Volume 2 The Game for the "Half-Dead" Chapter 47 The Parting Gift
The dark hallway resounded with the terrifying sound of footsteps, approaching and moving away.
The turquoise moss climbed up the hard, cold stone walls, and the weeds took root in the soil in the crevices, finding a glimmer of life in the cracks. The lights had long since gone out in the dark cell, except for a little light from the hallway and the faint moonlight. These are the only things that accompany the white-haired girl in captivity, the only things that can make her firm in her beliefs.
The white-haired girl was confined to her cell, looking out the window at the moonlight. Suddenly, warm memories drifted in front of her eyes, and the white-haired girl hurriedly tried to follow its departing back, but she could only be firmly locked in place.
Footsteps rang out again, and this time, it disappeared behind her.
"Son, I've heard your story too, what reason do you insist on protecting the border cities around the Dead Country?" the King of the Dead Kingdom stood outside the cell door behind her, and after she looked over, he spoke again, "I know you want to say that you have only been hurt a few times, and there are good people in the world, but have you ever thought that those good people are actually suffering in hell too." ”
As usual, the white-haired girl did not respond, but silently turned her head back and continued to look out the window.
"Okay, then, if you don't believe me, how about we play a game? I'll give up the harassment of the city for the time being, stop the war, and prepare for this game. ”
"What game?" said the white-haired girl's hoarse voice, mixed with a hint of hope.
It seemed that this was possible, and the dead king became intrigued, and explained it to her. It is worth noting that his expression looks a little strange, and that inexplicable confidence makes the white-haired girl very confused.
The "game" of the city district is the "drama" of the deceased king in order to prove his point to the next "administrator".
The king of the dead country proposed an agreement that during the "game", the dead country would stop all attacks on the border city districts and grant them peace for the time being. The "Administrator" as the "player" then travels to the cities where the "game" is being played. After that, the Ombudsman will assign the Overseer to collect the Guardians, and the Administrator will need to help the city and try to unite the masses.
During a "game", the Administrator cannot take action against the Regulator, and vice versa.
If the "Administrator" does something other than agreed, such as going directly to the ruins and trying to send people back to the real world, then the Fallen Nation will start launching devastating attacks on other cities.
If the game is won in the end, then the city must be destroyed, and if the country loses, then the country will let the "administrators" send people back to the real world.
“...... How about such an agreement?
The white-haired girl pondered for a long time, and the little head finally nodded slightly.
At that moment, a strange smile appeared on the face of the Dead King again, and his eyes suddenly emitted a strange red light. The white-haired girl looked at him, and suddenly felt something whispering to her in her head.
Tomorrow...... Midday...... Two men...... Hurt you...... Get out......
In a park in Black Lake City, a boy was walking aimlessly, suddenly noticed the movement ahead, and immediately turned around and hid quietly to observe.
After the regulator told Bai Nanyu that it was the man behind her who killed the member of the Society of Seven, Bai Nanyu turned around suddenly, but was immediately grabbed by both hands and locked up like a prey.
"Don't try, you can't beat us now. The man smirked.
The man was the "assistant" of the overseer, whose name was Peng Yuyun, who used to be a pianist and was very loyal to music. However, this thing he loved the most eventually became the trigger for the tragedy he experienced.
"You...... Let it go!" Bai Nanyu writhed like a worm, trying to break free from this man's restraints, but it was in vain.
After struggling for a while, Bai Nanyu gave up, while Peng Yuyun looked at her as if she couldn't get enough of it.
"To tell you the truth, at that time, I saw the two of them chatting happily, so in order not to waste time, I went straight to the shot. How about it?" Peng Yuyun laughed.
At that time, the members of the Council of Seven almost made the regulator successfully submit, but unfortunately, at the last moment, Peng Yuyun rushed to the scene and fired without saying anything.
Even though it was a silenced pistol, it didn't work as well as it did on TV or in the game, and both the Overseer and the member of the Seven heard a little noise. That's why, at the end, a gunshot was heard, but no one else heard it.
The Overseer followed his words, recalling the scene.
Blood gushed from the chests of the members of the Council of Seven and fell like a fallen leaf, and the sunlight gradually ducked into the clouds again, as if they were frightened small animals, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the dividing line where the sun disappeared under his feet, a sense of uneasiness filled him, followed by a sense of helplessness.
The reason why Peng Yuyun did this was to cut off his back road.
At that time, it was Peng Yuyun's hacker who hacked the surveillance, and he himself had been secretly observing. In the observation, the regulator did not realize his position and began to waver, as he thought. So, he had already discussed with the dead country, decided to cut off his back road, and personally killed the member.
But that's not all, he even left clues for the other members, and put the blame on the regulators as a threat. In this way, when they find out, because there is no evidence, the regulator has to continue to do evil.
Moreover, he also let the king of the dead country talk to him afterwards, allowing him to establish his position.
"Tell you, little things. We're about to start the climax of the game soon, so just wait and see who is right and who is wrong about what the Dead King says to you. Peng Yuyun grabbed Bai Nanyu's hands like a rabbit and picked them up, approaching her eyes, "Then, you just wait to watch Black Lake City turn into ruins like Weidun City." ”
Waste...... Wasteland?
In an instant, Bai Nanyu's vision gradually blurred, and the man's voice suddenly dissolved into the hustle and bustle.
In Bai Nanyu's mind, the scenery of Weidun City gradually emerged. Bai Nanyu walked in this cold city that had already entered winter, with few clothes on his body, so cold that even the tears on his face were about to freeze.
Gradually, Bai Nanyu lost his strength, tremblingly took out a few cardboard boxes from the garbage heap and spread them on the ground, lying on them and shrunk into a ball.
Paper products are actually very warm, but the cold wind still cuts her face like a knife.
This was some time before the people had discussed handing her over after she had come to the city. She began to think that the city really didn't like her, and that she had no reason to help the city anymore.
However, suddenly, for some reason, she felt a lot warmer on her body. At that moment, Bai Nanyu suddenly came back from his thoughts, and a sound of broken footsteps sounded.
Bai Nanyu turned to look behind him and found a man in a thin sweater running away with his arms rubbed. Then she quickly got up and found herself covered in a thick long cotton coat.
This cotton clothes, can you say...... Bai Nanyu stared blankly at the direction of the man's departure, warm tears gradually filled his eyes, even in this cold wind, it did not condense. At that moment, she felt that in this cold city, there were people who were as warm as fire.
Whether or not the man knew she was the white-haired girl that everyone hated, at least the man was brunette and she was white-haired.
At this time, this cotton coat warmed not only her body, but also her heart, which was gradually cold.
Coming back to his senses, Bai Nanyu resolutely retorted loudly:
"No! There must be a lot of good people in this world! I believe there must be!
The supervisor and Peng Yuyun were stunned for a moment, and then laughed involuntarily, as if they were laughing at her courage that she didn't know where it came from.
"Then we'll see. Peng Yuyun threw her down after speaking, and turned around and left with the overseer.
In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon, and the mayor, who was in the middle of the papers and archives, stretched his waist, relaxed, and stood up to face the floor-to-ceiling window to relax.
The scenery outside is as harmonious as ever, and the hustle and bustle of the city, which has long been familiar, has now turned into a nostalgic tune that lingers in people's hearts. I don't know how the world is going over there, what kind of situation it has developed, whether those homeless people have a home now.
A home......
Family?
Putting aside what was in his head, the mayor thought about what he called "home".
Maybe it's because I've been with Boss Wu for a long time, to be honest, at the beginning, it was Boss Wu who took in Mayor Yu, who had nowhere to go during that turbulent period. They are slightly similar in age, and they talk a lot, and they often talk endlessly.
At that time, the mayor asked why Boss Wu wanted to help everyone like this, and he was already having a hard time.
So, Boss Wu gave an answer.
Everyone, why do people collectively call people "everyone"? A person is always a person, but when he is with his relatives, he is not a single person. Relatives are together, this is the so-called "home", is a small "home". Then the so-called "everyone" includes many people, many families, and a big "family".
In this case, aren't the people who are included in "everyone" all family members? So, since everyone is a family, isn't it common sense to help each other?
If home is everywhere you go, will there still be homeless people in the world?
This is the answer given by Boss Wu.
Therefore, Mayor Yu was touched, he began to show his ability, give others the warmth of "home", and finally joined the election, and slowly reached the mayor from the bottom.
As mayor, he has always been determined to make people feel warm to each other.
Since the establishment of the Society of Seven, the implementation of this "family" has been much higher than before, and perhaps it should have been like this a long time ago. It's just that he didn't have this idea at the time, he just posted the matter and let many people do it together, so the effect was relatively scattered. Maybe the arrival of Bai Nanyu is really a good thing.
What's more, Bai Nanyu is also spreading kindness, isn't it? Maybe there are some "virgins" in this way, Bai Nanyu generally does not kill the bad guys who are willing to admit their mistakes, but throws them into the hands of the security team and the security team, trying to give them a chance.
I hope that the future days can be better.
Thinking about it, the mayor looked at a box on the table, which he had seen in the morning, and because he had something to do, he didn't immediately open it, but decided to finish it first.
Taking advantage of a short break, the mayor picked up the box and found that the words "Yu Zhenghui" were written on it. Yu is Mayor Yu's name, and looking at this handwriting, the mayor recognized it at a glance as Councilor Li's handwriting.
The mayor frowned slightly, looked around and opened the package, revealing that it was a fairy tale book with a note attached:
Hello Mayor Yu:
Thank you for taking care of me for so long and enlightening me, but alas, maybe I'm going to disappoint you.
I have to get out of the city center now, and I can't say why that's why, but you'll find out soon. This book is a parting gift, and remembering that you often say that you would love to read your daughter a bedtime story again can give you more hope in life.
So, I bought this book, and I guess I bought it for your daughter, and I'd love to have you go back there and read her a bedtime story again. You must be a good father, live well, and don't let yourself be left with regrets.
Finally, I'm sorry for saying goodbye to me, and I'm sorry to see you soon.
The letter was originally signed "Councillor Li Harmony", but it was crossed out and changed to "Li Zhucheng". The mayor didn't react at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that Councilor Li must have used a fake name.
The book was a brand new book, and some of the stories in it were familiar to him, yes, one of the stories he had once read to his daughter. This is a coincidence, of course, Councilor Li didn't know what story the mayor had read to his daughter, but because he was also an adopted daughter, Councilor Li, who had also read bedtime stories, bought it like this.
Perhaps, when he bought back the book, Councilor Li also looked at the contents of the book and thought that his daughter was alone at home, holding the storybook in a daze, so he quietly shed tears.
However, what worries the mayor most now is why Councilor Lee left so suddenly, so that there will be one less person in the Seven Society.
Could it be that he was the one who killed the youngest member? If that were the case, then there would be chaos in the city, not to mention the city, or could it be that he had discovered some secret and didn't want to trouble us, so he had to bear it alone?
The mayor's eyes widened in thought.
Yes, did this parting gift soon confirm his decision to take the plunge? If he was to bear it alone, he must have been particularly dangerous.
Thinking so, the mayor picked up the phone and prepared to gather the remaining four members of the seven-member meeting, but heard the door pushing. Looking over the door, he saw the only female member of the Council of Seven push the door open.
"Mayor, I know who did it!"
The female member's breath was undecided, and the panic on her face seemed to be an invisible death chasing after her, ready to catch up with her and put her to death......