Chapter 41: with translation of chapter title
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Interpretation: In the residential building's corridor, a rubber ball bounced one after another, rolling from the end of the corridor, the girl chased the ball running, her shadow flickered across the sunlit corridor.
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We'll produce: "In the apartment building's hallway, a rubber ball bounced repeatedly, rolling from the far end, the girl chased after it, her shadow flitting across the sunlit corridor."
Make sure it's one line.
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Probably: "That somewhat sickly face in the darkness, eyes faintly emitting red light."
We'll translate: "That somewhat sickly face lay in darkness, eyes faintly glowing red."
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But we need to keep quotes? The Chinese includes quotes. We'll keep them.
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Translation: "「Chang... Chang Family Head... 」 her voice trembled, her eyes filled with fear."
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Translation: "「You just live here? 」 Lu Ming glanced at the hallway with his peripheral vision."
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Translation: "Poor lighting, mold spots everywhere, the air filled with an unpleasant smell; due to the constant sea breeze, the iron railings are already rusted and mottled."
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Translation: "「...... 」 the woman trembled, hardly daring to meet Lu Ming's gaze."
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We need to interpret: "「Brother. 」 the girl lifted her head, eyes full of doubt, never having seen such nice clothes: 「Clothes look nice, do you also play ball? 」"
Probably: "「Brother. 」 the girl lifted her head, eyes full of doubt, never having seen such nice clothes: 「Your clothes look nice, do you also play ball? 」"
We'll translate: "「Brother. 」 the girl lifted her head, eyes full of doubt, never having seen such nice clothes: 「Your clothes look nice, do you also play ball? 」"
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Translation: "Lu Ming lowered his gaze, staring."
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Translation: "「Chang Family Head! 」 the woman fell to her knees with a thud: 「This matter has nothing to do with the child, please... 」"
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Translation: "The girl saw her mother kneeling, her eyes filled with confusion and inexplicable distress: 「Mom, why... 」"
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Translation: "After just two steps, he felt a slight pressure on his shoulder."
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Thus: Lu Ming placed his hand on the girl's shoulder, lifted his gaze to look at that woman: 「Sea, what are you planning? 」"
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Translation: "The woman crawled, almost pressing her body to the ground."
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Translation: "「Sorry, sorry, sorry... 」"
A near-roaring sound drew a few glances, but they were all scared back by Chang Qinglan behind Lu Ming.
Interpretation: "A near-roaring sound drew a few heads to peek, but they were all scared back by Chang Qinglan behind Lu Ming."
We'll translate: "A near-roaring sound drew a few heads to peek, but they were all scared back by Chang Qinglan behind Lu Ming."
Though she couldn't see Chang Zhou, she was well acquainted with Chang Qinglan; the silhouettes from past battles in Dongsheng City made it clear to those nearby that only the current head of the Chang family remained.
This line is garbled. Let's try to parse: "Unable to see Chang Zhou, but familiar with Chang Qinglan, in past East Rising City battles his figure... can let those beside him, only the current head of the Chang Clan."
We'll produce: "Although they hadn't seen Chang Zhou, they were very familiar with Chang Qinglan; his figure from past battles in East Rising City was enough to let those beside him know that only the current head of the Chang Clan was present."
No matter which of the three families, they all caused trouble, and soon every door and window was tightly shut.
Interpretation: "Three families, no matter which, caused trouble, and soon all tightly closed their doors and windows."
We'll translate: "No matter which of the three families, they all caused trouble, and soon all tightly shut their doors and windows."
"Mom!" The girl panicked, turned and slapped Lu Ming's arm, shouting, "You jerk, you're bullying Mom!"
Translation: "「Mom! 」 the girl panicked, turned and slapped Lu Ming's arm: 「You jerk, stop bullying Mom! 」"
"Mu!" She quickly raised her hand to stop, saying, "Like this!"
Interpretation: "「Mu! 」 the woman quickly raised her hand to stop: 「Like this! 」"
We'll translate: "「Mu! 」 the woman quickly raised her hand to stop: 「Like this! 」"
She feared that angering the Chang family head would endanger the daughter's life.
Translation: "Worried that angering the Chang Family Head would put the daughter's life in danger."
Out of the corner of his eye, Lu Ming saw Chang Qinglan's eyes flash with a hint of worry, though she otherwise showed no reaction.
Translation: "Lu Ming noticed in his peripheral vision that Chang Qinglan's eyes flashed a hint of worry, but she still showed no reaction."
"Let's talk?" Lu Ming, heeding the girl's patting, said to the woman on the ground.
Interpretation: "「Let's talk? 」 Lu Ming heeded the girl's patting, said to the woman on the ground."
We'll translate: "「Let's talk? 」 Lu Ming heeded the girl's patting and said to the woman on the ground."
Her tear-streaked face lifted as she nodded repeatedly, saying, "Okay."
Translation: "The woman lifted her tear-streaked face, nodding repeatedly: 「Okay. 」"
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This line is just a series of dots. Probably indicates ellipsis or silence. We need to translate as is? The instruction: translate faithfully, never skip. So we output the same dots? Probably we should translate as ".........." but keep same number? The line shows 16 dots? Actually it's 16? Let's count: "................" maybe 16. We'll output exactly the same: "................". But we need to keep 【26】 prefix.
Thus: 【26】................ (same number). We'll copy the line.
In the narrow room, the sound of pouring water echoed.
Probably: "In the narrow room, the sound of pouring water echoed."
We'll translate: "In the narrow room, the sound of pouring water echoed."
Lu Ming sat on the already slightly damp sofa, glanced at Chang Qinglan standing beside him, gestured for her to sit, and Chang Qinglan then took a seat to the side.
Interpretation: "Lu Ming sat on the already somewhat damp sofa, glanced at Chang Qinglan standing beside him, gestured for her to sit, and Chang Qinglan then sat to the side."
We'll translate: "Lu Ming sat on the already somewhat damp sofa, glanced at Chang Qinglan standing beside him, gestured for her to sit, and Chang Qinglan then sat to the side."
"There's nothing to offer... just water." The woman stood very nervously, while the girl hid behind her, peeking out with an angry stare at Lu Ming.
Interpretation: "「There's nothing to offer... only water. 」 the woman stood very nervous, while the girl hid behind her, showing only her head and glaring at Lu Ming angrily."
We'll translate: "「There's nothing to offer... only water. 」 the woman stood very nervous, while the girl hid behind her, showing only her head and glaring at Lu Ming angrily."
Lu Ming glanced at the luggage in the corner and said, "Still curious, what are you planning to do at sea?"
Interpretation: "Lu Ming glanced at the luggage in the corner: 「I'm still curious, what do you plan to do at sea? 」"
We'll translate: "Lu Ming glanced at the luggage in the corner: 「I'm still curious, what do you plan to do at sea? 」"
The woman knew she was already full and could only speak truthfully.
Interpretation: "The woman knew she was already full, could only speak truthfully."
We'll translate: "The woman knew she was already full, could only speak truthfully."
"Escape... flee as refugees."
Translation: "「Escape... flee disaster. 」"
"Do you know where to go back?"
Interpretation: "「Know where to return? 」"
We'll translate: "「Do you know where to return? 」"
The woman fell silent, stopped shaking her head, and whispered, "I dare not—I'll never run again."
Interpretation: "The woman fell silent, stopped nodding: 「I dare not, I'll never run again... 」"
We'll translate: "The woman fell silent, stopped nodding: 「I dare not, I'll never run again... 」"
"All because the husband ordered it?" Lu Ming wondered why his own crew members would for no reason accuse the pirates of collusion.
Interpretation: "「All because the husband ordered it? 」 Lu Ming wondered why his own crew would for no reason accuse pirates of collusion."
We'll translate: "「All because the husband ordered it? 」 Lu Ming wondered why his own crew would for no reason accuse pirates of collusion."
Surely something must have happened in the meantime.
Surely something must have happened in the meantime.
"What will happen to the husband?" she asked anxiously.
Interpretation: "「What will happen to the husband? 」 the woman asked anxiously."
We'll translate: "「What will happen to the husband? 」 the woman asked anxiously."
"I know."
Interpretation: "「Know. 」" maybe "I know." We'll translate: "「I know. 」"
Lu Ming thought it pointless to waste time on meaningless things; after all, the administration had only given them three, and once they arrived they'd have to take the war route, formulate a strategy based on the objective situation, and even the slightest chance of survival was exhausted.
This is garbled. Let's try to parse: Lu Ming thought it pointless to waste time on meaningless things; after all, the management only gave three, three arrived, then they had to take the open battle route, according to the objective situation, devise a battle strategy, even the slight survival index was exhausted.
We'll translate: "Lu Ming thought it pointless to waste time on meaningless things; after all, management had only given them three, and once those three arrived, they had to take the open battle route, formulate a strategy based on the objective situation, and even the slight survival index was exhausted."
【That flavor...】
This seems like a comment from bullet chat (bullet chat). We'll translate as is? Probably it's a garbled phrase. We'll translate meaning: "【That taste...】" but we need to keep brackets? The Chinese includes 【】. We'll keep them.
Thus: "【That taste...】"
【Quite a mature flavor.】
Translation: "【What a mature flavor.】"
【, also want to let husband... (dog head. jpg)】
【, also want to let husband... (dog head. jpg)】
Thus: "【, also want to let husband... (dog head. jpg)】"
【Received, also sending one more. (side-eye. jpg)】
Interpretation: "【Received, also sent one.】 (side-eye. jpg)". We'll translate: "【Received, also sent one.】 (side-eye. jpg)"
【.......】
Just dots inside brackets. We'll keep: "【.......】"
The barrage stalled, and all kinds of mocking remarks...
Interpretation: "The bullet chat stopped scrolling, various mocking languages...". We'll translate: "The bullet chat stopped scrolling, all kinds of mocking remarks..."
"What the hell, all this nonsense..."
"What the hell, all this nonsense..."
Lu Ming thought about it, then closed the smoky live stream; the next active closure, the originally scrolling barrage quickly disappeared.
Interpretation: "Lu Ming thought about it, then closed the foul-smelling Live Broadcast Room; this active closure made the originally scrolling bullet chat quickly disappear."
We'll translate: "Lu Ming thought about it, then closed the foul-smelling Live Broadcast Room; this active closure made the originally scrolling bullet chat quickly disappear."
Lu Ming continued to ask, "Can you confirm whether the husband's prison testimony is true?"
Interpretation: "Lu Ming continued to ask: 「Can you know, is the husband's testimony in prison true? 」"
We'll translate: "Lu Ming continued to ask: 「Can you know, is the husband's testimony in prison true? 」"
Lu Ming, unaware of the true situation, could only confirm that the matter had nothing to do with Chang Zhou, but could guarantee the crew members were fine; therefore, he only needed to prove that his own involvement was unrelated.
Interpretation: "Lu Ming didn't know the true situation, could only confirm that the matter had nothing to do with Chang Zhou, but could guarantee those crew members were fine, so what needed to be proven was only that his own matter had nothing to do with it."
We'll translate: "Lu Ming didn't know the true situation, could only confirm that the matter had nothing to do with Chang Zhou, but could guarantee those crew members were fine, so what needed to be proven was only that his own matter had nothing to do with it."
The woman choked up, hesitating for a moment without speaking.
Interpretation: "The woman choked up, hesitated for a while without speaking."
We'll translate: "The woman choked up, hesitated for a while without speaking."
Lu Ming stared at her eyes for a long time, then slowly said, "The testimony is false; the aim is to pin the charge of colluding with pirates on the Chang family, and besides being threatened, the other side also provoked..."
Interpretation: "Lu Ming stared at her eyes for a long time, then slowly spoke: 「The testimony is false, the purpose is to pin the crime of colluding with pirates on the Chang family, and moreover they were threatened, and moreover the other side also caused trouble... 」"
We'll translate: "Lu Ming stared at her eyes for a long time, then slowly spoke: 「The testimony is false, the purpose is to pin the crime of colluding with pirates on the Chang family, and moreover they were threatened, and moreover the other side also caused trouble... 」"
Lu Ming intended to speak of the difficulties, making them seem understandable.
Interpretation: "Lu Ming intended to say the difficult part, letting them think it was an understandable difficulty."
We'll translate: "Lu Ming intended to speak of the difficulty, letting them consider it an understandable difficulty."
The woman said nothing, lowered her head in silence, and offered no rebuttal.
Translation: "The woman said nothing, lowered her head in silence, offering no rebuttal."
"Did the other party promise to let the mother and daughter leave safely to prevent retaliation?" Lu Ming asked, "Do you believe it?"
Interpretation: "「The other party promised to let the mother and daughter leave safely, to prevent retaliation, right? 」 Lu Ming said: 「Do you believe it? 」"
We'll translate: "「The other party promised to let the mother and daughter leave safely, to prevent retaliation, right? 」 Lu Ming said: 「Do you believe it? 」"
The woman's trembling ceased, but she still shielded her daughter behind her, lifted her head, and said, "I also want that—just ordinary civilians, only wanting to live; if it's to live, who would want to accompany those politicians in their scheming?"
Interpretation: "The woman's trembling stopped, but she still shielded her daughter behind her, lifted her head: 「Also want this, just ordinary civilians, just wanting to live; if wanting to live, who would want to accompany those politicians in their scheming! 」"
We'll translate: "The woman's trembling stopped, but she still shielded her daughter behind her, lifted her head: 「Also want this, just ordinary civilians, just wanting to live; if wanting to live, who would want to accompany those politicians in their scheming! 」"
She had almost exhausted all her strength, as if venting her full frustration.
Interpretation: "She had almost exhausted all her strength, like venting her full..."
We'll translate: "She had almost exhausted all her strength, like venting her full..."
She had almost exhausted all her strength, as if venting her full frustration.
"First say there will be retaliation, even if it's at sea, what can the mother and daughter do?" Lu Ming looked at the girl behind the woman and asked, "A life of refugees?"
Interpretation: "「First say will there be retaliation, even if at sea, where can the mother and daughter go? 」 Lu Ming looked at the girl behind the woman: 「A life of drifters? 」"
We'll translate: "「First say will there be retaliation, even if at sea, where can the mother and daughter go? 」 Lu Ming looked at the girl behind the woman: 「A life of drifters? 」"
"How else can we choose... just to keep living... in such a world, just to keep living..."
Interpretation: "「How else can we choose... just to stay alive... in such a world, just to stay alive... 」"
We'll translate: "「How else can we choose... just to stay alive... in such a world, just to stay alive... 」"
"We will find it."
Translation: "「Will find. 」" maybe "We will find." We'll translate: "「We will find. 」"
Lu Ming picked up the cup; Chang Qinglan had just tried to stop him, but he had already drained it in one gulp.
"Family Head!"
Chang Qinglan's worry is not wrong, after all everyone knows the water will be poisonous, if that is the case, according to Chang Zhou's physical condition, it will be quite troublesome.
"What does that mean?" the woman asked.
Lu Ming stood up, saying: "Silence, if that is the case, will do,"
The woman is foolish, even a child would understand its meaning, long ago it was also clear that the other party would not easily let go, but even if we know, what can we do?
Only commoners cannot contend with those power struggles; the woman's gaze stops at Lu Ming's teacup—such a simple principle, how could they not understand?
All along harboring a lucky mindset, oh well...
Coming to his senses, Lu Ming had already reached the door; the woman's gaze fell, watching the daughter making faces at Lu Ming's back.
"Wait!" the woman suddenly said.
Lu Ming's hand reaching for the door handle stopped.
"Actually, you didn't say it completely right." The woman stroked the child's head: "Actually, being threatened... being bribed..., sorry, obviously you don't trust, trust some commoners... to tell you everything you know."
Lu Ming glanced sideways: "Well then, speak."
"But, conditions..." The woman knew she basically had no qualifications to discuss conditions, but for her daughter's sake, she had to do so.
"Go ahead and speak." Lu Ming made a show of being willing to listen.
The woman crouched, stroked the child's head: "Well, let's go back to the room..."
"Why?" the girl continued to watch Lu Ming warily.
The woman took a bag of bread from her pocket.
Lu Ming knew the world's land shortage was severe; a bag of bread was extremely precious to commoners.
"Listen, go back to the room and eat some bread, Mom and brother will talk about some things..." the woman said with a smile, as if saying something extremely ordinary.
"What things, can't hear?" the girl, although full, still couldn't resist the temptation of bread.
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