"Damn, what kind of parents are these! It's not even as good as ......."

Zero was tucked into a long black trench coat with an additional hood attached to his high stand-up collar - it looked nondescript, but he liked the inspiration he had received from Mercer's dress.

Remembering the terrible couple he had seen in the library of the Academy of Sciences, he couldn't help but take another sip.

To sum up, it's the stupid middle-aged drunken and bald professor of genetic theology, and his slightly beautiful but dissolute wife.

Originally, he wanted to help little Renata find his parents, and then take advantage of the little girl's happiness to find some way to fool and coax Renata into a very useful subordinate - but it was so disgusting to see that kind of scumbag parents that he killed them without paying attention.

"I can't figure out how such a scum could give birth to such a good bloodline ...... Renata," Zero complained, and although he had killed the two insignificant ants, and he had the honour to give them 100,000 rubles as a burial companion, he had to reconstruct the little script for the sake of the moment...... He didn't like to disrupt the original arrangement, even if it was his own cause.

But it shouldn't be too hard to fool a little girl like that, right? ’

Thinking so, Zero caught a glimpse of the slightly lonely little figure in the crowd, sighed, and then bought two cups of warm coffee from the side and walked over quickly.

"Has anyone ever said that you look like a kitten abandoned by your owner?"

Renata, who lowered her head and was about to cry, looked at the steaming coffee handed to her in front of her in a little daze, but her hands had already subconsciously taken the cup. The temperature seemed to reach her heart through the leather gloves she was wearing, dissolving the worries in her stomach, and she couldn't help but smile a little on her snowy face.

"When I first met you, you said I could call you a little dog."

Taking a sip of her coffee, Renata protested quietly; Zero smiled too, noncommittal. Then he stood aside and waited with her for the K4 train.

"Bell, bell, bell—"

The brass bell rang, and it seemed that the train was about to depart; The passengers, who might have been laughing or squinting a second ago, stood up one after another, and then squeezed towards the ticket gate without a single sigh.

No one knows if there will be enough seats on the bus - or even enough space for so many people to stand. Boarding the bus a little earlier might have given you an extra chance to leave Moscow, a place that these people who might have squeezed their heads and wanted to live a decent life in Moscow have long regarded as a tiger's den. Of course, Zero, who has been in and out of the high-ranking sanatorium with hot water and food since leaving the Black Swan Harbor, and Renata naturally has no way of knowing the mood of these people who are waiting here.

"Really, it's not like you can't get into the ......car," Zero complained as he watched the crowd and picked up Renata and put it on his shoulder. He looked thin, but he lifted Renata with ease as if he were picking up a blank piece of paper. "So you can see the front - what's going on?"

Renata didn't mind this move at all, but did her best to function as a telescope.

The ticket gate did not open, but instead a bearded ticket inspector shook his head and sighed on the small blackboard while shaking the brass bell, "I have received an urgent notice from the management department, due to the lack of maintenance of the tracks, the K4 train will stop operating with immediate effect." ”

The crowd at the ticket gate was stunned, and the apocalyptic despair appeared on their faces.

"Oh, it seems that the news of Black Swan Harbor has reached the upper echelons." Zero whispered, looking as calm as if he had just seen the teacher come to collect the papers—and Renata had a sad look on her face.

"Don't be nervous," Zero picked Renata down and patted her little head. "We still go to China. I remember Mercer saying that in China, especially in the south, there are flowers blooming everywhere, unlike the Black Swan Harbor, where there is only one kind of flower. The people there must be dozens of times kinder than the fierce nurses in Black Swan Harbor, and you should like that place. ”

If Mercer had been here, he would have immediately corrected the second half of his sentence -- even if it was only 1992, it was not necessarily that China's social order and atmosphere would be very good.

"Hmm." Renata agreed, and lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking; Zero didn't care, just pulled her along, and then quietly bypassed the desperate crowd and walked towards the deserted snowfield outside.

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"We ...... Is that how to go to China? ”

Renata asked softly as she leaned on Zero's back. At this time, the two ...... Or a man walking knee-deep in the snow, beside him, the black railroad tracks stretching all the way, as far as the end of the snowfield. Human beings are impossible, and the occasional creature is just a few dead red pines.

"If K4 is still operating, then we will definitely be the most comfortable staterooms, with good snacks, tea and a place to rest; But now I can't, I have to walk over - if I could, I would even like to grab a plane and drive over. But don't complain, I'm still carrying you......" Zero babbled, letting out a long white breath.

A normal person would be stunned by this near-delusional travel plan - but these two are half-breeds.

"With a little more persistence, we can't really walk more than 7,000 kilometers from Moscow to Beijing; According to my calculations, in fact, as long as there are more than 800 kilometers left, there will be no blockade, and then we can pick up the tanker truck, and when we get to the city, we can start a comfortable trip to the highest specification again. Zero shook his body, trying to wake up Renata, who wanted to sleep. Don't fall asleep! Whatever illness you may have if you fall asleep like this, aren't you afraid that I will leave you here? ”

“…… Fear. ”

After a long silence, Renata actually replied very seriously, and this serious admission choked Zero, and after a while, he continued to speak.

"Well, honesty is a good virtue...... Why don't I tell you about your parents? Your parents ......"

Zero, who had finally found the topic, began to talk to herself, but Renata's eyes dimmed, and her eyes, which had been strengthened by dragon blood and become extremely keen, stared at the imperceptible drop of blood on Zero's cuffs, and suddenly felt a burst of sadness for no reason. For a long time, when Zero was still spitting around, she whispered:

"You killed them, didn't you?"

Zero froze again, and the others were either annoyed or speechless—but Zero was open and could quickly continue. "That's right, I lied to you, but they can all be scumbags: your father is a bald Loster who drinks heavily and cheats money, and your mother is a good dancer but a bit of a slutty woman. But the saddest thing is that you, such a beautiful and excellent daughter, are eager to sell you to someone else - for only 100,000 rubles. ”

Renata stopped talking, but returned to silence. Only a moment later did she make another request: "Tell me about Mercer." ”

“…… Mercer? ”

Zero seemed to be irritated by Renata's impatience, or perhaps he didn't want to mention Mercer.

"You...... If you want to listen, then I'll tell you! I didn't bother to make it up, anyway, he didn't say what was not allowed to be talked about! ”

Zero almost roared, furious like a lion, but couldn't swing his claws at what bothered him.

"This guy sneaked into Black Swan Harbor, I don't know what he's here for, but he found me before I investigated him-" He couldn't help but think back to the fact that the guy who owed his mouth came to talk to him every night, and an inexplicable feeling rose in his heart. "He negotiated a deal with me, and his chip was freedom."

Renata didn't make a sound, but was clearly listening.

"He's a man of great powers, and he's not even a bloodline," Zero crosses over what his own chips are, talking about what happened next. He disguised himself as a guard of Black Swan Harbor, but did not act at first - until the arrival of the Major Bondarev. I don't know how Mercer did it, but he undoubtedly killed the real Bondarev and replaced himself. ”

"Then as Bondarev, he disguised the illusion of an invasion and prompted Herzog to destroy the Black Swan Harbor. During this period, he also took advantage of his power to help us get a large amount of supplies, which made it so convenient to move after escaping. ”

As he spoke, Zero didn't feel so angry anymore, but was stimulated by Mercer's events and the current development.

"But do you know why he was so smart and killed by a fighter in the end?"

Asked yes, but Zero apparently didn't think that Renata's little head would be able to figure out the reason, and because the truth of the excitement was about to be revealed, he continued with half emotion and half pride.

"He, if you lose, you lose because you help us. The sled dog actually had a tiny monitor in its collar, and he told me in advance to remember to remove it—and I did, but it wasn't wasted,"

He licked his lips and smiled wickedly; At this point, even Renata basically guessed what was going to happen, and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and at the same time, she couldn't believe it, and at the same time, she couldn't wait to cover her ears and not hear the terrible truth that followed.

"That's right, that's right~ just as you think! I put that little thing on the sled dog that Mercer was riding~ You see, what a simple and useful ploy! Zero was completely excited at this point, and he couldn't wait to wave his hands into the air, "Sing the praises!" O Mercer, our mysterious and kind-hearted ally, you are great! Attracted those few fighters that got in the way! ”

On the other hand, Renata's eyes are already a little hollow, and she has a somewhat broken expression.

"Well, this look looks good—but it's not enough, let me add the straw that broke the camel's back!" Zero didn't bother to care about this troublesome and weak little girl, he couldn't have been the kind of person who would please the beautiful opposite sex, he was just a pure evil party who pursued bad tastes.

He threw Renata on the snow, removing the burden, laughing maniacally as if trying to dance: "Why do you think I took you on the run?" Why would it be so good to you? Why don't we just drop you in Black Swan Harbor and let your little Arctic poppy turn into fuel? With the thinking ability brought about by your bloodline, you must also be beginning to wonder why I still take care of you and even go to great lengths to help you awaken your bloodline, right? ”

"Actually, actually! That's the price I paid for the deal, and that's what the good old man Mercer demanded! He even asked me to take care of you after you escaped, to help you awaken your bloodline, and to take you all the way to China to live a good life - you know what? When I heard it, I even thought you were his illegitimate daughter! ”

Zero simply smiled and bent over, the gold in his eyes had never fluctuated so much, and he exuded a blinding light.

"It's so much fun! So you two haven't seen each other before! I thought he would ask me to give him a high bloodline - that would take me a lot of effort. It's a pity that he made such a strange and cheap request that it was impossible to even give him back benefits...... It's so pleasant! If it weren't for the script, I would be reluctant to kill such an unprecedented drama! Words can't describe this novelty! ”

After venting, Zero seemed to regain some calm, but his demeanor was no longer as gentle as before, and he roughly picked Renata up again and threw it back on his back - or rather, this should be his true self.

It's just an interesting deal, although it may kill the other party, but when did the devil make a deal? However, he was very satisfied with the proportion of the reward and the amount of money paid for this transaction, so it was just this request to take care of the little girl - besides, it was still a good bloodline, and maybe it could be useful in the future.

"It's really comfortable not to hold it anymore...... Well, it's like coming out of a black swan harbor...... Keep going, poor little one~"

Returning to Zero's warm back again, Renata, who was stunned, couldn't feel the warmth, and even wanted to stay away immediately, shrinking herself into a corner, even though her lips were a little purple because she had been sitting in the snow for a long time before.

The snow began to fall, and a few patches of white covered her beautiful pale blonde hair for a long time.

When she finally saw the truth, she didn't shed tears, but silently recited the name again in her heart, full of indescribable feelings.

'Mercer ......'

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