When Tianlong arrived at the Chinese restaurant on June 6, Zhou Ren was already waiting inside.
It is now close to midnight, there are no diners in the restaurant, and all the waiters have left work.
Through the glass outside the restaurant, Zhou Ren could be seen sitting in a corner inside the hall, frowning slightly, motionless, not knowing what he was thinking.
6 Tianlong pushed the door open and entered. The sound of the glass door alerted Zhou Ren who was sitting inside.
"Mr. 6, are you here?"
Zhou Ren quickly raised his head, and when he saw Lu Tianlong, a smile appeared on his face, and then he quickly walked towards him.
"How about we go to the private room on the second floor?"
He asked cautiously.
"No, let's just have a brief chat in the hall. By the way, is there any wine?"
6 Tianlong asked with a smile.
"Wine? Yes, please wait a moment. I'll cook a few simple dishes first, and then I'll have two drinks with you."
Zhou Ren was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly after realizing it, with a hint of excitement on his face.
After Lu Tianlong and others left today, he had specifically inquired about Lu Tianlong's information and knew that in addition to being a big star, he also had many special things.
It would be an unspeakable honor for such a big shot to take the initiative to have a drink with him.
He quickly moved Lu Tianlong to the seat inside. After letting him sit down, he quickly ran over and locked the door of the restaurant, and then quickly entered the restaurant.
Not long after, he appeared with a tray with two freshly cooked side dishes and a bottle of fine red wine.
"You, the fusion of Chinese and Western, are too nondescript, eating stir-fry and red wine?"
"Come to Bai, go to Erguotou!"
6 Tianlong looked at the red wine he brought over and joked with a smile.
"White? High Erguotou? Okay!"
Zhou Ren didn't expect Lu Tianlong to be so casual, and the reserved expression on his face had softened a lot.
He trotted away again, and when he came back he was carrying two bottles of Erguotou.
"That's right, as a man, you should drink the strongest wine, tame the strongest horse, and conquer the strongest girl!"
6 Tianlong laughed heartily, took two large wine glasses, unscrewed the caps and filled them up.
"Mr. 6 is right, I'll toast you first, then I'll do it, you can do whatever you want."
Zhou Ren, who seemed quite reserved, was also a little excited by what Lu Tianlong said just now. He stood up with a slightly red face, respectfully picked up the cup, gestured and poured it directly into his mouth.
"Cough cough cough!"
Zhou Ren's drinking capacity was average, so this large glass of Erguotou went into his stomach, and the burning sensation penetrated directly from his throat to his stomach. It was burning, and his face almost turned red immediately.
"Yes, he looks like a man."
6 Tianlong smiled and nodded, raised his head, and drank the Erguotou directly.
"Ahem, Mr. 6 can drink with a common man like me. That's my blessing. Today I will sacrifice my life to accompany you."
Zhou Ren's face turned red, he stood up and filled Lu Tianlong and himself again.
"Well, tell me what you want to say tonight. You said that Mr. Zhou is having trouble with you. Maybe it has something to do with you being abducted?"
6 Tianlong narrowed his eyes slightly and got to the point.
"Yes!"
Zhou Ren nodded, frowning as if he was sorting out his words, and then slowly spoke.
"Mr. 6, I have to start with my experience first. It may be a bit long, so don't bother me."
Zhou Ren raised his head cautiously, and when he saw Lu Tianlong nodding, he continued to speak.
"I was born in a small mountainous area, and my family has always been poor since I was a child."
“When I was in high school, my parents passed away one after another, so I had no choice but to drop out of school and go out to work.”
"At that time, I happened to meet someone who was recruiting workers. He said that if you want to make money now, you have to go abroad. He said that there is gold everywhere in foreign countries, and as long as you are willing to work hard, you can make a lot of money."
"I didn't have any experience at the time, so I just followed others in a daze."
"With the dream of making money, I took the boat for an unknown amount of time and finally arrived in the United States."
"I originally wanted to change my life with my own hands and labor, but who knew..."
"I, like dozens of other people traveling with me, have become human slaves."
When he said this, a wry smile flashed across Zhou Ren's face, as if he recalled the predicament at that time, and his eye circles were a little red.
"Human slave?"
6 Tianlong raised his eyebrows slightly.
During those years when he was fighting dragons, he traveled all over the country and experienced almost everything. Naturally, he was no stranger to the human slaves Zhou Ren was talking about now.
The so-called human slavery means that there are specialized human trafficking groups that use high wages to deceive inexperienced people from underdeveloped countries and abduct them abroad.
Then they use force to imprison them, sell them to the dark forces in various countries, and let them do some hard and dangerous work.
Such as mining, such as coal mining...
This is human slavery.
Without freedom, it is difficult to survive and become a tool for those evil forces to make money.
"It turns out that there is still such a crazy organization that conducts large-scale human trafficking."
A trace of indifference flashed in 6 Tianlong's eyes.
Doing this kind of business is really unconscionable, and countries around the world are increasingly cracking down on them, greatly reducing their living space.
But after all, this is a highly profitable business. In the face of huge profits, some people will still take risks.
"You go on." Lu Tianlong nodded to Zhou Ren in front of him and motioned for him to continue.
"good."
"Mr. 6, I have been a human slave for eight years."
"I have been in all kinds of harsh environments and done countless hard jobs."
"I don't know how many times, whether I was seriously injured or seriously ill, I thought I would die there if I couldn't hold on any longer."
"Perhaps there is some providence in the dark. Many people who were with me at that time died quietly and were secretly buried or burned."
"But I persisted and survived, and finally found a chance to escape with a narrow escape..."
As Zhou Ren said this, he suddenly reached out and tore open his shirt.
The criss-crossing wounds made even Lu Tianlong in front of him unable to help but move.
This Zhou Ren is just an ordinary person. After suffering so many injuries, it is really a miracle that he can still survive to this day.
"I don't understand the language and I don't have any money."
"After escaping from there, I tried my best to survive, and finally found a job washing dishes in a restaurant."
"Because I have no legal procedures, they are only willing to pay me one-tenth of other people's wages."
"I worked there for another eight years..."
"Needless to say, the hardships involved, I will never forget them in my life."
"Later, with the help of a friend, I finally returned to China after all the hardships and opened this restaurant."
"Lu Tianlong will also know what happens next, which is the current situation."
Zhou Ren finally finished telling his story, which took almost ten minutes. During this period, the two of them clinked glasses several times. By the end of the story, Zhou Ren's face was as red as a ripe apple.
The same thing happened with his eyes, with big tears falling down.
Recalling the days before, I really felt like life was worse than death.
Lu Tianlong did not disturb him and waited quietly. After five minutes, Zhou Ren sat up straight, wiped the tears on his face hard, and squeezed out a smile.
"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Mr. 6."
"It doesn't matter. With your experience, you can publish an autobiography, which is guaranteed to be a bestseller."
6 Tianlong laughed and joked.
Then he straightened his face and said, "But you need to tell me, what does what you said have to do with Mr. Zhou?"
"this……"
Zhou Ren hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and continued to speak.
"Mr. 6, let me tell you the truth."
"I have been a human slave for eight years and have heard a lot about things here."
"They all said that the organization that trafficked us was the largest reselling organization in the world, and the actual controllers were foreigners."
"But in China, I heard that there is a contact person for them who helps them find personnel..."
"More importantly, it is said that I am the only one who has been able to escape alive in the decades this organization has been engaged in this activity!"
Although there was no one around, Zhou Ren still lowered his voice.
The only one to escape alive?
Lu Tianlong nodded thoughtfully. If this was the case, then Zhou Ren would still be in danger now.
He escaped alive and must have learned a lot about the dark organization. Once this matter is revealed, it will definitely attract huge attention and be detrimental to the organization.
"Do you suspect that Mr. Zhou is the contact person in China for that unscrupulous organization?"
6 Tianlong raised his eyebrows slightly.
"That's right, because apart from that, I really can't think of any reason why Mr. Zhou keeps targeting me."
"He keeps forcing me like this, probably because he wants to confirm my identity."
"When I was trafficked, I didn't have an ID card, so I gave my nickname at that time, Zhou Niu."
"So that organization probably doesn't know my true identity until now. In addition, nearly twenty years have passed, and my appearance has changed a lot."
"Even if their people see me now, I'm afraid they won't be able to confirm my identity right away."
Zhou Ren expressed his speculation.
Lu Tianlong nodded. If this is what he said, it would be possible.
After all, I had always wondered why the so-called Mr. Zhou always had trouble with the owner of a small restaurant.
It is really possible that they are trying to find out whether this Zhou Ren is the Tuesday Niu who escaped from their organization.
"Zhou Ren, do you have anything else you want to say?"
6 Tianlong was silent for a moment and looked up at Zhou Ren.
"Ah? There is nothing else. I know everything I have told you..."
There seemed to be a flash of panic in Zhou Ren's eyes, and he shook his head vigorously after hesitating for a moment.
"Oh, really? Then can you tell me what's the connection between you and Zhou Sheng?"
6 Tianlong raised his eyebrows slightly and his voice became colder.
"Zhou Sheng?"
Zhou Ren's body trembled violently, and he even knocked over the wine glass in front of him.