. Chester lives alone, and he is the one who opens the door. Catherine and Panis, in a trance, remember seeing him at the group therapy meeting and at the night banquet that followed, and they both thought he was preoccupied. Just forced to smile, this time when I saw him, I found that in the past two days, he had become much more haggard than he was then, his eyes were deeply sunken and black, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was full of alcohol, and he was still wearing the same clothes he had worn at the banquet before, and the beautiful clothes had become crumpled and covered with wine stains and stains, and it seemed that he had been drinking all night and had not rested all night.
As soon as he saw a few people knocking on the door, Chester's eyes flickered with surprise, and he asked uneasily, "Uncle Mayor Towns, Uncle Duck, why are you here, aren't you preparing to find Betty and them?"
"You bastard, idiot. The bearded mayor understood everything when he saw Chester's appearance, grabbed Chester by the collar, pushed him into the house against the wall, and roared: "Fool, do you know what you are doing? You are a hunter, don't you know how dangerous it is to go out in the snow, especially when a young man and woman run away from home in a hurry, you dare to hide this kind of thing for them, are you a pig? Have you thought about what if something happens to them on the road? Can you rest at ease for the rest of your life?" How do you deal with your Uncle Dark, what the hell is going on in your idiot's head? β
"Uncle Mayor, what are you talking about? Chester turned his head and didn't dare to look directly at the mayor, and said in a panic, "How did I know that they were leaving, I only found out after you told me." β
"You're still pretending. The mayor was even more angry, and shouted angrily against Chester's face: "Can we come to you for something we can't be sure of, bastard, you still hide it for them, you think you're doing it great, you think you're doing it for them? Fool, is this harming them? If they are really in danger, at least half of your responsibility is you, and when they come to you, you should have quietly told us, we are all good boys, they want to go to the north, can we really stop them?"
"What do you know, what can I do, what can I do?" Chester was sprayed with the mayor's saliva, and suddenly pushed the mayor away as if he had lost his mind, squatting on the ground and pulling his short brown hair like crazy, and hissed, "What can I do? My favorite girl and my dearest brother suddenly ran up to me and said that they were going to the north together, crying and entrusting me to take care of the house left by their ancestors and their common father, what can I do? Can I refuse? Betty chose Neo, what can I say? What can I do but help them fulfill their wishes? I sue you? It's easy to say, if I do sue you, what will Betty and Neo think of me in the future, and how will I have the face to meet them?"
"So you're stupid. The mayor sighed, and his voice was much calmer: "You sued us, at least they have a future, if something really happens to them on the road, you won't be able to see them in the future." Alas, young man, which is more important than feelings on the one hand and life safety on the other? If Betty is in danger, you will cry for the rest of your life and will not be able to recover. β
"They...... There will be no danger. Chester's words made Chester a little uneasy, and asked with a little expectation: "I have learned both my hunting skills and survival skills in the wild, and we have analyzed it several times, which road can be walked, which road is safer, and I have given them a detailed analysis of every road to Xueman Village, and all the terrain characteristics on the road have been noted to them, and they cannot get lost." β
"Alas, you should be called naΓ―ve or you should be called stupid. The mayor got the news he wanted, but shook his head and said, "You are also an experienced hunter, how can you still be so naΓ―ve, can the weather in a blizzard compare with usual? β
Chester crouched on the ground in a daze, his bloodshot eyes staring blankly at the mayor's face, like a helpless child, completely unaware of what he was supposed to do. The mayor sighed deeply, patted Chester on the shoulder and said, "You look so tired, you better go and rest for a while, don't think so much, we'll bring them back." β
Chester nodded sluggishly, sat down against the wall, held his head and began to sob, not knowing whether it was because of his regret for his mistake or for his emotional defeat. The mayor tried to say something more, but old Duck tugged at the mayor's clothes, shook his head, pulled the mayor out of Chester's house, and closed the door.
"He's a poor boy too. Old Duck sighed and said, "He didn't know how to refuse Betty's request since he was a child, and if Betty was really crying and begging him, he would definitely hide it for Betty." β
"Forget it, let's not talk about that. Mayor Marew also sighed and said, "The most important thing now is to find Betty and Neo first, and everything else can be talked about later." β
"What are you going to do if you do find them?" Eva suddenly asked in a non-hesitating tone, "what will you do after you can ensure their safety?"
"I'm ......" Old Dack was stunned, and said with a wry smile: "Of course you want to bring them back, it's not okay to leave like this, if you want to go out to see the world together, you have to do the wedding first, anyway, what is Betty? As for the wedding, if they really want to go out, it's up to them, but at least they have to bring all the money and enough supplies, and they can't run out with just a little money and clothes like now." β
Eva didn't speak, just tilted her head with flickering eyes, she didn't know what she was thinking, it seemed to be incomprehensible, but Catherine couldn't help but sneer, shook her head and said: "The heart of a parent, no matter what identity, it's the same everywhere." β
Old Dake also scratched his head, and said helplessly: "They made such a big incident, they should have taught them a good lesson, but I can't bear it, I still hope they can do well." β
"So, let's go and get them back first. The mayor patted the old man on the back: "After I find them, I will help them prepare for the wedding." (To be continued......)
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