Chapter 14 ["Service Society"]
The first person Chen Xiao saw was a woman in a black leather suit, with long hair, a soft facial contour, and a very kind gaze, who looked to be about thirty years old.
"How are you feeling?"
"It's fine." Chen Xiao's answer was calm, not as the woman had expected, worried that he would be panicked or hysterical when he woke up—which made the woman breathe a sigh of relief.
And then, Chen Xiao actually smiled, and her tone was a little weird: "Do you people like to dress like this?" ”
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the woman's clothes.
Chen Xiao heard the woman's voice - she was Hei San, that is, the "three" who called her and sent her to her home.
This is not a ward, but a huge, empty house. And Chen Xiao was lying on a bed in the middle.
"I know you have a lot of questions right now, but I think I can answer you as best I can." Kurosan's tone was gentle: "You are safe now, child. ”
Chen Xiao looked at this woman and just smiled faintly: "I don't like people to call me 'child' very much." Mom and Dad never called me that......"
Hei San smiled, she stared at Chen Xiao: "I know that you were born on the fifth day of May, and your parents gave you a nickname, called Xiao Wu." ”
Chen Xiao shook his head: "I don't care what you call me...... What I want now is simple - the answer. ”
"You seem to be a little hostile to me. But I think you're mistaken, and I, and the woman who attacked you in your house, we all belong to the same organization. But we have nothing to do with the research institute where your parents were - and besides, the woman who attacked you, my colleague, had just had some misunderstanding. ”
Hei San's expression was a little embarrassed, she sighed, and there was even more pity in her eyes - such a look made Chen Xiao a little uncomfortable.
But soon, Chen Xiao heard another voice.
A pleasant man's voice, the voice is very gentle and good, but in the tone, there seems to be a little indifference in the bones.
Then he saw a face, a thin face, blue sè eyes, brown sè hair, and a blue sè suit, this person's first impression of Chen Xiao was: clean!
There seemed to be no trace of dust on his body, and it was very refreshing, even the corners of the pointed white handkerchief that showed a little bit in the breast pocket of the suit were meticulous.
And he smiled calmly, even though the blue eyes were still cold.
"Mr. Chen Xiao, I guarantee that most of your questions will be answered in the next half hour." This man seemed to suddenly appear at Chen Xiao's bedside out of thin air, and looked at him condescendingly: "Let me introduce myself first, my name is black-jack." Of course, I have a Chinese name, called Lei Hu. ”
The man smiled: "Actually, I really don't want to meet others on such an occasion...... Because I'm mainly responsible for dealing with some troubles. As soon as it's my turn, it's a sign that I'm in trouble – and the last thing I like is 'trouble'. ”
He seemed to be sighing, but there was a smile in the corner of his eye: "The trouble you have brought me this time is really not small." Not only did you have one of my members break the rules for you, but you almost deposed one of my officers......"
black-jack? What a strange name, could it be that this person runs a casino?
However, after this person appeared, Hei San seemed to take two steps back in fear and stood aside honestly. That gesture is as if a subordinate has met a superior.
"We ...... I mean me, and the black three, and the red seven who saved you at the hands of the robbers yesterday...... Of course, add the black seven who broke into the house. That's right, you heard it right, her name is Black Seven. We all belong to the same organization...... Well, you can understand that we are all employees of the same company. This guy named Lei Fox looked very good when he smiled, with a very deceitful affinity, especially his smile, as if there was a hint of shyness in sincerity - but Chen Xiao could see the indifference in his eyes at a glance.
"You don't need to know the name of our organization for the time being. In general, our company does not exist in a world under the sun. Or as you understand it, we can be considered a special agency. We have our own beliefs, our own philosophies – and, of course, our own scope of business. Lei Hu smiled shyly, and his clean face seemed to be a little shy: "After all, a company with so many people always has to make money to eat." ”
"The beginning of this matter originated from Heisan." Lei Hu glanced at Hei San, who was standing aside, as quiet as a cicada, and smiled faintly: "She accepted a commission from your parents, and it was without the permission of the company. ”
Hei San's body trembled visibly.
"She and your mother used to be alumni and graduated from MIT with a PhD in bioengineering. It all started with your parents, who were unlucky enough to publish a paper more than a decade ago, and were picked up by a company that was then absorbed into that company's affiliated research institute. I think what that institution is researching, you should have gotten the answer from the rì notes left by your mother. Lei Hu's voice was brisk: "What I can tell you is that the research field of that company is somewhat similar to our organization. It's just that our philosophy is very different from theirs. And...... We are, so to speak, much more advanced than them. Their research, in some places, is still at a relatively primitive level. ”
"Yes...... About the Blue Bloods? Or those strange ...... 'powers'? Chen Xiao asked.
"It's all counted." Lei Hu groaned for a while, and suddenly took out the white handkerchief from his chest pocket, gently wiped the corners of his mouth, and smiled gently: "Actually, me and you, all of us, are human beings." But in a sense, we have gone beyond the ordinary definition of a normal human being. Or to put it precisely: we are a minority, but we are fortunate and unfortunate to be at the forefront of human evolution. ”
Lei Hu looked at Chen Xiao: "Evolution, do you understand?" ”
Chen Xiao nodded.
Lei Hu continued to smile: "Your foundation of common sense should be good, after all, your parents are experts in this field. Traditionally, the basic arrangement of the human body has been cells. There is a fixed pattern of cell fission, as well as the arrangement of cells. And if that happens to change, then ...... Something interesting will happen. Lei Hu's tone was very relaxed, and he even winked at Chen Xiao: "Have you ever seen dominoes, once one of them is toppled, a chain reaction will occur." ”
"Hmm." Chen Xiao listened carefully.
In fact, human evolution has not stopped, but it has fallen into an awkward period of stagnation, which is somewhat long, and there are some different ...... about the direction of evolution Well, it's a fork in the road, so to speak. Such subtle differences have created such a strange group of us, and it has also made us people gain some interesting power. As you can see, the blue-blooded lady next to you is sensitive to electricity, and the woman who injured you, one of my cadres who has now been deposed by you, has the ability to control the air. ”
"But you're still human." Chen Xiao added coldly.
"That's right! That's exactly what we're doing as an organization. We are human. When Lei Hu said this, his expression was extremely serious: "Our company has been around for a long time, two and a half centuries ago. We are a group that is at the forefront of the evolution of all mankind, but we do not feel that we are above all of humanity. When this organization was founded 250 years ago, it used to have a name called the 'Service Society'. ”
Saying that, Lei Hu looked at Chen Xiao's eyes: "It's an interesting name, isn't it?" ”
"It's fun." Chen Xiao replied with a straight face.
"The Service Society, as you can see from the name, was founded to bring together those of our kind, and then everyone helps each other and relies on each other. You also know that the common thing that most human beings have in common is that there is always some inexplicable fear of some unknown new things. You Chinese have a saying that 'wood shows in the forest, and the wind will destroy it', right? ”
Chen Xiao nodded: "Your Chinese is very good. ”
"Thank you." , Lei Hu sighed: "In history, people like us are often hostile to the whole society, because the strength of the individual will always cause panic or ...... Hatred, people like us, can easily be hated or feared by society as aliens. So, we had to find as many companions as we could, and then we all joined forces, leaned on each other -- and then, saved ourselves as much as we could. Saying that, Lei Hu's tone became serious: "But it must be said that we still see ourselves as human beings, and we also want others to treat us as chéngrén!" And not monsters. ”
Chen Xiao moved for a moment and changed his posture, and he had a faint affection for this thunder fox in his heart.
"We're just a group of people who have involuntarily been at the forefront of evolution, or rather a group of lucky ones. But we don't want to change anything, and we don't want to control anything. Lei Hu sighed: "So, our organization has also taken on a lot of responsibility because of this. ”
"Why?" Chen Xiao frowned.
"As I said, we are a lucky batch, but at the same time...... We're not the only lucky ones. Moreover, we are not the only 'organization' in this world. Lei Hu winked at Chen Xiao.
Soon, Chen Xiao understood his words.
As Lei Hu said, these people are at the forefront of human evolution, and have gained some abilities beyond ordinary people - then this kind of people must exist, and there must be many of them. Some of the Adepts may have joined the Order and been constrained by it.
But, certainly, there must be some unknown supernatural beings in this world - there are always those who, when they find themselves standing above the heads of the vast majority of the people in this world, can ignore the laws, morals and rules - and it is not difficult to imagine what would happen in such a situation.
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