"That's our little secret."
Zhou Jinru understood the whole story, smiled and excused himself.
Belinda was very sensible and didn't ask any more questions. Now no one can do anything to this mysterious Mr. Aguang.
It was still some time before the celebration, and Belinda originally still had work, but now that Zhou Jinru had arrived, she naturally started to slack off and focus on him.
"You don't have to accompany me."
Zhou Jinru tactfully said that he did not need anyone to accompany him, but Belinda said: "I must accompany you. This is the Diamond Queen's order. You don't want me to be punished, right?"
Having said this, Zhou Jinru had no reason to refuse anymore, and they wandered aimlessly in the underground city together.
"I'm curious about where this city is. After all, it's not like a mobile city where you can take people with you."
Zhou Jinru ignored the many curious glances on the side of the road. He found that except for those large vehicles used for urban construction, most private cars were severely reduced, and they were also used by public officials.
"At the junction of former Syracuse and Letania, this place was originally a land city. You know, even in the age of sailing, countries around the world built many mobile cities, but not everyone could get there. Ship, the remaining people can only live in the city of the old era. Although there is the threat of natural disaster, no one knows when it will come."
Belinda said a lot, but in fact the subtext was just one sentence, since people can't get in the car, people must still live, and life must go on.
"In fact, there are many mobile cities that are not fully prepared when darkness comes, causing huge casualties, and the survival rate of land cities is still higher than that of mobile cities."
She smiled very reluctantly: "This is not something to be proud of. The lost part of the population is the elite of the Terra world. In the end, we survived only to survive. Without the existence of the Diamond Queen, we would all be dead now. It’s a dead person.”
Zhou Jinru didn't say anything. What he heard from Belinda's words was not only the admiration for the strong, but also the grace of saving lives.
Seria's power saved the people here, and she has been guarding this place in the following years until now.
"Today's celebration is also to commemorate the emergence of the Queen of Diamonds in that dark era. She was like a bright and warm light. We are just weak lives gathering around the light to survive."
At this moment, a bright light flashed, attracting Zhou Jinru's attention, but Belinda didn't take it seriously: "This is just debugging the equipment. Our celebration must be accompanied by laughter, lights, music, and delicious food." and drinks, it’s a beautiful time of the year that shouldn’t be missed.”
Melodious music floated in the air, slightly easing the tense atmosphere in the depressing underground city. Belinda took Zhou Jinru's arm, and she pulled him forward quickly to the nearest celebration gathering point. The place is already full of people, surrounding a huge electronic screen, which plays a loop of blue sky and white clouds, as well as the floating subtitles of "Patiently Waiting".
There was some food on the dining table in front of them, including the familiar meats, cakes, and some candies that Zhou Jinru was familiar with. The drinks were also simple drinks, which were not too high in alcohol content but just tasteful.
Belinda sat next to him, looking up at the large electronic screen. She held a water glass in her hand with white foam floating in it. It looked like it should be some kind of alcoholic beverage.
Zhou Jinru knew that he couldn't drink and no one could force him, so he found a glass of water and put it in front of him.
"You know, I dream of becoming someone as powerful as the Diamond Queen, but there is only one Diamond Queen, and there is no other her in this world."
At some point, Belinda leaned lightly on Zhou Jinru's shoulder and murmured in a low voice: "I know you are not from us, and you don't even belong to any underground city. You smell like sunshine. Don't talk. Let me lean in for a moment.”
The smell of sunshine?
Zhou Jinru remained silent and adopted a tacit attitude towards Belinda's behavior. Within a few minutes, he saw the blue sky and white clouds and the scrolling subtitles on the electronic screen above his head gradually dispersed, and a seat emerged. Ya walked in from outside the screen, and when she sat down, the whole underground city emitted waves of mountain roars and tsunamis.
“Queen of Diamonds!!!”
“Queen of Diamonds!!!”
“Queen of Diamonds!!!”
It was deafening, constantly impacting Zhou Jinru's eardrums. Even Belinda, who was resting next to him, raised her hands and cheered loudly.
"My fellow citizens, I declare that the celebration has officially begun!"
Seria's voice came from the loudspeaker hanging high on the base tower. Her voice was as calm and steady as ever, easily overwhelming the cheers of the citizens. She just sat there, like a towering tower. Stretching mountains!
This is the real mountain!
Zhou Jinru let out an exclamation, and Belinda beside him had picked up the cup in her hand and took a big sip. She didn't know what kind of drink it was, but after taking a sip, Belinda's cheeks were intoxicatingly red, and she looked even more fragile. Boneless and paralyzed on his body.
"Belinda! Belinda!"
Zhou Jinru had no choice but to hold her in his arms to prevent the girl from sleeping directly on the ground.
He took the time to grab the wine glass and smell it. There was almost no alcohol smell, and the drink was as light as water. Then he looked at Belinda who looked like an octopus. He thought to himself, could this mean that people get drunk even if they are not drunk?
"Don't be nervous. Ordinary alcoholic drinks have no effect on combatants like us. The glass she drank had something added to it, so she can have a good sleep."
Scorpio, the captain of the seventh combat team of the DL group, appeared beside them at some unknown time and looked at the embarrassed Zhou Jinru with some amusement.
"I thought someone like you would never refuse a woman who throws herself into his arms."
He smiled playfully, as if Belinda was not one of his team members.
Zhou Jinru had no choice but to place a woman lying down, so he had to hold her for the time being and slowly move out of the crowded crowd.
"To be honest, the joke wasn't very funny."
Zhou Jinru said sincerely.
As a professionally educated adult, he has enough self-control to control his behavior.
He knew very clearly who could and could not be touched.
Scorpio tilted his head: "Let's find a place for Belinda to have a good sleep."
"I agree, let her sleep alone."
Zhou Jinru had no choice but to add another sentence. He adjusted his posture and held the girl in his arms.
There was a temporary resting place less than two hundred meters away. Under the strange looks of everyone, Zhou Jinru put Belinda in a single room, quickly walked out and closed the door. Scorpio was standing at the door, with his back against the wall. , holding a barbecue cigarette in his mouth.
"I haven't seen barbecue-type cigarettes in a while."
Scorpio just held it in his mouth without lighting it. He bit the filter and said, "We don't have luxury goods here. We have to buy them from other underground cities. They are very rare."
"I can't enjoy it, I don't smoke."
Zhou Jinru pressed his hand on the door a few times and found that the door lock was tight, and he finally felt relieved.
Scorpio lamented: "That's such a pity."
"Why didn't you show up in the first place? Aren't you afraid that I would pretend to be real?"
Scorpio raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Then Belinda is so happy. That's what she originally thought. Don't look at me. I'm just passing by. Moreover, you should agree to her request. Trust me."
Passing by?
Zhou Jinru didn't believe a word he said. He laughed and changed the topic: "The celebration is going on, why don't you participate?"
"Not interested in."
Worry, worry, sadness, and even a little bit of fear.
Zhou Jinru analyzed Scorpio's mood. He actually had such a pessimistic mood during the celebration, which was in sharp contrast to the enthusiastic citizens outside.
"You need help?"
"I do not need."
"real?"
Scorpio glanced at Zhou Jinru and walked out: "Have fun."
have a good time?
How is it possible to have fun in this situation?
Zhou Jinru looked back at Belinda's room. He pressed the door panel twice more and found that the door was tightly closed, and then quickly chased after her.
However, when he chased him out of the temporary resting point, Scorpio had already blended into the crowd and disappeared.
"Oh shit!"
His eyes were full of joy, and Zhou Jinru couldn't tell where Scorpio was. He turned around angrily and faced a pair of eyes full of resentment and a little bit of anger.
Belinda.
She's not drunk.
Standing behind him in disheveled clothes, the zipper on his chest was open, revealing a few hideous scars, making people want to take a look at the whole thing.
"You don't like me?"
"no."
Zhou Jinru really had a headache as big as two, and he didn't use a good tone when he refused.
He looked at her: "If you want to emphasize this issue, you can't do it at this time!"
"What's wrong with me?!"
Belinda pressed forward.
Zhou Jinru noticed that her mood was not right, and immediately started to guide her, holding her shoulders with both hands, and said loudly: "Listen, I am doing something very important, you must cooperate with me!"
His words were full of power and the sound was so powerful that it even overwhelmed the surrounding noise and poured into Belinda's mind.
This is the power of emotions. People are all emotional animals. Except for those robots without emotions, they can easily control the emotions of others.
But Belinda's next words made him dumbfounded.
"I think I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Why don't you satisfy me?"
Facts have proven that he can only control emotions, but not the thoughts in other people's minds.
"Isn't this the time to talk about this? Do you know what happened to Scorpio? I see that he is not in a very high mood, and I am worried that he will do something stupid."
"He won't. From the day we served as combatants in the underground city, our lives only belong to the Diamond Queen."
Belinda shook her head and zipped up her blouse, her eyes filled with the meaning that you didn't cherish her just now, but now you have no chance.
In response, Zhou Jinru could only smile bitterly.
"Take me to find Jingzhe."
However, his request was rejected.
“It’s a time of celebration, lots of laughter, don’t talk about work.”
Belinda took his hand and tried to blend in with the crowd.
She said seriously: "Since you rejected one of my requests, you should dance with me now, okay?"
Facing the sad beauty, Zhou Jinru sighed and felt soft for a moment. Let's just dance. How long will it take?
Putting their palms gently on Belinda's waist, they joined the crowd dancing to the music and became part of the ocean of joy.
"I didn't expect you to be so good at dancing."
Belinda lay on Zhou Jinru's shoulder, biting his ear gently with her lips.
Zhou Jinru turned his head slightly and let go of her red lips: "Fortunately, this is just a dance."
However, Belinda's next words caused his movements to deform.
"I live in a land city called Oou in Leitania. If you are interested, you can find me."
Zhou Jinru almost stumbled and fell, and repeated: "Oou?"
"I stayed in Aou until I reached adulthood at the age of eighteen, and I had never left my hometown before that."
Belinda's eyes were blurred with drunkenness, and her whole body was focused on Zhou Jinru. Her tone was full of sorrow: "Why don't you like me? Do you think I am the kind of unclean woman?"
"I never thought about it that way."
"Then why do you reject me? Everything is of my own free will. Can't you satisfy me even with this little wish?"
Zhou Jinru sighed: "Since you already know my identity, I can't harm you anymore. The moment of happiness will be followed by endless regret."
Belinda held Zhou Jinru in her arms. The two of them had stopped dancing long ago. When they slowly walked out of the crowd of various dancers, he realized that his shoulders were wet.
"Why are you crying?"
"Aguang."
Zhou Jinru responded: "Huh?"
"Aguang."
"Um."
Belinda held his face in her hands, her eyes were red, and her pretty face was stained with tears.
"Let's do it, I want to do it once."
"Inappropriate."
"just one time."
"No, you still have your own future, I have no future here."
Belinda smiled sadly: "No, Aguang, you are wrong, I have no future."
"What?!"
Zhou Jinru suspected that he heard wrongly.
"I said, I have no future!"
This time, he heard it clearly.
The ground beneath their feet trembled slightly, and even the lights above their heads began to flicker. The citizens who were caught up in the carnival behind them remained unmoved and continued to dance tirelessly, venting all their energy.
"What do you mean, there is no future?"
Belinda didn't say anything. She hugged Zhou Jinru very tightly and tried to kiss him.
The ground shook more and more violently, making it extremely difficult to stand.
In Zhou Jinru's field of vision, the laughing and dancing citizens seemed to have fallen down in pieces as if a strong wind had blown through the wheat fields.
"There is no future. Don't you understand? This is the last celebration."
