Act 12-Empty Burial
|Niolde|尼奥尔德号
"Top-grade, oh top-grade!" The man in sunglasses picked up a Stockholm meatball and swallowed it in one bite. He looked satisfied." My dream is to eat all over the world!”
"A standard foodie." Henkel picked up one and savored it slowly. Mr. KFC, who was opposite him, finished half of it." Foodies rule the world!"”
"Perhaps this will be the last time I'll be able to enjoy delicious food.”Henkel glanced at him.
"It's better to die than starve to death. Besides, I won't die. I'll bring her up.”Mr. KFC was still smiling. He took a big gulp of punch and burped in satisfaction.
Henkel said nothing.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and dark clouds were rolling on the horizon, as if a giant beast had swallowed the remaining light.
The cargo ship that had just entered the port unloaded all the containers, and the workers and customs left the port. The weather wasn't too good, and most cargo ships would probably enter a safe harbor. There was nothing to do for the time being. All the lights on the ship went out, and the harbor slowly darkened.
"It looks like it's going to rain. Will it affect the sailing?”The man in the Iron Man mask stood at the port of Stockholm. He put his hand on his forehead and looked into the dark sea in the distance.
"The plan took into account the weather. The probability of a night of-3 ° C is so small that it is negligible.”Henkel stood quietly beside Mr. KFC. They were waiting for the submarine to arrive.
"It's not impossible for the King of Ocean and Water to control the storm with the power of speech, right? Tsunamis, underwater storms, and ice. Wasn't that the case?" Mr. KFC laughed silently.
"Didn't you ask Lu Mingfei to attract her attention?”
"The success rate is so low that it can be ignored.”Mr. KFC suddenly stood up straight, and a golden light flashed in his masked eyes. "He's here!"
A pitch-black shadow slowly appeared on the sea surface, and the shape of the ship gradually appeared.
"The Neolde, the sea god in Norse mythology. He told the government that it was a private apartment on the sea.”
"Such a nice apartment!" Mr. KFC's eyes lit up." Lend me a place to stay for a few years after you come back."”
The submarine approached and silently entered the port channel. The sea breeze blew against his face with a light whistle. Henkel narrowed his eyes.
"By the way…why did you insist on this plan?”Mr. KFC suddenly said.
"I'm an old man now, so I still want to go out and fight occasionally to leave some wealth for the clan.”Henkel lit a cigarette, and sparks flickered in the darkness.
" We're here already?!" Lu Mingfei wailed. He got off the plane and went to the conveyor belt to retrieve his luggage. He dragged his four suitcases and stood in the crowd. He suddenly felt that his life was very disillusioned…
He was really scared. Every time he went to mess with the Dragon King, he would lose a quarter of his life. He had a chance to escape before he got on the computer, but he couldn't move his feet when he saw Nono…
"Why are you running around?" Nono ran over to poke Lu Mingfei, looking displeased." Zero said that we don't have time to play according to the plan. We're going to the hotel we booked today and we're leaving tomorrow. Hurry up and leave."”
"Okay." Lu Mingfei mumbled as he stared blankly at Nono's taxi.
Lu Mingfei lowered his head. Lu Mingze kept tugging at the corner of Lu Mingfei's clothes and followed him with his head lowered. This time, the little devil stayed by his side for a longer time than ever before. Moreover, it did not affect the normal world, and no one could see him. Lu Mingfei was a little puzzled as to what the little devil was up to. Was there a need for after-sales service?
Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a cold gaze on him. He raised his head and saw Zero staring at him coldly. He could see Lu Mingze? Lu Mingfei was shocked.
Zero walked over and extended her hand. Her tone was cold." You can give me my luggage now."”
"Oh, oh." Lu Mingfei was stunned. So Zero was looking at her luggage. Lu Mingfei quickly handed her the luggage." Isn't it tiring to carry three people each?”Zero glanced at Lu Mingfei and silently pulled the luggage of Ambis from Lu Mingfei's hands. Lu Mingze suddenly raised his head and stared at Zero, a faint smile on his lips.
Caesar's slender fingers slid across the tablet, and news articles titled " Italian Gattuso Family Changes Heir " appeared in Caesar's field of vision. Some of them were even accompanied by pictures. The pictures were of the hall of Milan Cathedral, surrounded by the elders of the Gattuso family, and Parsi was being baptized among them.
"Heh." Caesar sneered and pressed the power button." He's so ruthless. It's actually him.”
"I can only say that they can tell that you won't return to the family. It shouldn't matter to you who it is, right?”Asad leaned on the sofa and lazily wrote in his notebook.
"Other people are not important, but he is the only person in the family that I care about.”Caesar said coldly.
"Start with the firearms handled by the Gattuso family? Destroy their deal? Or the stock market?" Asad narrowed his eyes.
"Whatever. I'm going to see him soon.”Caesar stood up.
"But if it's the Gattuso family, they don't really care about money. They can always get it.”Caesar turned around and said coldly.
|storm|暴风
"Hehehe…"
"What's that sound?" Apis frowned.
"A certain idiot's teeth are chattering from the cold.”Nuo Nuo hit Lu Mingfei's head." You don't know how to wear thicker clothes at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. Do you think you're British by wearing a sweater?"”
Even though they were in the helicopter, the higher they went, the lower the temperature became. It was as if they could feel the cold wind whistling from the mountain in the cockpit. When the helicopter rose, they did not see any tourists. It was said that the rich and powerful academy had bought the right to use it for a week. At first, there were still some green plants and the red leaves of Taiwan's snow mountains. Soon, it was completely white. Occasionally, black rocks could be seen. The wind outside the plane was like the roar of a giant beast.
Lu Mingfei stiffly twisted his neck and looked away from the window in front of the helicopter. He hugged Lu Mingze tightly in his arms. Lu Mingze was only wearing a thin suit and looked even colder than Lu Mingfei. Strangely enough, the little devil had always appeared to save him like Sailor Moon when he was about to finish the game…Now, she was just like a fragile child snuggling in his arms.
Now, Lu Mingfei didn't hate him at all.
"You have to get off here. If you go any higher, it will cause a storm.”The pilot assigned by the academy stopped the helicopter in mid-air and said. The dashboard showed an altitude of 2700 meters.
"Ocean Project Specialist 01, Chen Motong, prepare to land.”Nono carried the backpack and hung a thumb-thick black noose on it. The pilot opened the hatch. Suddenly, a cold wind blew in, and the temperature in the cabin plummeted. Lu Mingfei snorted and shrank into the corner of his seat.
Nono did not seem to be afraid at all. He grabbed the noose with both hands and took a few steps forward to stand in front of the hatch.
“Ready？”the pilot asked.
“Yes.”Nono replied expressionlessly.
“Goodlucktoyou.”the pilot said expressionlessly.
Lu Mingfei watched expressionlessly as everyone else watched…These gods were so calm because it was too cold and their facial nerves had died!
Nono was actually a little nervous. She looked down and estimated that she was about a hundred meters down. She turned to look at Lu Mingfei and was stunned. Why was Lu Mingfei carrying a child in his arms? Nono suddenly saw clearly that he was carrying his backpack…He was indeed too nervous, and even his eyes were blurry. Nono shook his head, adjusted his breathing rhythm, and jumped down from the hatch.
The capstan felt the tension suddenly tighten, and Nono swayed slightly under the helicopter. With the noose hanging from her body…she felt like a hanging ghost. Nono sighed and made an " OK " gesture to the miniature camera at the bottom of the plane. The pilot operated on the dashboard, and the noose slowly extended as Nono slowly lowered it. The camera followed the shrinking figure. Lu Mingfei sneaked to the cabin door and narrowed his eyes to look down. Nono's dark red hair looked like a burning flame against the snow.
After pulling the rope for more than a hundred meters, Nono spotted a rock, grabbed the noose, and swung it a few times. Then, he forcefully climbed up the rock. She untied the noose and waved her hands a few times. The helicopter retracted the noose.
Next was Apis. The little girl only followed the same steps and descended the mountain. Nono even pulled her.
"03 Lu Mingfei." Lu Mingfei stood up, trembling. This was extreme sports! This was simply playing with his life! This…Lu Mingfei suddenly thought of something. He squatted down, carried his backpack, and stroked Lu Mingze's hair. It felt like his owner was stroking a kitten's head before he left home…Lu Mingfei stood up in satisfaction and walked to the cabin door before jumping down righteously…Shouldn't a coward like me be coy for a while? Lu Mingfei suddenly woke up. Feeling the beauty of stepping on air, he screamed.
The pilot automatically ignored the loser in the camera and began to slowly lower the noose. The helicopter suddenly shook.
"Air currents?" Zero asked.
The helicopter shook more and more violently, and the pilot's palms were covered in sweat." It doesn't seem to be as simple as high-altitude airflow…Impossible, how is that possible?”
"Storm…Storm is coming!" The pilot's eyes were filled with fear.
Poor Lu Mingfei had just descended more than 30 meters. He was hanging in the air alone. The helicopter began to shake violently, and the door was blown shut by the wind. Lu Mingfei saw that something was wrong and shouted,“Whathappened? Brother, don't tease me!"
Lu Mingfei's earphones buzzed with electricity, and the communication was connected. Zero's voice was heard clearly." Uncle is trying to control the plane now. It's too late to land. 03 Commissioner Lu Mingfei, Uncle orders you to cut the noose immediately."”
"Big sister, big sister, if you can't go down, you can take me back. Cut the rope and jump off the mountain. Aren't you asking me to risk my life? If I had known this would happen, I would have brought my own parachute!”Lu Mingfei was so terrified that his voice was shrill.
"Immediately! The uncle wanted to return to the foot of the mountain, but the hatch was stuck and could not be opened. You could not enter, so being hung down there was no different from waiting for death! The wind is just right now. If you cut the noose, you have a certain chance of landing on the mountain!”
You're not the one who forced the landing, okay? Do you have to make it sound so easy? He would definitely die! As expected of an icy beauty with a vicious heart! Lu Mingfei knew that his life was about to end. He sighed and took out a small folding knife from his backpack. It was very complicated to open the connection switch, and in this uncertain situation, he could only try to cut the noose.
"You haven't cut it open yet? Nuo Nuo, Ambis, secure it properly!" Zero's voice became intermittent, and the static noise became stronger and stronger. Only then did Lu Mingfei realize that all four of them could hear him through the communicator…How embarrassing.
Lu Mingfei mumbled as he began to cut the noose around his waist. In his opinion, the wind was at most level seven or eight. Why would he use such an extreme method? Was there a need to risk the life of an [S] class?
Two seconds later, Lu Mingfei knew he was wrong.
"You haven't cut it open yet? It's too late…Pull it up…" Then there was endless noise.
The communication was completely cut off with a tiny " crack ".
The wind speed suddenly increased! The helicopter almost flipped over. The wings of the helicopter struggled to turn in the strong wind. Lu Mingfei was swept into the storm and pulled in different directions by the wind. Lu Mingfei was like a dead leaf flying in the wind.
Lu Mingfei's hand trembled, and the folding knife fell. It was as if the noose had just been cut open! Lu Mingfei was dumbfounded.
Only then did Lu Mingfei realize that the gust of wind just now was not worth mentioning in the face of a real storm. The temperature that was already below zero dropped again and again, and he could not hear anything clearly. His ears were filled with rumbling sounds, as if ten thousand drums were beating loudly inside. Large chunks of snow whirled and disintegrated in the wind, quickly condensing into ice shards. They hit Lu Mingfei's face and quickly condensed into thin icicles on his clothes. Lu Mingfei's vision was a blur. He could only raise his stiff arm to cover his eyes. If it wasn't for the rope hanging him from the helicopter, Lu Mingfei would have flown out long ago. But now, his situation might be even more dangerous. He was involved in this crazy party.
The wild dance of ice and snow!
Nono hugged a large rock tightly and moved with difficulty. She stepped into the snow half a foot deep and used a tool to stabilize herself.
Apis was also behind this huge rock. They had just descended onto the mountain, and before they could find a safer place to hide, a storm had already swept over them.
Nana carefully poked her head out and stared at the thin black figure swaying in the storm. She frowned nervously.
"Didn't you say it was a living spirit? Where was it? How can we stop the storm?" No one knew who Nono was asking.
"At the top of the mountain." Apis replied softly, her voice becoming indistinct in the wind." We can only wait for nature to stop, but as long as the hybrids are still around, it won't stop.”
Nono turned to look at Ambis, who tilted her head and smiled." It's accurate news. My family got it.”
Nana was not familiar with this little girl. She stared at Ambis and felt that she was a little strange.
The cabin door suddenly opened, and a strong gust of wind filled the helicopter cabin. The engine turned intermittently, and the pilot pressed the buttons frantically on the control panel, trying to get the helicopter back to normal. The fuel reserves dropped rapidly, and the plane began to alarm. The plane slowly lost balance, and the pilot punched the dashboard and cursed in despair,"XXX, the fuel tank is leaking!"
Zero sat in her seat, fastened her seatbelt, and closed her eyes. Everything was as described in the mission email.
Things would probably develop in that direction.
A familiar…warmth.
Lu Mingfei, who was about to freeze, forced his eyes open. The little devil's warm breath brushed past Lu Mingfei's face. Lu Mingfei's hand was still holding onto the upper half of the rope that had already snapped. His entire body was being pulled by his arm, and his forearm was already so stiff that it was almost dead.
Now that Lu Mingze was here, he hugged him tightly and whispered,"I'm here."”
Yes, with you here, I can rest. Lu Mingfei slowly let go and closed his eyes.
" I've been by your side for thousands of years. I wonder if you'll kill me when the day comes."”
|close to|靠近
Chu Zihang held the hilt of his sword tightly and moved forward cautiously with his body hunched like a hunting leopard. Xia Mi followed closely behind him.
They had already walked around the small cave several times and did not find any other exits. The end of the steps leading to the villa was covered with moss. He remembered that it was not there when he came in.
The air here was so humid that it looked like there was water hanging everywhere. There was a light source that came from nowhere, and the entire karst cave was emitting a green light. There were strange-shaped stalactites and stalagmites everywhere, and they were as tall as a person. Water dripped from the stalactites on the top of the cave, dripped on the stalagmites, and slid down to form small stalls around the stalagmites.
"It looks like it's worth developing. Let's wait for us to come back and develop it. You'll pay for it, and you'll do the work ~" Xia Mi said as she grabbed Chu Zihang's shirt tightly.
Chu Zihang automatically ignored her and focused on finding suspicious points.
The only strange thing was that the whole cave was in a regular circle, as if it had been artificially developed. However, the stalagmites that needed thousands of years to grow to such a scale clearly told him that it was impossible.
When playing detective games, some cases looked normal and flawless. At this time, what they needed to look for was…
"That big thing doesn't match." Xia Mi pointed at the place that was the brightest due to the reflection of the light." That lake. Why do we need a lake in a karst cave?"”
"But this is also a highlight of the tourist attraction's publicity!”Xia Mi suddenly became excited." What's the name of the karst cave? Hulk?"
Chu Zihang continued to ignore it…He suddenly chopped off a stalagmite and threw it over. The stalagmite fell into the middle of the water and floated strangely for a while. The water suddenly began to fluctuate, as if it was stirred by something, forming a clockwise whirlpool. The half stalagmite was in the center of the whirlpool and quickly sank. In a moment, the surface of the lake returned to calm, like a spacious mercury mirror without any ripples.
"Wow, so weird!" Xia Mi screamed. Chu Zihang gave Xia Mi a smack." Quiet."”
"If I'm not wrong…I'm going to jump into the place where all the residents of that country will go.”Chu Zihang said softly.
"Hold tight." Chu Zihang turned around and glanced at Xia Mi. When he saw Xia Mi's sad expression, he sighed helplessly and picked him up. He ran a few steps and exerted his strength, trying his best to jump to the center of the lake.
The two of them did not stay on the surface of the lake for a moment. They immediately began to sink, as if a pair of big hands were pulling them. The water flowed over Chu Zihang's head. Chu Zihang looked at the hazy water and felt a rare fear... Was he wrong?
The water flooded through the small round window, and the only light was completely swallowed by the dark water. Henkel turned on the lights in the rear cabin with a click." Why didn't you turn on the lights? Do you like to sit in the dark?"
"So you don't like it." Mr. KFC said softly.
They were already inside the Neolder. The huge shadow was just a transport ship used to transport the small nuclear submarine. The submarine was placed at the bottom of the ship. Henkel and Mr. KFC boarded the ship, and all the crew members were already in place. Without exception, their eyes were filled with a faint golden light. Usually, hybrids would only show their Golden Dragon Eyes when they were extremely angry or excited.
Then, the secret door at the bottom of the ship's bilge opened, and the water flooded the entire submarine. The submarine quietly started to enter the water, so that no one could observe the submarine leaving.
"I really envy you for having such a good crew member. Full of blood, seeing them makes me feel old.”
"That's because they haven't experienced the terror of fighting with high-bloodline dragons.”Henkel sat next to Mr. KFC.
"I roughly understand. Mr. KFC laughed silently." Their blood was boiling. They felt that they were omnipotent and were about to do something groundbreaking…Hey, at least something epic. They wanted to complete the first kill of the Dragon King. However, they didn't know how much HP the enemy had, nor how terrifying the enemy's skills were. The moment the enemy appeared, the blood in their bodies would slowly cool down, and they would start to use their brain cells to think, why am I here? However, it was too late. Their blood instantly froze and their bodies stiffened. They were game over.”
He shrugged." That's how our team was wiped out back then.”
"You probably mean…an ant trying to shake a tree. Should I use my brain cells to think about why we're here?”Henkel crossed his arms and stared at Mr. KFC quietly." The reason why I was called the fast-handed Henkel back then was because I was fast at shooting and because I had done something risky but profitable. Others were still considering it, but I had already done it.”
"We're here to gamble that he won't notice or have time to care.”
"I'll bet too. I'll bet that Lu Mingfei's bloodline is more alluring than the ones underwater. You can't have both…"
"... You set the fish for the bear's paw. " You've changed too much," Henkel sighed. Although we are now gathered together because of interests, compared to when I first met you ten years ago, you've changed too much. You're willing to sacrifice others for yourself now.”
"Yeah, unlike back then, when I only knew how to uphold stupid justice. " You can't even protect your own girl." Mr. KFC snorted." What's the use of justice?"”
"For her, sacrificing the entire world…doesn't matter!”Mr. KFC said slowly with a fierce look in his eyes.
Henkel looked at him quietly.
Frost looked at the three computers that were refreshing at the same time. He drank his coffee and frowned.
Parsi brought another cup of coffee. This was the seventh cup. Frost and he had not rested for nearly 60 hours. The recent events had overwhelmed them.
Parsi suddenly walked over and clicked on one of the computers. A new page popped up and he whispered,""Switch and other nine stocks fell by the limit. The Guelwig family has acquired nearly 30 of the world's top 500 companies, and 11 of our companies have gone bankrupt.”
He paused for a moment." A batch of 500 million dollars worth of firearms was just lost.”
Frost slammed his fist on the desk, and the veins on his temples bulged." Alright! He had never been willing to interfere in anything in the family, but now he was helping outsiders deal with his own family!”
Frost suddenly leaned heavily against the back of the leather seat. He was still clenching his fists, but his eyes were slowly filled with…gratification.
"You've finally grown up…Caesar." Frost said softly." Show me…the power of the Holy Angel of Revenge!”
" Clang…clang…" It was so noisy! Can't you let me sleep! Lu Mingfei opened his eyes and jumped.
Lu Mingfei stepped on the floor barefooted. It was bone-chilling. The bell was still ringing, and he couldn't help but shiver. The silver palace was decorated with the skulls of dead people. The door was open, and light poured in densely, extending all the way to Lu Mingfei's back. At the end of the wall were embossed of roses and crosses, and below them were seats that shone with silver light. Lu Mingze stood there quietly, looking at Lu Mingfei.
"Brother?" The little devil smiled.
"What the hell is this place?" Lu Mingfei looked left and right, but he couldn't help but walk forward.
Lu Mingfei gripped the silver sword in his hand tightly and thrust it at Lu Mingze. Lu Mingze didn't dodge, just stood there. Lu Mingfei suddenly started crying.
Lu Mingze was nailed to the silver throne by the longsword, and blood flowed out like little snakes.
"You will also die…on the throne.”Lu Mingze said softly.
" Hu hu…" Lu Mingfei sat up abruptly and panted heavily. What kind of broken dream was this! Lu Mingfei was a little depressed.
Huh? Lu Mingfei was stunned when he saw the angel-like face in front of him. Was he still dreaming?
01 pushed away Lu Mingfei, who was just inches away from him, and got up to go out.
"Eh?" Lu Mingfei's face was covered in five large red finger marks. He was stunned for a long time, unable to figure out what had happened. He followed Zero out.
"You're very lucky. When the plane was swept to the cliff by the wind, you happened to be pulled nearby by the tension of the rope.”Zero said coldly.
" It's so cold…" Lu Mingfei hugged his arms and snorted. He twisted his neck to observe the surrounding terrain. They had just climbed out of the cockpit of the helicopter. The wings of the helicopter were completely damaged, and the entire body was lying on a large rock. The surroundings of the helicopter were covered in snow. The bright sunlight shone on the thick snow, reflecting the crystal light. "Where's Uncle?"
"I can't find the three of them." Zero said.
" Well…let's go down the mountain. We don't have enough people, and we can't get reinforcements in time…" Lu Mingfei felt like a pig when he said that.
"Cut the crap and get ready. We'll start climbing the mountain in a while. If they were also climbing, they might meet at the top of the mountain.”Zero ignored him.
" Do you have to be so proactive…" Lu Mingfei muttered. In his heart, missions were nothing. Staying alive was the most important!
|selective memory|选择性记忆
"Chief…Captain, there are still five nautical miles.”Henkel's wireless earpiece rang with the chief officer's announcement. "Slow down." Henkel closed his eyes and said slowly. His voice was slightly hoarse because he had not spoken in the past two days. For the past two days, he and Mr. KFC had been sitting in the cockpit, looking at each other silently. Occasionally, they would look at the fish swimming outside. At that time, it was still not too late to return, but they just sat there. The submarine turned on its searchlights, but it could only illuminate the empty and slowly flowing seawater not far away. There had been no living creatures since three hours ago.
The Dead Sea got its name because of the excessive salt content in the water, which made it impossible for ordinary creatures to survive in it. However, it was not as lifeless as here. In comparison, this place was more like the real Dead Sea.
"No…stop, stop!" Mr. KFC suddenly stuck his entire mask on the porthole and stared outside. He turned his head, his eyes filled with inexplicable fear and excitement.
Suddenly, there was a glimmer of light in the sea. The searchlight shone even further, but nothing could be seen. Henkel thought for a moment and ordered the engine to stop. The roar of the engine gradually subsided.
"The King of Ocean and Water…came recently! "Mr. KFC said.
"How is that possible? How did you know?" Henkel's hands trembled slightly.
Mr. KFC lowered his head and pondered for a while. Then, he raised his head and said slowly,"" A man's sixth sense…"
Henkel just wanted to punch him in the face…
"Calm down!" Mr. KFC saw that the situation was not good and quickly took a few steps back. He pointed at the Iron Man mask on his face proudly." See that? High-tech!”
"There are special electromagnetic waves that can detect the direction of the ocean currents. No, no, no, don't tell me that the ocean currents are ever-changing.”Mr. KFC raised a finger and shook it." This is also one of the topics we studied back then. The water flow here is bound by force and flows back and forth according to a certain pattern, just like the mercury in the Well of Dragon Bones in the academy that flows along the bronze waterway.”
Mr. KFC paused." The entire sea area is a huge altar! Now that the program of this ancient altar had been reorganized, only the owner of the altar could do it.”
"How much did you know back then?" Henkel frowned. He now understood why he was pretending to have amnesia.
"I have no choice. As the team leader, I have to hand over the information collected by the team members to Beast Call! However, in my opinion, it was really the behavior of a white-headed idiot for two of them to investigate the direction of the water flow in the submarine. I paid more attention to the investigation of the palace…The information was quite accurate.”
"The only fatal mistake was the time when the King of Ocean and Water woke up.”Mr. KFC sighed.
" Intelligence expert," Henkel interrupted him and smiled." I finally have a piece of information that can compete with you. The King of Ocean and Water has not awakened yet."”
"It's just that someone used the power of their bloodline…to wake up the Dragon Servant.”
Caesar walked around the streets without wearing cosmetic contact lenses. Sure enough, an hour later, a few burly men respectfully invited him into the car.
Caesar got out of the car, pushed open the door of the cafe in front of him, and walked straight to the third seat from the left in front of the window. He often came here, and that seat had the most light, even though he never drank coffee here. The person who hired him should know that he had this habit.
Caesar walked around the fabric sofa and sat down opposite him. When he saw the person opposite him, he was stunned. A cold smile appeared on his face." Parsi? I thought it would be uncle."
"It's me. What do you want to drink?" Parsi raised his golden eyes and asked.
Caesar shook his hand, and his smile deepened." It's true that intelligence is not developed…Don't you know that I can't hear you? If you want to say something, write it down. Don't talk to me if you're tired.”
Parsi looked at Caesar, who was lazily looking at the sculpture outside, and called the waiter.
" Gin and a latte."
When the waiter arrived, Parsi stood up out of habit and took the wine and placed it in front of Caesar. Caesar placed his elbow on the coffee table and played with his fingers, watching Parsi's actions with interest.
"You still remember that I don't like coffee.”Caesar asked casually.
Parsi was stunned. After a moment of hesitation, he picked up a pen and wrote in his notebook," Then you will sit here and shake your wine glass in a daze. You will leave at six o'clock. Under normal circumstances, you will drive straight to the square to feed the pigeons. Occasionally, you will attend your friend's party.”
Caesar quickly finished reading and raised his head. His golden pupils seemed to flow with pity." You really understand me…Don't use 'you' anymore. You are now the heir of the Gattuso family, understand? I'm just the leader of a family that's still very weak. It should be my honor to be able to have a cup of coffee with you, right?”
"But this weak family will make the Gattuso family pay the price they deserve sooner or later.”Caesar's eyes suddenly turned bone-chilling. He picked up his glass and drank it in one gulp." I suddenly don't want to waste so much time on a glass of wine. I might as well study the plan for revenge.”
" Caesar..." Parsi called him by his name for the first time in many years. He suddenly realized that he could not hear him, so he could only pull out his notebook and write it down." Why can't you understand the family?”
Caesar was stunned and sneered." Understand? How am I supposed to understand? Parsi, of course you wouldn't understand. Now that you've gotten what I lost, what do you want to do? Persuade me to go back? You want me to live in harmony with the person who hurt my mother?
The cafe was eerily quiet. Parsi had booked the entire place today.
"What you lost…I got it all?”Parsi's imposing manner suddenly changed. From that humble attitude, he became aggressive. He stood up and looked down at Caesar. Caesar was stunned. He suddenly realized that Parsi looked very similar to him.
Pasilla took the notebook, scribbled down a few words, and threw it to Caesar. Caesar caught it and flipped to the page. The sharp tip of the pen almost cut through the paper due to the rapid movement, leaving a few words in a sloppy manner.
"What right do you have to say that? Do you know how long I've tolerated you?”
There was another line of words below. The word "you" was written and crossed out, replaced with "we".
"Do you know what our mother is?”
Caesar raised his head. Parsi's anger that had been accumulated for nearly 20 years had exploded at this moment. His originally gentle pupils were flashing with a crazy golden light at this moment, like a venomous snake whose tail had been stepped on, raising its head in anger.
Caesar also stood up. He was not afraid of Parsi at all, even though he had never tried to understand what kind of person the secretary who had followed him since he was young was. He said slowly,"My mother…is my mother."”
Caesar seemed to care about everything, but he was actually a very magnanimous person. His only reverse scale was his mother.
A sharp whistle filled the air as the bloodthirsty thug was released!
The roar in his head exploded at this moment. Caesar released the Vampiric Sickle. It was no longer a messenger of sound, but a sharp blade that could erase everything!
Suddenly, all the long-lost sounds came back. The ticking of the clock, the heavy breathing of the person opposite, his own heartbeat... The sounds that had been covered by the noisy mausoleum for too long surprised Caesar. He picked up the wine glass and slowly crushed it. The crisp cracking sound and the sound of the fragments falling to the ground were as pleasant as a symphony in his ears. Caesar slowly approached Parsi, and the sharp wind cut across Parsi's face.
"Thank you." Caesar smiled." It feels good to hear you clearly again.”
"Do you want to take back the last sentence you wrote?”Kaeserpin stretched out his hand as if inviting him. He was surprised to find that it was the first time he could control the airflow so clearly. The airflow flowed around his fingers like a flower rope he played with when he was young.
Caesar was suddenly pressed back onto the sofa by a transparent domain. Caesar raised his head and met Parsi, whose eyes were also like melting gold water.
Parsi silently released the Spirit of Words? Dustless land.
Parsi suddenly retracted his voice and sat back down heavily. He said softly," Is your selective memory still not good?……Can you still remember what happened before you were six?”
|Chaotic memories|纷乱的回忆
In the winter of 1989 in Rome, snowflakes fell on the hats of pedestrians.
"No!" Pompei gritted his teeth and spat out two words.
"In the past, the family took good care of her. Now, she will threaten the future of the family.”The old man sitting across from Pompei ignored Pompei's clear anger and calmly drank his tea. The elders sitting around the conference table quietly stared at their hot-tempered patriarch.
"So you guys think that the purpose of her existence is just to be the heir of the family? Don't you think about my feelings?”Pompei's deep blue pupils faintly emitted a few golden rays of light.
"She is not the bride that the family chose for you. You have to pay the price for this.”The old man gently placed his hand on the table and tapped his index finger on the table. His expression was calm, but his words revealed an irresistible aura.
Cecil suddenly fell silent. He slowly stood up and stared at the person opposite him. The person lowered his eyes and picked up the teacup to take small sips, as if he did not care about him at all.
Pompei suddenly laughed coldly." I have officially inherited the family, right? Then even you have to obey my orders, right?”
The old man raised the corner of his eyes and glanced at him." The purpose of the Elders 'Association is to vote to decide whether to abolish the family head's qualification as heir when the family head gives an unreasonable order.”
As if he was choked by something, Pompei's face turned ashen. He propped himself up on the table with both hands and looked angrily at the inhumane old men in front of him.
I want to protect you, but what can I do?
"How about we both take a step back?" Cecil finally raised his hand and slowly sat down. The golden light in his eyes gradually extinguished." How about this? The two of them are just born and still need a mother. When they grow up, they still need a mother to take care of them. The lack of motherly love will cause psychological distortions..." The more Cecil spoke, the more he felt like a lawyer defending a death row prisoner. No matter how hard he tried, the judge in the court just looked at him coldly. His iron-like expression did not loosen at all.
Pompei suddenly felt a little cold. Was this the so-called clan? For the so-called benefits and honor, he could kill a person so casually. For the sake of the perfect next generation, he could force the heir to marry someone he did not love.
He was the first heir to break the " bride selection criteria." Let's try it now…to keep the people who pose a threat?
Even though that person was unpardonable, he still wanted to keep her.
" Pompei," the old man said slowly." We can't keep her forever. She's a ticking time bomb. If her secret is exposed, you know the mixed-blood world now. The Soviet Union is in turmoil and is about to collapse. Everyone is carefully guarding against possible dangers. If her matter is exposed, it will represent the destruction of our entire family.”
"Is that technique really that taboo?”A look of despair appeared on Pompei's face.
The old man nodded.
"It's not like I can't stay for a while…six years.”The old man suddenly made a six gesture.
Ecstasy exploded in Pompei's heart. He had already begun to plan how to take her away. He was not confident that he would be able to fight against the Gattuso family's power. It would be a good choice to die together. But now…there seemed to be a chance of survival.
"Six years should be enough for the twins to grow up, right?”The old man said calmly," After their sixth birthday, we will decide on her going to Yuliu.”
"But you should also understand that she won't be able to live for six years after becoming like that.”The old man raised his head and stared at Pompei.
" The price is that we have to imprison her on an island…Relax, Pompei is not a prison. It's a resort island, but she can't leave. The twins would live with him on the island until they were six years old and would be taken away after their birthdays. And you will never see her again.”
Pompei closed his eyes silently. Perhaps this was the best ending. As long as she was still alive, he would make sure that she lived a normal life no matter what.
"Twins?" Caesar looked at Parsi in a daze. Parsi, who was still arguing with him, suddenly sat down and told him a story that seemed to have nothing to do with him... He vaguely remembered that Pompei was his father's name.
Caesar's memory was indeed not very good, which was why he only wrote his brave and mighty side in every mission report. He never mentioned any failure, not because he was arrogant, but because he really could not remember. The reason his grades were so bad was because he felt that it was a shame for Caesar to sit in the classroom and take notes instead of going to the battlefield. His brain automatically filtered the things he had painstakingly memorized.
The brain's ability to forget was actually a kind of self-protection mechanism. If a person were to fuse all the painful memories into their brain, they would inevitably suffer again when they remembered them. Only by forgetting them could they live a good life. Almost no one could only remember happy moments without suffering. The loss of some precious memories was also a price that had to be paid.
Caesar did not belong to that kind of person. Almost everyone wanted his amnesia function. It would automatically filter out painful moments and only recall them under special stimulation. It would selectively remember the beautiful things that would never be lost.
A perfect memory. However, in medical terms, this was a disease.
A complete life was only when pain and joy were intertwined. Caesar could only remember the moments that made him happy... So his childhood was only two people, his mother and himself. He would always remember the happy times they played on the island. He did not remember why he lay in bed for more than ten days after his birthday. If he remembered what happened before that, would he still be so persistent in finding the truth behind his mother's death?
"There were only two people in your memory before you were six years old, right?”Parsi stared straight into his eyes." I'm not here at all, brother.”
Younger brother? A familiar name... Caesar's head suddenly hurt. The Vampire Sickle roared in dissatisfaction, as if it felt that Parsi was too long-winded, and directly pounced on Parsi.
"Stop…Stop!" Caesar growled. The bloodsucking scythes flew through the air without any pause, as if Caesar was no longer their master, or... Caesar's spirit was just their host.
" You have to control your bloodline at all times, brother…" Parsi suddenly opened up his domain. The Vampire Sickle smashed into the edge of the domain and shattered into powder. Occasionally, it would cut halfway through. Parsi immediately increased his control and crushed Feng Feng.
Parsi sat quietly on the sofa with golden light shining in his eyes. He looked at Caesar, who seemed to be struggling in pain, and said softly," Can you remember now? Caesar and Gaius, the damned brothers.”
"Zero, zero!" Lu Mingfei shouted. Zero ignored him and continued to pull the rope forward.
"Please stop!" Lu Mingfei shouted as hard as he could. He stepped into the snow with all his might, and the rope got stuck. Lu Mingfei was wearing a thick mountaineering suit that had been left behind by someone when he climbed out of the plane cabin. It was not too cold at all. Otherwise, he would have frozen to death in ten minutes with his sweater that had a defense of 1. His feet were frozen, and his shoes were filled with ice water after the snow melted. Lu Mingfei really regretted not doing his homework before the mission. Although Beijing was cold in winter and warm in summer, this naughty child's aunt didn't put in the effort to give him any winter items. He wasn't a little rabbit in captivity. This child had managed to practice the martial arts of wearing a few clothes to travel the world. When he heard that he was going to the snowy mountain for a mission, he only felt cold and wore a sweater jacket…As expected, even if he had a crazy professor like Guderian to lead the team, it would still be good! This way, he could restrain himself a little. If he was bold, he would dare to do anything. Just wait for your death!
It was too late for Lu Mingfei to regret now. The helicopter had crashed, and the pocket rope had dragged him up a few hundred meters. The tools in the hiking bag were useful, but they were cold. Lu Mingfei couldn't be bothered to touch them, so he could only wait for Zero to drag him up the mountain. The little queen was indeed strong and uncomplaining as she dragged the burden along and crawled all the way…
"What's wrong?" Zero turned around and asked coldly.
"Are you tired?" Lu Mingfei asked, panting.
"I'm not tired." Zero shook her head and turned around to continue climbing.
"Okay, okay, okay. I'm afraid of you. I'm tired, okay!”Lu Mingfei felt ashamed when he said this. He was not tired even when the other party was dragging him. However, Zero's equipment was indeed on a completely different level from his. Thinking about this, Lu Mingfei became calm.
"Some of the food has been lost. It's only enough for three days. We have to go down the mountain to go up, and there's no helicopter to pick us up. Freeze to death or starve to death?" Zero stared at him coldly.
" Can I choose neither…" Lu Mingfei asked weakly.
"Then go up." Zero ignored him.
Lu Mingfei, really? He was speechless.
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