"Go to the fourth floor, wake up Brother Jing, and tell him that he is no longer needed to protect this place."
The boy in Chen Nian's memory flashed before An Yu's eyes.
Bai Jing's temperament is actually a bit similar to Ling Qiu's, and that kind of natural affinity is rare in this world.
"How to get to the fourth floor?"
Chen Nian smiled, closed his eyes and said firmly: "When there are no more people on this level that Brother Jing wants to protect, you can go to the next level."
In the earphone, Qin Zhilu suddenly said, "He means to kill him."
He ordered An Yu, "Let me out."
Qin Zhilu reappeared in this space, Slade turned pale with fright, and Chen Nian was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time.
It wasn't until Qin Zhilu took out the gun from his waist that Slade said stiffly: "Aberrants with superpowers who retain human will and have not yet joined the Spire are not allowed to do whatever they want -"
Qin Zhilu interrupted him and said, "That's why I'm here."
He took off his old white gloves and gently rubbed the gun body with his fingertips.
That was his bound weapon, registered as [Guard].
With the decisive sound of the gun bolt, Qin Zhilu pressed the muzzle of the gun against Chen Nian's chest.
The weak flickering candlelight in the darkness reflected the pair of black eyes that were as calm as ever. He said solemnly: "Thank you for your ten years of standing up for the human order. Is there anything else you want to tell us?"
"I don't know much." Chen Nian looked calm. "After Bai Jing merged with the mirror, I never saw him again. The only thing I know is that when Brother Jing was sleeping, the mirror was protecting him. The mission. Also, the further you go, the more dangerous it will be. Once the first person to be guarded dies, this is destined to be an unstoppable game, and you must persevere."
"Thanks for the reminder, we will."
Qin Zhilu said, looking at the sleeping girl curled up in the corner, "If her mental power passes the test, the main city will take good care of her."
When Chen Nian heard this, he raised the corners of his lips and smiled.
"I believe it." He said softly and took a deep look at An Yu. "I suddenly can't sense your existence anymore. Maybe I'm really about to run out of energy. It seems that you came at the right time."
He closed his eyes again and whispered: "Please watch her wake up for me, thank you."
After the gunshot, Qin Zhilu groped for Chen Nian's wound for a long time to confirm that he was dead.
He put away the candle he took from Chen Nian's hand and put on his gloves again. The blood on his hands smeared out from behind the cloth, leaving a large, dazzling stain.
Slade had already turned his head away, and only An Yu kept looking at his commander.
He remembered what Zhu Tao said in Area 53 that one button could save more than two million lives. Qin Zhilu had not hesitated back then.
Qin Zhilu put away his gun and said, "You were distracted for a long time when you looked at him. It reminded me of the night I wrote the battle report for you. You also suddenly came to me and stared at me for a long time."
An Yu was stunned for a moment, and when he was about to explain, Qin Zhilu glanced at him and said calmly: "If your second ability is related to reading memory, what you just saw must be carefully written in the battle report later."
He paused and then said, "Or you can explain it to me carefully. Your paperwork is terrible."
His expression remained normal, with no fluctuations visible.
An Yu was not surprised that his abilities were guessed. After all, the commander always seemed to be able to see through everything.
He just felt that under the commander's calmness, a silent and huge emotion was being shrouded, pressing firmly on the upright figure.
As if subconsciously, he asked softly: "Will today's trigger be heavier than the button back then?"
Qin Zhilu paused for a moment.
He turned around and stared into An Yu's eyes, and after a long time he asked, "Do you think I'm scary?"
"I just think the gunshots are scary," An Yu said.
He was silent for a while and then said, "Actually, I can do it too."
Qin Zhilu seemed to smile softly, "I know you can. You didn't hesitate at all when you killed Ling Qiu."
"Then do you think I..."
"Won't."
"Once the button is pressed, only the person who presses the button will be harmed. Resolutely killing fellow travelers when necessary is a responsibility that you, as my supervisor, must learn to bear."
Qin Zhilu paused as he spoke, raised his left hand that was not stained with blood, and gently pressed An Yu's head.
Even though his voice seemed deeper than before, his movements were deceptively gentle.
"No matter what happens, no matter who you face -" Qin Zhilu looked into his eyes and said slowly: "Never forget the determination to kill Ling Qiu with your own hands that day."
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【Snowflakes】Chen Nian (2/3) I wish the snow would stop
The moment I made the decision, I was relieved.
In fact, I'm not sure if the monster with white hair and golden eyes is the one I should be waiting for.
But now, it's really time to turn in all your chips.
A man in a black trench coat suddenly appeared. I had seen him in the newspaper.
Sisi once said that he is the last line of defense for mankind.
Since Sisi admires him, I also choose to believe him.
I didn't look at her again before he fired.
Although relieved enough, although there is enough faith.
But I know that one more look will make me nostalgic.
Hopefully, this storm will stop before the candles are completely extinguished.
Chapter 39 Orphanage with High Deformation Risk·39
Pat has met with Kazama and Jiang Xiao. According to their information, the air wall between the first and second floors seems to be fluctuating, but it has not completely disappeared. Additionally, a strange broken piece of lens fell from the wall.
Qin Zhilu covered Chen Nian's body with the windbreaker he took off, opened the channel and said, "Don't deal with it easily. Send the coordinates and wait for us to make peace."
The three of them walked out, and Slade followed silently at the end. Halfway through, An Yu stopped and looked back at him.
Qin Zhilu suddenly said: "Slade."
Slade responded immediately: "Yes."
Qin Zhilu walked forward with a calm tone, "I hope that the lawful ones at the top of the ladder will maintain basic mission literacy and not waste their energy on internal fighting when the situation is complicated. Especially when - it is obvious that they are overestimating their capabilities. "
What An Yu was about to say was blocked. Just as he was about to speak again, he reached out his hand to gently support his head, forcing him to turn back and continue walking forward.
Qin Zhilu continued: "The person I supervise is indeed not a very gentle person. Just a word of advice, watch your paws."
Slade lowered his head, "Yes."
An Yu touched his eyes that were itchy from the gloves. He suspected that Qin Zhilu had misunderstood what he meant. He turned around just to ask Slade for something to eat. After all, Slade was carrying a large bag of supplies.
He had not forgotten the teaching of "use takes precedence over punishment". The superior's impression of his disobedience seemed to be prejudiced, which made him a little anxious.
When they were about to reach the stairs leading to the ground, Qin Zhilu asked Slade to go up first. When only he and An Yu were left, he asked: "Is looking at you the trigger for memory regression?"
An Yu shook his head and said truthfully: "You are looking at me when you are looking at yourself. For example, observing yourself through my eyes, or looking at me in the mirror when you look in the mirror."
Qin Zhilu frowned when he heard this, "I don't remember doing anything similar."
"You seem to be an exception." An Yu said, "I don't seem to need any additional conditions to recall your memory. When we look at each other, as long as I want to-"
He stopped suddenly because he suddenly realized that this might displease his superior.
Qin Zhilu stared at him, "What did you see in my memory?"
"Nothing." An Yu said immediately: "I didn't lie, there really is nothing."
It was the ultimate darkness and silence, with only a cold tower standing.
After a long time, Qin Zhilu finally said "Yes" and said quietly: "I believe it."
An Yu followed him and murmured softly: "You seem to be a person without memory. Ling Qiu said that the glory of humanity is often intertwined with remembering the past and thinking about the future. From this point of view, you actually have little humanity."
Qin Zhilu's response contained a touch of sarcasm, "Whether you are humane or not depends on who you compare to."
An Yu remained silent, thinking that even compared to himself, the commander was more inhumane. Because he thought he had a memory, he rarely recalled the past in the past, but since Ling Qiu left, he often fell into a daze inadvertently and remembered many details of the past. Many words that Ling Qiu said that he had long forgotten kept creeping into his mind inadvertently recently, and he couldn't get rid of them.
But after so many memories, he did not think of Ling Qiu's last words - "You asked me to remind you that those who dare to bet on the last chance of survival will not lose." Where and when did it originate? Can not remember.
An Yu followed Qin Zhilu and said softly after a moment: "Actually, I don't quite understand. Chen Nian would actually suffer for ten years for a person he had only known for a short time, and then decided to die again after the oil ran out. . In his memory, the source of everything is just because his sister’s name also has the word “si” in it.”
"Impossible." Qin Zhilu said firmly: "There must be something in his memory that you have ignored. Between the two of them, you should think about it again."
An Yu thought seriously for a while, "Are you referring to Sisi kissing him before? Ling Qiu did say that men sometimes get carried away with the little sweet things a woman gives them, and wish they could pee their pants, but I always feel that Chen Nian doesn’t look like such an impulsive person.”
"..."
Qin Zhilu turned around and looked at him, his brows furrowed - An Yu had never seen him frown so tightly before. Even when he was in Area 53, looking at all the freaks in the city, he seemed to be in a better mood than he was at the moment. Some.
"I want to take back what I said." Qin Zhilu said coldly: "You should forget what Ling Qiu taught you. What nonsense did he teach you?"
"Bread, compassion, courage and love." An Yu answered smoothly, "Ling Qiu said that it was his lifelong pursuit to let me understand these four themes of life. Unfortunately, I only had time to learn how to bake bread."
Qin Zhilu said expressionlessly, "It's such a pity."
An Yu said softly: "If he lives longer, maybe I can learn more."
"Unlikely." Qin Zhilu walked up the stairs indifferently, "Now I think it's nothing if you kill him with your own hands. Anyway, sooner or later, he will die in your hands."
An Yu thought about it in confusion for a while, not quite understanding what the officer meant.
But he vaguely felt that he had been scolded.
Back on the ground, before closing the door, Qin Zhilu stared at the darkness below and said in a deep voice: "The emotions between humans are never buried by disasters. In fact, the more disasters occur, the purer those emotions become. "
An Yu was stunned and said, "I'm sorry, sir, I don't quite understand."
Qin Zhilu looked away, "You just need to remember that we will bring this girl back to the main city intact."
*
It was already dawn when we arrived at the coordinate point. The outermost circle monitored by the mirror had been extinguished, and no buildings or people could be reflected inside.
The broken lens Pat picked up was about the size of a palm, and it was divided into black and white sides - the white side was engraved with the word "guard", and the black side was engraved with the word "noisy". Both sides can be used to identify people.
