When I left the White Star Observation Tower, it began to rain lightly. Today's clouds are dark green, pressing far above my head, rolling across the endless wasteland.When we drove back to Arcadia, it was already late at night, and Xia Yinan and Li Shuo went to the old city.

At this time, most people fell into a deep sleep, only the bars and the red light district were still lively.People are drinking cheap alcoholic beverages, girls are wearing heavy makeup, appearing with clever smiles at night, throwing themselves into the arms of every benefactor.

The weather was a bit cold, they each held a black umbrella and walked on the way back, not far from the fork, Li Shuo will go to his residence in the new city, while Xia Yinan will continue to stay in the old city, shuttling through these Among the people who rarely have fun.

When going to the Eternal Flame, Xia Yinan had just finished another important business - Li Shuo knew it was not very clean, but didn't ask too much - so when he hurried over, he only wore a pair of clothes. A thin white shirt.

Near the fork crossing is a deserted alley, Li Shuo took off his long gray trench coat and put it on Xia Yinan: "Erbei, wear this to go home."

Xia Yinan could feel Li Shuo's lingering warmth on his shoulders. He lowered his eyes slightly, slowed down his pace, and suddenly turned around: "Li Shuo."

There are only a handful of times when he calls names directly like this.Li Shuo was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Three seconds later, the black umbrella fell to the ground and splashed water.Xia Yinan pushed him against the wall, pressed one of his shoulders, and stood on tiptoe slightly.Immediately, there was cold water vapor from Li Shuo's back, and the raindrops on the wall wet his clothes, but what he could clearly feel was a warm kiss.

Lips and tongues intersected, such a small and lively temperature almost ignited the entire rainy night.

Xia Yinan smiled with his eyes bent, perhaps because of the dampness and the rain dripping on half of the city. These eyes, which used to examine the data and analyze them with absolute rationality, were stained with a little hazy water vapor.The neon streamer falls in it, accompanied by the usual ridicule and slyness, it is astonishingly bright.

Instead of staring at each other, you will be unconsciously immersed.He is not an absolute villain, nor is he a hero. He has bloodthirsty brutality in his bones, as well as respect and friendship for those who do his duty. His hands have been stained with the blood of countless people, and he has sacrificed himself in exchange for the dawn.How to define it, how to judge if there is a judge of good and evil after death, perhaps no one knows.

But it is such an existence full of contradictions.

— But it is such an existence full of contradictions.

Li Shuo lowered his eyes and gently put his arms around his waist.The sound of rain in the whole world blurred into one piece, the body temperature of the person in front of him surpassed all the ignited flames, Li Shuo's eyes were a little moist, as if after hundreds of years of pursuit, they finally hugged each other.

A kiss is over.Xia Yinan changed his hands from his shoulders to his waist, hugged Li Shuo, half-closed his eyes and raised his head slightly: "What did you call me just now?"

"..." Li Shuo smiled helplessly, "It's too easy to say, there's nothing I can do about it."

"When did you remember it?" Xia Yinan asked, "Why didn't you tell me directly?"

"Not long after Dennis died," Li Shuo said in a low voice, "my memory is not very stable yet, so it doesn't matter if I want to delay it."

Xia Yinan smiled: "Your lying skills in front of me are really bad, you can see through it at a glance."

Li Shuo didn't speak, but kissed him on the forehead, and then gently pushed him away, ending this brief tenderness.Xia Yinan picked up the black umbrella on the ground, shook the water on it, and handed it back to Li Shuo.

Li Shuo took it and propped it up.Xia Yinan said: "Remember I told you when I was at the station, as long as you can come back, I will think about it."

At that time, the decisive battle was imminent, and Li Shuo was about to go to the north to guard the line of defense, while Xia Yinan was guarding the south station.Li Shuo was stunned: "I remember."

"You came back at that time, so I started to think about it." Xia Yinan said, "I could have told you earlier, such as when I was in Baiqiang Hospital, but you didn't even ask."

"But how do I know, I'm already dead in my memory." Li Shuo sighed, "Maybe I'll see you in the end, it's not very pretty."

"I don't even know what I am, do you think I would mind that?" Xia Yinan raised his eyebrows, "I never judge people by their talents, virtues, courage and force. Likes and dislikes depend entirely on oneself. Although your Many ideas are completely opposite to me, and the moral standards do not conform to my cognition, but I must admit that you are the most special one among them, and the first one that makes me feel that tomorrow is possible. How, this is my answer ,and yours?"

Water remained along the edge of the black umbrella, and the rain suddenly became heavier.

In the long silence, Li Shuo was holding a black umbrella, with lights still flowing behind him.

After a long time, he said softly, "Sorry, I've changed my mind."

Xia Yinan was still wearing his gray windbreaker, and the eager body temperature on it finally completely faded away at this moment.The rain from the kiss just now began to seep, and it was cold.Seemingly puzzled and at the same time at a loss, he half-closed his eyes and nodded after a few seconds: "I see."

"By the way, I'm not cold. A monster like me, even if he sleeps in the rain all night, he won't catch a cold." Xia Yinan smiled, and took a few steps back holding an umbrella, Walking into the gloomy sky alone, I never like to be entangled, so I didn't hesitate at all.

Li Shuo stood alone in place for a long time, until the lights of the bustling tavern were dimmed, and then he took the same step, his body hidden in the rain.

……

Half a year later, the new city of Arcadia.

The casino was brightly lit, and under the holographic projection, the electronic croupier dealt the cards, and one by one quickly landed on everyone's table.The young man sitting opposite Han Le, wearing a white shirt and black trousers, has a handsome and youthful face, with a gentle smile, and looks harmless to humans and animals at first glance.

But Han Le knew his name - Mr. Bai.The largest underground casino in the new city is under his name, and all avid gamblers know this holy place. After all, not everyone is like Mr. Bai, who can make Alpha's surveillance disappear on such a crazy night.

Alpha seems to be forever at his wit's end about this man.The reason why he has not been arrested for so many years is that Han Le has heard people say that Alpha is unable to recognize his appearance at all, or that in those thousands of programs that are running, he is alone with Mr. Bai.

Whether this is true or not, Han Le doesn't know.At this moment, his palms were sweating profusely. After all, it was the first time that he played against such a famous and famous person.

Mr. Bai seldom participated in the gambling games, and he did not secretly manipulate the croupier to determine the winning or losing on the occasional few times.Calm down, Han Le told himself, just like an ordinary opponent.

However, luck was on the opposite side of him.When Mr. Bai hit a Royal Flush for the third time, Han Le couldn't hold back anymore and stood up abruptly: "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" The young man in front of him raised his eyes and said with a smile, "The casino has rules of the casino, if you want to bet, you have to admit defeat."

"Casinos shouldn't allow scammers." Han Le felt a little apprehensive, but he still said loudly, "Mr. Bai must know this better than me!"

"Do you have evidence?" Mr. Bai still smiled gently, as if he wanted to patiently listen to his next refutation.

Han Le swallowed his saliva: "Everyone knows that Alpha here is completely under your control. These croupiers," he pointed, "can be manipulated at will."

This movement has attracted everyone's attention, including many dignitaries in the new urban area. Their eyes are full of amusement, looking forward to what will happen in the next second.In terms of family background, Han Le was indeed no match for most of the people here, so he rolled his Adam's apple, shy shamefully, and sat down silently.

"It's okay." Mr. Bai's tone was still friendly, and there was no dissatisfaction in his smile. "Let's play another round, maybe luck will be fine this time."

This sentence made Han Le start to wonder if it was really a coincidence just now.So the chips were placed again, the croupier smiled sweetly, and the poker flew in the air, hanging in front of the two of them.

The card is played again, and it is still a royal flush.

Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that something is wrong.Han Le has always been short-tempered, because his family is rich and has never been wronged, so he immediately stood up again: "Mr. Bai, this is not justified!"

Mr. Bai smiled: "Evidence?"

The croupiers here are all under his control, and it is absolutely impossible for anyone to find the so-called evidence.Just as Han Le was about to refute, he unconsciously took a few steps forward excitedly. The table under the holographic projection shook for a while, together with the poker and the croupier dissipated in the air, and suddenly a burst of cold air hit.

The muzzles of the surrounding black-clothed bodyguards were already aiming at him faintly.

Mr. Bai said: "You have forcibly interrupted the game. According to the regulations, you have to keep all your money. It is time to leave."

A wavy woman in a dark red cheongsam came over, reaching out to take away all the chips.This obvious target made Han Le angry, and he couldn't care what the end would be, so he slapped her with his hands!

The hand was firmly held in the air, and the world was spinning in the next second. Han Le was pinned to the ground, and blood flowed from his forehead.It was the woman who made the attack, with a ferocious smile on her face at the moment, and the hand holding him was as strong as a steel cable. If you look closely, it may not have anything to do with the word "woman".

"Damn it!" Han Le felt even more humiliated.He has learned a little self-defense just in case, although he is not proficient, he can only bite the bullet and try it at this moment.

However, his movements stopped.Mr. Bai walked in front of him, and the leather shoes stepped on his shoulder lightly, but the force seemed to be extremely heavy.

Han Le smelled the blood from his wound, and he was sure that Mr. Bai smelled it too, because his eyes were suddenly covered with some mania and excitement.

Those eyes should not belong to human beings. Han Le felt sincere fear the first second he saw them.

This kind of fear is engraved in instinct, just like seeing a beast, a herbivore will instinctively avoid it, and seeing a raptor, a petite bird will flee in a hurry.Han Le didn't understand why he felt this way, but was completely overwhelmed by panic, trembling all over his body.

"In my territory, you must abide by my rules." The young man said condescendingly, still with a gentle smile, he then turned his head and ordered, "A Yuan, take him away."

A Yuan responded, picked up Han Le who was already out of his mind, and walked outside, his high-heeled shoes rattling.

However, unlike what others think, Ah Yuan just wants to throw Han Le out of the casino.In fact, after this night, they would not have any chance to see this person again.

Even if someone sues the Han family, so what?This is the blind spot of Alpha's monitoring. If you come here to play games and gamble wildly, even if you die, there will be no trace.The Han family can't help Bai Yixia, and even the arrest warrant issued by the alliance has not been effective so far.

The casino was still full of laughter, Xia Yinan picked up the coat that was draped over the back of the chair, and walked to the stairs leading to the top floor of the casino alone.

There is a rooftop on it, facing the thousands of lights of the bustling city.Li Shuo was leaning against the railing to smoke, while the ocean of vehicles passing by under his feet.

Hearing the sound of the roof door opening and closing, he turned around: "Is this the last attempt?"

"Yes." Xia Yinan walked up to him, also leaning on the railing, looking at the Tongtian Building in the distance, "This guy is just a kid from a rich family doing nothing, and the Relief Society gave it to him purely because of his family's resources. This high position, with little real power, is irrelevant."

Before this, many core figures of the Relief Society were jointly solved by them.Some of them confided incriminating evidence in court, and the evidence was sent to the center of the alliance by Li Shuo.

This time the report was indeed not stopped by Silas, but it still fell into the sea like a mud cow, without the slightest reaction.

So everyone understood, and the alliance didn't want to care about it.Even if the evidence is photographed on their faces, those guys will probably pretend to be asleep forever.

Standing behind Silas is the huge Walker family.Relying on the merits of their ancestor Arnold, after years of development, they have become the most powerful family in Avalon. Many high-ranking officials in the alliance, if not from their family, have also had friendship with their family.

Everything seems to be at an impasse, and the relief society will lose a lot, but it will not be completely eradicated.They still have the day of recovery, and the chaos in the South is still their best breeding ground.

"Then it will take more restlessness." Li Shuo flicked off the cigarette ash, "Tell her, let's start broadcasting now."

"Okay." Xia Yinan said.

The city is still brightly lit. After 5 minutes, the lights began to flicker, intermittently.The huge holographic projection advertisement on the street was also completely extinguished.

This is an extremely rare phenomenon in Avalon. Alpha controls all energy sources, and before this happens, an early warning will be issued.

And a few seconds later, the holographic projection lit up again.This time it was finally no longer the smirking woman, but Claire in white robe.

She pulled off her white robe, revealing her own appearance—everyone knows what this means in today's era when mass-produced robots are extremely popular.

The commotion began to sweep across the city, and Claire's crisp voice was heard over the city: "I am Claire, representing the lost robot army. We have survived so far, we have feelings, morals and all the qualities you should have. We are now It is publicly announced that it will apply to the Alliance for citizenship. During this period, Arcadia will be our base, and no other forces will be allowed to enter until the day when the requirements are satisfied."

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