On the importance of kinship

The "Duke of York" restaurant located near Central Park in Manhattan, business is as good as ever in today's afternoon. The waiter shuttles between the round tables with trays and delivers meals to the guests.

In the inconspicuous corner farthest from the door, a young man and woman sat facing each other.

The man has the deep facial contour and dark white skin of the Mediterranean race, the tall and blond figure of the Nordic race, and a slim camel suit, which is very attractive; as for his female partner, in most Americans It can only be seen that he is an "Asian", but a pair of chocolate-like dark brown big eyes are piercing, coupled with a sunken nose, it highlights the shape and brilliance of the eyes, which makes people feel quite pleasing, for these eyes The owner has added a bit of childishness. Although it does not have the "classical beauty" imagined by most (foreigners), it can be called cute.

This couple, who could be called handsome men and beautiful women, was talking freely at the moment, and the atmosphere was so peaceful and harmonious that it completely blended into the slightly noisy and leisurely atmosphere of the restaurant.

……

Anyone who knows Spana must be surprised: he is not wearing work clothes today but a suit?

Of course, the premise is that more people will choose to believe that they are wrong when they recognize it at the first time—Spanna is wearing a high-end custom-made suit and eating in a restaurant with the opposite sex?No, shouldn't he stay in his research room all day, and even have his assistant take care of his meals?

In fact, even Spana himself was very surprised. He didn’t care much about his appearance for the sake of research, let alone leisurely. He just remembered the skills of tie tie and table manners, which already exceeded expectations.

Speaking of exceeding expectations, there are more pressing matters that elude him.

The woman across a small round table from him was wearing an off-white one-piece dress. The overall attire was simple and polite, which was very suitable for their occasion.However, Spana did not ignore the line of the other party's naked, exposed arms and half of the calf. Obviously, this would definitely not belong to the pink-collar family who sat at the desk all day long.When the other party extended his right hand to shake hands with him, what he noticed was that on the middle finger of the other party's left hand, there was a circle of ring marks caused by long-term sun exposure. Time also gave an affirmative answer──Swamp Elements.Strong swamp elements.

There is no specific requirement on which hand or finger to wear the battle ring. Most people use the right hand as their dominant hand, while a few choose the left hand. There are only a few situations: left-handed, the left hand can store more high-purity flames than the right hand, In the family, fighting is not regarded as a professional civil servant.As for the guardian of the Simon family, the famous Guardian of the Swamp is also a rare person who wears a ring on his left hand.

With so many similarities and the same image as in the photo, he couldn't believe that the person in front of him was not Miura Haru, the guardian of the marsh, or Miura Haru, a famous mafia girl with strange powers.

but……

But it has been more than half an hour since we met, and they are still acting, chatting casually about family affairs, and they are still using the kind of fake information used to bluff ordinary people, working in a foreign trade company?Electrical engineer?Holiday hobby is watching movies?Holiday hobby is playing basketball? ... On the one hand, Spana scoffed at Miura Haru's lies, but on the other hand, he was puzzled—is there some kind of conspiracy?He knows that he is not a person who is good at disguising. Even if Haru Miura, who has lived in a special community for a long time, did not know which "Spana" is the first time, he should have reacted after meeting. , but seeing the other party's reaction...he can only lament his superb acting skills and have no other ideas.

Since the other party still wants to act, he will continue to dress up. It is rare that yesterday's research has made progress, so let him relax his head today.

……

"So Spana-san likes sweets too!"

"It's a lollipop."

"That's also sweets, isn't it?" Miura Haru had already left behind his reserve, revealing his childish and enthusiastic side that he would have in private.

"But not all sweets, just lollipops," Spana insisted.

"It's sweets anyway! Does Mr. Nasperna have any lollipops that he likes?"

"Matcha."

"Matcha! I like it too!"

As soon as the keyword "Matcha" was mentioned, the two began to discuss the topic of lollipop flavor with forgetfulness.

"Natto flavor? That sounds terrible...", "It's delicious! Do you want to try it?", "... Okay?", "The wrench-shaped lollipop sounds interesting."

……

what's next?

The pleasant journey of exploring sweets didn't end until three hours later, and the two were thirsty, so they drank several glasses of water.

Logically speaking, the blind date partners feel that they are "like-minded", have something to talk about, and are worth continuing to communicate with each other, so it is natural to exchange contact information.

I met a new friend who loves sweets and is also knowledgeable. Spana exchanged mobile phone numbers with the other party as a matter of course. He also took into account the conservative personality of the oriental girl, and only waited for the taxi with the other party instead of delivering it directly to the door. .

Then he happily watched the rear of the car disappear at the corner of the intersection, and then suddenly remembered that his original purpose was not to make friends.

This made him sigh: It really is an elite member of the Simon family who diverted his attention so easily. It seems that his little thought is nothing in the eyes of the other party.

Next time, next time he will never let things go so lightly!

result……

As a result, the day after tomorrow, Miura Haru hurriedly brought homemade, colorful, and different-flavored wrench-shaped lollipops to share with him, and he once again completely forgot his original goal.

After the day's date was over, he kept telling himself with mixed feelings: next time, next time, you must never forget your purpose!

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Spana never imagined that he would become a celebrity in a particular field, let alone that he would step into the Mafia circle and become a celebrity in it.

For a child born in an ordinary family like him, it is not difficult to enter the mafia society, but it is quite difficult to get along well. But at that time, he hadn't even thought about these things, and his wildest dream was nothing more than Becoming an electrical engineer...but in the end, he came into contact with such a thing under the abduction and deception of his teacher Ino Chidi.

In the class of "Engineering Materials" at that time, Ino Chidi favored him and Irie Masaichi at the same time, and let them serve as interns to assist him in his "particle detection research". For the sake of his classmates, Spana tried to persuade him to stay, but Irie refused without saying a word, and added: " Spana-san, it’s fine if you don’t believe it, but you’d better not take part in these experiments…”

Spana couldn't find out why, and the other party was extremely unconfident, and had already decided that he was not serious, and left "pretend I didn't say it" and ran away in a hurry.

He didn't take it seriously, there must be a monster when things go wrong, and Irie Masaichi was shy and silent most of the time, giving people a sense of distance and alienation. It was rare for him to come to warn him so sneakily. Eighty-nine times there is a problem.

A research project with an impure purpose──People will give up because of "impure", but what Spana sees is "research".So he didn't feel that he had any reason to back down, but followed his professor silently and continued to conduct research.He came into contact with many high-end technological equipment and technologies that belonged to the mafia and were higher than those known by normal people. Only then did he know that those famous physicists such as: Einstein, Schrödinger, Heisenberg... ...Why it can lay the foundation for the theory of "quantum mechanics" that kills most people's heads: It turns out that they are not only excellent physicists, but also possess the flames of the seven attributes of Dakong.

Think back to Irie Masaichi's reaction at that time - obviously his classmates knew quite a lot of secrets.

In addition, his intersection with Irie Masaichi has not ceased, although he clearly felt that Irie Masaichi had avoided him since the last contact. From Irie Masaichi's point of view, only he was afraid Na is not an idiot, and after several experiments with Ino Chintei, he will be able to discover these amazing secrets, and he will further believe that Masaichi Irie has concealed many things—Masaichi Irie avoids him, not just standing still " I am a normal person" standpoint, but also afraid of being pressed by him.

But it can only be said that Zhengyi Irie was unlucky. In the third year of university, the two happened to be assigned to the same room in the dormitory.

On the first day of entering Jiang Zhengyi, there was nothing worse than heartbreak, holding a pillow in his hands, as if he was a good woman who was going to be forced to submit by the villain, he hesitated for a long time, and asked: "Are you... are you one of 'them' now?" ?”

It was clear to Spana who "they" were referring to.

Since the other party asked, of course he had to answer promptly: "Of course." Then he proudly told this timid classmate about his research results and his latest research goals, "Have you heard of the seven attributes of the earth? This can be said to be the subject of the most attention in the mafia science community at present, and many families have paid sky-high prices to Ino Chitsu and me in order to find out this new type of combat power. I am currently going to test..."

"That's enough, stop talking..." Irie was straining his ears, but Spana didn't ignore his hesitation.

Spana asked, "Actually, you're still curious, aren't you?"

Sure enough, Irie was loosening the hand holding his ears a few times.

Spana and Irie Masaichi can be said to be completely different in character. They usually have something in common, especially in the class where they need to enter the laboratory for practical operations. Their attitudes can be seen. Irie Masaichi is overly serious Extreme, he is serious and casual, so during the experiment, Irie Masaichi will be the technician who strives for textbook perfection and absolute precision, and he will be the innovative developer.

But they still have a common feature, that is, the love for research and thinking.

Spana totally didn't believe that Irie Masaichi had no interest in the dead flames, seven attributes, illusions, rings, and weapon cases that fascinated him.

Spana scratched his head, and stretched out his other hand towards the other party. "...Actually, you really don't have to be so nervous."

Irie Masaichi didn't know why, but as a native Japanese who grew up in polite Japan, even though he came to the United States in the past few years, his essence remained the same. Sexually hand out your hand and shake back with the other party.

Spana concluded, "Okay, now we have a shared secret."

Irie was stunned, and after a while he said, "Wait, I..."

"That `s a deal."

"Agreed what!?"

"Cooperation, I need an assistant occasionally, Xiaozheng, your IQ can barely meet my needs, and you can also learn these things that are absolutely impossible to learn in the market, which is really a good way to kill two birds with one stone."

"I haven't answered at all..."

"Don't be nervous. Although you are not as smart as me, you are still usable."

"Stop talking to yourself all the time!"

……

This was the case of his private agreement with Irie Masaichi.

What he must emphasize is that he only let Zhengyi take a few hands, and he didn't deliberately drag Zhengyi into this muddy water. If Zhengyi refused to charge a penny for the product they jointly developed, he would not Forced, Quan Dangzheng followed him to steal the teacher's tuition.Even after they graduated, he continued his studies and studied for a doctorate. His academic performance was among the best, and Zhengyi, who always took turns with him to be the first in the semester, stopped there and once again pulled out an inexplicable reason to shirk several promising candidates. He was invited by a talented professor. It is said that he returned home to work as an engineer in a small company near his home, with a salary that was neither high nor low, which fell through the glasses of many people.So far, they can be said to have parted ways, and the number of times they have been in contact over the years can only be counted on five fingers.

Spana felt that the secrets between him and Zhengyi were quite secretive. On the few occasions when Zhengyi was involved in the research, both of them were careful, and he never took relevant materials out of the laboratory. The memory transcribes the data onto paper, and he doesn't know whether to admire his own memory or Zhengyi's comprehension ability, such a circuitous and lack of practice on paper, but Zhengyi can still rely on a solid foundation to draw inferences from one instance and learn from his hard-earned knowledge He learned [-]% of the time, and it did provide a lot of assistance for his experiments.Of course, they did not forget to destroy these as drafts after a few communication activities, and because of their excessive caution, he was even very sure that his mentor Ino Chidi was ignorant.

But the so-called "quite secret" is only his self-consciousness, because today, many years later, the Simon family actually knew about these old events and put Zhengyi under house arrest at the Simon family headquarters in Palermo, Italy.

Of course, the Simon family is not interested in Zheng Yi, who has been unfamiliar with a lot of knowledge and technology due to neglect of review over the years, especially when the parents of the guardian of the Simon family deliberately approached him, he became more convinced: The Simon family is going to enter the river through Zhengyi led him out for the research results on the seven attributes of the earth in his hands.

He plunged into the exploration of this field with the enthusiasm for research, but there are also risks that come with it. Owners of the seven attributes of the earth are quite rare, which can be said to be the unique skill of the Simon family, and the leader of the Simon family and The "anti-air attribute" Simon Ring possessed by its guardian is the cover of most people who have the seven attributes of the mafia. The Vengley family, who has not seen the most powerful status and strength, can only avoid it. , Do you call yourself brothers and sisters with the Simon family?The purpose is to exchange for the status quo by living in peace with each other. After all, no one knows how to destroy the Simon Ring.And his intensive research on this now is no different from stroking the beard of the Simon family. He may find out the checks and balances and weaknesses of the seven attributes of the earth at any time, and even the method of destroying the ring of the earth attribute. different from a catastrophe.

Spana considered the pros and cons, and being dragged into the water by him was one of the main reasons, and he didn't think he had the ability to avoid this big family for a lifetime, and his original intention was just for interest rather than to hit the Simon family, Since the hatred of the big family has caused the loss of life, if the other party's attitude is too tough, at worst, it will be classified under the Simon family...

After he had prepared his mind well, he greeted the arrival of the guardian of the marsh as if facing a formidable enemy──

But the other party didn't mention the business in three consecutive meetings. He was afraid that he wouldn't know the details of the other party, so he didn't dare to mention it first to avoid disadvantages, otherwise he would be caught by his weakness and change the topic.

He felt more and more that things were not easy, but he didn't want to waste any more time. He delayed the work progress by at least a week!He hasn't been in a lab for such a long time since he built Yolk, the first robot to jump Michael Jackson's "Space Walk." formula!

In the end, Spana had to turn to another mentor, Kenneth, instead of Verti, who had little contact with him and suddenly offered to help.

Speaking of Kenneth, he is a member of the same secret society as Inochite and a direct descendant of Gebert Lorencini. He has an enemy and friend with Inochetti. Spana often sees this pair of uncles , Aunt complained to each other.However, since Ino Chidi annoyed the Pengelie family and ran away, Kenneth did not force him to join the association, and took over half of the courses taught by Ino Chidi without saying a word, except for providing his connections and funds for research ; It also gave him a channel to sell these research products anonymously in exchange for money.

After thinking about it for a while, Kenneth concluded from his years of dealing with the mafia: the Guardian of the Swamp was probably contacting him with a different intention behind his family's back.

Between an entire family and a Guardian of the Swamp, there was a clear distinction between strength and weakness, and Spana and Kenneth naturally chose the former.

Spana thought for a while, "Why don't I join the Simon family?"

Kenneth, "Are you sure? I'm afraid it will be difficult for you with a personality like Guli Yanzhen to work under a leader with a personality like Guli Yanzhen."

"Since things have come to this point, I think this is the best solution."

……

Kenneth has quite a wide network of contacts, and it is said that the foundation was laid when selling box weapons, so he quickly found an unknown mafia family member from Mexico as a messenger, responsible for attracting the leader of the Simon family, and sending Things are done.Because of the long distance, Spana only paid a high employment fee for this.

Before the courier left, Kenneth specifically instructed that his tone should be as polite as possible.As for the ulterior motives of the guardian of the swamp, just click on it cryptically.

Kenneth explained to Spana: "Don't annoy the Simon family, you can't underestimate their ability just because Peng Lie and them pretend to be on the surface. In fact, the degree of intimacy and intertwined interests of the two families exceeds It's almost imaginable... If you annoy Simon, you may not be able to get along in Europe."

This is probably why he proposed to send thugs to ambush the guardian of the marsh in order to blackmail Gu Liyan, but the opponent flatly rejected it.

After thinking for a while, Kenneth said again: "If Verdi comes to you again, don't act too rashly."

The author has something to say: This article uses another (brain-loving) perspective to view the ecology of Simon and Pengel, so it is not happy

It is said that Spana in this parallel world has different personalities because of his different experiences.