Chapter 58: Anger

I was nervous, and so was Lao Hui. We weren’t afraid of the Nanyang Grand Wizard, but of the strange little ghost-zombie, and the even stranger thing was that the little ghost’s true form had not yet appeared.

Of course, time can be delayed for a while, because according to Lao Hui, if the department receives an urgent message, it will send someone to investigate within an hour at the latest. Even if it is just to investigate, seeing seven men tied up in the house should also attract enough attention, and then report it…

In this way, even if there is no conclusive evidence of the little ghost, it can still give me and Lao Hui more chances to survive and save people and bring out evidence.

Therefore, Lu Fanming suddenly changed his expression, worrying about me and Lao Hui.

But Lu Fanming is a master of changing faces. Seeing that I and Lao Hui were nervous, he suddenly burst into laughter, looking very friendly and cheerful. I and Lao Hui couldn’t figure out what he was up to, so we just kept a close watch on him and looked at him coldly.

After laughing, he said with a relaxed tone, “I said you don’t have to be so nervous. I said I would have dinner with you and chat, so why would I kill you so quickly? Chen Chengyi, although I can’t wait to use your body to do something great, there’s no rush. Hey…” At this point, Lu Fanming sighed, his face showing a lonely expression, and then said, “I’m lonely. You know that geniuses are all lonely. I work with some people in your country, and they only need my talent and achievements, but they can’t share my joy. I need someone to talk to.

Screw you! That’s what I was thinking. How can you call this miserable, perverted behavior joy? I seriously doubt that Luo Fanming is not a human being at all. He has no human emotions, but in order to buy time, neither of us said anything, just sitting there in silence.

Lu Fanming didn’t mind our silence. He got up, walked over to the refrigerator on the other side, took out a piece of something, and placed it on the table. He then began to patiently and carefully arrange the plates. The plates were extraordinarily exquisite, and Lu Fanming arranged them with great beauty.

I wished he would be more patient in arranging the dishes, so that he could buy me and Lao Hui some more time. But Luo Fanming kept saying as he arranged the dishes, “You know, I am a gourmet. I think all human desires are superfluous, except for food. Because eating is for survival, all other desires have nothing to do with survival. In order to make necessary survival more beautiful, food naturally exists.

He spoke as if he were a monk, and in fact he was. He had no bad habits except for food, but such a person was a big pervert, and it was ironic to think about it.

He was very eloquent, like a lecturer, but my thoughts and Lao Hui’s were not on his performance at all, but on his hands, because he was opening a package he took out of the refrigerator. Lao Hui and I were afraid that it was something strange.

I swear, I definitely don’t want to visit Luo Fanming’s refrigerator.

Fortunately, it wasn’t anything strange, at least not on the surface. It was just some meat cut to the right thickness and some vegetables.

Ruan Ming also patiently placed the food on a plate, let out a sigh of relief, washed his hands, sat back down, turned on the grill, and began to place the barbecue food on it one piece at a time.

He was very professional and careful.

“You said that the men want to drink white wine, which means that you are a man?” Lu Fanming looked at me with a smile.

“Just say it.” This person is too cunning. I don’t want to fall into his trap, so I simply respond with the same thing.

“Do you dare to eat my food?” said Lu Fanming.

“I just had a late-night snack, I’m not hungry.” I refused outright. I didn’t dare to eat the meat here. I didn’t have the ability to recognize what the thin slices of meat were.

“It’s just beef and pig innards. It’s delicious. What do you think? I want you to eat with me, but none of you want to eat with me. This is not a good thing, is it?” As he spoke, Lu Fanming took a piece of meat. The meat was not very well-done, and it still had blood on it. He wrapped it in a piece of green vegetable, dipped it in some sauce, and stuffed it in his mouth.

My stomach began to spasm. There was a pool of blood next to me. I asked myself if I was that tough. I saw Lao Hui also retching.

Lu Fanming closed his eyes, as if he was waiting for us to eat with him, or as if he was enjoying the taste of the barbecue. After a long time, he opened his eyes and said, “Where is the meat? It’s not about the taste, it’s about the taste and texture of the meat. The beef is just right at this level of roasting, tender and juicy. I said, are you going to eat it or not?” When he said this, Lu Fanming’s eyes became fierce, and the blood pool made a slight sound of rolling.

I was about to say something, but Lao Hui picked up his chopsticks and said, “Eat it, what’s so great about it? It’s just to accompany you, it’s not like I’m asking you to sleep with me!”

Lu Fanming once again put on his trademark smile and said nothing, continuing to eat.

Laohui was eating one chopstick at a time, as if to prove his courage or to show his anger. I saw how painful it was for Laohui to eat, and in the spirit of sharing the pain, I wanted to eat with him.

But Lao Hui held my hand and whispered, “Even if it is poisonous, it won’t kill both of us. I don’t believe this guy.”

Lufanming ignored what Lao Hui said and just kept eating and drinking. Halfway through the meal, Lufanming said, “What do you think a person is? Is it the soul or the body that matters?”

Laohui and I didn’t say anything. After all, this guy was just trying to express his joy, right?

Sure enough, he didn’t care about the silence between me and Lao Hui. He picked up a piece of meat, slowly ate it, took a sip of red wine, and began to say, “I think the important thing is the soul. The body is just a tool. Do you understand? I’ve always wanted to make this analogy. It’s not always popular to write science fiction like this. What would happen if robots had intelligence? I think people are no different. The soul is like the intelligence of a robot, or rather, intelligence. Without a soul, the body is just a tool, a pile of scrap metal. Scrap metal is not saying that it is made into a robot part, its essence is not scrap metal.

“What are you trying to say?” I frowned. In essence, Lu Fanming was right. Even though Taoism is the only school that emphasizes rebirth (focusing on life and living), it also recognizes that the biggest mistake is to emphasize cultivation over nature (focusing on the accumulation of power and neglecting the cultivation of nature).

Lufanming suddenly said such a sensible thing, and I was wondering what he was trying to say.

“Let me put it this way. Since the essence of the body is a pile of broken iron, why care about the body? Is life and death important? Is physical suffering a sin? Everything is for the soul. Since physical suffering can bring about the sublimation of the soul, and unfulfilled physical desires can bring about negative emotions that become the driving force behind everything, then everything I do is great. I am only facing a pile of broken iron, but through my hands, it has given birth to a strong soul. Isn’t that great? However, geniuses are always lonely and misunderstood, but I am willing to make such sacrifices. As he spoke, Luo Fanming’s eyes became feverish.

I finally couldn’t help but yell, “Bullshit!”

“What? You don’t agree?” Lu Fanming was not angry, but looked at me with a playful smile and then said, “You Chinese Taoist monks are the most hypocritical, including those guys who work with me. Their inner desires are overwhelming. They are obviously using me, but they say that it is too cruel to look at. What do you think is not hypocritical and stinks?”

“I don’t know how hypocritical others are, but I want to tell you clearly today that you are really farting. I don’t want to refute you, I just want to tell you that no matter who it is, no one has the right to control the lives of others to satisfy their own desires! You say that the body is a pile of broken iron, but after it is given a soul, it is also part of a person. What right do you have to harm a part of someone else’s life, and what right do you have to dominate someone else’s soul? You think you are great, but you are trampling on others to satisfy your own desires. What is great about that? Moreover, life belongs to others, and you are holding it hostage! Heaven has given everyone the right to live and experience life. Whether it is good or bad, others will have their own understanding. Remember, this is the way of heaven! I looked at Lu Fanming and said seriously.

Lu Fanming shook his head slightly, as if he was disdainful of my words and too lazy to respond. He looked at Lao Hui and said, “Is the meat delicious? Really, I forgot to tell you one thing just now. Meat with emotion is the most delicious.”

“What do you mean?” Lao Hui was eating a piece of meat, and suddenly he bit into the meat like this, and his expression changed.

“In other words, meat that is full of anger and despair is the most delicious. Not only can you experience the texture of the meat, but also the profound emotions. This meat is human flesh, hahaha… It’s so funny to let you so-called righteous people eat human flesh. It’s really fun, hahaha…” Lu Fanming laughed very happily. It was obvious that he was really happy.

“Wow…” Lao Hui almost immediately began to vomit.

Yes, physical torture is nothing compared to mental torture. I was afraid that Lao Hui would never be able to get over this. In that moment, I was almost out of anger. I didn’t care about stalling for time, and I jumped onto the table and rushed to Lu Fanming’s face in a few steps. I burst out a curse: “Fuck you!”