[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-32":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Told to Play a Warlord, You Say You Don't Eat Beef?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2203861,3829,"Chapter 32","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>The fallen clown could only skillfully protect his groin and the back of his head, the two most vulnerable spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then he curled up like a shrimp, silently enduring the abusers' venting!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This guy is too weak, he can't do anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Harder! Harder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Beat him! Take all his stuff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under the heavy music, the violence continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the hoodlums left, the alley became quiet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the background music still maintained a heavy sense of sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was as if fate was pitying Su Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the predetermined tragedy seemed never to change because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the livestream.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All the viewers watched the empty alley in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen, in pain and powerless, lay on the ground, his body curled up like a shrimp dying of thirst.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even now.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen was still subconsciously protecting his groin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And his other hand was reaching toward the shattered sign in front of him, as if still fantasizing about being able to piece it back together.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To him, compared to being beaten up, keeping this sign was definitely more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The clown makeup on Su Chen’s face still looked like it was smiling at first glance, but all the viewers watching the screen felt incredibly heavy, unable to smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen had worked and lived so hard...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen had shown the friendliest smile to every passerby around him...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen hadn't provoked anyone, not even with a look or a word!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But that group of hoodlums had attacked him for no reason, without any warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was very likely just a whim, wanting to trample and humiliate Su Chen, so they did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[So angry, it’s so infuriating!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[These damn hoodlums! Why don't you go rob a business if you’re so capable! Bullying a lone clown with so many people, you should be ashamed!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Su Chen didn't do anything wrong... so why is he still being oppressed!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Robbery and assault in the street, can no one do anything about it?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[This whole Gotham City is not right!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Those passersby are also terrifyingly indifferent, they couldn't even help or just stop them for a moment!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[A rope always breaks at the thinnest point, misfortune always picks the hard-luck, sigh...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[This sign will likely cause Su Chen to lose his job...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the livestream, countless indignant comments flooded in.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It might also be that in a comfortable living environment, most viewers couldn't even imagine the sorrow of someone living at the bottom like Su Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And just as countless viewers felt heavy-hearted, stifled, and incredibly sympathetic to Su Chen’s plight.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The camera slowly pulled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Using Su Chen, lying powerlessly on the ground, as the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Two large characters that filled the entire screen, almost bursting out of it, appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Joker]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only then.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was the title of this film revealed!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And behind the two characters for \"Joker\" was the 'Joker' lying on the ground, powerless against everything and living completely in tragedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That is to say, only until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Had this film just begun!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And just these few minutes of oppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Had already made countless viewers in the livestream feel incredibly heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the life of a hard-luck person, even a tragedy on a single day seemed enough to crush most people’s mental defenses!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the contestant area.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhu Sanlong’s face was slightly gray, staring blankly at the large \"Joker\" characters on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He simply felt that these two characters were describing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although he really didn't want to admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if he had performed *Life's Big Event* with his absolute best effort, and the entire internet was praising his most perfect work!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Su Chen, in just the first few dozen seconds, had easily crushed Zhu Sanlong’s painstaking work!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The audience’s appreciation level varied, and most of the time they didn't see as much as those of them in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Zhu Sanlong was at least a Best Actor winner, and he had at least spent many years studying acting! His appreciation ability was naturally excellent!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But... those few smiles Su Chen gave the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Had directly made Zhu Sanlong’s scalp tingle! He was speechless for a long time!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The heavy, sorrowful music continued to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The camera shifted, and a burst of wild laughter came.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen sat in a chair, holding a cigarette in his left hand, laughing wildly with an extremely painful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All the viewers were confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But all the viewers could see the struggle and sadness on Su Chen’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He seemed... not to want to laugh... but why?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It could even be said that when Su Chen laughed, his whole face looked more like he was crying!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His brows were constantly tightening and relaxing, as if he were struggling violently inside!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While laughing, on the verge of being hoarse, there was a faint sobbing tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Opposite Su Chen, a middle-aged woman wearing a Health Department social worker badge looked at Su Chen’s self-indulgent wild laughter with a frown, as if in sympathy and impatience.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After a long time, Su Chen’s laughter finally faded, and the expression on his face, neither crying nor laughing, gradually recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He took a deep drag of the cigarette in his left hand, lowered his eyes, and said in a puzzled tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is it just me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Or is the world getting crazier...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The social worker nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The atmosphere is very tense... everyone is frustrated, everyone is struggling. Can't find work, society is getting tougher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sighing, the social worker stopped discussing the situation in Gotham City and shifted the topic to Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How about you? Have you been keeping up with your diary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yes, ma'am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Good, did you bring your diary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Listening to the social worker’s inquiry, Su Chen smiled naturally, as if wanting to express an apology; he didn't want the other person to see his diary.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But whether in words or actions, he was very polite in front of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Arthur, I told you to bring your diary last time! It helps our treatment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Can I see it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The social worker’s tone became slightly heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And in the camera, Su Chen held the cigarette in his right hand, shaking his leg, appearing very anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, he took out a notebook from the side and handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I use this as a diary, and it’s also my joke record book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Interesting thoughts and observations, I remember I told you I wanted to be a stand-up comedian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The social worker took it, flipping through the notebook while replying casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"No, you didn't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen’s expression sank slightly, and he said very seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I think I did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the social worker didn't respond. She flipped to the diary section, to a page full of writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A line that seemed to have been written repeatedly until it was bolded caught the social worker’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I only hope my death makes more cents than my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And this line made all the viewers’ hearts sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[The protagonist is actually... this pessimistic now....]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[This is completely having no hope for life at all...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[A sad society, a sad job, a sad experience.]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[If you were Arthur, you probably wouldn't last a month..]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[The protagonist is completely disappointed with his own life and the whole world.]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[His dream is actually to become a stand-up comedian...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Wait, can you see the other content in the diary just now?? You flipped too fast!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Go watch the replay later, just take a screenshot.]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Like the viewers, the social worker’s face was slightly heavy, and she looked up and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Coming here, does having someone to talk to help you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I think it feels better than being locked in a mental hospital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But clearly, the long-term treatment hadn't worked for Arthur, and Arthur had even written such pessimistic sentences in his diary.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The conversation between the two was just as the synopsis said, Arthur’s status as a mental patient, but it must have been more serious before, to be locked in a hospital!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mental patients are only forcibly locked in mental hospitals if they commit acts that harm themselves or others!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I hope I can ask the doctor to increase my dosage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Arthur, you are taking seven different medications, they must be doing something, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I just... don't want to feel this sad anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen looked straight at the social worker, his eyes full of sadness.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What he wanted was very simple, but it seemed it could never be realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sorry for the late update!! Had something to do today!! Three more chapters tonight!! Adding another chapter as compensation!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If any readers are still watching! I sincerely ask for flowers! Rating tickets! Monthly tickets!!! Thank you all!!!.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If any readers are still watching! I sincerely ask for flowers! Rating tickets! Monthly tickets!!! Thank you all!!!.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If any readers are still watching! I sincerely ask for flowers! Rating tickets! Monthly tickets!!! 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