Chapter 174: The Difference Between Movement and Stillness
"That's pretty much it. Hugo said calmly. He has finished telling the story of his feud with Skeleton Boy, Xiaobai, and Pooh.
Jasmine had already stopped crying, resting her head on her knees and staring blankly ahead, while Hugo put a blanket on top of her and sat beside her. The two of them are like a young couple who have conflicts due to misunderstandings, and at this moment Hugo is explaining.
From his chance encounter with Jasmine in District 23, and then his acquaintance with the skeleton boy, the purpose of his second trip to District 23, and the subsequent grievances and entanglements between the two parties.
Hugo was unable to tell everything about himself in detail, and the relationship between the Skeleton Boy, Xiaobai, and Nightingale was even more complicated to explain, and even Hugo could not outline everything about Nightingale at this time.
When Hugo said everything, he even had a self-defeating thought, and no matter what Jasmine would think of himself, there was only one explanation he could make.
The two began to fall into silence, and Jasmine suddenly said, "As early as the last time I said goodbye to you, I had a very ominous premonition in my heart. At that time, I just thought that the relationship between you and me was going to enter a bad state, maybe... Maybe there's never a going back. β
Jasmine smiled bitterly: "Now it seems that I was too naΓ―ve at that time, and people would never have thought about how bad the situation would be in the future." β
"Jasmine," Hugo called out in pain.
Jasmine smiled bitterly and said, "I always thought of myself as an ordinary girl, but I didn't expect that my side would be so complicated. β
Hugo said: "No matter what conflicts I have with them, we all love you." β
Jasmine said: "You love me, but you always want to put me out of the way, from the beginning to the present, I know anything about you, and in many cases I can feel disharmony, but I don't know that it is so complicated, and I don't know that it is so incompatible." β
Hugo understood Jasmine's feelings, but now any persuasion from him paled.
Jasmine pondered for a moment and then said, "I met the little wolf when I was very young, and I was full of reverence for him at that time, and I felt that he was an all-powerful person, just like the protagonist in a cartoon who is difficult by any difficulty. β
"It was a really carefree time, I was around them every day, and even though a lot of people thought we were some kind of bad guy, I knew we were very simple people. It's just that this simplicity didn't last long in my wishful thinking. β
"Gradually, I noticed that the little wolf's heart and behavior began to change, and although I can't express that feeling, I can clearly feel that he is distancing himself from us. β
After that, Jasmine smiled bitterly, and then said, "That feeling is really bad, not only the loss of a partner, but also... Hehe, it can be said that the little wolf can be regarded as my first love to a certain extent. β
Hugo thought of the skeletal boy's crippled body, and his infatuation and obsession with Jasmine, which could have been a match made in heaven if it had not been for the trick of fate.
Jasmine looked up with some relief, there were no tears in her eyes, and there was a slight smile on her lips.
"When I first saw you, I felt a sense of familiarity in you, a strange feeling that I couldn't say inexplicably, and only now did I think that it might be the breath that had been in the little wolf. β
"Mysterious, confident, even if you don't speak, you can feel the story on your body, hehe, it's really easy for people like you to provoke girls. β
Hugo had never had such an idea, but Jasmine's words were also "waking up the dreamer".
Jasmine said, "You said, your favorite girl is dead, her name is Hitomi, right?" Hugo nodded.
Jasmine suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "You know? Because in your heart she has become irreplaceable, which can be regarded as the 'despicable' of the deceased. Hugo wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.
"Tell me about her, I want to hear it. Jasmine said calmly and sincerely.
Hugo was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "She is a very special girl, but many times she behaves like an ordinary girl. β
"Because of her background, she yearns for fairness and justice, and it is because of her that I have been able to get to where I am today, and it can be said that my current life has completely changed. β
"She was also my first assistant, and with her help I started a short period of 'heroicism'. In those days when we didn't know that there was a group of blasphemers in this world, we acted like partners in the comics, which may seem childish now, but it was certainly a happy time. β
Recalling this, a slight smile appeared on Hugo's face, and both of them were a little mired in the good memories of the past at the moment.
"That's good. Jasmine chuckled.
Hugo sighed, his expression changed, and then said: "Many times, things are so impermanent. Looking back on those memories now, I feel so vivid that I can't even believe that Hitomi has been away from me for quite some time. I can't believe it..."
"Maybe it's really like a skeleton... As the little wolf said, I have a curse on me, or on every blasphemer. β
Jasmine said: "The so-called curse in this world is nothing but a man-made disaster. I've heard the saying, 'When man thinks, God laughs.'" I still can't figure out if God is laughing at human childishness or the tragedy that is about to happen. β
Hugo said: "Either way, this old man is really a bad guy. β
Jasmine said: "But then it is not the fault of human beings themselves, God will always play a role of only a spectator." β
Hugo was silent for a moment and then said, "That's really boring." β
Jasmine slowly closed her eyes, and then said, "I'm tired and want to rest." β
Hugo knew that tonight's conversation could only end here, things were more peaceful than Hugo imagined, although it was difficult for Jasmine to forgive Hugo for what he did, but he did not press Hugo step by step, Jasmine was extremely fair and rational in all these events.
Hugo said softly, "I'll take you to the rest room." β
After arranging Jasmine into the room, Hugo wanted to give advice, but finally retreated silently, he and Jasmine had said all they could say, and now the relationship between the two was in a very delicate state, and even the two were no longer friends.
After arranging everything, Hugo returned to the living room, and there was a man sitting on the sofa, a short knife thrown high by him, and when he fell, he was steadily catching it.
Hugo walked up to him and said, "Thank you." β
The dagger was tossed into the air again, this time spun rapidly in mid-air for a few weeks before falling back into his hand again.
"You're welcome. A mild-mannered man on the sofa said to Hugo, his eyes full of calmness, like the most experienced detective of the Metropolitan Police Department.
But Hugo felt a little sense of the calm quality that emanated from this man, thinking that the last time he saw him, he was not at all like this.
This man is none other than the clown in the circus.
At this time, the clown has long since lost the funny and funny circus costume, and looks more like a senior white-collar worker working in an office building. This state of impermanence is really weirdly creepy.
After Hugo sat down, the clown said, "It's not very good that your beauty is starting to go." β
Hugo said: "She has eaten too much and cried at a meal recently. β
The clown shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm lucky compared to some people." β
Hugo knew that the circus organization had been made up of the most severely suppressed group of hunters in the Nine Places, and that his hatred was far greater than that of any blasphemous, so he did not care about the misfortunes of others.
"That guy Miloon had murderous intent on you halfway through. The clown said to Hugo again.
Hugo nodded, when he stole the relevant intelligence ideas from Su Zhen, Hugo had a premonition and was aware of Mi Luoyang's "unkindness" to him.
Hugo said: "Anyway, this time we are just using each other, and we will inevitably be enemies in the future." β
The clown said, "That's best, always remember what I said, blasphemers can't trust hunters." Hugo nodded again.
In fact, Hugo did not want to owe the circus any more favors, and when Mi Luoo first came to Malfoy's apartment, the circus director personally stepped in to take charge, so that Mi Luoyang did not dare to act rashly.
And this time, even if he played the role of an intermediary, Hugo also gave him full trust, but Hugo did not put all his net worth and life on a hunter, and the Manga Society was also seriously injured after experiencing a lot of betrayal attacks, so this time Hugo asked the circus for help again, and this time the person who came was a clown.
The circus is always like a deck of cards that cannot be known to outsiders, and even old opponents such as Jiuchu and TAROT do not know the general number and abilities of the circus, and Hugo has seen very few circus members, and it is no less mysterious than Nightingale.
The clown said, "I heard that you met a battle mech that specializes in restraining desecrators last night?" Hugo nodded.
The clown's face did not show the solemnity of a thangka, but a cold disdainful smile.
"It's not bad, these people have finally become a little more interesting after all these years. β
Hugo said: "Aren't you worried that the blasphemer will be destroyed in the future?"
The clown said, "The circus has never been as optimistic as Manga or TAROT. Paper kites have always believed that as long as they are low-key and forbearing, they can live in harmony with humans. β
Magicians and others believe that they have the strength to confront humans head-on and ultimately emerge victorious. Both of these ideas are naΓ―ve in our eyes, and it is impossible for humans to be completely unaware of the existence of the desecrated, and it is beyond the power of the billions of people in the world to confront the billions of people in this world with the scale of more than 100 people in TAROT, and all it can do now is to shrink into the shell of the 'new Victorian era'. β
"We will never hope for the peaceful coexistence of human beings, and hope to be given equal and former rights. At the same time, we have no ambition to take away the world, no matter how prosperous the world is, what do we have to do with it?"
"All we want is revenge, revenge on those who have hurt us. β
Hugo's expression couldn't help but move when he heard this.
The Joker glanced at Hugo meaningfully and said, "Although we don't have much in common, I have an intuition that you are very similar to us." Haha, you really shouldn't choose to stand in the camp of the Manken Society. β
Hugo said: "I don't belong to any camp. β
The clown nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is what we need from the Manga Society." β
Hugo said: "Since you don't want to choose a camp, then why do you want to ally with the Manga Society?"
The clown shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's very simple, because this is our enemy who is opposed to the Manken Society." β
After that, he stood up and said, "I know that you have always been estranged from the circus because of Yiyi's affairs, but the circus does not really see you as an enemy, otherwise it would have killed you when you were born." β
Hugo quietly looked at the Joker, a man with a changeable personality and now a solemn face, really like a character who came out of a comic.
"Do you have any ideas for the circus in the days that follow?" Hugo asked softly, though he didn't think the clown would tell him anything.
The clown smiled slightly, and then said, "Take a step and see a step." β
This statement fulfilled Hugo's idea just now, and when Hugo was disappointed, the clown continued: "Now that the circus is not in the center of the world's vision, it can be said that it occupies a great advantage, at this time we will not make any big moves, just hide in the corner and wait for the full outbreak of the frontal battlefield, and then give the enemy the most fatal blow at the right time." β
"And our cunning adversaries will also prevent our sneak attacks to a large extent, and to a certain extent, they will also be extremely constrained, so we will not suffer. β
After that, the clown smiled and said to Hugo: "Have you ever played chess? But if you have a chariot that never goes out, the pressure on the enemy is infinite. β
Hugo looked at the smiling clown, and suddenly noticed something unusual, and soon he reacted to the meaning of the clown's words with excitement.
The joker looked at Hugo's state of waking up from a dream, and the smile on his face was even better. Then he said to Hugo quietly: "Have you reacted, our great hero, you have behaved like the unscrupulous 'queen' lately." β
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