Chapter 132: We are the bad guys doing good deeds

There's this story that says during the Beiyang period, there was a general who became a bandit. One day, he took his brothers to rob a train. This train was very special, not because it was the most primitive steam locomotive, but more importantly, it was pulled by horses.

This story has never been heard by Li Chengtong, or by Irbedov and Sergeevsky, or even by Du Peng and Su Han, because it is not a folk tale, but was completely made up by later generations. But even if it were a story that had really been passed down, I'm afraid no one would believe it. I'm afraid some people would still question it. What makes the bullet fly for a while? This is not scientific at all!

Domer is such a serious person. He looked at the others blankly and said, 'This is impossible. Isn't the speed of a bullet fast? How can you make a bullet fly for a while longer? How could Mr. Zhou Ming tell such a strange story?'

Zhou Ming had already left by this time, along with Du Peng, Su Han, and Kalina. But even if he hadn't left, he wouldn't have been able to answer anything to Domer's question.

Tong Gang thought for a moment after listening to Domel's words and said, 'This story definitely doesn't make sense if it is simply understood literally, but there is an old saying in our country that goes, Heaven's justice is cyclic and retribution is inevitable. If I understand it correctly, the story that little brother Zhou Ming told is definitely meant to convey this meaning. Besides, didn't he say that there was a lack of an opportunity?'

Domergue just stared blankly at these ancient Chinese philosophical sayings, not understanding a word.

'So what you're saying, Mr Tong Gang, is that Mr Zhou Ming thinks the situation is now in our favour?' Domergue asked.

'Yes, not only is it in our favour now, I'm afraid it will become more and more favourable in the future,' Tong Gang said.

Tong Gang's words made Northern Russians like Il'yichov and Sergeyevsky, who did not understand ancient Chinese, suddenly understand. After all, they could not understand the true meaning of the ancient language simply by relying on the translation of their assistants. Although this ancient language was not difficult for the vast majority of Chinese people to understand, the cultural and linguistic differences were enough to form an insurmountable gap.

But all this Zhou Ming didn't know because at this time he had already left the room.

Zhou Ming and the others walked downstairs together. Du Peng recalled what had just happened and couldn't help but say to Zhou Ming, 'Zhou Ming, you're something. I now realise that you're not only good at business, but also good at making up stories. It's a shame that you're not in the movie industry, because you can just make up these ridiculous stories on the spot.'

Facing Du Peng's teasing, Zhou Ming also laughed, 'Young Master Du, you've reminded me. After I've finished things here in Northern Russia and return to Gangcheng, I might just want to make a movie.'

Du Peng knew that with Zhou Ming's current abilities, it would be too simple to make a movie, but the current focus was obviously not on that. Du Peng continued, "However, the next arrangements for the oilfield will take some time, and Zhou Ming, you're not really planning to go down to those workers" homes yourself.'

Zhou Ming nodded as he should have: 'As I said earlier, I definitely want to go.'

'Okay,' Du Peng said with a helpless tone as he spread his hands, 'where is the first place we want to go? The home of the little girl who stole the egg tart just now?'

Zhou Ming laughed heartily and patted Du Peng on the shoulder, 'Our young master Du is so clever, that's where I was planning to go.'

After saying this, they went directly to the workers' dormitory area. Zhou Ming laughed again, 'It seems that my luck is not bad today. I thought I would have to look for the target for a while, but I didn't expect to run into it directly.'

Following Zhou Ming's gaze, they saw a little girl standing in front of the dormitory door with a bowl of cold water on her head. This little girl was none other than the one who had been caught stealing a tart from the kitchen earlier that morning.

Zhou Ming and the others walked over to her, and upon the sign from Zhou Ming, Katerina walked over and asked her with a bow: 'Little girl, what are you doing here? Why do you have a bowl of water on your head? Put it down, I have something to ask you, okay?'

Kaleina said, reaching up to take the bowl of water on the girl's head, but the little girl immediately took a step back and said, 'No, you can't take the bowl of water. This is evidence that my father punished me for doing something wrong today by making me stand here all day without moving. If any water spills out, my father will definitely beat me to death!'

Katerina was stunned. Although she had guessed there was a reason, she had not expected this. After a moment's thought, she asked, 'You say you did something wrong today. Was it something that happened in the kitchen just now?'

The little girl nodded and said, 'That's what it was. My father said I shouldn't steal from the adults, because it angers the adults above us, and when they get angry, our heating gets delayed again, or they just keep giving us those old rubles that can only be used inside the oil fields.'

'So has this happened here before?' Karelina asked again.

'It has. Last year, someone angered Mr Pushkin, and as a result, we were made to freeze in the snow for more than a month. In the end, that person froze to death in their dormitory.'

As the little girl spoke, tears began to fall uncontrollably. 'Big sister, I really didn't mean to steal from you. I was just so hungry. I didn't want to freeze to death either. I still want to eat...'

'Little sister, don't cry, of course you won't freeze to death, and you will eat a lot of delicious food in the future!'

Kaleena comforted the little girl, then straightened up and told Zhou Ming the reason. After listening, Su Han immediately exclaimed in indignation, 'This is too much, how can these guys bully a little girl like this? Are they still human?'

Afterwards, Su Han also bent down, took out the chocolate she had brought and handed it to the little girl, saying, 'Little sister, don't cry. This chocolate is for you. It's much better than the egg tart you just got.'

In the face of Su Han's kindness, the little girl just shook her head and backed away, saying, 'Big sister, I can't eat it. If I do, I'll definitely be beaten to death... ah!'

The little girl suddenly let out a scream as she shook her head too hard, spilling the water in the bowl on top of her head. She cried even louder: 'I'm finished, I'm definitely going to be killed now, I don't want to be killed!'

This situation was also unexpected for Su Han. She didn't know what to do, so she could only ask Katerina to help comfort the little girl.

The little girl's cries attracted the attention of the dormitory workers, and soon many people came out of the activity room. A northern Russian man with a brown beard came over and asked, 'Hello, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, has she offended you again? Please tell me, and I will teach her a lesson!'

With that, the man slapped the little girl hard in the face and yelled, 'I told you to stand here and punish yourself, why didn't you listen? And you offended these distinguished adults, do you really want to be beaten to death?'

With a clatter, the bowl of water fell to the ground, and the little girl was also knocked to the ground. She covered her face and tears flowed unstoppably.

Su Han immediately went over to help the little girl up and angrily rebuked the Northern Russian, 'What are you doing? You're her father. Yes, why did you hit her like that? She was just hungry and wanted to eat, and she didn't offend us now. I just accidentally made her spill her water, and you hit her so indiscriminately. You're nothing but an animal!'

Su Han finished and then stuffed the chocolate bar back into the little girl's hands: 'Don't cry. It was my fault earlier. I shouldn't have spilled your water. But I've already explained to your father that he shouldn't hit you again. This chocolate bar is my compensation to you.'

The little girl took the chocolate blankly, but she didn't dare to eat it. Instead, she looked at her father carefully and muttered a fear in her mouth.

Su Han looked up and looked at the Northern Russian again, but before Su Han could speak, the Northern Russian said to Su Han, 'Hello, madam, I am very grateful that you can come here to see us, but we all have our own rules and lives. Please don't interfere, okay?'

'How can we not care? Look at how hungry your daughter is. She's just a little girl, and she just wants to eat!'

Su Han saw that the faces of these oil workers did not change at all, so she had to try another approach: 'We came to the oilfield this time to bring you warmth and to improve your lives. So since this little girl can eat egg tarts and chocolate if she wants, the same goes for you. You can have whatever you want. Isn't that good? We are here to help you for real!'

Su Han said sincerely to these oil workers, but these oil workers did not buy Su Han's argument. The others turned around and went back to their dormitories one by one, while the man with the brown beard silently pulled his daughter over, made her throw away the chocolate in her hand, and then followed the others back to the dormitory.

Su Han was stunned by this scene, and she simply didn't know what to say, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

Zhou Ming also saw this scene, but he didn't say anything, just turning his puzzled gaze back to Du Peng.

Du Peng knew exactly what Zhou Ming wanted to ask him, so he sighed and said, 'It seems that these people are really afraid of Pushkin and the others. Without their consent, these people wouldn't even dare to accept a single chocolate. But it's understandable, after all, this oilfield is an independent kingdom!'

Zhou Ming, however, smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Du, then according to you, aren't we the bad guys who have come here to stage a coup?'

'No," Du Peng said seriously, 'we are the bad guys doing good deeds.'