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Duan Wen straightened his suit and stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows. The red flowers were swaying on the window sill, and there was a chess table by the window, and there was a stalemate.

It was played by him and Li Yun before.

After he assigned the task of device transfer to his capable subordinates, he had a round of talks with Li Yun.It has been a long time since he played chess with anyone so happily. Li Yun's level is very good, enough for him to have the pleasure of meeting his opponent.He loves this feeling and wants to extend it infinitely. At this time, he has played half of the chess after 20 years, and it doesn't matter if he keeps the half and plays again at night.

Li Yun had already fallen into a coma. Although Li Yun's consciousness was implanted in the brain of the transformed person, he was easily exhausted.

Duan Wen smoothed the folds on the skirt, came out of the bedroom, and stood alone in the living room, after listening to the urgent report of Lu Yuzhu's clone.

"That's how it happened." Lu Yuzhu cloned, "Mr. Duan, he said he was the first emperor. He wants to see you."

Duan Wen slowly finished a cigarette.

The Lu Yuzhu clone cautiously said, "Look..."

"Go and bring him." Duan Wen's voice could not be heard, "I'll see him here."

"Yes."

The Lu Yuzhu clone withdrew.

Duan Wen held a cigarette between his fingers and looked out the window.

A lot of things happened in these few hours. Apart from his own private affairs, Lu Yuzhu just came to report Xie Qingcheng's sudden admission of his identity as the first emperor, Anthony also completed the final brainwashing of He Yu and sent him to the battlefield. ...

Looking out from here, you can see the fierce battle between Mandela and Dreambreaker, and the blood gu has already gone to the front line just now.The back of the mech made through virtual imaging is like a burning mountain, which is enough to shock people's hearts. Coupled with He Yu's greatly improved strength, it is not difficult to imagine how soulless those dream breakers who are confronting He Yu are. frightened.

He could see from the monitoring sent by Anthony that He Yu's strength was astonishing. When the blood gu power came out, there were mourners everywhere, blood flowed, and his companions raised their guns to kill each other. The cruelty was morbid. tragic beauty.This is completely different from the beauty of the rapid cold light ice and snow weapon, which is like the beauty of killing like oriental witchcraft.

Duan Wen watched the war like watching a heroic oil painting.

In some respects, Duan Wen is actually colder than Duan Cuizhen——Duan Cuizhen became what she is today from a normal person, but Duan Wen grew up sickly since childhood. In the beginning, it was an abnormal existence carefully cultivated by Duan Cuizhen.

Because of this, he is different from everyone on the island. People on the island seek fame, wealth and power, while Duan Wen only seeks a scientific research achievement.

Blood Gu was undoubtedly very successful.

It's a pity that the researcher from the American laboratory who developed the special RN-13 for Vivian at that time has died.Duan Wen still remembered that the day before the man died, he lost a vintage photo frame necklace, which was picked up by Duan Cuizhen.Duan Cuizhen called the researcher to get it, and the other party said that the photo was of his grandmother, and the necklace was a relic of his grandfather.

Duan Cuizhen stared at the old black and white photo for a while, without any disturbance: "Are they so affectionate?"

The scientific researcher who grew up in the United States did not have any taboos in this regard, and said with a smile: "My grandfather's laboratories are all named after my grandmother."

"Oh." Duan Cuizhen reached out to the palm of the scientific researcher, paused for a few seconds with the hand holding the necklace, and then let go, "It's so dirty."

"What?" He didn't hear her clearly, because her voice was very soft, sneering and mocking.

Duan Cuizhen said, "Nothing."

The scientific researcher died strangely the next day. It is not known what went wrong during the experiment. The necklace on his neck was twisted into the machine, and the traction of the machine was extremely strong. strangled...

Duan Wen could tell at a glance that it was the old woman's method, but he was not interested in the specific cause of that person's death, he just regretted that such a good medical talent was gone.Over the years, he has been looking for a better replacement. He once wanted Qin Ciyan very much, and made some efforts in the dark. Unfortunately, Qin Ciyan lived too stubbornly, and finally ended up in a tragic death.

After that, Xie Qingcheng became his favorite candidate.

After Duan Wen finished talking with Xie Qingcheng, he actually knew it well. Judging from his years of observation and research on human nature, Xie Qingcheng was full of guilt and love for He Yu, and it was difficult to leave He Yu alone.It will be a matter of time before people turn to Mandela.

But he didn't expect that Xie Qingcheng had a hole card that he didn't expect.

First Emperor.

Lu Yuzhu's clone came to report in panic just now, saying that Xie Qingcheng wanted to exchange his life for He Yu's freedom.At the same time, Xie Qing presented a pass to Mandela that no one could refuse or dare to act rashly—he said he was the first emperor.

Duan Wen couldn't help wondering why he and his mother-in-law hadn't thought of this—the first emperor is not data, but the first emperor is a person.

Why didn't I think of it?

In fact, he had doubts at first, why Xie Qingcheng was able to return to Huzhou intact after the car accident, but Qin Ciyan acted too much, the old man made a bunch of fake data to mislead their investigation before he died , the old man's daughter, Qin Rongbei, was tortured madly and even bit her to death. Create some illusions that he is also trying to find the data of the first emperor left by Qin Ciyan.

These steadfast and indestructible people formed an impenetrable wall, protecting a truth that they should have discovered earlier.

What is it that makes human beings so fragile to form such a strong city wall?

What makes these irrelevant people with different personalities keep the same secret for more than ten or twenty years?

Is it love again?

He once felt that he had thoroughly researched the subject of love. He had read many academic and literary works, observed the feelings of people around him, experimented with family and friendship, and personally experienced the relationship between the sexes—that kind of relationship. A bed affair described as "original sin" and regarded as bliss.

and many people.That is, many control samples have been changed.

But during these experiments, he never experienced the so-called satisfaction.Gradually, he felt very disappointed and was no longer interested in it. He even felt that human reproduction was a more boring thing than meeting.He doesn't understand why this is part of love.

Perhaps he has to admit that this is a topic he has not fully understood until just now with Li Yun...

"Dong dong dong."

The door was knocked at this moment, interrupting Duan Wen's contemplation.

Duan Wen came back to his senses: "Please come in."

Lu Yuzhu's clone was the first to enter: "Sir, the human has been brought here."

"Let him in."

The shackles rustled, and Xie Qingcheng was pushed into the room.

The door closed behind the two of them, the clone Lu Yuzhu was on duty outside, the bedroom door was locked, and only Duan Wen and Xie Qingcheng were in the living room.

"I didn't expect to meet again so soon." Duan Wen turned his head, his eyes were gloomy, and he looked at the other party up and down, "And it was in this way."

Xie Qingcheng did not answer his words immediately, but immediately cast his gaze out of the window.

He had heard movement along the way and knew that He Yu had been awakened.

But he couldn't see the battle outside at all before, and was transferred to Duan Wen's room at this time, and he saw the exchange of fire between Mandela and Dreambreaker.

"Your eyes can't see the blood gu mecha." Duan Wen didn't block Xie Qingcheng, walked to the desk in the living room, and began to heat a pot of water to pour tea, "What the first emperor can see should be real The sight. Tell me, what do you see?"

Xie Qingcheng didn't look away, he knew He Yu was there.

"Drones," he said.

"Yeah." Duan Wen raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly, "But this doesn't mean that your words are true. He Yu has been with you for so long, and he has a lot of opportunities to tell you."

"You never believed him."

"I don't have absolute trust in anyone." Duan Wen poured a cup of tea for Xie Qingcheng, "The same cup of Xuedi Lengxiang, this time, do you want to drink it or not?"

He smiled slightly and looked at him, but that smile made people chill down the back.

Xie Qingcheng sat down in front of him.

"Have you seen that we are acting in the room?"

"I've seen it a long time ago." Duan Wen said, "I just find it very interesting. I know that no matter how hard he struggles, he can't escape our control, but I want to see how far he can struggle."

"Actually, you may not be so strategic." Xie Qing said.

Duan Wen: "What do you mean?"

"If everything is within your calculations, you wouldn't come here after we have destroyed the Rapid Cold Light."

Duan Wen paused for a moment, glanced at the chessboard next to him, and adjusted his unbuttoned cuff buttons.

Then he raised his eyes and smiled.

"At that time, there was a little personal matter." Duan Wen said, "It was delayed. Sometimes it is like this, one thing happens to meet another, and a choice must be made. The so-called man is not as good as the sky."

The tea was very fragrant, and Duan Wen took a sip by himself. After putting down the cup, he said, "Let's talk about business. Xie Qingcheng, tell the guards that the first emperor is not data, but a person, and you are us." The one I've been looking for."

"Yes."

"Can you prove it to me."

"You have to make He Yu stop killing first."

"...Are you talking to me about the choice between the two?" Duan Wen smiled, "His Royal Highness?"

"You heard me right." Xie Qing sat there coldly, his brows frosted, "I'm just talking to you about choosing one or the other. You said it yourself just now, some things just happen to meet the other, and you can't have both. After all, people are not as good as heaven."

Duan Wen stopped laughing, and said lightly, "Where did you get the chips. Besides, I'm not in a hurry this time."

Xie Qingcheng did not deny him directly, but raised his sharp eyes: "The little boy's body is not good."

"..."

"Rejection is very painful, making it difficult for her to even appear in front of people, isn't it? I think she has reached the limit of using that child's body, and maybe she is still very sick these days. Otherwise, war will start It's been so long that she hasn't even shown her face."

Duan Wen sat up straight, staring at Xie Qingcheng with cold eyes.

Neither of them mentioned Duan Cuizhen's name, but they both knew that "she" referred to Duan Cuizhen.

Duan Wen said slowly: "He Yu really told you everything. But now that you are in our hands, I can use any means to force you to submit. What qualifications do you have to negotiate terms with Mandela? "

Xie Qingcheng: "Since I can have a showdown with you directly, do you think I'm really helpless and let others slaughter me?"

Hearing what he said, Duan Wen's body tensed slightly, and his gaze swept across his whole body.

Xie Qingcheng: "I don't have a weapon, and the person who brought me has searched it no less than ten times. But if I'm not willing to cooperate, you won't be able to grasp the secret of the First Emperor so quickly. I can control it, and I can even actively stop it. Power. You know, once I self-destruct, you get nothing."

"..."

"I'm afraid Duan Cuizhen won't be able to hold on for too long. If you want the first emperor, you still need the blood gu." Xie Qingcheng said, "You choose."

A few simple words made Duan Wen suddenly silent.

After several minutes, Duan Wen suddenly raised his head and laughed: "Xie Qingcheng, you really deserve to be Xie Ping's son, you can stay calm under any circumstances...!"

"You are overrated." Xie Qingcheng said, "My ability to remain calm is thanks to Mandela. In the past 20 years of fighting against mental Ebola, I have suppressed my emotions all the time, and finally became the present The appearance. It is the result of your own hands."

The smoke and fire outside is still going on.

Xie Qingcheng said: "Release He Yu. Otherwise, even if I am here, you will not be able to obtain the ability of the First Emperor."

Duan heard nothing.

After all, the first emperor is different from the blood gu. Many of their understandings of the first emperor are uncertain. The information of more than 20 years is mixed together, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.At present, he really doesn't know if Xie Qingcheng has any way to restrain the power in his body, so he dare not act rashly.

After thinking over and over again, Duan Wen opened his mouth: "Xie Qingcheng, why don't we each take a step back."

"What's the meaning."

"It's impossible to give up the blood gu now. Once he wakes up, if he comes to snatch you again, we will be very passive. And you may not necessarily cooperate with us after he leaves." Duan Wen said, "But I can make him stop attacking, first reduce the casualties of Dream Breaker, and also reduce the loss of himself. Before you become Duan Cuizhen's donor, I will let you see that he is sent back to Break Dream unharmed." on the ship."

"If you don't send it."

"Then you can also terminate your ability at the last moment, can't you?"

"..." Xie Qingcheng actually doesn't have any ability to restrain the attributes of the first emperor. Once Duan Cuizhen obtains his body, he can fully obtain the power of the first emperor.

But this is something that Duan Wen must not be able to see at this moment, it is a secret that can deceive a moment.

Xie Qingcheng noticed that Duan Wen was observing his expression meticulously, as if he wanted to capture his innermost feelings from his expression.

Xie Qingcheng tightly closed his heart.

Duan Wen watched for a long time, but couldn't see anything clearly.

"It seems that this is the best way at present." Finally, Xie Qingcheng said calmly, "You and I have no other choice."

"I'm very glad that you can quickly understand this." Duan Wen said, "You know more about current affairs than He Yu back then. You don't have to be locked up for so long before deciding to cooperate with us like him."

"...how long has he been in that basement?"

"The basement?" Duan Wen said, "At that time, he was too injured to be in the basement. We gave him a very clean room."

When Duan Wen said this, he stopped and thought for a while: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to lock His Highness the First Emperor in the basement now. Before the operation, you should live in the room he used to live in."

Xie Qingcheng said: "Yes."

"If you have no other objections, I will order He Yu to end the fight now. Then we will arrange the donor transplant operation as soon as possible." Duan Wen said.

Xie Qingcheng's reaction was very calm, as if he was not the one who was going to be sacrificed: "When will the surgery be?"

"It won't be too long after all the tests are done." Duan Wen looked at Xie Qingcheng, "Aren't you afraid or regretful?"

Perhaps because he knew that everything would eventually be settled, Xie Qingcheng carried a kind of tiredness and peace similar to that after a long journey.

He looked at Duan Wen calmly with his weakened eyesight, and said, "I know that even if you obtain the power of the First Emperor, these darkness will eventually end in our hands."

Duan Wen was silent for a while: "Why do you believe so?"

"A person must always have some indelible beliefs in his heart. I am like this, and you may be the same." Xie Qingcheng said, "You are different from Duan Cuizhen, you are not a completely ruthless person like you think , That's why I told the guard that the person I need to see is you, not Duan Cuizhen."

Unexpectedly, he would say this, Duan Wen stared at the person in front of him - at this moment, he felt that the person standing in front of him was not a dying prisoner, and they were not in the crisis-ridden Mandela Island.

He felt as if he had just had a non-aggressive conversation with a person who was not close to him on a normal evening, in a normal place.

Before Duan Wen ordered someone to take Xie Qingcheng to the cell where He Yu lived, he stopped him for the last time: "Xie Qingcheng."

"..."

"I'm sorry that you are the first emperor, and she has to rely on your body to continue living. I originally wanted to wait until you were willing to work for us, instead of making you a brain transplant donor. I promised him not to kill You, but there is no other choice now."

Xie Qingcheng turned his head sideways: "I'm also sorry, why do you have to follow her, Chen Lisheng."

Duan Wen: "..."

He didn't answer.

But he knew in his heart that he didn't follow Duan Cuizhen, but grew up with this treacherous island since he was a child. There were too many answers he longed for, results he saw, and things he didn't want to lose. thing.

As big as that future Mandela world.

So small, the unfinished game of chess in his hand.

"The oath you made to Li Yun 20 years ago." Xie Qingcheng turned his head, looked at him with a gloomy expression, and said calmly, "You will still break it after all."

"..."

"The first emperor exchanged the blood gu, one life for one life. I'll wait for you to take me to see Duan Cuizhen." He dropped these words, turned and left here.