Barton sighed and said to Dudian after Barry left: "Dean, don't blame Barry. He has found his happiness in family. At the end of the last 'black snow season' he had a kid. It is indeed difficult to expect him to let his own family."
Dudian quietly said: "I understand."
"Dean," Kroen whispered, "What's the big deal that you were talking about?"
Dudian didn't answer but instead asked another question: "Is there any remaining gold coins from the last time?"
Joseph scratched his head and replied: "We spent some on tuition fees and bought some materials. Later Barton and me got sick so we spent some on treatment. We spent some on eating and drinking. When we saw that you aren't back we rented a house. So now we should have around 19 or 20 gold coins."
Dudian nodded: "After I was framed and sent to jail I was robbed of thousands of gold coins that were in my safe. So I'm going to borrow yours to begin our operations."
Three were in shock.
