Special District 9 Chapter 142: Leaving Without Burden

Two hours later.

In a restaurant in Jiangzhou, Coco took a sip of white wine and she blinked her large eyes at Qin Yu, asking, “What’s wrong? Is the food I’m treating you not good enough for you? What’s with that bitter look on your face?”

The red-faced Qin Yu gulped down a cup of wine before replying softly, “That old man doesn’t have long left.”

Coco was stunned. “Ma Lao-er’s uncle?”

“Yeah.” Qin Yu nodded.

Sitting by the side, Old Cat sighed deeply and he drowned himself with liquor.

Coco had never heard of Old Ma, but she had heard some things about him. So, she didn’t try to pull the mood through with a joke. She simply remarked quietly, “Perhaps this is also a form of liberation.”

“Let’s drink.” Qin Yu poured himself another cup of wine while gesturing clumsily.

The three of them clinked their wine glasses together. It should have been a joyous farewell banquet, but the mood suddenly felt inexplicably heavy.

The dinner lasted till late at night. After Coco footed the bill, Qin Yu took a glance at his watch and said, “Help me make some arrangements. I’ll be leaving for Fengbei tonight.”

Old Cat was stunned, “You going to…?”

“I’ll bring him back to Songjiang in Lao-er’s stead,” Qin Yu said concisely.

“Should I tell Lao-er then?” Old Cat asked.

“Yeah, we need to tell him eventually anyway. There’s no point hiding it.”

“Un,” Old Cat nodded.

Coco listened to the conversation between the two of them before taking her phone out and walking to one side to make arrangements.

A few minutes later, the three of them walked out of the restaurant together.

Coco turned to Qin Yu and said, “I haven’t told you all this while, but there are people in the family who oppose our partnership. They feel that you have gone too far messing with Prosperous Dragon, so partnering with you could very well land us in a pit where we’ll never be able to escape from.”

The slightly drunk Qin Yu, who smelled as if someone had doused him in alcohol, replied, “I thought so too.”

“Don’t put me in a spot,” Coco advised in a roundabout manner. “I

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