Chapter 2481: Desolation

After receiving a call from Accountant Ren, Accountant Xu was overjoyed. He hurriedly called Liu Yunqing, asked him to drive, and the two of them went to that place together.

It was a small alley with a tiny restaurant inside. Liu Yunqing, who was not familiar with Yanzhong City, searched for a long time and had to call Accountant Ren twice before he finally found it.

Of course, before that, Liu Yunqing had still very cautiously driven a large circle around Yanzhong City to confirm that no messy characters were following them before heading to that location.

Entering the small restaurant, Liu Yunqing and Accountant Xu met Accountant Ren in a private room. He was sitting there, lost in thought. Only when Liu Yunqing and Accountant Xu pushed the door open and entered did he raise his head and say, "You're here."

Accountant Xu said, "We're here. Accountant Ren, this is Mr. Liu, the head of our accounting firm."

Liu Yunqing hurriedly extended his hand to Accountant Ren and said, "Accountant Ren, I am Liu Yunqing!"

Accountant Ren shook his hand and said, "I have heard your name for a long time."

Liu Yunqing asked with some curiosity, "How did you hear of my name?"

Accountant Ren gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Don't forget, I came out of the Yanfang Group. I still have a few friends there, and I know what happened at the Yanfang Group."

Liu Yunqing and Accountant Xu both nodded in realization.

Accountant Ren asked the two to sit down and then told the restaurant owner to bring out the food. He told them that this small restaurant was opened by his younger brother.

Before long, the food and drinks were brought out. A small restaurant didn't have any grand feasts, just a few small dishes to go with the alcohol, such as pig ears, peanuts, smashed cucumber, and fried small fish.

The alcohol wasn't anything fancy either; it was local bulk-sold "Burning Knife" liquor.

Accountant Ren said, "I don't have any good wine or food to treat you with; please forgive my poor hospitality!"

Accountant Xu hurriedly shook his head and said, "Accountant Ren, please don't be so polite. This is already quite good."

Liu Yunqing had to drive, so he couldn't drink, and Accountant Xu began to drink with Accountant Ren.

After a few drinks, Accountant Xu said, "Accountant Ren, when will you bring your son to the capital to let that friend of mine take a look? Perhaps he can be cured."

Accountant Ren shook his head and said, "In all these years, I don't know how many doctors I've found for him, but it's all been useless. I don't hold out any hope anymore. This illness is incurable to begin with. Anyway, I'll raise him for as many years as I can live. When I die, it will be up to his own fate."

Liu Yunqing and Accountant Xu wanted to say something, but they felt they couldn't find the words. Accountant Ren's words were too desolate, permeated with the feeling that "there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart."

Indeed, Accountant Ren's son was nearly thirty years old, and it had been over twenty years since he was diagnosed with autism. In all these years, could he have not sought out doctors for his son? But what was the result? One hope after another, exchanged for one disappointment after another. Such torment was enough to exhaust anyone's heart and strength.

That Accountant Ren could still work so hard to support his family now was already strong enough.

Naturally, he wouldn't be overjoyed just because Accountant Xu offered a vague, ethereal hope.

Accountant Xu didn't say anything more; he simply raised his glass to toast Accountant Ren. This toast was not about anything else, but simply an expression of respect for a man like Accountant Ren.

Accountant Ren drank a few more glasses and said to Accountant Xu, "Accountant Xu, actually, I know why you call me every day and introduce doctors to me. But I still thank you. I have been too stifled all these years; I have no one to tell my inner thoughts to!"

At this point, Accountant Ren was already weeping like rain, unable to speak through his sobs. Liu Yunqing and Accountant Xu watched in silence. Seeing a man cry like this, one could imagine how difficult his heart felt.

A man does not shed tears easily; it is only because he has not reached the point of heartbreak!

Accountant Ren's tears did not mean he was a weak person. On the contrary, being able to carry such a family on his own for over twenty years, he was an incredibly strong man.

When Accountant Ren's emotions calmed down slightly, Liu Yunqing handed him a napkin. Accountant Ren said thank you and wiped away his tears with the napkin.

Accountant Ren said, "Do you know why I wanted to buy a house and move out of the Yanfang Group?"

Liu Yunqing and Accountant Xu shook their heads together. Accountant Ren didn't wait for them to answer and said to himself, "Because I feel guilty in my heart. I don't dare to live with the factory workers anymore. I'm afraid they will poke at my spine!"

"The Yanfang Group has become what it is today entirely because the Guangda Trading Company has been sucking its blood! In these few years, I don't know how much blood Guangda Trading has sucked from the Yanfang Group, and I was an accomplice!"

Liu Yunqing and Accountant Xu were both shocked. So, Accountant Ren's crying today had such a deep-seated reason; he was blaming himself.

"I knew clearly that the Guangda Trading Company was sucking the blood of the Yanfang Group, but for the high salary they gave me, I didn't dare to say anything. Watching the Yanfang Group decline day by day while those people at Guangda Trading grew fatter and fatter, I feel guilty!"

Accountant Xu said, "Accountant Ren, you can't be blamed for this. You were also helpless."

Accountant Ren shook his head and said, "You don't need to comfort me. I know my own affairs."

Liu Yunqing and Accountant Xu fell silent again.

Accountant Ren said, "This year, I heard that a working group came to the Yanfang Group to investigate those group leaders, and the company is getting better and better. Do you know how happy I am? I am hoping that you can expose those parasites and let them get the end they deserve." ===== CHAPTER 2483 =====