Helping Maren Owen, who had been hit hard by the unexpected blow and vomited and collapsed to the bed, Patrick knew that there should be no major problems with him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn the end, this situation happened not because Mullen still did not adapt, but because the other party appeared too suddenly, not to mention that fluent and smooth English with a Tennessee accent does not seem like a Chinese who is not a professional translator or diplomat can speak. If the situation had been at its worst, Mullen would have fainted on the spot from this excessive fright.

In that case, it was about forty years ago that I met and became friends with that child......

With a soft sigh, Patrick closed the door and exited Mullen's room, thinking.

It's been so long. It was unexpected. The explorer who had been telling stories had now become a gray-haired, wrinkled old man, deaf to the adventures he had been excitedly talking about, and was now the world's most famous electronics engineer. Sure enough, the world is unpredictable......

Patrick still remembers how he and Mullen first met. At that time, he was still in the prime of life, and as usual, he returned to a nearby bar for a drink when the lonely figure in the corner quickly caught his attention. Obviously, this unfamiliar face definitely only appeared at the bar during the time he was away, and it was obvious that he had been resident for a while. At that time, Maren Owen was far from being as glamorous as he is now, his thin, trembling body wrapped around his shabby clothes, and his eyes were full of numbness from the excessive pain he had endured, and only at certain times did he show a hint of light......

So, Patrick is actually a friend who watched Mullen grow up. He can understand almost everything about the other party, whether it is the influence of the family, the pressure of society, or the unrequited love that Mullen didn't even notice to himself (which is also the real reason for Marina's divorce from him), he can understand it all. Because of this, Patrick wanted to dedicate the last of his life to untie the knot in his heart for this friend who was more than 20 years younger than him.

…… After all, in many accidents, it was precisely because I knew that there was a child in that bar who was not interested in adventure stories at all and was still waiting for his own children, although he was not interested in adventure stories at all, and his words and deeds were extremely naïve, that he was able to persevere.

Patrick's family understands his career. But alas, they can't share the joy of his success in his career. The children treated themselves like a respectful stranger, and the wives always treated each other with respect. Even though he knew that it was all because of him, every time he encountered this situation, Patrick still felt extremely uncomfortable. Fortunately, Maren Owen was there. He is not a sharer of joy and sorrow, but one thing is clear, he is definitely a qualified listener. And this has become Patrick's greatest support in his expedition all the way to the present.

"Ahh Otherwise, this kid wouldn't have been able to do anything......" Patrick muttered softly on the way back to his room, "Really, Yumemi Okazaki...... Sure enough, it's a disgusting woman. Why do you want to disappear casually, the only clue left behind is to Gensokyo, who is not even sure if it exists...... Cut, that kid finally has the qualifications to be able to talk to you on an equal footing......"

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After remembering such a bad thing, it is undoubtedly quite difficult to fall asleep, not to mention that Mullen himself does not sleep very well. He didn't know what he was supposed to do now - work was absolutely impossible. It also feels troublesome to get up and have a drink, and the laziness revealed by every cell of the body is rejecting this option. Therefore, all he can do now is lie on the bed and be stunned.

There was the sound of a whistle outside the room. Their ship is about to set sail. Traveling to Japan, that ...... Very close to China.

Chinese,Chinese...... If it weren't for those two Chinese, I'd ......

Clenching his fists tightly, Maren closed his eyes and began to slowly savor the bitter memories that he couldn't suppress at all. He knew he had to get used to it as soon as possible, or the problems would still arise. At the very least, in the battle to protect Amsterdam's Internet of Things, there is a good chance that you will lose your temper again because the enemy is Chinese......

Maren Owen is an orphan. That being said, Mullen actually had his mother's face in his own memory: a young face that was stiff and blurred in his memory. Obviously, she may have had such a tragic experience that she froze to death in an unknown rural place. Then someone found little Mullen shivering in the arms of the corpse, but not yet dead, and then, as it should be, the memory went to the orphanage.

The orphanage was converted from a church, but the orphans did not demand compulsory faith in Christ. This is undoubtedly a strange thing for the church orphanage, and the complex reasons behind it may not be known to anyone. Mullen grew up in that place, to the age of five, an age at which he should theoretically not understand anything. Strangely enough, Mullen was lucky enough to learn something, and for that he was very popular with the nuns. Perhaps it was for this reason that the director gave him special care, and after only five years in the orphanage, Mullen was successfully adopted by a family.

A Chinese family living abroad.

Knowing that these two men were actually fugitives was what happened next. At first, Mullen couldn't understand why the two fugitives went to a small remote orphanage to adopt an orphan, but by observing their words and deeds, he easily understood their purpose: Mullen's orphanage was not a formal institution, but it was this kind of informal institution that could provide them with a complete set of adoption certificates without sufficient personal verification. In many cases, this adoption certificate can be used as an ID card.

But that's okay. For Mullen, it didn't matter if he was a fugitive or something else. He just hopes to be able to eat and drink soup when he needs to, and then have a place to shelter from the cold for himself to read. He didn't want to care about other things at all, and as a child, he couldn't care about it at all......

But those two Chinese don't seem to want that. It can be seen from their pot-bellied appearance that the life of the two of them must not be too bad when they are in their hometown. To do this, they need a servant who can be called. Moreover, from the infinite scenery in the past to the current downfall, even if they have some money, they must find a place to vent the anger in their hearts. Needless to say, what happened next naturally Malen only remembers the most used excuses when the two of them beat themselves again:

"Why do you want to beat you? Nonsense! Do you need any reason to beat a barbarian like you? This is the compensation that your ancestors should have received when they entered Beijing and burned down the Old Summer Palace, little mongrel!"

Old Summer Palace. According to the book, that was almost 200 years ago. But these guys are still remembering!?Chinese what a ...... A bunch of incomprehensible madmen.

While silently enduring the fists and kicks, this point of view in Mullen's heart became deeply rooted little by little. Chinese, Chinese, what a terrible guy, what a terrible guy, narrow-minded and afraid of the hard, he is simply the embodiment of the demon Satan...... No, they call themselves the people of the evil dragon, naturally it will not be a good thing......

It all ended with Patrick's help. Knowing him was a very fortuitous thing, and Mullen simply listened to his "father" and followed him to that bar every day, paying for his drinks with his work. Sometimes he was interested in chatting with people so that he would have some time left over after the work was done to read a book, and other times he drank so much alcohol that he couldn't pay off the bills with his normal work......

It was the worst memory, definitely the worst memory. Special services for young men in the black bar......

Thinking of this, Maren's body trembled again. Gritting his teeth, he tried to get through this memory, just like he had been treated for a psychological disorder of the word "Chinese" in a psychological rehabilitation center a long time ago. The mental pain made the consciousness a little trance, and it seemed that the body had once again reproduced the humiliation of that time......

It's okay Marlen, you've grown up. You're forty-seven, forty-seven! Even if those two guys show up again, you won't hesitate to punch them in the face......! No problem!

"No problem...... No problem......"

The moonlight shone onto the floor from the outside, as if to induce sleep because of the slight shaking of the waves. Curled up, Mullen kept repeating the words softly. When he was about to fall asleep, a different question suddenly slipped out of his mouth:

"Why, Professor Okazaki...... To betray ......"

Then, in the entire room, only the sound of his steady breathing remained.

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A few days later, Japan.

"By the way, Patrick, I've always wanted to ask when I was on the ship," Mullen suddenly raised his face and asked Patrick, who was looking at the surrounding scenery with nostalgia, "Why did we choose to take a ship on this trip......?"

"Aha, it's true, it's like Air Europe's latest civilian version of the airliner, which travels around the world in five hours, right? There is a landing field in Tokyo, which is indeed much more convenient. Nodding, Patrick also put his luggage on the handling robot, "But then there is no way to carry some things at all." ”

"Something? What else did you bring?"

"Aha, you always have to have the necessary means of transportation, right? At the current price, it is many times more expensive to buy it in Japan than to ship it. As he spoke, Patrick's face suddenly showed a look of satisfaction. Looking over to the other side's look, Mullen noticed that some of the ship's crew were unloading, "Ha, it seems that there is nothing wrong with our baby......"

"So...... Patrick, did you move your car here?"

"Of course. As an explorer, while hiking long distances is an extremely important ability, that doesn't mean we don't need to prepare our own transportation. Driving to your destination on your own is also a supreme pleasure, and you might be able to find some surprises along the way. For example, when I went to Tibet, I happened to encounter the great migration of Tibetan antelopes on the road. With a smug whistle, Patri picked up Maren and walked over to his superbly well-maintained electric car, "That's pretty good." And, when we cross dangerous areas, we tend to focus on the location of our cars, which are deserted places. For example, when I was 30 years old, I hiked through the American 'Death Valley'......"

"Ah, I remember that time you had it. Soon, Mullen dug up the term from his memory, "You were like ten years older...... Is Death Valley really a terrible place?"

"It's certainly not an easy place anyway. Several explorers had already died there before. The most tragic one even died 200 meters away from his car. It is estimated that he was relieved to see the symbol of the point and tried to sit down and rest, but as soon as he sat down, he no longer had the strength to stand up, and eventually died of dehydration there......"

"Oh my God, that sounds creepy. With a shudder, Mullen opened the passenger door of the car, "So, what about our target this time, will it be that dangerous?"

"You've seen everything I can get. What do you think?"

"If it's real, Gensokyo is definitely a pretty dangerous place. Even if the information says that youkai are no longer hostile to humans, since they have to survive through so-called 'fear', it is natural that they cannot be a friendly species to humans. Even, you and I, as the two of the outside human beings who do not have fear of them and may spread this thought, are far more likely to be regarded as a thorn in their side than to be amicable to them......"

"That's why we need this car. After the robot put his luggage away, Patrick patted the steering wheel and started the engine, "It doesn't attack, but its defense is the best." I dare to pack a ticket, now put an anti-tank weapon on the upper part of the car, and throw the 'Sleipnir' directly into the battlefield and go head-to-head with those military tanks......"

“…… What's the name of this car?"

"Slefenir, the eight-legged steed of Norse mythology. What's wrong, more interested?"

“…… No. Staring at Patrick's side face for a moment, Mullen was sure that he had never told the other party the code name of the European Joint External Response Force's next-generation armored vehicle development program, so the similarity of the names should be just a coincidence, "What should we do next?

"Well, that's right. The information of the locals in the city is also very important. Something like a rumor......"

"Then I'll be busy with my own business at the hotel......"

"Don't think about it. Come with me to find out the news. It just so happens that you can also deepen your impression of Gensokyo. ”

“…… All right. ”

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