The battle between the shirtless man and the man in the trench coat unfolded under the Eiffel Tower, and the entire battle lasted nearly a minute.

Since the speed of both sides broke the sound barrier, the battle scene seen in the eyes of a normal person is that some bystanders suddenly take off into the air or fall apart, and the tanks and tanks are also damaged by the terrifying impact.

After the battle, the shirtless man was in a different place.

The guests have barely changed.

The overall strength of the person in charge of the sentry may have reached the same level as the guest, but if there is really a battle, the difference in strength between the two sides is still so obvious.

"I'll leave the matter here to you, I'll take him to the headquarters." The guest took out a handbag from behind him and put the head of the person in charge into it, then waved his hand in front of him, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Ameli is also embarrassed to see her boss who has been with her for ten years end up with this fate, but so what, she is a sentinel, a part of the agreement, and her belief cannot be shaken in the slightest.

……

After the success of the uprising of the New Paris Commune, the most popular on the Internet was not the battle between the New Paris Commune and the government forces, but the battle between the guests and the responsible person under the Eiffel Tower.

It's a pity that even the clearest video records only some vague afterimages, and no one really sees the guests and the person in charge of the fight with him.

In addition, governments around the world have chosen to "turn a blind eye" to this, and the incident, which has not been officially stated, is gradually classified as a post-video processing hype by some people with ulterior motives.

As a result, the battle that was supposed to bring a great shock to the world and expose the existence of the "guest" was forgotten by self-rationalization.

……

On June 1, 2037, the AOA attacked the world economic system, creating a blackout, a month after the event.

The power system has returned to normal, but the wounds left to the world are still bleeding.

The rescue team under the tall building had just successfully rescued a woman who had committed suicide by jumping off the building, and across the street from the top of the building, five more people walked hand in hand on the rooftop, and they did not leave a last word, all of them smiled and jumped.

What is even more terrifying is not the successive suicides, but the indifference of the people to suicides.

In the past, before the equalization of wealth broke out, people often showed concern when they saw someone commit suicide, whether the original intention of the attention was sympathy or to watch the excitement, but in short, people still cared a lot about a person's life.

But now it's different.

Most people simply did not emerge from a series of man-made disasters, such as blackouts and equalization of wealth.

So, as the blood poured down the streets into the sewers, the red didn't even reflect the light of fear in the eyes of passers-by.

The guest walks down the street, followed by a teenager with a backpack.

The short-haired teenager in a student outfit asked, "Is it really just a matter of letting AOA continue?" ”

The guest replied: "This is the difference between faith and science itself, and we cannot interfere with it." ”

"Oh?" The boy didn't understand.

The guest added: "The original intention of faith is to create order, it is the servant of order, humble, decent, but science is different, science is pure power, it is reality, concrete things, it is the creator of order, powerful, cold. ”

"Oh?! I seem to get it...... What you mean is that in the past, when people relied on faith to maintain order, it was a process of building the whole by individuals, but now, science is like a gun, and we have to bow to the person holding the gun, right? ”

The guest said: "You are only partially right, in fact, whether it is faith or science, they are tools, there is no distinction between good and bad, only when people start to use them, their characteristics will be brought into play, so some beliefs in the past made people blind, and now science has also helped AOA create disasters." ”

"Then we can't do something about it?" The teenager asked.

The guest replied, "Have you seen Superman?" ”

"Well, I did."

"Do you like him?"

"No, I prefer Batman, Superman is too strong."

"yes, but even Superman can't save everyone at this time." The guests stopped at the intersection, where hundreds of cars were crowded, but their owners had abandoned them and left them to burn in the fire.

"Save everyone...... That really can't be done...... But we can do what we can. "The boy still doesn't give up.

The guest said: "There are many things that can be done, whether to save one person or dozens of people, in fact, it is impossible to measure the size of the value and meaning, so what we want to change is here." ”

He pointed to his heart, not his brain.

The boy was still confused, but he knew he had to go through it, gradually letting go of simple compassion and trying to look at the fate of the whole.

This is one of the must-have courses to be a guest.

It is a transcendent cognition that has nothing to do with apathy.

"I see."

"Well, the person in charge is next block, and I'll send it here."

The guest turned and left.

The boy watched his back disappear, then dropped his backpack and pulled out his guest's signature trench coat to put on.

The moment he put on the hood, the confusion in his eyes dissipated without a trace.

……

December 1, 2076

Tsukahara Ko, who had just finished a day's work, did not rush home, but walked through the familiar streets to sit for a while at an izakaya called "Sanmiki", which he frequented.

The proprietress Liu Yumei, a Chinese woman, came to Japan with her husband two decades ago and opened a bistro with a Chinese twist.

However, frequent visitors are still accustomed to thinking of it as an izakaya, and they will come here on time to sit down, order a regular side dish, have a few drinks, and make small talk, which has become the daily routine of many regular customers.

When Tsukahara arrived at Sanmiki, the proprietress was feeding the cat at the door, and when she saw Tsukahara Xing, she asked happily, "Tsukahara-kun, I heard that your daughter was chosen, right?" ”

The selection that Liu Yumei refers to is not about passing an interview with a large company or the entrance exam of a certain school, but about the "first mover" recruitment program initiated by the National Security Department.

The "First Move" recruitment program is a global strategic plan with a higher level than the "Flint Plan" of the first phase of the "Sliced Universe", and aims to cultivate high-quality reserve forces for the National Security Department.

The program has been running around the world for nearly a decade, but so far, fewer than 100 people have passed the first phase of the assessment.

As the father of one of these 100 people, Tsukahara Xing is naturally quite proud, and since his daughter Tsukahara Miko was selected, Tsukahara Xing and his wife's living security will be directly responsible for the National Security Department, which means that Tsukahara Xing will be much more comfortable than most people if he doesn't do anything.

But Tsukahara still couldn't stay idle, and even though he was fifty-six years old, he still got up at 6 o'clock every day to go to work at a tea house at the foot of Mt. Fuji.

His job is to cook all kinds of tea, and in this regard, he is also a well-known master in China.

Hearing about his daughter, Tsukahara Xing showed a relieved smile and said, "Yes, Miko has now gone to Antarctica." ”

"Hey! That's amazing! I'll just say that Miko, this kid will definitely have a future in the future! Just like her mother, she is not only a great beauty, but also a respectable person! ”

"Ah, you're overrated, that, I asked you for Fenjiu last time?"

"Oh, bring it, you go and sit in the house first, and I'll prepare it for you."

"Hmm, okay."

Tsukahara Xing is in a good mood today, mainly because he can finally drink authentic Fenjiu from China.

This is Tsukahara Ko's personal hobby, and he has a strong preference for fragrant Chinese drinks.

But when Tsukahara came to a familiar location, he found that there was already someone there.

Quite surprised, Tsukahara had to change to a nearby position and sit down.

Because of the relative proximity, Tsukahara Xing could clearly hear the conversation between the two strangers.

They are also dressed in strange ways, one of them seems to be not afraid of the cold, and she is still wearing a summer shirt and skirt, and she is a girl who looks very cute, but her eyes are very cold.

Sitting opposite the girl should be a man, he is very tall, even if he sits, he is much taller than the girl opposite, he is wearing a thick trench coat, with a hood, his face is not clear, the two whispered in Chinese.

It stands to reason that Tsukahara Xing, a native Japanese, cannot understand Chinese, but it just so happens that Tsukahara Xing often travels to China for tea ceremony needs, so he also learned a lot of Chinese.

I don't quite understand what they're saying now, but I can still hear them clearly.

……

"Wasn't the matter of setting off fireworks on Mt. Fuji already reported? Why is everyone's reaction still so indifferent? The girl asked.

The guest in the iconic trench coat replied: "It's not indifference, but according to the terms of the agreement, we have no right to interfere." ”

"Provisions...... It's a rule again...... You put me in charge of this area, but you make me do nothing, is that what is the rule? ”

"Yes."

"That'...... So what is the purpose of my existence? See the joke? ”

"You're a sentinel, and the purpose of a sentinel's existence is to spy on the void, that's clear."

"Void? How many years have passed since 2030? Where is the void? ”

"If you are complaining about me today, then I suggest that you better report your personal thoughts, and I think there will be a corresponding psychological counselor to answer for you." The guest put down his glass as he spoke, and it looked like he was leaving.

The girl said, "No need, I don't need any psychological counselor sitting in front of you now, I have made a mistake, you can either kill me now or listen to me." ”

The guest was silent for a while after hearing this, and he looked back at Tsukahara Yuki.

Tsukahara Xing's expression changed significantly when he heard "Kill me", and although he covered it up quickly, he was still noticed by the guests.