"I don't plan to join a superpower organization for the time being."
Qin Qianbai crossed his arms in an X shape to express his rejection.
"Oh, well, that's a pity. There is an event today where you will get free drinks and handmade sandwiches if you join." Metal Head grinned, "You are welcome to join at any time if you are willing."
The eldest lady took a look at the man's dress, and her attention focused on the flyers and wooden signs in his hands. The sign is drawn in the style of a supermarket special sale advertisement, "Don't miss it if you pass by!" "In the Sky City, one out of every three people with superpowers is a member of a mutual aid association!" "Provide a professional dating platform for people with superpowers! "The membership fee is 0, join now and you will get a mysterious gift!" and other very attractive advertising slogans. The flyers used comic strips to promote the mutual aid association's philosophy of "civilization, harmony, friendliness and mutual assistance."
The girl recalled: "When I was invited to join the association, the promotion style of the mutual aid association did not seem to be like this. At that time, a very serious person came to visit and talked about more serious topics."
William touched his shiny skull.
"Because the president thinks that you are a high-level talent worthy of attention, he sent a special person to send a formal invitation. As for what I am doing now - you can also see that our mutual aid association mainly adopts a grassroots style that is close to the people and does not force others. Everyone is supportive, but I hope I can leave a good impression on everyone.”
Qin Qianbai thinks the propaganda idea set by the president of the mutual aid association is very clever: both the underworld and the elite can easily arouse the resentment of some people, but few people will have any ill intentions towards the supermarket boy who holds a small speaker and shouts "Special Eggs and Fresh Tomatoes". If you don't ask for money or power, you just want to form a good relationship with an organization. What do you do to provoke them?
But she immediately remembered that the Mutual Aid Association had participated in a certain action in the past.
"The grassroots mutual aid association, which is friendly to the people, also participated in the siege of Ace before."
William waved his hands repeatedly.
"Hey Miss! Do you think we are tough guys who can fight with Mr. Gongsun? When there are more people in the organization, there will be differences of opinion, but our president is a person who doesn't like to take care of things... He would rather distribute leaflets in person. I don’t want to have a meeting with the core members. I have to say that the matter has nothing to do with most of us in the association. At that time, the president was the first to go and report the news."
Gongsun Ce's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the eldest lady reminded him thoughtfully: "A Ce, you can speak now."
The gray-haired young man immediately started talking non-stop.
"Your president is just a theater bastard! Do you know what he did at that time? He came to me and drank a pot of tea with my eldest brother, and said very seriously, 'Mr. Mo, Mr. Gongsun, there are some scornful people in our mutual aid association. The little guy wants to cause trouble for you two. I'm really too lazy to care about this matter. I'll steal a copy of the specific plan and give it to you. The two warriors can fight if they want, and try not to kill them. I just ask not to bear any grudge against our small organization.' Just as confidently as any random person passing by!"
The metal head said with a smile: "Mr. Gongsun, you also understand that our idle mutual aid organization can't help outsiders beat up our own family. The two of them are slowly dating, I won't disturb them."
Gongsun Ce coughed violently.
"What date?! Does this look like a date to you?!"
William looked at the two people who had just walked out of the mall, then looked at the clothes bag in someone's hand, and said with a straight face: "I can't say, I can't say."
After saying this, he immediately ran away and mingled with the good brothers not far away. The chatter and laughter of the members of the mutual aid association could be heard from a distance, "Awesome William! How dare you have a relationship with a demon!" "Did he agree to join the association?" "He agreed to strangle you with telekinesis." "Oh my god, I am. Can't breathe! Guys, save me!" "Our forever good slave, Billy, was 21 years old and died of shock..." "Fuck you."
Qin Qianbai commented expressionlessly: "The Mutual Aid Association is a strange organization."
Gongsun Ce is still struggling with Metal Head’s evaluation: “I’m really surprised that they have nothing else in mind but love.”
"This is an order, call me a fool."
You're an idiot.
Gongsun Ce obediently obeyed: "I am a fool."
After saying this, he muttered listlessly: "Miss, tell me, I don't look like the kind of person who can fall in love."
Qin Qianbai's ears twitched and she remained silent for a rare moment.
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The eldest lady had no interest in the mutual aid association's recruitment activities, so Gongsun Ce was happy to stay away from the place of right and wrong. The two wing areas have always been the territory of Death Wing. If the Mutual Aid Association dares to come here to carry out activities blatantly, it is probably because they have negotiated with the remnants of Death Wing...or they simply don't pay attention to the gangsters who have lost their leader. Inside.
What is the real direction? This has nothing to do with Mr. Gongsun. He doesn't want to take the initiative to get involved in the grievances between organizations. Besides, he has more things to worry about now...
"Let me tell you, Miss." He asked nervously, "Where do you want me to go and do?"
"go home."
The girl shook her phone towards him, and the current time was displayed on the screen: 16:00. Eight hours have passed since I woke up in the morning and saw the girl standing next to the bed.
"1/3 of the 24 hours were consumed today." The girl put the phone back into her bag, "I will save the remaining 2/3 for the next time."
"Are you really going to break it up into several times a day?!" The super-powerful person's eyes widened, "Isn't that right, Miss! Although I made this kind of joke, no matter how I look at you, you always treat me with dignity. You worked so hard with such momentum that it would kill me in one breath, why did you change your mind now?!"
No, such a precedent must not be set. A terrifying conjecture appeared in his mind. This time the day was divided into three times. Next time, would one hour be divided into 60 minutes? ! Who knows how far he will be tortured before it ends!
"After careful consideration, I still want to give Ace the freedom to sleep at night."
"You really didn't plan to let me sleep in the first place?!"
"Moreover, a major problem was discovered today..." At this point, she shook her head, "Let's wait until we get home to talk about this."
Qin Qianbai stopped talking and followed him forward silently.
The gray-haired young man's heart skipped a beat. He thought he had unknowingly made the girl angry again, but after thinking about it, he couldn't find any reason.
However, I felt a little cold in my heart, as if I had done something wrong, and there was an inexplicable feeling of weightlessness coming from inside my body. It was as if something invisible was falling downwards little by little.
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Before the traffic jam broke out at 4pm, the two took the bus back to their apartment in Thorny District. Qin Qianbai didn't even ask for his opinion, and followed the young man into the door very naturally.
She sat on the sofa and looked at herself, her expression unchanged, but she felt as sharp as when she was holding a long knife.
He couldn't understand more and more what the girl was thinking...
If it's just a prank, there's no need to pose like this. Does the eldest lady want to ask some serious questions? However, she was still in high spirits when she went out today. Why did she change her attitude?
Gongsun Ce asked nervously: "Um...so, what's the matter, young lady?"
Qin Qianbai is thinking.
Yesterday, she and Caldesia discussed today's plan together, and the various action plans were enough to fill 24 hours. However, she now has no plans to carry out the original plan. Because in today's battle, she vaguely discovered a new problem... It was a more difficult problem than "slowness" and "no emotional intelligence".
If her conjecture comes true, even if the combat time is changed to 48 hours or 72 hours, the relationship between her and this idiot may not be able to take a step forward.
"Ace, answer me a question. This is not an order. Just answer it as usual."
The gray-haired young man said "Oh" in surprise and said, "Then I don't need to tell the truth."
"Well, it doesn't matter if you lie."
The girl asked seriously.
"What do Ace think about youth and love?"
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Youth and love.
This is a question that there is no need to lie about. After all, they have already had many related discussions in the small club.
The tense string in Gongsun Ce's heart relaxed. He was scared to death, thinking that his best friend was thinking about something terrible again, but it turned out that he was just thinking about his views on life like an adolescent high school student.
"The so-called youth is the time spent with friends. Regardless of whether it is meaningful or not, the pleasant or awkward trivial things that happen and the process of solving troubles are the joy of youth."
"It doesn't matter whether it has any meaning, that is to say..." The girl looked directly into his eyes, "It has no practical meaning, and it doesn't matter."
"Life is a time when it is difficult to find meaning, Miss." Gongsun Ce said with a straight face, "Who dares to say that the career he devotes wholeheartedly to must have undeniable meaning? When facing big right and wrong - - For example, a dragon disaster or a city-wide superpower rampage - we can make decisions immediately, which involve the interests of the majority of people and irrelevant people, so there is indisputable 'right' and 'wrong'."
It is right to protect everyone's lives. It is right to resist disaster. It is right to prevent the dragon disaster from coming. It was right to kill the main body of Calamity. No matter how clever the enemy's tongue is, the fundamental correctness will not waver in the slightest. In the face of "big events", he does not need to consider the existence or absence of meaning. His sense of justice, conscience and long-held belief will automatically help him make a decision.
"But when it comes to an individual's private life, we cannot use the standard of right or wrong, but we need to focus on the existence of meaning. Mr. Gongsun, my daily life is like an ordinary college student, eating, drinking, sleeping and playing. , it’s hard to say that there is any substantive meaning in it.”
Qin Qianbai knew him very well, so he could safely say things that might sound frustrating to others. No one stipulates that people must have a positive attitude towards their life, right?
Gongsun Ce said leisurely: "I think human beings are lives that seek unreachable things in a short period of time. It may be dreams, ideals, love, or other things... After finding that thing, or thinking that they Those who find it will have a different meaning than most people. And more people, like me, live a life without practical meaning."
"However, meaninglessness is not a sad thing, right? If you want to get to the bottom of it, everything that humans cherish will disappear in a few decades or a hundred years. From a macro perspective, humans have nothing to do with the earth and the universe. They are creatures so small that they are not even considered as dust. Except for a few great people who have influenced human history, most people's lives have no practical significance... This short period of time is bright and fleeting, just like us Youth that will eventually be lost.”
He talked incessantly and with great enthusiasm, unaware of the strange atmosphere in the room. The dark emotions were brought out by his words, and the room was so dull that it was suffocating. It was like the cork of a wine bottle being ripped open, and the contents were happily sprayed out. However, what was stored inside was not wine, but thick mud.
Qin Qianbai realized that it was not a good thing to ask him to elaborate on his outlook on life. She asked straight to the point, leaving no room for the young man to think.
"Does Ace think the time spent with me is meaningless?"
Gongsun Ce replied without thinking.
"How is that possible! The time spent with you and everyone has irreplaceable meaning to me."
For a moment, she had difficulty understanding the young man's words. Just a few minutes ago, this person expressed the opinion that youth is meaningless——
"Because, unlike me, you all live meaningful lives."
Gongsun Ce smiled happily and said as usual when chatting.
"——When I get along with you, my meaningless life can have a different bright color."
She was speechless for a moment. I don't know what to say to this man. Your own life is meaningless, so you can only find things that you don't have from others. What kind of mentality do you have to calmly express this masochistic outlook on life?
This statement is simply like...
She abruptly changed the subject: "What about love?"
When Gongsun Ce heard this, he immediately became energetic.
"Falling in love is a good thing. If there is something that cannot be insulted, it must be the sincere emotion between people, which is love. Model couples like Shigure-kun and Caldesia - well, not so much Model but still loving men and women - undoubtedly the symbol of youth!"
Sounds normal. She believed that Gongsun Ce was not lying, and the man did think so.
So, the problem lies elsewhere.
She completely gave up hinting and said in an almost explicit way:
"Hasn't Ace ever thought about love matters?"
"No."
Without hesitation, the gray-haired young man answered.
"If you have ever imagined having sex with a beautiful girl, Mr. Gongsun, I definitely have. However... once I seriously considered the possibility of this happening to me, I realized that it wouldn't work."
He sighed passively: "Look, I'm not the kind of person suitable for falling in love. Shigure-kun and Big Brother are both good men who can bring happiness to girls. I think they should be with good girls. Together, they really deserve it...but I..."
The gray-haired young man concluded calmly.
"I'm not a man who can make girls happy."
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"I'm not a man who can make girls happy."
After saying this, he secretly added another sentence in his mind.
——Besides, no girl would fall in love with someone like him.
Gongsun Ce stretched his waist. He sincerely felt that the concentration of negative energy today was a bit high. That is to say, he dared to be blatantly negative for a moment to someone like the eldest lady who knew everything. He should never say this in front of everyone.
"I'm sorry, miss, you know I'm a loser when I'm negative." He said with a sneer, "Don't take my meaningless words seriously. You know, sometimes people watch too many cartoons. When I reach the second grade of middle school, my outlook on life will become deliberately negative...it’s just nonsense and pretentious speeches, and I won’t say such things after I graduate in a few years.”
Qin Qianbai remained silent. He clasped his hands together nervously: "Please, Miss, don't say this out loud. After everyone hears this, I'm afraid they will think that Mr. Gongsun and I have some psychological problems. That would be troublesome."
"I won't tell you. In exchange, Ace must agree to a condition."
Come again! ?
"I'm really scared. What are you going to do?!"
"Stand up and don't move."
Gongsun Ce stood up gasping for air, thinking that he was going to be beaten again. He watched the girl walking in with fear, tightened his abdomen and closed his eyes——
Contrary to expectations, I felt no pain this time.
In contrast, a soft feeling came from my chest.
He opened his eyes in shock and met Qin Qianbai's gaze. The girl stood in front of him and hugged his body with her arms. They were so close that they could feel each other's breath.
Gongsun Ce thought to himself, Damn, he actually has a strange sense of touch. This child used to be as flat as an airport, but he has really grown up in the past three years. Even so, what on earth is he doing? Could it be that the eldest lady has developed a new nirvana plan? Kill someone with your arms...
"Hey, no, this, I..."
A gentle voice reached his ears.
"Don't give up on yourself."
"No." He retorted habitually, "I didn't..."
"Don't give up on yourself."
He opened his mouth, swallowed a lot of the words he had thought about, and responded in a low voice: "...Okay."
"promised?"
"I'll try my best, okay?"
"Well." The girl looked at him and said, "It would be very rude for a man to do nothing at this time."
Gongsun Ce raised his hands in embarrassment and hugged him back symbolically.
"I don't think it's easy to hug him... ugh..."
He remembered that he had hugged him after a battle before, so it wasn't the first time. So I used this to comfort myself, and finally hugged me back, muttering to myself: "I still feel like this is not good..."
"You should thank me for showing mercy." The girl in his arms hit him with her head. "No girl as cute as me will take the initiative to hug you in the future."
"Ah?! Damn it, will it be gone in the future?!"
Qin Qianbai looked at him with empty eyes: "A Ce looks very sorry."
"No, that's not what I meant! What I meant was..."
"Sure enough, you like this feeling very much. Is it possible that A Ce also thinks about hugging me?"
"Absolutely not."
"lie."
"...Don't laugh! Promise me not to laugh! I admit that I occasionally have the urge to hug you."
The young man who had just promised not to give up on himself now shouted in self-defeat.
