American comics: A salted fish becomes a saint by hanging up

However, when they finally completed the task and handed the item to the middleman, things did not go as expected. The middleman did not fulfill his promise at all, but tried to use Lin Nan and Tony as a cover to escape from the enemy who was chasing him. By the time Lin Nan realized all this, it was too late, and they had fallen into a bigger crisis.

"You bastard!" Lin Nan questioned the middleman angrily, but the other party just smiled disdainfully, "Do you think there is really someone in this world who will help you unconditionally? You are too naive, kid."

At that moment, Lin Nan felt as if there was a flame burning in his chest, and anger was surging wildly in his heart. He felt that he had been completely fooled. No one in this world was really helping him. They were just using him to achieve their own goals, and he was just a tool to be used at will.

He could no longer bear it, so he rushed forward and grabbed the middleman by the collar, with a fierce light in his eyes, "How dare you lie to me? Do you know how much I have paid to find my brother? How dare you despise my efforts like this?"

The middleman was startled by his sudden rage, but then he regained his sneering expression, "No matter how angry you are, you can't change the facts. You are just a weak human being. The rules of this world are made by the strong. You'd better recognize this."

Lin Nan was stunned for a moment, and then he felt a sharp pain in his chest. The anger, frustration and powerlessness that had been pent up for a long time burst out at this moment. He was almost swallowed by this emotion. The voice in his heart told him that this world was not trustworthy, that everyone in this world was playing tricks on him, and that he was just groping in the darkness alone and helpless.

Tony rushed over and pulled Lin Nan away, "Calm down, Lin Nan, this kind of person is not worth wasting your emotions on."

Lin Nan was pulled away by Tony, but his anger did not subside. He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turned white due to the force, and his arms trembled slightly. He knew that Tony was right, but the anger in his heart could not be calmed down.

"Calm down? How can you ask me to calm down?" Lin Nan's voice was shaking with anger. "Everyone is lying to me! Everyone! What did I do wrong? Why should I be deprived of even a glimmer of hope?"

Tony looked at him, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, "I understand how you feel, Lin Nan, but you can't be controlled by these emotions. We still have a lot to do, and your brother is still waiting for you."

"I know!" His chest heaved violently, his eyes were bloodshot, "but I really... I can't hold on any longer, I don't understand why I have to endure all this! He sighed deeply, "No one said this road would be easy, Lin Nan. But if you give up now, you will lose more than just the chance to find your brother, you will lose yourself. He felt himself trapped in an endless state of exhaustion and anger. He didn't want to give up, but he felt that his heart was gradually being eroded by these negative emotions. How he wished that all this would end, how he wished that he had never stepped into this world.

"Maybe you are right," Lin Nan's voice sounded again after a long time. He no longer had the previous anger, but was more of a deep exhaustion and despair. "Maybe I shouldn't have had hope. Maybe I should have understood this earlier." Without saying anything, he knew that Lin Nan was experiencing a deep inner struggle, and this struggle could only be resolved by Lin Nan himself.

"No matter what," Tony said slowly at last, "you shouldn't let those who try to use you succeed. No matter who they are and what they want, stay awake, Lin Nan. Only in this way can you truly find your brother. But the inner turmoil did not diminish. He felt that he was at a crossroads, and every choice was full of unknown risks. And the voice deep in his heart was still repeatedly questioning him: Is all this really worth it? Does he really have the ability to continue?

However, anger and pain burned like a flame in his heart, and even if he wanted to calm down, the flame could not be extinguished. Lin Nan knew that he had to continue on this thorny road, no matter how overwhelmed he was, no matter how much he resisted in his heart, he could not let himself stop.

He once thought that he was just an ordinary person who would give up when faced with these uncontrollable situations, but it turned out that he had gone too far and it was impossible to turn back. The only thing he could do was to let this anger be fuel to push him forward, no matter what was waiting for him ahead.

Lin Nan stood in a dilapidated neighborhood, staring into the distance with empty eyes. He knew that the deal was doomed to fail. No matter how hard he tried, no matter how much he wanted to find his brother, it was all in vain in the face of the cruel reality.

He felt a sense of powerlessness spreading from the bottom of his heart. The faith that once drove him to keep moving forward seemed to be gradually torn apart, replaced by deep despair and anger. He no longer naively believed that every clue could lead him to find his brother, and he no longer fantasized that he could get the answers he needed through any simple transaction.

"Lin Nan," Natasha's voice sounded behind him, with a complex emotion, "We have to leave. It's not safe here anymore."

Lin Nan did not move, but just stood there, letting the night wind blow on his face. The wind was mixed with the smell of ruins and corruption, which made him feel nauseous. He did not respond to Natasha's words. She was right, but the pain in his heart made it difficult for him to take that step.

Natasha walked up to him, stood beside him, and looked at him quietly. "You know this deal can't succeed, right?" Her voice was low and hoarse. "I knew it from the beginning. These people are not trustworthy at all. They are just using me. I... I just want to grasp even a little hope. "

Natasha nodded and patted his shoulder gently, "Hope can be hard to tell sometimes, especially when you need it most."

"But what else can I do?" Lin Nan turned his head, his eyes full of pain and confusion. "I have come this far, I have given up my entire life, I have paid so much, but I still have nothing. Now even this last hope is shattered, what else can I expect?"

Natasha was silent for a while, as if she was weighing how to respond to his pain and questions. Her voice became softer, "Lin Nan, you have come a long way. This world will not easily give you what you need, but that doesn't mean you don't have a chance. It's just...some things you have to fight for with your own hands."