Chapter 69: Shattered Faith
Halfway through the candle's burning, white wax oil slides down the body and accumulates into irregular wax circles the size of thumbs at the bottom.
The light from the candle flame does not illuminate the entire living room, it is limited to about three meters away from the charcoal stove in the center of the living room, and the outlines of some furniture can only be faintly seen in the corners of the four walls, and darkness is still the main tone here.
It's just that compared to the dark streets outside with heavy snow, it can undoubtedly be called a safe area.
On both sides of the charcoal stove grill in the living room, Gu Ginkgo and Zhu Jue sat opposite each other.
The former stared at the charcoal in the charcoal furnace in a daze, but the inside was distinctly orange-red, his face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of suppressed pain.
The opening and closing of the lip flap tells the story of some hidden events that have been obscured by time.
The latter held a pen and paper in his hand, kept writing something on his knees, and from time to time looked up and asked about something.
This state had lasted for nearly half an hour, and Zhu Jue also had a general understanding of what Gu Yinxing had experienced.
The origin of everything still goes back to the reason why he came to Thousand Sails City in the first place.
March for Human Rights!
The inside story of this parade, which was secretly promoted by the unwilling federal government three years ago, is far beyond Zhu Jue's imagination!
I'm afraid the federal government doesn't know how much trouble they have caused by their original intention to use public opinion to target the Thousand Sails City government.
Of course, if you really knew, it is estimated that the top level of the federal government will not only not be embarrassed, but will have to laugh a few times to express the joy in their hearts.
Originally, Zhu Jue did not have much information about the human rights march, but now that Gu Yinxing, a person who has experienced it firsthand, he has solved his doubts, and many mysteries that haunt his mind are gradually being revealed.
There was nothing to say about the early stage of the human rights demonstration, it was the federal government that was manipulating it at that time, and Zhu Jue, who should have known, also knew.
The real key is the Thorn Sect!
The Thorn Sect was not a religion at all, but a mutual aid group established by the spontaneous association of the people at the bottom.
The number of people in this group was less than 15 when it was first established, Gu Yinxing was one of the first members, she did not mention how she came to Qianfan City, Zhu Jue guessed that it should be nowhere to go after the Yecheng cataclysm, coupled with his own idol identity, so he came to this city with a fairly developed entertainment industry through some channels.
During the human rights march, the members of the "green grass" quickly attracted a large number of members by constantly helping other people......
The weak are always accustomed to huddling together for warmth, which is the first thing that comes to Zhu Jue's mind.
I didn't say it, because it was somewhat ironic, and it was clearly not the time to say it.
What prompted the turn from "green grass" to "thorns" was a manhunt in Qianfan City against human rights demonstrations.
The capitalists have always hated this kind of procession, so after realizing that some simple methods could not put an end to this farce, they immediately thought of forcibly curbing the growing trend of resistance by purging some of the "ringleaders" in the procession.
"Green Grass" had a lot of fame in the parade at that time, so it naturally became one of the targets, so it was inevitably attacked by the government of Thousand Sails City.
Ordinary people, of course, cannot compete with the government apparatus.
In just two or three days, the high-ranking members of the team were sent to prison by the patrol team on trumped-up charges, and Gu Yinxing happened to be among them.
Under such circumstances, "Green Grass" made a decision that seemed quite brave under the circumstances, but which now seems disastrous.
Other groups in the United Human Rights March put pressure on the government of Thousand Sails City to release them!
Because almost all the top leaders of the "Green Grass" mutual aid group were in prison at that time, Gu Yinxing did not know the detailed process of what happened around them and eventually became a major turning point in the human rights demonstration.
When I went to inquire when I was released from prison later, all I got were vague replies, and it was even more impossible for the Thousand Sails City government to mention this kind of thing in the open, so in the end, it had to be stopped.
"If I could go back to that time, I would rather die in prison than let them get me out in this way......"
The chopsticks unconsciously poked at the barbecue meat that dissipated most of the heat on the plate, which was Gu Yinxing's summary of this joint rescue.
After this incident, the major forces in the human rights march seem to have tasted the sweetness, and the small groups that had been assembled did not immediately separate, but continued to keep in touch, and finally formed a large organization created by the people at the bottom.
The "green grass" where Gu Yinxing and others are located has naturally become a very important part of it.
From this moment on.
The development of the human rights march has reached a fork in the road.
To the left is hell, and to the right is hell!
After Gu Yinxing and others were arrested by the government and re-released, they became celebrities in the parade without exception, and a considerable part of the people regarded them as heroes who dared to fight against the capitalists and achieved victory, which made them the best role models while being in the limelight.
In the days that followed, the Thorns expanded at a rapid rate, absorbing not only the rest of the poor, but also the other smaller forces in the lower communities.
Is this a good thing?
Not really.
It seems that the number of members of the organization continues to increase, and the size of the organization is almost the same every day.
However, it is clear to anyone with a little insight that this is a mixed, unorganized, disciplined organization that has no future.
At this time, the inside story of the Thorn Organization was not exactly a wine bag and rice bag, and there were also people in the top management who realized this rather serious problem.
They want to change that.
Until one day, the appearance of several special characters brought a new wave of thought.
"Dennis, Takuto Sakai, Benjamin, it's important that you write down the names of these 3 people!"
"They are ......"
Hearing these names, Zhu Jue's eyes froze, stopped what he was doing, and raised his head to ask.
Dennis, this name is very familiar to him, he has met this person in the laboratory he entered after the consciousness transformation, and it is he who brought himself to meet Mi Go!
It's just that I don't know if he is the same person as Gu Yinxing.
"No one knows where these three men came from, they came when the organization was bloated and about to fall apart, claiming to be believers in the goddess of thorns, and in fact 'Green Grass' was later renamed 'Thorns' because of the belief they proposed. ”
"I don't know where they are now, but they're certainly important members of the Ouroboros organization that caused this chaos in the underlying community, and I don't know much about them...... They ruined everything....... Goddess of Thorns...... I'm just a fool, it's all a lie!"
At the mention of these people, Gu Yinxing half-covered her face, gritting her teeth with chagrin and frustration in her words, and the violent mood swings made her state very unstable.
She had taken on too many expectations, and that expectation had become a mental burden that was about to crush her when her faith was shattered.
It is only at this time that the state she shows will make people realize that she is just a young girl.
"Why don't you rest for a while and talk about it later?"
Zhu Jue noticed that something was wrong with Gu Yinxing's mood, put down the pen, and comforted him gently.
"Leave me alone, you keep recording, and then I'm going to say the most important information. ”
Without following Zhu Jue's advice, Gu Yinxing frowned.
Standing in today's position, those things that were extremely sacred in the eyes of themselves at that time now seem to be traps that they have premeditated!
Her faith, from the very beginning, has been a tool used by some to cover up disgusting and filthy thoughts, and she can't wait to fight back!
"They had a very special biochemical technology in their hands, which deceived many people, including me, at the time, and this epidemic may have something to do with it....... Do you still have battery on your phone?"
"And 30%, you want to use it?"
There is power supply equipment in the community hospital, and Zhu Jue spent some money to charge it for him before he went out.
"Now take it out, turn on the shooting function, and aim it at my hand!"
The arm was stretched out under Zhu Jue's mobile phone lens, and the white and tender palm was faintly black at this time, and after a while, a black amorphous mycelium penetrated from under the skin to her palm.
Sure enough, Gu Ginkgo is no longer an ordinary person.
"What is this?"
Zhu Jue raised his hand to enlarge the picture under the lens, and asked while observing carefully.
"This is a special ability brought by the 'Divine Fruit' distributed by the Thorn Sect, which can erode the human body, absorb the energy in their human body, and finally condense a fruit that can strengthen the human body after killing the other party...... Those who eat this fruit will gain far more strength than ordinary people, but over time, it will gradually change the spirit and ** of the eater, and the people of the Ouroboros organization can completely turn this part of the people into monsters as long as they use some means!"
The scene of last night was vivid, Gu Yinxing looked at the black mycelium in her palm, she had regarded it as a gift from the gods that changed her fate, who would have thought that it was actually the demonic minions who pushed her and her companions into hell!
"What you said is very similar to the symptoms of the infected, they were only a change in their physical appearance a few days ago, most of them retained a certain amount of sanity, and the group suddenly changed since the day before yesterday, and it was the Ouroboros organization behind the scenes?"
The information given by Gu Yinxing made Zhu Jue immediately think of the mutation process of the infected, but after a little thought, he found a problem,
"According to what you said, the people of the Ouroboros organization can transform the infected into monsters through some means, but as far as the current situation is concerned, the location of the infected people is all over the five low-level communities, and the geographical location of each other is very different, can the means of the Ouroboros organization induce mutations cover the five communities?"
"I can only tell you what I know now, as for your problem involving the secrets inside the Ouroboros, my identity is not enough to have access to it, you just need to tell this information to the Thousand Sails City Government and let them check it!"
Gu Yinxing was not a core member of the Ouroboros organization, in fact, most of what she just said was just speculation based on past experiences.
"Hmmm......"
Suddenly, Zhu Jue suddenly realized a more important problem.
Gu Yinxing was still saying just now that the person who ate the so-called "Fruit of the Gods" would mutate into a monster under the special methods of the people in the Ouroboros organization.
So why is she sitting here and having a fluent conversation with herself?
This aspect of the problem quickly disappeared.
Because Gu Yinxing gave an explanation.
The black lines that suddenly appeared on the skin of the body and the limbs that suddenly began to change......
Zhu Jue glared.
I am afraid this explanation cannot be more intuitive.
"He's coming, you get out of here, don't forget to convey what I just told you to the Thousand Sails City government!"
As if sensing something, Gu Yinxing suddenly got up from the seat, grabbed Zhu Jue's collar and threw it in the direction of the door.
Who is he?