Evan Burns placed a photo with his father on the table.
Outside the window, the wind blew the dead branches, and the large maple leaves that had been stubbornly remaining were picked off by the wind and placed lightly on the ground.
The curled dead leaves seemed to have their own direction, making a thin sound when rubbing on the ground, and began their own journey.
Ivan turned his gaze back indoors, and he began to look around his room.
Beige wallpaper, clean ceiling, mahogany wardrobe, water heater that does not emit smoke...
It's a completely different environment from the hut on Mistani Lake, but it has the same tranquility.
He walked to the full-length mirror and took out a shiny object from his pocket.
Gently rub it, and it will reflect the warm light like a rose carved from ruby.
Sean gave it to him before leaving, with instructions on how to use it.
Evan Burns pinned this brooch to the left chest of his shirt. After the light outlined the outline of the thing, it disappeared like ice particles put into hot water.
Looking at his own appearance in the mirror, Yi Wen, who had always hidden his emotions, suddenly had some soft feelings...
Since his father left, he has never felt the feeling of going home.
Every place, even the shores of Lake Mistani, is just a "residence" to him.
The unreserved enthusiasm of Mr. and Mrs. 1902 just now made him feel a touch of the warmth called "home".
Ivan had to admit that no matter how strong he looked, deep down in his heart he still longed to feel such warmth from time to time.
The sound of moonlight footsteps came to mind, and the pianist knocked on the door: "Evan, are you ready?"
The young "piano apprentice" responded and walked towards the door.
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After a group of people had dinner in a private room of the Palm Tree restaurant, Aaliyah Dickinson announced tonight's special event. Sitting in the passenger seat, she turned around with her dark eyes shining: "Didn't we discuss going there before? Want to see the night view from the Kingdom of God Building?
"Ivan is here this time, and we just want to go and see it together!"
Aaliyah's words made Sean, who was driving, stare straight in his eyes: "Why...have you already bought a ticket?"
As if she found that her brother was not interested, Aaliyah's excitement also subsided: "What's wrong, Sean, don't you want to go?"
Sean turned to look at his sister, gritted his teeth in his heart, and changed his state: "No! No!
"I was just thinking about other things!
"Are you talking about going to the rooftop of the Kingdom of God Building? This is a great idea!"
Even if his fear of the sky has not completely subsided, even if Sean now deliberately avoids looking at the sky...
But it seemed that Sean didn't want to see his sister's disappointed expression more than the sky.
Aaliyah then felt relieved and began to talk endlessly about how difficult it was for her to buy sightseeing tickets.
Sean smiled bitterly in his heart. In order to avoid Yueguang and Ivan in the car behind from appearing embarrassed after arriving at their destination, he could only inform them of this trip in advance through the Explorer playing cards.
As a result, it took him a long time to receive their reply - naturally quite reluctantly.
Under the command of the traffic controller, the car was parked in a parking building next to the Kingdom of God Building.
After getting off the car, Aaliya closed the car door and ran to the Moonlight Car, finally revealing her destination tonight.
Moonlight, who seemed to have done a lot of self-psychological construction, performed much better than Sean. He showed his excitement without any flaws.
Only when Aaliyah held Winnie's arm and walked forward, the smile on her face faded, and she looked at Sean with a somewhat painful look.
Sean shrugged, as if to say: What can I do...
They took the elevator down from the parking building and arrived at the bustling Harris Fifth Avenue.
It was eight o'clock at night, which can be said to be the busiest time in New Testament City.
There are not many tourists in winter. They can go directly into the lobby of the Kingdom of God Building without queuing.
This building, which has just been completed a year ago, was invested and built by DuPont and General Motors. It is the tallest skyscraper in the world today.
It is located in the center of the most prosperous Harris District in New York City and is open to tourists all year round. From the top floor, you can overlook the Harris area and even the entire New York City.
The CEOs who invested in the construction of this building seem to be devout followers of the Salvation Cult of Legalism, and you can get an idea of this from the decoration of the Kingdom of God Building.
Whether it is the chandelier in the hall or the pattern on the floor, they all present a perfect diamond shape.
And this standard diamond pattern is the symbol of the Luyi Sect.
The worship of Salvationism is evident almost everywhere in the entire building, so much so that a hall on the first floor is even used directly as a church.
In the only country with a divine constitution in the world, this kind of flattery for theocracy is a common tactic of almost all capital predators - as long as the people related to the divine court are happy, it doesn't matter how capital wants to use it.
Of course, these are just appearances. Secretly, the connection between divine power and capital is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
After all, according to pure doctrine, the construction of such a building has no direct connection with Kean's beliefs.
Even for conservatives who understand dogma too rigidly and have too rich imaginations, this kind of skyscraper pointing directly to the sky is a slight offense to the God in the sky.
But such a sound is not Newland's mainstream. Spokespersons of capital can naturally handle such criticism calmly: as they say, tall buildings extending toward the sky where God is is not a transgression, but a unique tribute to Keen's country...
Those in power and capitalists have obviously lost respect for the strict and rigid teachings. How they interpret it all depends on their own needs.
And those conservatives who are dissatisfied with human progress are destined to be abandoned by this era...
God ignores the world, and humans build their own homes.
After interrupting the various associations about the divine constitutional country, Sean and his relatives and friends stepped into the elevator.
In the elevator rising at high speed, soft music played from the speakers, and a female voice introduced the origin of the Kingdom of God Building in a pleasant tone. The story was mixed with stories of the CEOs’ beliefs and various teachings...
Feeling the discomfort of his eardrums being pushed due to the high-speed ascent, the hypnotic introduction voice in the elevator inexplicably gave Sean a feeling of déjà vu...
It felt like I was back in that absurd underwater city.
When the elevator opened, Harris's noise hit him in the cold wind, and the city skyline originally outlined by tall buildings suddenly unfolded before his eyes.
The three ladies walked onto the rooftop without any burden, even a little excited.
But the three men, who were extremely brave in all kinds of dangerous situations, hesitated a step when the elevator opened.
They looked at each other in the elevator before driving their reluctant bodies onto the rooftop of the Kingdom of God Building...
