chapter XXXI
City Lord's office.
It was already late at night. The silver moonlight shone through the French windows and quietly fell on the piano in the office.
Morgan sat in front of the piano and bathed in the moonlight. He played the notes one by one with his fingers, and the music slowly jumped out of the piano. It seemed that the player was not very familiar with the piano, but the notes were connected smoothly. It was obvious that he remembered the score very clearly.
A series of unhurried footsteps interrupted Morgan's performance.
The person who disturbed him was Charles, who was standing at the door and bowing to Morgan.
"Charles, I remember this is your favorite instrument, right?”
Morgan let out a deep sigh and put down his hand. He glanced at Charles from the corner of his eye, and then looked at Charles with a nostalgic expression.
No matter how deep Morgan's emotions were, Charles 'expression remained calm." In our era, the only thing we need to do is survive. I will not forget your teachings, City Lord.”
Morgan wasn't angry when he heard Charles say this. He just smiled kindly for a while, stood up, and stroked the piano. He looked at Charles and said,""It's been a long time since I've heard you play, boy. Do you remember your mother's favorite song?”
Morgan gave him a look.
Charles sighed, bowed, and said,""Yes, City Lord."
Under Morgan's worried gaze, Charles gently stroked the keys, sat in front of the piano, and began to play smoothly.
Although Charles was cold and aloof, the tone of this song was gentle.
"Charles, you must hate me, right? I hate that I didn't give you the position of City Lord.”Morgan slowly walked to the center of the room, looked at the scenery outside, and added,""Tell me, what do you want as compensation?”
"Is the position of the City Lord like a toy to you? If you can't give me this one, you can replace it with another one, right?”
Charles's tone was flat, but his words were undoubtedly interrogative.
Morgan sighed helplessly. He also blamed himself for being too eager to issue the Three Laws, causing Charles to lack his own education.
He was a good city lord, but not a good father.
The position of the castellan had to be held by someone who cared about the overall situation. Charles was too cold. Even if he controlled the Church of Light and Shadow, he could not appease and stabilize the contradictions between the classes. If he became the City Lord, then the Desolate Hunters would be greatly affected and might even collapse. The dust people would also gradually rebel and rebel.
However, Mark had followed the hearts of the people and had left a deep impression on both the upper and lower citizens. It was just that he was supposed to be the best candidate for the city lord's position, but he showed his personal side in the night conversation in the command hall, causing the Lighthouse to ignore the overall situation. If he were to involve his personal feelings in future matters, it would be the first violation of the Lighthouse system.
Thinking of this, Morgan shook his head." Actually, you're very outstanding. Your talent in art is the same as your mother's. In the Old World, you might become a great artist and receive countless support. This makes me feel gratified and sad. If you weren't in this era, perhaps everything would be different…
You didn't expect me to tell you this after so many years. All these years, you've done your best to help me maintain the order of the lighthouse…"
Before Morgan could finish, Charles, perhaps affected by his emotions, pressed the keys heavily." Then I want to know why it wasn't me!”
Morgan sighed deeply." I don't want you to forcefully bear the burden of something you can't do. It's too tiring to live like this, child. I had to make a difficult choice. I'm old, and there's still a long way to go for the lighthouse…"
Morgan thought for a while and decided to tell Charles something so that he could see the situation clearly." The Red Dragon is on the Desolate Hunters 'side. If he can really help humanity, then this will be the hope for the end of humanity. It was not unreasonable for Mark to succeed the city lord. He could restrain the red dragon.”
"Red Dragon…Red Dragon again!"
Charles unconsciously clenched his fists, but he quickly returned to normal and continued to play.
Morgan walked towards Charles and gently put his hand on Charles 'shoulder." Sometimes I think that if there was no disaster, perhaps we could return to the normal state of father and son. Even if there was a dispute, we would still be the people who trusted each other the most.”
This sentence made Charles sad." I used to think that you had really cut off our father-son relationship. No matter what I did, it was futile in your eyes... It's been twenty years, and this is the first time you've treated me like this. Father, I don't want anything. I will be like before, wholeheartedly managing the Church of Light and Shadow.”
Morgan nodded slightly." In the past, my harsh criticism made you place your hopes on the God of Light and Shadow. Now, you no longer need that illusory thing.”
As Morgan spoke, he turned his back to Charles and walked to the center of the room."The new city lord is about to take over the throne, and I can finally put down my burden. Come and accompany me, and let him take care of Guangying Media Union.”
These words caused Charles to stop his movements and the performance to suddenly stop, making the atmosphere seem silent.
A moment later, Charles finished playing the song in his hand, stood up, and said in a deep voice,""Yes, Father. From now on, I will always be by your side. However, wasn't his father too trusting of Ma Ke and the Red Dragon? Don't you think that there are many coincidences with the gorilla disease?”
"I will consider this."
Hearing Morgan's words, Charles expressionlessly turned around and left. He didn't even care about Morgan's uncomfortable cough.
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