"Yahoo!"
He controlled the vines and threw himself to the top of the tower, landing lightly in front of Torea. After handing the exquisitely packaged lunch box to Torea, Xiao Ke sat next to her and happily opened the same lunch box in his hand.
The delicate rice is sprinkled with minced beef and cheese, and the strong aroma spreads around. This is what Xiao Ke got from Mu Qi's embassy. As Mu Qi's current "Great Sage", Xiao Ke still has this little right. After taking two bites of piping hot beef rice, Xiao Ke glanced at Torea, who was dazed at the side.
"Yaya, why don't you eat?"
After a few days of getting along, the relationship between Xiao Ke and Torea has improved a lot. After hearing Xiao Ke's inquiry, Torea gently shook her hair and replied softly:
"I'm thinking about something."
"Then you have to eat."
Taking the lunch box from Torea, Xiao Ke sprinkled the mayonnaise on the beef with ease, and then handed it to Torea, "A friend of mine once said that no matter what troubles people have, they must eat well. Because only Only when you are full can you have the strength to solve those problems."
Hearing this, Torea took the exquisite lunch box, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of beef and put it into her mouth. When the rich flavor of meat and the complementary taste of mayonnaise bloomed in her mouth, Torea narrowed her eyes, and a trace of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.
"Hey, is this right?"
Looking at Torea who was eating beef rice in small bites, Xiaoke seemed to be infected, a happy smile appeared on his face, and his stocking-wrapped calves were dangling in the air, swaying slightly.
After these days of contact, Xiao Ke cherishes the days spent with this bright moon-like girl even more. Xiao Ke was keenly aware of the confusion and entanglement hidden in this girl who always covered her heart with coldness.
On the first night in Yingnan, when Xiao Ke left the bell tower and prepared to return to the embassy, she inexplicably turned her head and looked at the top of the bell tower. At that moment, Xiao Ke saw Torea standing on the tall building. She is like the waning moon in the stars, surrounded by stars, but only lonely.
Over time, Xiao Ke began to feel pity for this girl who was equally strong and intelligent. She has also worked alone in Silver City and knows what it feels like to be alone. So during these days, Xiao Ke has been coming to the clock tower in the name of delivering food. Sometimes she will talk to Torea, but more often, she just sits quietly next to Torea, Looking at the same scenery with her.
"Ms. Leah, I want to ask you something..."
"You told me to call me Xiao Ke." Xiao Ke waved his hand and reluctantly corrected Torea's title, "Go on, talk, I'm listening."
After hesitating for a moment, Torea put down the clean lunch box and asked Xiao Ke softly: "What do you think is justice?"
"Good guy?"
This question stunned Xiao Ke. She scratched her cheek and replied with some hesitation: "I think... helping others is a kind of justice."
"Helping others..."
Looking at Tolea who was deep in thought in front of her, Xiao Ke waved her hand in front of her and asked curiously: "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly ask about this?"
"I just think Mr. Zhou Li may be right."
Opening her palms and looking at the lines on her palms, a trace of confusion flashed in Tolea's eyes, "Is it really right to use the lives of one group of people to save the lives of another group of people?"
"this…"
Facing the classic magic car problem, Xiaoke also encountered difficulties. At this moment, a rich and familiar voice suddenly came to mind.
"If you have a psychological burden, just drift and kill both groups, and there will be no hard choice."
As expected, Xiao Ke turned around with a helpless smile, and Zhou Li, who looked carefree and relaxed, was leaning against the door, with his arms folded in a very unbeatable manner.
"Zhou Li, are you always so elusive?"
Having his defense system broken twice in a row, Xiao Ke was helpless and angry and funny. Of course, she was angry that she was so careless, and she was laughing because Zhou Li could always give different answers.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou Li."
Torea stood up immediately when she saw Zhou Li and said hello very politely.
"Let's go back to your question just now."
Zhou Li seemed to deliberately not want to say hello to Torea, and directly changed the topic: "You asked whether it is just to sacrifice one group of people to save another group of people, right?"
"Um."
Torea didn't care that Zhou Li changed the topic and nodded.
"Haha, what a comparison."
However, what the two ladies present did not expect was that Zhou Li made vulgar remarks without hesitation and said with a sneer: "I shouldn't have expected you to change your mind."
"There is never justice in the transaction of human life, only whether you think about it or not."
Zhou Li looked at the shocked Torea and said coldly: "If you want those people to live, don't use the excuse of justice to excuse yourself. Kill when you need to, do what you need to do, and repent if you want." Repent honestly at their graves.”
Torea was silent. She lowered her head and looked at the cracks in the old bell tower, her blank expression lessening. After a long time, she raised her head and said gratefully to Zhou Li: "Although I don't understand it very well, I still gained a lot. Thank you."
"If you answer truthfully, I really want to beat you up."
Facing such an upright Torea, Zhou Li's expression was a little complicated. He looked at Xiao Ke and said to her: "We are going to have a banquet at home to see you..."
After taking a look at the clean lunch box in Xiao Ke's hand, Zhou Li was silent for a moment, and then said firmly: "I see you're not full, let's come together."
Facing Zhou Li who could tell lies so shamelessly, Xiao Ke hissed, then pretended to be disgusted and said to Zhou Li: "Tsundere has withdrawn from the environment, you said it yourself."
"Tsk, are you coming or not?"
"Come on, come on, why don't we go? It's so fierce."
The outgoing Xiao Ke never hesitated to joke with her friends. She grabbed the confused Tolea's hand and said to Zhou Li, "Do you mind if I bring one more?"
"Come on, hurry up, you're talking too much."
Zhou Li turned around and walked straight down the bell tower. Xiaoke chuckled, looked at Torea who was looking confused, and said with a smile: "Let's go, he wants to invite you to the party, but he is too embarrassed to say it directly, so he wants me to do it for him."
"is that so?"
Torea, who thought she had angered Zhou Li, breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Zhou Li downstairs, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised unconsciously.
"Coming~~"
Eluma took off her gloves and ran towards the door humming a lilting song. The horse's tail tied high behind her head jumped with her steps.
"Oh, welcome, welcome~"
After seeing Torea next to Zhou Li, a look of surprise flashed across Eluma's face. After taking the drink Zhou Li gave her, she smiled at Torea and said, "I just made butter cookies." , it will be ready soon, come in quickly."
Gu Xuan
Looking at Eluma, who had a gentle smile on her face, resembling a mother who had just cooked a meal, Torea was confused by her enthusiasm for a moment. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but when it reached her mouth, it turned into something else.
"thank you."
"Hi, thank you for anything."
Eluma waved her hand and controlled the water element to place the slippers in front of Eluma, "I have always wanted to thank you in person, but I have never been able to find you."
"I prefer to watch the scenery, so I usually stay in a clock tower."
Torrea seemed to be restrained by Eluma, unable to let go of her hands and feet in front of Eluma. Eluma also noticed this and didn't ask any further questions. She just moved out of the way. Then he asked Zhou Li curiously: "Where is Xiaoke? Why didn't you see her?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ke, who was hiding aside, suddenly appeared and hugged Eluma with a smile.
"I'm here~~"
The startled Eluma patted Xiao Ke's hair with some embarrassment, and then a happy look appeared on her face: "Everyone is here today."
"yes."
Zhou Li stepped forward and stretched out his hand to wipe away a trace of flour on the bridge of Eluma's nose, "Are Aiwei and the others back?"
"We're all back. We're studying the seasonings for the skewers in the backyard."
"Have fun today."
Zhou Li stretched out and said with emotion: "This is the first day of my resignation, which is quite memorable."
"Of course."
Eluma patted Zhou Li on the shoulder and said brightly: "This is a good day, of course we should celebrate it."
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"Damn it, aren't you using me as a toy?!"
Zhou Li's home was brightly lit, filled with laughter and laughter. At this time, the Jordanian government building was also brightly lit, but dirty words were being spoken.
Slapping the table heavily, Ishtar faced the overwhelming document "Measures for Arrangement of Orphans During the Plague" in his hand, his face full of sorrow, "This is not for me to review at all, but to inform me."
"Lord Ishtar, I saw it, and it is indeed like this."
Assistant Ackerman on the side put down the same document in his hand and said with a wry smile: "There is nothing that can be changed. If changes are made forcefully, the consequences will be disastrous."
Thirty-two documents were reviewed and approved in one day. The main work content was to discuss with his assistant whether his existence was meaningful. Ista almost collapsed.
He hated this feeling of powerlessness very much. He could understand every word on it and understand the purpose of these legal provisions, but he just couldn't change it.
Ah, he can change. After three hours of unremitting efforts by Istar and Ackerman, they researched the loopholes in the "Method of Disposal of Jordanian Feces During the Plague Period", and were pleasantly surprised to find that as long as two modifications were made, Istar could be contracted The entire plague zone was filled with excrement.
What good news, haha, nothing better.
Now, Ishtar has been overwhelmed by countless legal provisions, and he never wants to see any document again. Now, Istada wants two assassins to come in and assassinate him, severely injuring him with one knife, so that he can claim his illness to the outside world.
but…
Standing up and looking out the window at the swarming troops surrounding the Jordan Building, Ishtar felt like crying. Although these soldiers gave him a great sense of security, they also made him feel powerless. If we follow normal people's thinking, these troops should be protecting on the surface, but monitoring secretly.
If it's just like this, Ishtar doesn't care too much. This is normal. What person who listens to politics from behind the curtain doesn't have an eyeliner? The lack of eyeliner surprised him.
And Zhou Li was the biggest surprise.
After learning that this group of troops really only protected themselves from the outside world and did not monitor any of their communication equipment, Ista was confused.
Then, he understood Zhou Li's intention.
You go ahead and get in touch, go discuss it with your nobles, it’s useless anyway, you can just discuss it if you want.
This is contempt, a confident contempt. But it was this kind of contempt that made Ishtar, the Duke, helpless. At this time, he was completely a toy that was being criticized on all sides. The nobles wanted him to open the back door, the civilians wanted him dead, the military and other forces stood aside, and Zhou Li was the happy one.
Only a world in which I was injured appeared.
Thinking of this, Ista became suffocated and felt a pain in his chest.
"Ackerman, tell me, what should I do?"
Ishtar, who had become the consul inexplicably, seemed very confused at this time. As a person who did not disdain to engage in black business like the nobles, but had to stand on the same front as those nobles, Ishtar was completely lost. Now He discovered that the aristocratic relationship he once thought was the strongest had now become his biggest liability.
"Do you really want me to say that?"
As Ista's confidant, Ackerman did not shy away from it and said bluntly: "If I really say it, it's up to you whether you accept it or not, but don't blame me for speaking too bluntly."
"Say it."
Ista shook her head helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Although I know what you want to say, I still want to hear your thoughts."
"It's simple."
Taking a deep breath, Ackerman said bluntly: "Give up the nobility completely and stand with Zhou Li."
"Oh, I knew it."
With a long sigh, Ista sat on the chair, closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "I have thought about it too, but if I really do this, what should I do if Zhou Li leaves Yingnan after this incident? ?”
"Then why don't you ask General Christine?"
Ackerman adjusted his glasses and replied calmly: "General Christian also defected to Zhou Li. He is also a man like you and holds a high position."
"I'm different from him."
After waving his hand, Ista replied: "Christine...don't look at him. He has been involved in politics for decades, and he always looks like a perfect politician. But in fact, this guy still has the blood of a soldier in his bones."
"Moreover, Christine is alone. He was cursed by the weird disaster and was unable to have children. His wife died of illness a few years ago, and he has no relatives."
"Where are his parents?"
Facing the inquiry from his subordinates, Ista thought for a moment, and then said with some uncertainty: "Christine, it seems that she has no parents."
"Christine is an orphan just like his guy."
