Merit Book·Xinghai

Todd fell to the ground violently as if he had been electrocuted. He clutched his chest with both hands, breathing rapidly with his mouth open like a thirsty fish, but seemed to be unable to breathe, his eyes widened. His face was bruised from suffocation, and his neck was full of veins.

Rong Yuan stretched out his hand to pat him, and he let out a long inhalation sound like a bellows pumping air, then fell on the ground and coughed for a long time, his face was covered with tears and snot, and he managed to recover.

"what did you do to me?"

The man knelt on the ground, his body arched like a shrimp.He suddenly raised his head and grabbed Rong Yuan's clothes and stood up. With trembling lips, he asked in a stern voice: "What did you do to me? You falsified my memory, right? Who are you? What did you do to you? What good is it? Killing is nothing but nodding, why do you torture me like this? I don’t remember meeting Lord Lika and Mapu when I was a child, you are lying to me, right? You are lying to me!!!”

He roared at the top of his voice, but Rong Yuan just looked at him quietly.

There was no extra emotion in those hazel eyes, no intrigue, no deception.It reflects the blurred and dreamy lights of the city, but it looks more and more clear and clean, as clear and inclusive as the sky in Liao Yuan.

Without a word, Todd's last trace of delusion was defeated.He staggered back, unable to even maintain the balance of his body, he fell to the ground, stunned for a while, then suddenly covered his face and burst into tears.The cry was shrill and hoarse, like a night owl crying blood.

However, the world will not stop for a second because of anyone's pain, and the extreme grief and tears cannot restore the lost people and time.

Rong Yuan didn't look at Todd's embarrassed look.He looked into the distance with no sadness or joy in his heart.

Suddenly, there was a slight movement from the white ball beside him.It turned out that the girl was awakened by Todd's crying. She didn't know where she was or what happened. She was rubbing her eyes and calling for her mother blankly.

Rong Yuan hugged her out, he let the girl's head rest on his chest, did not let her see Todd's appearance, and then sent her back to the place where the floor fell.

There, the rescuers on the third floor had arrived, and they were cleaning up and registering. People within the area covered by the falling objects had also been evacuated urgently. At this time, the color of the white cloud had become lighter and lighter. It seems like it will disappear soon.Some people are hurrying to collect samples and conduct tests with various instruments, while others are simply watching from a distance.

The girl's family has also been rescued to the second level of safety. Her parents are holding the hands of the rescuers, crying and begging, presumably begging them to help find their daughter.

Rong Yuan put the girl on the ground, pointed to it and said, "Go, your mother is there."

The girl took two steps forward, then turned around hesitantly, and whispered, "Big brother, is that blue uncle okay?"

"Uncle Blue?" Rong Yuan was taken aback.

"Well, that uncle was crying so sad." The little girl nodded and said, "Tell him for me, I don't blame him for what happened before. Although it was scary at first, but later I knew that he worked very hard. The earth is protecting me! I think he is very good, and I am very grateful to him in my heart."

"Oh." Rong Yuan paused, then smiled: "You knew it was him just now? Then why didn't you say it?"

"Because he's crying, and he's crying so loudly!" The girl scratched her face, sighed, and said in a very mature manner, "You adults really want to save face! You definitely don't want a child like me to see it. I saw him crying, so I won't say anything!"

"Oh, that's it." Rong Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, I will tell him your thanks and comfort. At the same time, I also want to thank you, thank you for your willingness to forgive him for offending you and your family before. .”

"No...it's nothing!"

The girl pursed her lips shyly, waved her little hands, turned around and ran quickly towards her family.A pair of thin twisted braids bounced on her shoulders like a jumping deer.

She rushed straight into her mother's arms, was touched up and down by her mother, spanked her buttocks twice, and then hugged her and started crying.The girl helplessly patted her mother on the back, turned her head to look behind her, but she could no longer see the big brother who sent her back.

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The second floor of Liocastao is not like the third floor. In order to accommodate as many people as possible, many "tombstone-like" buildings have been built. The height of the buildings here is at most half of the height of the ship's floor. It is a low pavilion with only two or three floors, the space is more spacious, and the decoration is very careful.

There are a lot of people coming and going on the street, basically they are friends and companions, there are very few people walking alone like Rong Yuan.Some of them are plain-clothed, dark-toned but sturdy adventurers, and some are young men and women who are dressed in dazzling and good-looking appearances. Because the latter have not seen the sun all year round, their skin color is mostly as white as transparent. The ordinary appearance is also outstanding against the backdrop of this kind of skin, not to mention that most of the people here are one-in-a-million beauties.

In the past, when Rongyuan's team members were still around, several of them were frequent visitors to this kind of place.Every time when the work is over, I plunge into it, and only leave reluctantly when I am about to gather.

According to them, life is short, so enjoy yourself in time.Now that they have accepted the call of the starry sky and freedom, it is impossible to start a family and start a business. They can only find beautiful young ladies to comfort their lonely souls.

Naturally, Rong Yuan knew that they were all talking nonsense, and they were just looking for a reason for their lust.It's just that this kind of thing can't be banned, it can only go with the flow.

And people who are engaged in this kind of occupation are not all forced, maybe they just choose a more relaxed way of life for themselves.

In the interstellar era, various values ​​collide and merge with each other, and concepts such as "chastity" and "female virtue" in traditional society have no market here.Although some people guard their lives like jade for their lovers, there are also people who indulge their nature to enjoy themselves freely and enjoy themselves. Although the various choices are different, the same thing is that they all come from the heart, rather than being coerced by others or social values.

Rong Yuan has long passed the black and white age, and he is much more tolerant of the world's various moods.Of course, in a place like Leucas'ao, it would be a deception to say that everyone is willing to be imprisoned in the dark second floor to do this kind of thing.But what this requires is not to save one or two people, but the whole thiocastao needs to be changed.

Walking around outside, when Rong Yuan returned to the previous roof, he saw Todd was still there.He had calmed down now, sitting there against the wall in a daze, probably wiped his face with his sleeve a few times indiscriminately, but he was still in a mess, his expression looked gloomy and desperate.

Rong Yuan walked over and sat cross-legged beside him, quietly accompanying him.

After a long time, Todd asked in a low voice, "Why?"

"Ok?"

"Why do they want to harm me so deliberately? Why do they want to destroy my life in every possible way, and then appear in front of me as a benefactor? Just to let me work for them?" Todd said blankly: "But... ...But I was just a child at that time... What's more, with my situation at that time, even if they didn't do these things...I'm too happy to have such a big shot willing to recruit, how could I refuse?"

"You're wrong." Rong Yuan said: "It's not considered [deliberate], [think of ways], your business is just a casual order to them, and the rest will naturally be figured out by the people below. He will take care of it. .”

Todd's expression was slightly distorted, but he had to admit that what Rong Yuan said was correct.

—Isn’t that what he himself does now?As long as Liuka or Mapp gives a hint, he will get rid of anyone for them-planting, framing, imprisoning, torture, murder...

In order to achieve the purpose, do everything possible.

Todd clenched his hands tightly, feeling deeply disgusted with himself.

Rong Yuan continued: "Besides, for some people, the feelings and bonds you have because of your family, friends, and lover are superfluous obstacles. They want a knife, and they naturally hope that the knife is clean , will not become dull or fragile due to any external factors."

Todd closed his eyes, every line of his face was full of pain because of the truth, and his tall body also looked much shorter because of the rickets.

He lost his most important person, his life, and even his thoughts because of an appreciation or a word, but he regarded his enemies as his faith, as his father, and willingly became a hand in their hands. Knife, committed countless crimes.

His life is simply a complete joke.Such a ridiculous and sad life... What has he been doing for 60 years?

Thinking of this, Todd couldn't help laughing a few times.

The way he laughed was uglier than the way he cried bitterly.

After laughing, a tear fell quietly again, running down his face and sliding to the corner of his mouth.

After a long silence, Todd asked, "Who are you? What do you want?"

Rong Yuan said: "Lanxi Star, Tuonuo Star, Debia Star, Gangjia Star, Aimeng Ming Star, Yago Star, Erqida Star...have you heard of these names?"

Todd's eyebrows twitched slightly, and a strange color suddenly appeared on his ashen face. He finally raised his head and looked at Rong Yuan, and said, "Are you an investigator of the Alliance? You are investigating the destruction of the seven asteroids." the truth?"

Rong Yuan remained silent, Todd thought he had guessed the truth, so he stopped asking.After pondering for a long time, he said: "If you ask me the truth, I can only say that I have investigated and suspected, but I have no conclusions and no evidence. But..."

"but?"

Todd said, "Have you ever heard of... Verana depressive syndrome?"