NOVPUBSong Bing asked with widened eyes, "You mean to say they’ve already returned to normal now, just like any other person?"
Zhu Ling nodded and said, "You could understand it that way. It’s like you had a dream, and after you wake up, you forget what the dream was about. But even if you can’t remember what you dreamt, you still know whether it was a good dream or a nightmare, don’t you?"
Song Bing was suddenly stunned.
Because he had indeed encountered the sort of state Zhu Ling described before.
He could assure himself that he had been lucid during the dream and had acted completely according to his own thoughts, and he had even been aware whether it was a good dream or a nightmare.
But because he had awakened, aside from retaining those feelings, he had completely forgotten the specific contents of the dream.
At this moment, Tang Ke and Zou Hang were somewhat in a similar situation.
They actually couldn’t remember what had happened in their dreams at all, but they could feel that it had been a rather painful and uncomfortable experience, so both of them were trying hard not to think back on those dreams.
Song Bing sighed and said, "That’s probably for the best. Sometimes, remembering too clearly can be a pain."
Song Bing had felt quite sorry for Tang Ke and Zou Hang before, as strictly speaking, these incidents had nothing to do with them, yet they were still dragged into it.
Now that they were alright, he felt a bit better himself.
Wu Bin patted Song Bing’s shoulder, signaling that he shouldn’t put too much pressure on himself.
It was at this moment that Tang Hao, who was walking in front, suddenly spoke up, "We’re here, come on, everyone in."
Wu Bin looked up and saw that they had arrived at the exterior of a factory.
A large black dog was tied up in the factory yard. Seeing strangers enter, the chain on its neck pulled taut as it barked incessantly.
Tang Hao frowned and shouted.
"Where’s Ding Sheng? Have him control his dog. What’s it barking for in broad daylight, it’s hurting my ears."
Upon hearing Tang Hao call out like that, two security guards quickly walked out from the security room.
The middle-aged security guard, Yao Lin, smiled and offered Tang Hao a cigarette while laughing, "Factory Manager Tang, how come you have time to drop by today?"
Tang Hao didn’t take the cigarette from Yao Lin, but instead took one out from his own pack and handed one to the middle-aged guard.
It was then that another younger man came out from the security room.
Although the young man was wearing a security guard uniform, he had his jacket taken off and tied around his waist.
His upper body was clad in only a white tank top, which bore various oil stains and dirt, making Tang Hao furrow his brow even more.
Yao Lin, the most adept at reading the room, immediately scolded the young man as he saw Tang Hao’s furrowed brow and apparent discontent. Yao Lin quickly began to berate the young man loudly.
"You unlucky fool! How many times have I told you, you’re a security guard now, not the village idiot anymore. Can’t you dress properly? Can’t you look a bit more presentable?"
Yao Lin walked over and gave Ding Sheng a kick.
Ding Sheng had no expression on his face as if he was completely numb.
He properly dressed himself and then made a gesture to the large black dog.
With just a gesture, the large black dog lay down on the ground and stopped barking.
Song Bing asked with a curious face, "Uncle, who is that guy?"
Tang Hao said with a smile, "Ding Sheng, the fool from the next village. At the age of six, he was carried up the mountain by wolves and was lost for over half a month. His parents thought for sure he wouldn’t survive, and his mother just went mad."
"His father said he would go up the mountain to look for him, but once he went up, he never came back. A year later, his mother also died, after all, she was a madwoman, and it was hard for her to live on the charity of the villagers."
"As a result, the day after his mother died, he came down from the mountain. It’s just that he became foolish too, with no idea what had actually happened to him on the mountain."
"Don’t look at this kid as a fool, he’s very good at training dogs. Whether it’s the dogs in our village or the wild dogs around, they all obey his commands. So we sometimes joke around and call him the Dog King."
Without Tang Hao saying it, Song Bing and the others could tell that Ding Sheng was very skilled at training dogs.
After all, being able to make a dog lie down and shut up with a single gesture is something probably only a professional dog trainer could achieve.
But Zhu Ling frowned as she looked at Ding Sheng.
"Something’s not right, he has a very strange aura."
The moment Zhu Ling said this, Wu Bin’s and Song Bing’s hearts suddenly hung in suspense.
Dammit, not again?
They had just killed the Dream Tapir not long ago, couldn’t they catch a break?
Song Bing was thoroughly scared.
"Little sister, you can’t joke about this stuff. That whatever Dream Tapir almost took my life last time. If something else comes up, I really can’t handle it."
Zhu Ling pursed her lips and said, "I’m not talking nonsense. Anyway, his aura is just off. Believe it if you want, or just leave it if you don’t."
Alright, if Zhu Ling put it that way, then this fool called Ding Sheng must have something unusual about him.
After all, Ding Sheng’s background was already bizarre enough. Now, they could only pray that whatever secret or unknown ordeal Ding Sheng was facing, it wouldn’t involve them.
Especially Song Bing, who wanted to live a few more years.
After urging Ding Sheng to hurriedly put on his uniform, Yao Lin ran over from a distance and said to Tang Hao with a smile, "Director Tang, that kid has put on his clothes. I’ve spoken to him, from now on he definitely can’t make this kind of mistake again, please don’t fire him."
Tang Hao hummed in response, not saying much.
Tang Hao was actually a good person.
Initially, it was he who saw Ding Sheng struggling alone outside eating humble meals, so he actively offered him to work as a security guard at the factory.
If Tang Hao had disliked Ding Sheng over this incident, he wouldn’t have let him be a security guard from the start.
It was just that now Ding Sheng had Yao Lin looking out for him; naturally, he couldn’t appear too close to him, or else it would provoke jealousy from the other security guards.
"Wasn’t there a big order from Hainan before? Take me to see how the progress is going."
Upon hearing this, Yao Lin quickly led the way.
"Alright, Director Tang, it’s this way. The order is almost complete," Yao Lin said as they walked toward a workshop while Tang Hao spoke to Song Bing, "This order is from an old client in Hainan who wants us to make a full set of furniture. The timber is all Hainan Huanghuali wood that’s been transported from there, very expensive." no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
"When you go in, if you have any questions, ask Master Wan for advice. If he’s happy, he might even take you as an apprentice," Tang Hao said to Song Bing on the way.
Song Bing, of course, knew what Tang Hao was thinking and said somewhat reluctantly, "Uncle, haven’t I already said it? I’m not interested in being a carpenter."
