[Infinite Stream] Destiny Rubik's Cube

The light converged into a small spot of light in the constricted pupils. Zhou Qi sat without moving, not avoiding, slowly crumpling the note in his hand into a ball.

There is a faint sense of confrontation in the limited space of the carriage.

After an unknown period of time, the Ferris wheel continued to rotate.Zhou Qi looked away, and quickly retracted his stretched legs, as if Xu Chi's question just now had the recoil.

"You are indeed a member of the Corps." He raised the corner of his mouth and made a judgment, revealing an inexplicable smile.

Xu Chi could see that there was a bit of sarcasm in his smile. Although the hostility was well contained, some traces of it were inevitable.

"Are you dissatisfied with the Redemption Corps?" Xu Chi asked.

"No, how come? No one in this world dares to be dissatisfied with the Corps." Zhou Qi lowered his voice, the sarcasm in his eyes was almost overflowing, but the words he said and the smile on his face were extremely submissive and skillful, " Sir, don't get me wrong, although I have been in prison and have some problems with my conduct, I am politically correct and definitely a staunch supporter of the Corps, and I have never said a single bad word about the Corps, you have to be aware of this."

"I'm not an officer." Xu Chi observed his words and deeds, and frowned. "I don't know what the Corps has developed into now. You don't have to act in front of me."

"What do you mean?"

"It means that I have nothing to do with the current Corps, so you don't have to pretend to deal with me, so as not to waste time."

Zhou Qi was silent, and gradually restrained his smirk: "The current Corps? You mean..."

"That's right, I was indeed a soldier of the Redemption Corps, but that was 20 years ago. I don't think I need to explain the difference between the Corps 20 years ago and the Corps now?" Xu Chi He glanced at Zhou Qi sideways, with a little disappointment in his eyes, he knew that you were stupid, but he didn't expect you to be so stupid.

20 years ago...

Zhou Qi twitched the corners of his mouth, as if he had eaten a mouthful of flies, with a strange expression on his face.

Ever since Xu Chi voluntarily confessed his real age on Tilting Island, Zhou Qi kept silent or even avoided talking about it. In fact, he was deeply obsessed with this issue, thinking about it day and night even in a coma: Xu Chi, a goblin, wears a young and delicate skin, so he must be nearly fifty years old, right?

It should be true, Xu Chi doesn't seem like someone who would joke about such things.

So, he accidentally made a new year friendship?

In fact, it is not impossible to make friends with each other. Is Zhou Qi making friends with superficial people who care about age, seniority and gender?

of course not.

But the fact is, he is like a stick in his throat!It's impossible not to mind!And what does he care about, what is he resisting deep in his heart, he doesn't even dare to think about it!That seems to be a mysterious forbidden zone, a thunder pool that you can't step into unless you have to!Originally entangled with no result, Zhou Qi planned to be an ostrich and temporarily abandon it by adopting the policy of appeasement, but now this problem has pressed the gourd and floated up again. Zhou Qi is going crazy!

"Don't you still believe it?" Xu Chi saw that he kept silent, thinking that he was still doubting, and continued to make up the wound seriously, "Although it is absurd to say, it is indeed achievable technologically. I really..."

Zhou Qi hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt him: "All right, all right, I know you're a bad old man, stop talking."

Xu Chi then closed his mouth and nodded, a little depressed.

Is it already called a bad old man before the age of 50?

The two were silent for a while.

Zhou Qi let out a long breath and continued the previous topic: "What you just asked me was the admonitions of the Redemption Corps. The general meaning is that the general trend of the world is that chaos will be born after a long period of governance, and there is no permanent regime. There is no army that is always victorious. The epee hangs the eagle, the sky fires the wolf, and the halberd shoots the whale. They correspond to the three ace troops of the corps: the falcon, the wolf, and the gray whale. Complacent, if the Corps wants long-term stability, it must be prepared for danger in times of peace, and the alarm bells will ring. This is the admonition that has been set since the founding of the Salvation Army, but it has long been a mere formality, and shouting slogans is disdainful. You say you are 20 years old The former soldiers must have a much deeper understanding of this than us ordinary people.”

In fact, except for high-ranking military officers, mid- and low-level soldiers and ordinary people don't know this admonishment at all.Zhou Qi kept an eye out for this, but Xu Chi didn't expose it.

The admonition was drawn up by Xu Chi's teacher, that is, Leng Mingjue's father, or the commander-in-chief of the Redemption Corps back then.

Xu Chi didn't dare to say how deep his understanding of its essence was, he was just a faithful executor.

"So far we have passed three levels in a row. After each level is passed, there will be a reminder about the admonishment. I think you have noticed it." Xu Chi said the topic he really wanted to discuss today, "The first level is about the Duchess. The double-edged sword appeared in the new clothes, the skyfire appeared in the second stage of the Zhu family's deception, and the last weapon to prevent the turnaround in the third stage, Tilting Island, was the trident. We don't know what the real purpose of the Rubik's Cube is, but we From the above information, it can be determined that the manipulator behind the scenes is the Redemption Corps.”

Speaking of this, Xu Chi paused for a moment, and corrected: "It's the current Redemption Corps. Can you briefly tell me what the current Corps has developed into?"

Zhou Qi nodded: "The Redemption Corps is now supporting a puppet king, called a constitutional monarchy, and is actually a military dictatorship. The Falcon Army is the only one. Its leader, Cao Chongye, implements a high-pressure dictatorship. He suppresses dissidents politically. Substantially raise taxes to search for people's fat and people's anointing to expand military supplies and treasury, and actively take a tough military approach, suppressing mass demonstrations and community activities in various places by force. But where there is oppression, there is resistance. For 20 years, there have been constant struggles in various places. Right now, the Bingtuan's rule is unstable, with many warlords and civil society activities. Armed forces emerged one after another. The Redemption Corps had to find another way to save themselves, and this may be their original intention to create this Rubik's Cube."

Every time Zhou Qi said a word, Xu Chi's face became gloomy, and when Zhou Qi finished speaking, the sun was already covered by dark clouds and the storm was about to come.

Looking at Xu Chi's expression, Zhou Qi suddenly thought of a possibility.

If Xu Chi was an officer of the Redemption Corps 20 years ago, and his position was not low, then he is very likely to be a colleague and comrade-in-arms of his alcoholic father?

As soon as the thought came out, Zhou Qi shook his body immediately, feeling that a basin of cold water had been poured into his head, and the arrogant flame in his heart was almost extinguished.

He rubbed his face vigorously, thinking to himself, no, no, how can there be such a coincidence in the world?Haha, haha, nothing to worry about.

But then the direction of Xu Chi's questioning showed that the sky was about to collapse.

"If your father's surname is also Zhou, what is his name?"

Zhou Qi blinked quickly, and smiled dryly: "My dad is just an ordinary alcoholic, and you wouldn't even know him if I told him."

"Maybe we know each other." Xu Chi showed a kind smile, "I used to have a friend whose personality was very similar to yours, and his surname also happened to be Zhou."

Booming, Zhou Qi felt a burst of thunder rolling through his heart, something snapped to the ground, and he didn't know what expression to put on his face.

Xu Chi was still waiting patiently for his answer.

"His name... called... Zhou, Zhou Fugui!" Zhou Qi had a flash of inspiration, and said his father's alias, "Blessing of blessing, rich and noble, tsk, isn't it tacky?"

After speaking, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and swore to the sky in his heart that it would be impossible for Xu Chi to have a chance to meet his father in this life.

"Huh?" Xu Chi questioned softly, pondering, "That may be my wrong thinking."

"It seems that you are destined to be with the surname Zhou." Zhou Qi laughed, and at the moment when the Ferris wheel stopped, he suddenly jumped up and ran out of the carriage, "Oh, my feet are finally on the ground, I'm afraid of heights!"

Xu Chi looked at his back as he ran away, and couldn't laugh or cry.He didn't understand why Zhou Qi lied about this matter. Maybe Zhou Xingzhi's identity was sensitive. Zhou Qi was inconvenient to reveal his father's real name to outsiders out of prudence. I still have reservations about him, and I can't help but feel a little disappointed.

Forget it, Zhou Xingzhi taught well, and it is a good thing not to trust others.

Of course, it is also possible that I guessed wrong from the very beginning: Zhou Qi really has nothing to do with Zhou Xingzhi, nor is he the little prince of Tianhe back then.As for the phrase "Do your best to protect everyone who trusts him", it might just be a coincidence, anyone can say this sentence, he Xu Chi said it, why can't Zhou Qi say it?

From the bottom of his heart, Xu Chi had a faint feeling that it would be better if the latter were the two guesses.

In this way, Zhou Qi is just a child of an ordinary family, who doesn’t have to bear anything, doesn’t have to plan anything painstakingly, won’t be placed with fanatical expectations by inexplicable people, and won’t be blinded by the thick fog of hatred. Do it as a last resort, let alone do it knowing that you can't do it.

Xu Chi sat in the carriage, and he slowly stood up and stepped out of the carriage until the alarm sounded.

In the virtual world of the sleep cabin, you can change your clothes at will when you reach the designated stage. The so-called one-click change is very convenient.

When Xu Chi came out, Zhou Qi had already changed into a black T-shirt and jeans, leaning against the railing, looking simple and energetic, which was his style.

"Walking around in a prison uniform is still too conspicuous." Zhou Qi finally succumbed to the curious eyes of the people around him, glanced at Xu Chi up and down, and asked, "Aren't you going to change?"

Xu Chi said, "I don't care."

"Let's change it." Zhou Qi suggested sincerely, "I'm almost tired of wearing this outfit all the time."

Xu Chi hesitated and compromised: "Okay."

According to the habitual dressing orientation, Xu Chi entered the virtual interface, checked the white shirt, military trousers, and high-top leather boots, tucked the hem of the shirt into the waist of the trousers, and tucked the legs of the trousers into the leather boots, neatly and meticulously from top to bottom. .

After changing with one key, Zhou Qi was looking down at a leaf on the ground that could be mistaken for the real one. When he looked up and saw a person, he didn't react immediately, and stared at him straight.

Xu Chi put his hands in his trouser pockets, frowned, and said, "What are you looking at?"

Zhou Qi silently raised his hand to tell him not to move, took two steps back and looked at it, then leaned back to look at it face to face, looked left and right, tiptoed to look from top to bottom, squatted down to look from bottom to top, all the time After finishing the busy work, he raised his eyebrows and teased: "Who are you, handsome guy? You are so handsome!"

Xu Chi was amused by his wording: "Handsome?"

"Handsome!" Zhou Qi gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely, "Did no one say you are handsome?"

Xu Chi shook his head: "No."

It may have been secretly, but no one said it to their faces.

The main reason is that no one dares.

What's more, the army is full of old men, rough, and their EQ is not high. Few people pay attention to this, and there is no man who goes out of his way to tell another man that you are so handsome.

Zhou Qi is a special case.

and many more……

In a flash of lightning, Xu Chi suddenly thought of another special case.

In my memory, there seems to be someone of the same sex who praised him for being good-looking, not only praised him, but also touched him in the public bathroom of the army. He was only a teenager at that time, and he was at the age when he didn't know how to attack him, so he directly crippled that pervert An arm and a leg, free and honorable retirement.It was only later that I heard that that person has special hobbies and likes men. He is an out-and-out...

Xu Chi's smile suddenly froze at the corner of his mouth.

"Such a handsome face, but it's a pity that the hair is too long and it's all blocked."

As Zhou Qi said, he stretched out his hand, his knuckle fingers brushed away the broken hair that was hanging in front of his eyes, and gently gathered it behind his ears.

The scorching fingertips touched the almost transparent auricle, leaving a temperature that could not be ignored. The fingers carefully traced the shape of the auricle, fell down, slid to the earlobe, and stopped.

"But it's good to block it, so that others can't see it."

Xu Chi's heart skipped a beat and he raised his eyes.

Zhou Qi was looking at him with a smile on his face, looking deeply, with an unreal undercurrent surging in his eyes.

Xu Chi had never seen such eager and focused eyes before. He felt his whole body's muscles tense, and all the cells announced that they were ready for battle.His hands gradually clenched into fists in his trouser pockets.

Zhou Qi's face was still approaching a little bit, the tip of his nose was almost touching the tip of his nose, and he could wipe his lips with a tilt of his head. Xu Chi controlled the hand in his pocket so as not to throw a fist impulsively.

His sanity was still online, but his breathing stopped.

Xu Chi recalled that day at the bottom of the water, after he transferred all the oxygen to Zhou Qi, the feeling of suffocation that was near death.

This feeling comes back at this moment.

Xu Chi moved and took his hands out of his pockets, trying to push away the human wall blocking the breathing passage in front of him.

"You look a little nervous." Zhou Qi suddenly walked away at this moment, backed up to a safe distance, he still had the same hippie smile, his eyes bent, "Okay, I know you don't like people getting so close to you , I will pay attention in the future."

After speaking, he turned and walked forward.

The moment he turned around, the smile in his eyes disappeared completely.