338: Chapter 338 Are you sick?

Self... voluntary!?

The moment these words came out, Long Anyou froze completely.

What kind of situation is this?

Looking at the traces of black powder on the faces of Chen Sheng and the others, he couldn't understand it for a moment.

There are people who actively go up to do hard labor for others?

After thinking for a long time, Long Anyou licked his dry lips and looked at Chen Sheng before him with a complicated expression.

"Teacher... If you are being threatened, just blink at us."

"Don't worry, as long as I can escape, I can definitely save you all!"

Long Anyou deliberately moved a little closer and said to Chen Sheng.

However...

Pfft!

The crowd quickly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... Director Long, have you misunderstood something? How could we possibly be threatened?"

"Exactly, our lives are going so well, how could we be threatened? Moreover, in this place, who could threaten me anyway?"

The crowd just laughed and shook their heads somewhat amusedly.

Teasing Long Anyou relentlessly.

Upon hearing this, Long Anyou frowned even deeper.

Looking at these people wearing work clothes covered in grease stains, he couldn't pinpoint what felt wrong.

Strange!

Too strange.

Haven't these people been brainwashed?

Swallowing a gulp of saliva, Long Anyou's face twisted in misery, his expression extremely heavy.

"Teacher... It's all my fault..."

"Your fault... What's wrong with you?"

Hearing this, Chen Sheng, who had just been laughing with the other workers, immediately restrained his smile and began to show concern for Long Anyou.

He stepped forward, placed a hand on the other's shoulder, and asked with concern.

Long Anyou felt a wave of sorrow upon hearing this.

"It's all my fault for not coming sooner. Otherwise, you all wouldn't have ended up like this..."

After a long silence, Long Anyou finally managed to utter these words from his throat.

Ah!?

This appearance? What appearance?

The expressions of Chen Sheng and the others quickly became complicated.

What is this situation?

Long Anyou... Is his brain okay?

At this moment, everyone started to worry about Long Anyou.

Even Chen Sheng proactively reached out to touch Long Anyou's forehead.

"He doesn't seem sick..."

He smacked his lips, looking somewhat puzzled.

However, when Long Anyou heard this, he became even more grief-stricken.

With a wail!

He suddenly collapsed onto his knees and sat on the ground.

This left Chen Sheng and the others completely at a loss.

Even Su Xueer widened her eyes at this moment.

Good heavens! Fortunately, they didn't bring live streaming equipment. Otherwise, Long Anyou's reputation would have been ruined today.

Chen Sheng and the others became even more concerned.

"Little Long, what's wrong with you?"

However, someone among them quickly figured out the situation.

They probably saw that they weren't very clean and assumed they had been brought here by Lin Heng to work as forced laborers.

Thinking of this, one of them quickly chuckled.

"Old Chen, Mr. Long is just concerned about us. Look at how dirty we are. If it were our family, relatives, or friends who saw us dressed like this, wouldn't they be concerned too?"

Hearing this, Chen Sheng somewhat understood.

The reality was indeed the case.

It wasn't just the men; many women were also wearing grease-stained work clothes.

Clearly... to an outsider, it didn't look good.

And at this moment, Long Anyou happened to see it.

Regarding this, Chen Sheng felt a mixture of amusement and frustration.

He quickly explained to Long Anyou, who was sitting on the ground: "Little Long, don't look down on this attire of ours. This is our honor!"

"Didn't our founding fathers say it? Labor is glorious... Besides, we aren't just laboring without reward."

"Look... this area you see before you... and even the vast oil fields of all of Africa, are our private backyard. We are the managers here!"

"We will sell these things to the entire world later!"

"It's fine to work a little harder now; later, we can just lie down and collect money."

"..."

Chen Sheng joyfully recounted his 'great achievements' to Long Anyou, a smug smile spreading across his face.

Anyone... after being struck by such immense wealth, would have this reaction.

Perhaps even a more intense reaction!

However...

Long Anyou looked at the ecstatic Chen Sheng and the others, then looked at the men and women dressed in work clothes, resembling beggars, and fell into deep thought.

"It's all my fault for not arriving by your side sooner, Teacher..."

"If we had come a bit earlier... you all wouldn't have ended up like this..."

"I don't know what that fellow Lin Heng did to make you work like oxen and horses here without realizing it!"

Long Anyou wept, his face filled with indignation.

As he spoke, Long Anyou seemed to get worked up. He immediately sprang up from the ground.

Then he stated resolutely:

"Teacher, don't worry!"

"As long as I, Long Anyou, am here, that fellow Lin Heng absolutely cannot harm you in the slightest!"

"I will go find Lin Heng to argue with him right now. I must make Lin Heng liberate you all from this state of oppression!"

Having said that, Long Anyou slapped his backside and was about to walk away from the crowd.

However...!

With a slap!

Chen Sheng immediately slapped him across the face the next second.

Directly hitting Long Anyou's face.

"Ah? Teacher... Why, why did you hit me?"

"I want to see if your brain is clear now!"

"You deserve a beating!"

Chen Sheng was so angry his eyebrows and beard were almost sticking up.

At this moment, the others certainly wouldn't let Long Anyou leave.

Good heavens! They finally obtained a huge oil field, securing their livelihood for the rest of their lives. How could they let Long Anyou ruin it all by himself??

They all gathered around, completely surrounding Long Anyou!

Ah?

"What... what do you want to do?"

Looking at the people glaring angrily at him, Long Anyou immediately felt what fear was.

"I... I am trying to secure benefits for you, to let you escape this place forever. How can you repay kindness with enmity and turn against me?"

Long Anyou was very confused.

However...

These people didn't seem inclined to understand his confusion.

...

After finishing the matters at hand, Lin Heng quickly remembered his instructions to Su Xueer from yesterday.

Thus, after leaving the State Preceptor's Mansion, he quickly drove to this large oil field.

However...

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw what appeared to be a disturbance up ahead.

Hmm?

What is this situation?