At the mention of war, Mr. Wyatt's eyes once again had a sad look, and with a soft sigh, Mr. Wyatt continued: "Although you and I were born in different eras, the war has not spared us. My childhood was short-lived, and soon after the First World War broke out. ”

"Although the United States did not enter the war at the beginning, it could not escape the torrent of the world. Now it seems that this scene is very similar to the past. ”

Lird frowned, "I feel extremely hated and disgusted by war. I really don't understand how this kind of thing came into human civilization. ”

Wyatt sighed lightly: "Human civilization can never be separated from war, in some ways, war has also promoted the development and prosperity of mankind, it can be said that mankind can have today's achievements, war is indispensable." After that, Wyatt smiled faintly and said, "I don't say this to find a reason or excuse for the emergence of war, but just to say something essential." In fact, the outbreak of a war is sometimes like a flock of antelopes being attacked by lions, and after a cruel test, the strongest are left. ”

Liard said softly: "Survival of the fittest..."

Wyatt shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's it. After that, he looked at Lird and said, "How? Do you not agree with my statement?" Lird was silent.

Wyatt looked at the laughing and dancing people in the courtyard and said, "Do you know why? Because in this tragic process of elimination, we are not fierce lions nor strong antelopes, we are the weakest beings in the whole war, as long as the lion wants to, his minions will tear us apart at any time, and we are powerless to resist, so we can only hide in the corner and shiver." ”

Wyatt's tone contained a bit of sadness and helplessness, and his deep gaze revealed the sorrow and complexity in his heart.

Of course, the place it plays in this chase is not static, and even the weakest antelope can become a fierce lion with ambition and effort, and all it has to do is hunt down its former companions. ”

Lird looked at Wyatt, who understood what Wyatt meant, but he couldn't fully understand.

After a while, Lird said, "Isn't there a third option?"

Wyatt smiled bitterly: "We are not God, so we can only choose between two roles, which is the greatest mercy of God to us." ”

Lird said: "In the final analysis, the evils of war come from human desires, and without the endless ambition of those in power, there would only be beauty and peace in this world." ”

Wyatt said: "Not to mention whether such a world can exist, as long as there are creatures on this planet, then there will be biological chains and class hierarchies, and with these there will inevitably be inequalities, and inequality will give birth to power and desire, and these are the inducing factors for war." ”

Lird understood that Mr. Wyatt was answering his naivety and ignorance in a tactful way, but even then Lird did not want to "give in", and could only protest silently with silence.

Wyatt only smiled faintly when he saw this, and then changed the subject.

"The day before yesterday, I had hired a private group to go to India to look for Pym, and I am sure that within a month I will be answered. ”

Leard's heart trembled when he heard this, but he soon calmed down, and reason told him that he must face certain things bravely now.

Mr. Wyatt's voice became bitter at the mention of this.

"I'm sorry kid, to be honest I really didn't expect things to turn out the way they are, I'm really sorry..."

Lird said softly, "You don't have to apologize because you've never done anything wrong." ”

But even though Lird said so, Wyatt's face was still full of apologies.

"The whole thing was too negligent on my part, I didn't expect it to turn out like this, maybe it was because in the past two years, although there has been a war in the world, we have always been safe here, which makes me let my guard down, I even forgot that the war exists, I forgot the danger in India, everything is my negligence... negligence..."

Looking at Mr. Wyatt's pained expression, Lird's heart was also in turmoil, and he had no time to comfort Mr. Wyatt, and his mind went blank.

After blaming himself for a long time, Wyatt looked at Lird with tears in his eyes and said, "Child, don't worry, as long as there is no particularly serious accident on Pym's side, I will definitely escort him back safely, when your father and son are reunited." ”

Liarddao nodded, "Thank you, sir." ”

Just as they were both in a great state of sadness, the door to the terrace was pushed in, and Jenny ran over happily.

When he saw that Wyatt was also there, he was slightly stunned, and then slowed down.

Seeing this, Wyatt smiled bitterly and said, "It doesn't seem to be looking for me." ”

Jenny raised her head and said, "I'm looking for Lird." ”

Wyatt smiled, "Okay, it's your freedom to find anyone." Then he turned to Lird and whispered, "Forget about it for a moment, child, and everything will be fine." ”

For some reason, Lird intuitively felt that these words were extremely familiar, but before he could react, Jenny had already grabbed his arm and said happily: "Follow me!"

Looking at the departure of the two young men, Wyatt shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly, and then chuckled and said to himself, "I should also go and see Madame..."

Jenny dragged Lear straight into the dance hall in the courtyard, and to the cheers and exclamations of the crowd, Jenny shouted, "Dance with me!"

"What?" asked Lird, surprised.

"Dance!" said Jenny.

"But... But I won't—" Just when Lird was a little overwhelmed, Jenny continued, "It's good if you don't know how to practice, dancing is very simple, if you don't know anything, you'll be like a dumb papaya!"

"But..."

"Nothing!" said Jenny, giving Lird no room to refuse.

In the face of such a scene, Lird was also quite helpless, so he could only smile bitterly and said: "Then if I step on your foot, I can..."

"Oops, stop nagging, the dance music begins. The stirring dance music had already begun, and Leald danced awkwardly to the beat of the dance music, led by Jeanne.

Looking at Jenny's happy smiling face, Lird only felt that his cold heart had melted away, and the invisible warm current in his heart wrapped it.

...

After Christmas, the new year begins very quickly.

In such a festive period, there was no such joy and joy on everyone's face as in previous years, and the threat of war always hung over their heads.

Wyatt's manor was as calm and peaceful as ever, as if all the outside world distractions had no effect on it.

However, a faint undercurrent still flows in people's hearts.

There was still no contact with Pym, and all of Wyatt's tactics were like a stone.

Lird was very calm about this, and never took the initiative to ask Wyatt about it, but everyone noticed that this usually sunny teenager rarely smiled in recent times.

There was nothing anyone could do about it, and everyone could only pray and bless silently.

It was night, and a bitter cold wind howled through the city of San Francisco.

In Wyatt Manor, Lird and the Wyatt family sit in front of the fireplace and chat, the red flame shines through the fireplace, creating a very warm atmosphere in the living room.

Just as the scene was enjoying itself, there was a dull knock at the door of the drawing-room, and Mr. Wyatt came in, and then the door was pushed open, and the old doorman with a chill on his body entered.

When he came to Wyatt's side, he lowered his voice and said to him, "Master, there are people outside asking to see you." ”

Wyatt let out a sigh when he heard this, and said casually: "Who is the other party?" The old doorman looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Well, that's a strange person." ”

The old doorman's words instantly attracted everyone's attention, and everyone, including Lird, stopped talking and turned their eyes to the old doorman.

Wyatt was a little interested at this time, and then smiled and said, "Weirdo, then tell me what kind of weird method he is." ”

The old doorman pondered for a moment and said, "This... It was as if he had never smiled at all of his face. ”

"This sounds really interesting. Jenny on the side laughed.

Mrs. Wyatt complained, "Interesting, it sounds horrible." ”

Wyatt said, "Did he say anything about him?"

The old doorman shook his head.

Wyatt frowned and said, "Since this is the case, it is some scoundrel." ”

The old doorman snorted, did not directly agree, stood in place and hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "That... Sir, this man said he was from India..."

Glaring, everyone in the room was stunned.

…

Eventually, a man dressed in a black coarse cloth robe was invited into the manor, where Wyatt and Lird waited in the drawing-room.

When the man entered the room, both Wyatt and Lird shivered, and this coldness came not only from the coldness brought by the man, but also from the incomparably cold face described by the old doorman.

When he really saw the man's face, Lird began to admire the old doorman's level of description.

Wyatt was the first to react from his surprise, and he looked at the man in front of him, "You work with Mr. Tangru?"

Mr. Townlu in Wyatt's mouth was the man he commissioned to search for Pym in India.

The man in black frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said in an extremely dry voice: "I don't know any Tang Lu, and I don't know how to work for anyone." ”

The man's words made Wyatt and Lird stunned, and they were both a little at a loss for a while, and Lird also found that the man's English was unusually blunt, and it was obvious that he was not his native language.

Wyatt's brows furrowed when he heard this, and a little vigilance appeared in his eyes.

"In that case, why are you here?"

The man in black looked at Wyatt with a blank face, as if he was responding to what Mr. Wyatt had said.

After a while, the man slowly spoke: "I... From India. ”

Wyatt's expression recovered a little when he heard this, but he still looked at the other party vigilantly.

The man in black blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "I have been entrusted by Mr. Pym to meet someone. ”

When Pym's name came out of the man in black, both Wyatt and Lird widened their eyes, and they finally heard about Pym again after a long time.

Wyatt immediately jumped up from the couch and said, "Pym, you have news from Pym? Tell me where he is? How is it? Why haven't you reached out to us for so long? By the way, you said you are from India, so did Pym ask you to come from India to meet us? Why don't you call or send a telegram?"

The man in black remained indifferent to Wyatt's barrage of questions, and simply ignored them. Seeing this scene, even Wyatt, who had always been mild-tempered, was extremely angry on his face.

The man in black didn't care about this, and still said it word by word, just like an actor with poor acting skills memorizing his lines stiffly.

"I have been commissioned by Mr. Pym to meet a man. ”

Wyatt's eyes widened, "Who do you want to see?"

The man in black thought for a moment and said, "Lird." ”

...

In the reception room, only the man in black and Lird were left, and Lird's heart was still beating rapidly, and his eyes were fixed on the man in front of him, not because he was afraid, but because he was afraid to say the facts that he could not accept.

The man also looked at Lird, and after a moment said in a hoarse voice, "You are Lird?"

Lird nodded, and the man looked him up and down, and then the corners of his mouth moved slightly, as if showing a smile, which surprised Liard.

But listen to the man: "You... Looks a lot like Mr. Pym. ”

Listening to the other party's soft tone, Lird eased in his heart and sighed lightly. After a pause, Lird said, "What shall I call you?"

The man thought for a moment and said, "Jim." ”

"Jim?" Lird looked at the conversation with some confusion, and then asked, "This... Is it a fake name?"

No, the man nodded very seriously, seeing this scene, Lird couldn't help but smile bitterly, of course he understood that the man in front of him would never have such a popular English name.

"So... Mr. Jim, why don't you want to tell me your real name?"

The man shook his head lightly and said, "Something unspeakable. ”

Leard shrugged his shoulders in understanding, and then said to Jim, "Then Mr. Jim, I'll call you that first." Is there anything my father has brought you to the trouble of coming from India?"

The man nodded, then said, "Yes, Mr. Pym... Would love to see you one last time. ”

Lird couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, and immediately strode over to the man and said eagerly, "What happened to my father?"

The man looked at Leard and said calmly, "Mr. Pym, he... will die soon. ”