[{"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-35":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},2203864,3829,"Chapter 35: Arthur Dances! Intent to Kill His Mother?! [Ask for flowers!!!]","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>And watching this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Watching Su Chen shirtless, holding the gun in his left hand, pointing straight at the empty sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A silence, countless viewers inexplicably felt a chill down their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Every time I see this body, I feel a bit shocking, too thin....]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Arthur... what is he thinking...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Ah... don't play with guns casually?]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Arthur.. is he going to turn black??]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[This chair, is it Arthur’s mother’s chair?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Makes me a bit scared....]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[I think Arthur is really pitiful, the name his mother gave him is Happy, but he has never been happy]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[She never believed Arthur could become a comedian!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After withdrawing the gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen sat on the sofa, quietly looking at the revolver in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A crisp sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The left hand holding the gun gently cocked the gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Listening to the cheerful singing and dancing coming from the TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen stood up slowly with the gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, the expression on his face was a bit intoxicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hands raised above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The withered body danced slowly to the beat of the music.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the dance steps were not good-looking, and the skin-and-bones figure made it look a bit horrific.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But all the viewers saw Su Chen so relaxed for the first time!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As if releasing the pressure in his heart in the dance steps! Also showing himself truly!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As if talking to himself, Su Chen asked himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hey, what’s your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Arthur.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hey, Arthur, you dance really well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I know, who dances badly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While speaking, Su Chen replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The left hand holding the gun pulled the trigger at the wall on the side without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bang!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A gunshot that rang through the night sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A bullet hole immediately appeared on the wall!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Su Chen was startled by this shot! He fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even.. he didn't know why he fired just now! And so without hesitation!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He hurriedly turned up the TV volume and fooled his mother who was asking from next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Happy? What sound? Are you okay? Did you hear the sound just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I’m watching an old war movie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Keep it down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And in the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As if awakened by this gunshot, Su Chen held his head and was very regretful, as if saying to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sorry, Mom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All the viewers were startled by this sudden shot!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And even more worried for Su Chen’s behavior!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Why put bullets in the gun?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When Su Chen cocked it just now, they thought the revolver was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But didn't expect, Su Chen actually loaded it! And was dancing with a real gun with live ammunition and cocked??\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wasn't he afraid of misfiring and hitting himself?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But what puzzled all the viewers the most!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was when Su Chen fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was so decisive! Without hesitation! Even said... full of aggression!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Completely different from his usual performance!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Up to this point in the film.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the judge’s seat, Zhang Laomou spoke to the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I don't know if everyone noticed one point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The timing of Su Chen’s apology is very strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Clearly he had already talked to his mother and fooled the gunshot with the excuse of watching TV. Then why did he apologize again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is it because he broke the wall and apologized? Or because he lied to Mom and apologized?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid neither.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This apology was indeed said to his mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But the reason Su Chen apologized was something else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Laomou smiled, his eyes calm as water, as if he saw through something.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"When Su Chen just pointed the gun at that sofa chair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"He should have really had the intent to kill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"He was feeling guilty for his own intent to kill just now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As for more details, I won't reveal them, leaving a little suspense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I can only say... Su Chen’s performance is simply detailed to the extreme!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Following Zhang Laomou’s analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The audience in the livestream felt a jolt in their hearts, finally finding the reason for the chill they had felt down their spines earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sure enough...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their uneasy suspicions were actually true?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[It’s too terrifying...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Arthur... he really has the intent to kill his mother?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[But... why???]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[His mother is one of the few people in the world who is good to him!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Zhang Laomou only said half of it... could there be some hidden story??]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[It can’t just be because his mother denied him, right??]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[I get it! They mentioned Arthur’s mental illness earlier! Maybe he’s having an episode?]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Arthur... is he going to turn dark?]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Amidst the countless speculations in the bullet comments, many viewers felt a lingering sense of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But they could only comfort themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The scene shifted to the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Internal Group 519124243\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen was wearing a trench coat with the hood up, staring at something in the distance through a chain-link fence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the entrance of a school in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The female neighbor Su Fei, whom he had met in the elevator last night, appeared with her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In front of the school gate, Su Fei was instructing her daughter, just like any ordinary mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then, she grabbed her bag and hurried off to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing this, Su Chen in the distance pulled his hood tighter and followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This scene shocked all the viewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen’s behavior... was clearly stalking....\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although they sympathized with Su Chen’s plight and hoped the world would show him more warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But... all the viewers actually didn’t want him to do this...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if Su Chen had a budding, naive affection for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or perhaps he just wanted another chance to interact and held no malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was absolutely not the way to go about it!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeming to realize his own problem, after stalking Su Fei for a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In front of a building.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen hesitated for a few steps, finally regained his reason, and watched her enter the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This allowed countless viewers to breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After listening in, or rather, stealing tips from someone else’s brilliant stand-up comedy show.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen returned home.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He sat shirtless at his desk, seemingly lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only a single hanging lamp illuminated the desk, making the room look exceptionally dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the table lay the notebook containing his diary and reflections.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen picked up a pen with his right hand and slowly wrote:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“The worst part about having a mental illness is...”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen leaned back in his chair, smoking and thinking for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Accompanied by unsettling music.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He switched to holding the pen in his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He scribbled a sentence in the notebook, accompanied by a smiley face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“People expect you to behave as if you don’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at what he had written.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The corners of Su Chen’s mouth couldn’t help but curl up, and he finally laughed out loud, his laughter filled with self-mockery and sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at the notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The audience before the screen fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although they didn’t want to admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Many people in reality did exactly that, even they themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But now, seeing it from Su Chen’s perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone realized how cold such behavior was.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A sudden doorbell interrupted everyone’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen had already put on his clothes and walked over to open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Fei’s face appeared at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Su Chen, she smiled slightly and got straight to the point:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Did you follow me today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After a slight hesitation, Su Chen admitted it openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the viewers before the screen were shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen’s stalking behavior... was actually discovered?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A sinking feeling followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The romance they had been hoping for for Su Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Would very likely be ruined because of this...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But seeing Su Chen’s honest attitude, Su Fei raised an eyebrow, seemingly unbothered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I knew it was you. I thought you were going to break in and rob me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, there was no blame in Su Fei’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She didn’t even suspect his motives for stalking and even joked with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Chen was incredibly surprised, the joy on his face clearly visible, and he joked back:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I do have a gun, I’ll come visit your place tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“You’re so funny, Arthur.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Fei was immediately amused by Su Chen’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And this affirmation made Su Chen pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was likely the first time he had heard his sense of humor praised by someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even from his mother, with whom he lived,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>he had never received such affirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Six chapters have been updated today, and there will be an extra chapter in the early morning to compensate everyone!! Just asking for some monthly tickets!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If any readers are still watching! I sincerely ask for flowers! Rating tickets! Monthly tickets!!! Thank you all!!!.\u003C\u002Fp>",1470,"2026-06-17T06:33:32.085Z","2026-06-17T09:01:43.081Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f91fafd88e3e52c89280a40f7a440b4046da4cb98794235192ca43dd0769c043","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-36","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-34",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]