Chapter 22: The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
This is a relatively ordinary middle school in the city of Tokyo, Japan.
The cold winter wind blows through the streets in the afternoon, through the black iron fence, it should be the end of school time, the students come out of the school building, boys and girls are in groups, carrying school bags, holding textbooks, and there are also students who run to participate in the football club activities.
The large football field is covered with white snow, and even in this weather, the football field is full of people playing football, and it seems that a football match is being held, and the boys are playing hot on the field, and the girls are standing on the runway, secretly shouting and cheering for the boys they like.
"Shintaro! Shintaro! this way! Kick this way!"
"Defend quickly! They're going to break through!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"They've shot, Da Xiangjun!
Such conversations are frequent on the pitch until the ball is shot and the goalkeeper flies to the ball, but the ball hits the railing and catapults into the white goal.
"Ahhhh
"We lost. β
"It's a pity, it's almost there. β
While the children were cheering or complaining, no one noticed that the football passed through the goal and flew towards a man standing on the track, and the ball rolled slowly until it stopped at the man's feet.
"Heyβexcuse me, can you kick the ball over?"
The man was dressed in a black coat, his face was cold, he looked at the child shouting in the distance, then looked at the ball, and the next moment, made a move to prepare to shoot, he acted professionally, and his posture was like an explosive lion, and for a while, everyone on the playground looked at this side.
With a kick, the snow fluttered, the football flew out, and under everyone's exclamation, the football actually crossed the field and shot into the opposite goal.
In January, the stadium was a little silent, the scene was filled with an eerie atmosphere, and the next second, the playground erupted in cheers and shouts of surprise, everyone was surprised by the man's kick, but when everyone turned back to look for each other, the man disappeared without a trace.
Through the fence, the man stood there at some point, looking out over the pitch and at the chirping children.
"Hmph, does Long Yan also teach people how to play football?"
The abrupt voice sounded in vain, the man was slightly stunned, did not turn around, and said, "Don't teach, learn by yourself." β
Mu Zeming walked slowly through the snow, and the two stood side by side, "I didn't see that you were a person who could play football." β
"I used to go to school in Japan and played football a lot. β
That's right, the man is Jiang Haoxuan, who came to Japan on a mission.
"Then why did you join Long Yan again?"
"Serve the country with loyalty. The man said word for word.
This time it was Mu Zeming's turn not to speak, there was no way, he really couldn't refute this, he was loyal to the country, such words were indeed what Jiang Haoxuan could say. To be precise, he and Jiang Haoxuan didn't know each other for a long time, and at that time in North China City, only Mu Zeming's two personalities knew Jiang Haoxuan, and he knew that there was such a person from memory.
The two made a deal in North China City, Mu Zeming was responsible for protecting Su Mo, and Jiang Haoxuan promised to let Xiao Dong'er, the eldest lady of the Xiao family, join Long Yan. That's right, the reason why Xiao Dong'er was able to join Long Yan was not because she passed the test, but because of the deal Mu Zeming made with Jiang Haoxuan at that time.
"Do you know how to play basketball?" Mu Zeming suddenly asked.
Jiang Haoxuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Of course it will." β
"There's a basketball court over there, have a fight?"
Jiang Haoxuan frowned, "Basketball?
"Don't look down on me, don't look at you taller than me, you don't necessarily have a higher bloodline than me. β
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On the court, Mu Zeming put his hands in his pockets, and opposite him, Jiang Haoxuan dribbled the ball seriously. Looking at the hateful smile on the other party's face, Jiang Haoxuan always frowned.
"Do you really want to play?"
"Come on, I was watching the team in Kyoto, so I had to represent the city in the competition. β
"Good. Jiang Haoxuan lowered his body, the ball in his hand became faster and faster, and he suddenly exerted his strength and rushed forward, until in front of Mu Zeming, he jumped up with a sudden brake.
Take-off, a standard shooting stance. Jiang Haoxuan's two-meter height, coupled with the natural advantage of bloodline, although this jump has been retracted, it is still a full meter high.
Subsequently...... There was a loud bang, and the basketball flew out.
It was a block that dealt a huge blow to the shooter's confidence, and everything happened in an instant, and no one saw what was going on except for the person involved.
Jiang Haoxuan was a little angry, and said in a low voice, "You used your ability. β
Mu Zeming still had a hateful smile on his face, and said with a smile: "I didn't say that I couldn't use my ability. β
Before Jiang Haoxuan could react, Mu Zeming's body suddenly blurred, the ball operated in his hand, and appeared under the basket in the next second, and as soon as he raised his hand, the basketball easily entered the net.
"Na, is that all, Captain Jiang?" Mu Zeming sneered.
For a while, the smell of gunpowder was full, and the two exchanged offenses, and just like that, in the next hour, there were rapid interceptions, teleportation-like blocks, sudden braking, shaking, dribbling, three-step hurdles, and three-point shots on the court...... Or even half-court shots.
Time is slowly passing, the two of them are like competing, no one will let anyone, for a moment, you can even see Jiang Haoxuan's almost red eyes.
They're playing with bloodlines!
If this scene is known to the outside world, it will definitely be, two people with high-level bloodlines actually use their bloodline abilities to play here!
Mu Zeming's [Eternity] can bring time to an almost absolute halt, but the less effective it is for those who are close to or higher in bloodline. Obviously, Jiang Haoxuan is this kind of person.
Although he didn't use all his strength, Jiang Haoxuan was still able to keep up with Mu Zeming's pace.
"Don't fight, don't fight!" Mu Ze Mingyuan shot a three-pointer and shouted loudly.
He gasped, white mist around his mouth, of course he wasn't tired, if he would be tired playing basketball, he didn't need to have this bloodline, he just didn't want to play.
Originally, it was just a casual play, but I didn't expect the other party to be serious, looking at Jiang Haoxuan's eyes, Mu Zeming believed that if the basketball was replaced with a long knife, the two would definitely do it, instead of playing basketball here.
β52οΌ51γ I won. Jiang Haoxuan said.
"OKOK, you win well, the one who wins buys water. β
In this way, Jiang Haoxuan followed behind Mu Zeming with a basketball, his cold face mixed with doubts.
"Why did you come to me?"
"Looking for you to play, what do you think we were doing?"
"I don't believe it. β
"Hehe, if you don't believe it, I don't believe it either. β
When he came to the small shop in the school, the owner was an old man, and he showed a kind smile when he saw Mu Zeming, and in the same way, Mu Zeming also returned a sunny smile, from the first greeting, to the price, and then the last thanks, everything was done without leakage, as if he was a sunny and hopeful Japanese student in life.
The soda that Mu Zeming drank, the barley tea that Jiang Haoxuan drank, and the two walked side by side on the school path.
"Can you determine Dugu's location in Tokyo?" Mu Zeming suddenly asked.
Jiang Haoxuan hesitated for a moment and said, "What are you going to do?"
"I'm asking you a question! Can you please not ask me every time I ask you a question?"
"Your question is a confidential matter in the organization, and with our personal relationship, I have neither the authority nor the obligation to answer your question. β
Mu Zeming stroked his forehead, was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Dugu wants to recover the Nine Tails, or recover Usami, it's only a matter of time, if you really let it go, many people will definitely die on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony." β
"It's a fact that can't be changed, and I haven't received a clear assignment until now, and it looks like I'm going to have to wait until the day of the bar mitzvah. β
"No, there are no facts that cannot be changed, facts are created by people, and if you want to change them, you will kill the person who created them. Mu Zeming said.
Jiang Haoxuan frowned, he was thinking, "Dugu's people are not so easy to "kill", they have been fighting against the organization for so many years, they are in the dark, we are in the light, it is not something that can be solved with a word at all. β
Mu Zeming smiled, drank the soda in his hand in one gulp, and when he passed by a garbage can, he accurately threw the bottle into the "recyclable garbage" column, and said: "I thought so many years ago, like you said, since ancient times, bad people have been in the shadows, they have ambitions and ambitions. Good people have more resources, abilities, and even huge hearts than bad people, but there are endless bad guys, why is that? Just because bad people are in the shadows, they will always be one step faster than good people?"
Looking at Mu Zeming's back, Jiang Haoxuan seemed to fall into deep thought.
"No, at least that's what I think. The reason for this is not just a "light or dark" relationship...... Take a look at this trash can, which has "recyclable garbage", "non-recyclable garbage", and "third type garbage", which you can see on almost every street corner in Tokyo. Japan is a big country in the world, what they advocate is the rules, here, the rules are as big as a country's public order, as small as the accurate classification of roadside garbage cans, not only Japan, but Japan has done more prominently in this point, those who abide by the rules are called "good people", and those who do not abide by the rules are "bad people". β
"Like you said, Dugu is a bunch of out-and-out crazy people, they have ambitions and ambitions, and they can do anything to achieve their goals, so they are bad people, bad people can not follow the rules, but good people can't, and good people will become bad people if they cross this line. β
"The reason why Long Yan has been fighting with Dugu for so many years is because they are good people, in addition to arresting criminals, they also have to abide by the rules brought to them by the organization, society, and even the world, Long Yan is like this, and so are you. But alas, I don't belong to any organization, I'm not a good person or a bad person, and I want to change the so-called "facts" before it happens. β
"So tell me the exact location of Dugu in Tokyo. Mu Zeming said word by word.
Jiang Haoxuan was silent, he didn't know how to refute Mu Zeming's theory, he thought about it, in fact, he just didn't want to admit that Mu Zeming was right, just like you are an adult, and your child inadvertently pointed out a very simple mistake, but you are better than face, you can only explain it head-on, explain for a long time, and in the end you just pushed the problem farther and farther.
"You're only one person, it's almost impossible. β
"Don't worry, you just have to tell me the place, I don't plan to go there yet. Mu Zeming said.
"Why are you so desperate?"
"I owe a friend a favor, and besides, I didn't work hard, hehe, since I had concerns, I decided that I would never do desperate things again......"
Time passed quickly, the two came out of the school, it was already evening, and the mild weather during the day gradually decreased, just when the two were separated, a sudden phone call broke all Mu Zeming's plans.
In Jiang Haoxuan's perception, danger erupted in vain like a needlepoint, piercing into his mind, the blood flowing in his body subconsciously spread to his limbs, and the scarlet pupils kept flickering in the night.
"Tell me where you are now. The boy stood in the wind and said coldly.