Chapter 212: The End and the Beginning (The End)
Confidential conference room in the new ZF building in the "First Zone". Guo Lin looked through the news reports in his hand with a heavy face, thinking about the protests that had been constantly reported by the twelve major districts in the past year, and the news reports that had been bombarded by major private media one after another. He had never regretted his decision so much.
"Chief, if we don't make a statement, I'm afraid that there will be an unpredictable large-scale riot in the entire twelve regions! The position of president of the Association of Strangers has been vacant, and ZF cannot give a reasonable explanation for the fact that the rescue mission on the outlying islands was unsuccessful. The major private media and radio stations in the 12 regions are holding on to this matter every day, and if this goes on for a long time, the prestige of the new ZF will be gone!! A spokesman for the official media of the new ZF complained bitterly.
"Humph! Reasonable explanation? Do you want me to make a public apology on behalf of the new ZF? Or do you want me to say directly that the operation back then had nothing to do with rescue at all, but was just an eradication plan that wanted to take advantage of the danger of others? Are they going to listen to such official rhetoric? Guo Lin was emotional and shouted angrily.
The 12 districts have only been in existence for nearly three years, and apart from the exceptionally smooth implementation of the "purification" of the end times, all other aspects of the policies implemented by the new ZF will encounter obstacles.
In particular, the management and execution of the Association of Strangers can be said to have made no progress! No matter what kind of regulatory management policies introduced by the new ZF against the supernatural, they will be questioned, and they will usher in overwhelming opposition and protests.
Although in the past two years, the twelve regions have not encountered large-scale zombie siege attacks, and there have been no half-human, half-beast evolutionary mutant species. Aside from their normal hunting missions, the Adepts have never been asked or ordered to perform high-risk missions by the new ZF.
In the past year or so, the new ZF has also been trying to actively contact with the supernatural people in various regions, whether it is coercion or inducement, the new ZF has tried all the methods it can try, and the result is always refusal. It is as if the Adepts have become an autonomous group of the new society, acting only on their own volition.
Although they have never threatened the authority of the new ZF, they are still like a thorn in the back, making the core members of the new ZF live in fear every day, and they are afraid that these beings who are stronger than human beings will suddenly launch anti-ZF actions one day.
Even the "First Zone" personally managed by Guo Lin is no exception, although the Aliens live in the region step by step, they will never cooperate with the new ZF's remarks, and the Twelve Regions are clinging to the truth about the rescue operation on the outlying islands, and the Strangers of the "First Zone" are extremely dissatisfied with the silence of the new ZF.
"Isn't there anyone who can control these powers? With nearly 100,000 Paranormals registered in the Twelve Regions, is there not one person who can hold the position of president of the Association of Adepts? Guo Lin asked angrily patting the table.
"Chief, after Mo Beyan's fate is unknown, the members of the original inexplicable base disappeared collectively after finishing the search and rescue work. There is no trace of them in the 12 districts. Although we know the specific location of the so-called inexplicable base, we have also sent troops to visit it several times, and all the feedback is the same, even if we arrive at the location of the inexplicable base in the mark, everyone has no way to enter, no matter how you look at it, it is an ordinary small mountain range, and there is no trace of the base being established at all! A middle-aged peacekeeper general in charge of the search for the inexplicable base said distressedly.
"The original head of the Extraordinary Association of the 12 regions, after resigning en masse a year ago, are also living an ordinary life in their respective regions. We can't ask them to cooperate with the new ZF in making an official explanation to the people for the rescue work on the outlying islands that year. We have also been in active contact with all the ministers who have left the country, and none of them are willing to take over the presidency of the Association of Adepts, no matter how generous they may be. Another polite young peacekeeper said helplessly.
"Why?" Guo Lin asked unbelievingly.
"Their caliber is surprisingly unified, and they all say that they are incapable and overwhelmed!" The young peacekeeper said stiffly.
"Fart! They're just pushing me! Silence and inaction are forcing the new ZF to admit its mistakes! Guo Lin stood up angrily, slapped the conference table in front of him, and roared angrily.
The crowd in the meeting fell silent, and they knew the reason for what these Strangers were doing, but they just didn't have an effective plan to deal with these powerful special people.
"Humph! Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, can this arm be twisted through the thigh? Since they are not willing to work for the new ZF, there is no need for the new ZF to provide them with superior benefits in institutions that remain in name only. Inform the entire 12 regions, abolish the branches of the Association of the Alien in each region, and cancel all welfare policies for the Alien. And from today onwards, all supernatural behaviors are prohibited in all major regions, and those who disobey will be dealt with according to the policy of dealing with dangerous creatures, whether it is imprisonment, expulsion or even execution, according to the degree of disobedience! Guo Lin ignored the shocked expressions of the people in the conference room and announced stubbornly. After speaking, he turned around and left the conference room without waiting for the crowd to react.
"Chief, he's crazy, if this decree is promulgated, there will be turmoil in the entire twelve regions! And what is the difference between this and admitting that the new ZF had the intention to get rid of Mo Beyu and the others? Sven's young peacekeeper questioned incredulously.
"Of course there is a difference. But don't just admit your mistakes and admit that you have done something, but don't admit that you are wrong! As soon as this decree is promulgated today, there is no need for the new ZF to catch the mistakes of the supernatural and expel them, and they themselves will voluntarily leave the jurisdiction of the twelve regions. If the people of the Inexplicable Base are looking for an opportunity to avenge them as I thought, then all the Abilities who originally settled in the Twelve Regions will become a solid help for them in the future! The press officer of the new ZF said with a solemn face, and took off the work card and the new ZF building pass hanging on his chest, and gently put them on the conference table in front of him.
"Secretary General Yu, what do you mean by that?" Guo Lin's personal guard captain asked with a shocked expression.
"Captain Wu seems to have forgotten that I am also an anomaly!" A bitter self-deprecating smile appeared on Secretary General's lips, and after dropping these words, his figure shook several afterimages and disappeared without a trace.
"Hmph~~ It's a good day, and I started dying in a few days! The order goes down, the whole army of the 12 regional peacekeeping forces has entered a state of combat readiness, I have a hunch that the storm is coming, and everyone is ready to pay the price for the leader's insistence! The commander-in-chief of the peacekeeping forces of the 12 regions could not hide his anger.
As expected, as soon as the new regulations announced by Guo Lin were promulgated, the Twelve Regions of Anomalies accepted this fact with an unusually calm attitude, and then left the various regions where they had settled one after another. In less than a month, not a single figure of the Extraordinary Ability in the entire Twelve Regions remained.
Immediately after that, the 12 regions were attacked by zombies of different scales, and the peacekeepers stationed in the 12 regions were caught in a defensive battle around the clock. Although the zombie siege attack was not fierce, and the battle lasted for half a year without any intention of stopping, there was never a death incident.
But even so, it made the residents living in the 12 districts panic all day long, and they were even more complaining about the rule of the new ZF. This made the new ZF regime, which was originally only worried about the non-cooperation of the superpowers, not to mention the slightest advantage after the expulsion of the superpowers, and pushed the situation to an even more irreparable point.
Under such exhausting battles and pressure from all sides, the new ZF finally pushed Guo Lin in front of the people. Years of inner and external pressure have made him grow old. In the end, he still had to drag his decadent body to face the mass media, as if relieved, he gave an honest explanation of the secret conspiracy of the new ZF under his command of the rescue operation on the outlying islands. And solemnly made a declaration of apology.
After the press conference, Guo Lin was dismissed from all positions by the new ZF, and after the voting of the representatives of the new ZF regions, Tao Ran took over as the top executive of the new ZF.
On the second day of Tao Ran's tenure, Ming Xiu and Xu Le appeared in the "First District", and after a few hours of deep talk with Tao Ran, it was decided that Ming Xiu would be the chairman of the Association of Strangers. The Aliens who had originally left the major regions also returned one after another, and the heads of the Alien Associations of each region were elected one after another.
The zombie siege and harassment attacks that lasted for several years were completely suppressed and dispersed after the supernatural returned to the major regions. The 12 regions have once again resumed their steady and peaceful development trend.
A years-long protest against the new ZF represented by Guo Lin ended successfully when no one could say who started it or who stopped it. After experiencing the pains of the early stages of reconstruction, human society has finally gradually entered stability and prosperity.
Fifteen years later, in front of the memorial statue of the hero in the central square of the "10th district", a little girl of eight or nine years old tried to look up at the statue with her little head up.
"Yoyo baby, it's time for us to go home, it's getting dark, and if you don't go back, you'll be worried about your godfather and godmother." An extremely handsome thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy walked to the little girl's side, squatted down with a tall and straight body, and the young man gently rubbed the little girl's hairy head and said.
"Brother Nan, this statue looks like a father! The name is the same as Dad, but Dad is obviously fine, why do they say that Dad has passed away? It's annoying! The little girl puffed out her cheeks and said angrily.
"Good baby, don't be angry. This is because the godfather doesn't want them to know where we live, so they think that the godfather has died. In this way, they can't disturb the free life of godfather, godmother and baby. Baby, look, are the statues next to you also the appearance of people you know? The young man showed a warm smile, hugged the bulging little Lori into his arms, and said softly.
"Huh? Really, that's Mom, and over there are Uncle Yi and Aunt Huan'er. And Uncle KE and Aunt Green Light are all eh. Little Lori said in surprise.
"Hahaha, right. These statues are used by the people of the twelve regions to remember their godfathers and godmothers and Brother Nan's parents. Babies shouldn't be angry because they miss their godfathers, right? The young man picked up the little Lori, stood up and walked to Lu Yi's statue, and said with a smile.
"Okay, what Brother Nan said makes sense. There are so many flowers here, and they must miss their parents very much, so pitiful! Brother Nan, should we tell them, in fact, Mom and Dad are all fine now? Wouldn't telling them make them happy, too? Little Lori tilted her head and asked hesitantly.
"Not really. Since the godfather and godmother made them mistakenly think that they had passed away, they just didn't want to be bothered by these people anymore. Since they are all living well now, we should not bother them, right? The boy said patiently.
"Well, okay. But Yoyo is curious, who are the people who miss their parents so much? If only I could meet them. Mo Youyou smiled slightly regretfully, blinking his big watery eyes and said.
"Don't be disappointed, baby will have a chance in the future. Maybe when the baby grows up, Brother Nan can take the baby to visit the godfather and godmother and their old friends. Lu Haonan said with a gentle smile.
"Really? Brother Nan has to talk about it. When Yoyo grows up, Brother Nan wants to take Yoyo to visit his parents' old friends. Mo Youyou happily confirmed.
"Of course, when did Brother Nan deceive Yoyo? Brother Nan will always be by Youyou's side, no matter where Youyou is going, Brother Nan will guard you! Lu Haonan said solemnly, gently and firmly.
"Yoyo likes Brother Nan the most!" After the little Lori got the promise, she happily gave a loud kiss on Lu Haonan's face, and said without hesitation.
"Brother Nan also likes Yoyo the most, and he will always like Yoyo the most!" Lu Haonan smiled contentedly, kissed little Lori's forehead, and walked steadily towards the gate of the "Tenth District".
Lu Haonan had just crossed the central square of the "Tenth District" with Mo Youyou in his arms, when he was almost hit by a teenager who was running like the wind.
Lu Haonan flashed with agility, steadily dodged the rushing teenager, and looked at the little Lori in his arms worriedly, seeing that she was not frightened, Lu Haonan looked at the teenager who was apologizing to them with an apologetic face.
"Hmm~~ I'm sorry, I almost bumped into you. But you're so fast, I've never seen anyone who can dodge my full sprint. Are you also a Paranormal? The boy asked with a smile.
The boy looked like he was only twelve or thirteen years old, and in front of the extraordinarily tall Lu Haonan, the boy didn't look tall, but he was about half a head taller than his peers. The boy is handsome and sunny in temperament, and he is a child who is difficult to give birth to disgust.
"It's okay, you don't have to care." Lu Haonan did not answer the young man's question, and said detached and polite.
Just when the young man wanted to continue to ask, a high-pitched and sharp woman's voice sounded not far away, startling the sunny boy trembling, hurriedly saying goodbye to Lu Haonan and Mo Youyou, and continued to run away like the wind.
"Ke Yufeng, you're itchy again, aren't you! What time is this and it's back to the old lady in the wilderness?! Let's see how the old lady cleans you up after she catches you! You give the old lady a stop! Mingmei held up her slightly bulging belly, and rushed to chase the figure of the sunny boy under the frightened and worried eyes of everyone.
"! Wife, you are pregnant with our precious daughter, you can't run! Ke Yufeng, stop me, didn't you see your mother chasing you? Are you looking for death? If your mother and your unborn sister have three long and two short, Lao Tzu will peel your skin! Colo was sweating profusely and hugged his pregnant wife, who was still running wildly, and roared in the direction where his son's figure had disappeared long ago.
"Nima! What are you holding your mother? If you don't chase your leather monkey son, he will make my future daughter-in-law cry again, and if you don't get him back, my mother won't let you in tonight! Bright struggled to break free of Kolo's embrace, yelling like a tigress.
"My wife and wife are good, don't be angry! Be careful of the tire gas, you rest here obediently, I'm going to catch that bastard boy and come back, okay?! Colloe laughed with him, and comforted his overly emotional wife with a worried face.
Just when Mingmei was about to scold and chase her legs in person, Lu Haonan walked to the side of the husband and wife. With a warm smile on his face, he persuaded him:
"Don't worry, help me take care of Yoyo, I'll help you chase your son back." Lu Haonan kissed Mo Youyou's forehead, put her in front of Ke Luo and Mingmei, who were shocked, and after a few words, the figure flickered and disappeared.
"Old husband, does that child look like Lu Yi?" Mingmei stopped struggling and twisting her body, grabbed Kolo's arm with both hands, and asked excitedly.
"Yes, it's too similar!" Ke Luo was still looking at the place where Lu Haonan's figure disappeared, and said in a daze.
"Huh? Do uncles and aunts know my Uncle Yi and Aunt Huan'er? Mo Youyou raised his head and looked at the two of them and asked curiously.
Hearing Xiao Lori's soft and sweet inquiry, the Ke family and his wife looked at Mo Youyou. When he saw Mo Youyou's delicate and sweet little face, his bright eyes instantly moistened, and Ke Luo's eyes were not calm and red.
"Know, of course know. What's your name, baby? What about your mom and dad? Mingmei resisted the urge to cry, stroked Mo Youyou's arms with her hands a little trembling, and asked softly, afraid that the villain carved out of the same mold with Mo Qiannian in front of her would be frightened.
"Hello uncle and aunt, my name is Mo Youyou. Mom and Dad are at home, and it was Brother Nan who took me out to play. Although Mo Youyou didn't know why the aunt in front of her wanted to cry when she saw her? But she has always been sensitive and abnormal, and she feels that the two people in front of her love her very much, and she will never be stingy to give a smile to the person who likes her.
When the Ke family and his wife wanted to speak again, Lu Haonan had already returned to the couple with a helpless Ke Yufeng.
"Yoyo, it's time for us to go home, Toothless has come to pick us up." After handing over Ke Yufeng to the Ke family couple, Lu Haonan picked up Mo and said softly.
"Okay. Goodbye uncle and aunt, Yoyo is going home with Brother Nan! Mo Youyou looked at the Ke family and his wife who were looking at her obsessively, and said goodbye with a smile.
"Wait a minute. You can take this back to your mom and tell your mom and dad that we miss them so much, and if we can give them time, we must bring you back to see it, okay? Mingmei anxiously took Mo Youyou's little hand, took out a photo album from the space and handed it to Mo Youyou, and said in a slightly trembling tone full of requests.
Mo Youyou took the thick album with both hands and nodded, a little overwhelmed by the bright and excited emotions and pleading tone.
Lu Haonan casually put the heavy photo album in Mo Youyou's hand into the space, with an extraordinarily cordial smile on his face, and said in a respectful tone:
"Uncle Ke, Aunt Mei'er, my name is Lu Haonan, my father is Lu Yi, and my mother is Situ Linghuan. We are a very nice family. Godfather and godmother, that is, Yoyo's parents, are also very good. Although we met for the first time, I am no stranger to you at all, and I often hear my mother and godmother mention you. Don't worry, now that the situation in the twelve regions has stabilized, Godfather and Godmother are already preparing to come back to visit relatives, and I believe that everyone will come back to visit you soon. ”
"Good! We wait. As we have for more than a decade, we have always been convinced that one day you will come back! It was difficult for Ke Luo to suppress his emotions, he pressed Lu Haonan's shoulder excitedly, and said with tears in his smile.
"Yoyo is so pretty, she looks exactly like your mother! The album is full of photos of everyone's life over the years, I believe your mother will like it very much. Yoyo remember to sue you for your mother, Aunt Mei'er misses her so much! The inexplicable base is still the same as it was, and everyone is guarding this home that your parents have built for us, and they have been waiting for them to come back! Mingmei stroked Mo Youyou's face and said with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, Aunt Mei'er, don't worry, Youyou will definitely tell her mother word for word." Mo Youyou was infected by Mingmei's reluctant emotions, pursed his lips, and nodded desperately in promise.
"Well, what a good boy!" Mingmei said with relief.
After Lu Haonan said goodbye to the Ke family and his wife again, he hugged Mo Youyou's figure and disappeared in a few flickeres. Not long after, the Ke family saw an inky streamer across the sky, flying towards the distant sky.
Late at night, Mo Qiannian nestled in Mo Beiyu's arms, with a tear-stained smile on his face, looking at the thick photo album in his hand.
The photographs are framed with faces that they are all too familiar with. When Ming Xiu and Xu Le got married, the two of them were handsome in snow-white suits, Gu Yifan was dressed in a white coat, heroic, wise and capable of giving lectures to his subordinates, Ke Luo and Mingmei hugged their son and smiled happily, Zhuo Wei and Xia Wenzhi played with a chic appearance, Liu Feifei pulled Xiao Zhe who begged for mercy and was domineering like a queen's funny appearance, Zhang Tong looked at Zhang Yueran playing the piano with a loving face, and Li Yu looked at the selfless appearance of seriously reading the original books with a serious face. The Kang family wore a festive costume to take a family photo in the New Year~~~
is rare and careful, and even Tao Ran's appearance of being sworn in as the chief executive officer of the twelve regions has been recorded. Looking at the familiar faces, Mo Qiannian's delicate face without any traces of age raised one satisfied smile after another.
"Good baby, don't cry, be careful of hurting your eyes, huh?" Mo Bei's gentle and doting words that have been the same for many years sounded in Mo Qiannian's ears again.
"Brother, Nian Nian feels so happy to have you always by his side and such a lovely daughter as Yoyo. There really is nothing more to ask for! Mo Qiannian buried his head in Mo Beiyan's arms and whispered with satisfaction.
"Fool, my brother is the happiest person in the world, and every day I thank fate for giving me the opportunity to meet you! Babies let me know the truest appearance of happiness and immerse me in it every day! Baby, thank you for coming to my life, I love you! Mo Beiyu said affectionately, and kissed Mo Qiannian's pink lips with affection.
In the quiet villa, the Mo family and his wife kissed affectionately in the bedroom on the third floor, and Lu Haonan hummed a song in the room on the second floor to coax Mo Youyou, who was nestled in his arms, to sleep peacefully. In another room, Lu Yi hugged Situ Linghuan, who fell asleep from the beginning of Yunyu's first rest, and kissed her full and smooth forehead.
Outside the courtyard, in the ocean, a blue mermaid frolicked around the girl with a head full of turquoise vines. On the coast, a beautiful woman dressed in white pushed Sven Young Man in a wheelchair, bathing in the silver moonlight together, and their faces were filled with a quiet and satisfied smile.
In the sky, Silver White waved its white wings and flew freely with a sleepy tiger-striped mutant cat. In the woods, two silver-white pythons intertwined their bodies and slept sweetly. Not far away, in the treetops, a huge ink-colored bat hung upside down from the tree, chatting with the ink-colored mutant lion perched under the tree.
At the edge of the woods, a handsome young man tended to the flowers and plants in full bloom, and a large fat hamster followed him, chattering and nibbling on the huge nuts in his paws.
After the storm, time reveals its plain and peaceful appearance, accompanied by the creatures immersed in happiness, and it will last forever!!
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